The Baptist Courier

The Courier is interesting and informative. In the Oct. 27 issue, about a page and a half is devoted to a very fine-print listing of all the churches in the SCBC showing what budget gift each church has (or... Continue Reading »

James A. Wright Jr. has been named vice president for finance and operations at Anderson University. Wright joins the university after a long tenure at the South Carolina Baptist Convention, where for more than three decades he oversaw the... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has named Lee Clamp as the new evangelism group director. Clamp will begin his duties Jan. 1.... Continue Reading »

On Oct. 7, Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, ignited a cultural wildfire when he introduced Texas Governor Rick Perry at the Values Voters Summit, a conservative political rally. As he described Perry as... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University is the new owner of the former Steak and Ale restaurant building in Greenville, appraised at $1.6 million.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist churches must comply with a state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation requirement that all employers enroll in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system beginning Jan. 1, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Hello, my name is Terry, and I?m a workaholic. I am celebrating five years of balanced living, but every day is still a struggle. Anyone who has been to a recovery group of any kind probably recognizes that opening... Continue Reading »

Kenneth M. Newton, 83, a retired pastor, died Oct. 12, 2011.... Continue Reading »

SCOTT VAUGHAN, former director of marketing for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was ordained to the ministry Oct. 23 at Lexington Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Turner delivered the charge. Vaughan served on the SCBC staff until 2003, when he... Continue Reading »

The WMU at Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church, Union, recently collected diapers and baby supplies as part of their mission project. Pictured are members Rozelle Bramlett, Emma Lee Fincher and Sharon Harris presenting the donated items to Amy Austin of... Continue Reading »

Though almost all pastors feel privileged to be in ministry, a majority also experience loneliness and discouragement. That is the finding of a new survey by LifeWay Research of 1,000 American Protestant pastors.... Continue Reading »

More than 100 South Carolina Baptists gathered at Trinity Baptist Church, Cayce, on Oct. 20 for ?Awaken ? A Day of Prayer.? Prayers were lifted for revival in South Carolina, in the South Carolina Baptist Convention and across the... Continue Reading »