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2018 Annual Meeting Wrap: S.C. Baptists ‘Build Bridges’ for gospel, worship at historic Charleston church

Coming together under the theme of “Building Bridges,” church messengers at the 198th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention committed themselves to advancing the gospel to all people and to healing racial divisions in their home state... Continue Reading »

Charleston First Baptist Church honors memory of enslaved members

Charleston First Baptist Church has taken a step to officially honor the memory of past members of the church who were enslaved prior to 1865. On Nov. 11, the church dedicated a marker that says: “In memory of the... Continue Reading »

‘Lord, don’t let anyone shoot my son’ is prayer of South Carolina Baptist pastor

Alex Sands, pastor of Kingdom Life Church in Mauldin, spoke to the SCBC annual meeting theme of “Building Bridges” during the final session. The following is excerpted from his remarks. I had the chance to minister at a church... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists worship at historic ‘Mother Emanuel’

The 300-or-so worshipers who arrived early at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church on Nov. 13 were fortunate to find seating in the grand old sanctuary. The 400 others in the overflow crowd walked to nearby Citadel Square Baptist Church to... Continue Reading »

NGU alumni and friend honored at Alumni Connect event

NGU alumni gathered at the fall Alumni Connect event at the Cannon Centre in Greer on Oct. 11. Four North Greenville University alumni and friend were honored by the university’s alumni association during an awards ceremony. Nathan Bramsen (’07),... Continue Reading »

SCBC resolutions address racial reconciliation, sports betting

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers approved resolutions Nov. 14 ranging from opposition to the legalization of marijuana to support for religious liberty. Click here to read full-text versions of the resolutions. Appreciation Messengers expressed appreciation to pastor Augustus “Robbie”... Continue Reading »

Greenwood pastor Bryant Sims leads 2019 SCBC officers

Bryant Sims, pastor of First Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood, heads a slate of officers who will lead the South Carolina Baptist Convention in 2019. Sims, who served for the past 12 months as president-elect, officially assumed the... Continue Reading »

Pastors Conference attendees gather under banner of ‘Faithful to the End’

When the doors of the chapel at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston opened on Nov. 12 for the South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference, pastors from all over the state gathered to worship, fellowship and receive encouragement.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University honors 4 with Pastor of the Year awards

Anderson University presented its annual Pastor of the Year awards Monday evening, Nov. 12, at the 2018 South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference. The awards serve to recognize “the unique high calling of the pastorate,” according to an AU news... Continue Reading »

SCBC messengers address budget, bylaws in opening session

Messengers to the 198th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Tuesday morning adopted a $28 million Cooperative Program budget and approved a bylaw change that requires prospective trustees and Executive Board members as well as their churches... Continue Reading »

AU dean named president of Evangelical Homiletics Society

Michael Duduit, dean of the Clamp Divinity School and College of Christian Studies at Anderson University, became president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society at its recent annual meeting in New Orleans, La. EHS is an academic society with more... Continue Reading »

Church Revitalization: Danny Burnley has a ‘heart for struggling churches’

In his trips around the state and into Georgia as a church revitalization consultant — his odometer ticked more than 2,600 miles in September alone — Danny Burnley has seen more than his share of churches torn apart because... Continue Reading »