The Baptist Courier

Jonathan Raffini couldn't help but absorb a healthy dose of missions-mindedness while growing up in Anderson.... 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 »

Jimmy Tyler, a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Conway, recently traveled to Martin County, Ky., for a one-week mission trip to deliver a trailer load of clothes and food for the needy.   Jason Redd, center, was ordained... Continue Reading »

A convoy of South Carolina Campers on Mission ? 12 couples in all ? traveled in their RVs to Pinehill Baptist Retreat in Bennettsville recently and spent a week sprucing up the 139-acre grounds and facilities.... Continue Reading »

Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church, Edgefield, celebrated pastor appreciation month in October and its 220th anniversary in August.... Continue Reading »

My first 12 years after graduating from college were spent coaching and teaching. Like most locker rooms, ours was covered with signs to motivate our players. The most profound sign was the shortest. It simply read: ?Block and tackle.?... Continue Reading »

On June 25, both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died. The entertainer's unexpected death overshadowed Fawcett's passing at 62 after a long, public battle with cancer.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention will close its 2009 financial records at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31.... Continue Reading »

Mitch Carnell, a member and deacon at Charleston's historic First Baptist Church, has converted his concern over a lack of civility in church and public life into a book he edited entitled ?Christian Civility in an Uncivil World.?... Continue Reading »

To answer 'thanks for the memories?? it should have been ?Precious Memories? for the Lord's wonderful, experienced servants.... Continue Reading »

  IMB reports 500,000 baptisms in 2008 The International Mission Board recorded 506,000 baptisms in 2008 – an average of one baptism per minute. Southern Baptist missionaries and their partners also reported starting more than 24,650 new churches last... Continue Reading »