Join us at General Assembly 2022
We hope that you’ll join us in North Charleston at St. Matthew Baptist Church for CBF South Carolina’s General Assembly on April 1st. It will be such a joy to gather again in person, and to celebrate how we collaborate in missions and ministry across our state. ...
Preventing Sexual Abuse at Church
What is clergy sexual abuse? What does it look like? And how do we prevent it? Last week, pastors and lay leaders joined the CBFSC Congregational Life committee on learning more about this topic. Rev. Jay Kieve led the conversation on defining and preventing clergy...
Letting go of CBFSC
After having helped CBFSC with its communications for more than 25 years, Sue Harper Poss is letting go and putting faith and trust into something new.
BWIM has a new coordinator in South Carolina
Cara Morgan, the minister to children and their families at First Baptist Church in Anderson, has gotten to a point in her career where she can give back to a community which has helped her get established in ministry. She has been appointed as the Coordinator of Baptist Women in Ministry in South Carolina.
Palmetto Works thrives despite the pandemic
Palmetto Works summer program for kids thrived this year, thanks in part to help from students in the music program at Coastal Carolina University. The CHOPS food program also reopened in mid-September to offer fresh produce to those most in need.
A sister and child first, later a mother, Earle Street turns 100
Earle Street Baptist Church is both a sister and a parent to other churches in Greenville. As it celebrates its 100th anniversary over the next year, the church will recognize its connections and observe all the significant milestones that has made it the church it is today.
Pelham Road youth feel the weight of civil rights movement
Pelham Road Baptist Church in Greenville often teaches with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. So to help its youth better understand each other and those around them, they made a trip to Atlanta to visit the National Center for Civil rights the struggles of those who came before them.
CBF accepting financial donations for Hurricane Ida Recovery
CBF is accepting financial gifts to aid in the recovery efforts needed because of the damage caused by Hurricane Ida. No other items are being accepted.
Oakland provides required school uniforms to 200+ students
A few years ago, some members at Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill realized that some parents couldn’t afford to buy the required school uniforms for their children. The project has evolved from being run from the loft of a member’s home to the Fellowship Hall at the church where this year more than 200 students were provided the clothing they needed.