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James R. “Jimmy” Fanning Jr., 74, of Gaston, died Oct. 19, 2020. A native of the Pinehill Community of Orangeburg County, he was a Southern Baptist minister for 50 years, serving eight South Carolina Baptist churches in Orangeburg, Aiken,... Continue Reading »
Edwin H. Bolton, 92, of Spartanburg, father-in-law of Spartanburg First Baptist pastor Don Wilton, died Sept. 16, 2020. A native of Durban, South Africa, he studied at the Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa, and served as pastor of... Continue Reading »
Robert Lee “Bob” Deaton, 87, of Duncan, died Nov. 16, 2020. A native of Pageland, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and also studied at the Princeton Institute of Theology of Princeton Theological... Continue Reading »
After 38 years, the work of 53 translators is complete — a translation of the whole Bible into American Sign Language. The ASL Version (ASLV) project, led by Deaf Missions, marks the first time the Deaf community has access... Continue Reading »
The North American Mission Board has announced the 2020 total for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions: Southern Baptists gave $49.3 million in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic created numerous challenges for churches across the... Continue Reading »
Over the last 20 years, when Rosalie Hall Hunt wrote books about missions trailblazers like Fannie E.S. Heck, Ann Judson and Hephzibah Jenkins Townsend, a name that kept coming up in her research was Kathleen Mallory. Hunt said that... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd is encouraging Southern Baptists to help the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering ‘for International Missions exceed its $175 million goal for 2020. “As we begin this new fiscal year, we need to... Continue Reading »
The 2020 fiscal year for the Southern Baptist Convention ended Sept. 30, 2020, and despite challenges related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, giving by Southern Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program for national and international missions and ministries totaled... Continue Reading »
“Lights! Camera! Action! We’re recording!” may not exactly be director calls one would expect from The Courier, but Courier readers may soon become Courier viewers, too. With a soft launch of Courier Videos this fall, the South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »
Macedonia Baptist Church celebrated its bicentennial anniversary on Oct. 11 with former pastor Terry Duvall — who retired in 2016 after serving the Gaffney congregation for 40 years — returning to the pulpit to deliver a message titled “The... Continue Reading »
In light of COVID-19, many Baptist state conventions have canceled on-site women’s training events. But seven conventions, including South Carolina, have joined together to develop a virtual event this fall to provide encouragement and training for women in ministry.... Continue Reading »
To protect businesses, including churches, from claims and lawsuits related to COVID-19, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act, which became effective Aug. 5. In order for an entity, defined by the bill to... Continue Reading »
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