The Baptist Courier

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 »

The Women on Mission at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community assembled packages for migrant workers as part of their April mission project. The “care bags,” which contain personal care items and Scripture, will be distributed by the Laurens Association’s... Continue Reading »

As a pastor who is proud of the work that my colleagues are doing around the state, I was disappointed to read the responses to Dr. Brad Whitt's editorial in the last issue of The Baptist Courier. He had... Continue Reading »

Tigerville Church recognized Ruth Cooke for 39 years as church pianist on April 3. Cooke was raised in a musical family. Her older sister taught her piano lessons when she was a child. She continued with lessons in piano... Continue Reading »