The Baptist Courier

Each of us has our own Baptist story. Mine starts on a dead-end road at a small country church with two rows of wooden pews sitting stark against blood-red carpet. Every week, the brick building with white trim was... Continue Reading »

According to Time magazine online, researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Arizona gathered census data in nine countries ? Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland ? and found a... Continue Reading »

A former World Series MVP and an All-American college football player will be on hand May 12 for a ?Go to Bat for Children? event at Fluor Field in Greenville to raise awareness and support for Connie Maxwell Children's... Continue Reading »

The fifth annual Christian Worldview Conference at North Greenville University, held March 21-23 and sponsored by the school's Christian Worldview Center, featured speakers, breakout sessions and music.... Continue Reading »

  Myanmar quake claims Baptist worshippers A three-day Baptist meeting in eastern Myanmar turned fatal March 24 when an earthquake struck near the Laos and Thailand border. Twenty-three people were killed and 50 others injured when a Baptist church... Continue Reading »

As consumers in the United States shift increasingly to online banking and bill payment, their electronic financial habits are spilling over into the church. A new study by LifeWay Research found that 14 percent of all American Protestant churches... Continue Reading »

Larry Harrison is convinced that churches can reach outside their walls and reach hundreds for Christ through community block parties and by adopting the practice of intentional evangelism.... Continue Reading »

Charles “Buddy” Freeman CHARLES “BUDDY” FREEMAN of Conover, N.C., recently returned to the administration of North Greenville University. Previously, Freeman served as vice president for admissions, but will now work in the office of university advancement in the role... 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 »

There are recreational vehicles that serve as a home away from home ? and there are RVs that are home. There are retirees ? and there are people who volunteer their ?retired? years to actively serve the larger community... Continue Reading »

The 2011 South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union annual meeting was held March 11-12 at Monaghan Church, Greenville. Under the theme ?Unchained,? 563 attendees met to conduct business and hear missions reports from representatives of the North American and International... Continue Reading »

In 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, Paul praises God for his constant encouragement during times of great distress. He also acknowledges that the purpose of God's encouragement is to equip him to strengthen others during their times of distress in verses... Continue Reading »