The Baptist Courier

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 »

Charles H. Lowery, 69, of Lancaster, a long-serving minister of music, died Oct. 16, 2009, at Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster.... Continue Reading »

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

Pauline Wooten Center, 82, of Kings Mountain, N.C., wife of former South Carolina pastor Ansel Center Jr., died June 26, 2009, at her home.... 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 »

Chris Murrell CHRIS MURRELL recently celebrated his 10th anniversary as minister of music at Berea First Baptist Church, Greenville. A graduate of Furman University and Southern Baptist Seminary, he previously served churches in Perry, Ga., and Boiling Springs, S.C.... 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 »

The children’s ministry of Southside Baptist Church, Spartanburg, recently spent an evening packing boxes of food for the food pantry of Greater Spartanburg Ministries as part of their outreach to the community. The children, who assisted Kevin Koger, director... 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 »

Audrey Butkus remembers being intimidated the first time she met Roy Larsen. Under the circumstances, her feelings were justified. Butkus was a high school freshman in Glen Ellyn, Ill., a 'small, Christian, Pleasantville kind of town,? when she joined... Continue Reading »

Fred Stone, pastor of Pickens First Baptist Church, announced Oct. 20 that he will be a candidate for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Bryant Sims, pastor of First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood, will be nominated for president of the 2010 South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference.... Continue Reading »