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Before there was Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong or Woman’s Missionary Union, there was Hephzibah Jenkins Townsend, who overcame the societal constraints and paternalistic attitudes of her day to found the South’s first missionary society in 1811. In “Her Way:... Continue Reading »
Two students with South Carolina ties earned degrees at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in December. Marshall Locke, of Holly Hill, earned a master of divinity degree; and Sonja Myers, of Rowesville, earned a master of divinity degree with... Continue Reading »
Rhonda Littleton, formerly minister of children at Simpsonville First Baptist Church, has joined Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood as foster care director. CMCH president Randy Harling called Littleton a “champion of children” and noted her previous experience in... Continue Reading »
Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist Convention churches increased in 2015, marking back-to-back years of modest growth. Churches forwarded $27,988,055.32 in CP gifts in 2015, an increase of $362,646.25 (1.31 percent) over 2014, according to information released by... Continue Reading »
Timmy Keith Stephens, 33, of Duncan, died Feb. 5, 2016. He previously served as pastor of Reedy Fork Baptist Church, Converse Baptist Church, and as youth minister at Browns Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Price Stephens,... Continue Reading »
Harold A. Shirley, 87, of St. Petersburg, Fla., founding pastor of NewKirk Baptist Church in Rock Hill, died Jan. 23, 2016. Born in Meridian, Miss., he graduated from Samford University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as a... Continue Reading »
Willie Adolphus Honea, 86, of Liberty, died Feb. 2, 2016, at the Hospice House in Anderson. Born in Westminster, he was a graduate of Anderson College and later attended Furman University and Erskine College. He also served in the... Continue Reading »
David C. Hayes, 48, of Monroe, N.C., died Jan. 26, 2016. He served as senior pastor at Gowensville First Baptist Church in Landrum, and also churches in Texas and North Carolina, most recently as executive pastor of Hopewell Baptist... Continue Reading »
George Raymon Hamer, 84, of Travelers Rest, died Jan. 13, 2016. A native of Carrollton, Texas, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Korea and a retired Southern Baptist pastor, having served at Cross Plains, Cox Chapel, and... Continue Reading »
Lloyd E. Batson, 91, of Easley, long-time pastor of Pickens First Baptist Church and a denominational leader, died Feb. 5, 2016. He was a native of Alcolu. Following military service during World War II, he graduated from Furman University... Continue Reading »
Posey Belcher Jr., 83, of Rock Hill, died Jan. 22, 2016, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A native of Inman, he graduated from North Greenville Junior College, Furman University, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as... Continue Reading »
Louie Lavern Anderson, 79, of Aiken, died Jan. 19, 2016. He was born in Cassatt, and held several South Carolina Baptist pastorates, including Shiloh, Central, Abney, Reedy Branch, Middendorf, White Springs and North Cheraw. He also served as interim... Continue Reading »
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