The Baptist Courier

Waccamaw Baptist Association Woman's Missionary Union will sponsor ?Human Exploitation Awareness: Come Hear!? March 26, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hosted by Wampee Baptist Church, the free conference is designed to acquaint Christians with ways of praying for and responding to... Continue Reading »

Hubert ?Hugh? Garrell, 82, of Columbia, a retired military chaplain and pastor, died Jan. 16, 2011.... Continue Reading »

Thomas Houston Hawkins, 92, of Seneca, a retired pastor, died Feb. 13, 2011.... Continue Reading »

James E. Holder, 82, of Gaffney, a pastor for 63 years, died Feb. 3, 2011.... Continue Reading »

William Crate Murphy, 93, of Anderson, a retired pastor, died Feb. 7, 2011, at Rainey Hospice House.... Continue Reading »

Charles Henry Rabon, 80, former director of pastoral ministries for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died Feb. 8, 2011, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte.... Continue Reading »

Leonard Marvin ?L.M.? Simmons, 80, of Ladson, formerly of Williston, died Feb. 18, 2011.... Continue Reading »

Start spreading the news! That's the call the combined children's choirs of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Easley, have answered boldly and in full voice. The 44-voice choir made of up first-sixth graders premiered LifeWay's VBS musical and drama, ?Big... Continue Reading »

Correction: A story in our Feb. 17 issue listing South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union’s 2011-2012 executive board and nominating committee nominees included the wrong site for the WMU’s upcoming annual meeting. The March 11 meeting will be held at... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the North American Mission Board approved sweeping changes Wednesday, Feb. 9, altering the focus, strategy, leadership and organizational structure of the Southern Baptist entity. The changes come almost five months to the day after trustees voted last... Continue Reading »

Three out of four people in South Carolina ? a state with more than 4.5 million people ? are living without God in their lives, former missionary-surgeon Rebekah Naylor told those attending one of three Women's Lifestyle Evangelism conferences... Continue Reading »

Two words kept scrolling across my personal screen as I sat before God in solemn assembly Jan. 30: arrogance and pride! How many times have I boasted about (1) being affiliated with the largest Protestant denomination in America, (2)... Continue Reading »