The Baptist Courier

Travis Dix TRAVIS DIX has been called as minister of youth and children by Apalache Baptist Church, Greer. He and his wife Jody have two children, Hudson and Hawke.               MARK RYAN CANNON... Continue Reading »

Pastor Dennis Lynn and his wife Helen were honored Feb. 3 at First Baptist Church, McCormick, for “a decade of dedication and faithful service.” They were given a “book of memories” compiled by church members and friends, along with... Continue Reading »

LeRoy Cleveland, 88, of Spartanburg, a retired Baptist pastor who served his last church for 31 years, died March 8, 2008.... Continue Reading »

Roy Forrest, 78, of Taylors, a long-serving pastor and consultant for the Southern Baptist Convention, died Feb. 10, 2008, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.... Continue Reading »

George E. Turbeville, 85, of Columbia, a pastor and former president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference, active in the work of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died Feb. 19, 2008.... Continue Reading »

Martha Leathers Wennerberg of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., a South Carolina native who held both state and national WMU offices, died March 5, 2008, after a long battle with breast cancer.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists make up nearly 7 percent of the United States adult population, according to a new Pew study that also shows evangelicals outnumbering mainline church members and Catholics.... Continue Reading »

Ergun Caner and Dinesh D"Souza will open the 2008 Christian Worldview Week at North Greenville University on Monday, March 17. The week will also feature Frank Reich, Ron Marks and worship leader Calvin Hunt.... Continue Reading »

Students, faculty and staff at Anderson University will travel to New Orleans, New York and Myrtle Beach during spring break, March 17-21, to assist existing ministries with meeting the physical and spiritual needs of people in those areas.... Continue Reading »

Frank Page, pastor of First Baptist Church, Taylors, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is author of a new book entitled 'the Incredible Shrinking Church,? published by Broadman and Holman in Nashville.... Continue Reading »

In 1978, Mayson Easterling (?72), then director of admissions at North Greenville College, hired Mike Baker (?71) as an admissions counselor. Together they started Joyful Sound, a vocal ensemble that has led worship in more than 3,500 concerts in... Continue Reading »

To learn about the SCBC's 2008 service opportunities in South Asia, visit www.scbaptist.org.... Continue Reading »