The Baptist Courier

Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt is calling on all SBC churches to set aside Sunday, Jan. 31, as a day of prayer 'specifically for our denomination.?... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board's PowerPlant initiative ? designed to expose students to church planting and evangelism ? has announced it will conduct projects next summer in 19 cities nationwide, including the Greenville-Spartanburg area.... Continue Reading »

What kind of personal pain would cause a 42-year-old pastor to abandon his family, his calling and even life itself? Members of a Baptist church in Hickory, N.C., are asking that question after their pastor committed suicide in his... Continue Reading »

In 2010, First Baptist Church, Georgetown, will celebrate 300 years of Baptist presence in the region.... Continue Reading »

My church-planting ministry takes me to many places, not only in my adopted state of Vermont, but across the nation as I recruit church planters and raise prayer and financial supporters for new church plants.... Continue Reading »

Starting in a small storefront location 13 years ago, Covenant Church, Anderson, has settled into its 54,000-square-foot building with 600-700 in worship. It's a story of God's goodness and grace, and a story of providing discipleship options and opportunities... 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 »

South Carolina had always been just one of those states I drove through on my east coast route between Washington, D.C., and Palm Beach County, Fla., and nothing more. I never had any reason to stop there for more... 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 »

Editor's note: In 2005, the South Carolina Baptist Convention entered into a partnership with International Mission Board's South Asia Region ? India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives. That partnership officially ends Dec. 31. Here the... Continue Reading »