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Choice E. Watson, 85, of Lyman, died Jan. 2, 2018. He was a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a U.S. Army and National Guard veteran. Watson was a pastor for 25... Continue Reading »
Ernest Webb, 85, of Aiken, died Dec. 3, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, he retired from Bi-Lo after 34 years of service, where he was a produce manager. He pastored Spring Branch Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »
Boyd V. Broad Sr., of Charleston, died Dec. 29, 2017. He retired after serving 27 years as pastor of Wando Woods Baptist Church. In retirement, he served interim pastorates in several Charleston-area churches. He was an active member of... Continue Reading »
Lewis Edward McCormick Jr., 95, of Pinopolis, died Dec. 11, 2017. Born Dec. 26, 1921, in Blackville, he graduated from Furman University in 1942 and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1945. He later received a doctor of divinity degree... Continue Reading »
Carl E. Patterson, 87, of Greenwood, died Dec. 16, 2017. Born May 27, 1930, in Pelzer, he was a graduate of Anderson College, Furman University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored churches in Mississippi and South Carolina,... Continue Reading »
Ken Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University and a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a coalition of Southern Baptists announced Feb. 1 via a Baptist state paper. “We desire to elect... Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
Ronald “Dee” Vaughan, pastor of St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, has released a new book. “Seeing in the Dark: Biblical Meditations for People Dealing with Depression” is a devotional resource for people dealing with the emotional and spiritual... Continue Reading »
Jack A. Mabry Sr. has retired after serving six different churches in the Upstate as minister of music. His ministry has spanned 56 years. Mabry plans to be available to serve churches in interim music ministry positions. He is... Continue Reading »
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 »
On a cold morning in February of 2015, I woke up in my warm home, read my Bible, drank coffee with my wife, and woke up my two kids from their snug beds. We fed them breakfast, and I... Continue Reading »
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