The Baptist Courier

Paul Jimenez, pastor of Taylors First Church, has been named chairman of the Resolutions Committee for the June 14-15 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix. Jimenez was appointed by SBC president Bryant Wright, who also named the other... 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 »

Adrian Rogers once said, ?If you are wrong about Jesus, it doesn't matter what else you are right about.? Believers must grasp essential truths about the Lord Jesus Christ to give a ready defense against heresy. Chapter one of... Continue Reading »

It was a secret Ishaq* held close for 13 years ? one that caught journeyman missionary Craig Evans* by surprise when the young man revealed it. In 2007, Evans began visiting a Central Asian village where he befriended Ishaq.... 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 »

?Why are you crying?? That is an unusual question to ask at a graveside. Yet, that is the question Mary was asked twice on Resurrection Sunday morning. Mary did not believe Jesus was going to rise from the dead.... Continue Reading »

Over spring break, North Greenville University sent six student mission teams to points across the globe. ?We had teams in Ecuador, Mexico, Greece, Israel, Thailand, and Romania,? said Allen McWhite, director of global missions at NGU.... 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 »

Paul Callicutt Sr., 90, of the Colston community near Bamberg, died March 15, 2011. He served in active pastoral ministry for 53 years.... Continue Reading »

Registration is open for families to enroll their children in preschool childcare and the children's conference in conjunction with the June 14-15 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix. For all information regarding registration, visit www.sbcannualmeeting.net and click on... 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 »

Arlene Harrison Cooper, 66, of Easley, a career international missionary, died April 2, 2011, at her residence.... Continue Reading »