“Before God calls us to a place, he calls us to himself.” Blake Petteway’s story is one of gradual obedience, taking steps of faith, and trusting the Lord. Petteway’s path was shaped by an intentional effort to raise the next generation of ministry leaders and missionaries in South Carolina. Educated and called at North Greenville
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Rock Hill’s demographics were changing, and Scott Davis, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, recognized it as an opportunity to reach an increasingly diverse and growing population for Christ. Through the York Baptist Association (YBA), Davis connected with Pastor P, a convert to Christianity who immigrated from the Middle East.  For the past several years, churches
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For the first time, SCBaptist partnered with International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries in Madagascar, sending three college students through BCMGO to serve alongside a missionary family for five weeks in one of the most spiritually rich yet challenging areas of the world. Â Through BCMGO, college-aged men and women across the state are equipped to engage
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From March 13 to 20, a mission team comprised of churches from the Columbia Metro Baptist Association (CMBA) traveled to several cities in Spain, partnering with the International Mission Board (IMB) to work with native Spanish pastors in their missions efforts. Beginning three years ago, the partnership between the CMBA and the IMB team in
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As a boy sitting in his Royal Ambassadors class, Wesley G. watched a grainy video of a Camp McCall staffer serving on the mission field in a closed country. That moment of seeing someone he knew living out the Gospel overseas lit a spark for him that would one day carry him across the ocean
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As Send Team Assistant, Mara Osmanski provides administrative support for mission initiatives, including processing team finances, event coordination, website management, and creation of promotional materials. She began serving at SCBaptist in 2025. She also serves at First Baptist Church Wagener, teaching youth. She will graduate with a Bachelors in Intercultural Studies from Columbia International University.
