The Baptist Courier

The 77 members of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will address at least two major items of business at their fall meeting Oct. 11-12 at White Oak Conference Center.... Continue Reading »

While creating a new worship service option can yield positive growth in several areas of church life, there are circumstances in which churches should not create new worship opportunities. That delicate balance is why Mark Powers, director, worship and... Continue Reading »

In these times of unprecedented uncertainty, our Lord Jesus Christ offers both the security every believer desires and the hope every believer needs. Security comes, in part, from being a member of the family of God that we call... Continue Reading »

I continue to stand amazed in the presence of our great God! I have read the passages. I have studied the contexts. I have parsed the verbs. I have preached the sermons. And yet, I am continually amazed and... Continue Reading »

Brad Atkins, pastor of Powdersville First Baptist Church, will be nominated for first vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention when messengers gather for the state convention's annual meeting Nov. 16-17.... Continue Reading »

The statistics are depressing for the Southern Baptist Convention in terms of baptisms, church attendance, and church growth. Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer are two prominent Baptists who have pointed out the downward trend in these areas. We are... Continue Reading »

I ran across the following statement in the history of the First Baptist Church of Clover: 'the York Association held their annual meeting at Clover's new church on September 28, 1927. At that meeting a discussion was held concerning... Continue Reading »

Calvin Wesley Morrow, 84, of Rock Hill, died Sept. 10, 2010, at a hospice house in Rock Hill.... Continue Reading »

James Ollin Watson Sr., 96, of Columbia, a long-serving Southern Baptist missionary and pastor, died Sept. 17, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Samuel Jerome McKenzie, 78, of Lake City, died July 16, 2010, in a Florence hospital after an illness.... Continue Reading »

Campbell Eugene Carroll, 87, of Norwood, N.C., who served as a Baptist minister for more than 50 years, died Sept. 13, 2010.... Continue Reading »

This is the final report of the 2010 Committee on Committees. If approved by messengers to the 2010 annual meeting, members begin serving Jan. 1, 2011. Mike Moody, from Honea Path First Baptist Church, is the chairman.... Continue Reading »