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Editor’s note: Some of the names in this story have been changed for security purposes. A short-term volunteer team from the Upstate went to Delhi, India, recently as part of an ongoing South Carolina Baptist Convention partnership with that... Continue Reading »
After rebounding in April, giving from South Carolina Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program slipped in May, falling 2.29 percent behind budgeted needs for the year. Receipts for May were $2,278,956, pushing year-to-date giving to $11,603,316, according to information... Continue Reading »
About 240 South Carolina pastors and lay leaders attended a church revitalization conference May 23 to talk frankly about the reality of stagnant and declining congregations. In South Carolina, an estimated 75-80 percent of churches fall into that category.... Continue Reading »
Randy Creamer has begun work as a part-time adviser for the disaster relief office of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. An Anderson native, Creamer previously served with the North American Mission Board as a disaster relief response coordinator. He... Continue Reading »
Imagine getting a brand-new, larger ministry facility in a prime location, opening new doors to reach a large group of unchurched people — and it comes without a penny changing hands. Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Clemson University is getting... Continue Reading »
As I drove to speak at an FCA rally in Clemson with my two boys, something caught my eye. A teenage boy and girl were walking down the interstate pulling suitcases. I tried to pretend I didn’t see them,... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists are invited to meet with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, to discuss statewide Baptist work at two regional listening sessions this month. Austin will be at North Anderson Baptist Church on... Continue Reading »
At its spring meeting, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention celebrated a supplemental gift from South Carolina Baptists to the International Mission Board and heard reports from the state’s ministry partners. Executive Board members conducted the... Continue Reading »
Gifts from South Carolina Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program rebounded in April, eliminating most of an 8.65 percent shortfall posted in the first quarter of 2013. Receipts of $2,815,559 in April pushed churches’ year-to-date CP giving to $9,324,360,... Continue Reading »
Eddie Leopard has been called as lead pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Greer. He began his ministry April 1. He came to Fairview from Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken, where he served for 17 years. He previously pastored Lee Road... Continue Reading »
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