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Obituary: Dewitt Clyde

Robert Dewitt Clyde, 93, of Gaffney, died Aug. 26, 2022. Born in Greenville, he was a retired minister who previously served as pastor of Baptist churches in Kentucky and South Carolina, including Philadelphia, Pauline; New Prospect, Inman; and New... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Felton Cox

Felton Cox, 97, of Greenville, died Aug. 16, 2022. A native of Greenville, he served in the Army Medical Corp in New Guinea during World War II. He was called into the ministry at age 35 and attended North... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Mark Jeffcoat

Mark R. Jeffcoat, 71, of Lexington, died Sept. 9, 2022. Born in Columbia, he was the son of church planters who built multiple South Carolina Baptist churches with their own hands. He was ordained by Hermitage Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Betty Turner Mears

Betty Turner Mears, 87, of Florence, and wife of longtime South Carolina Baptist pastor and former Baptist Courier trustee Ted Mears, died Aug. 30, 2022. A native of Columbia, she attended Winthrop College and the University of South Carolina.... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ted Robertson Sr.

James Theodore “Ted” Robertson Sr., 92, of Denmark, died Sept. 8, 2022. A native of Barnwell, he attended Furman University and the College of Charleston, and was a graduate of California State University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He... Continue Reading »

Courier Tours Invites You to ‘A Charleston Christmas’

Response Deadline: November 10 Join Courier Tours Dec. 5-7 as Charleston rings in the Christmas holidays with a charm all its own. Adorned with twinkling lights, shiny red bows, candles, garlands and holly, the Holy City dons all its... Continue Reading »

SCBC Bylaws Committee to invoke emergency provision

The Bylaws Committee moves to waive the normal bylaws amendment process requirements and amend a very small section of the bylaws at the 2022 annual meeting using the emergency provision spelled out in Bylaws Part 1, Article XII, Section... Continue Reading »

Blaze destroys sanctuary of Columbia’s Greater Faith Church

The sanctuary of Greater Faith United Missionary Baptist Church, Columbia, was destroyed by an electrical fire July 31. Church members had met earlier for two services that Sunday before flames were reported around 2 p.m. The building was empty... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist chaplain inducted into Army Ranger hall of fame

As he held the remote for the Claymore mine, Pat Hash started to grow concerned. The target had not arrived on schedule, and the ambush could be impacted by the delay. Thankfully, however, this was a training exercise for... Continue Reading »

Longtime Upstate pastor Jerry White retires

Jerry White has retired from the pastorate after 50 years and three months of preaching and pastoral ministry. He has pastored several churches in the Upstate and served as a professor at Fruitland Baptist Bible College. He also served... Continue Reading »

Columbia Metro Association calls Jamie Rogers as exec. director

Jamie Rogers has begun duties as the new executive director of the Columbia Metro Baptist Association. Pastors and lay leaders of CMBA churches affirmed Rogers during a special called meeting in July held at St. Andrews Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »

God melts a pastor’s heart for Muslims in ‘Engaging Nineveh’

Driving home after a week of course work at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Josh Phillips was crying. He usually kept his emotions in check, but on this day tears streamed down his face. He wept because God had suddenly... Continue Reading »