The Baptist Courier

Imagine. The President of the United States being a celebrity. He has the nation's most recognizable face. Plenty of money and prestige. Whatever he says, goes.... Continue Reading »

Pinewood Baptist Church (Santee Association) will soon officially turn 100 years old. While our yearlong centennial celebration has been very exciting thus far, the best is yet to come.... Continue Reading »

Woman's Missionary Union, Auxiliary to South Carolina Baptist Convention, has announced the 2009-10 nominees for its executive board positions and the 2010 nominees for nominating committee positions.... Continue Reading »

There are so many things wrong with the world today. Where do we start to look for change? We are to start with ourselves.... Continue Reading »

The Graduate Services Center at Charleston Southern University celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 28 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.... Continue Reading »

These are the things that happen when God comes to church, and he was definitely in attendance Jan. 25 at Whitefield Baptist Church in Belton. Charles Strickland, Whitefield's pastor since 2007, said that Sunday began like any other. The... Continue Reading »

The members of Sandy Run Baptist Church, Hampton, held an emotional groundbreaking ceremony on March 8. Sixteen months after the church's 103-year-old sanctuary was destroyed by fire, members held a worship service in the social hall that survived the... Continue Reading »

Greenville Baptist Association has collected previously worn prom dresses to donate to junior and senior high school girls in Lee County, Va., one of the five poorest areas in the nation.... Continue Reading »

Four prominent South Carolina Baptists ? Jim Austin, South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer; Rudy Gray, SCBC president; Hal Lane, a trustee of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; and Joe Mack, director of... Continue Reading »

Christopher Daniels, 41, faces arson charges related to a fire set at Blue Ridge Baptist Church, formerly known as Triangle Baptist Church, in Belton.... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 3.27 percent below the same time frame last year.... Continue Reading »

Shane Stutzman SHANE STUTZMAN is the new senior pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Orangeburg. He comes to Orangeburg from Orlando, Fla., where he was pastor at Eastside Baptist Church for eight years. Stutzman was also adjunct professor for the... Continue Reading »