Members from Blackville First Baptist realized there were no soccer teams in their small town. They saw it not just as a void in recreational activities but as a missed opportunity for community engagement. Blackville, SC, a rural town with about 2,000 residents, sits around 40 minutes outside of Aiken. Bringing a Soccer Camp to the Community
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After over thirty fruitful years at Glenrock Baptist Church, Pastor Gene Flack recognized the need for revitalization. Saved later in life, his ministry began in 1992. He shared that the Lord greatly blessed Glenrock Baptist Church during his thirty years of faithful service there. “We had a great time of worship and reaching people for Christ together,” Flack said.
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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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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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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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When Bob Boone stepped up to the pulpit at Twin Cities Baptist Church in May of 2023, there were 10 individuals in attendance. “I came to fill in for one Sunday because they were without a pastor, and I’ve been here ever since,” Boone said. In the meantime, Boone is attempting to help the church
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Each winter, volunteers from South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, and New York distribute coats in New York City to those in need. This year, over 500 volunteers distributed 9,000 coats, and at least 17 lives were changed by the Gospel. For Bryant Sims, SCBaptist Chief Operations Officer, Coats for the City is a reminder that
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