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Dave Dupree is the new minister of worship and senior adults at Washington Baptist Church in Greer. He and his wife, Donna, are from Arlington, Texas, where he has served Fielder Baptist Church for five years. Earlier, Dupree was... Continue Reading »
The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting will move to the Music City Center in downtown Nashville June 15-16, the SBC Executive Committee has announced. According to Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, the shift... Continue Reading »
This year’s National Conference on Preaching will convene immediately after the Southern Baptist Convention adjourns June 16 in Nashville, making it convenient for pastors and church leaders to attend both events. The annual preaching conference — offered annually since... Continue Reading »
T. Walter Brashier, 86, of Travelers Rest, a longtime financial supporter of North Greenville University and other institutions of higher education, died March 24, 2021. NGU’s graduate school is named in his honor. He also created several scholarships at... Continue Reading »
Jo Ellen Rouda O’Shields, 88, of Greer, wife of longtime pastor and retired director of missions Alvin B. O’Shields, died April 12, 2021. A native of Greenville, she earned an associate degree from North Greenville University. She later served... Continue Reading »
Larry Eldridge Roberts, 86, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, Laurens, died March 16, 2021. Born in Kingsport, Tenn., he was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired minister, having served churches in both North... Continue Reading »
Doug Kauffmann, retired pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church, has released an illustrated children’s book based on a cherished memory of a magnificent frigid day he spent with his father at Yankee Stadium in December 1962. “The Best Heroes”... Continue Reading »
It’s not unusual for nervous parents to count a newborn’s fingers and toes to make sure their child is normal. But what is normal? What happens when there aren’t ten fingers and ten toes? Is every life precious, or... Continue Reading »
The Baptist Courier received seven awards from the South Carolina Press Association, recognizing work published by the South Carolina Baptist news magazine in 2020. The magazine won first-place awards in the SCPA’s Associate and Individual Division in three categories:... Continue Reading »
Once again, I found myself sitting in worship privately grieving that the pastor of the church would give his forced resignation at the end of the service. Please, God, not again! While the secular world “fires” people, I do... Continue Reading »
Wassamassaw Baptist Church’s celebration of its 236th homecoming on Nov. 1 included the dedication of a new worship center. Tom Tucker, a native of Moncks Corner, delivered the message for the dedication. His father served as pastor at Wassamassaw... Continue Reading »
As Washington Baptist Church at Ware Place, in southern Greenville County, celebrated God’s blessings during its 200-year history in March, a decade-by-decade recap of the church’s history has intrigued members. According to minutes, the church was organized as an... Continue Reading »
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