The Baptist Courier

Evergreen Baptist Church in Effingham recently welcomed this family of six, and on Sept. 21 pastor Quinn Hooks baptized five of them. From left are Joseph Pack, Daren Pack, Vonda Pack (who joined by transfer of membership from another... Continue Reading »

?Big Russ and Me: Father and Son,? by Tim Russert. ?Faith of My Fathers,? by John McCain. ?Lessons Learned as the Son of a Serial Killer,? by Michael Sims. While you may be familiar with parts of the first... Continue Reading »

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, Barnwell, recently held baptism for 12 new members. Rev. Marshall Still baptized four of his grandchildren; Rev. Dan Boineau baptized two of his grandsons; and John Nixon, who has been pastor at Friendship for 24 years,... Continue Reading »

Donnie Hamlin Hughes of Greer, wife of retired pastor and director of missions Wallace Hughes, died Aug. 22, 2008, following a four-year battle with cancer.... Continue Reading »

Vello M. Forrester, 94, of Greenville, a retired pastor who ?loved a good story and could tell quite a few himself,? died Aug. 14, 2008.... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission expressed thanks to Greenwood pastor Hal Lane for his leadership in a unanimous show of support at the close of their meeting meeting Sept. 16-17 in Nashville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

Marguerite Brannon Rogers, 78, of Gray Court, wife of retired pastor Henry E. Rogers, died Aug. 27, 2008, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, Laurens.... Continue Reading »

This is the final report of the 2008 Committee on Committees. If approved by messengers to the 2008 annual meeting, members begin serving Jan. 1, 2009. Rudy Gray from Seneca is the chairman.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University marked the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a powerful presentation by 9/11 survivor Sujo John.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University celebrated its 116 years of existence on Wednesday, Sept. 17, with a Founder's Day chapel service on the northern Greenville county campus. Richard Blackaby, author, international speaker and president of Blackaby Ministries International, was the keynote... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, Norris, celebrated its 100th anniversary Sept. 7. After a year of planning and preparation that included everything from commemorative plates, fans and Christmas ornaments to a detailed cleaning of the facilities, approximately 300 people attended the... Continue Reading »

Whether splashing in the cold waters of Morgan's Creek with his brother near his hometown of Williamston, S.C., or trying not to fall off a rickety bamboo pole into quicksand in the eastern jungle of Ecuador, missionary Gary Stone... Continue Reading »