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SCBaptists See Highest Baptism Numbers Since 2016

South Carolina Baptists are celebrating an exciting movement of God as churches across the state reported the highest number of baptisms since 2016. According to the 2024 Annual Church Profile (ACP), 12,322 people were baptized this year — an... Continue Reading »

S.C. Legislature Focuses on School Choice and Tort

As the 2025 legislative session moves quickly toward its expected May adjournment, the priorities of both chambers have emerged. The Senate passed S62, known as the Education Scholarship Trust Fund. The House amended the bill and voted to send... Continue Reading »

2025 SCBC Call for Nominations

Nominations to be considered at the 2025 SCBaptist Convention Annual Meeting are due no later than midnight on May 31, 2025. The nomination process utilizes the DocuSign platform. Once submitted, the forms are automatically routed to the appropriate Convention... Continue Reading »

Anderson megachurch withdraws from SBC

NewSpring Church of Anderson, which meets on 13 campuses across the state, has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention, according to a recent letter addressed to the SBC Executive Committee. “After prayerful consideration, we’ve decided to withdraw from national... Continue Reading »

Rain helps control South Carolina wildfires

Pastors and other church leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after rains have helped bring the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina’s history under control. The Table Rock Fire was 30 percent contained as of March 31, reported... Continue Reading »

Online Betting is Exploding: Collateral Damage Destroying Lives

“There was just something in my brain that kept me going.” Those are the chilling words of Kavita Fisher, a 41-year-old mental health professional who struck it big in online gambling, winning close to $500,000. According to the Wall... Continue Reading »

One of the Million

I met one of the million at the pickle ball courts. Don was curious about the college pickle ball tournament that was occurring in his neighborhood in Myrtle Beach. It wasn’t normal to see this many young people, laughing... Continue Reading »

Church Beyond the Times

In my late 20s, I was called to pastor a small, rural church in deep East Texas. Having come from years of associate pastoral ministry in more urban contexts, the first thought that crossed my mind was how “behind... Continue Reading »

Celebrate the Small Victories

The local church has always been a major part of my life. I remember those days when we filled out cards in Sunday School that asked if we read our Bible daily, studied our Sunday School lesson, witnessed to... Continue Reading »

Celebrate Kingdom Advance

A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from a pastor friend in the Upstate who was desperate to find help for another pastor friend, whose father-in-law was in the hospital in the Philippines. I sent out a... Continue Reading »

SCBaptists Provide Christmas Gifts for Every Inmate in S.C.

For nearly 50 years, the churches of the South Carolina Baptist Convention have provided a gift for every inmate in the state prison system for Christmas. For inmates, the gift reminds them that people care about them. “Not only... Continue Reading »

SCBaptists Launch Give+Go Initiative to Strengthen Evangelism and Cooperative Giving in 2025

SCBaptists are on a mission to give and go like never before. At the 2024 South Carolina Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Executive Director-Treasurer Tony Wolfe announced the Give+Go initiative. “SCBaptists are giving it all we’ve got in 2025,” he... Continue Reading »