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Brunson quilting group

Brunson quilting group dedicated to ‘helping people’ since 2005

In 2005, several members of Brunson Baptist Church, in Brunson, started a quilting group with the desire to “help people.” Since that time, the group has made 180 quilts that have been sent to various parts of the community... Continue Reading »

Rehoboth, Gaffney, honors church clerk Bessie Mayfield

Rehoboth Baptist honors retiring church clerk Bessie Mayfield

During their annual homecoming service, held July 13, the congregation of Rehoboth Baptist Church, Gaffney, honored retiring church clerk Bessie Mayfield for 38 years of service. Pictured with Mayfield are members of her family, former and current deacons, and... Continue Reading »

Paul Wilson 50 years in ministry

Greenville pastor Paul K. Wilson celebrates 50 years of ministry

On June 12, Providence Baptist Church, Greenville, celebrated pastor Paul K. Wilson’s 50th anniversary in the ministry. Wilson, 81, and his wife, Vette, have been at Providence since August 2004. He grew up in the Poe Mill community and... Continue Reading »

Kimmett Lott receives golf cart from congregation

Providence Baptist pastor receives surprise gift for 19 years of service

On June 22, the members of Providence Baptist Church, Orangeburg-Calhoun Baptist Association, surprised pastor Kimmett Lott with a golf cart as a “token of their love and appreciation” for 19 years of service. Lott and a group of fellow... Continue Reading »

Beverly Kemp

Greenwood church secretary retires after 37 years of service

Beverly Kemp recently retired as secretary of West Side Baptist Church, Greenwood, after 37 years of service. She began her duties in August of 1977, when office equipment consisted of an electric typewriter, an offset printer, a folding machine... Continue Reading »

Ridge Spring fundraiser for W.Va. missions

Ridge Spring Baptist Church responds to needs in West Virginia

After learning of the need for paper products in Lashmeet, W.Va., the members of Ridge Spring Baptist Church, in Ridge Association, immediately offered their help. What started as an idea in a Sunday school class quickly spread to include... Continue Reading »

Derek Brown - NOBTS

South Carolinian earns doctorate at New Orleans Seminary

Derek Brown, from Manning, S.C., who serves at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock, Ark., earned a doctor of philosophy degree May 17 from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Brown, left, is pictured with NOBTS president Chuck... Continue Reading »

Rhett Wilson

Laurens pastor wins awards at Ridgecrest writers conference

Rhett H. Wilson, pastor of The Spring Church in Laurens, a Southern Baptist fellowship, recently received three awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in Ridgecrest, N.C., one of the largest meetings for Christian writers in the... Continue Reading »

Three Rivers Association breaks ground on mission center

Three Rivers Association breaks ground on mission center

On June 1, Three Rivers Baptist Association broke ground on a 5,000-square-foot mission center. The center will house offices, meeting rooms, a conference center, disaster relief trailers and other outreach supplies. Much of the construction of the building will... Continue Reading »

Pelzer revival

Pelzer-area churches sponsor community revival

Pelzer-area churches recently came together to hold community revival services. A different pastor preached in each service, including Mark Spearman, Robert Parris, Randall Smith, Barry Garrett, Buckshot Avant and James Massey. The services also featured a combined choir.

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Scenic Hills property

Scenic Hills Baptist Church receives gift from local real estate developer

On May 4, the deacons of Scenic Hills Baptist Church in Travelers Rest accepted the deed for their newly expanded church building from T. Walter Brashier Sr., who presented the debt-free property to the Scenic Hills congregation. The 8,000-square-foot... Continue Reading »

Strength team rallies Laurens community for Christ

Writer: Clay Webb On March 25, the Team Impact planners of Davidson Street Baptist Church, Clinton, met to prepare for an eventful weekend. Eight weeks later, the church hosted Team Impact for the Laurens County community. Team Impact, a... Continue Reading »