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Evangelical advocates for religious liberty and refugee resettlement are dismayed by proposed legislation in South Carolina that could penalize churches that aid exiles from other countries. The South Carolina Senate passed legislation March 23 to require a sponsoring organization... Continue Reading »
Fork Shoals Baptist Church, Pelzer, will celebrate its 235th anniversary April 17. According to information provided by the church, Fork Shoals is the oldest congregation in Greenville Baptist Association. It was originally located in a brush arbor at the... Continue Reading »
Russell Dean, chaplain at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens for more than 15 years, is retiring. Dean joined the Martha Franks staff in October 2000 after serving 27 years as pastor of Clinton First Baptist Church. His... Continue Reading »
Mike Hammond, pastor of Jones Crossroads Baptist Church in Lancaster, and his wife, Gail, hold a copy of “Two Hundred Years of Missions and Ministries: A Partial History of the Moriah Baptist Association,” which was introduced to the association’s... Continue Reading »
Carlos Blease Watson, 91, of Simpsonville, died Feb. 22, 2016. He was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Theological Seminary. His pastorates included Selma, Kelleytown and New Hope Baptist churches. He also served as pastoral care minister at... Continue Reading »
David Gordon Taylor, 80, of Anderson, died Feb. 10, 2016. He attended Temple Bible College, Bob Jones and Furman University. He retired from First Baptist Church of Aynor in 1998 and was the founder of Good Shepherd Sunday School... Continue Reading »
James “Jim” Melvin Pilgrim Jr., 87, of Columbia, died Feb. 12, 2016. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and the Korean conflict. He was a graduate of Mississippi College and New Orleans Baptist Theological... Continue Reading »
Billy Neal Millwood, 89, of Cowpens, died Feb. 26, 2016. He graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and was in the ministry for more than 46 years, having served 39 years at Love Springs Baptist Church, six years at... Continue Reading »
George Alexander Jones, 96, died Feb. 12, 2016, at his home in Hendersonville, N.C. He served as pastor of The Baptist Church of Beaufort, S.C., from 1955 to 1970, during which time he led the church to launch a... Continue Reading »
Jack W. Hester, 85, of Easley, died Feb. 14, 2016. He attended Tennessee Temple University and North Greenville University. He was a former pastor of several Upstate Baptist churches, including Grace in Simpsonville, Cannon Memorial in Central, Powdersville First,... Continue Reading »
Hugh Aldrich Burlington Jr., 71, of Cary, N.C., died Feb. 25, 2016. He graduated from Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and served in ministry at Dunwoody Baptist Church in Atlanta; as Baptist campus minister in Spartanburg; and... Continue Reading »
Roy Arthur Arnold, 78, of Columbia, died Feb. 27, 2016. Born in Anderson County, he was a graduate of Clemson University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of churches in Virginia, South Carolina and Florida, and... Continue Reading »
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