Spartanburg County Baptist Association

06/04/2026

Join us Saturday for our 1st choir practice for The Juneteenth Community Choir at 11:00am, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.

05/29/2026

Get ready to kick off summer and stand for peace! 🧡 Join us for "The Burg Goes Orange: Teen Night Out" on June 5th! We’re bringing the energy with basketball, music, food, games, and more.
​Check out the full schedule of events.
Let’s unite, educate, and empower to end gun violence together!
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05/28/2026

✨ SPARTANBURG, IT’S JUNETEENTH SEASON! ✨
Join Spartanburg Juneteenth as we celebrate our history, our faith, our voices, and our community through a powerful weekend of worship, education, and unity! ❤️💙🤍
📍 All events will be held at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
502 S. Daniel Morgan Ave., Spartanburg, SC
🎶 JUBILEE WORSHIP SERVICE
🗓 Sunday, June 14, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM
Come experience an uplifting worship service featuring dynamic leaders and a powerful celebration of faith and freedom!
📚 RACE SEMINAR FEATURE
“The First Eight”
🗓 Monday, June 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
Join us for an impactful seminar discussion featuring “The First Eight” by Jim Clyburn. FREE book and dinner provided while supplies last!
🎤 COMMUNITY CHOIR
Do you love to sing? Join the Spartanburg Juneteenth Community Choir as we lift our voices together in celebration and unity!
🎼 Practice Dates:
• Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 11:00 AM
• Saturday, June 13, 2026 — 11:00 AM
Come be a part of this meaningful celebration of culture, history, worship, and community. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors!
Unity SpartanburgSC JubileeWorship CommunityChoir TheFirstEight

05/25/2026

Tomorrow is the day! Early voting is your chance to make your voice heard without the long lines and last-minute rush. Every vote matters, every voice counts, and every election impacts our communities, families, and future.

Don’t sit this one out — make a plan, grab a friend, and go vote early tomorrow! 🗳️✨

05/25/2026

Yesterday we celebrated Pentecost Sunday and were reminded that the Holy Spirit was not given for emotion or appearance — but Power with Purpose.
 
“Ye shall receive power… and ye shall be witnesses…” — Acts 1:8

The disciples were transformed: fear became boldness, silence became proclamation, confusion became empowered service. They didn’t stay in the upper room — they stepped into the world with courage, compassion, and purpose.  So, we must ask: Power for what?

Pentecost power is given so we can witness boldly, live transformed lives, and build God’s kingdom. Even when we feel tired, distracted, or fearful, the same Spirit who empowered the disciples empowers us today.

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” — Hebrews 13:8

This is not a season for silence when our world is in dire need of hope and truth. Our world needs Spirit-filled believers who pray with faith, love with compassion, serve with humility, and speak truth with courage. Pentecost Sunday may be over, but our assignment begins now.

We are called to live our faith openly — to pray intentionally, forgive freely, study God’s Word consistently, and serve wherever there is need. The fire of Pentecost was never meant to stay in the upper room; it was meant to spread through every willing believer.

God has already given the power. Now, He calls us to walk in it. The evidence of Pentecost is not excitement alone — it is the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith...” — Galatians 5:22

Don’t just celebrate what happened in Acts — ask God to let it happen in you. Pray for fresh fire, renewed boldness, and kingdom purpose. Then we will answer “Power for what?” through our lives, our witness, and our obedience.

-Dr. Joseph S. Parks
3rd Vice Moderator/Evangelism

05/18/2026

Due to growth of the Upstate, there are many locations for us to exercise physically. Due to the trials and tribulations of our lives, there are opportunities for us to exercise our faith. Why do I say opportunities? Because it’s a blessing to see the glory and favor of God show up when nothing else can be done. Exercising our faith can bring fear, worry, and anxiety but just look back over your life and remember past victories that the Lord has brought you through. Gradually, your faith will grow when you continue to trust in the Lord. So let’s exercise our faith children of God and watch God do what only He can do. Blessings to all.

PVMP, 2nd Vice Moderator

05/14/2026

Join us as we celebrate freedom, faith, history, and unity during the Annual Spartanburg Juneteenth Experience! ❤️💙🖤
📚 Race Seminar Feature: The First Eight
🗓 June 15, 2026 | 6:00 PM
📍 Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
🍽 FREE Book & Dinner
🙏 Jubilee Worship Service
🗓 June 14, 2026 | 3:00 PM
📍 Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
Come experience powerful worship, meaningful conversation, and community celebration as we honor our history and embrace our future together.

05/12/2026

The Spartanburg County Baptist Association encourages every eligible voter to make their voice heard.

If our vote wasn’t important, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop it.
GET OUT and VOTE! 🗳️✊🏾

05/12/2026

05/11/2026

Yesterday, millions celebrated Mother’s Day! For some, it was a time of excitement and joy while they were blessed to have their mother. Others experienced sadness, grief, and pain due to their mother’s death. Yet, many woke up frustrated with the absence of a present mother!

This says a lot about motherhood! From the womb to the tomb, children need their mother’s and mother’s need their children. Patricia Hill Collin’s said, “Work for the black woman has been an important and valued dimension of Afrocentric definitions of black motherhood.”

To every mother, your impact is greater than we can calculate. Your job is never done. You don’t clock out! We salute you, encourage you, celebrate you, and give God praise for you!

Typically, I look for a gospel artist but it was the late rapper Tupac Shakur who said, “And I can see you coming home after work late. You’re in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate. You just working with the scraps you were given, and mama made miracles every Thanksgiving.” He then said, “And there’s no way I can pay you back, but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated.”

Proverbs 31:31, “Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gates.”

-Rev. A. R. Dean, 1st Vice Moderator