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Swift Creek Baptist Church, Hartsville, dedicated a historical marker during its spring picnic celebration April 7. The church, which is currently a member of Welsh Neck Association, was originally affiliated with Charleston Association and began with 76 members. Swift... Continue Reading »
Woodvale Baptist Church, Rock Hill, honored Melvin Robinson (center) on Feb. 3 with the title of deacon emeritus for 50 years of service to the deacon ministry. Pictured with Robinson is his extended family. Absent from the photo is... Continue Reading »
With the first half of 2013 in the books, Cooperative Program support from the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s 2,100-plus churches is running 6.83 percent short of budgeted needs. Through June, CP giving from churches was $13.28 million, nearly $1... Continue Reading »
Lewis Edgar “Eddie” Greene, 74, past president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community in Darlington, S.C. Born in Charleston, W.Va., he graduated from Trinity College in Clearwater, Fla., Piedmont... Continue Reading »
Chris Murrell has begun duties as minister of music and senior adults at Southside Baptist Church, Spartanburg. A graduate of Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Murrell has previously served churches in Greenville and Boiling Springs. He and... Continue Reading »
In October 2012, Chen and Xiaoying (last name withheld), of Beijing, China, saw the sign in front of Calvary Baptist Church in Florence and paused at the advertisement for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes at the church. Earlier in the year,... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Some of the names in this story have been changed for security purposes. A short-term volunteer team from the Upstate went to Delhi, India, recently as part of an ongoing South Carolina Baptist Convention partnership with that... Continue Reading »
Two men were ordained to the ministry on May 26 at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville. Savannah native Aubrey Mixon, 29, has served nearly six years as youth pastor at Red Dam. He is a graduate of Toccoa... Continue Reading »
Writer: Sharon Crout Calvary Baptist Church in Williamston is visiting the “Duck Dynasty” clan this summer. Each Sunday evening, a 21-minute episode of the 2012 season of the popular A&E reality television series is shown to all ages in... Continue Reading »
After rebounding in April, giving from South Carolina Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program slipped in May, falling 2.29 percent behind budgeted needs for the year. Receipts for May were $2,278,956, pushing year-to-date giving to $11,603,316, according to information... Continue Reading »
About 240 South Carolina pastors and lay leaders attended a church revitalization conference May 23 to talk frankly about the reality of stagnant and declining congregations. In South Carolina, an estimated 75-80 percent of churches fall into that category.... Continue Reading »
Courtney Watts of Sandy Level Baptist Church, Columbia Metro Association, won this year’s State Youth Bible Drill, held May 4 at the South Carolina Baptist Convention building in Columbia. The 8th-grader competed with 29 young people from 14 churches.... Continue Reading »
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