The Baptist Courier

Shiloh and other churches that have tackled the 1% Challenge are doing their part to combat a nationwide slide in Cooperative Program giving.... Continue Reading »

Practicing a religious belief in nearly one-third of the world"s countries is increasingly difficult due to government restrictions and public hostilities, according to new data from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.... Continue Reading »

By definition, the "Cooperative Program is Southern Baptists" unified plan of giving through which cooperating Southern Baptist churches give a percentage of their undesignated receipts in support of their respective state convention and the Southern Baptist Convention missions and... Continue Reading »

He reached out to both Coca-Cola and Vitamin Water with his thoughts about the billboard, calling on them to take action and remove it.... Continue Reading »

Reedy Fork Baptist Church, Greenville, which for a short time claimed R.G. Lee as pastor, will celebrate its 140th anniversary on May 20.... Continue Reading »

Suddenly one the world's most famous low-tech devices has gained renewed publicity. The Etch A Sketch. It came about as an off-the-cuff comment from Mitt Romney strategist Eric Fehrnstrom. In March he was asked about the candidate's?politics now versus... Continue Reading »

A prominent seminary president had the rare opportunity to engage a former president on his beliefs surrounding the importance and interpretation of the Bible. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., interviewed Jimmy Carter on... Continue Reading »

SEAN GOSNELL joined the staff of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Spartanburg, as youth and children’s minister. He grew up in the Mount Zion community and has served as youth minister in several Upstate churches. He and his wife Tami... Continue Reading »

Four South Carolinians will be part an expansive slate of speakers at the 2012 Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions.... Continue Reading »

Holly Springs Baptist Church, Inman, honored Jannings Dill, left, with the title of deacon emeritus on Jan. 29 for more than 50 years of service as a deacon. Presenting a plaque of appreciation to Dill is Holly Springs pastor... Continue Reading »

Just a few weeks ago, I received a phone call from a Greenville City Detective asking me to describe my ring that was stolen. After giving great detail, I was excited when he said, ?Rev. Atkins, we have found... Continue Reading »

As Wanda Lee, executive director-treasurer of National Woman's Missionary Union, prepared to pray for next year's South Carolina WMU executive board members, she said, 'the strength of South Carolina WMU sets the pace for the rest of the nation.?... Continue Reading »