The Baptist Courier

We see more false teaching springing up, even by way of people going door to door. We should not shut these people out, but instead love them and hear what they have to say ? and then ask if... Continue Reading »

Since I was 16 years old, I have been nurtured by Southern Baptists. After 55 years as a pastor and preacher, I am now sort of mature. Churches have been good to my family and me. I must say... Continue Reading »

Introduced to South Carolina Baptists in 2006 by First Church in Charleston and the Charleston Association, the annual observance of 'say Something Nice Sunday? is set for June 5.... Continue Reading »

Wade Hampton Hale, 95, of Greenville, a retired religion instructor and BSU director, died Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011.... Continue Reading »

As pastor Allen Murphy stood beneath a giant gash in the roof of Mamre Church, the sunny blue sky was visible to his larger-than-usual Alabama congregation. A soft May breeze ? so different from the tornado winds four days... Continue Reading »

50,000 participate in 6-hour ‘Secret Church’ On Good Friday, more than 50,000 people across the world participated in Secret Church, six intensive hours of biblical teaching and prayer for the persecuted church led by author and pastor David Platt... Continue Reading »

Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, unveiled a new online ?Church Planter Candidate Assessment? (CPCA) during the Exponential Conference, a church-planting seminar in Orlando, Fla. Almost 100 church-planting leaders attended a separate breakout session on assessment.... Continue Reading »

A South Carolina-based couple recently launched a groundbreaking missionary project in India. Fred and Madeleine van Klingeren, founders of Building Hope Together Ministries (BHTM), hosted several religious conferences in January and February in northeast India designed to jumpstart an... Continue Reading »

Kathryn Nicole McCullough, a senior at Spartanburg Christian Academy (a private school operated by First Church, North Spartanburg), has been awarded a regional college scholarship by the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools.... Continue Reading »

About 150 volunteers from Greenwood and across the state were honored recently by Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance.... Continue Reading »

Dave Bult Jr. DAVE BULT JR. began duties as pastor of Kingsburg Church, Johnsonville, on March 13. A native of Mullins, he previously served as associate pastor of Blessed Hope Church, Marion, for 13 years, and was athletic director... Continue Reading »

Andersonville Church, Anderson, celebrated Pastor Appreciation Day on April 10 to honor pastor Bruce Evans and his wife Norma Jean for 20 years of service to the church and community. The event, which featured special music and speakers who... Continue Reading »