The Baptist Courier

WHF helping desperate Pakistani families About 600 families in Pakistan’s Sindh province are receiving desperately needed food supplies, thanks to the generosity of Christians who have donated to the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund. Bags of staple foods are... Continue Reading »

A church in Taiwan submitted the winning photo in this year's Facts & Trends Vacation Bible School photo contest.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention president Bryant Wright is challenging individual churches around the convention to set record goals for this year's Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.... Continue Reading »

Alvin Jackson is the new director of missions for Carolina Baptist Association, which serves churches primarily in southern Horry County. He began duties in May.... Continue Reading »

?Churches need to exercise due diligence by running background checks,? said Jennie Taylor, marketing coordinator in LifeWay's direct marketing department. 'there is a $10 base-level background check option that includes a national criminal and sex offender search. It's a... Continue Reading »

?He's not just a South Carolina God or just a USA God ? he's a whole-world God, and I saw that this summer in a powerful way.? So says Elizabeth Pruett, a student at Greenville Technical College and a... Continue Reading »

At a called executive session Aug. 17 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, Irmo, members of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Executive Board heard a report concerning SCBC employee ?listening sessions? and assigned the board's administrative committee the ?duty of... Continue Reading »

The small Lowcountry town of Varnville and the Eastern European country of Albania have little in common. What they do share, however, is Kjihad Sinai.... Continue Reading »

Making Your Case 1 Peter 3:15-17; Acts 21:40-22:10   From the time children begin to speak, one of the most common words they utter is “Why?” That word may eventually grow frustrating to young parents, but it’s a good... Continue Reading »

Anderson University jumped four spots to number 21 in the top-tier of schools in the southern region for 2011, according to the just-released rankings from U.S. News & World Report.... Continue Reading »

Joe Pace JOE PACE, pastor of Refuge Baptist Church, Central, retired Aug. 1 after 43 years of ministry. During his ministry, he was pastor of four churches and served as minister of music at three churches. Refuge Church honored... Continue Reading »

The Case for God’s Existence Psalm 19:1-6; Acts 17:22-29; Hebrews 1:1-2   The little girl was furiously drawing on her paper when the teacher asked, “What are you drawing?” The little girl promptly replied, “I’m drawing a picture of... Continue Reading »