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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 »

Anderson University Student Dies From Crash — University President Addresses the Campus Community

Anderson University student Shane Roberts McVey, 19, died Saturday, Sept. 27. According to officials and Fox Carolina, McVey was with four others when the crash happened on Friday, Sept. 26. According to Fox Carolina, and troopers with highway patrol,... Continue Reading »

One Beggar Telling Another Where to Find Bread: Believers Share Their Faith at a Flea Market

Karen Kaiser, who worked as a town clerk in Buffalo, N.Y., left the Catholic church and was done with church altogether until she sat down on a plane next to a Baptist believer and talked to him for two... 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 »

Gapway Baptists Mark 250 Years with October Revival

Gapway Baptist Church in Mullins is celebrating 250 years with a revival on Oct. 22–25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at the Christian Life Center. Derek Brown, Adam Work, Steve Bailey,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Phillip Andrew Latta

Phillip Andrew Latta, 82, of Lexington, S.C., died Aug. 27, 2025. A native of Hillsborough, N.C., he was a graduate of Columbia International University, Columbia, S.C. He worked as a manager for Sears Roebuck & Company in Charleston before... Continue Reading »

Brandon Heath’s “See Me Through It” Encourages Couple Walking Through Cancer

“Things are gettin’ real, Jesus, take the wheel. Only way I’m gettin’ to the other side. Days are gettin’ dark, life’s a little hard. Blinded, but I’m tryin’ not to lose sight. I don’t got this, I know You... Continue Reading »

Scranton Baptist Church Turns 150

Scranton Baptist Church in Williamsburg Association celebrates its sesquicentennial anniversary on Nov. 2. Pastor Jerry Fennell will bring the morning message that Sunday, and Ron Avant, a former pastor, will share his memories from his time at Scranton. Susan... 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 »

Roof of Greenville Church Collapses

Upstate Church Haywood’s roof collapsed at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Aug. 17, according to lead pastor Wayne Bray. The cause is still unknown. On Saturday, a church member was loading PowerPoint slides in preparation for the Sunday morning... Continue Reading »

Wisdom Applied: God’s Wisdom for Life

Editor’s note: One of my (Jeff Robinson) ministry mentors once told me, “Theology and biblical truth does you no good if it doesn’t land on the ground.” This was a wise saying, one that a young seminary student and... 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 »