The Baptist Courier

Cecil Jordan, 69, of Jefferson, a former pastor, died Aug. 23, 2007.... Continue Reading »

?It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ?? So begins the 1859 classic, ?A Tale of Two Cities? by novelist Charles Dickens. Those words might hold some relevance for us in this first decade... Continue Reading »

I have been thinking a lot of the modern church-planting movement. In the Upstate of South Carolina, we have a wealth of great churches with worship styles ranging from ultra traditional to off-the-charts ?rock style? of worship. There are... Continue Reading »

Wisdom in Living Life Ministry Inc. broke ground Sept. 5 for its Beyond Recovery project, a $5.8 million residential substance abuse training center designed to help men, women and children in the Upstate overcome addiction to alcohol and other... Continue Reading »

When Norman Shands made a vow to God 65 years ago, he couldn't have imagined that it would thrust him into the center of the civil rights movement in Atlanta.... Continue Reading »

A foggy night and a field full of U.S. flags caught Ashley Mitchell"s attention as she neared her home in Memphis, Tenn., in 2006. After learning from a police officer patrolling the area that the display commemorated the lives... Continue Reading »

Tim Stewart has joined the South Carolina Baptist Convention's collegiate ministry staff as campus minister at the University of South Carolina and surrounding colleges.... Continue Reading »

The World Hunger Relief fund, which provides financial assistance to food pantries across the state, has been exhausted for 2007. The fund consists of donations from South Carolina Baptist churches through the World Hunger Relief offering, collected throughout the... Continue Reading »

Holding the most high-profile position on the defending national championship team ? making him the biggest Big Man on Campus at a football-crazed school ? could easily go to the head of any college sophomore, but Tim Tebow says... Continue Reading »

Kyle Waddell KYLE WADDELL is the new pastor of Pine Level Baptist Church, Grays. He is completing his last semester at Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. Ordained to the ministry by his home church, Calvary Baptist in Rock Hill, he... Continue Reading »

The WMU of Barkers Creek Baptist Church, Honea Path, recently honored the senior adults and shut-ins with a luncheon. Pictured are the two oldest members of the church: Pauline Clinkscales, 99, left, and Edith Parker, 96.     First... Continue Reading »

As students start a new semester on the campus of North Greenville University this fall, they will find both physical and academic changes to the Southern Baptist institution. The school is also expected to announce another enrollment record for... Continue Reading »