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Each session of this year’s Annual Meeting at Columbia First Baptist Church featured a panel discussion focusing on promoting cooperation, reigniting evangelism, and encouraging missions engagement among South Carolina Baptists. Admitting Challenges, Continuing to Build Trust Chris Spires, convention... Continue Reading »
If the title of this column surprises or shocks you, you are not alone. When I read the data provided by Alliance Defending Freedom, it amazed me how South Carolina law does not clearly define parental rights and offers... Continue Reading »
Meeting at First Baptist Church of Columbia Nov. 11-12, messengers to the 204th Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention elected an Irmo pastor to serve as president-elect, adopted a $26.5 million Cooperative Program Ministry Plan, and approved... Continue Reading »
The joy of working together for the glory of God was on display as a houseboat constructed of nearly 700,000 craft sticks floated on Lay Lake near Birmingham, Ala., on Nov. 7. The boat launch was the culmination of... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage, stretching more than 600 miles from where the storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 26 into North Carolina and Tennessee. Helene also left a trail... Continue Reading »
The Executive Board of the SCBaptist Convention met on Oct. 29 via Zoom to conduct business, prepare for the annual meeting, and share ministry updates. The meeting, originally scheduled to occur earlier in October, took place over Zoom due... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists celebrated 30 years at their Stoneridge Drive location by opening a time capsule placed by the staff at the building’s groundbreaking ceremony in 1994. This move marked a new era for South Carolina Baptists as they... Continue Reading »
First Baptist Church was far from needing extensive revitalization when Wayne Bray arrived as pastor in 2015. But there had been a drip-drip of decline in the preceding years. The small-town church that had grown to 2,300 people in... Continue Reading »
Ten days after the ascension of Christ, the disciples were in the upper room of Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. The signs and miracles that took place on that day were numerous: the sound of a violent rushing... Continue Reading »
Martha Franks Retirement Community has announced the appointment of Robert Sprouse as its new executive director. Sprouse assumed his new role on Aug. 1, and will oversee the community’s day-to-day operations. He succeeds Pollyanna Franks, who had served the... Continue Reading »
The Bylaws Committee presents amendments to the Bylaws, Part I, as a first reading in 2024. A vote to incorporate these amendments will be taken at the annual meeting in 2025. The changes update the term ‘affiliated’ to ‘in... Continue Reading »
The October SCBaptist Advance Rally brought together SCBaptist staff and church planters from across the state for a time of worship, inspiration, and collaboration with a focus on church planting efforts in the state. The first highlight of the... Continue Reading »
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