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Deer Park Baptist feeds bodies and souls during opening days for college students

For 15 years, members of Deer Park Baptist Church in North Charleston have supplied hot and tired families with free lunch on move-in day at Charleston Southern University. According to the volunteers, church member Bob Ketchem is the driving... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church of Greenville moves to the left of left

In May, First Baptist Church of Greenville, already known as a more liberal church, took a step even more to the left when it agreed on a nondiscriminatory policy that would allow gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered people not... Continue Reading »

Greenville First Baptist Church’s stance on homosexuality challenged

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has asked a Greenville church to either reverse its decision to open marriage ceremonies, church membership and ordination to homosexuals or withdraw from the state convention. First Baptist Church, whose pastor in 1845 was... Continue Reading »

Music: Baptist AllState seeks to double participation in teen ensembles

South Carolina Baptist AllState Choir, Orchestra, and Praise Team selects outstanding high school musicians by video audition to participate in a January 29-31 2016 weekend of training and inspiration at White Oak Conference Center. Mark Powers, Worship & Music... Continue Reading »

Is your church looking for an interim worship leader/music director?

The Transitional Worship Pastor Ministry is available to SCBC churches needing an interim worship pastor/music director. Churches needing this help may call Mark Powers, director, SCBC Worship & Music, to receive résumés of available candidates in their region. Those... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Christians urged to attend Aug. 29 pro-family rally in Columbia

Churches across the Carolinas and surrounding states are rallying together on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in support of biblical marriage and religious liberty. The Office of Public Policy of the South Carolina Baptist Convention is calling upon Christians in... Continue Reading »

State CP gifts trail budget needs through July

Cooperative Program gifts received from South Carolina Baptist Convention churches through July 2015 were 4.23 percent below budgeted needs for the year, according to a report released Aug. 11 by Pam Carroll, the SCBC’s chief financial officer. Churches forwarded... Continue Reading »

Greenville church receives ‘work of grace’ from disaster relief volunteers

Disaster relief volunteers from across the state gathered recently to help an Upstate church in need. Grove Road Baptist Church in Greenville had not experienced a typical disaster, but it welcomed the help of generous responders trained in mud-out... Continue Reading »

Summer team focuses on discovering, engaging people groups in Midlands

Writer: Julia Bell People from all around the world now call South Carolina home. There are churches, Bible studies and other forms of outreach in place to touch many of them with the Gospel. However, there are more people... Continue Reading »

SCBC to host live webinar: ‘Ministry in a Post-Marriage Culture’

South Carolina Baptist ministry in a post-marriage culture will be the subject of a free, live website event on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 2-3:15 p.m. Viewers can watch the live event through the South Carolina Baptist Convention website at... Continue Reading »

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State CP giving trails budget at 2015 midpoint

South Carolina Baptist churches have forwarded $13,578,225 in Cooperative Program gifts to the South Carolina Baptist Convention through the first half of 2015. Year-to-date giving trailed budgeted needs by 4.71 percent, according to figures released July 15 by Pam... Continue Reading »

State emphasis highlights missionary links to South Carolina

South Carolina Global Connections is a missions emphasis designed to connect churches with South Carolina missionaries serving at home and abroad. There are currently about 140 families with South Carolina ties serving with the International Mission Board and the... Continue Reading »