The Baptist Courier

Now it seems many of them are giving up the Christian label, and those cultural or nominal Christians are becoming "nones," people with no religious label.... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church of Cayce will celebrate its 100th anniversary Oct. 21 with a special worship service beginning at 10:30 a.m.... Continue Reading »

For the second time in three months, Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches has dipped below budgeted needs for the year. Through September, giving fell 2.2 percent below budget projections for the year, according to information released... Continue Reading »

The United States must ration health care for the elderly through the use of "death panels," a former Obama administration adviser is saying, but other experts disagree.... Continue Reading »

Recommendations of this committee must be approved by vote at the 2012 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. If approved, terms begin Jan. 1, 2013. Dusty Bradshaw, pastor at Hillcrest Baptist Church, North Charleston, is chairman.... Continue Reading »

Christian hip-hop artists TobyMac and Lecrae are turning heads in the music industry and seeking to parlay the success of their latest albums into impact on the culture at large.... Continue Reading »

Poverty is extreme in the slums of Delhi, India ? the eighth-largest city in the world ? but Southern Baptists are making a life-changing difference for 90 children and their families through the World Hunger Fund.... Continue Reading »

A new national survey reveals widespread support for abstinence education across the political spectrum, with nearly 8 in 10 Democratic parents with school-aged children voicing their approval.... Continue Reading »

This is the final report of the 2012 Committee on Committees. If approved by messengers to the 2012 annual meeting, members will begin serving Jan. 1, 2013. Tim McKnight, pastor at Lakeview Baptist Church, Hartsville, is chairman.... Continue Reading »

ROBERT WINTER has joined the staff of Impact Ministries in Myrtle Beach as a resort missionary. He previously served for 18 years as minister of youth, recreation and missions at Northside Baptist Church in Tifton, Ga. Prior to that,... Continue Reading »

The Anderson student body sat in rapt attention during Rick Warren's sermon during chapel services on Oct. 3, but, afterward, the front of the auditorium was chaotic as students and Warren hugged, laughed and posed for hundreds of pictures... Continue Reading »

Authorities in Turkmenistan continue to crack down on religious freedom, violently raiding a Baptist church, beating an elderly woman and fining 11 Baptists for unregistered religious worship, according to Forum 18, a Norway-based religious freedom monitor.... Continue Reading »