The Baptist Courier

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 »

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 »

Westminster Baptist Church, Beaverdam Association, sent a 17-member mission team to the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky July 30-Aug. 3. They traveled to the town of Hazel Green (population 350) to assist Lewis Faulkenberry, director of the Hazel Green... 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 »

Traveling across the Southern Baptist Convention over the past year has given me an opportunity to see the hearts of many people.... 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 »

In a recent issue of The Baptist Courier, we learned that Richard Porter, pastor of Branchville Baptist Church, will allow his name to be placed into nomination for convention president.... 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 »

Concerning the letter ?Mindful of change? (Aug. 9 edition), Ms. Taylor addresses concerns many of us keep suppressed so as not to offend our brothers and sisters in Christ.... Continue Reading »