The Baptist Courier

Positive news about the South Carolina Baptist Convention budget greeted SCBC Executive Board members who gathered April 11-12 at White Oak Conference Center for their spring meeting.... Continue Reading »

Some University of South Carolina students say the school should not award an honorary doctorate to Southern Baptist Convention president Bryant Wright because of his and the denomination's stance against homosexuality and ?gay marriage,? but Wright says he and... Continue Reading »

An ages-old Baptist church in Marion County burned to the ground April 9 after it was struck by lightning, but congregation members are determined to keep their spirits high.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists know that missions work takes many forms. While traditional missions is reaching the unchurched, within South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging (SCBMA), that also includes providing for our own in the later stages of life.... Continue Reading »

At their February board meeting, trustees for South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging approved the awarding of two new Mother's Day Offering fund recipients. The Mother's Day Offering, received by South Carolina Baptist churches annually, is designated to... Continue Reading »

It's a practice pastor Randy Crowe of Hull Church (in Hull, Ga.) doesn't like, but it often gives him comfort. Whenever asked to give the eulogy at a funeral, Crowe asks to see the Bible belonging to the deceased.... Continue Reading »

Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, will host listening sessions across the state in the coming months.... Continue Reading »

Three biblical phrases have guided Harriet and me through our years of marriage, parenting, a significant career change, and subsequent kingdom service. They are promises from God's Word that have given us hope and courage during a few of... Continue Reading »

Two major pro-life bills passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives have drawn praise from the South Carolina Baptist Convention's public policy office.... Continue Reading »

The missions mobilization group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention held a Witness to the World base camp training conference April 9 at Summerville Church, with 55 people registered. A similar conference was held March 26 at South Main... Continue Reading »

A week-long series of events to commemorate the centennial of South Main Street Church in Greenwood included visits from the top executives of both the Southern Baptist Convention and the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

On April 6, more than 300 students at Charleston Southern University signed a banner with notes of appreciation for the school's various donors.... Continue Reading »