The Baptist Courier

Anderson University will usher in the Christmas season at the AU centennial edition of Christmas First Night. The concert will be held Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. and will feature selections performed by the major choral and instrumental ensembles... Continue Reading »

Now is not the time for young pastors to walk away from denominations, but it is the time to ask if denominations are being good stewards of ministry support systems. Speaking to about 100 young leaders during a dinner... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting authorized outgoing SCBC president Fred Stone to appoint a South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. On Nov. 19, Stone released the names of appointees to the task force. Ralph... Continue Reading »

Fred Stone, outgoing president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, on Nov. 19 released the names of the members of the South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force.... Continue Reading »

On Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 16, at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, SCBC messengers approved without discussion a slate of eight resolutions offered by the Resolutions Committee.... Continue Reading »

Sonny Holmes, pastor of Northwood Baptist Church, North Charleston, has been elected president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Of 569 ballots cast by messengers to the SCBC annual meeting at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Wednesday morning,... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers on Tuesday adopted a slate of resolutions addressing issues ranging from homosexuality and religious liberty to to encouraging Baptists to become involved in prison ministry.... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting have authorized SCBC president Fred Stone to appoint a South Carolina Baptist Convention Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. The SCBC task force will be charged with studying the report of... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers, gathering Tuesday morning in Columbia for the convention"s 190th annual meeting, adopted a 2011 operating budget of $29.54 million. The budget, adopted after an extended period of discussion, represents a reduction of more than... Continue Reading »

For those interested in learning about ethnic ministry, the November event of the newly formed Upstate Ethnic Ministry Network will be Sunday, Nov. 14, at Greenville First Korean Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

Taylors First Baptist Church in Upstate South Carolina has called 41-year-old Paul Jimenez as pastor. He will begin duties in mid-December.... Continue Reading »

Influential Southern Baptists Johnny Hunt and Ed Stetzer will join state convention president Fred Stone in welcoming messengers to the 190th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Nov. 16-17, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.... Continue Reading »