The Baptist Courier

Fred Levon ?Von? Cockrell, 83, of Camden, a pastor who served many South Carolina churches, died May 20, 2009.... Continue Reading »

Drue Vollie Hardee, 89, of Loris, died May 5, 2009, at his home following an illness.... Continue Reading »

James W. ?J.W.? Haskell, 98, of Lilburn, Ga., formerly of Hardeeville, died May 3, 2009.... Continue Reading »

Boyce W. ?Buddy? Wiles Jr., 70, of Hodges, a long-serving pastor, died May 14, 2009, at Emory University Midtown, Atlanta, Ga.... Continue Reading »

Rodney Dean Webb, 58, pastor of Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Belton, died May 28, 2009, at his home.... Continue Reading »

Brian Ogburn BRIAN OGBURN was ordained to the ministry May 24 by First Baptist Church, Winnsboro. He will serve as a chaplain intern with Palmetto Health in Columbia. Ogburn felt called into the ministry in 2005 after he took... Continue Reading »

Tom Sees recently led a team from three South Carolina churches on his 18th mission trip to Jamaica. The group fed 107 hungry families, visited the public schools and local infirmary, and began construction on the children’s room at... Continue Reading »

Although the members of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church in Pacolet Mills have always supported missions, the church recently formed a missions team to help the congregation become even more knowledgeable and informed about doing missions at home and abroad.... Continue Reading »

As has been the case for many years, the number of professions of faith in Southern Baptists? Vacation Bible School 2008 is equal to 25 percent of the convention's baptisms, but the shortening of the VBS week by some... Continue Reading »

Facts & Trends Online is inviting churches and individuals to submit photos for the annual Vacation Bible School Photo Contest. All submissions will be archived at the LifeWay News page on Facebook, a social networking Web site.... Continue Reading »

As many as 500 senior adults representing more than 30 churches are gearing up for the annual fall Springmaid Senior Retreat at Myrtle Beach.... Continue Reading »

Suddenly, there he was. Kevin Roose, at a televised Brown University forum, making a carefully written presentation of his book, 'the Unlikely Disciple.? I sat down and turned up the volume.... Continue Reading »