The Baptist Courier

Dennis Wilkins, chairman of the Budget, Audit and Finance Committee, recommended a 2010 budget of $32,180,000. After some discussion, messengers voted to approve the budget.... Continue Reading »

Brad Whitt, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Simpsonville, was elected president of the 2010 South Carolina Baptist Pastor"s Conference Nov. 9.... Continue Reading »

Weldon Fallaw, president of the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina, was awarded the Order of the Palmetto during the Nov. 10 afternoon session of the 2009 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Since February, it's a South Carolina church movement that's gone from zero to more than two dozen congregations nationally. Some churches are borrowing space from other churches, some are meeting in businesses, and some are meeting in homes. New... Continue Reading »

In what might be arguably the most significant meeting yet for the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, 21 executive directors of Southern Baptist state conventions met with them Oct. 27 to offer some competing ? and some complementing ?... Continue Reading »

'there is a Waterbury in every community.? That statement, made in 1991 by Tricia Bush of Beaufort to Maner Tyson is on a plaque as you exit the doors of Waterbury Baptist Ministries in downtown Waterbury, Conn.... Continue Reading »

When more than 830 South Carolina disaster relief volunteers gathered Oct. 9-10 at Ashley River Baptist Church in Charleston for an annual training conference, it marked the 20th anniversary of the creation of South Carolina Disaster Relief. It was... Continue Reading »

I noticed all of the old guys that were scheduled to preach at the Pastor's Conference this year. It's the same voices that have been preaching there for decades.... Continue Reading »

On Oct. 22, our church was privileged to host the South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen in concert. Several hundred people were in attendance. I can say without fear of contradiction that not a single person went away disappointed in... Continue Reading »

Transitioning from a previous resort location to White Oak Conference Center, this year's Shepherding the Shepherd event was called ?more intimate? as participants got to know one another better and cultivated friendships.... Continue Reading »

Convinced that ?life is tough and arduous? even in the ?best of times,? a South Carolina pastor has written a book aimed at overcoming discouragement. ?A Hope and A Future? is the title of a new release by the... Continue Reading »

Padgett's Creek Baptist Church, Union, will celebrate its 225th anniversary on Nov. 22. The church will observe the event with an ?old-fashioned day.? After worship, a time capsule will be buried, to be unearthed in 25 years.... Continue Reading »