The Baptist Courier

Financial contributions to churches were up in 2005 when church members gave 2.58 percent of their income, up from 2.56 percent the previous year, according to a report by empty tomb inc. that examined the giving trends of church... Continue Reading »

Anderson University has learned that it has been selected as one of ?America's 100 Best College Buys? by Institutional Research and Evaluation. This marks the first time AU has been named to the list.... Continue Reading »

As a service to South Carolina Baptist ministers, The Baptist Courier will be making free portraits during the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in Florence.... Continue Reading »

As the end of 2007 nears and planning is fully in place for 2008, the South Carolina Baptist Convention continues to seek ways to serve the largest of church constituencies in the state. With the majority of South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Every Christian parent rejoices when his child receives Jesus as Savior. The joy is even greater when realizing an older sibling led the child to the Lord. That is exactly what prompted the Cargill* family serving in South Asia... Continue Reading »

At the 1991 South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting, messengers approved a sweeping new vision for the state's Baptist churches that has remained a standard for 15 years. Empowering Kingdom Growth became the benchmark for serving South Carolina churches... Continue Reading »

The Baptist Courier has learned that a new statement may be forthcoming from Don Wilton, who endorsed Mitt Romney for president in a press release issued by the Romney campaign on Friday.... Continue Reading »

Don Wilton said today he made a "personal error" in agreeing to support the campaign of Mitt Romney for president.... Continue Reading »

Phillip McMinn, 47, pastor of South Main Street Baptist Church, Greenwood, was killed in a single-vehicle automobile accident Saturday afternoon, Oct. 20. He was returning to Greenwood from a retreat at White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro.... Continue Reading »

While prayer-walking in Sri Lanka, Christy Hansen picks up a few young friends along the way. Later the same week, Hansen and her team of South Carolina volunteers trained Sri Lankan Christians to lead a Vacation Bible School and... Continue Reading »

For the past nine years, students from across America have given up their summers to volunteer overseas through SA101, a program of the International Mission Board's South Asia region. This year, 60 students served in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and... Continue Reading »

Recommendations of this committee must be approved by vote at the 2007 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. If approved, terms begin January 1, 2008. Fred Stone, pastor of Wellford Baptist Church, Wellford, is chairman.... Continue Reading »