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It’s fitting that Josh McClendon should pastor 200-year-old Philippi Baptist Church in quaint, rural Johnston, S.C. The 33-year-old said he senses a spiritual calling to the small-town setting. McClendon said his burden for rural communities began during his senior... Continue Reading »
Two months into the fiscal year, Cooperative Program gifts from South Carolina Baptist churches were $311,848, or 6.56 percent, below budgeted needs. Churches forwarded $1,929,931 to the South Carolina Baptist Convention in February and $2,508,221 in January, according to... Continue Reading »
Hampton Irvin Perry, 85, of Andrews, died Feb. 13, 2014. Born April 12, 1928, in Cedar Springs, Ga., he served two years at Bethesda Naval Hospital during World War II. He later graduated from Furman University. Perry attended Southeastern... Continue Reading »
John William “Preacher Bill” Ellison, 73, of Williamston, died Feb. 15, 2014. Born March 21, 1940, he was a Southern Baptist minister for 50 years, having served Friendship Baptist Church, Abbeville, for 18 years, Bountyland Baptist Church, Seneca, for... Continue Reading »
Luther Jarvin Shuman Jr., 99, of Kingstree, died Feb. 28, 2014. Born Feb. 3, 1915, in Vidalia, Ga., he was a graduate of Statesboro High School and Southern Seminary. He served as pastor of numerous churches, his last being... Continue Reading »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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