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Aquatic rehab facility to aid Bethea residents

Bethea Baptist Retirement Community, one of two retirement facilities operated by South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging, has begun construction on an aquatic rehabilitation facility. The building will house an indoor heated pool, therapeutic spa and a sauna,... Continue Reading »

NGU summer missions 2014

NGU students embark on global missions this summer

Mission teams from North Greenville University will serve in more than 22 countries and seven states this summer. The school has 10 teams heading to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, New York, Nicaragua, North Africa/Middle East, South Asia, Uganda... Continue Reading »

Mary Lee Bailes receives her degree from NGU president Jimmy Epting.

S.C. Baptist universities hold spring commencements

South Carolina’s three Southern Baptist-affiliated universities awarded nearly 1,200 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies in May. With picture-perfect weather on May 3, Anderson University awarded diplomas to a record 385 students. The commencement address was given by Jack Shaw... Continue Reading »

Randy Harling

Randy Harling to be next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home

Randy Harling, pastor of Simpsonville First Baptist Church, will be the next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. He informed his congregation Sunday, May 18. Harling will succeed Ben Davis, who will retire Sept. 1 after serving at the... Continue Reading »

Robert Grant

SCBC’s Robert Grant joining staff of Baptist Foundation of South Carolina

Robert Grant, a veteran South Carolina Baptist Convention staff member, will become resource development director with the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina on July 7. The transition ends Grant’s 31-year career with the state convention staff, during which time... Continue Reading »
NGU summer missionaries

NGU student missionaries headed across globe this summer

Mission teams from North Greenville University will serve in more than 22 countries and seven states this summer. The school has 10 teams heading to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, New York, Nicaragua, North Africa/Middle East, South Asia, Uganda... Continue Reading »

CMCH volunteer awards 2014

Connie Maxwell volunteers honored at recognition dinner

Approximately 120 volunteers from Greenwood and the state were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance at the home.... Continue Reading »

D.J. Horton - CSU SYNC Conf.

2014 SYNC Conference at CSU: Effective Churches Require Strong Leaders

Speakers at Charleston Southern’s recent SYNC conference had strong words for church leaders about stepping up and leading. D.J. Horton, senior pastor of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in Moore and the current president of the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Van donated to NGU BSU

Upstate pastor donates van to North Greenville University

Tommy Brashier, a 1975 North Greenville University alumnus and pastor of Scenic Hills Baptist Church in Travelers Rest, recently donated a 12-passenger van to the university’s Baptist Student Union. “We had been praying that God would provide us with... Continue Reading »

NGU students at NRB meeting

NGU students bring home religious broadcaster awards

North Greenville University’s mass communication students brought home seven awards from this year’s National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention and Exposition held in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 22-25. According to NRB’s website, the annual gathering is the largest recognized... Continue Reading »

Retired missionary supported by Mother’s Day Offering

A retired Southern Baptist missionary is the latest recipient of assistance from the annual Mother’s Day Offering for South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging. Barry Mitchell, who served with his late wife, Laura, as a missionary to Brazil... Continue Reading »

logos bible software

Anderson University to offer Logos training for pastors

Pastors and others who want to learn more about how to use Logos software for Bible study and sermon preparation are invited to attend a half-day workshop May 8 at Anderson University. The workshop will include sessions for both... Continue Reading »