The Baptist Courier

Storms come and go in our lives, but a storm on June 7, 2008, not only took my hometown of Columbus, Ind., by surprise, but left the town in shock and designated a disaster zone.... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 0.27 percent behind the same time frame in June 2007.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists are invited to meet with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer, South Carolina Baptist Convention, and discuss statewide Baptist work at six regional listening sessions.... Continue Reading »

Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dalzell, a small church behind Shaw Air Force Base that burned down Feb. 17, needs volunteers through Brotherhood Builders to help build, paint, etc. Contact Bob Salley at salley2@pbtcomm.net or call 803-258-3186 (home) or 803-258-3484. Groundbreaking... Continue Reading »

What would you do if you were stranded in a mountain cabin for days with no electricity, no running water, and with a group of people with whom you cannot see eye to eye? That question was posed to... Continue Reading »

For the first time, two summer camp mainstays have joined forces into one. Summersalt, the South Carolina Baptist Convention youth camp held across four weeks in the summer, has traditionally stood alone, as has Youth MusicArts Camp. Seeking to... Continue Reading »

Not long ago, I had the happy privilege of being an overnight guest at the Bethea Baptist Retirement Center near Darlington. It was a most pleasant experience to have the opportunity to visit with administrator Ben Spurling and his... Continue Reading »

More than 140 Anderson University students are serving both at home and abroad ? traveling to Arizona and Yellowstone National Park, and to China, India, Mexico, Nepal and Tanzania.... Continue Reading »

Former charleston Southern University standout R.J. Swindle finally got his chance as he was called late July 1 and told he would be moving up to the big leagues. Swindle was expected to be in uniform for the Philadelphia... Continue Reading »

Mary Carol Anderson MARY CAROL ANDERSON has been called as associate minister in student ministries at First Baptist Church, Aiken, effective Aug. 15. A native of Greenville, Anderson is a graduate of Clemson University and the Baptist Seminary in... Continue Reading »

Board member Akinori Taguchi of the Japanese Baptist Convention, who is also pastor of the Kanazawa Baptist Church in Japan, met with Anderson University officials June 24 to discuss a future student exchange program.... Continue Reading »

The scholarship committee of First Baptist Church, Great Falls, awarded education scholarships during worship service June 22 to six young adults: Chasity Baker, Joshua Hefner, Kyle Hefner, Tori Lane, Dakota McMurray and Jade Towery.... Continue Reading »