The Baptist Courier

Polls are showing that young adults in America are increasingly favoring same-sex marriage, and more likely to favor legalizing same-sex marriage compared to older generations of Americans.... Continue Reading »

With an eye toward possible adoption of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report at the upcoming annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the convention's Executive Board approved two versions of the 2012 SCBC budget and reviewed... Continue Reading »

While the chairman of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Executive Board says there are portions of the GCR task force report he does not endorse, he nevertheless hopes South Carolina Baptists can come together to ?honor the Scriptures that... Continue Reading »

David Little, associational missionary for Lakelands Association, is the second announced nominee for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

For much of his 92 years, Billy Graham has had one main title: evangelist. But in a new memoir set in the twilight of his remarkable life, Graham reveals a lesser-known side of himself: a grieving and ailing widower... 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 task force appointed to study the prospect of changing the Southern Baptist Convention"s name held its first meeting Oct. 26 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.... Continue Reading »

Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Greer, celebrated its 175th anniversary Oct. 2.... Continue Reading »

Following the terror attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, the area where the World Trade Center towers stood became known as Ground Zero. Recovery efforts began immediately, and countless first responders and volunteers combed through the... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Christian Leadership Building Oct. 14.... Continue Reading »

The men and women who serve on our state convention's Great Commission Resurgence Task Force have done a tremendous job of putting together a workable plan to help South Carolina Baptists become more intentional about penetrating our spiritually dark... Continue Reading »

Jerry Sosebee has been named associate director of the church health and Cooperative Program group at the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »