The Baptist Courier

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 »

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

The Journey, a church in Spartanburg, calls people to a place where ?you will never have to walk alone.? Those words are real to pastor Chris Pollard, who has experienced God along his journey to reach people who are... 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 »