On Sunday, Jan. 28, it was evident the Presbyterian Church on Penn St. which has been empty and unused for so many years was quite active on a Sunday afternoon, January 28. The lights, in the form of hanging chandeliers inside, were brightly lit, cars filled the paved parking area, and the overgrown shrubbery had […]
The Edgefield County Historical Society announced today that the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor has awarded a $50,000 grant for the restoration of Horn’s Creek Church. This grant, which has to be matched dollar-for-dollar, will enable the Society to rebuild the foundation pillars, install a new roof, replace the windows and doors, and paint the […]
A Family has helped to Hold the History Not one century, but two have passed since the founding of McKendree Methodist Church, up on Highway 378 between Highway 25 and Faulkner Mountain Road. This church was first called Sleepy Creek Church, known in name by a nearby creek. It was probably a mile or so […]
Rev. George L. Brightharp, Pastor of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, was sure about one thing he wanted for the new sanctuary of the church, recently built and to be opened on July 30 in a special service. “The walls are white, the pulpit furniture is white, why not a white grand piano?” – and a […]
The Rev. Kambiz Saghaey Shares His Testimony at Antioch “A strong Muslim” – that is how the Rev. Kambiz Saghaey described himself to the congregation of Antioch Baptist Church as he spoke to them Sunday morning during their worship service the week before Christmas. The Rev. Saghaey explained that he was born into the Islamic […]
Cedar Spring Baptist Church, 1836 Hwy 283, Plum Branch, SC, is having an Installation Service for Pastor Sloan Gordon on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2:30PM. Installation Sermon Speaker is Rev. Michael Butler, Pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, McCormick, SC. Pastor Gordon was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. He was educated through the […]
By Judy Gibson Holmes Around New Year’s every year, folks bring up the subject of possibly reading the Holy Bible all the way through in one year. Some accomplish that goal, others continue to try each year. Some local ministers have given some advice on how to accomplish that worthwhile resolution goal. “Let’s read […]
– By Alana Caddell – Churches Changing Communities (CCC), a.k.a. “the best week of the summer,” lasted from July 12 to July 17. The host church – where we all lived that week – was Antioch Baptist. Youth from many Baptist churches nearby attended the event. This is an account of my personal experience with […]
– By Alana Caddell, Advertiser Intern – If it so happened that someone driving through the backwoods of Edgefield this past week, somewhere between six and eight post meridiem, that someone might’ve seen a multitude of teenagers surrounding Antioch Baptist Church. Starting on Sunday and ending on Thursday, Antioch’s “Five Days O’ Fun” was what I […]
The traditional Journey to Easter, produced by the Edgefield Methodist Church in conjunction with the Methodist community and the citizenry of the area, will be held again this year on the weekend of Palm Sunday: on Saturday March 28, at 3:00 p.m.; on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m. The location is at Kendall […]