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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SCBaptist’s Women’s Ministry, in partnership with the North American Mission Board, recently held a retreat in San Diego, aiming to offer ministers’ wives a space for fellowship, spiritual growth, and renewal. The retreat aimed to serve those who tirelessly serve others in their church communities in San Diego, gathering women from both South Carolina and
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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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After going to Los Angeles with SCBaptist for a Vision Tour in 2022, Jeremy Creech led a team back to LA in 2024. During his time on the Vision Trip, Creech, Associate Pastor at Barnwell First Baptist Church, was able to hear about the needs of church plants, pastors, and ministries in LA. After going
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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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The South Carolina Baptist Convention recently hosted a Women’s Leadership Conference aimed at strengthening and encouraging women in ministry. Melanie Ratcliffe, Relational Evangelism Director at SCBaptist, explained that the conference was for women involved in ministry in any capacity, including women’s ministry leaders, pastors’ wives, and other church staff positions. “This conference is one of
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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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Harbor City Church is on a mission toward a Gospel renewal movement in Charleston and the world. Planted in 2022 out of The Summit Church in Durham, NC, Harbor City has not only hit the 200 mark in attendance but has also sent out another church plant, Ten 27 Church, within its first year of
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