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SCBC spends $48,000 battling bats at conference center

A problem with bats invading buildings at the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s conference center near Winnsboro, in Fairfield County, has already cost $48,000 and still persists. In the past few weeks, bats have been found inside guest rooms at... Continue Reading »

State Cooperative Program giving behind budget through March

Cooperative Program gifts received from churches by the South Carolina Baptist Convention were more than $600,000 short of budgeted needs in the first three months of 2014. According to figures released by Pam Carroll, SCBC chief financial officer, CP... Continue Reading »

Michael Catt and Lee Clamp

Evangelism Conference 2014: Passing the Truth of the Gospel to the Next Generation

Like most of the speakers at the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s annual Evangelism Conference, held Feb. 18-20 at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley, Michael Catt emphasized sharing Christ and reaching the next generation. Talking about the large numbers... Continue Reading »

State CP giving behind budgeted needs

Two months into the fiscal year, Cooperative Program gifts from South Carolina Baptist churches were $311,848, or 6.56 percent, below budgeted needs. Churches forwarded $1,929,931 to the South Carolina Baptist Convention in February and $2,508,221 in January, according to... Continue Reading »

Ministry teams employ creative arts at festival, block party

This year, the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Creative Ministries Festival has been divided into two separate events. The first event took place March 22, when ministry teams held a creative ministry festival and block party in Winnsboro. Later this... Continue Reading »

Singing Churchmen

South Carolina Singing Churchmen share music, engage Londoners with gospel

In March, the South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen partnered with the International Mission Board to present a mission tour to London and surrounding areas. Representing churches from across the Palmetto State were 25 members of the Singing Churchmen and... Continue Reading »
Great Commission Living SCBC

With ‘Great Commission Living’ as guide, panel to develop proposals for ‘enhancement of cooperative work’

In light of the “Great Commission Living” vision theme adopted last fall by messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting, a subcommittee of the SCBC Executive Board has been tasked with bringing recommendations “regarding the enhancement of... Continue Reading »

South Carolina WMU to convene in Florence for Missions Encounter, Annual Meeting

South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union will hold its annual Missions Encounter and Annual Meeting March 21-22 at Calvary Baptist Church in Florence. Meeting under the theme, “Ignite,” women from across the state will gather to celebrate missionary work across... Continue Reading »

2014 VBS clinic 2

Associational teams ‘investigate’ VBS 2014

Associational teams from around the state gathered for the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s state Vacation Bible School clinic at Spring Valley Baptist Church on Feb. 15 to begin “investigating” this year’s theme. The clinic focused on preparing leaders to... Continue Reading »

SCBC budget misses mark in 2013

South Carolina Baptists were $1.14 million shy of funding the state convention budget in 2013, marking the fourth budget shortfall in the last five years. Budget receipts from churches totaled $27,458,991, about 4 percent below the $28.6 million targeted... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists: By the Numbers

State of the Church: S.C.’s NewSpring among nation’s largest, fastest-growing churches

A discussion of the state of the church in South Carolina would be incomplete without a look at NewSpring Church, based in Anderson. Not only is NewSpring the largest church in South Carolina, it is also one of the... Continue Reading »