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Daily Bible Reading Plan — January-June 2025

(Note on Read Through the Bible plan: Our plan, courtesy of our friends at Crossway, will take you through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice. We are publishing the January to June reading schedule in this... Continue Reading »

Sprouse Appointed New Executive Director of Martha Franks Community

Martha Franks Retirement Community has announced the appointment of Robert Sprouse as its new executive director. Sprouse assumed his new role on Aug. 1, and will oversee the community’s day-to-day operations. He succeeds Pollyanna Franks, who had served the... Continue Reading »

Poplar Springs to Observe Sesquicentennial Celebration

Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Moore will observe its 150th anniversary on Nov. 3 with an old-fashioned potluck lunch following its 11 a.m. service and a special program at 2 p.m. Festivities will include historical displays, music, speakers, photos,... Continue Reading »

Aiken churches, association partner to send supplies to western N.C.

South Aiken Baptist Church, NewSpring Church, Millbrook Baptist Church, and Aiken Baptist Association partnered together to collect two loads of supplies for western North Carolina, which were delivered to Turkey Creek Baptist Church in Leicester on Oct. 7. The... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: S.C. Baptists bringing relief, hope to hurricane-ravaged state

(Tony Wolfe, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, provided The Baptist Courier with the following first-person account of SCBaptist Disaster Relief work in communities across the state this past week.) Since the early daylight hours of Friday... Continue Reading »

Marietta First damaged by falling trees

Marietta First Baptist Church was damaged by several trees that fell as Hurricane Helene passed through the northwestern corner of the state, according to members of Three Rivers Baptist Association’s Disaster Relief chainsaw crew. This report will be updated... Continue Reading »

Call for Resolutions for 2024 SCBC Annual Meeting

Resolutions to be considered at the 2024 South Carolina Baptist Convention Annual Meeting are due by midnight on Oct. 10, 2024. Submissions must include your name, address, email address, and cell phone number. Please include the name and address... Continue Reading »

Reads Branch Church honors longtime pastor Richard McWhite

Richard McWhite, pastor of Redds Branch Baptist Church in Aiken for 11 years, was recognized on May 19 for 50 years in the ministry. Chairman of Deacons George Davis present a plaque to McWhite. A native of Greenville, McWhite... Continue Reading »

Arizona, Missouri Join States with Ballot Measures to Codify Abortion Rights

Arizona and Missouri are the latest states to add measures to the November ballot allowing voters to enshrine abortion rights in their respective state constitutions, joining at least six other states with similar measures. In at least two states,... Continue Reading »

Send Relief Serves Puerto Ricans Hit by Power Outages, Water Shortages

Send Relief crisis response experts and volunteers with Kentucky Baptist Southern Baptist Disaster Relief were already in Puerto Rico for a long-scheduled training session when Tropical Storm Ernesto rapidly developed into a storm that caused widespread damage on the... Continue Reading »

Sutherland Springs First Tears Down Sanctuary Site of 2017 Mass Murder

The site of the deadliest church shooting in the nation no longer stands, as First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, moved forward Aug. 12 with a 2021 decision to demolish its former sanctuary. Church members voted 69-35 in... Continue Reading »

Tennessee Baptist Editor Publishes ‘Reflections of a Christian Journalist’

Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector for the past 26 years, has published a collection of columns he wrote while serving on the staff of the state Baptist paper of Tennessee. Faith, Family and Life’s Lessons: Reflections... Continue Reading »