The Baptist Courier

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »