The Baptist Courier

A groundbreaking ceremony for the W.S. and Frances Billingsley Theatre was held Oct. 1 at North Greenville University. The $1 million, 12,000-square-foot facility, scheduled to open in the fall of 2010, will seat almost 300.... Continue Reading »

Two years ago, its owner bought the painting for $19,000. Pricey for most people. And this year the work sold again for the same price. So it would be fair to conclude that the worth of the portrait was... Continue Reading »

Meeting Oct. 12-13 at White Oak Conference Center, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention approved a 2010 budget that reflects a 5.67 percent across-the-board reduction for institutions and other state Cooperative Program ministries.... Continue Reading »

As messengers prepare to gather in Columbia for the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, SCBC president Rudy Gray, a pastor and licensed family counselor, sees the link between families and churches as ?inseparable.?... Continue Reading »

Authentic encouragement is essential to effective leadership. Therefore, as men who share your love and devotion to the mission and causes of South Carolina Baptists, we wanted to offer you a word of encouragement that has blessed our own... Continue Reading »

Thank you for all your prayers for the volunteer teams this summer. It was a blessing to have them here to work together for the gospel! There were many open doors for them to share their testimonies and present... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference is set for Nov. 9 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, Irmo.... Continue Reading »

The 189th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention promises to offer both information and inspiration related to the work of your state convention and ministry partners.... Continue Reading »

I recently attended a meeting of young pastors where we discussed the decline of the church and the need for church planting in our state. We broke down some percentages and statistics into real numbers.... Continue Reading »

I want to say a word of affirmation for Kile Antone. Kile is currently feeling God's leadership to run for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

The announcement of Fred Stone as a candidate for state convention president is great news for South Carolina Baptists. While Dr. Stone certainly has the qualifications from a denominational perspective to serve as president, he is more valuable to... Continue Reading »

Several weeks ago, we had the pleasure of spending a few days at White Oak Conference Center. As we gathered with others for the 'shepherding the Shepherd? conference, we were welcomed with southern hospitality. The staff from the convention... Continue Reading »