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Gifts from South Carolina Baptist churches to the Cooperative Program were running 6.63 percent below budgeted needs halfway through the 2014 budget year. According to figures released by Pam Carroll, chief financial officer for the South Carolina Baptist Convention,... Continue Reading »
It is as much a part of the American tableau as an Independence Day parade. This July 4, scores of smiling immigrants will gather — on the lawn of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and in public squares across the U.S.... Continue Reading »
Prayer Patriots, a concept developed by Alastair Walker, a well-known retired pastor, is something he hopes will become a national movement. The pastor emeritus of Spartanburg First Baptist Church and former state convention president believes massive participation in small... Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 30) struck down a key mandate of the Affordable Care Act, ruling for the first time “closely held” companies may exercise their religious opinions and conscientiously object to providing abortion-inducing contraceptives to employees... Continue Reading »
What helps Americans grow in their faith? Most who are reading this would probably include in their answer the study of God’s Word and being involved in church. However, a recent survey by Barna Research dealt with that question.... Continue Reading »
On May 4, the deacons of Scenic Hills Baptist Church in Travelers Rest accepted the deed for their newly expanded church building from T. Walter Brashier Sr., who presented the debt-free property to the Scenic Hills congregation. The 8,000-square-foot... Continue Reading »
Brett Myers, pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in Westminster for the past four and a half years, had the idea of church planting in his mind since his student days at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Now, he and his... Continue Reading »
Randy Harling, pastor of Simpsonville First Baptist Church, will be the next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. He informed his congregation Sunday, May 18. Harling will succeed Ben Davis, who will retire Sept. 1 after serving at the... Continue Reading »
In his report at the April 7-8 meeting of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, SCBC executive director-treasurer Jim Austin expressed optimism in the face of declining Cooperative Program gifts from churches. Austin noted that CP... Continue Reading »
It’s Sunday morning at Life Baptist Church in Fuji, Japan, and the sounds of lively praise music fill the small worship center. Worshippers, most of them Brazilian immigrants of Japanese descent, sing a popular praise chorus, accompanied by an... Continue Reading »
“You would be crazy to stay in this profession if people did not get better,” says Linda Gill, who has devoted her adult life to walking with others through the dark night of grief. She believes her work as... Continue Reading »
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 »
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