“The church is the people, not the building.” For more than a century, Pendleton Street Baptist Church stood as a fixture in the West End of Greenville, South Carolina. Established in 1889 as a mission of First Baptist Greenville, the church thrived for decades. However, as demographics shifted and the congregation aged, the church found itself increasingly
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South Carolina Baptists are working with church planters in Vermont and New England to strengthen and grow churches in a region with few Gospel-preaching congregations. Through a partnership with the North American Mission Board (NAMB), SCBaptists are helping plant and support churches in Vermont and the surrounding region—an area where many communities lack an evangelical,
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Radiant Church in Charleston, South Carolina, has experienced significant changes in recent years. Under the leadership of Pastor Walter Belton, the church has grown in discipleship, baptisms, and community engagement after facing a difficult season. Growth After Difficulty Walter Belton became the lead pastor of Radiant Church over two years ago. Before coming to Charleston,
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For Tiepeng Lyu, a Chinese church planter with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the road to ministry was anything but ordinary. His experiences, from attempting to summit Mount Everest to facing unexpected challenges, ultimately led him to plant a church in Columbia, South Carolina. And while summiting Everest was once his dream, Lyu has come
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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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“You’re the Christian.” Rayanna Cape hears this often during her work on campus at the University of Vermont (UVM). She serves as a collegiate missionary through the North American Mission Board (NAMB). “Yeah, I am the Christian,” Cape responds. She has interacted with countless students on campus who say she is the first Christian they
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South Carolina Baptist’s Palmetto Collective traveled to Clarkston, Georgia, this New Year season with three main goals: to learn, to serve, and to share the Gospel. Palmetto Collective is a program led by the South Carolina Baptist Convention that helps college students discover the most strategic place to minister after graduation. With spiritual lostness in
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This summer, Zora traveled to North Africa with BCMGO to a country that is hostile to Christianity. “Going into a country like that is very scary and daunting, but we could just trust in the Father–that he would protect us,” she said. Zora served with International Mission Board missionaries and shared that they were “doing
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The Leeke family has been fostering for years, always with the hope of reuniting children with their birth families. Throughout their nine year journey, Cathy and Jonathon Leeke fostered a total of 23 children, each with their own unique stories and challenges. They managed this while also raising their three biological children–Meredith, Grayson, and Eleanor.
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When Hurricane Helene swept across South Carolina, few were prepared for the destruction it would bring. The intensity of the storm left many South Carolinians without power and widespread damage. Rick Burkey, Disaster Relief regional coordinator said, “We were just caught totally off guard. We have large areas of the community that are without power.”
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