Renee’ Atkinson, the South Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2024, exemplifies shining a light for Christ in the classroom. With over 21 years of experience in the education field, Atkinson never anticipated the platform that she would have as the Teacher of the Year. Throughout the year, Atkinson has traveled across the state, speaking to other
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South Carolina Baptists believe in the training, equipping, and sending of believers to the ends of the Earth. Jacob Simms is just one example in a legacy of missions. A South Carolina native, Simms attended Coastal Carolina, where their Baptist Collegiate Ministry was heavily instrumental in his faith and his call to missions. In addition,
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“God led me into ministry through a moment at a church service my freshman year of college,” Jordan Melgar said. “He really just laid it on my heart, and I felt like in the middle of the service that I was just supposed to do ministry from there on out with my job.” Aside from
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Margaret McCray Brown’s call to missions began as a young girl in a small church near the North Carolina-South Carolina line, where a pastor’s sermons ignited her passion for the lost. Disturbed by the idea that people in other countries might never learn about Jesus, she resolved to spread the Gospel herself. “That was the
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Nora Ryan never anticipated how a weekend retreat like CONVERGE could change the course of her life. Attending CONVERGE for the second time, Ryan was prepared to deepen her faith and understanding of God’s love. Little did she know, she would leave the event with a calling to missions. Finding Community at BCM Her journey
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Ricky Wilson’s journey begins in a tumultuous environment. Born to parents who became drug addicts when he was just 12 years old, Wilson experienced a childhood marked by neglect and abuse. His parents exposed him to dangerous substances and subjected him to harmful situations, leaving deep scars on his young soul. “I would look at
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This article was formatted from an article originally posted on IMB.org. Brooke Tipton is a journeyman from South Carolina currently serving in Togo, a country in West Africa. Recently, Tipton and a group of short-term mission volunteers and pastors were going door-to-door, meeting residents, handing out Gospel tracts, and praying with families and individuals. When a
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The decision to leave Journey Church was not an easy one for Will Browning. After planting Journey Church in 2007, Browning envisioned ministering there for decades to come. However, God had different plans. Called to Los Angeles God called Browning to step into the unknown – leaving his familiar South Carolina roots to venture into
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Tarah Browning and her husband, Will, have been serving in Los Angeles as part of the North American Mission Board. But their journey didn’t begin in the City of Angels; it started with a calling that led them to Charleston, South Carolina, where they planted a church in 2007. Making Pivotal Connections It was in
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Ron Henderson’s journey into ministry began unexpectedly when a friend stopped by his car lot. The friend, a pastor of a local church, asked, “Ron, why don’t you come and preach for me this Sunday?” Without hesitation, Henderson accepted, and this decision marked the first step on a remarkable path. A Divine Calling The moment
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