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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 »
NewSpring Church of Anderson, which meets on 13 campuses across the state, has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention, according to a recent letter addressed to the SBC Executive Committee.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 »
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 »
“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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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