The Baptist Courier

On any given summer, church youth groups, Sunday school classes and mission volunteers give up countless hours and days of time to serve on mission trips abroad and in North America. This summer, churches from across South Carolina descended... 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 »

Basketball, soccer goals, baseball bats and balls are not uncommon sights over the summer. Sports camps thrive during the break from school. But this summer, sports camps have an entirely different meaning.... 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 »

Joe E. Burnette, 88, of Brentwood, Tenn., a former administrator at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community and a former minister of education in South Carolina, died Aug. 10, 2007.... 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 »

Wallace C. Lowe of Graniteville died Aug. 9, 2007.... 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 »

Following a unanimous vote by FamilyNet's board of trustees Aug. 7, North American Mission Board trustees Aug. 8 voted unanimously to accept a letter of intent from Charles Stanley's In Touch Ministries outlining the ministry's intention to purchase NAMB's... Continue Reading »

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 »

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

For Debbie Webster, the name 'the Horse Lady? comes with her job. 'that's what everyone calls me. I?ll be in the grocery store and the kid behind me will tug on their mom's arm, ?Look, Mom, it's the horse... Continue Reading »