The Baptist Courier

Over the past seven years, seven South Carolina Baptist pastors have taken their own lives. That stark statistic cast a shadow over the fall meeting of the SCBC Executive Board Oct. 9 at White Oak Conference Center.... Continue Reading »

Cedar Creek Baptist Church, Nichols, will hold its centennial celebration Oct. 28. Worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker J.C. Shelley, a former member of the church.... Continue Reading »

Meet the unaffiliated. An increasing number of Americans identify with no church, denomination, or religious tradition, and this development represents a truly significant shift in the nation's pattern of belief. America's religious landscape is changing, and the contours of... Continue Reading »

It's not a scene common to medical teaching facilities, but Anderson University nursing students, faculty and administrators gathered for a special service to honor the lives of the first four individuals who donated their bodies for scientific research.... Continue Reading »

The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, meeting Oct. 9 at White Oak Conference Center near Winnsboro, approved a $28.6 million state convention operating budget for 2013.... Continue Reading »

'this is probably the most important event taking place tonight in America,? said Mike Hamlet, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, North Spartanburg. 'truth for a New Generation? was the first national apologetics conference sponsored by North Greenville University... Continue Reading »

Three times more Protestant pastors plan to vote for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election, and Romney's Mormon beliefs are a factor for only a small number of pastors, according to a new survey.... Continue Reading »

Jesus had been arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. The arresting officers had bound Him and taken Him to Annas, the former high priest, and father-in-law to Caiaphas, the current high priest. The Jewish leaders knew they could not... Continue Reading »

A Pastors? Wives Appreciation Dinner to be held Nov. 13 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in Greenville will mark the launch of a new SCBC ministry.... Continue Reading »

?Amazing Wonders: Encountering God's Awesome Power? (LifeWay Christian Resource's theme for Vacation Bible School 2012) has become a reality for Victory Baptist Church in Walker, La. The church was birthed amid the devastation and rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina, which... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board is providing a one-time deposit of $1,200 into the retirement accounts of Southern Baptist church planters who have joined its Send North America Support Network. NAMB will provide a one-time contribution to planters who... Continue Reading »

?I?m trusting God with my situation,? a Christian in the midst of suffering may say. ?Amen!? another may respond. ?Aren't you worried at all?? a third person may ask. ?Well, sort of,? the first person may answer. ?I wish... Continue Reading »