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Connie Maxwell Family Care Residents Survive Tree Crash During Hurricane Helene

In the early hours of Friday, Sept. 27, Hurricane Helene swept through South Carolina, causing significant damage across the state. One family involved in the Family Care program at Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries in Greenwood, S.C., experienced a life-threatening... Continue Reading »

Storm Update: SCBaptist Disaster Relief Crews Working in Communities Across State

SCBaptist Disaster Relief volunteers are currently providing shower units, laundry units, feeding units, chainsaw units, incident management, chaplains, and damage assessors at locations across South Carolina that were affected by Hurricane Helene. Mass feeding operations are providing meals to... Continue Reading »

Marietta church ministers despite own damage

Though First Baptist Church, Marietta, sustained roof damage due to downed trees and lost all of its heating and air units, Hurricane Helene did not quench the church’s volunteer spirit. Several of the church’s members who are trained as... Continue Reading »

Marietta First damaged by falling trees

Marietta First Baptist Church was damaged by several trees that fell as Hurricane Helene passed through the northwestern corner of the state, according to members of Three Rivers Baptist Association’s Disaster Relief chainsaw crew. This report will be updated... Continue Reading »

Call for Resolutions for 2024 SCBC Annual Meeting

Resolutions to be considered at the 2024 South Carolina Baptist Convention Annual Meeting are due by midnight on Oct. 10, 2024. Submissions must include your name, address, email address, and cell phone number. Please include the name and address... Continue Reading »

Anderson Among Top Universities in the South in Latest U.S. News & World Report’s Rankings

Anderson University remains one the best colleges and universities in the South as U.S. News & World Report today released its 2024-2025 “Best Colleges” rankings, naming AU to its “Best Value,” “Best First-Year Experience” and “Best Schools for Veterans”... Continue Reading »

‘Cost’ is actually an opportunity, says S.C. pastor of families helping plant overseas churches

There is a sense of loss when people leave a church. There are also times when that loss is coupled with celebration. Christ Fellowship Church Cherrydale in Greenville, S.C., began 15 years ago, sent out by another young church,... Continue Reading »

CSU Air Force ROTC Cadets Remember 9/11 Heroes on 23rd Anniversary 

Charleston Southern University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 772 cadets honored the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice 23 years ago. Cadets walked the equivalent of 110 stories or 2,071 stairs of the World Trade Center. Each cadet climbed... Continue Reading »

Horton Names Texas Pastor as VP of SBC Pastors’ Conference

Texas pastor Michael Criner has been named vice president of the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference, June 8-9, in Dallas. D.J. Horton, Pastors’ Conference president and senior pastor of Church at The Mill in Spartanburg, S.C., announced Criner’s... Continue Reading »

Tennessee Baptist Editor Publishes ‘Reflections of a Christian Journalist’

Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector for the past 26 years, has published a collection of columns he wrote while serving on the staff of the state Baptist paper of Tennessee. Faith, Family and Life’s Lessons: Reflections... Continue Reading »

Ministering in Today’s Culture: Hispanic Conference Creates Fellowship Amid Cultural Diversity

An estimated 150 believers representing more than 40 churches gathered at Edwards Road Baptist Church in Greenville on Aug. 30-31 for fellowship and teaching geared toward Hispanic pastors and leaders from across South Carolina. Arnoldo Silva, who works for... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern sees record enrollment in its 60-year history  

Charleston Southern University welcomed its largest incoming freshman class ever this fall. In its 60th anniversary year, Charleston Southern also celebrates record overall enrollment for its traditional undergraduate, graduate, and online headcount of 3,820. The last record enrollment year... Continue Reading »