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.
Believer’s baptism departure prompts association’s dismissal of church
ANDERSON, S.C. (BP)–Boulevard Baptist Church, Anderson, S.C., was dismissed from membership in Saluda Baptist Association during the association’s annual session Oct. 19 at Varennes Heights Church, Anderson. Boulevard’s dismissal follows a June decision by the congregation to accept candidates for church membership who have not been immersed from churches of other faiths. Less than 15 […]
South Carolina meeting gives spotlight to new missionaries, Cooperative Program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)–Messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention witnessed the appointment of 65 new missionaries, adopted a record budget, rejoiced in the accomplishments of partnership missions efforts, approved a resolution on the state lottery and elected the pastor of the host church as their president. With “Partners in the Harvest” as the theme of […]
65 NAMB missionaries commissioned during South Carolina convention
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)–Sixty-five new North American Mission Board missionaries were appointed to serve in the United States and Canada during a commissioning service Nov. 14 at First Baptist Church, Columbia. The appointment service was held in conjunction with the 180th annual session of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The event — which featured anthems by […]
Anti-gambling leaders vow vigilance after South Carolina lottery loss
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)–“Whenever you do what is right, you are always victorious,” Mike Hamlet, a board member of No Lottery 2000, told reporters as the campaign to oppose a state-run lottery in South Carolina conceded defeat about 10:30 p.m. Nov. 7. “South Carolina Baptists have been, are and will be against gambling in any form,” […]
Renewing its Cooperative Program giving, church also is making up for lost years
JOHNSONVILLE, S.C. (BP)--Shortly after Robbie Jones became Kingsburg Baptist Church's pastor last January, he discovered that the small congregation had not given to the Cooperative Program for the past two years.
Churches on the Internet urged to witness, not just give info
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)–“Christians have an unprecedented opportunity on-line to reclaim lost people,” asserts Thomas Wright, Internet evangelism coordinator for the North American Mission Board. A medical doctor who went on-line to research a treatment for a patient in desperation, typed in P-R-A-Y, Wright recounts. “A site popped up that challenged him to pray. That site […]
FIRST-PERSON: Daughter’s profession of faith turns VBS stats into precious news
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--"Laura has some good news to tell you. Hurry home," my wife, Michelle, urged on the other end of the phone line. I was working late, finishing up a story. It didn't take long for curiosity to get the best of me.
WMU’s first MissionsFEST touches 3,471 lives in array of ministries
CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP)--It won't be Rainbow Row and the Battery in Charleston or Market Street or even Fort Sumter and the historic harbor that 260 women from 19 states will remember most from their April 30-May 6 visit to the historic South Carolina city. Instead, they will recall the faces of 3,471 lives they touched through the first Woman's Missionary Union MissionsFEST.
‘Heart-shaping’ called key to avoiding lackluster ministry, spiritual bankruptcy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)–When a leader loses heart, he loses, but leaders who do not lose heart become champions, writes Reggie McNeal. “Spiritual leadership is a work of the heart,” explains McNeal, director of leadership development for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, in the introduction to his latest book, “A Work of Heart: Understanding How God […]
