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Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches rebounded slightly in October, but not enough to overcome a giving deficit that stands at more than $1 million with two months left in the fiscal year. CP gifts through October... Continue Reading »
Messengers to the two-day 193rd annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will reconvene Wednesday at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia to elect a state convention president and other officers. The Courier is posting live updates from the... Continue Reading »
Gary Rogers, pastor of Pelham First Baptist Church near Greenville for the last eight years, was elected president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastors’ Conference Nov. 11 at the group’s annual meeting at Trinity Baptist Church, Cayce. Rogers is... Continue Reading »
Ben Davis, president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, said Monday that he will retire on Sept. 1 of next year. Davis joined the Connie Maxwell staff in 1993 and was named president in August 2002. His retirement date will... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists’ three affiliated universities are reporting unprecedented enrollments for the fall semester. Anderson University has 2,966 students, 44 more than last year’s record number. Officials attributed much of the growth to a significant increase in the number... Continue Reading »
Ron Jackson recently completed a 90-mile walk from Gaffney to the summit of North Carolina’s Mount Mitchell in order to raise money and awareness for Parson’s Pantry, a ministry that assists needy pastors, widows of pastors, and married ministerial... Continue Reading »
A mute woman, whose mother described her as demon-possessed, came to the house church in New Delhi where the latest team from South Carolina was visiting. Team members said she looked like she was in a trance, nearly catatonic.... Continue Reading »
Children, youth, and adults from churches within Waccamaw Baptist Association began the 2013 Season of Prayer for State Missions by “Going All Out” at Myrtle Beach State Park on Sept. 7. Ken Owens, South Carolina Baptist Convention collegiate ministry... Continue Reading »
Writer: Allie Outhouse “Missions is the heart of who we are at NGU,” said Allen McWhite, director of global missions at North Greenville University. “If we claim to be a university where ‘Christ Makes the Difference,’ then that difference... Continue Reading »
Ralph Carter, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Taylors, got right down to business at Charleston Southern University’s chapel service Oct. 30 by asking students, “How does a man get... Continue Reading »
On March 19, 2011, 6-year-old Benji Easler of Gaffney died when an amusement train ride derailed and overturned at a Spartanburg public park. Benji’s parents, Dwight and Tabitha Easler, along with his two older brothers, were injured, as were... Continue Reading »
Written by Amanda Phifer Naomi Lowe never meant to become an adoptive mother when she agreed to coordinate the sponsorship of two Vietnamese refugee families 38 years ago. Officially, she never did adopt. But try telling that to the... Continue Reading »
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