The Baptist Courier

Mark Blankenship, minister of music and administration at First Baptist Church, Hilton Head, is the recipient of the 2008 W. Hines Sims award for leadership in church music.... Continue Reading »

Linda Karges-Bone, a professor of education at Charleston Southern University and leading instructor on brain development, has been teaching cutting edge ?brain training? initiatives in the country's 11th largest school district of Orange County, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists can respond to the devastating earthquake that struck China's Sichuan Province May 12 in a broad range of ways, a blue-ribbon panel of disaster relief experts has reported.... Continue Reading »

Roderick Carver, 78, of Ware Shoals, a pastor who served in several states before resettling in his native South Carolina, died June 29, 2008.... Continue Reading »

Approximately six months after the revolution and the fall of communism, my father, Harry Dent, entered the country of Romania. Initially, he went to help with the John Guest Crusades, and the fields were ripe unto harvest. My father... Continue Reading »

Alex Miller of Black Mountain, N.C., has been named vice president for university advancement at North Greenville University.... Continue Reading »

Hilma Prosser was recognized June 2 by Bethel Baptist Church, Olanta, where she has been organist for more than 50 years. With her are interim pastor Luford Pope and Frank Sistrunk. The church observed Hilma Prosser Day during morning... Continue Reading »

3,142 churches represented at SBC Kentucky Baptists sent the largest number of messengers, 729, of the 7,277 who registered for the June 10-11 meeting at the Indiana Convention Center. Kentucky messengers comprised 10.02 percent of the registration. The next... Continue Reading »

Gregory Pittman GREGORY PITTMAN has joined the staff of First Baptist Church, Edgefield, as associate pastor. He is a graduate of USC and Southwestern Baptist Seminary. For the past five years, he has served as associate pastor of worship... Continue Reading »

Harold Chandler ain't half the preacher he once was. Last year, at 349 pounds, he was two cheeseburgers short of 350. Today he is under 190 pounds, well on his way to his goal of 170.... Continue Reading »

Storms slammed the Upstate of South Carolina on Monday, July 21, leaving many without power and causing damage to two buildings at North Greenville University. Half of the roof of the Donnan Administration Building blew off, damaging a portion... Continue Reading »

Evangelist Bailey Smith will lead a four-night crusade at Convent Baptist Church, Leesville, Aug. 3-6.... Continue Reading »