On March 30, more than 1,100 students and leaders gathered at First Baptist Rock Hill for ONE Night, a collaborative evangelism event hosted by South Carolina Baptist churches. The event resulted in over 120 students making decisions to follow Jesus. ONE Night events like this one serve as a key example of how SCBaptists are
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As Christians, we’re all familiar with the Great Commission—Jesus’ command to go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19-20). But in today’s world, that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to hop on a plane to a far-off land. Cross-cultural evangelism can happen right where you are. I’ve been blessed to go on mission trips
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From record-breaking generosity to powerful stories of life change, the March SCBaptist Advance Rally was a celebration of the harvest God is bringing across South Carolina. This monthly meeting gathered SCBaptist staff to sharpen their focus on evangelism and the mission ahead, hearing testimonies from harvest events like ONE Night and witnessing the impact of the Janie Chapman State
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Families in York, South Carolina, saddled up to ride horses, hear the Gospel, and share a meal together. Faith Rising Community Church hosted its second annual Cowboy Camp. Pastor Berry Chatas said, “Cowboy Camp is a place where you can come and learn about how God’s creation works all around us through these beautiful
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As Collegiate Strategist, Michelle Ard helps develop missional strategies and pathways for campuses, meaningfully connects churches with nearby colleges and universities through a variety of events and initiatives, and mobilizes student leaders and missionaries for global Kingdom impact. She joined the Convention staff in 2024. She has a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from
As the Collegiate Ministry Assistant, Rachel Green serves alongside Baptist Collegiate Ministry staff and volunteer directors as they serve on 37 campuses around the state to make the Gospel known. She began serving as a full-time staff member in 2024 in her current role. Preceding this, she served as the Share Team Assistant and was
As Team Assistant on the Share Team, Kacie Woods contributes to the mission and vision of SCBaptist by ensuring the Share Team functions with excellence, clarity, and efficiency, empowering churches to share the Gospel more effectively across South Carolina and beyond. She began as the Relational Evangelism Ministry Assistant working under the Director of Relational
As Ministry Assistant for Relational Evangelism, Aimee Allison helps plan ONE Nights and helping with Next Generation Cohorts to help further the mission and vision of the SCBaptist Convention. She previously served as Church Services Representative, Share Team Assistant. She has served in churches through choir, Sunday School, youth ministry, and church-wide activities committee and
As Share Team Leader and Collegiate Ministries Director, Chad Stillwell leads evangelism and collegiate ministry efforts that equip churches and students to share the Gospel, make disciples, and advance the SCBaptist vision of every life saturated and transformed by the hope of Christ. He has served with SCBaptist since 2019 in his current role. He
As Director of Relational Evangelism, Melanie Ratcliffe equips believers through Women’s Ministry, Ministry Wives, Disciple SC, Neighboring, and Catalysts to live on mission—mobilizing leaders and churches to engage their communities and advance the Gospel across South Carolina. Employed with the South Carolina Baptist Convention since 2010, she previously served as an Evangelism Strategist and with
