The Baptist Courier

SBC president Fred Luter has named the members of the Committee on Resolutions for the June 11-12 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Houston.... Continue Reading »

The 4- and 5-year-olds at Oak Crest Baptist Church, Greenville, were inspired to raise $1,800 to pay for a community well in an impoverished part of the world after hearing the story of Makiah Kaitlyn King of Cairo, Ga.,... Continue Reading »

First Baptist North Spartanburg Church will host a Southeast regional missions mobilization forum May 3-4. The event is designed to help people who feel called to go to the mission field find agencies looking for people. MissionNext (www.MissionNext.org) is... Continue Reading »

Charles Judson Martin, 76, of Charleston, died Nov. 23, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Harold Dean Patton Sr., 78, formerly of Pacolet, died March 7, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.... Continue Reading »

Jack Cauley JACK CAULEY recently concluded 44 years of service with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home and retired as director of special services. Cauley was presented the 2013 Distinguished Service Award by the Palmetto Association of Children and Families at... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church in Dallas celebrated the grand opening of its $130-million, 500,000-square-foot campus in downtown Dallas on Easter Sunday.... Continue Reading »

Cindy Winters didn't set out to write a book. But as she journaled about her grief and pain after her husband Fred was killed in his Maryville, Ill., pulpit four years ago, she realized how healing the writing process... Continue Reading »

In Leviticus, we find the guide for holy living that was given to the nation of Israel. Instructions were given related to health and holiness, worship and sacrifice. Five kinds of offerings, which fulfilled two main purposes, were identified.... Continue Reading »

?Pass it on? is the title of this new unit of study based in 2 Timothy. Paul wrote this second pastoral epistle to Timothy while imprisoned in Rome (AD 63-64). He does so to encourage his young partner in... Continue Reading »

How often have you seen statistics related to our culture and behaviors that are wrong by biblical standards? Does it disturb you to note that often there is no difference between the behaviors and/or beliefs of Christians and non-Christians?... Continue Reading »

Almost everything worthwhile in life requires hard work. ?No pain, no gain? can be applied to just about every noble accomplishment. Success in our Christian walk and work demands that we grow strong in the Lord. We should be... Continue Reading »