The Baptist Courier

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 »

Four hundred years after it debuted as the first widely distributed Bible for the English-speaking world, the King James Version of the Bible still holds a place of distinction among Americans, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.... Continue Reading »

Very few men can say they have worked for senators like Strom Thurmond, or that they have been an advisor or staffer to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Bush (and on occasion, Reagan). In addition to helping these presidents get... 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 »

Former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden visited Kingstree April 7 to speak at the first Black River Sportsman's Banquet.... 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 »

South Carolina Baptist vocational evangelist Frank Shivers is the author of a recently published handbook on basic Christian values entitled ?Growing in Knowledge, Living by Faith.?... 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 »

Richard Clint Totherow Jr., 74, of Rock Hill, died March 14, 2011, at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville, N.C.... 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 »

Jeff Briggs JEFF BRIGGS, department chair for sport management at North Greenville University, was honored recently by South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities during its annual Excellence in Teaching awards ceremony in Columbia. “This year’s award recipients demonstrated a... 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 »