The Baptist Courier

Ron Herrod has seen the statistics and is well aware that baptisms are on the decline in the Southern Baptist Convention. Like many Southern Baptists, Herrod, who was elected president of the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists in June,... Continue Reading »

?Fireproof,? the latest release from the makers of ?Facing the Giants,? will offer churches a unique opportunity this fall to underscore the importance of a biblical view of marriage.... Continue Reading »

The members of Bethel Baptist Church, Greenville, had a birthday party for Lillian Payne July 27. Her 99th birthday was July 31. She is still active in her church through Sunday school, worship services and WMU circle meetings.  ... Continue Reading »

Ron Lynch, pastor of Siloam Baptist Church, Powdersville, will be a candidate for president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference when the organization convenes prior to the two-day annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in November.... Continue Reading »

Fred Kaigler FRED KAIGLER has been licensed to the ministry by Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Columbia, and is available for supply work.

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Danny Hester, of Columbia, converses with both adults and children whom he meets on the streets of a large South Asian city. This spring, Hester, a staff member with South Carolina’s Woman’s Missionary Union, took a team of volunteers... Continue Reading »

Morningside Baptist Church, Spartanburg, has a long history of missions involvement at home and throughout the world. For the past nine years, the church has been sending teams to Poland. This summer, however, for the first time, Morningside sent... Continue Reading »

Emile Pandolfi will perform Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University has been notified that not only had it moved up within the Top Tier of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges within its category, but it was also cited by experts as an Up and... Continue Reading »

James Rudy Gray, pastor of Utica Baptist Church in Seneca, has confirmed that he will be nominated for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the SCBC's annual meeting in November. Gray said he will be nominated by... Continue Reading »

The Chinese government has forced pastors of unregistered churches to pledge there will be no worship services at their congregations? meeting sites during a three-month period surrounding the Summer Olympics, a human rights group reported Aug. 13.... Continue Reading »

A gunman shot Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney at the state party's headquarters in Little Rock at about 11:50 a.m. Aug. 13. Fleeing the scene, the suspect drove to the Arkansas Baptist State Convention building a few blocks... Continue Reading »