The Baptist Courier

The RAs and GAs from Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Woodruff, stand in front of Helping Hands Ministries in Woodruff, where they did volunteer work on the first day of their Christmas break. The group also collected cans, clothes, and... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members approved a 2008-09 Cooperative Program allocation budget of $205,716,834 for recommendation to the SBC during its June 10-11 annual meeting in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

What could be a catalyst for entire communities being served by local churches? What could stimulate a church to intentionally see and meet needs?... Continue Reading »

Thompson Creek Baptist Church recently dedicated a prayer room that it furnished for the Connie Maxwell Children's Home Adams campus in Chesterfield.... Continue Reading »

CP: .52% ahead of last year Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are .52 percent ahead of the same time frame in January 2007. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $67,669,562 for Cooperative Program... Continue Reading »

While reaction to the resignation of Fidel Castro was quiet in Cuba, Baptists are looking ahead to their work on the island.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University and GreenvilleConnect ? a non-denominational alliance of churches, ministry organizations along with business and community leaders committed to cooperating to encourage evangelism and discipleship ? are joining forces for an ?Equipping Ministries Conference? March 31 on... Continue Reading »

Ed Quattlebaum is a detective whose passion is history. A retired pastor and director of missions, his new career began on Mother's Day 1998, when called as pastor of Bethabara Church in Cross Hill. Bethabara, founded in 1794, obviously... Continue Reading »

Hosted by members of Charleston Southern University's campus ministries and Summit Church, the Super Bowl party has been an annual event for the past three years. Last year, campus ministries opted to modify the name of the event to... Continue Reading »

Say aloha to the 2008 Vacation Bible School theme. Colorful shirts, flowers, flip flops and ukuleles will abound in churches this summer as VBS is landing on the beach with the tropical theme ?Outrigger Island.?... Continue Reading »

Linda Lipscomb, an International Mission Board worker known for her ability to bridge cultural divides, died Feb. 14 in Bangkok, Thailand, from complications following a bus accident. She was 63.... Continue Reading »

Pastor Charles Foster and minister of music Mrs. Dennis Waddell sang a duet during “Round-Up Day,” which was held Jan. 20 at Cavins Baptist Church, Woodruff.     Airport Baptist Church, Greer, held a mortgage burning Dec. 30, 2007,... Continue Reading »