The Baptist Courier

Ralph Carter, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Taylors, and chairman of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, was invited by South Carolina Baptist Convention Executive Board chairman Keith Davis to address the board on Tuesday morning during its... Continue Reading »

Aiken Baptist Association messengers have adopted a statement that expresses non-support for the report of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Great Commission Resurgence Task Force ?as it is being presented? at the upcoming SCBC annual meeting. An accompanying statement... Continue Reading »

The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, meeting Oct. 10-11 at White Oak Conference Center, elected Lee Clamp to the position of director of the SCBC's evangelism group. Clamp serves as missional pastor of First Baptist Church,... Continue Reading »

A church in Santo Domingo may be the first congregation in the Dominican Republic with a chime choir, thanks to the missions efforts of musicians from a South Carolina church.... Continue Reading »

Waccamaw Association's ?ZOWIE!?, a WMU event focusing on state missions for children in grades 1 through 6, was held Sept. 10 at North Conway Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

The children of Union Church, Marion, recently collected money and supplies for schools in their community during Vacation Bible School. During a special service on Oct. 2, the church presented a check and school supplies to the principals at... Continue Reading »

BARRY EPPS was called as pastor of Dry Creek Church, Ward, on Sept. 25. He previously served churches in the Columbia and Lexington areas. Epps and his wife Diane have two grown children and one grandchild.   NANCY BRINK... Continue Reading »

When East Franklin, Ala., resident Bobby Parker emerged from what was left of his home after a deadly EF5 tornado tore it to pieces, he had no idea that nearly four months later he would be standing in the... Continue Reading »

We were created to have a personal relationship with God. That relationship is broken due to sin. Sin is our rebellious removal of God from leadership in our lives and replacing him with ourselves.... Continue Reading »

You have a purpose. You were not accidentally conceived or recklessly abandoned. The Creator intentionally planned your role and strategically placed you in his story of redemption. And God is calling you to fulfill that purpose.... Continue Reading »

Sir Arthur Helps is recorded as asking, ?Was anything real ever gained without sacrifice of some kind?? After reflecting on that question, the answer appears to me to be ?no? ? sacrifice is crucial for obtaining important things in... Continue Reading »

What do today's young adults think of Christians? In research findings published in the book, ?Unchristian,? young adults (16-29 years old) indicated they viewed Christians as hypocritical, insensitive, anti-homosexual, sheltered, too political, and judgmental. Obviously, their opinion of Christians... Continue Reading »