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Clayton Explains the Parables of Jesus in Fourth Book

In Kingdom Come: Kingdom Parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, longtime Tennessee pastor Ken Clayton offers an engaging, expository study of 18 parables that Jesus told. “Dr. Clayton guides the learner in exploring those kingdom parables that... Continue Reading »

Former Ridgecrest Staff to Hold May Reunion

Former summer staff of Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center in Black Mountain, N.C., will hold an alumni homecoming May 29–31. In 2020, Lifeway Christian Resources sold the conference center and its summer camps, but the location has remained one of... Continue Reading »

Newest Hunt Book Tells of Annie’s “Amazing Adventures”

Ask any longtime Southern Baptist, “Who was Annie Armstrong?” and you’ll likely hear about an amazing missions pioneer who launched a women’s society to help spread the gospel to her nation … and the nations. In her latest book,... Continue Reading »

Meet the New SCBaptist President

The Baptist Courier recently conducted a Q&A with the 2026 president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Ryan Pack, senior pastor of Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Irmo. Pack began his duties following the annual meeting in Columbia in... Continue Reading »

Daily Bible Reading Plan January-June 2026

This daily Bible reading plan is provided courtesy of Crossway. July to December will be found in our July 2026 issue. (Note: Bible reading plan goes through the New Testament twice.) Jan-June 2026 Bible study2  

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Left Behind But Not Left Alone: Hope for the Widow

Q&A With Becky, Alisa, Nan, and Teresa by MARY MARGARET FLOOK, Staff Writer Becky Kirby lost her husband in a car accident. Alisa Bridger lost her husband from unexpected cancer. Nan Stroud’s husband battled ongoing health issues and caught... Continue Reading »

2025 SCBC Resolutions Committee Report

For the full 2025 South Carolina Baptist Convention Resolutions Committee Report, see link below: 2025 SCBC Resolutions

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Messengers’ Majority Vote Favors the Sale of SCBMA’s Two Retirement Facilities

For more details about the history of the Martha Franks and Bethea retirement communities and a comprehensive story with details leading up to the decision, please read our previous article. On Nov. 11, 2025, during the 205th annual SCBaptist... Continue Reading »

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 »