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Randy Creamer has begun work as a part-time adviser for the disaster relief office of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. An Anderson native, Creamer previously served with the North American Mission Board as a disaster relief response coordinator. He... Continue Reading »
Churches that break ties with the Boy Scouts of America are choosing “the only option to avoid compromising biblical truth regarding homosexuality,” according to the chairman of the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee. Hal... Continue Reading »
Broad River Baptist Association recently held its spring meeting, where Donnie Padgett, director of missions since 2000, announced that he will retire at the end of 2013. Pictured, from left: newly elected vice moderator Dwight Easler, pastor of Corinth... Continue Reading »
On Feb. 21, Kimmett Lott, pastor of Providence Baptist Church, St. Matthews, representing a group of churches in Orangeburg-Calhoun Association, presented the keys to a 2001 Chevy S-10 to Jim and Grace Davis, missionaries to Oceania, W.Va. The $4,000... Continue Reading »
Imagine getting a brand-new, larger ministry facility in a prime location, opening new doors to reach a large group of unchurched people — and it comes without a penny changing hands. Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Clemson University is getting... Continue Reading »
As I drove to speak at an FCA rally in Clemson with my two boys, something caught my eye. A teenage boy and girl were walking down the interstate pulling suitcases. I tried to pretend I didn’t see them,... Continue Reading »
Collaboration … learning from others … connecting … surrounding yourself with a good team — those were some of the phrases repeated at Charleston Southern University’s SYNC ’13 conference April 18-19. The annual conference — a dialogue on missional... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists are invited to meet with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, to discuss statewide Baptist work at two regional listening sessions this month. Austin will be at North Anderson Baptist Church on... Continue Reading »
At its spring meeting, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention celebrated a supplemental gift from South Carolina Baptists to the International Mission Board and heard reports from the state’s ministry partners. Executive Board members conducted the... Continue Reading »
Gifts from South Carolina Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program rebounded in April, eliminating most of an 8.65 percent shortfall posted in the first quarter of 2013. Receipts of $2,815,559 in April pushed churches’ year-to-date CP giving to $9,324,360,... Continue Reading »
Approximately 120 volunteers from Greenwood and across the state were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance. A wide... Continue Reading »
Dale Roach has been called as pastor of Manning First Baptist Church. The Rutherfordton, N.C., native has served as director of missions for Moriah Baptist Association in Lancaster since 2006. He previously served as pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church... Continue Reading »
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