The Baptist Courier

James ?Jimmy? Norton Williams Jr., 73, who served churches in South Carolina and Virginia during 50 years of pastoral ministry, died Aug. 2, 2007, in Concord, Va.... Continue Reading »

Gaza Christian forced to marry Muslim A Christian university professor in Gaza was kidnapped, forced to marry a Muslim professor at the same university, and now her family is being told she wants no contact with them unless they... Continue Reading »

Two prominent Southern Baptist churches have called pastors ? Robert Jeffress at First Baptist in Dallas, Tex., and Tim Mann at First Baptist, Daytona Beach, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Tracy Ivester TRACY IVESTER has been called as pastor of Mountain Springs Baptist Church, Piedmont. A native of Anderson, he is a graduate of Clemson University and Southern Baptist Seminary. He has been in pastoral ministry for 14 years,... Continue Reading »

China was not at all what I expected. I remember, as we all do, that one courageous student standing in Tiananmen Square who dared that communist tank to run him over. I also remember Great Britain turning over governmental... Continue Reading »

We saw work in schools, factories, and medical clinics. One mom was able to share the gospel with her children's Chinese-speaking classmates when asked to share the American cultural holidays with them. She shared about the real Christmas and... Continue Reading »

I was amazed at the opportunities for witnessing and the creativity used to share the gospel in one of the last strongholds of communism. A viable question is, ?How can you share the gospel in a land with a... Continue Reading »

The highlight of the trip for me was hearing from a dear saint who had endured injuries, imprisonment (altogether 22 years), and hard labor for preaching the gospel.... Continue Reading »

Sutton, Presher work with ‘Big Sky’ missions Emily Sutton and Virginia Presher, members of Overbrook Baptist Church, Greenville, worked with the Big Sky Association in Montana for seven weeks during the summer. They taught youth camps, ministered to Northern... Continue Reading »

A new study from LifeWay Research reveals that more than two-thirds of young adults who attend a Protestant church for at least a year in high school will stop attending church regularly for at least a year between the... Continue Reading »

?I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord? (Psalms 122:1). As we all prepare for our Pastor's Conference (Nov. 12) and for our South Carolina Baptist Convention, I hope that... Continue Reading »

Point of Grace will be performing at Charleston Southern University Sunday, Aug. 26.... Continue Reading »