The Baptist Courier received three awards from the South Carolina Press Association, recognizing work published by the South Carolina Baptist news publication in 2023.
The magazine won second- and third-place awards in the Associate and Individual Division for Faith Reporting. Courier Editor Jeff Robinson took second place for a June article, “Have Ministry Heroes, But Don’t Plagiarize Them,” and Peter Beck, associate professor of Christian studies at Charleston Southern University, for “I am Southern Baptist: A Confessional People and Their Confession of Faith” published in September.
Graphic Designer Candace Rathbone garnered a second-place award in the Associate and Individual Division’s Page Design category for the November cover titled “When God Gives You Uncomfortable Grace.”