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‘The Best Heroes’ to benefit Connie Maxwell Ministries

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 »

Special-needs son’s struggles, triumph chronicled in ‘Why Are You Crying, Daddy?’

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 »

Courier receives 7 awards from S.C. Press Association

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 »

Letter: More Grace and Humility Needed

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 Baptists dedicate new sanctuary

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 »

Washington Baptist observes 200th anniversary in March

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 »

Luis Palau, Hispanic evangelist, dies at 86

Luis Palau, 86, a Christian evangelist described by some as “the Latino Billy Graham,” died March 11 at his Portland, Ore., home. In January 2018, he was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. Over the past half century, the Luis... Continue Reading »

Tennessee Baptists preparing for high-impact Crossover

Tennessee Baptists are preparing for Crossover, an annual evangelistic event that takes place in the city where the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting is held. This year’s meeting will be June 13-16 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference... Continue Reading »

SWBTS, Baylor win court settlement

A settlement in a lawsuit filed by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Baylor University returns control of the Harold E. Riley Foundation to the schools. The Riley Foundation was founded by the late Harold E. Riley after his death... Continue Reading »

Emory explores Lamentations’ themes of grief and glory

For Pastor Danny Emory, the book of Lamentations is “God’s handbook on grief.” His new book, “Grief and Glory in Lamentations,” flows from “the writings of a simple pastor/teacher who has experienced grief on many occasions and has attempted... Continue Reading »

DeFoor retires after 34 years at St. Andrews Baptist

Fred DeFoor will retire from St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia on March 7 after serving for 34 years as associate pastor and minister of music. A native of Greenville, he is a graduate of Furman University and Southern... Continue Reading »

Litton and Adams enter four-way race for SBC presidency

A four-way race is shaping up for the election of president during the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville this June. In January, Alabama pastor Ed Litton and Northwest Baptist Convention Executive Director-Treasurer Randy Adams... Continue Reading »