“Camp La Vida opened my eyes to the possibility of missions,” Grace McGuire said. McGuire grew up in a SCBaptist church in Irmo, SC, and attended Camp La Vida each summer growing up. “They took us girls here for either the mom-daughter camp or the week-long camp. Every summer throughout elementary school, I would come
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The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention gathered on September 16, 2025, at the SCBaptist building in Columbia for its fall meeting, with Chair Stephen Cannon presiding. Exciting Evangelism Trends Associate Executive Director-Treasurer, Lee Clamp, shared exciting evangelism trends, including the 12,355 reported baptisms across the state, the 42 SCBaptist-funded church plants, and
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Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Victoria Azurdia’s “understanding of the Gospel was very skewed,” she said, “until I had the Gospel preached to me faithfully through a youth group.” Through that youth group, Azurdia accepted Christ and continued to grow in her faith, eventually desiring to attend a Christian university. She was struck by
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Grace Bedenbaugh says her calling to student ministry began as a high school junior during her first year at Summit, SCBaptist’s leadership experience for students. “Since then, I’ve continually wrestled with the weight of that calling, realizing it’s something greater than myself and often out of my comfort zone.” A native of Gilbert, SC, Bedenbaugh served
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When Capstone Church in Fountain Inn began running three worship services each Sunday, they knew something had to give. The congregation was growing fast, but their space wasn’t. They needed room not just to worship but to disciple, connect, and serve their city. That’s when they called Seed Financial Services. “We are grateful for the
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Walk down the wooden steps into the basement of The Baptist Courier and you’ll find a Lenotype printer crafted from heavy metal. Walk back upstairs, down the hallway, and into a back room and you’ll find publications from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Within those stained pages you’ll find ads for 20 cent apple
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The South Carolina Baptist Convention staff took to the road to hold their monthly Advance Rally meeting on campus at Charleston Southern University (CSU). The visit aligned with the Convention’s April focus of “Equipping the Called” by highlighting how SCBaptists invest in the next generation of ministry leaders on college campuses. CSU is one of three
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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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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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Recently, representatives from SCBaptist’s three Christian universities sat for a panel, providing a biblical worldview for preparing students for careers in ministry. SCBaptist is proud to be ministry partners with Anderson University, Charleston Southern University, and North Greenville University to mold a new generation grounded in Christian principles. Lee Clamp, SCBaptist’s Associate Executive Director-Treasurer, emphasized
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