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Brushy Creek, Taylors, calls Jeremy Roberts as pastor

Jeremy Roberts has been called as pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Taylors, near Greenville. The Plano, Texas, native most recently served as pastor of Church of the Highlands in Chattanooga, Tenn. He holds four degrees from Liberty... Continue Reading »

AU worship service sees 65 student salvations

Anderson University reports that 65 students prayed to receive Jesus as savior at a campus worship service on Sept. 20. Clayton King, whose Crossroads Worldwide ministry is headquartered at the AU campus, preached at the service. King is also... Continue Reading »

NGU evangelistic team serves in Costa Rica

A team of 15 volunteers, including members of the North Greenville University community, served in Villa Real, Costa Rica, July 7-15. The team was led by Bill Cashion, professor of evangelism and missions in NGU’s Graduate School of Christian... Continue Reading »

Crooked Run: A Small Church with a Big Vision

Crooked Run Baptist Church is a smaller membership church with a kingdom-sized vision. The church, located in Fairfield County, is involved with a nearby elementary school, is starting a Sunday evening service for young adults, and participates in both... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University launches presidential search

The Charleston Southern University board of trustees has formed a 17-person search committee to find the institution’s next president. The new president will succeed retiring president Jairy C. Hunter Jr. and will be the third chief executive in the... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ernest Carswell

Ernest L. Carswell Jr., 82, long-serving pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, died Oct. 8, 2017. He served Taylors for 28 years, from 1972-2000, and was later named pastor emeritus. Under his leadership, the church flourished and was recognized... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Bill Hannon

Samuel William “Bill” Hannon Jr., 76, of Spartanburg, died Sept. 12, 2017. A native of Rock Hill, he earned a master of divinity degree from Mid Atlantic Bible Institute and pastored churches throughout South Carolina and Georgia. Survivors include... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Richard Sale

Richard Evans Sale, 83, of Florence, died Sept. 13, 2017. A native of Richmond, Va., he earned degrees from Mars Hill University and Baylor University and a master of arts degree from West Georgia University. He also attended Southern... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Henry Yarborough Sr.

Henry Samuel Yarborough Sr., 95, of Myrtle Beach, died Sept. 16, 2017. Born in Woodsdale, N.C., he was a veteran of World War II, having served in the 84th Infantry of the U.S. Army in Europe from 1942-1945, where... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jack Hambrick

Jackson “Jack” Westmoreland Hambrick, 84, of Spartanburg, died Sept. 26, 2017. Born July 27, 1933, in Spartanburg, he was a graduate of Wofford College and received a master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. He served in the... Continue Reading »

‘REVIVE: Christ and His Church’ coming to S.C. in December

In May 2015, Mark Clifton and Jeff Christopherson from the North American Mission Board asked Henry and Richard Blackaby if they would write a book to encourage and challenge struggling churches and base the book on Henry’s experience at... Continue Reading »

Ruth Graham to speak at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home

Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, will be the featured speaker Nov. 9 at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home during a “Celebrate New Beginnings” event. The 7 p.m. program will be held at Connie Maxwell Baptist Church and will... Continue Reading »