The Baptist Courier

Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 3.36 percent below the same time frame last year.... Continue Reading »

Hovie Dee Revis Jr., 85, of Greenville, a long-serving Upstate pastor, died July 6, 2010.... Continue Reading »

I turned on the television set in the hotel room as I prepared to go to the convention center in Orlando, Fla., to attend the Southern Baptist Convention. A flash flood was occurring in Oklahoma City and a television... Continue Reading »

Northbrook Baptist Church, Boiling Springs, will hold its annual Upstate Evangelism Conference Aug. 1-4.... Continue Reading »

My wife, Lynn, and I were in Chattanooga recently for the Gideons Tennessee state convention, and stayed at the Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel. The hotel was filled by three clubs of classic car enthusiasts, friends and soon-to-be friends joyfully... Continue Reading »

Joseph McGaha JOSEPH McGAHA has been called as pastor by Central Baptist Church in Cowpens. He formerly served New Haven Baptist Church in Oneida, Tenn. McGaha is a native of Asheville, N.C., and a graduate of Appalachian State University... Continue Reading »

I would like to respond to the article in the July 8 edition concerning church control (?Church control is top reason for forced pastor terminations in S.C.?). I realize that my comments may not be well received by most... Continue Reading »

During Vacation Bible School June 21-25, the children and youth of Tyger Baptist Church, Taylors, learned about Joseph as they journeyed to “Egypt.” Total enrollment for the week was 50, with 15 youth serving as VBS leaders. Katie Doll,... Continue Reading »

One month after Southern Baptist messengers in Orlando overwhelmingly endorsed the recommendations of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, South Carolina Baptist Convention officials have scheduled an open meeting Aug. 24 to ?discern what God is saying to leaders... Continue Reading »

An after-school program can be a much-needed ministry for churches interested in serving families, especially single-parent and dual-income families with school-age children kindergarten through sixth grade. Cindy Morris, director, childhood ministry group, South Carolina Baptist Convention, said after-school programs... Continue Reading »

A two-week Vacation Bible School held in mid-June offered activities and worship opportunities for about 400 migrant workers and their children on St. Helena Island, near Beaufort.... Continue Reading »

As the oil spill crisis drags on along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Southern Baptists are ministering to people who live on the coast in two main ways ? with on-site chaplains and with ?Buckets of Hope.?... Continue Reading »