The Baptist Courier

Although the 2010 Legislative Session was lackluster in some respects, it did not lack in drama and activity. Family-friendly laws that passed include preventing religious discrimination in schools, several restrictions on sexual offenders, and increasing the waiting period before... Continue Reading »

CP 3.08% behind 2009 pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 3.08 percent below the same time frame last year. As of July 31, the year-to-date total of $161,740,215 for Cooperative Program (CP) missions is... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists have been recognized for leading the Southern Baptist Convention in two baptism categories for the Annual Church Profile year 2008-2009. The awards were presented by the North American Mission Board at the annual Summer Senior Leadership... Continue Reading »

One of many memorable lines from the movie 'the Wizard of Oz? is, 'there's no place like home.? That is a recurring theme in Greenwood. And while Greenwood is referred to as 'the Emerald City? by many, the ?Oz?... Continue Reading »

The only Cambodian-language church in the state of South Carolina ? United Baptist Church, in the Spartanburg County Baptist Network ? recently took part in a mission trip to ? Cambodia. United Church member Docnga Sap, who has lived... Continue Reading »

Resolutions to be considered at the 190th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention must be submitted by Oct. 16.... Continue Reading »

GREG BARR has resigned as pastor after serving St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia for more than five years. He has accepted a call to become pastor of St. Matthews Baptist Church in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. His... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist leaders ?need to be full of faith, not full of fear? as the search for a new North American Mission Board president goes on and many questions linger about how NAMB will implement the Great Commission Resurgence... 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 »

FRED KAIGLER began duties as pastor of Denny Terrace Baptist Church, Columbia, on June 1. He and his wife, Pat, have four grown children.   Terry Pleasant TERRY E PLEASANT began duties as senior pastor of Little Mountain Baptist... Continue Reading »

Seth Buckley, minister to students at Spartanburg First Baptist Church for 14 years, has been using LifeWay Christian Resources? 'true Love Waits? materials since the program began in 1993. The Courier asked Buckley, whose youth group averages more than... Continue Reading »

They volunteered to die. The elderly men and women in this famine-wracked West African community knew there was simply not enough food to go around. Unwilling to watch their families starve to death, some made a choice: They would... Continue Reading »