The Baptist Courier

The LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center is being offered for $1 to the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, according to both LifeWay and state convention leaders.... Continue Reading »

In August hundreds of freshmen will converge on the Charleston Southern University campus, bringing mountains of belongings and years of information, opinions, experiences and ideas about life. However, there will be a common thread among them ? a summer... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University faculty, students, alumni and benefactors gathered April 26 to celebrate the completion of two facilities designed to further enhance the school's ?Christ-centered environment.?... Continue Reading »

Long before he became IMB president, Tom Elliff dreamed of a new kind of missionary ? Southern Baptist business leaders who leverage their resources, global connections and growth strategies to help fulfill the Great Commission. That dream, which Elliff... Continue Reading »

Sometimes it's tough to concentrate during the Lord's Supper. Our minds tend to multi-task or even to zone-out when we sit in silence, during our safe, predictable observances of this ordinance. At the Lord's Supper (the real, actual one),... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions through the Cooperative Program are running above budgeted goals for both the South Carolina Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Furman University football standout Kadarron Anderson, who grew up at Connie Maxwell Children's Home in Greenwood, recently signed a contract with the NFL's New Orleans Saints.... Continue Reading »

Jesus is being taken to the hill where He will be crucified. Completely undeserving of death, He is to be executed along with two others. Jesus has been sentenced to death unjustly. He has committed no punishable offense. Further,... Continue Reading »

Bethani Thomas opened the gate so her mom could pull their car into the guesthouse driveway. Suddenly, she realized that a gun was pointed at her head. Her mom, International Mission Board missionary Karen Thomas, screamed from the driver's... Continue Reading »

Paul W. Noe PAUL W. NOE was called as pastor of Standing Springs Baptist Church, Simpsonville, on March 18. He previously served as pastor of Sweetwater Baptist Church, North Augusta, and in Gaffney, as well as churches in North... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University students will cover the globe this summer as mission and outreach teams prepare to serve in more than 30 countries and six continents.... Continue Reading »

Bullying is growing worse at every level. It is present in homes, schools, playgrounds, sports venues and workplaces. It assaults us on television and over radio. How can the church respond to the growing menace? The Bible gives ample... Continue Reading »