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A lesser-reported aspect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is a provision that eliminates the ability of some pastors to claim deductions for job-related expenses. Harold Loftin, chief legal officer for GuideStone Financial Resources, said deductions... Continue Reading »
As accountants for charities across the U.S. prepare for a possible downturn in donations in 2018, South Carolina Baptist leaders are expressing confidence that giving to churches and Baptist institutions will hold steady — or even grow — despite... Continue Reading »
An apology, admission of liability and a $300,000 payout are among the terms First Baptist Church of Columbia, S.C., reached to settle a case involving a child who was reportedly sexually abused by a former church volunteer. Confessing “a... Continue Reading »
E. Booker Bagby Jr., 96, of Belton, died Dec. 21, 2017. He was born Sept. 20, 1921, in Chester and graduated from Furman University in 1942. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as commanding officer... Continue Reading »
Betty Ruth King Baker, 89, of North Augusta, died Dec. 7, 2017. She was born in Fort Mill. She played the piano and organ in her church and served with her husband, James Randall Baker, during his pastoral ministry.... Continue Reading »
Hal Ondra Black, 81, of Spartanburg, died Dec. 4, 2017. He was a graduate of Eastern Carolina College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. After a pastoral career in Michigan and New Jersey, he retired from full-time ministry in 2002... Continue Reading »
William P. Clyde, 92, died Dec. 25, 2017, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Kemper, S.C., he received a master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as pastor... Continue Reading »
Kenneth W. Garvin, 67, of Graniteville, died Dec. 16, 2017. Born in Augusta, Ga., he was a graduate of Anderson College and USC-Aiken and earned a master of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In South Carolina, he... Continue Reading »
George D. Holland, 70, of Gaffney, died Dec. 20, 2017. In South Carolina, he pastored Peach Valley and New Pleasant Baptist churches. He also served churches in North Carolina. He was a professor of church history and Southern Baptist... 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 »
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 »
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