The Baptist Courier

Jon Johnson (right), new pastor at Cane Branch Baptist Church, Loris, was ordained to the ministry by Faith Baptist Church, Aynor, on July 5. Tyler Caines, pastor of Faith Baptist, gave the charge to the candidate and to the... Continue Reading »

Officials at White Oak, the conference center near Winnsboro for South Carolina Baptists, are about to unveil the first phase of a new equestrian center.... Continue Reading »

Frankie Sherman, national speaker and Bible teacher for women's ministry and a member of Laurens First Baptist Church, has published her first Bible study: ?Why We Need Girlfriends.?... Continue Reading »

Protestant pastors in America are working long hours, sometimes at the expense of relationships with church members, prospects, family and even the Lord, according to a LifeWay Research study released Jan. 5.... Continue Reading »

The 2010 SBC Church Compensation Survey, a joint effort of Baptist state conventions, LifeWay Christian Resources and GuideStone Financial Resources, is now online.... Continue Reading »

Just published is a new book by South Carolina evangelist Frank Shivers entitled ?Evangelistic Preaching 101,? which carries the subtitle ?Voices from the Past and Present on Effective Preaching.?... Continue Reading »

The Write2Ignite! Conference for Christian writers of children's literature will host a conference at North Greenville University Feb. 26-27.... Continue Reading »

Sixteen members of the Women on Mission group of Coronaca Baptist Church, Greenwood, made 25 fleece blankets as a mission project in November. The blankets were shipped to a church member's son who is serving in the military at... Continue Reading »

CP giving lagging behind ’09 pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 0.63 percent behind the same time frame at the outset of 2009. As of Dec. 31, the year-to-date total of $46,958,455.62 for Cooperative... Continue Reading »

This Easter, Cornerstone Community Church, Orangeburg, will see its plant in nearby Bamberg begin Sunday services, launching a church initiative to plant 2,000 multiethnic churches in smaller communities across the nation's Bible Belt.... Continue Reading »

As The Baptist Courier went to press, South Carolina Disaster Relief (SCDR) officials were among several Southern Baptist disaster response teams mobilizing to assess relief needs after the largest earthquake in more than 200 years rocked Haiti the evening... Continue Reading »

Jacques Bazile stares at the horrific images from Haiti flashing in succession on CNN. Each time he sees another report, his hopes dim while his prayer count increases.... Continue Reading »