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Obituary: Riley W. Eubank Jr.

Riley W. Eubank Jr., 91, of Austin, Texas, died June 13, 2016. A graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he served churches in Texas and Oklahoma, and later supervised chaplaincies at the Baptist medical centers in Columbia and Easley.... Continue Reading »

SCBC welcomes resolutions and Christian service award nominations

Resolutions to be considered during this year’s annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention Nov. 15-16 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Columbia are due Oct. 15. Submissions should include the name, address, and email (if available) of... Continue Reading »

Christian leader Thomas Haggai to speak at Courier event

Thomas Haggai, a renowned motivational speaker, former Southern Baptist pastor and a business executive, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Friends of The Courier banquet, to be held Sept. 15 at the Poinsett Club in Greenville. The... Continue Reading »

Bethany Baptist Church licenses Jim Broad to the ministry

Bethany Baptist Church, Orangeburg, licensed Jim Broad (third from right) to the ministry on July 3. Presenting the certificate of license is pastor Steve Scott (second from left), along with deacon chairman Art Smith (far left) and deacon Charlie... Continue Reading »

S.C. college presidents oppose Calif. bill that would threaten religious freedom on campus

Two Baptist university presidents in South Carolina were among scores of college and seminary presidents and religious leaders who signed a letter opposing a California bill that would undercut religious liberty at faith-based colleges. Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson... Continue Reading »

36 children attend music camp at Edgefield FBC

Edgefield First Baptist Church held a summer music camp Aug. 2-4, where approximately 36 children ages 4-10 learned to play hand chimes and studied the basics of rhythm and reading music. Travis Brian, pastor of music and worship, said... Continue Reading »

Northside Memorial calls Neal Sweet as senior pastor

Northside Memorial Baptist Church, Sumter, has called Neal Sweet as senior pastor. He previously served as senior pastor at Home Branch Baptist Church near Manning. Sweet and his wife, Jessica, have three children: Tripp, Logan, and Anna Grace. He... Continue Reading »

Mount Carmel recognized for 10 years as Operation Christmas Child relay center

Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Easley, was recently recognized by Operation Christmas Child for serving 10 years as a relay center. The relay has collected more than 50,000 shoeboxes from Pickens and Easley area churches. Pictured, from left, are John... Continue Reading »

Inman Mills honors longtime pastor Jack Hames

The congregation of Inman Mills Baptist Church, Inman, honored pastor Jack Hames and his wife, Dottie, on May 8 for 60 years in the ministry. Prior to his pastorate at Inman Mills, Hames served churches in North and South... Continue Reading »

Perry Noble removed as NewSpring pastor; ‘unfortunate choices,’ alcohol use cited

Perry Noble, who started NewSpring Church in Anderson nearly 20 years ago, is no longer its senior pastor, multiple news sources are reporting. Early in Sunday’s 9:15 a.m. service, executive pastor Shane Duffey announced that Noble had been removed... Continue Reading »

Catoe honored for 63 years of service to her church

Center Grove Baptist Church in Moriah Baptist Association honored Billie Jean Catoe June 23 for 63 years of service in music ministry. Speakers recalled highlights of Catoe’s service as a pianist and organist, and her daughters joined a church... Continue Reading »

Worldview: Six Literal Days for Creation?

Did God create the world in six literal 24-hour days? Our answer is, yes! Pete Wilbanks, Professor of Christian Studies, supports the answer from an analysis of the Biblical text. Ronald Marks, Professor of Chemistry, then answers from the... Continue Reading »