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Retired Connie Maxwell leader to head SCDOT Commission

Ben Davis, retired president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, has been named chairman of the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission. His previous public service, before joining the Connie Maxwell staff in 1993, included 12 years as mayor of... Continue Reading »

Seminary professor to speak on racial reconciliation at NGU lecture

John Mark Yeats, associate professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and College, will speak on racial reconciliation and diversity March 20 at North Greenville University. Yeats will deliver the school’s second annual College of Christian Studies... Continue Reading »

NGU names new provost and dean of the university faculty

North Greenville University president Gene C. Fant Jr. announced Feb. 12 that Nathan A. Finn will become the university’s chief academic officer on June 1, 2018, with the title of provost and dean of the university faculty. Finn currently... Continue Reading »

Baptist ministries in South Carolina express optimism in face of changes to tax law

As accountants for charities across the U.S. prepare for a possible downturn in donations in 2018, South Carolina Baptist leaders are expressing confidence that giving to churches and Baptist institutions will hold steady — or even grow — despite... Continue Reading »

Rumbough resigns from Baptist Foundation of S.C.

Valerie Rumbough, who most recently served as director of investments for the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina, has resigned, according to a Jan. 19 email sent to The Courier and others by Nathan R. McCarthy, president and CEO of... Continue Reading »

Electrical fire temporarily closes Baptist Courier offices

The offices of The Baptist Courier in Greenville are temporarily closed after an electrical fire broke out in the building’s basement Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 16). Damage appeared to be limited to an electrical service box, but acrid smoke poured... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptists go on the record for aiding displaced children

Whether supporting adoption and foster care, or by partnering with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, South Carolina Baptists have historically given public voice to the biblical imperative to care for children of broken families, and they have done so yet... Continue Reading »

Ben Davis named president emeritus at Connie Maxwell

The Connie Maxwell Children’s Home board of trustees has conferred the status of president emeritus upon former president and longtime organizational supporter Ben Davis. At the November board meeting, a motion from the executive committee was brought to the... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist Ministries for Aging eyeing growth into Midlands

South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging has announced that it will study the feasibility of establishing a presence in the Midlands region of the state. SCBMA, which is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, currently operates two... Continue Reading »

Fultz announced as new dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU

Dan Fultz, a professor in the communications department at Charleston Southern University, has been selected to serve as the new dean of the school’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Fultz has a master’s degree in business and a... Continue Reading »

AU December graduates include first class of Master of Nursing professionals

A special group of graduates are among the Anderson University students receiving their degrees this semester: health care professionals who earned a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Rachel Griggs is one of them. A native of Greenwood, she... Continue Reading »

‘Never give up,’ Gov. McMaster tells NGU graduates

North Greenville University celebrated fall graduation on a snowy Saturday morning, Dec. 9, at Turner Chapel. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster addressed the more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral candidates. McMaster encouraged the graduates to “never give up”... Continue Reading »