The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina was founded in 1877, by a group of black men who came together to enhance the quality of life in their churches and to provide a means of bringing Churches together on a statewide basis to address the educational needs of African Americans of all ages. Dr. Isaac P. Brockenton, organized the Macedonia Baptist Church, Darlington, S.C. under his leadership as pastor and served as the second Moderator of the Historic Gethsemane Association; was the first President of the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention. The Convention of South Carolina (“BEMCSC”) is the largest organization of African Americans in the state.
The Convention is a vital Baptist denomination with an estimated membership of 1,100 Baptist Churches and 230,000 individual members across the state of South Carolina. Convention Departments include:
• South Carolina Congress of Christian Education
• South Carolina Baptist Brotherhood Brotherhood
• Women’s Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina
• Ushers Department
• Music Department
The convention continues to assist citizens in over-coming issues related, but limited to, educational opportunities, society participation, economic empowerment and development, and the realization of universal human rights.
Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina (BEMCSC), Baptist Headquarters located at 1531 Hampton Street, Columbia, South Carolina.