The Baptist Courier

That trend line indicates that the number of people attending the yearly SBC meeting is going down for those under 39 years of age, while trending is up for those 40 and older.... Continue Reading »

An intoxicating mixture of innocence, beauty and spirit, Christiana was the most sought-after freshman at her Christian college.... Continue Reading »

Eerily thin, they hope to find relief from the worst famine to hit the Horn of Africa in 60 years.... Continue Reading »

They have a question about their finances and Grece is their man -- an IMB missionary working as an accountant.

Today Grece is in the office processing financial reports, sorting expense claims and punching numbers into a database, but tomorrow... Continue Reading »

The effort to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples will have an unprecedented effect on religious freedom.... Continue Reading »

EDITOR"S NOTE: From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission... Continue Reading »

The motor roars from the back of the boat as the vessel speeds along the Oras River, a body of water cutting through the island of Samar in the Philippines.... Continue Reading »

Although the offerings in most American churches have met or exceeded budget requirements in 2011, the economy is still having a negative impact on many local congregations.... Continue Reading »

The Obama administration announced Aug. 1 that insurance plans must cover without cost to women contraceptives that can cause abortions.... Continue Reading »

After seven months of work, the South Carolina Baptist Convention"s 35-member Great Commission Resurgence Task Force released its report Aug. 1 with 10 recommendations, proposing among other things, more money to the International Mission Board, a move toward a... Continue Reading »

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to establish a special envoy for the promotion of religious freedom in such countries as Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq and Pakistan.... Continue Reading »

The 190 or more people who regularly participate in Sunday morning worship at Eastlake Baptist Church know smaller-membership churches can make a big impact on their biblical "Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth" by partnering... Continue Reading »