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The term “declaring the office of pastor vacant” is a standard statement included in many church bylaws. The practice by many South Carolina Baptist churches of letting their pastor or staff go has reached epidemic proportions. Not a week... Continue Reading »
Two students from South Carolina received doctorates from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Dec. 14. Scott Palmer Stancil from Spartanburg, who serves as senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Lyman, received the doctor of educational ministry degree; and... Continue Reading »
Dwight Easler, pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in Gaffney, was elected chairman of the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Executive Board for 2014 at its year-end meeting on Dec. 12 at the convention building in Columbia. Easler, who has served... Continue Reading »
Ron Davis, director of missions for Greenville Baptist Association since 1997, will retire Dec. 31. In a letter to the association’s executive committee last May, Davis said it has been a “joy and privilege” to serve the association for... Continue Reading »
Greenville businessman and philanthropist T. Walter Brashier and his wife, Christine, have contributed $3 million to North Greenville University to help fund a new athletics arena and worship center. The 5,000-seat facility will be named for NGU president Jimmy... Continue Reading »
This fall, the South Carolina Baptist Convention held regional fellowship events for wives of pastors, ministers and church planters. The dinners were held in Greenville in September, in Charleston in October, and during the Pastors’ Conference in Columbia in... Continue Reading »
Sen. Lawrence K. “Larry” Grooms, Berkeley County has been selected to receive the 2013 Public Servant Award by the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee. Created in 2012, the Public Service Award recognizes a godly elected official who has... Continue Reading »
The Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee has named East Cooper Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, as the 2013 Impact Your World Award recipient. The church is recognized for sharing the gospel, meeting needs and being actively involved in community... Continue Reading »
The Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee has recognized Robert Jackson as the recipient of the 2013 E.A. McDowell Award. A member of First Baptist Church, Boiling Springs, Jackson serves as a family practice doctor in Chesnee and is... Continue Reading »
Cooperative Program gifts forwarded from churches to the South Carolina Baptist Convention were $1.57 million short of budgeted needs in November, with one month left in the fiscal year. According to figures released by Pam Carroll, SCBC chief financial... Continue Reading »
Charles Wayne Sumner, 76, of Taylors, a trustee of The Baptist Courier and self-described “radio man,” died Dec. 9, 2013. “Wayne Sumner was a godly man with a passion for Christ and ministry,” said Courier editor Rudy Gray. “He... Continue Reading »
Steve Lee, pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Camden, has been named the 2013 Small Church Pastor of the Year by the South Carolina Baptist Convention. He was presented the award Nov. 12 at the SCBC annual meeting.... Continue Reading »
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