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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 »

AU presents Pastor of the Year awards

Anderson University presented its annual Pastor of the Year awards Nov. 6 at the South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference. Pictured, from left: Johnny McDaniel, pastor of Greenwood Baptist Church in Florence Association (who received the award for churches with... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University launches presidential search

The Charleston Southern University board of trustees has formed a 17-person search committee to find the institution’s next president. The new president will succeed retiring president Jairy C. Hunter Jr. and will be the third chief executive in the... Continue Reading »

Pastor donates extensive book collection to NGU

By the time Choice Watson, former South Carolina Baptist pastor and director of missions, retired in 1997, he had built a library of more than 1,200 books on religion and ministry-related subjects. The collection included his wife’s books on... Continue Reading »

Anderson University’s MAGI Project bears gifts of comfort — and joy

Quentin arrived at his elementary school one morning wearing a grown-man’s jeans, cinched tight with a belt, their frayed edges peeking beneath his worn T-shirt. He wore no socks, his ankles bitten by the winter cold. His teacher, noticing... Continue Reading »

NGU students, faculty provide Thanksgiving meals for local families

You probably sized up your options on where to spend Thanksgiving weeks before. Maybe you planned on hosting a big feast for your family with all the traditional holiday dishes, complete with the always popular “kids table,” or maybe... Continue Reading »

Anderson University presents 2017 Pastor of the Year awards

Anderson University presented its annual South Carolina Baptist Pastor of the Year awards Nov. 6 at the South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference at Shandon Baptist Church. The awards were established in 2011 to honor outstanding pastors and are based... Continue Reading »