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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 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 »
“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 »
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 »
Darleen Sutton and her husband Jimmy teach 1-year-olds in Sunday school at Pickens First Baptist Church, and she teaches first-graders at Pickens Elementary. She is passionate about teaching, and it is more than just a job for her. In... Continue Reading »
Writer: Zeke Beam Charleston Southern University’s men’s basketball program has been rebuilt — in more ways than one. This past season, the Buccaneers claimed their first Big South regular-season title in 26 years and reached the postseason for only... Continue Reading »
The gathering was officially a special called joint-session business meeting. But it wouldn’t have been too out of place if the fellowship time afterwards had included a white-tiered cake and the throwing of rice. The “two became one” in... Continue Reading »
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