Research has shown that in the decades to come one of the fastest growth areas for the church in America are ethnic peoples that live in our own communities. From 1990 to 2020, South Carolina’s total popluation grew by 48% – from 3.5 million people to 5.2 million people. In that same period, SC’s foreign-born
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Red Path Baptist Fellowship aims to reach the Catawba Indian Nation located near Rock Hill, South Carolina. Of the 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States, the Catawba Indian Nation is the only one located in South Carolina. There are currently over 3,300 enrolled members of the Nation, and Red Path Baptist Fellowship is
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The Multi-Ethnic Pastors and Wives Retreat gathered pastors from across the state for fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. The retreat, organized by SCBaptist’s Send Team, welcomed ethnic pastors and their spouses from across South Carolina. Pastors hailed from diverse corners of the world, including Cambodia, China, Haiti, Ukraine, Mexico, Peru, and Vietnam. Throughout the retreat, attendees
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A significant milestone has been reached with the establishment of the first-ever evangelical Vietnamese Church in the midlands. Led by Pastor Charlie Nguyen, Good News Vietnamese Church has grown in numbers and is making an impact on the Vietnamese community in the area. In 2019, the Columbia Metro Baptist Association first made contact with Nguyen
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“My life is not my own,” Jonathan Edney said. While many believers may come to this realization at one point or another in their spiritual walk, Jonathan realized this while he was actively going through radiation and cancer treatment. “God had broken me physically through the illness and the treatment,” he said. He felt that
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Seventeen years ago, one refugee family relocated from Myanmar (Burma) in Southeast Asia to Columbia, South Carolina, to begin a new life. The family came with a desire to start a church that would reach other families from their homeland. Ryan Dupree, International Ministries Pastor at FBC Columbia, helped them turn a home Bible study
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As SC Baptists, we desire to make Christ’s last command our first concern. One way we do this is through out FINISH Initiative. Jesus’ last command to His followers was to go into all the world and make disciples of all ethnic groups. There are thousands of ethnic groups in the world and through the
Kunming was always passionate about learning and education. As a young adult, he pursued his studies at the University of South Carolina, where he discovered several campus ministries that offered free meals and English classes. Initially, he was wary of the religious aspect of these programs and avoided it. However, when his wife expressed interest
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John Zhang is the pastor of Chinese Church at The Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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