The Baptist Courier

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 »

Lugoff First Baptist Church has embraced an Acts 1:8 missions-sending strategy that includes a local baseball clinic, associational missions involvement, trips to serve in other states, and international missions. It all started with a church renewal using Henry Blackaby's... Continue Reading »

When people get personally involved in missions, there's a contagious spirit that runs through the church, creating an Acts 1:8 mission strategy. That's the message of Eric Lethco, pastor, Old Fort Baptist Church, Summerville, when asked to encourage South... Continue Reading »

More than 100 Southern Baptist missionaries will be appointed when the International Mission Board holds a formal commissioning service March 18 at Taylors First Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

On Feb. 7, a man known for his humility and behind-the-scenes work had a rare moment in the spotlight. John C. McKnight Sr. was honored for his years of Christian service at a reception at Beaverdam Baptist Association in... Continue Reading »

Registration for messengers and local hotels is open for the June 23-24 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University was declared the winner of the second annual blood drive competition between Anderson University and nearby rival Erskine College. Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson University, accepted the winner’s trophy at the Anderson-Erskine basketball game in Due West... Continue Reading »

One hundred thirty-three Southern Baptist churches in South Carolina that are least 200 years old were recognized at the State Evangelism Conference in Columbia Feb. 23-24.... Continue Reading »

When most people think of doing mission work in a foreign country, teaching chemistry at a major university may not be the first idea that comes to mind. But that is exactly what Jeff Brotherton, North Greenville University physical... Continue Reading »

Like the old Timex ads used to tout, ?It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.? That's how I felt at the State House on Feb. 12. Surrounded by high-powered and high-priced lobbyists, I did all I could to... Continue Reading »