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Charles Richard Hall, 82, of Spartanburg, died Dec. 28, 2021. A native of Spartanburg, he served in the US Army, and graduated from North Greenville University and Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. He was pastor of Baptist churches in North... Continue Reading »
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary held commencement exercises Dec. 10, with 237 students graduating from its college, graduate, and advanced degree programs. The students with South Carolina ties include: Master of Arts in Christian Studies — Heather Merritt DuBose, Sumter;... Continue Reading »
Members of Gaston First Baptist Church delivered “baskets of thanks and love” and full fruit baskets to more than 20 homebound members in November, an outreach planned by Hannah McGill, fiancée of Pastor Brady Henderson. Pictured are Hannah and... Continue Reading »
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case. In 2018, Mississippi passed the Gestational Age Act that bans all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion advocates immediately... Continue Reading »
J.D. Shiflet retired in December 2020 after more than 48 years in the ministry. He served as pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Pittsboro, N.C.; Pleasant Plain Baptist Church in Kershaw; Davidson Street Baptist Church in Clinton; First... Continue Reading »
As many Southern Baptist state conventions celebrated regathering for the first time in two years this fall, more than a dozen took unprecedented actions toward ensuring their conventions are effectively handling sexual abuse allegations. State conventions around the country... Continue Reading »
“God gave me a mind for accounting and business, and He gave me a heart for children,” Steve Shiflet believes. “What better place to combine those two things than Connie Maxwell? “I love my work; I enjoy business; I... Continue Reading »
Ashley Lawton learned early in life that she was adopted. While that discovery was somewhat unsettling, the later revelation that her birth mother had been a rape victim was more disconcerting. “It was hard having someone tell you that... Continue Reading »
Makena Mesenbourg, a junior communications and political science student at Anderson University, recently completed a fall semester internship with The Baptist Courier. Makena is the second intern to be selected through the Bill and Shirley Adams Internship program. As... Continue Reading »
Travis Kerns, a native of Taylors, has been called as mission strategist for the Three Rivers Baptist Association in Taylors. Kerns, a graduate of North Greenville University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, replaces Randy Bradley, who retired to return... Continue Reading »
As we prepare to celebrate the sanctity of human life, we can include an application that is almost overlooked in the discussion: physical fitness. Two South Carolina Baptist pastors are embracing both faith and fitness, not as something distinct... Continue Reading »
Ralph William Riley, 89, of Fort Mill, died Nov. 4, 2021. A native of Lowell, N.C., he attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. During almost 65 years in the ministry, he... Continue Reading »
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