The Baptist Courier

Congress moves to protect unborn A bill to protect the lives of unborn children diagnosed with disabilities has passed Congress and is awaiting President Bush’s signature. The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act, sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback... Continue Reading »

Landrum Leavell II, president emeritus of New Orleans Baptist Seminary, died Sept. 26 in Wichita Falls, Tex. He was 81.... Continue Reading »

Pastor Larry Allen and a mission team from Buck Creek Baptist Church, Longs, spent a week in Belize, Central America in July. The children’s team held activities for kids of all ages, then gave out food, clothing and shoes.... Continue Reading »

Erskine Theological Seminary will host an alumni luncheon during the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention scheduled for Nov. 11-12 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia.... Continue Reading »

Voddie Baucham, renowned writer, speaker and strong advocate of Christian worldview, recently challenged students and faculty at Charleston Southern University to not only integrate their faith in society but also in the classroom.... Continue Reading »

Eddie Leopard, pastor of Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken, and president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, spoke during convocation at Charleston Southern University Oct. 8.... Continue Reading »

In an Ecuadorean village in the Andes Mountains, missionaries Darrell and Rogene Musick tag cows with their Quichua friends.... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, Ware Shoals, will celebrate its 100th anniversary with special services scheduled Oct. 19.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University held its 2008 Global Missions Conference Sept. 8-11. This year's theme centered on ?Revelation Song? based on Revelation 7:9-10: ?After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count,... Continue Reading »

Because fabrics and their patterns were originally created by hand rather than computer-controlled looms, the pattern represented something of its creator. In the Scottish tartans, the pattern often reflected the ups and downs of the clan as interpreted by... Continue Reading »

John Elmore JOHN ELMORE has been called as pastor by First Baptist Church, Lancaster. He began his ministry Aug. 31. Elmore is a graduate of USC-Spartanburg and Southwestern Baptist Seminary, and is pursuing a doctor of ministry degree from... Continue Reading »

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Greer will commemorate its 175th anniversary on Oct. 19. ?Celebrating God's Faithfulness? will be the theme of the observance.... Continue Reading »