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Dondi E. Costin, who currently serves as U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, has been named the third president of Charleston Southern University. This summer, Costin will succeed Jairy C. Hunter Jr., who will transition to the position of... Continue Reading »
The Baptist Courier garnered seven prizes recently from the South Carolina Press Association. The awards, which recognized work published in 2017, were announced March 17 in Columbia. Competing in the SCPA’s Associate and Individual Division, The Courier won the... Continue Reading »
Martin L. O’Gwynn, vice president for community and corporate engagement at Oklahoma City University, has been named North Greenville University’s new vice president for advancement. O’Gwynn, who begins his role May 1, brings more than 30 years of experience... Continue Reading »
The South Carolina Baptist Convention is accepting recommendations for persons to serve on the state denomination’s standing committees, on the boards of trustees of the convention’s institutions, and on the SCBC Executive Board. Deadlines for receiving recommendations are July... Continue Reading »
Alliance Defending Freedom recently launched an initiative called “Church Alliance.” The focus will be to help churches become more involved in preserving and protecting religious liberty. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern... Continue Reading »
Pam Tebow, mother of the prominent athlete Tim Tebow, was the guest speaker at the Piedmont Women’s Center Banquet for Life March 1. The Greenville event drew more than 1,800 people. Tebow recounted that while serving on the mission... Continue Reading »
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 »
The North American Mission Board estimates there are nearly 270 million people in North America who do not have a relationship with Jesus Christ. With phrases like “reaching the unreached” or “impacting darkness,” NAMB is leading a movement to... Continue Reading »
Two South Carolina Baptist leaders have called for prayer in the wake of the March 27 resignation of Frank Page, president and CEO of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, over what was described by the chairman... Continue Reading »
Frank S. Page has resigned as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, effective today (March 27) over what is described as “a morally inappropriate relationship in the recent past.” Florida pastor Stephen Rummage,... Continue Reading »
Ever wondered who answers the phone when you dial the number at the bottom of the screen after a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association television broadcast? It could be a volunteer who lives at Martha Franks Retirement Community in Laurens.... Continue Reading »
Chaplain LTC Heyward Pinckney Knight, 86, of Augusta, Ga., died Jan. 29, 2018. A native of Charleston, he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and graduated from The Citadel, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Long Island University in Brooklyn,... Continue Reading »
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