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Columbia pastor authors book on depression

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 »

Ben Davis named president emeritus at Connie Maxwell

The Connie Maxwell Children’s Home board of trustees has conferred the status of president emeritus upon former president and longtime organizational supporter Ben Davis. At the November board meeting, a motion from the executive committee was brought to the... Continue Reading »

Kelleytown calls Wes Howard as student minister

Wes Howard has been called as student minister of Kelleytown Baptist Church in Hartsville. Howard most recently served overseas in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of South... Continue Reading »

Brownsville ordains Darrell Alcorn to the ministry

Darrell Alcorn (left) was ordained to the ministry Oct. 29 by Brownsville Baptist Church in Blenheim. Pastor Bobby Byrd is shown presenting Alcorn with a certificate of ordination.

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‘That tore us apart’: Carl and Mary Brown invest their lives serving foster children

Carl and Mary Brown have spent the last 44 years caring for foster children — about 200 of them, in fact — and they want to get the word out to churches that the need for families to open... Continue Reading »

Fire at Holly Springs Church in Inman leads to revival

What do you do if your church is on fire — literally? How can you prepare for something like that? For Holly Springs Baptist Church in Inman, they were prepared through adequate insurance coverage but had not counted on... Continue Reading »

Upstate’s Sam Thrift publishes memoir

Businessman Samuel Thrift of Seneca has written a memoir, “Thrift: Building a Life” (Courier Publishing, $14.95). Identical twins Tom and Sam Thrift were born during the Great Depression. At age 19, they were drafted into the Army and stationed... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist Ministries for Aging eyeing growth into Midlands

South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging has announced that it will study the feasibility of establishing a presence in the Midlands region of the state. SCBMA, which is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, currently operates two... Continue Reading »

Fultz announced as new dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU

Dan Fultz, a professor in the communications department at Charleston Southern University, has been selected to serve as the new dean of the school’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Fultz has a master’s degree in business and a... Continue Reading »

Former Easley minister arrested on child pornography charges

Owen Robertson, former minister of education at Easley First Baptist Church, was arrested Dec. 15 after investigators found pornographic images of children on his computer. Robertson, 53, was charged with nine counts of third-degree exploitation of a child. He... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Fred Lister

J. Fred Lister, 90, of Columbia, died Sept. 24, 2017, after a long illness. Born in Piedmont, he was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Dan Ray

Dan A. Ray, of Greer, died Nov. 11, 2017. His service in pastoral ministry spanned more than 60 years and included churches in Arizona, California and two in South Carolina — Sylvia Circle Baptist Church, Rock Hill, and Bethel... Continue Reading »