SC Showcase (Church News)

Filter by:

Ann and Pete Cassidy

Cayce First honors Pete and Ann Cassidy for 50 years of ministry

Cayce First Baptist Church honored Pete and Ann Cassidy on Jan. 12 for 50 years of ministry. Cassidy has been serving as interim at Cayce First Baptist since April 2012. Over the past 50 years, he has pastored several... Continue Reading »

Clowns for Christ at Martha Franks

Clowns for Christ visit Martha Franks retirement community

Clowns for Christ from Round Hill Baptist Church of Lexington entertained at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens on Jan. 25. The seniors enjoyed songs, laughter, balloons and fun presented by the clown group. Pictured with her friends... Continue Reading »

Union Baptist Church - shoeboxes

Union Baptist members give generously to worthy causes

Members of Union Baptist Church, York, recently prepared 283 shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse. Pastor Ray Long is scheduled to travel this month with a group from Samaritan’s Purse to Trinidad and Tobago to distribute shoeboxes. In addition, the congregation... Continue Reading »

Columbia Baptist Church WMU project

Columbia Baptist WMU makes mats for homeless

The WMU of Columbia Baptist Church, Honea Path, recently completed their latest project: mats for the homeless in their community. The ladies enjoyed the fun and fellowship of meeting together to crochet the mats from used plastic grocery bags.... Continue Reading »

Beaver Creek 2 Christmas program

Beaver Creek Church members enjoy December events

December was a busy month for the congregation of Beaver Creek Baptist Church, Neeses. Both young and old joined for the church’s annual Christmas caroling at the homes of their homebound members, followed by food and fellowship provided by... Continue Reading »

Sandra and Donnie Murdock

Murdock celebrates 25 years at First Creek; new building opened

Donnie Murdock was honored recently by First Creek Baptist Church in Antreville on his 25th anniversary as pastor. A reception for Murdock and his wife, Sandra, was held in the church’s newly completed fellowship building. The building was finished... Continue Reading »

Friendship - Lottie Moon ornament

Friendship Christmas tree reflects church’s Lottie Moon goal

The members of Friendship Baptist Church in Pauline combined their prayer mission and their Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in a unique way, and used the church Christmas tree to chart the progress of their goal. Each ornament represented $100... Continue Reading »

Spartanburg FBC - My Hope 1

‘My Hope’ has lasting appeal, says Billy Graham’s pastor, Don Wilton

My Hope America with Billy Graham is promoted as the 95-year-old evangelist’s final sermon, but Graham’s pastor Don Wilton is keeping the message alive. Wilton worked with Graham a year in developing My Hope and is incorporating it into... Continue Reading »

Padgett's Creek citizenship awards

Citizenship awards presented at Padgett’s Creek Church

On Sunday, Dec. 8, a group from the Daniel Morgan Chapter of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution met at Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church, Union, to present Outstanding Citizenship awards to Carrol W. Caldwell, pastor... Continue Reading »

Greer FBC student ministry reaches out to community at Thanksgiving

The CORE student ministry of Greer First Baptist Church delivered Thanksgiving meals to 120 people in their community the day before Thanksgiving. The project began in early October, when several students went door-to-door to determine who needed a Thanksgiving... Continue Reading »

Rock Hill Second Baptist youth

Rock Hill Second Baptist youth raise money for Uganda mission

The youth of Second Baptist Church, Rock Hill, recently set up a Hope Tree for members of the church and community to sponsor children through Food for the Hungry, a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to meeting physical... Continue Reading »

Hollywood Baptist dedication

Hollywood Baptist Church dedicates new building

Hollywood Baptist Church in Saluda held a dedication service for its new church building Oct. 27. With more than 100 people in attendance, the church members sang praises, shared the story of the church’s birth and heard from David... Continue Reading »