The Baptist Courier

CP 3.19% below previous year’s pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 3.19 percent below the same time frame last year. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $65,652,460 for Cooperative Program (CP) missions... Continue Reading »

Christians ? by definition, and, more importantly, by faith ? have put their ultimate hope in the Lord, even when life is difficult. In this week's lesson, we see the surrender and eventual destruction of Jerusalem, the deportation of... Continue Reading »

Late on a rainy Sunday night at Cowboys Stadium, just moments after leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-25 Super Bowl XLV victory, quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't shy away from talking about his faith on sports? biggest stage.... Continue Reading »

Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary to the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has announced the 2011-2012 nominees for executive board positions and the 2012 nominees for nominating committee positions.... 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 »

Northside Baptist Church, currently located in West Columbia, will open a private school in the fall when the church moves to a new facility in Lexington.... Continue Reading »

When I was a teenager, someone gave me a pin with the inscription, ?You have touched me, I have grown.? This saying gained its full meaning for me when I got to know Neb and Martha Cline while working... Continue Reading »

Scott Vaughan, former marketing director for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, said he isn't surprised by LifeWay Research's findings that most churches aren't using their websites to their fullest potential.... Continue Reading »

In his more than 50 years of ministry, Dan Ray of Greer has heard, told and re-told countless humorous stories. And now he has compiled some of the best of those into a new book entitled ?Laughing with the... Continue Reading »

Hanging on the wall of pastor Richard McLawhorn's office at Garden City Baptist Church is a white hard hat, the one he wore when he walked through the burned-out buildings of his church in the months following a lightning... Continue Reading »

Harry Girtman HARRY S. GIRTMAN retired on Dec. 31 from Belmont Baptist Church, Columbia, where he had served as pastor for 18 years. His former pastorates included First Baptist Church, Pendleton, and Hampton Heights Baptist Church, Greenville, as well... Continue Reading »

Anne Inez Cole, 92, of White Rock, widow of former South Carolina Baptist Convention leader A. Harold Cole, died Jan. 25, 2011.... Continue Reading »