A red carpet, bright lights, and loud cheers greeted each guest as they arrived at the Goose Creek Special Needs Prom. Hosted in partnership between New Life Baptist Church and the City of Goose Creek’s Recreation Department, the event grew out of Pastor Billy Harmon and his wife’s vision to serve adults with special needs
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South Carolina Baptists are working with church planters in Vermont and New England to strengthen and grow churches in a region with few Gospel-preaching congregations. Through a partnership with the North American Mission Board (NAMB), SCBaptists are helping plant and support churches in Vermont and the surrounding region—an area where many communities lack an evangelical,
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“You’re the Christian.” Rayanna Cape hears this often during her work on campus at the University of Vermont (UVM). She serves as a collegiate missionary through the North American Mission Board (NAMB). “Yeah, I am the Christian,” Cape responds. She has interacted with countless students on campus who say she is the first Christian they
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South Carolina Baptist’s Palmetto Collective traveled to Clarkston, Georgia, this New Year season with three main goals: to learn, to serve, and to share the Gospel. Palmetto Collective is a program led by the South Carolina Baptist Convention that helps college students discover the most strategic place to minister after graduation. With spiritual lostness in
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When Hurricane Helene swept across South Carolina, few were prepared for the destruction it would bring. The intensity of the storm left many South Carolinians without power and widespread damage. Rick Burkey, Disaster Relief regional coordinator said, “We were just caught totally off guard. We have large areas of the community that are without power.”
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In the Upstate, Associational Mission Strategist Mike Wallace of the York Baptist Association (YBA) is leading a network of 79 churches, teaching them how to be healthy and on-mission. Through coaching pastors and training churches, Wallace’s desire is to see healthy churches supported by healthy pastors. Partnering with Churches Abroad For the past seven years,
Courier Publishing aims to publish books that help church leaders. It is a subsidiary of The Baptist Courier, which has been “in the ministry of Christian journalism since 1869.” Courier Publishing is committed to offering resources that provide practical and spiritual guidance for pastors and congregations. “Courier Publishing exists as an arm of The Baptist
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The South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union (SCWMU) has embraced the national WMU initiative to prioritize mental health through Project HELP: Mental Health. “In our everyday lives, we encounter individuals that are grappling with mental health challenges,” Hannah Smith, adult consultant at SCWMU, said. Providing Training Opportunities One of their key efforts was a Mental Health
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Since Camp McCall began nearly 65 years ago, young men have been trained to become Christian leaders — as campers, counselors, and staff members. Camp McCall is a summer camp experience for boys between first and twelfth grades. Founded in 1960, Camp McCall provides age-appropriate cabins and activities for campers, partners them with chaperones, and
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Tokyo, Japan, is the largest city in the world. Among its population of 37.1 million people, only 1% identify as Christian — making it the largest unreached people group on the planet. Training Leaders The Go Experience in Japan is an immersive trip designed intentionally by the International Mission Board (IMB) to introduce people to
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