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Top S.C. Baptist leader addresses same-sex marriage

Some have asked, “What is the position of the South Carolina Baptist Convention on same-sex marriage, especially as it relates to the decision handed down by the Supreme Court on June 26, 2015?” The official position of our South... Continue Reading »

Former SBC presidents take marriage stance

The current and 16 former Southern Baptist Convention presidents released a statement on biblical marriage and the national implications of same-sex marriage in a June 17 news conference prior to the concluding sessions of the SBC annual meeting in... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern creates Singleton Memorial Fund

Charleston Southern University has created the Singleton Memorial Fund in memory of Chris Singleton’s mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton. Ms. Singleton was one of the nine individuals killed June 17 at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Chris is a rising sophomore... Continue Reading »

Son of Charleston church shooting victim: ‘Love is always stronger than hate’

Less than 24 hours after his mother died at the hands of an assassin during a church prayer meeting, Charleston Southern University sophomore Chris Singleton stood before TV cameras and declared that “love is always stronger than hate.” Flanked... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist leaders call for prayer, support in wake of mass shooting at Charleston church

The senior leadership of the South Carolina Baptist Convention is calling on Christians across the state to pray for families of the victims of a shooting that left nine people dead inside an African-American church in Charleston on June... Continue Reading »

CSU student’s mother killed in Charleston church shooting

The mother of a baseball player at Charleston Southern University was among the victims of a mass shooting June 17 at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. A news release from the university June 18 stated that the CSU “family’s... Continue Reading »

Convention Wrap-up: SBC seeks awakening, supports marriage

Spiritual awakening, the defense of marriage and the preservation of religious liberty were among key themes addressed by messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 16-17 in Columbus, Ohio. The meeting was highlighted by a Tuesday night... Continue Reading »

SBC resolutions on key issues pull broad consensus

EDITOR’S NOTE: The full text of the resolutions adopted during the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting follows this story. COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) — Messengers to the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention adopted nine resolutions — some on culturally divisive... Continue Reading »

As SBC convenes in Ohio, Upstate minister recalls planting churches in Buckeye State

Decades after serving for 20 years as a church planter in Columbus, Ohio, Delano McMinn is returning there June 16-17 when the Southern Baptist Convention holds is annual meeting in the city. Southern Baptists have been planting churches in... Continue Reading »

Waccamaw Association calls Tommy Richardson as DOM

Tommy Richardson has been called as the new director of missions for Waccamaw Baptist Association. He previously served as senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Montmorenci. Richardson has served as a mission outpost strategist with the South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Heroes of the Eternal Kingdom

Leadership expert Peter Drucker once offered his opinion on the four toughest jobs in America, in no particular order. The first was not a surprise (president of the United States) and neither were the second or third (hospital administrator... Continue Reading »

World War II, 70 years after

The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe came and went in May with relatively little fanfare. Perhaps the milestone passed quietly because fewer people personally remember the largest armed conflict in human history. The... Continue Reading »