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SCBC president sets meetings with younger leaders
Date February 23, 2010

Fred Stone, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is encouraging pastors and church leaders under age 40 to join him for a time of fellowship and dialogue at one of the locations listed below.

SCBC president Fred Stone on GCRTF progress report: 'I like what I heard'
By Butch Blume, Managing Editor
butch@baptistcourier.com
Date February 23, 2010

Fred Stone, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, says he "likes what [he] heard" from Great Commission Resurgence Task Force chairman Ronnie Floyd.

Online Exclusive: What do you think about the GCR Task Force progress report?
Date February 23, 2010

What do you think about the Feb. 22 progress report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force?

Great Commission Resurgence Task Force releases progress report
By Mark Kelly
Date February 26, 2010

Southern Baptists must be gripped anew by the lostness of the world, repent of their self-centeredness and focus their local churches on taking the gospel to those who have yet to hear, the chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Great Commission Resurgence Task Force said Feb. 22.

SCBC’s Jim Austin: Proposals need ‘clarification’
By Butch Blume, Managing Editor
butch@baptistcourier.com
Date February 26, 2010

Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is supportive of the work of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force but said he hopes for clarification on at least two of six “components” outlined in the group’s Feb. 22 progress report.

South Carolina Baptists open hearts, checkbooks to Haiti victims
By Butch Blume, Managing Editor
butch@baptistcourier.com
Date February 26, 2010

South Carolina Baptists continue to give generously of their time, talents and money to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. To date, more than $250,000 in donations has been received through South Carolina Disaster Relief (SCDR), and trained teams of SCDR volunteers have completed stints in some of the hardest-hit areas of Haiti.

‘Salt & Light’ participants urged to ‘man up’
Date March 1, 2010

The Salt & Light Men’s Ministries Conference, sponsored by the evangelism group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was held Feb. 5-6 at White Oak Conference Center.

Dickerson to serve Dakota Indians
Date March 1, 2010

Matthew Dickerson, who was ordained in December by Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Easley, will leave for South Dakota in June to begin ministry with the North American Mission Board.

Wilton to be guest speaker for Parson’s Pantry celebration
Date March 1, 2010

Don Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg, will be the guest speaker when Parson’s Pantry hosts a celebration banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. on March 18 at East Gaffney Baptist Church.

Fast Facts for March 4, 2010
Date March 1, 2010

‘Bring-a-Kid’ to Darlington race on May 7
Date March 1, 2010

The 24th annual “Bring-a-Kid” race night at Darlington Raceway will be held Friday, May 7, with the running of the Darlington 200.

S.C. college students ‘Converge’ on Myrtle Beach for annual conference
Date March 1, 2010

A record 1,033 college students traveled to Myrtle Beach Jan. 29-31 for the annual state student conference to learn how to focus on their walk with Christ.

WMU announces nominees for executive board, nominating committee
Date March 1, 2010

Woman’s Missionary Union, auxiliary to the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has announced the 2010-2011 nominees for executive board positions and the 2011 nominees for nominating committee positions.

In Conway, Pleasant Hill dedicates new facility
Date March 1, 2010

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Conway, held a dedication service for its new building on Jan. 24.

Anderson University students minister to children in Guatemala
Date March 1, 2010

A team of 14 Anderson University students and two others traveled to Paradise, Guatemala, Dec. 12-17. The team worked with missionaries Nathan and Claudia Hardeman at a soccer stadium being built to provide a place for neighborhood children to come together and play.

Group seeks to rescue sex slaves
By Kyra Alexander
Date March 1, 2010

“We thought slavery was abolished in the 19th century. We were wrong.” The quote is from a YouTube video about the A-21 Campaign (shorthand for “Abolishing Injustice in the 21st Century”). During Black History Month, Americans celebrated how far the country has come from of the bondage of slavery. Not all people are free, however. In other parts of the world, women and children, some as young as 2, are sold through sex trafficking and remain slaves for the rest of their lives. In this decade, human trafficking has become the number one crime worldwide.

South Carolina to lead Southern Baptists' disaster response in Chile
Date March 2, 2010

Cliff Satterwhite, director of South Carolina Disaster Relief, said South Carolina will be serving as the lead state for the Southern Baptist response to disaster, and a South Carolinian is on the initial assessment team going into the country.

James Wright, Marshall Fagg leaving SCBC staff
By Butch Blume, Managing Editor
butch@baptistcourier.com
Date March 3, 2010

Two senior-level officials of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, one with more than three decades of service, will soon be leaving.

Ridgeway pastor, Spartanburg associate minister pen books
Date March 4, 2010

John Williamson, pastor of First Baptist Church, Ridgeway, has published “Heaven’s Area Code: A Theology of Prayer.” Gregory Dry Sr., associate minister of pastoral ministries at First Baptist Church in Spartanburg, is the author of a recently published book, “Hope in Life’s Storms: Finding God’s Purpose in Our Pain.”

‘Salt & Light’ participants urged to 'man up'
Date March 4, 2010

The Salt & Light Men’s Ministries conference, sponsored by the evangelism group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was held Feb. 5-6 at White Oak Conference Center.