Springfield Baptist Church is not the oldest black Baptist church in Greenville County (that distinction belongs to Jubilee Baptist on Rutherford Road near Greer), but it is arguably one of the most ...

Editor's note: For more than 140 years, The Greenville News has told the story of our community and the people who live here. Each day this year we are publishing a brief piece of our history – ...

Dr. John H. Corbitt, civil rights leader and pastor of Springfield Baptist Church for 37 years, retired Sunday.His church held a special service at 4 p.m. to recognize his ministry."Well, I hope it ...

Rev. Dr. Manuel C. Avila, Jr. died on March 11, 2012 at Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, Pa. He was 86. Born in New Bedford, Mass., Rev. Avila was the son of a Portuguese minister. He earned his ...

Mary Work had been in Springfield for nearly a decade searching for a church like the one she had left back home in Greenville, Mississippi, when she found herself at Zion Missionary Baptist Church on ...