Re-ignite vision as ‘people of God,’ Wilton encourages SBC
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| Donald Wilton, pastor of the 6,500-member First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, S.C., preaches the annual convention message June 14, the final morning of the two-day SBC annual meeting at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Wilton, a native of South Africa, has a television ministry called “The Encouraging Word.” Photo by Bill Bangham |
“We are a people who are no longer of the North or the South. We are no longer a people who are black or white. In fact, as proud as I am to be an American, as believers of Christ Jesus, we are not even of America. We are the people of God,” the current president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention said during the SBC’s convention sermon.
John Hamrick, dead at 88, was S.C. college founding president
CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP)--John Hamrick, founding president of the Baptist College at Charleston, now Charleston Southern University, and longtime pastor of First Baptist Church there, died at his Charleston residence on Oct. 24.
S.C. Baptists hold line on budget, approve missions partnership
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--The 1,230 registered messengers attending the 183rd annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention adopted a $32.15 million budget for 2004 and approved a three-year missions partnership in South Asia.
S.C. Baptist pastors extol Strom Thurmond’s service
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--Two South Carolina Baptist pastors were among the state and national dignitaries who participated in a July 1 service at First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., to honor the life and service of former U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond.
S.C. Baptists moving forward with next five years of EKG
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--Approximately 1,450 messengers celebrated in pageantry, stirring music and revival-like messages the successes of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's 10-year Empowering Kingdom Growth emphasis during their Nov. 12-13 meeting at First Baptist Church in Columbia.
S.C. pastors note EKG potential, praise SBC adoption of new thrust
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--Randall Jones, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, believes the Southern Baptist Convention is poised for some of its greatest gains ever, and Empowering Kingdom Growth may prove to be a key catalyst.
Covenant signees note commitment, prayer for kingdom of God emphasis
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--Five Southern Baptist leaders -- representing the convention's mission boards, entities, institutions and state conventions -- signed a covenant agreement to launch an Empowering Kingdom Growth initiative throughout the Southern Baptist Convention during the SBC's June 11-12 annual meeting in St. Louis.
Acteens, Challengers team up for first-ever national project
CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP)--Some led sports camps or Vacation Bible Schools in multi-housing communities. Some worked with migrants, an international congregation or the seafarer's center. Others painted houses or cleaned up yards. And still others went on prayerwalks through neighborhoods, visited nursing homes or helped out at a medical clinic.
Their ministry tasks varied. But all of the 275 teenagers from nine states were "lighting their world" with the love of Christ.
‘You never realize that God is all you need until…’
GREENVILLE, S.C. (BP)--One would think that going blind after surgery might leave a person bitter. Not so with Ralph Hefner. He has learned that God is always up to something good.
WMU jobs program helps 12-year-old find purpose amid life’s troubles
ROCK HILL, S.C. (BP)--A 12-year-old son, along with his mom, has gained a new purpose in life from Christian Women's Job Corps.
