The Baptist Courier

At age 10, Mallory Fernald may be small but her heart dreams big. Mallory listened intently as her pastor was reminding church members that thousands of Haitians are still homeless from the January 2010 earthquake. Many are forced to... Continue Reading »

More than 1,100 Christians from Hispanic, Indian, Cambodian, Brazilian, Burmese and Arabic congregations in South Carolina came together recently for a multiethnic conference in the Upstate. Under the banner of ?Go and Make Disciples,? the second Multiethnic Evangelism and... Continue Reading »

Mt. Bethel Church, Belton, held a 175th anniversary celebration May 15. The congregation was organized Feb. 13, 1836. The rural church is located five miles south of Belton on the Due West Highway.... Continue Reading »

Former Clemson University students who were members of Baptist Student Union between the late 1960s and early 1980s are being asked to take part in a BSU reunion on July 23.... Continue Reading »

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point levee along the Mississippi River May 2, the waters washed away as many as 100 homes and 133,000 acres of fertile farmland. It also flooded a small Southern... Continue Reading »

THOMAS C. MOORE will retire from full-time ministry on June 5 after more than 40 years of service. Moore previously served at Kittrell Church, Kittrell, N.C.; West Creek Church, Batesburg; Springfield First Church; and for the past 23 years... Continue Reading »

The 2011 spring tour of the South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen wasn't just a concert road trip ? it was a weeklong series of opportunities to share Christ in locations from North Carolina to the nation's capital.... Continue Reading »

Hiba* used to pore over the Quran, trying to sort out life's problems. Then she bumped into some Christians in her hometown a few years ago. She agonized for days about which was the real book, the Quran or... Continue Reading »

After last month’s tornadoes, Beaverdam Association’s mission center began filling up with diapers, baby food, formula, wipes, canned goods, deodorant, toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, shampoo and rubber storage containers. A local business made available a tractor-trailer and a driver. On... Continue Reading »

Siloam Church, Easley, will hold an Upstate Evangelism Conference Aug. 7-10. The event, which brings together noted preachers and teachers from across the Southern Baptist Convention, is also sponsored by cooperating churches in the area.... Continue Reading »

Egypt is a land that figures significantly in the story of God's plan for the future. Isaiah 19 foretells of a day when God's dealings with Egypt would literally change the world. Current events indicate that this ?day? is... Continue Reading »

Noah Hovey of New Prospect Church, Anderson, just completed his second year of Children's Bible Drill. He has memorized 50 Bible verses, 25 each year, as well as learning to locate any Bible book in less than 10 seconds.... Continue Reading »