The Baptist Courier

Johnny Hunt will undergo surgery Jan. 7 to remove a cancerous prostate, according to a spokesman for the Atlanta-area church where Hunt serves as pastor.... Continue Reading »

Every inmate in a South Carolina prison received a Christmas gift this year because South Carolina Baptists provided more than 24,000 prisoner packets, exceeding this year's goal.... Continue Reading »

When Jamie Murphy first heard about the ?Parent Project,? a way for helping young people by first helping their parents, he knew he wanted to be a part of it.... Continue Reading »

Steve Cloud STEVE CLOUD has been called as interim pastor by First Baptist Church in Taylors. Cloud, who until March had been interim executive director of church vitalization for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is a former pastor and... Continue Reading »

Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens held its annual ?Christmas Memories at the Villa? on Dec. 10. Guests were able to step back in history to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas celebration.... Continue Reading »

First Bethany Baptist Church of McCormick, one of the oldest churches in Edgefield Baptist Association, celebrated its 200th anniversary Nov. 8.... Continue Reading »

Jerry Lee Ables, 62, of Bossier City, La., died Nov. 15, 2009, after a nearly yearlong battle with brain cancer.... Continue Reading »

Charles Warren Nanney, 88, who formerly served churches in Greenville and Newberry, died Nov. 22, 2009, in Forest City, N.C.... Continue Reading »

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Conway, organized in 1910, will hold a dedication service for its new sanctuary on Jan. 24. Church members have already begun worshipping in the new facility. Pastor Lonnie Johnson led the first baptismal service on... Continue Reading »

When pastor Ralph Lee was growing up in Brevard, N.C., he was a self-described 'stock car fanatic? with a dream at 18 to ?buy a car, turn it into a race car, and begin racing.? Today, Lee is pastor... Continue Reading »

A quick check of the math ? 288 turkeys, weighing at least 10 pounds each ? adds up to 2,880 pounds of bird. But each time the doors of Oakdale Baptist Church"s food pantry are open, Russ Broome has... Continue Reading »

On Feb. 17, 2008, Hillcrest Baptist in Dalzell burned down to the ground. Wayne Hunter, who was pastor at the time of the fire, and the Hillcrest Baptist congregation committed themselves to rebuilding the burned church. On Nov. 6,... Continue Reading »