The Baptist Courier

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 »

Southern Baptist churches boosted their Cooperative Program giving by more than $5 million for international and national missions and ministries during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee president and... Continue Reading »

Greg Robertson GREG ROBERTSON has been called as pastor by Piney Grove Baptist Church, Lake View. He is a 2007 graduate of Campbell University Divinity School. He and his wife Megan are expecting their first child in December.  ... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, Pickens, recently honored Ray Reece for his many years of service by naming him deacon emeritus. From left are Fred Stone, pastor; Reece; and Mendel Steward, deacon chairman.     Doug Painter, left, was ordained as... Continue Reading »

Joseph E. Crook Sr., 80, of Inman, a retired pastor who served in the Upstate, died Oct. 2, 2007, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a short illness.... Continue Reading »