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Joseph Ray Batson, 90, of Suwanee, Ga., died Sept. 3, 2016. Born July 3, 1926, in Sumter County, S.C., he graduated from North Greenville College, Carson Newman College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His early years in the ministry... Continue Reading »
Debbie McNair’s missions story began in 2007 but came to full fruition this fall when she began teaching at a school for missionary children in Mexico. “I was going through a tough time,” she said, having gone through a... Continue Reading »
Columbia First Baptist Church celebrated Wendell Estep’s 30th anniversary as pastor Aug. 14. The church also announced plans to publish a book of devotionals based on sermons from Estep’s three decades as senior pastor. “Faithful & True: Inspiring Messages... Continue Reading »
Earlier this year, 16 churches from across the Chesnee community participated in creative service projects and outreach opportunities on the first “Love Your City” day. Several revivals occurred in the weeks that followed, and some projects have become ongoing... Continue Reading »
Expressing concern that federal and state actions could ultimately deny them the ability to fulfill their faith-based missions, seven evangelical Christian college presidents, including the leaders of the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s three affiliated universities, penned an open letter... Continue Reading »
North Greenville University announced progress Aug. 18 in the search for its eighth president, with plans to fill the position during the spring 2017 semester, according to a news story posted at the university’s website. In a special chapel... Continue Reading »
The interim pastor of NewSpring Church and leaders of the South Carolina Baptist Convention came together in prayer Sept. 22 in a public display of unity for the cause of taking the Gospel to lost people. At the “Impact:... Continue Reading »
The modern missions movement owes much to an unknown entrepreneur, Hephzibah Jenkins Townsend, who overcame social constrictions in the antebellum South to rally women toward missions giving. Her journey unfolds in the form of a novel, “Her Way: The... Continue Reading »
View the 2016 Committee on Committees Report of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. View the 2016 Nominations Committee Report. View the 2017 Committee on Committees Membership List.
Steven M. Kittrell will celebrate his 30th anniversary as pastor of Laurel Baptist Church in West Columbia on Sept. 11. “The opportunity for any pastor to stay at one church for 30 years is a much greater testament to... Continue Reading »
Andrea Muncy’s life was unraveling last October. The young mother found herself in a difficult relationship, carrying years of emotional hurts and addicted to prescription pain medication. Then the flood came. “The flood was a miracle for me,” said... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists enjoy a close affiliation with three healthy and growing universities, each distinct, but each firmly grounded in the mission of offering a Christ-centered higher education for all their students. They came into being at different times... Continue Reading »
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