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NGU student missionaries headed across globe this summer

Mission teams from North Greenville University will serve in more than 22 countries and seven states this summer. The school has 10 teams heading to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, New York, Nicaragua, North Africa/Middle East, South Asia, Uganda... Continue Reading »

CMCH volunteer awards 2014

Connie Maxwell volunteers honored at recognition dinner

Approximately 120 volunteers from Greenwood and the state were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance at the home.... Continue Reading »

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2014 SYNC Conference at CSU: Effective Churches Require Strong Leaders

Speakers at Charleston Southern’s recent SYNC conference had strong words for church leaders about stepping up and leading. D.J. Horton, senior pastor of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church in Moore and the current president of the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Van donated to NGU BSU

Upstate pastor donates van to North Greenville University

Tommy Brashier, a 1975 North Greenville University alumnus and pastor of Scenic Hills Baptist Church in Travelers Rest, recently donated a 12-passenger van to the university’s Baptist Student Union. “We had been praying that God would provide us with... Continue Reading »

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S.C. Disaster Relief provides aid to its own, looks forward

At about midnight on Feb. 12, in freezing rain, Dorothy Edwards held a flashlight while Jack, her husband of 50 years, poured gasoline into a generator that powered lights and a small electric heater for an elderly woman in... Continue Reading »

Linda Gill

For Linda Gill, grief support is about helping others ‘return to the joy of living’

“You would be crazy to stay in this profession if people did not get better,” says Linda Gill, who has devoted her adult life to walking with others through the dark night of grief. She believes her work as... Continue Reading »

Ann McDonald

Restaurant owner exudes God’s grace and serves up Southern cuisine

Mention the name Ann McDonald in Mullins, S.C., and residents will likely respond with smiles. She is 75, twice-widowed and going strong as the owner of Webster Manor, a five-star restaurant/bed and breakfast inn located one block from her... Continue Reading »

Tim Clinton

Unpacking Christian Counseling: A Conversation with AACC president Tim Clinton

Tim Clinton is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, as well as professor of counseling and pastoral care and executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies at Liberty University. He is licensed in Virginia... Continue Reading »

SCBC spends $48,000 battling bats at conference center

A problem with bats invading buildings at the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s conference center near Winnsboro, in Fairfield County, has already cost $48,000 and still persists. In the past few weeks, bats have been found inside guest rooms at... Continue Reading »

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Documentary, ‘Irreplaceable,’ to explore importance of family

On Tuesday, May 6, Focus on the Family will release the movie, “Irreplaceable,” for one-night showings in theaters across the nation. The documentary follows Tim Sisarich of New Zealand as he explores two important questions: “What is family?” and... Continue Reading »

State Cooperative Program giving behind budget through March

Cooperative Program gifts received from churches by the South Carolina Baptist Convention were more than $600,000 short of budgeted needs in the first three months of 2014. According to figures released by Pam Carroll, SCBC chief financial officer, CP... Continue Reading »

NGU students at NRB meeting

NGU students bring home religious broadcaster awards

North Greenville University’s mass communication students brought home seven awards from this year’s National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention and Exposition held in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 22-25. According to NRB’s website, the annual gathering is the largest recognized... Continue Reading »