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2025 SCBaptist Convention Committee Nominees 

SCBaptist Convention Bylaws Part II, Articles II and III require that the names of those nominated be released to The Baptist Courier for publication in one of the following three ways: in a print edition, in an electronic edition,... Continue Reading »

EMMY Win, CFO Retirement, Evangelism Trends Highlight Executive Board Meeting

The fall meeting of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention was highlighted by reports of an EMMY win by Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries, encouraging evangelism trends and a retirement announcement. The meeting was held at the... Continue Reading »

Caldwell Candidate for SCBC Vice President

Carey Caldwell, senior pastor of Bellview Baptist Church in Woodruff, will be nominated for vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at its annual meeting in November. “For the last three years I have had the joy of... Continue Reading »

SC Send Relief’s Serve Tour Serves Hundreds, Sees Dozens Come to Faith

When the doors opened at 9:30 a.m., the crowd of international teachers hurried in. Madel Patal, who had been waiting since 5:30 a.m., went straight to the painting she had spotted through the glass doors hours before. Volunteers helped... Continue Reading »

Cory Horton to be Candidate for SCBC President-Elect

When South Carolina Baptists gather for their annual meeting at First Baptist Church, Taylors, on Nov. 10–11, Cory Horton, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, will be nominated to serve as president-elect of the state convention. Horton has led... Continue Reading »

Lowcountry Baptists Were Forged by Revival

The town of Beaufort, where I live, is steeped in history. Specifically Protestant history. Ribaut Road, one of the main thoroughfares in Beaufort, is named after the French Huguenot Jean Ribault, who colonized the area in 1562 on his... Continue Reading »

2025 Committee on Nominations Report Released

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2025 report in advance of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-11.... Continue Reading »

2025 Call for Resolutions for SCBaptist Annual Meeting

Resolutions to be considered at the 2025 South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting are due by midnight on Oct. 10, 2025. Submissions must include your name, address, email address, and cell phone number. Please include the name and address... Continue Reading »

WMU Missions Celebration Seeks to ‘Let the Nations Be Glad’

“Let the nations be glad,” urged WMU Missions Celebration speakers as they celebrated the anniversaries of the IMB Journeyman Program, the North American Mission Board’s Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the WMU Foundation. This year’s WMU celebration at the... Continue Reading »

From the River to the Nations: On 100 Years of the SBC Cooperative Program

Four thousand and one Southern Baptists from across the states entered the newly constructed Ellis Auditorium Wednesday, May 13, 1925, as the morning sun crested the eastern hills which stood guard over the Crossroads of the South. On the... Continue Reading »

Celebrating God’s Call

“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1, NKJV) Our testimonies are all different. I enjoy sharing with others how the local church is an essential part of my testimony. My home church ministered to my... Continue Reading »

Call for Nominations for SCBaptist Boards and Committees

Nominations to be considered at the 2025 SCBaptist Convention Annual Meeting are due no later than midnight on May 31. The nomination process utilizes the DocuSign platform. Once submitted, the forms are automatically routed to the appropriate Convention staff.... Continue Reading »