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Churches are reminded that the South Carolina Baptist Convention will count the following as 2016 contributions: Hand-delivered contributions received by the close of business on Dec. 22; electronic contributions with a transaction date on or before Dec. 31; mailed... Continue Reading »
Moriah Baptist Association has established the John and Barbara Platt Endowment fund to honor the late couple and provide ongoing financial support for missions work in the association and around the world. Platt was the first director of missions... Continue Reading »
Ron Jackson, director of Parson’s Pantry, recently walked 117 miles to raise more than $55,000 for the ministry. One hundred percent of all donations go to support needy pastors, widows of pastors, and married ministerial students, said Jackson, retired... Continue Reading »
As South Carolinians prepare for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, Gov. Nikki Haley announced a day of prayer vigils throughout the state on Tuesday, Nov. 22.The governor, working together with leaders of the faith community, urges everyone, regardless of... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: This story was updated Nov. 22, 2016, to include the number of churches represented at the SCBC annual meeting. Photos by Burnie Flake With the theme “Launch Out,” South Carolina Baptist Convention church messengers gathered Nov. 15-16... Continue Reading »
Anderson University recognizes the unique high calling the pastorate. The South Carolina Baptist Pastor of the Year Award was established in 2011 to honor outstanding pastors, based on the following criteria: Having served in the South Carolina Baptist Convention... Continue Reading »
Clifford Burton “Cliff” Barrows, who served as music director of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for more than 60 years, died Nov. 15 in Pineville, N.C., after a brief illness. He was 93. The Marvin, N.C., resident had traveled... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists Nov. 16 elected new officers and heard from the Southern Baptist Convention’s chief public policy official on the second and final day of the 196th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Russell Moore, president... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers on Tuesday (Nov.15) adopted a budget and approved resolutions addressing pastor fatigue, biblical illiteracy, church-school partnerships, and reaching previously unreached people groups at home and around the world. Messengers also affirmed a resolution on... Continue Reading »
Messengers from South Carolina Baptist churches are set to gather at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Columbia Nov. 15-16 for the state convention’s annual meeting. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist... Continue Reading »
Maurice Bernard “Bobby” Morrow Jr., 87, of Gaffney, died Oct. 25, 2016. Morrow graduated from Furman University in 1951 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956. He graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master of... Continue Reading »
On Nov. 11, representatives from Southern Mutual Church Insurance Co. presented a check for $10,000 to the South Carolina Baptist Convention for disaster relief. Pictured, from left: SCBC executive director-treasurer Gary Hollingsworth, SCBC disaster relief operations manager Sue Harmon,... Continue Reading »
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