The Baptist Courier

A Finding Families Adoption and Foster Care Conference in Columbia on Oct. 26 is open to anyone interested in helping his or her church be more active in serving the needs of foster children in South Carolina.... Continue Reading »

Do you remember what you were doing on Aug. 1 this year? For many Christians across the nation, it probably involved driving into town, waiting in a long line, and spending some of your money at your local Chick-fil-A.... Continue Reading »

A ministry begun 24 years ago to help meet the urgent needs of families in the Batesburg-Leesville community is still going strong today, thanks to the support of churches, business and individuals in the area.... Continue Reading »

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 »