The Baptist Courier

Mike Turner MIKE TURNER began duties Jan. 1 as senior pastor of Lexington Baptist Church, Lexington. His previous pastorates include Heights Baptist Church, Aiken; Fort Johnson Baptist Church, Charleston; Island Mission Baptist Church, Charleston; and most recently, First Baptist... Continue Reading »

God has changed us in India. I can see it in our faces, the way we interact with each other, and in our prayer life. It has been a great adventure. No one has been ill. Opportunities to share... Continue Reading »

Members of Norway Baptist Church, Orangeburg-Calhoun Baptist Association, began to participate in Operation Christmas Child through Franklin Graham's Samaritan Purse in 2000, sending 59 shoeboxes filled with candy, toys, school supplies, hygiene items, coloring books and crayons to children... Continue Reading »

On Dec. 9 Denis Tyrrell was strolling past a hole he had already filled in while searching for gems at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the world's only diamond park where visitors can keep whatever they... Continue Reading »

The youth and RAs of Beaverdam Baptist Church, Williamston, gathered items for more than a month for Operation Care, a community food bank supported by churches of Palmetto Baptist Asociation. The youth placed food items on the church altar... Continue Reading »

RANDY MELLICHAMP has accepted the call as pastor of Camp Creek Baptist Church, Lancaster. He previously was pastor of Harmony Baptist Church, Edgemoor. A graduate of Charleston Southern University, he currently attends Liberty University. Mellichamp and his wife Michelle... Continue Reading »

Every church, regardless of its denominational affiliation, should have a standard of both belief and behavior that is derived from the Christian scriptures, a Ridgeway pastor maintains in his newly released book. But what should a church do if... Continue Reading »

Dina Hair, a longtime staff member at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, has been named administrator of the Laurens facility.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University basketball coach's wife Hope Radebaugh has released her first book. ?Gym Rats? is a 65-day devotional guide with discipleship material.... Continue Reading »

In 2008, South Carolina Campers on Mission will observe 30 years of service. The culmination of the yearlong celebration will be a fall rally Sept. 4-6 at Lakewood Campground near Myrtle Beach, where one of the first Campers on... Continue Reading »

Twenty-five students with ties to South Carolina were among the December graduates of four Baptist seminaries.... Continue Reading »

The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering has a special meaning for Earlewood Baptist Church in Columbia as their gifts pay tribute to the memory of retired missionary and Earlewood member Sara Frances Taylor.... Continue Reading »