For Tiepeng Lyu, a Chinese church planter with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the road to ministry was anything but ordinary. His experiences, from attempting to summit Mount Everest to facing unexpected challenges, ultimately led him to plant a church in Columbia, South Carolina. And while summiting Everest was once his dream, Lyu has come
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The Lowcountry of South Carolina, known for its picturesque landscapes and historic cities, is also one of the least churched areas in the state. Under the guidance of Lead Pastor Brett Myers, First Baptist Church Hilton Head Island is on a mission to address the spiritual need in the area. The church was instrumental in sending out
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Coastway Church was a response to the need for more healthy, gospel-centered churches in an area experiencing dynamic growth. In June of 2021, a small group embarked on a mission with Jeremy Woods, lead pastor of Coastway Church, to plant a new church in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. Their journey was marked
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Some days June Estes pinches herself to make sure she isn’t dreaming. As an International Mission Board missionary explorer, she experiences a lot of things she never imagined doing in her lifetime: Like, standing under a string of prayer flags flapping in the wind along a remote hiking path. Or zooming around a noisy city
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Rivers Edge Church is seeking to create a community of faith in Longs, SC. Planted by Pastor Ross Grall and his wife, Erin, Rivers Edge desires to call followers of Christ deeper in their relationship with God. The journey of Rivers Edge Church began in 2018 when Ross and Erin felt the Lord calling them
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With Myrtle Beach being the fastest-growing city in the country, church planting efforts in the Grand Strand are a top priority for SCBaptist’s Start Team. Tom Gore, Church Planting Strategist at SCBaptist, explained that the Grand Strand has seen massive growth in recent years. The allure of the area comes from a mild climate, job
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Recently, a team of SCBaptist leaders hosted a weekend dedicated to training and equipping church planters. This gathering brought together church planters from various backgrounds and experiences to learn, fellowship, and gain valuable insights into effective preaching and ministry. The weekend, hosted by the Church at LifePark with Pastor Chad Moore and his team, was
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The Church Planter Assessment Retreat recently brought together five church planters from across SC to measure church planting readiness. The five sending churches are from various locations in SC, including Richland, North Augusta, Chesnee, Marion, and Bluffton. This two-day retreat hosted by SCBaptist’s Start Network aimed to measure church planting readiness in nine essential areas,
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The Church Planter Marriage Retreat was a rejuvenating experience for lead planter couples in SC. Hosted by the Start Network, the event took place from September 7th to 9th at Living Water Baptist Church in Longs, SC, and was an opportunity for church planters and their wives to retreat, recharge, and reconnect along the picturesque
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“God has people that are far from him that need to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and our church cannot be everywhere all at once,” Patrick Roddey, Lead Pastor of Harmony Baptist Church, said. This realization led Harmony Baptist to send out Ben Winn, their associate pastor, and a core team to plant City
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