The Baptist Courier

Don Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg, will be the guest speaker when Parson's Pantry hosts a celebration banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. on March 18 at East Gaffney Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist denomination is currently engaged in serious, widespread, and, hopefully, fruitful discussions about our identity, our purpose, and our future. One subject getting ink, airtime and ?cyber?-space with regularity is our name: 'the Southern Baptist Convention.? Many... Continue Reading »

Carlisle Driggers recently passed a small church that was taking on a new building project, and he noticed a sign that explained, ?We?re building for kingdom growth.? Driggers, former executive director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, took that... Continue Reading »

Johnny Hunt announces SBC theme Registration for messengers and local hotels is open for the June 15-16 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. SBC president Johnny Hunt has selected “LoveLoud through... Continue Reading »

Robert Hal Norton, longtime pastor of Garden City Chapel, died Feb. 13, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Brian Harris BRIAN HARRIS was called as pastor by Friendship Baptist Church, Pauline, on Jan. 10. A graduate of Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Gardner-Webb University and Spartanburg Methodist College, he previously served as pastor of Rock Springs Baptist Church, Blacksburg.... Continue Reading »

The youth at Kelleytown Baptist Church, Hartsville, recently traveled to Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia for their winter retreat. This year’s theme was “Feeling the Chill,” taken from Psalm 2:11, and focused on worship. The news of one... Continue Reading »

The 24th annual ?Bring-a-Kid? race night at Darlington Raceway will be held Friday, May 7, with the running of the Darlington 200.... Continue Reading »

An idea born of one man's ?wrestling? with God has grown into a thriving ministry that feeds more than 200 people each week.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University's annual student-led renewal ran from Jan. 25-29 with the goal of challenging students to seek God more intimately. Speakers had a different approach to the theme of ?Knowing God? when they addressed the student body.... Continue Reading »

Robert Case, a member of Glendale Baptist Church in Spartanburg County and an admitted fisherman, came home from the lake one day with a nice string of crappie. He let the fish go bad, and he felt plenty guilty... Continue Reading »

A record 1,033 college students traveled to Myrtle Beach Jan. 29-31 for the annual state student conference to learn how to focus on their walk with Christ.... Continue Reading »