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Jack S.W. Ellenburg, 80, of Anderson, died Dec. 14, 2016. Born in Greenville, he served four years in the U.S. Air Force and earned a B.A. degree from Furman University, an M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and an... Continue Reading »
Charles Edward Castles, 66, of Amelia, Ohio, died Dec. 24, 2016. He grew up in Greenville and earned a B.S. degree from the University of South Carolina and an M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored Calvary... Continue Reading »
Huford Chatman Cash, 94, of Pelzer, died Dec. 10, 2016. Born in Chesnee, he was a Baptist minister for 58 years, pastoring seven churches in the area. During his later years, he did evangelistic and interim pastoral work. Survivors... Continue Reading »
Students with ties to South Carolina graduated from Southern, Southeastern, and New Orleans Baptist theological seminaries in December. Southern Seminary Gregory Scott Redd of Gilbert, Jared Andrew Skinner of Moore, and Adam Traylor Work of Marion (master of divinity);... Continue Reading »
“I’ll retire when the devil retires.” Gary Harthcock faithfully lived out his famous words on four continents and in multiple avenues of service. Friends recalled Harthcock’s watchword upon his death Jan. 5 at age 97 of an abdominal aortic... Continue Reading »
North Greenville University announced the retirement of two longtime English professors — Cathy Sepko and Julia Drummond — at the end of the fall 2016 semester. Sepko, who has served as a professor of English at NGU since 1996,... Continue Reading »
Retiring English professor Cathy Sepko told the approximately 180 members of North Greenville University’s 2016 December graduating class on Dec. 9 that, no matter how bleak their past has been, they should learn from it and look to the... Continue Reading »
Convicted murderer Dylann Roof should repent of the massacre of nine people he killed at Mother Emanuel church, the victims’ survivors said after a jury recommended the death penalty Jan. 10. “Judgment day is coming sooner for him than... Continue Reading »
In 2017, the South Carolina Baptist Convention Executive Board committees will be organized in a way that provides seamless work with the state convention staff toward accomplishing the priorities of evangelism, missions mobilization, church revitalization, and church planting. Approval... Continue Reading »
The South Carolina Baptist Convention has engaged Josh Powell, a Lexington pastor, to write a new history of the state denomination, with an expected release date close to the convention’s 200th anniversary in 2020. The convention’s history committee is... Continue Reading »
I opened the paper chart, saw the positive pregnancy test, gritted my teeth, and breathed a silent prayer as I opened the door to exam room 2. I was immediately aware of the suffocating atmosphere in the room, where... Continue Reading »
John Goudelock (left), associate pastor of Living Water Baptist Church in Longs (Waccamaw Association) was elected chairman of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Dec. 8. Serving with Goudelock in 2017 will be vice chairman Tommy... Continue Reading »
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