Sans Souci Baptist Church turned 92 in 2018. Like many churches it is a church that has seen great heights, particularly in the 1960s and 70s when it was one of the largest churches in Greenville, South Carolina, but it had experienced a significant decline over the past decade. Sans Souci is located in a…
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“I don’t want to see my church die.” These were the words of a faithful member who was added to the “cradle roll” of her lifelong church months before she was ever born. Her whole religious life was recorded in the history of this South Carolina Baptist church. Her parents were founding members of the
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When you start a conversation with your SC Baptist team, the following steps will be utilized by our team and partners to determine the best option for restoring hope to your church. Exploration (Initial meeting with leadership team) The goals of exploration are to establish a relationship with the leadership of the church, gain an understanding
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I was recently invited to worship and consult with a congregation that has dwindled down to about a dozen members in spite of meeting in a prime location with thousands of people passing by their worship center every day. They sang the hymns of old with a remnant ensemble, their interim delivered a stirring call
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In Spartanburg, SC, Hub City Church and Oak Grove Baptist Church recently merged, bringing together two congregations that were going through a revitalization process. The merger came after seven years of existence of Hub City Church, when the church plant felt stuck and unsure of what was next. Through the revitalization process, Hub City Church
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