Mallory Grace Tingen, a sophomore at the University of South Carolina, recently took the important step of being baptized. Mallory had always believed in Christ, but it wasn’t until late middle school and early high school that she fully embraced the Gospel. “Since then, my life has been full of many blessings,” she says. Mallory…
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Like most retirees, James and Peggy Hamby were excited to think through what they’d spend their newfound free time on during retirement. “We started thinking about what we’d do when we quit working. We joined a country club, we were going to play golf, and then God called us,” Peggy said. God stirred in their
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A lifetime Florida resident, Jose Sanchez says he was “blessed to be helped with the removal of wet tile and drywall” after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian impacted him on a personal level. Although his house was built per flood regulations in Florida, he says “this has turned out to be about five feet
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In addition to the physical help, our volunteers also provide spiritual and emotional care to disaster survivors. After Hurricane Ian, SC volunteers made nearly 800 ministry contacts – spiritual conversations, prayer, giving tracts or Bibles – with Florida residents. Three people accepted Christ as Savior as a result! In the entire Hurricane Ian response, including
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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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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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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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“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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Madison Meadows knew she wanted to be involved with a campus ministry. She knew that finding community and a church were important, especially since she was coming to college from out of state. Before moving to Coastal Carolina University, she found Baptist Collegiate Ministries and decided to check it out. “BCM was home to the
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