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North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell has announced that in 2023 Southern Baptists gave an all-time record $70.2 million to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) for North American missions. For six of the last seven years, Southern... Continue Reading »
Generosity and gratitude. These words resonate with International Mission Board missionaries when they hear of how faithfully Southern Baptists continue to support them through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and the Cooperative Program. The current total of gifts to... Continue Reading »
In 1902, Janie Chapman became the first South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union president, and she served for 22 years. She was said to be disciplined with inner strength and a gentle spirit. She glorified the Lord in her work.... Continue Reading »
“Who are you?” the criminal once asked Batman. “Who are you?” the ’70s rock band, the Who, once asked their generation. In one sense, the answer should be obvious. We ought to be able to answer as Popeye did:... Continue Reading »
South Carolina Baptists have been gracious to afford me the time necessary to move slowly through the state, building relationships, praying for wisdom, and asking questions. In traveling the state these past five months, the Lord has planted several... Continue Reading »
South Carolina’s Supreme Court upheld the state’s latest fetal heartbeat abortion ban Aug. 23, although the court in January struck down a previous and nearly identical version of the ban. Both bills limit abortion after the detection of a... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Sunday, Aug. 27, is Global Hunger Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convent For the 5-year-old Burmese refugee, the small bag of rice evoked a living thing. “It’s baby rice,” she proclaimed, hugging it to her chest. Terry... Continue Reading »
As the reported death toll from wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui increases to more than 90, Southern Baptists are already meeting immediate needs and preparing for an upcoming relief response. Wildfires mainly affecting the western part of... Continue Reading »
Sticky notes plastered to the wall represented all the ways summer volunteers are embarking on the missionary task. The handwritten notes ranged from hiking to remote villages that have never heard Jesus’ name to teaching English using Bible stories... Continue Reading »
The Charleston Southern University board of trustees has unanimously approved the appointment of B. Keith Faulkner as CSU’s fourth president. Faulkner, a 1998 Charleston Southern alumnus, will begin in early October 2023. The selection and announcement followed an extensive... Continue Reading »
Tony Wolfe, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has released the following statement regarding the shooting incident today in its shared parking lot: “I could not be more thankful for our state, county, and local law enforcement... Continue Reading »
Messengers dealt with a number of key issues at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting June 13-14. The convention was originally scheduled to meet in Charlotte but was relocated to the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center due to... Continue Reading »
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