The Baptist Courier

Theron Harvey Tomlinson, who retired Jan. 1 as pastor of Lynchburg First Baptist Church, died June 5, 2010, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.... Continue Reading »

Members of Lander University's Baptist Collegiate Ministry group overcame an inauspicious start to complete a recent mission trip to Lebanon, Ohio.... Continue Reading »

Two years after sliding off a hot roof in Knoxville, Tenn. ? severely breaking his left ankle ? World Changers adult volunteer Ted Smith is at it again, leading Ohio high school and college students on an upcoming World... Continue Reading »

Tim Rice, Acts 1:8 strategist for the missions mobilization group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has many goals built around a three-part strategy to reach people for Christ in South Carolina. One of those goals is for 100... Continue Reading »

?We look at the issue of transitioning those in youth ministry to college ministry, but our major problem is that our students are dropping out of youth ministry during their high school years,? said Steve Masters. ?Most of our... Continue Reading »

South Carolina churches and pastors have a new tool at their fingertips some say could revolutionize the way community outreach is done. The Mapping Center for Evangelism and Church Growth is computerized mapping software that provides pastors and church... Continue Reading »

Bill Butler was born and raised in Sumter, served in the Army and raised two children with his wife Louise. He went to church as a child, but did not attend for most of his adult life. Louise has... Continue Reading »

Fairview Baptist Church of Greer celebrated its 125th anniversary May 16.... Continue Reading »

The Children in Action of Talatha Baptist Church, Aiken, helped decorate dolls sewn by the church’s Woman’s Missionary Union for use by missionaries as ministry tools for teaching the love of Jesus. The dolls have eyes closed and open,... Continue Reading »

After nearly a year of formulation and discussion among Southern Baptists and the pleas of proponents to ?penetrate lostness,? messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 15 adopted, after lengthy discussion, a list of strategic and organizational... Continue Reading »

Frank Page cited two goals he is envisioning as president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee: 'that there would be a unity amongst the brethren and sistren such as we?ve never seen before? and that the world ?finally... Continue Reading »

The first time Debby Akerman, as a young woman, taught a GA (Girls in Action) class in New Hampshire, she knew immediately ?it was just the right fit.? Today, some 40 years ? and one state ? later, missions... Continue Reading »