Each year, over 100 volunteers convene in Columbia to pack bags for the Christmas Prisoner Packet ministry. In 2023, 130 volunteers received over 23,000 packets and processed 17,500 of those packets. Volunteers come from all across the state, through various ministries and churches. Since 1976, South Carolina Baptists have been caring for inmates and providing
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Regina Ray is from the upstate of South Carolina. After hearing about a Disaster Relief training session a couple of years ago, something moved within her spirit. “I felt like this is what I’m supposed to do,” she said. Since then, she’s been deployed with a DR team five times, most recently to Florida after
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Ashley Brittain, a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, has been serving teachers and students through Heart4Schools, an SCBaptist ministry. Brittan’s passion for middle school students began during her time as a school nurse at Jackson Middle School. She noticed that the students had a lot of needs, but the school district didn’t have
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Anthony Radcliffe was born with a disability that affected his legs, which led doctors to predict that he would be permanently bound to a wheelchair by the sixth grade and probably would not live past high school. However, Anthony had a different outlook on life. He believed that if it was God’s plan for him,
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For Steven Faucette, ministry happens in unplanned encounters. In November of 2022, the Kershaw Association Disaster Relief Unit deployed to Arcadia, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. At first, the teams thought they would be involved in tree cutting, however, when they arrived, they discovered that they would be involved in tarping roofs and
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Keddy had always loved singing and leading worship at her church, but when she was asked to lead a Spanish chorus at KidSalt, she was filled with fear. However, she remembered the Lord’s words to her: “Your weakness is no match for my power,” and decided to try. On the night of the event, Keddy
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Andrew and Jessica Johnson noticed something different about their son, Archer, early on. He didn’t smile or connect emotionally with them like most children do. As he grew older, they realized that he craved structure and routine, and that it was hard for him when everything was closed. For Archer, home was his safe place,
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“I’ve been led to preach in Spanish for those who want to hear the gospel in their heart language. I can’t wait to see what the Lord has for our church in the future.” – Hector Melendez, Pastor, Iglesia Evangélica Aposento Alto, Goose Creek, SC. “Me he sentido llamado a predicar en español para aquellos
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“When I was young, I used to actually enjoy going to church. As I grew older, going to church started to become more of a hassle for me. I started to distance myself from God and the church,” After dealing with hardships that left him feeling weak and worthless, Eric fell into a depressive state.
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Rev. Chico McKennedy began working with teenagers in 2005. “I was raised in the church, but I thought it was more religion than relationship. So, I started ministering to the young men where I needed to be ministered to at their age,” Rev. McKennedy said. This passion led to starting FromBoysToMen, a discipleship group at
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