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SCBaptists Launch Give+Go Initiative to Strengthen Evangelism and Cooperative Giving in 2025

SCBaptists are on a mission to give and go like never before. At the 2024 South Carolina Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Executive Director-Treasurer Tony Wolfe announced the Give+Go initiative. “SCBaptists are giving it all we’ve got in 2025,” he... Continue Reading »

Panelists Uplift SCBaptists in Cooperation, Evangelism and Missions

Each session of this year’s Annual Meeting at Columbia First Baptist Church featured a panel discussion focusing on promoting cooperation, reigniting evangelism, and encouraging missions engagement among South Carolina Baptists. Admitting Challenges, Continuing to Build Trust Chris Spires, convention... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Has Failing Grade on Parental Rights

If the title of this column surprises or shocks you, you are not alone. When I read the data provided by Alliance Defending Freedom, it amazed me how South Carolina law does not clearly define parental rights and offers... Continue Reading »

Craft Stick Houseboat Represents Joy, Impact of Working Together

The joy of working together for the glory of God was on display as a houseboat constructed of nearly 700,000 craft sticks floated on Lay Lake near Birmingham, Ala., on Nov. 7. The boat launch was the culmination of... Continue Reading »

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Executive Board Highlights Record Baptisms, Disaster Relief Efforts, Strategic Planning

The Executive Board of the SCBaptist Convention met on Oct. 29 via Zoom to conduct business, prepare for the annual meeting, and share ministry updates. The meeting, originally scheduled to occur earlier in October, took place over Zoom due... Continue Reading »

SCBaptists Reflect on 30 Years at Stoneridge Drive with Time Capsule Celebration

South Carolina Baptists celebrated 30 years at their Stoneridge Drive location by opening a time capsule placed by the staff at the building’s groundbreaking ceremony in 1994. This move marked a new era for South Carolina Baptists as they... Continue Reading »

Fastest-growing Southern Baptist congregation seeks to be ‘church of disciple-makers’

First Baptist Church was far from needing extensive revitalization when Wayne Bray arrived as pastor in 2015. But there had been a drip-drip of decline in the preceding years. The small-town church that had grown to 2,300 people in... Continue Reading »

We Must Show Up

Ten days after the ascension of Christ, the disciples were in the upper room of Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. The signs and miracles that took place on that day were numerous: the sound of a violent rushing... Continue Reading »

2024 Bylaws Committee Report

The Bylaws Committee presents amendments to the Bylaws, Part I, as a first reading in 2024. A vote to incorporate these amendments will be taken at the annual meeting in 2025. The changes update the term ‘affiliated’ to ‘in... Continue Reading »

2024 SCBC Nominations Committee Report

Each year, the South Carolina Baptist Convention Nominations Committee of the SCBaptist Convention is comprised of two members from each of the 12 geographic regions. The work of this team is invaluable for the process of ascertaining knowledgeable people... Continue Reading »

2024 SCBC Committee on Committees, Nominations Committee, and Bylaws Reports

The role of the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees is to recommend the members of all the other committees. This committee serves to involve more people in the important work of filling vital roles in our cooperative... Continue Reading »

Wolfe: More volunteers needed after historic disaster

Tony Wolfe said that as he drives around his state, he sees months and months of work to do in the wake of Hurricane Helene. “This may be the biggest disaster, at least in terms of wind damage, that... Continue Reading »