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Obituary: Eldon Leroy Hayes

Eldon Leroy Hayes, 93, of Anderson, died Feb. 6, 2014. Born in Pickens, he earned a master of religious education degree from Southwestern Seminary. He retired from Union Baptist Church in Iva after serving 33 years as pastor and... Continue Reading »

Ministry teams employ creative arts at festival, block party

This year, the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Creative Ministries Festival has been divided into two separate events. The first event took place March 22, when ministry teams held a creative ministry festival and block party in Winnsboro. Later this... Continue Reading »

Anderson University

Anderson University to offer time-saving ‘blended’ B.A./M.Div. program

Anderson University is launching a blended bachelor of arts and master of divinity program that will allow students to save one to two years off the normal time required to earn both degrees. The school plans to begin offering... Continue Reading »

Singing Churchmen

South Carolina Singing Churchmen share music, engage Londoners with gospel

In March, the South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen partnered with the International Mission Board to present a mission tour to London and surrounding areas. Representing churches from across the Palmetto State were 25 members of the Singing Churchmen and... Continue Reading »

Are you a Christian counselor? Do our readers know how to find you?

The May issue of the Courier will focus on Christian counseling. We look forward to providing our readers with information about this valuable resource. If you are a credentialed Christian counselor and would like to advertise information about your... Continue Reading »

Great Commission Living SCBC

With ‘Great Commission Living’ as guide, panel to develop proposals for ‘enhancement of cooperative work’

In light of the “Great Commission Living” vision theme adopted last fall by messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting, a subcommittee of the SCBC Executive Board has been tasked with bringing recommendations “regarding the enhancement of... Continue Reading »

South Carolina WMU to convene in Florence for Missions Encounter, Annual Meeting

South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union will hold its annual Missions Encounter and Annual Meeting March 21-22 at Calvary Baptist Church in Florence. Meeting under the theme, “Ignite,” women from across the state will gather to celebrate missionary work across... Continue Reading »

Clayton King

Clayton King to move ministry headquarters to Anderson University

Saying it “feels like coming home,” evangelist Clayton King has announced that Crossroads Worldwide, his organization partnering with churches and ministers throughout the U.S., will move from North Carolina to the Anderson University campus later this year. King is... Continue Reading »

2014 VBS clinic 2

Associational teams ‘investigate’ VBS 2014

Associational teams from around the state gathered for the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s state Vacation Bible School clinic at Spring Valley Baptist Church on Feb. 15 to begin “investigating” this year’s theme. The clinic focused on preparing leaders to... Continue Reading »

SYNC ’14 aims to help Christians impact culture

Charleston Southern University’s annual SYNC conference will be March 20 in the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership. “SYNC ’14 offers insight and inspiration at the cross-section of theory and practice,” said Rick Brewer, vice president for student affairs and... Continue Reading »

State WMU publishes slate of board, committee nominees

South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union has announced the 2014-2015 nominees for executive board positions and the 2015 nominees for nominating committee positions. Election of executive board members will take place March 21 during the WMU annual meeting at Calvary... Continue Reading »

SCBC budget misses mark in 2013

South Carolina Baptists were $1.14 million shy of funding the state convention budget in 2013, marking the fourth budget shortfall in the last five years. Budget receipts from churches totaled $27,458,991, about 4 percent below the $28.6 million targeted... Continue Reading »

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