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Chaplain Col. Randall (Randy) E. Kitchens of the U.S. Air Force received confirmation from the U.S. Senate to become the Air Force’s 27th Deputy Chief of Chaplains on July 30. The confirmation entails the promotion to the rank of... Continue Reading »
In response to a decline in sales due to COVID-19, national WMU has announced it is offering a voluntary retirement plan to staff. “We have worked incredibly hard over the past several years to ‘right size’ our organization based... Continue Reading »
Grace Community Church in suburban Los Angeles recently filed a lawsuit to continue holding indoor services after California issued a second lockdown order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, according to a Religion News report. Pastor John MacArthur... Continue Reading »
James Innell (J.I.) Packer, a world-renowned theologian and author, died July 17, 2020. He was 93. “He exemplified the best of the Christian intellectual tradition, continuing the trajectory that can be traced through Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin,... Continue Reading »
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee meeting scheduled to be held in Nashville Sept. 21-22 has been canceled and replaced with a special called meeting, to be held online Sept. 22. EC Chairman Rolland Slade said given the COVID-19... Continue Reading »
The Bill and Shirley Adams Internship Fund for Baptist College Students was scheduled to begin this fall, but with the pandemic continuing, The Courier has rescheduled the launch of the program for the 2021 spring semester. Any South Carolina... Continue Reading »
Ask pastors about pastoral ministry, and many will say “it is one of the most stressful occupations in existence.” They frequently deal with implementing change, leadership issues, physical and emotional crises, loneliness in ministry, congregational conflict, and demanding expectations,... Continue Reading »
Robert Wilkins Kirby Jr., 72, of Gaffney, died Aug. 8, 2020. Born in Gaffney, he was a graduate of Gardner-Webb University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Lake Charles Bible College. He served as pastor of several Baptist churches in... Continue Reading »
Patterson Smith “Pat” Johnson, 94, of Spartanburg, died Aug. 9, 2020. He was a graduate of Carson-Newman College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He held several church pastorates before serving with his wife as missionaries for 10 years in... Continue Reading »
Earl D. Crumpler, 86, of Greenville, died July 27, 2020. A native of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., he was a graduate of Wake Forest University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served several churches as pastor, including North Trenholm in... Continue Reading »
David “Wayne” Crosby, 78, of Columbia, died July 18, 2020. He served as a youth director and associate pastor of various churches, and was childcare administrator of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, Epworth Children’s Home, Baptist Home of Kentucky and... Continue Reading »
Sandra Sue Elliott Corder, 83, of Greenville, died Aug. 6, 2020. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., she served as a trustee for The Baptist Courier in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Survivors include her husband of 65 years,... Continue Reading »
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