The Baptist Courier

King Josiah had done some good. He restored the temple and removed idols from the land, and then foolishly got himself killed in a way God told him not to get in. He's dead, and King Jehoiakim is ruling... Continue Reading »

On May 11, the town of Chester and surrounding areas experienced a storm that was described as the worst since Hurricane Hugo. Ninety-mile-per-hour winds toppled trees and scattered debris, blocking most streets around town.... Continue Reading »

The congregation of Kelleytown Church, Hartsville, recently recognized Betty Taylor, center, for 43 years as a teacher at the church’s kindergarten. Taylor has been on the teaching staff at Kelleytown’s kindergarten since it began in 1968. Pictured with Taylor... Continue Reading »

Carolina Faith Riders? ?Mission Under the Tent? stretched to a wider circle this year during Myrtle Beach Bike Week, May 15-21. CFR partnered with Waccamaw Association to minister not only to the spiritual needs of visiting motorcyclists, but also... Continue Reading »

As part of its expanding emphasis on church planting, the North American Mission Board is dedicating up to $15 million for financing new church plants across North America. The new church plant loan initiative was approved by NAMB's board... Continue Reading »

During two separate graduation ceremonies on May 20, 189 students were awarded with degrees from Southeastern Seminary and The College at Southeastern.... Continue Reading »

Tom Elliff, in his first trustee meeting as president of the International Mission Board, rolled out the beginning of the vision he believes ?God painted on my heart.? Trustees elected a new vice president during their May 20 meeting... Continue Reading »

In April, Edgewood Church in Walterboro worked with a public middle school across the street to offer a two-hour weekly School Time Bible Education (STBE) class for 6th-graders at the church.... Continue Reading »

Friends of Connie Maxwell Children's Home gathered May 12 at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive baseball club, for a ?Go to Bat for Children? fundraising and awareness-building event.... Continue Reading »

Halfway through my year as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, two learnings bubble to the top of many. One, we are an incredibly diverse lot. Two, we are more resistant to change than I ever imagined.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has joined other religious leaders in urging the Major League Baseball players union to support a ban on tobacco use at games.... Continue Reading »

On May 10, the South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force met in Columbia for the fifth time, not counting two to three regional meetings. All of us had been praying daily for a breakthrough, and what occurred that... Continue Reading »