The Baptist Courier

Connie Maxwell Children's Home has successfully attained EAGLE accreditation. The Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence (EAGLE) accreditation is a quality enhancement program offered nationally to faith-based organizations meeting stringent criteria in their provision of care to children and... Continue Reading »

The Justin E. Cope Memorial Music Education Endowed Scholarship has been established at Charleston Southern University.... Continue Reading »

?All I have to do is give the word and 50,000 to 100,000 Chakmas will convert to Christianity,? the unusually tall political leader of the Chakmas said. ?But first I need assurance from you that we will have political... Continue Reading »

What is a missional church? Approximately 120 pastors, associational staff and lay leaders gathered recently at Trinity Baptist Church, Cayce, to explore this question and look at how churches can move from being settled to being moved.... Continue Reading »

Every spring or fall, area churches have a traditional series of services called revival. These meetings feature special music, a guest speaker, and/or covered dish meals that would put any restaurant buffet to shame. The purpose of these services... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has posted at its Web site a slate of audio files featuring messages and breakout sessions from the 2008 State Evangelism Conference held Feb. 25-26 at First Baptist Church, Rock Hill.... Continue Reading »

John Arthur, 64, pastor for the last 44 years of Eureka First Baptist Church, a rural community 12 miles southeast of Edgefield, believes pastors who have served one church for periods of time measured not in years, but decades,... Continue Reading »

Jonathan Merritt, a 25-year-old student at Southeastern Baptist Seminary, captured widespread media attention March 10 in releasing a statement titled ?A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change.?... Continue Reading »

Fourteen new church planters were commissioned Sunday, March 9, at Taylors First Baptist Church. In the first-ever commissioning service, planters and their core teams were able to share prayer requests and ministry goals with those in attendance. The commissioned... Continue Reading »

CP: 1.25 percent ahead of 2007 pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 1.25 percent ahead of the same time frame in February 2007. The year-to-date total of $88,174,995 for CP missions is $1,089,443 ahead... Continue Reading »

Terri Parker Lewis and Noah Garrett receive roses from the Woman's Missionary Union at Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville following their dramatic presentation on the life of South Carolina missions pioneer Hephzibah Jenkins Townsend on March 5.... Continue Reading »

Bring-A-Kid Race Night at Darlington, sponsored by Darlington Raceway Ministries, will be held May 9. The Jack Eason Band will begin playing at 5 p.m., and the pre-race rally will start at 5:45 p.m.... Continue Reading »