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The South Carolina Baptist Convention is negotiating with a potential buyer for White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro. The SCBC Executive Board approved a motion in April 2016 to seek a buyer for its conference center, established in 1979,... Continue Reading »
Age has never been a hindrance for Franklin G. Mason, a man who ran his first marathon at 60 and who still practices dentistry at 92. He has been on 35 medical mission trips to eight different countries, served... Continue Reading »
Professional athlete, sports analyst and native Floridian Tim Tebow thanked North Carolina Baptist churches in a Facebook video posted Sept. 21 for their disaster relief efforts across Florida after Hurricane Irma. “I just want to say, from the bottom... Continue Reading »
The South Carolina Baptist Convention has released the reports of the 2017 Committee on Committees and the Nominations Committee. The reports will be considered at the upcoming SCBC annual meeting, to be held Nov. 7-8 at Shandon Baptist Church... Continue Reading »
Dr. Tony Beam wrote an excellent article in the September issue of The Courier in support of the Office of Public Policy. I agree wholeheartedly with what Dr. Beam wrote in terms of the importance of having a presence... Continue Reading »
For churches with worship bands, finding and keeping enough trained musicians to play all the instruments can be a struggle, said Darryl Ferrington, a music professor at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. But he’s found the use of iPads... Continue Reading »
Danny Nicholson, a Hartsville, S.C., native who has spent his career as a development officer at colleges in South Carolina and other southeastern states, has been elected president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Connie Maxwell trustees formally approved a... Continue Reading »
Today’s college students are identified by various descriptions such as Generation Y, Millennials, or even the internet generation. However this group may be labeled, they represent an important mission field in this country. Messengers to the 2017 Southern Baptist... Continue Reading »
George Bullard, former staff member of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was elected unanimously as director of missions for Columbia-Metro Baptist Association on June 29. From 1985 to 1999, he served as missions director and later led the state... Continue Reading »
Daniel Dickard, a native South Carolinian, has been named dean of students at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Dickard, who has served as the director of student and church connections since 2015, will continue serving churches... Continue Reading »
The Church at LifePark is located several miles from its founding church, First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. In just a few years’ time, LifePark has seen about 600 baptisms and welcomes 1,700 people a week to worship services.... Continue Reading »
An early retirement incentive recently offered to 33 employees of the South Carolina Baptist Convention does not reflect immediate serious financial difficulties for the state denomination, even though Cooperative Program support from churches has tumbled over the past decade... Continue Reading »
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