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North Greenville students bring home broadcasting awards

At the recent 2013 National Religious Broadcasters Convention and Exposition held in Nashville, Tenn., several student awards were awarded to North Greenville University mass communication students. “I commend these aspiring Christian media professionals for their excellent work,” said NRB... Continue Reading »

India visit

India Partnership Experiences — At Home and Abroad

Editor’s note: Some of the names in this story have been changed for security purposes. A short-term volunteer team from the Upstate went to Delhi, India, recently as part of an ongoing South Carolina Baptist Convention partnership with that... Continue Reading »

Wiles pens ‘Grits & Grace & God’

Martin Wiles — author, minister and teacher — has penned a new devotional book. In “Grits & Grace & God,” Wiles takes readers on a journey on how to swim through financial quagmires. Wiles has served as a regional... Continue Reading »

State CP giving slips in May

After rebounding in April, giving from South Carolina Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program slipped in May, falling 2.29 percent behind budgeted needs for the year. Receipts for May were $2,278,956, pushing year-to-date giving to $11,603,316, according to information... Continue Reading »

Johnny Hunt

Hunt talks hope with struggling pastors, churches

About 240 South Carolina pastors and lay leaders attended a church revitalization conference May 23 to talk frankly about the reality of stagnant and declining congregations. In South Carolina, an estimated 75-80 percent of churches fall into that category.... Continue Reading »

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WMU celebrates 125 years of missions

Missions stories from Africa, Asia and the Americas highlighted the 125th anniversary celebration of the national Woman’s Missionary Union during their 2013 Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 9-10 at the Hilton Americas in Houston. In addition, 2013-14 marks... Continue Reading »

Bible drill winners

Sandy Level teen takes top spot in Bible Drill

Courtney Watts of Sandy Level Baptist Church, Columbia Metro Association, won this year’s State Youth Bible Drill, held May 4 at the South Carolina Baptist Convention building in Columbia. The 8th-grader competed with 29 young people from 14 churches.... Continue Reading »

Directors of missions change name, structure

The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions changed its name and organizational structure during its annual conference, June 9 at Second Baptist Church in Houston. Now called the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders, the group eliminated... Continue Reading »

Phone ministry

Retirees launch TV/telephone ministry

Writer: Dina Hair A ministry that began after a simple prayer is becoming a God-sized ministry at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens, and it is having a positive effect on people from all across North America. I... Continue Reading »

Martha Franks presentation

Retirement residents support Mother’s Day Offering

Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community residents and staff raised $4,648 for the Mother’s Day Offering, a scholarship fund of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging. Chaplain Russell Dean organizes the annual in-gathering at Martha Franks, where residents and... Continue Reading »

NewKirk family life center

NewKirk dedicates family life center

NewKirk Baptist Church in Rock Hill dedicated its family life center on April 21. Included in the building are a basketball court, fellowship hall, kitchen, conference room, four classrooms and a large upstairs room for the youth. Pastor Charles... Continue Reading »

Frank Page and daughter Melissa.

Frank Page’s ‘Melissa’: Suicide & God’s love

“I love you, Daddy.” “I’m so proud of you.” “Thank you for being there for me no matter what.” Surreptitiously handwritten expressions, seemingly from the grave. Melissa Page Strange had written the sentiments on yellow sticky notes to her... Continue Reading »