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Mom & Me books - feature story

‘Mom & Me’ books are a family affair

Tammy Batson and her daughter, Tara Batson Davis, have released their first three children’s books in a series called “Mom & Me” (Courier Publishing, 2014). The three books, subtitled “Family Reunion,” “At the Beach” and “Storms,” are the realization... Continue Reading »

Kimberly Chastain releases new book

Kimberly Chastain, a marriage and family therapist and a member of Pickens First Baptist Church, has published a new e-book, “ABCs of God’s Character.” The book is designed to help parents teach their children about the characteristics of God.... Continue Reading »

Rocky River pastor Bobby Jones celebrates 50 years in ministry

Bobby Jones, pastor of Rocky River Baptist Church, Iva, celebrated 50 years of ministry on Dec. 13. He was ordained Dec. 13, 1964, by Friendship Baptist Church, Abbeville, and the late Bill Ellison served as moderator of the ordination... Continue Reading »

Have you been blessed by giving to someone else?

Courier editor Rudy Gray tells the story of when he was a youth director at his home church and took a group of kids out for an evening of miniature golf and hamburgers at McDonalds. Even though he’d told... Continue Reading »

Cartoonist Joe McKeever shares some Christmas humor

Holston Creek Bethlehem Walk

‘Bethlehem Walk’ in Inman features costumed actors, elaborate sets

Holston Creek Baptist Church in Inman will hold a “Bethlehem Walk” Dec. 12-14 featuring more than 150 actors and elaborately constructed outdoor scenes. The event is free and runs from 6:00 to 9:30 each night. “Bethlehem Walk” is just... Continue Reading »

J. Dow Welsh

Holland Avenue Baptist Church calls J. Dow Welsh as pastor

Holland Avenue Baptist Church in Cayce recently called Augusta native J. Dow Welsh as pastor. He is the sixth full-time pastor in the history of the church. A graduate of Clemson University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Welsh comes... Continue Reading »

Frances Yon and Lonnie Shull

Frances H. Yon receives Baptist Foundation award

Frances Hester Yon of Wagener was awarded the 2014 Dr. Lonnie H. Shull Jr. Legacy Award by the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina at the Foundation’s Partner in Ministry events held at the South Carolina Baptist Convention in Columbia... Continue Reading »

Leesville FBC homecoming - former pastor Joe Reed

Leesville First Baptist Church celebrates homecoming, revival

First Baptist Church of Leesville celebrated homecoming on Oct. 12. The church’s first pastor, who was ordained 71 years ago, along with one of his members who has preached for 66 years, addressed the congregation. John O. Reed Jr.,... Continue Reading »

Shannon Long

Shannon Long celebrates 50th anniversary in the ministry

Whitmire First Baptist Church honored pastor J. Shannon Long for his 50th year in the ministry, as members of the congregation, friends and family joined together for a special “golden anniversary” worship and celebration service Nov. 9. Long’s ministry... Continue Reading »

Thanksgiving dinner

Courier readers share Thanksgiving anecdotes

From sumptuous meals of turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce to spirited backyard touch-football games, thousands of South Carolinians will gather Nov. 27 for their annual Thanksgiving Day family festivities. Three of our readers recently told us their Thanksgiving stories.... Continue Reading »

Cherokee Springs Baptist Church

Cherokee Springs Baptist honors local fire department

The congregation of Cherokee Springs Baptist Church, Spartanburg, voted to name the second Sunday in November as “Cherokee Springs Fire Department Day.”

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