The Baptist Courier

Landscaping, food drives, home repairs, hospital ministry, and free car washes are a few of the community outreach options for churches interested in a one-day community outreach event. At least four South Carolina churches have embraced the ministry strategy... Continue Reading »

The trustee chairman of the North American Mission Board believes the ?Great Commission Resurgence? declaration creates an opportunity for dialogue about an issue he believes needs to be addressed: a merger of the SBC's two mission boards.... Continue Reading »

Talk about missing the point. A new Web site, www.informationageprayer.com, provides subscribers the opportunity to have digitized prayers offered on their behalf.... Continue Reading »

Actions speak louder than words, and Johnny Hunt believes it's time a lost world sees Southern Baptists match their words with love in action.... Continue Reading »

CP down 3.37%; off ’09 budget by 3.15% Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 3.37 percent below the same time frame last year and 3.15 percent off budget for 2009. As of April 30, the... Continue Reading »

Some call her the Mother Teresa of Bangalore, but at one time some called her a criminal over labor disputes at Bangalore Baptist Hospital.... Continue Reading »

The 2009 SBC Pastors? Conference will focus on a passionate revival to the Great Commission, under the theme, ?What If? One Mind. One Love. One Spirit. One Purpose.?... Continue Reading »

A total of 230 children representing 58 churches competed at the South Carolina Baptist Children's Bible Drill April 25 at four churches across the state: St. Andrews Baptist, Columbia; Southside Baptist, Florence; First Baptist, Simpsonville; and First Baptist, Anderson.... Continue Reading »

Q: “Simply adjust” became one of your mottos in India. What meaning does that have for you now? Anthony Jacob, a pastor in India, and Sagaya Mary, a cook at the Indian Baptist Society, listen as Rebekah Naylor speaks... Continue Reading »

Anderson University has received its largest-ever gift from the estate of a man who grew up on a cotton farm near Honea Path.... Continue Reading »

'the Cooperative Program is what being a New Testament church is all about,? said David Shirley, pastor of Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Greenville. ?Acts 2 talks about helping those in need. The better you work together, the more people... Continue Reading »

A devastating blaze that destroyed their church in February 2008 was a dim memory when members of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dalzell, gathered April 5 to dedicate their new worship center.... Continue Reading »