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The Resurrection

Do you have a Resurrection testimony?

Have you had a life-changing experience associated with Easter so that the Resurrection became intensely personal for you? Do you know someone else who has had such an experience? We want to hear your stories. Please share them with... Continue Reading »

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Olympics provide ministry moment for Okla. men’s group

Trembling, a Russian teenager made his way down the aisle of a Russian Baptist Church to respond to the gospel message proclaimed through the music of the Singing Men of Oklahoma and an invitation by Russian and American pastors.... Continue Reading »

Tell Me More

Comic Belief: Hear Me Roar; Tell Me More

A little boy who grew up in a town so small the school bus was a yellow Toyota went shopping at the town’s drug store. The boy told the druggist he wanted three boxes of candy. He wanted a... Continue Reading »

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Anderson’s Concord Baptist Church hosts shoe-cutting party for Ugandan children

What can bring a group of 100 women together — from teen to elderly and all ages in between — to spend a Saturday at church? Shoes. What could lead that same group of multi-generational women to share laughs,... Continue Reading »

Frank Page - State of the SBC

Bright future possible with God, Page says in ‘historic’ address

Calling his message a “frightening responsibility” because of his desire to speak accurately, while simultaneously being “honoring of our Lord,” Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, delivered an “State of the SBC” address at Midwestern... Continue Reading »

Sochi song

Olympics outreach bolstered by theme song

Though the Olympics involve sports, they are so much more. They are about grandeur. They are about patriotism. And they are about people of the world coming together, if even for a few brief weeks. When the music of... Continue Reading »

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Jeff Wright new pastor at Red Bank

Jeff Wright is the new senior pastor at Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington. He previously served as pastor at Nine Forks Baptist Church in Easley and associate pastor at East Pickens Baptist Church. He also served formerly as... Continue Reading »

Pro-life marchers to rally Jan. 11

A pro-life march and rally begun in 1974 and held each year since will take place Jan. 11 in Columbia. The event is sponsored by South Carolina Citizens for Life. David Barton, a constitutional expert, will speak at the... Continue Reading »

1966 Billy Graham convert, now 85, hosts ‘My Hope’ event in Spartanburg

“[Billy Graham] said, ‘I believe this whole thing was for one person, and that just made me hop out of that chair and then I almost ran down there.” Lyster McMillan, who hosted a My Hope America with Billy... Continue Reading »

NGU doctoral graduates

North Greenville University graduates first doctoral class

In his Dec. 12 commencement address at North Greenville University, John G. Rocovich Jr. told graduates to be intellectually curious and to have a love for learning and a thirst for knowledge. “These are hallmarks of people with truly... Continue Reading »

Senior Adult Resource Ministry

Resource ministry for senior adults to launch in 2014

South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging is introducing a new call-center ministry that will provide information and referral assistance to the state’s growing senior adult population. The Baptist Senior Resource Ministry, which will launch in the Columbia Metro... Continue Reading »

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Purple Heart recipient receives long overdue memorial

“We’re here to do something that should have been done 68 years ago,” said pastor Daniel Griffin as the service began that was part of the Veterans Day celebration at Harmony Baptist Church in Elgin. In May 1945, a... Continue Reading »