The Baptist Courier

Hollow Creek Baptist Church, Aiken, will celebrate its 175th anniversary Oct. 25.... Continue Reading »

Anniversaries are to be commemorated, and when something lasts for 50 years there is cause for friends to gather and celebrate. That was the case Sept. 27 when Greer Baptist Association observed a half-century of service during a celebration... Continue Reading »

I think most would agree: Being an athlete is one thing. Being a champion is another. But what makes the difference? What defines a champion?... Continue Reading »

Not a day goes by that Charleston Southern University head football coach Jay Mills doesn't think about his late father, Jay Sr. How would he handle this challenge? What would he tell his team? The Bucs head coach has... Continue Reading »

Taking care of the spiritual needs of the sick and dying is not an easy task. That is why the South Carolina Baptist Convention sent six chaplains to share from their years of experience to help encourage chaplaincy students... Continue Reading »

For the first time, the South Carolina Baptist Convention has a full-time campus minister at a historically black university. Lance Wright, 27, a Louisiana native, is launching a South Carolina Baptist College Ministry at South Carolina State University in... Continue Reading »

Alvin Reid, professor of evangelism and youth ministry at Southeastern Baptist Seminary, was the featured speaker at the North Greenville Area Crusade held on the North Greenville University campus in August.... Continue Reading »

International Mission Board president Jerry Rankin announced Sept. 16 he will retire July 31, 2010, ending a 17-year tenure marked by sweeping organizational changes and a steadfast conviction of personal calling.... Continue Reading »

EC declines to appoint CP task force During the final business session of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s Sept. 21-22 meeting in Nashville, Tenn., members declined to recommend the appointment of a task force to examine Cooperative Program... Continue Reading »

As thousands of families across America gather around their dinner tables tonight, bow their heads and thank God for the meal they?re about to receive, a Mexican family will be sending their children to bed hungry.... Continue Reading »

? 36.2 million Americans – that’s 11.1 percent of American households – suffer from food insecurity, meaning their access to enough food is limited by a lack of money and other resources. ? 17.5 percent of all rural households... Continue Reading »

North Anderson Baptist Church, Anderson, will dedicate a $1.7 million facilities expansion project on Oct. 4.... Continue Reading »