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Church News: Friday, March 1, 2024
Church Women United of the Greater Sumter Area announces: - Thursday, March 7 - Virtual World Day of Prayer at 3 p.m. Use the following link, log and/or call in to promote justice and equality for women through prayer, partnerships, service and … more
Panthers coach Canales co-wrote book about infidelity, binge drinking, addiction to pornography and the way back to a Christian-based marriage
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dave Canales is ready to begin his journey as head coach of the Carolina Panthers 16 months after co-authoring a faith-based book about working through problems with his sexual infidelity, addiction to pornography and binge … more
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Healing Guatemala through prayer, teamwork and intentionality
Missionary trips are more than just medical missions; these trips are transformative and focus on intentionality, teamwork and gratitude. Twenty-two mission team members, many from Sumter, spent a week in Guatemala seeing approximately 750 … more
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'Collective dedication to harmony': Sumter, S.C. faith leaders host service for annual Interfaith Harmony Month
Harmony, a noun. Defined, in many different contexts, as a pleasing arrangement of parts, an internal calm or an interweaving of different accounts into a single narrative. In the context of Sunday, Jan. 28, inside the Saint Anne Parish Hall, … more
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Column by First Presbyterian Church Pastor Stewart Rawson: We can build a better community if we try a little harder to be kind
My name is Stewart Rawson, and I am the new pastor at First Presbyterian Church here in Sumter. It is my privilege and honor to serve this historic church, and I will look forward to working hard to maintain its commitment to this community. It is … more
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Southern Baptist agency says U.S. investigation into sexual abuse has ended with 'no further action'
A Southern Baptist Convention leader said Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice has ended its investigation of a top denominational agency's handling of sexual abuse and doesn't anticipate further … more
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Church News: Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: - Today - Food Pantry giveaway beginning at 1 p.m. while supplies last. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: - Sunday, Feb. 11 - Youth ministry … more
Sumter Pastor Clay Smith: Faces in need of grace...
He struggles with memories of a sin committed in college … She feels guilty about an abortion … He is scared when Mom and Dad fight … She has a doctor's appointment this week about a lump she discovered … He wishes he could summon courage enough … more
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Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools, a move that proponents say will ease a youth mental … more
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Mayesville Presbyterian invites all to experience talent of Ukrainian musician
For the third installment in Mayesville Presbyterian Church's Rejoicing series, the congregation invites community members to revel in the musical styling of an accomplished musician from Ukraine. Pianist Anna Bogolubova will be in concert on … more
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Southern Baptists oust one church for having woman pastor, two others over sexual-abuse policy
The Southern Baptist Convention's top administrative body voted Tuesday to oust four congregations — one for having a woman as senior minister, two for what it said were failures related to the … more
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The Rev. Dr. Clay Smith: Should we add anything to the Bible?
I have a lot of Bibles. Occupational hazard. I have my "marrying" Bible, which was a gift from my Aunt Faye, Uncle L.M., Aunt Gloria and Uncle Willard. It's the Bible I use when I marry people. I have my "preaching" Bible, the one I use to hold my … more
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Easter is March 31 this year. Here's why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, … more
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Rev. Dr. Clay Smith: Man in the crowd
He was just a man in the crowd. He had come early for Passover, traveling a long way from his home near Ephesus. A devout Jew, he had always wanted to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem. After saving for years, he finally made the trip. On … more
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The Rev. Dr. Clay Smith: In the image of God
A well-known Texas pastor recently preached a sermon addressing the problems of America, including the immigrant crisis at the Texas border. In the sermon, he said the immigrants at the border were "undesirables," "garbage" and "raff." I had to look … more
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Many Christian voters in U.S. see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.
MIAMI (AP) - Christian voters and faith leaders have long been in the frontlines of providing assistance to migrants - but when it comes to support for immigration policies, from border security to legalization options for migrants already in the … more
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Fifth 'God's Not Dead' goes lights, camera, action at Sumter Opera House; film expected to release this fall
Whether it's in the cinema seats or from the comfort of your home, prepare to see your fellow Sumterites on the big screen this fall. The cameras have started rolling for the fifth installment of "God's Not Dead." Beginning in Rock Hill and Fort … more
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The Rev. Dr. Clay Smith: Spewing liver
I realize most of you grew up in tasteful families with genteel manners, where everyone was born knowing which fork to use for dessert and which fork to use for salad. I grew up in a family that was proud to have forks. We did have some couth. … more
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Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he knew he would come to Israel to volunteer as … more
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Sumter Pastor Clay Smith: Courage is...
Whatever happened to courage? Today, we make decisions based on what the insurance company might think. We stand silent while people speak authoritatively about things they know nothing about. We prefer the simple 30-second sound bite over … more
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