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The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention has adopted a blueprint that will direct a larger share of the state’s Cooperative Program dollars toward Southern Baptist Convention causes while reducing funding for SCBC institutions and ministry partners.... Continue Reading »
Robert Joseph “Bob” Porterfield, 83, died Sept. 22, 2015. Born in Elberton, Ga., he was pastor of Harmony Baptist Church in Edgemoor, and Second Baptist Church of Rock Hill, as well as churches in Georgia and North Carolina. He... Continue Reading »
Larry A. Morris, 78, died Aug. 29, 2015, after a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. During his 40 years in ministry, he pastored six churches in three states: Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Survivors include his wife of... Continue Reading »
Howard Barry Mitchell, 89, died Sept. 26, 2015. Born in Honea Path, he graduated from Furman University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served for 25 years as a missionary to Brazil with the Foreign Mission Board. He also... Continue Reading »
James Terry Hughes, 75, died Sept. 30, 2015. A native of Clinton, he was a member of First Baptist Church, Simpsonville, and a retired Baptist pastor. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Jane Athalee Young Hughes, four children,... Continue Reading »
Shirley “Gigi” Hicks Adams, 80, wife of retired South Carolina Baptist pastor William “Bill” C. Adams, died Sept. 28, 2015. Born in Kings Mountain, N.C., she attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and taught elementary school for 20 years. She... Continue Reading »
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Springfield has embraced a long-term missions partnership with the people of India, sending annual teams to serve alongside a multiplying church in India, leading to new relationships with local Indians at work in the... Continue Reading »
Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin temporarily cut off access to First Baptist Church and flooded the homes of church members in the surrounding low country, but associate pastor Harry Adkins remains thankful. Adkins, who is also the... Continue Reading »
A South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief official is predicting that it will take years for the state to recover from recent extensive flooding of the past two days, and he says South Carolina Baptists will be front and center... Continue Reading »
Keith and Kristyn Getty will perform Sunday evening, Oct. 11, at 6:00 at Columbia First Baptist Church in a concert to benefit South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief. The Gettys occupy a unique space in the world of music today... Continue Reading »
During the upcoming 2015 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the Bylaws Committee of the convention, chaired by Bill Rigsby, pastor of North Anderson Baptist Church, will present recommendations for consideration, including second reading on bylaw changes... Continue Reading »
With dams continuing to fail in South Carolina Oct. 7, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief leaders gathered by conference call to plan a multi-state long-term response to historic flooding that has overwhelmed the state. SBDR command centers have been established... Continue Reading »
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