“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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With an aging membership, Ridge Baptist had stalled growth. When Pastor Bobby Eubanks was considering retiring from Ridge Baptist Church in Summerville, SC, he knew he wanted to retire well. Eubanks knew the church was ripe for revitalization, even if it meant a challenging road ahead. Wanting to set the stage for a healthy future,
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Steps of prayer, partnership, and local leadership turned a decades-long decline into fresh momentum—moving Tigerville Baptist Church from eight members to a growing, multi-generational congregation. Tigerville Baptist sits on North Greenville University’s (NGU) doorstep and has a long history with the faculty and students at NGU and the surrounding community. For years, it was on
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Launched in spring 2025, Village Church is a new congregation in Pendleton meeting at Pendleton Elementary School. The congregation is led by Pastor Jason Finley, who previously served for 19 years at CrossPoint Church in Clemson. Finley said the church began with a clear aim: to be a steady, Gospel-centered presence amid a growing town. “We’ve
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A team of SCBaptist women traveled to Utah to host a retreat for 40 church planters’ wives, providing a time of encouragement and support. “Being a pastor’s wife can feel lonely,” said Angela James, Education and Women’s Minister at Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Taylors, SC. “Add to that living in Utah, where it’s two
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“Camp La Vida opened my eyes to the possibility of missions,” Grace McGuire said. McGuire grew up in a SCBaptist church in Irmo, SC, and attended Camp La Vida each summer growing up. “They took us girls here for either the mom-daughter camp or the week-long camp. Every summer throughout elementary school, I would come
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“Every young pastor needs two things: friendships with like-minded people, and wisdom through mentorship.” For Adam Siskey, pastor at Church at The Mill’s Woodruff campus, both of these needs are met through the Young Pastors Network. A cohort that meets monthly with over 130 participants, the Young Pastors Network is a community where young pastors
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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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“When we think about the next generation, we know that there’s a time coming when they are going to be stepping up and leading our churches,” Ricky Wilson, Next Generation Strategist at SCBaptist, said. The Catalyst Program is one way that SCBaptists are training the next generation to lead well. The program is a ministry
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Zoe and Maura both attended Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Today, both women have committed their lives to full-time missional living in the United States. Yet despite this shared calling, their stories could not be more different. Finding Meaning in College Zoe grew up in a Christian home where she was consistently taught
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