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Encouraging New Teachers

Support needed for new teachers*Between 40 and 50% of early career educators leave the profession within their first 5 years.*Before the pandemic, 25% of new SC teachers left after their first year!*The number of new college graduates with a bachelor’s degree in education has decreased to 4%. (Pew Research Center, September 22)*October and January are …

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School Improvement Council

Looking For a Powerful Way to Serve a Local School? All public schools (but not charter schools) are required to have a School Improvement Council, and they need community members to be a part of this special group. Many of our South Carolina pastors volunteer on the SIC at their local school. This gives them …

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Disaster Relief 2023 Award Recipients

SCBaptist Disaster Relief presented their annual awards recently to recognize outstanding volunteers for their excellence in service. Buck Buckner Award Wayne Dutton of Springdale Baptist Church, Lancaster, received the “Buck” Buckner Memorial Award for distinguished service. Mr. Dutton served as a Unit Leader (“Blue Hat”) with the Moriah Baptist Association Disaster Relief unit for over …

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Encouraging Foster Families at THRIVE

SCBaptists across the state joined for fellowship, encouragement, and equipping in their calling as foster parents at THRIVE. “At any given day, there are over 4,000 children in foster care in South Carolina,” Jay Boyd, Senior Vice President for Ministry Strategy & Engagement at Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries, said. Connie Maxwell partnered with Taylors First …

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DR Training Dates Set for 2024

Dates for 2024 SCBaptist Disaster Relief training events have been set as follows: Spring Training: Saturday, March 9 in the Barnwell area (Region 6) Unit Leader Training: Friday/Saturday, April 12-13 in the Florence area (Region 4) Fall Training: Saturday, Oct. 12 in the Spartanburg area (Region 2) More information will be provided later as details …

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SCBaptist Pastors Partner with Metro New York Baptist Association

Recently, four SCBaptist pastors visited with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association (MNYBA) to learn about and serve poverty-impacted communities in the heart of NYC. “It’s been years since we’ve planted churches here in Manhattan because it’s incredibly challenging. But over the last year and a half, we’ve seen several churches planted right here on …

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