The Baptist Courier

Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church in North Augusta observed its 250th anniversary in October, capped by a celebration service on Oct. 21.... Continue Reading »

A special homecoming service was held Oct. 14 to celebrate the 225th anniversary of Whitmire First Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

Paul R. Becker, a pastor who served several churches in the Columbia and Camden areas, died Oct. 21, 2012, at his home in Louisville, Ky.... 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 »

Please share briefly about your faith journey. From the time I was a small boy, my mother and dad took me to church. My mother’s love for Jesus was contagious. She remains to this day the greatest encourager I... Continue Reading »

Please share briefly about your faith journey. My faith journey began at Clifton First Baptist Church, Spartanburg. I had been going to the church for years, was a part of the youth group, and also singing in the choir... Continue Reading »

Arkansas voters, by a narrow 51 percent majority, defeated a ballot measure on Election Day that would have made their state the first in the South to legalize medical marijuana.... 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 »