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DJ Horton with CSU students

SCBC president D.H. Horton speaks at CSU chapel

D.J. Horton (right), president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was the chapel speaker at Charleston Southern University Oct. 29. Pictured with Horton are students Dequan Hamilton, Joshua Riley and Justin Estes.

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President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Charleston Southern University recognized for volunteer service

For the fourth consecutive year, Charleston Southern University has been recognized by the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and the U.S. Department of Education and Corporation for National and Community Service as a university committed to volunteer... Continue Reading »

Tom Tucker to be nominated for SCBC first vice president

The Courier has learned that Tom Tucker, pastor of Sisk Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Mill, will be nominated for first vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention next month. SCBC messengers will elect a slate of officers... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University aerial photo

NGU welcomes 21st consecutive record enrollment

For the 21st consecutive year, North Greenville University welcomed the largest number of students in school history. A total of 2,603 undergraduate, graduate, and online students began classes this fall, an increase of 136 over last year. The total... Continue Reading »

Ron Jackson - 2014 Parson’s Pantry Walk 3

Retired pastor Ron Jackson walks from Gaffney to State House to raise awareness for ‘Parson’s Pantry’

Written by: Beth Baker Ron Jackson, founder of Parson’s Pantry Ministry, recently walked 98.2 miles from Gaffney to the State House in Columbia, S.C. Jackson is a 71-year-old retired pastor. This is his third annual walk to raise funds... Continue Reading »

SCBC Executive Board honors retiring Jim Austin; elects interim executive director-treasurer

Richard Harris, a retired vice president with the North American Mission Board, was elected interim executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention by the convention’s Executive Board. The action occurred at the board’s fall meeting, Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 6-7,... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist universities announce record enrollments

The three universities with historical ties to the South Carolina Baptist Convention all report record-high enrollments for the fall semester, with more than 9,000 students enrolled. The largest freshman class in Anderson University history — 657 students — moved... Continue Reading »

Charlene Bowling with granddaughters

LiveIT wristbands have young fans

When Charlene Bowling opened a small package from the South Carolina Baptist Convention a few weeks ago, she immediately thought of her granddaughters. The secretary at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Easley had received sample LiveIT wristbands sent to... Continue Reading »

NGU opens Tim Brashier Center

NGU opens Tim Brashier Center

North Greenville University now has a presence in the City of Greenville thanks to a commercial real estate gift from a local Upstate couple, Dr. T. Walter and Christine Brashier. On Oct. 9, the school held a dedication ceremony... Continue Reading »

Richard Harris named interim SCBC executive director

Richard Harris, a retired vice president with the North American Mission Board, was elected interim executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Oct. 7 by the SCBC Executive Board.... Continue Reading »
D.J. Horton

Horton: Let’s celebrate ‘winning team’ at SCBC annual meeting

Recognizing that the yearly meetings of the South Carolina Baptist Convention are not as well attended as they once were, SCBC president D.J. Horton hopes to inject a spirit of celebration into this year’s annual meeting, to be held... Continue Reading »

Jeff Deal prepares to combat an Ebola outbreak in Liberia.

Anderson University graduate working overseas to combat Ebola

Jeff Deal’s disinfecting device has been described as a “superbug slaying machine.” Some have said it looks like the robot R2-D2 from Star Wars. Deal, who graduated in the 1970s from what was then Anderson College (now Anderson University),... Continue Reading »