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Branchville Baptist honors Nira Horton for 50 years of service

Branchville Baptist Church, Orangeburg-Calhoun Association, honored Nira “Pete” Horton (center) on Aug. 23 for more than 50 years of service as pianist and organist. Pictured with Horton are Pamela Connor and pastor Tim Shaw.

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Henderson Baptist honors longtime Sunday school teacher

Henderson Baptist Church, Gray Court, honored Mary Dunn (center) during homecoming services in August. She has taught Sunday school for 62 years, 60 of which have been at Henderson. The class that she currently teaches was named in her... Continue Reading »

Holly Springs honors members for perfect Sunday school attendance

Holly Springs Baptist Church, Pickens, recently honored Darlene Cassell (center) for 43 years of perfect Sunday school attendance, and Donald Davis (right) for 48 years. Pictured with Cassell and Davis is pastor Barry Dilworth.

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Bethel women craft items for children, mothers

The women of the WMU group from Bethel Baptist Church in Lake Wylie have been working on several projects. They made more than 345 pillowcase dresses for children in Appalachia and baby kits for the Pregnancy Crisis Center of... Continue Reading »

Shiloh Baptist Church

Shiloh Church in Marietta celebrates centennial

Shiloh Baptist Church in Marietta celebrated its 100th anniversary Aug. 23 with 174 worshipers present at the morning service. Randy Bradley, director of missions for Three Rivers Baptist Association, brought the message, and Eastern Sky provided music. Dinner followed... Continue Reading »

Brown’s Chapel mission team ministers in Idaho

The Idaho mission team from Brown’s Chapel Baptist Church, Pacolet, traveled to Driggs, Idaho, in July. They worked with North American Mission Board cowboy church planters David and Sue Kite at a rodeo for young people at Teton Valley... Continue Reading »

Jerry White honored for 50 years of ministry

Jerry C. White, former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was honored recently for 50 years of service in the preaching ministry. In 1965, White accepted God’s call to ministry at age 13 at Piedmont Baptist Church near... Continue Reading »

Deer Park Baptist

Deer Park Baptist feeds bodies and souls during opening days for college students

For 15 years, members of Deer Park Baptist Church in North Charleston have supplied hot and tired families with free lunch on move-in day at Charleston Southern University. According to the volunteers, church member Bob Ketchem is the driving... Continue Reading »

Crowfield Baptist honors pastor David Coleman for 25 years of service

Crowfield Baptist Church, Goose Creek, honored senior pastor David Coleman with a surprise reception in celebration of his 25th anniversary at the church. The congregation presented Coleman and his wife, Lee Ann, with a monetary gift and a seven-day... Continue Reading »

Spring Branch Baptist Church honors musicians

Spring Branch Baptist Church, Hartsville, honored its musicians with a plaque and a monetary gift of appreciation on July 12. Doris Atkinson has served as pianist for more than 40 years, and Judy Russell has been organist for more... Continue Reading »

Spring Branch honors Amersons for 38 years of service

Spring Branch Baptist Church in Hartsville honored pastor Buddy Amerson and his wife, Betty, for 38 years of service on July 5. Chalk-art evangelist Dan Gardner was guest speaker. The congregation presented a plaque and monetary gift to the... Continue Reading »

Villano earns M.Div. from Liberty University

Paul A. Villano, associate pastor of Little River Baptist Church, Jenkinsville, earned a master of divinity degree from Liberty University on May 9. Villano, who specializes in disability ministries, is also a graduate of Summit University in Pennsylvania. He... Continue Reading »