“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…
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…
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…
John Zhang is the pastor of Chinese Church at the Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Suresh is the pastor of Indian Upstate Fellowship in Greenville, South Carolina.
Charles Kenya is the pastor at Neema Kiswahili Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The church began in 2016 by a group of immigrants from Africa including Congo, Uganda, and other central and southern African countries.
Finding the Mission Field at Home Jason Williamson and his team had been taking annual mission trips to East Asia for several years. But when COVID-19 hit, they were forced to put their plans on hold. Devastated by the loss, they mourned the missed opportunity to spread the gospel. However, as the pandemic persisted, they…
There are approximately thirty non-Hispanic ethnic SCBC churches in our state. This includes many of the major affinity groups that are considered unreached. Among these are Chinese, Cambodian, Indian, Japanese, Filipino, Burmese, Vietnamese, Haitian, Arabic, and others. With a growing number of countries restricting access to missionaries, it is vital to encourage, train and support ethnic…
