The Baptist Courier

Following a prayer by North American Mission Board evangelism vice president Larry Wynn, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief drivers Larry Kirkland and K. Ray Helms fired up NAMB"s two 18-wheelers and departed Wednesday (Aug. 29) for Mobile, Ala.... Continue Reading »

On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are in place to help Louisiana rebound from Hurricane Isaac"s damage, heavy in some areas.... Continue Reading »

Muslim clerics and scholars -- including representatives of radical groups -- have voiced support for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy.... Continue Reading »

Six weeks of severe, ongoing flooding has claimed 52 lives and displaced almost 400,000 people in Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa that already was in the throes of a major food shortage.... Continue Reading »

Born and raised in Laurens, 20-year-old Ali Rogers is a self-proclaimed hometown girl who loves that she gets to represent Laurens on a statewide scale. But she says the most exciting opportunity the title of Miss South Carolina has... Continue Reading »

There were no movie directors in sight, and only the usual lights and cameras, but there was plenty of ?Action!? at White Oak Conference Center Aug. 3-4. The center was the scene of the 2012 Church Weekday Education workshop.... Continue Reading »

B&H Publishing Group will launch a new children's division this fall called B&H Kids. B&H Kids will print biblically based books and products for children, pre-teens and youth, including picture books, fiction titles, full-text Bibles and study Bibles.... Continue Reading »

Many people today do not want to accept responsibility because it requires commitment, dedication and time. It takes a strong, courageous person to step up and accept responsibility.... Continue Reading »

Florence Josephine ?Jo? Rice McGee, 81, of Spartanburg, who served alongside her husband throughout 43 years of pastoral ministry, died June 3, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Grace Hinson Watson, 80, of Lyman, died Aug. 4, 2012, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.... Continue Reading »

Research has shown that individuals and families suffering with substance-use disorders frequently turn to their church family for help. Too often, however, church leaders don't feel prepared to assist these individuals and families, and don't know the resources available... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University hosted more than 3,600 teens this summer in cooperation with LifeWay's M-Fuge camps. M-Fuge combines the experience of a mission trip with the format of summer camp. Students in 7th-12th grades worked in the Charleston area... Continue Reading »