The Baptist Courier

Ralph Carter is clear about what he would like to see as he begins serving as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention: churches setting aside competitiveness and uniting to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ.... Continue Reading »

The 192nd annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention is underway at the TD Convention Center in Greenville. Messengers approved a $28.6 million operating budget during Tuesday morning"s business session and will consider resolutions and bylaw changes during... Continue Reading »

Messengers at the 192nd annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention approved a slate of resolutions on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13, voicing their support for adoption, religious liberty and the nation of Israel, while decrying the infiltration of... Continue Reading »

Although the bottom line for the 2013 South Carolina Baptist Convention $28.6 million operating budget remains unchanged from 2012, the amount to be forwarded directly to the International Mission Board grew by nearly 46 percent.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers on Tuesday afternoon approved changes to the convention"s bylaws that will allow the SCBC"s universities and other institutions to have a greater say in the election of trustees to their governing boards.... Continue Reading »

With two months remaining in the fiscal year, Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches is running $351,626, or 1.48 percent, below budgeted needs for the year, according to information released by Pam Carroll, chief financial officer for... Continue Reading »

Paul M. Pridgen Jr., 85, of Chapin, a long-serving pastor in his hometown of Charleston, died Oct. 28, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University has named Gary Vance dean of the College of Adult and Professional Studies.... Continue Reading »

Next week, South Carolina Baptists will elect a new state convention president. As the Courier went to press, we knew of two Upstate pastors who would be nominated: Ralph Carter, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Taylors, and Ty... Continue Reading »

An election night that largely was bleak for social conservatives had a few bright spots, including one in Massachusetts, where voters narrowly rejected a measure that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide.... Continue Reading »

Although Mitt Romney lost his presidential bid, Christians should be prepared for higher Mormon visibility and credibility in America, an interfaith witness expert and a seminary professor told Baptist Press. “When Mormon missionaries knock on people’s doors, they will... Continue Reading »

Several lessons emerge in the immediate aftermath of the election and Christians should consider them carefully.... Continue Reading »