The Baptist Courier

South Carolina Baptist churches are learning to make a huge impact in the communities around them, and they are doing it through strategic partnerships with public schools.... Continue Reading »

The North Greenville University baseball team defeated Bluefield College 7-6 in a 10-inning contest to earn the first national championship in school history on May 22.... Continue Reading »

One of the highlights of the first half of my year as state convention president has been meeting with pastors under 40 years of age across South Carolina. I have met with groups ranging in size from three to... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University is winding down a summer of hosting Centrifuge, a youth camp sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, and M-Fuge, a sister camp that adds missions involvement to the camp experience.... Continue Reading »

For one week in mid-June, nine Lexington County residents put feet to Philadelphia's nickname: the ?City of Brotherly Love.? Could a group of such modest size leave even a tiny mark on the Pennsylvania city of about 3 million?... Continue Reading »

Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors is rising slightly faster than inflation, but the mounting cost of benefits is forcing churches to provide fewer pastors with medical insurance.... Continue Reading »

TransformationalChurch.com is live. Last winter, LifeWay announced Transformational Church, a new ministry focus and initiative based on one of the largest and most significant research projects ever conducted on the American church.... Continue Reading »

The handbell ringers of Ashley River Baptist Church, Charleston, launched a weeklong mission trip June 19, fulfilling a challenge that began four months ago on another continent.... Continue Reading »

Block parties, festivals and other evangelistic events are essential ingredients for effective churches, according a study by the Scarborough Center for Baptist Church Planting at Southwestern Seminary in conjunction with the North American Mission Board.... Continue Reading »

Robert Phillips Dukes Sr., 78, of North Charleston, a retired Lowcountry pastor, died June 18, 2010.... Continue Reading »

A group of 13 adults and youth from West Side Baptist Church, West Columbia, went to Iquitos, Peru, June 3-12. The group traveled by boat six hours down the Amazon River to the village of Huanta, which served as... Continue Reading »

More than 500 people gathered May 6 for a National Day of Prayer event at the Myrtle Beach Speedway. The prayer event was sponsored by Waccamaw Baptist Association in cooperation with the Myrtle Beach chapter of Raceway Ministries.... Continue Reading »