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(This story was updated February 2, 2015) The North Greenville University board of trustees has announced that Jimmy Epting, the school’s president for the last 23 years, will be taking a sabbatical leave during the current semester and will... Continue Reading »
Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler’s desire to dedicate herself to Christian service is one that lasted until the day of her death on Jan. 2. Her joyful spirit and cheerful attitude will be sorely missed by those who knew her. She... Continue Reading »
David Dockery, president of Trinity International University, will be the featured speaker Jan. 18-19 for the 20th annual John A. Hamrick Lectureship at First Baptist Church of Charleston. Dockery previously served for 18 years as president of Union University... Continue Reading »
Debbie McDowell, the new director of volunteer services at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, is no stranger to her latest surroundings. Her home church, Temple Baptist in Ninety Six, supported the children’s home throughout McDowell’s life. In Greenwood’s schools, McDowell... Continue Reading »
Juan Molina, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Alpha y Omega in Landrum, was named Small Church Pastor of the Year during the November meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Originally from Mexico, Molina immigrated to the U.S. and began... Continue Reading »
Sim Smith, 78, of Sumter, died Nov. 15, 2014. Born in Kershaw County, he was ordained at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. He attended Mars Hill Baptist College, the University of South Carolina and Coker College. Smith preached and... Continue Reading »
Earl Wyman Satcher, 93, of Warrenville, died Dec. 7, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and an ordained Southern Baptist minister, supplying in several churches in the Aiken County area. He was pastor of... Continue Reading »
Acts 20:35 says, “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Receiving is a blessing, but giving is the greater blessing. Baptists have consistently taught giving... Continue Reading »
Dean Eades is the dulcimer man. Over the course of four decades, he has made thousands of the musical instruments and taught all ages to play the simple stringed device. He conducts a two-hour session where he teaches people... Continue Reading »
Responding to an “overwhelming need in our churches,” the Worship & Music Office of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in October 2014 launched a transitional worship pastor ministry. In adapting LifeWay Christian Resource’s transitional pastor manual, Mark Powers, director... Continue Reading »
Sharing Christ with the people who are closest to you is often the hardest thing to do. You worry about the awkward moment. You are concerned that talking about your faith will spoil your relationship. You don’t feel adequate... Continue Reading »
Regular readers of The Baptist Courier are familiar with physician-writer Edwin Leap. His columns have appeared in The Courier for years, most recently under the standing head of “Wholly Healthy,” where he serves up a monthly take on health... Continue Reading »
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