Missions Across South Carolina
What does it look like when South Carolina Baptists come together to advance the Gospel across our state?
· 30,323 college students engaged through BCM
· 49 church plants funded across the state
· 323 pastors participating in leadership cohorts
· 7,385 campers sensing a call to ministry
· 38,699 volunteers serving with Disaster Relief
These are just a few of the ways South Carolina Baptists are invited to participate in Gospel work through the Janie Chapman Offering. The offering provides a tangible way for individuals and churches to pray for, participate in, and financially support missions and ministry happening throughout South Carolina and around the world.
What is the Janie Chapman Offering?
The Janie Chapman Offering is the annual state missions offering of South Carolina Baptists. Gifts support ministries and mission efforts that share the Gospel, strengthen churches, serve communities, and advance God's Kingdom throughout South Carolina and beyond.
The offering is named in honor of Janie Chapman, who served as the first president of South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union beginning in 1902. Chapman was known for her passion for missions, prayer, and faithful service. In 1937, South Carolina Baptists named the state missions offering in her honor.
For more information on the Janie Chapman Offering, visit https://janiechapmanoffering.org/
How is the Offering Used?
One of the most exciting things about the Janie Chapman Offering is seeing how God uses financial gifts to meet needs and create opportunities for Gospel ministry across the state.
Funds from the offering support South Carolina Baptist ministries, associations, churches, and the South Carolina WMU.
The Janie Chapman Offering supports church planting, missionary development, discipleship, collegiate ministry, community outreach, disaster response, leadership development, and other efforts designed to help people encounter the transforming hope of the Gospel.
How Can We Pray for Missions in South Carolina?
The Janie Chapman Offering is an opportunity to do more than just give financially. It invites South Carolina Baptists to become informed and engaged through prayer.
Every September, a week is dedicated to praying for missions across the state. South Carolina WMU provides a prayer guide and other resources to help churches highlight what God is doing across the state.
2026 Ministry Spotlights & Prayer Requests
Church Planting in Greer- ReFuel Church
Pray for…
· ReFuel Church as it reaches the Sunnyside area, that many would come to know Christ and grow as disciples.
· Fruitful partnerships between church plants and sending churches as they work together to advance the Gospel.
· The Janie Chapman Offering to continue meeting practical needs and removing financial barriers for ministry.
Interim Shepherd Training
Pray for…
· Interim pastors to lead their congregations with grace and wisdom.
· Congregations who are currently seeking full-time pastors.
· More men to accept the call to serve as interim pastors and to receive training for this challenging assignment.
Baptist Collegiate Ministry- USC Aiken
Pray for…
· College students across the state who are engaging BCM ministries, that they would come to know and grow in Jesus.
· Volunteer BCM directors like Gina Booth as they faithfully serve, disciple students, and invest in campus ministry.
· God to call out more people to serve students on local college campuses.
Palmetto Collective- Salt Lake City Partnerships
Pray for…
· Palmetto Collective students as they continue to seek God’s leading for their futures.
· Students and churches as they minister in a hard culture and share the Gospel with those who have never heard.
· God to continue growing the partnerships between SCBaptists and churches in Utah.
Heart4Schools
Pray for…
· Church members to have increased opportunities and boldness to share the gospel as they serve local schools.
· Teachers and students to see and experience the love of Jesus through the ministry of SCBaptist churches.
· Churches across the state to recognize and meet the needs of teachers and students in local schools.
Thrive Training for NextGen Leaders
Pray for…
· NextGen leaders as they disciple the next generation toward a lifelong commitment to missions.
· Churches to create meaningful opportunities for their children, students, and adults to engage in Gospel work.
· God to call out more missionaries from among our churches.
Catalyst Program-Levi Powell
Pray for…
· Levi as he continues to pursue a call to ministry and embraces the opportunities God puts before him.
· Catalysts to grow in wisdom, faith, and clarity as they discern their callings and serve in ministry.
· The mentors and ministry leaders who invest in Catalyst students during the program.
Slavic Churches in the Upstate
Pray for…
· Slavic pastors and churches in the Upstate as they minister to families who are rebuilding their lives.
· Unity, wisdom, and continued partnership among churches as they reach diverse communities.
· More ethnic churches to be started to reach the nations that are coming to South Carolina.
For this year’s prayer guide and other resources, visit https://janiechapmanoffering.org/downloads.
Get Involved!
Will you join in praying and giving so that every life in South Carolina can be impacted by the Gospel? The statewide offering goal for 2026 is $2.222 million. If you’d like to give, visit https://janiechapmanoffering.org/give.
