The Baptist Courier

I would like to respond to an article in the June 11 issue of The Baptist Courier. In this article, Jerry Rankin talks about the shortfall of $30 million for the Lottie Moon Christmas offerings.... Continue Reading »

Steven Guyton 'steve? Stone, 57, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Pelzer, died July 14, 2009, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.... Continue Reading »

Frances Dickard Morrow, 80, of Rock Hill, wife of retired pastor Calvin Morrow, died June 25, 2009, at her home.... Continue Reading »

Wolf Stake Baptist Church, Beaverdam Baptist Association, was honored at a presentation ceremony July 5 by the North American Mission Board for being the best per-capita giving church for 2008. Missions Service Corps missionary Jon Varner presented a certificate... Continue Reading »

Moving people to become everyday missionaries is the goal of an intentional four-step discipleship growth process at Greenwood Baptist Church, Florence, where 50 percent of the active membership has engaged the process and another 20 are expected to engage... Continue Reading »

June 1 was an important date for 13 of Columbia's high school graduates ? they were the recipients of a $35,000 gift from His House Ministries for college scholarships. Of those 13, three are members of South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Glenn Metts GLENN METTS has been called as pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Springfield. He previously served as associate pastor for college students and outreach at First Baptist Church, Sevierville, Tenn. Metts is a graduate of New Orleans... Continue Reading »

Fred Astin, director of missions for Beaverdam Baptist Association since Aug. 6, 1994, has retired. He was the longest-serving full-time director in the association's history. A recognition service was held at Bounty Land Baptist Church in Seneca on May... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists are invited to meet with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, to discuss statewide Baptist work at six regional listening sessions.... Continue Reading »

I understand what the study from ?New Buildings, Services Lead to Growth? focused on, but I must say, our church has grown within the past five years without expanding.... Continue Reading »

As Shawn White pointed out, 'tradition is killing the convention, not conservatism? (June 11). I have witnessed this firsthand in my community.... Continue Reading »

Tradition is one of the binding forces of the church throughout the history of the church. It is not to be cast aside lightly. Those gray-haired people attending the conventions and sitting on the pews in the local churches... Continue Reading »