Our Mission 

Mercy exists to introduce young families to Jesus Christ, and equip them to influence their world.   

Our Vision

To carry Jesus' love and presence to our community and world by carrying not only the written proclamation of Christ's coming kingdom, but also physical signs of His kingdom into our community and world. That happens through not only reaching out to people with the truth of God's word, but also by tangibly loving people, blessing our community and world by meeting needs right where they are, and carrying physical signs of Christ's coming kingdom to the world around us as we go.

Our Approach

We're working to equip each person in the church with resources, skills and opportunities to be involved in God's work in this world...that means both inside and outside Mercy Baptist Church! While He could have done everything Himself, Jesus instead spent time with His followers here on earth, teaching and training them, showing them through His example and then giving them opportunities to do the works of God in the lives of people around them. Our desire is to follow Jesus' pattern of equipping and sending believers out to reach the world.
   
Our Community

Often churches are places where people barely know each other beyond the surface. Our longing is for Mercy to be a place where people can drop their masks and lose their loneliness, for our church to be a place where people of all life's stages discover fulfilling friendships and the joy of authentic community.


What We Believe

Mercy holds too, and affirms the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Read more

What Denomination is Mercy?

Mercy is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. In the early stages of Mercy's life, the leadership team observed that the Horry County area was well-served by more traditional Baptist churches and would benefit from a church that operated with the same truth but presented that truth in a different way. Our intention is not to compete, but rather to partner with all the churches in our area in reaching our community for Christ.

Meet The Staff  at MercyBC

David S. Avant - david@mercybc.org  
Lead Pastor

Chris Grainger
Associate Pastor
 
Jeanette Chichester 
Secretary

Kaci Williams - kaci@mercybc.org
Treasurer

Meet The Crew at MercyBC 

Jodi Braziel 
Worship Leader

Kristina Sawyer -  kristina@mercybc.org
kidsLIFE Director

Lori Avant - lori@mercybc.org
Hospitality Director

Dee Sherien
Outreach Coordinator

Chuck Chichester
Building and Grounds Director

Ed O'keefe
Camera Technician

Chesley Wilson
Computer Technician

Lori Avant
WMU Director

David Johnson
Brotherhood Director

Deacons

Roger "Bo" Inman - bo@mercybc.org

Joe Sawyer - joe@mercybc.org

Chad Williams - cwilliams@mercybc.org


Church Council
David Avant

Chad Mackey

David Johnson
About Mercy