The Baptist Courier

In July a bipartisan group of 40 House members delivered a letter to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee lamenting the fact that abstinence-only sex education programs have lost federal support.... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board is launching its first Send North America city emphasis -- Send North America: New York City -- Sept. 30.... Continue Reading »

Pastored for the last 15 years by Danny Wood, Shades Mountain Baptist is spearheading New York City area church planting under NAMB"s Send North America initiative.... Continue Reading »

Calling on the voices of women who have experienced firsthand the ongoing population-control efforts inside China, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on global health and human rights sought to spotlight and help bring to an end the human... Continue Reading »

Sponsored by ADF, a Christian legal organization that defends religious freedom around the United States and the world, the app allows users to stay up-to-date on the latest news regarding the defense of religious liberty, the sanctify of life... Continue Reading »

From the start, Jesus met human needs. Throughout Luke chapters 4 and 5, he healed many people, preached and called disciples.... Continue Reading »

Like many other churches across South Carolina, Taylors First Church held a special worship service on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 to remember those who died on that date in 2001 and to honor local military service members and... Continue Reading »

Most American Bible readers prefer word-for-word translations of the original Greek and Hebrew over thought-for-thought translations, saying they value accuracy over readability, according to a new LifeWay Research study.... Continue Reading »

?Move that bus!? These words are familiar to the many fans of ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition. For more than eight seasons, this television show has helped deserving people tear down a dangerous and dilapidated home so that a... Continue Reading »

Terry E. Pleasant, pastor of Little Mountain Church, Wellford, will be nominated as first vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the SCBC annual meeting in November.... Continue Reading »

A LifeWay Research study conducted in August 2011 found that three out of four Bible readers in America say they prefer a literal translation of Scripture even if some of the words or concepts do not fit easily into... Continue Reading »

A majority of pastors with denominational affiliation believe it is vital to be part of a denomination, but a majority also believe that the importance of identifying with a denomination will diminish over the next 10 years. That is... Continue Reading »