The Baptist Courier

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 »

Respect goes both ways. While it is true that children should obey their parents and that slaves should obey their masters, Paul makes the point here that it is equally true that there is a measure of respect we... Continue Reading »

I was at the 2010 National Gospel Quartet Convention when I spotted Ron Leonard. He was wearing military fatigues and a friendly smile. I started asking questions and learned he was a veteran. Ron works with soldiers and veterans... Continue Reading »

Kade Oneal Stokes, 42, of Piedmont, husband of Baptist Courier contributing writer Laura Stokes, died Oct. 23, 2010, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.... Continue Reading »

Warren R. Neely, pastor of David Street Baptist Church, Greenville, was presented the Small-Church Pastor of the Year award recently at White Oak Conference Center.... Continue Reading »