The Baptist Courier

My guess is that my church is not the only one in the South Carolina Baptist Convention that has had to make some very difficult decisions in these tough economic times.... Continue Reading »

God's Word is full of promises to us. God is not a god who created the world and set it in place, leaving the rest to us. He is a father who is interested in each and every activity,... Continue Reading »

We are grateful to the Lord for how he has blessed and used the ministry of Parson's Pantry. The Lord has blessed us with the resources to assist 241 needy pastors, retired pastors, widows of pastors, and married ministerial... Continue Reading »

  Fish, Ham inducted into Evangelists’ Hall of Faith SOUTHERN BAPTIST EVANGELISM professor Roy Fish and legendary revivalist Mordecai Ham were inducted into the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith June 12 during the organization’s annual meeting... Continue Reading »

Ergun Caner will no longer serve as dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Va., but will remain on the seminary's faculty, according to a public statement released by Liberty University.... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board has appointed Abi Elrod as a US/C2 missionary, a position of service in the United States or Canada for two years. Elrod, currently employed with the South Carolina Baptist Convention as an assistant in... 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 »

Connie Maxwell Children's Home celebrated its 34th biennial alumni reunion recently on the main campus in Greenwood, where 600 alumni and family members shared stories that brought laughter and tears.... Continue Reading »

In November 2009, the WMU members of Brownsville Baptist Church, Pee Dee Association, were planning their annual meal for the shut-ins and talked about volunteering at a soup kitchen during the holidays. Church member Kitty Carabo spoke up and... Continue Reading »

At 102 years old, Ruth Carlisle still knew the power of prayer. When one of the hospice workers tending to Carlisle told her about a grandchild who had been diagnosed in the womb with a serious birth defect, Carlisle... Continue Reading »

Benjamin Franklin "B.F." Hawkins, 95, of Columbia, a retired pastor and director of missions and former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died July 4, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Let's judge churches by substance, not style or statistics. Acts 2:47 says that 'the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.? Today, it's ?adding to the church weekly such as will transfer their membership.?... Continue Reading »