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Obituary: Randy McCraw

Randall Reid “Randy” McCraw, 71, of Boiling Springs, died Nov. 5, 2022. A native of Mayo, he was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired as minister of Beaverdam Baptist Church and had served at Christian Heights and several other... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Robert Frederick

Robert Kenneth Frederick, 84, of Blackville, died Oct. 19, 2022. A native of Williston, he served six years in the U.S. Army Reserve. He graduated from North Greenville Junior College (now North Greenville University) and was ordained into the... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Freda Crews

Freda V. Crews, 86, of Lake Bowen and wife of the late Dr. William Crews, died Oct. 21, 2022. A native of Florida, she was a graduate of North American Baptist Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and served... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Tom Burns

Thomas “Tom” Esse Burns, 72, of Greer, died Oct. 31, 2022. A native of Greenville, he served in the U.S. Navy and later graduated from the University of South Carolina and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served in various... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Clyde Allen Jr.

Clyde Calvin Allen Jr., 73, of Charleston, died Nov. 8, 2022. A native of Newberry, he grew up in western North Carolina, graduating from Appalachian State University. After beginning a teaching career, he joined the Marines, and after a... Continue Reading »

Horse owner tells Barkley’s story

Barkley, an award-winning Champion Clydesdale who traveled all over the United States and Canada, was finally being retired after 10 years of competition. In “Hello, My Name Is Barkley,” his new owner, Wally Elliott, shares how Barkley comes to... Continue Reading »

Meet the New SCBC President

Albert Allen, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Newberry, is the new president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. He has served as a pastor, missionary, chair of the SCBC Executive Board, and president-elect of the convention. He... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptists adopt SATF recommendations, elect Columbia pastor

With “Wake Up!” as their theme, messengers to the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention approved a report from their Sexual Abuse Task Force, honored their retiring executive, and elected a Columbia pastor as president-elect. Gathering at... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: The Climb

“Who wants to climb Table Rock?” asked my 60-year-old grandfather while on a family camping trip. To a 10-year-old kid, climbing a mountain sounded like a good idea. I asked how long the hike would take. “It shouldn’t take... Continue Reading »

President’s Perspective: God’s Plan and God’s Power

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth (Acts 1:8). We’ve all been there... Continue Reading »

Anderson University reaches highest enrollment in 111-year history

Anderson University’s enrollment for the 2022-2023 academic year stands at 4,117 students, the largest student body since welcoming its first class in 1911, solidifying Anderson’s status as the largest private university in South Carolina. The record mark continues a... Continue Reading »

Legislative Update: S.C. Senate votes to ‘insist’

More than 12O people, many carrying signs that simply read “recede,” gathered at the Statehouse in Columbia on Oct. 18 to encourage the Senate to pass the House version of the Human Life Protection Act (H5399). Since late August,... Continue Reading »