The Baptist Courier

When you think of the word holy, what thought comes to mind? Most think of God, the Bible, and perhaps a godly person who helped shape their faith. But do you think of yourself as holy? Many believers run... Continue Reading »

If you travel by road the 1,780 miles from Spartanburg, S.C., to Cape Breton Island, located at the northeastern tip of Nova Scotia, it will take two and a half days of ?pretty good driving,? according to Keith Davis.... Continue Reading »

October is Parson's Pantry month for the Gaffney-based ministry, and so its director, Ron Jackson, is taking a hike ? a long one.... Continue Reading »

More than 10,000 congregations, including many Baptist churches in South Carolina, have committed to active participation in National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 16.... Continue Reading »

As hordes of bikers attend the world's largest motorcycle rally in the small town of Sturgis, S.D., churches of the Dakota Baptist Convention partner with Southern Baptists from across the United States to spread the gospel.... Continue Reading »

On July 29, Bethel Baptist Church in Monetta honored Maurice Smith as pastor emeritus in appreciation for his leadership and service as pastor of Bethel for eight years.... Continue Reading »

Five graduate students from North Greenville University were among 21 volunteers who traveled to Venezuela July 20-28 on a mission trip. The 21 volunteers from South Carolina and Georgia joined more than 100 Venezuelan volunteers in Los Valles del... Continue Reading »

?We lit the flame and lit up the world.? Doug Shaw had to smile a little when London 2012 chairman Lord Coe closed the Olympics with those words Aug. 12. Because Shaw's hoping that's exactly what happened.... Continue Reading »

James Lerlin Dow, 70, of Pickens, died May 16, 2012.... Continue Reading »

The Acevedos didn't meet through conventional means and don't lead conventional lives. ?We met online,? Mariana Acevedo said of herself and Al, her husband of three years. It's that digital savvy that brought the couple to the North American... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University, along with Alex McFarland, will host 'truth for a New Generation 2012,? a conference on apologetics and Christian worldview, Sept. 28-29 at First Baptist Church, North Spartanburg.... Continue Reading »

Kirk Carlisle KIRK CARLISLE began serving Aug. 1 as pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, Laurens. He formerly served nine years as pastor of Clarendon Baptist Church, Alcolu. Carlisle is a 2004 master-of-divinity graduate of Southeastern Seminary. He and... Continue Reading »