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George Leagans retired in February after serving 23 years as a bivocational pastor at Enoree Baptist Church in Newberry. He served churches in Kentucky and South Carolina. Leagans and his wife, Kay, reside in Ware Shoals.
Meet Beautiful Bella, a beloved eight-year-old Boxer thought to be past the age when she could give birth. But along comes a delightful surprise: Duke, a rambunctious pup who changes Bella’s world — and that of her masters —... Continue Reading »
On May 4, Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries held the grand opening and dedication service of the newly renovated Faulkenberry Family Care Home. The home has four apartments and will house four new families in CMCM’s Family Care program. Larry... Continue Reading »
Members of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention welcomed newly elected Executive Director-Treasurer Tony Wolfe and celebrated outgoing EDT Gary Hollingsworth during their April 25 meeting in Columbia. In his first address to the board, Wolfe... Continue Reading »
God has given us a book to tell us where we came from, why the world often seems upside down, who He is, how we may have a relationship with Him through His Son, whose work will one day... Continue Reading »
Daniel Kellan Mayfield, a 35-year-old youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Gowensville, was arrested May 27 for videotaping a woman while she showered, according to a report by the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office. After being released on bond,... Continue Reading »
I’ve always had heroes. When I was 12 years old, Pete Rose was my hero. In Little League baseball, I wore number 14 on the back of my uniform, had Rose’s Beatles-style bowl haircut, sprinted to first base on... Continue Reading »
“Of making many books there is no end …” (Ecclesiastes 12:12b) I fell in love with books at a relatively young age. Blame Tolkien. For Christmas in 1980, a family member gifted me a boxed set that included all... Continue Reading »
Ronald Eugene Hasty, 84, of Graniteville, died March 18, 2023. He served as pastor of Baptist churches throughout Georgia and South Carolina, led Bible studies, taught seminary classes, and shared the good news of Jesus through mission trips during... Continue Reading »
Leon Barry Gray, 73, of Elgin, died April 22, 2023. A native of Brunswick, N.C., he was a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as pastor in Sand Springs, Okla., before answering a call in 1996 to... Continue Reading »
Nancy was told that her son, Tom, wouldn’t make it in school. They called him addled or mentally ill. One day Tom overheard the teacher talking about his deficiencies to another teacher and relayed the information to his mother... Continue Reading »
In the current Southern Baptist climate, we have all seen our share of leadership transitions gone wrong. Some of our most respected leaders have fallen ignominiously after decades of service to our family of churches, and great was their... Continue Reading »
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