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The holiday season is in full swing, and Mayesville Presbyterian Church wants to remind all of the reason for the season.
Mayesville Presbyterian will host its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 …
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BY ALAYSHA MAPLE alaysha@theitem.com |
12/5/23 06:00 AM
Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces:
- Saturday, Dec. 9 - Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, will be held at 5 p.m. A tribute to Brother Pressly Harvin Sr. The Rev. Patrick Harvin, pastor of Jerusalem …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
The greater Sumter region for Operation Christmas Child saw another successful year with 9,548 gift shoeboxes collected for children around the world, but project coordinators say blessings are also seen closer to home.
Husband-and-wife team …
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BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com | 11/24/23 06:00 AM
bruce@theitem.com | 11/24/23 06:00 AM
Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces:
- Saturday, Dec. 9 - Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, will be held at 5 p.m. A tribute to Brother Pressly Harvin Sr. The Rev. Patrick Harvin, pastor of Jerusalem …
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11/24/23 06:00 AM
Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces:
- Saturday, Dec. 9 - Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, will be held at 5 p.m. A tribute to Brother Pressly Harvin Sr. The Rev. Patrick Harvin, pastor of Jerusalem …
more
11/17/23 06:00 AM
For the fourth installment of its annual Men's Conference, Triumph Ministries assured those who attended this year's conference left better than how they came.
On Friday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 12, Triumph Ministries, at 99 Oswego Highway, …
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BY ALAYSHA MAPLE alaysha@theitem.com |
11/14/23 06:00 AM
Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces:
- Saturday, Dec. 9 - Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, will be held at 5 p.m. A tribute to Brother Pressly Harvin Sr. The Rev. Patrick Harvin, pastor of Jerusalem …
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11/10/23 06:00 AM
You may not have seen this news story: F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, and pastor of First Baptist Church of Phenix City, Alabama, committed suicide recently.
A few days earlier, a conservative news site posted a picture …
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BY THE REV. DR. CLAY SMITH
Religion contributor | 11/10/23 06:00 AM
Religion contributor | 11/10/23 06:00 AM
In part to honor his wife, the Rev. Marion Newton has decided to pivot on his 41st anniversary celebration this weekend at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in South Sumter.
"Pastor Newton," as he is often called, spoke this week to The Sumter …
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BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com | 11/10/23 06:00 AM
bruce@theitem.com | 11/10/23 06:00 AM
I received my first Bible when I was in third grade. I'm not sure, but I think it came from one of those ceremonies where all the kids of a certain age got a Bible. I still have it; it is a King James, tiny-print version. I faithfully toted that …
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BY THE REV. DR. CLAY SMITH
Religion contributor | 11/3/23 06:00 AM
Religion contributor | 11/3/23 06:00 AM
Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces:
- Saturday, Dec. 9 - Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, will be held at 5 p.m. A tribute to Brother Pressly Harvin Sr. The Rev. Patrick Harvin, pastor of Jerusalem …
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11/3/23 06:00 AM
I was on my way to Charleston and taking the route through Greeleyville. There was construction on the interstate, and this seemed like the fastest way. For those of you unfamiliar with South Carolina towns, Greeley is a small town of about 500 …
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BY THE REV. DR. CLAY SMITH
Religion contributor | 10/27/23 06:00 AM
Religion contributor | 10/27/23 06:00 AM
Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, announces:
- Sunday - Fall festival from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring games and truck-a-treat. Hot dog, chips and drink combo fundraiser for $3.
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda …
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10/27/23 06:00 AM
Thanks to my generous cousin Ned, I had tickets to the Florida-South Carolina game. Thankfully, the tickets were in the Florida section, so I did not stick out quite so badly when I cheered for Florida.
It was an entertaining game. I often tell …
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BY THE REV. DR. CLAY SMITH
Religion contributor | 10/20/23 06:00 AM
Religion contributor | 10/20/23 06:00 AM
Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, announces:
- Sunday, Oct. 29 - Fall festival from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring games and truck-a-treat. Hot dog, chips and drink combo fundraiser for $3.
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at …
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10/20/23 06:00 AM
Solidarity.
A feeling that rabbis around the world, including Sumter's own Rabbi Josef Germaine, strove to elicit amid the Israel-Hamas war that ignited last week.
On Saturday, Oct. 7, The Associated Press reported at least 250 people were …
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BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com | 10/17/23 06:00 AM
alaysha@theitem.com | 10/17/23 06:00 AM
First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces:
- Today - Food giveaway beginning at 1 p.m., while supplies last.
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda …
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10/13/23 06:00 AM
At the ranch in Florida, we've had about 14 inches of rain in the past two weeks. It's wet. When it gets this wet, the road to our cow pens turns to mud. We had to work cows, even if it was muddy. Some of the calves were getting as big as their …
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BY THE REV. DR. CLAY SMITH
Religion contributor | 10/6/23 06:00 AM
Religion contributor | 10/6/23 06:00 AM
First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces:
- Friday, Oct. 13 - Food giveaway beginning at 1 p.m., while supplies last.
Goodwill Baptist Church, 1329 Goodwill Church Road, Manning, announces:
- Sunday - The 16th …
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10/6/23 06:00 AM
"My cup runneth over" - as the Biblical quotation goes - could be said at Sumter First Presbyterian Church this year regarding its bicentennial fund.
Church elder Chuck Fienning spoke this week on First Presbyterian raising $91,000 over and above …
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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com |
10/5/23 06:00 AM
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