The Baptist Courier

William A. ?Bill? Hampton, 87, a retired Baptist pastor, formerly of Easley, died July 9, 2007.... Continue Reading »

Rosa Lee Pointer, 79, of Seneca, wife of retired South Carolina pastor Carl W. Pointer, died June 24, 2007, at her residence.... Continue Reading »

Robert B. Morehead, 84, of Norway, a pastor who recently celebrated 50 years of service in Christian ministry, died June 30, 2007.... Continue Reading »

History professors from three Southern Baptist seminaries will join other Baptist denominations in Charleston, Aug. 1-3, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the first Baptist association in America.... Continue Reading »

Racing for the Cross Ministries will hold a second Faster Pastor race at the Laurens County Speedway at 8 p.m. on Aug. 25. The dirt track race is open to all pastors and youth ministers.... Continue Reading »

Carl William Jordan, 69, pastor of Calumet Baptist Church, Liberty, died July 6, 2007, at Oconee Point on Lake Hartwell after he pushed his great-granddaughter toward shore when she dropped her fishing rod into the lake and fell out... Continue Reading »

As pastors of our churches, one of our major goals is to lead those who enter the house of God into an encounter with God. The house of God should be a house of worship ? a house of... Continue Reading »

The scholarship committee of First Baptist Church, Great Falls, awarded its education scholarships during the morning worship service on July 6 to three young adults: Joshua Heffner, Dakota McMurray and Scotty Smith.... Continue Reading »

Two college seniors are serving this summer as interns at The Baptist Courier. Sarah Eshleman, a student at Pensacola (Fla.) Christian College, and Cindy Gray, who attends Anderson University, are both satisfying college course requirements while serving as contributing... Continue Reading »

Abney Memorial Baptist, Greenwood Arrowwood Baptist, Chesnee Baptist Church of Beaufort, Beaufort Beech Island First Baptist, Beech Island Berea First Baptist, Greenville Bethel Baptist, Sumter Blacksburg First Baptist, Blacksburg Catawba Baptist, Lancaster Cedar Creek Baptist, Nichols Cheraw First Baptist,... Continue Reading »

David O’Donnell David O’Donnell is the new pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Elko. He and his wife Carla come to Mt. Calvary from Chesnee. They have two children, Tyler, 6, and Lillian, 19 months. Mancel Scott Brewington Sr.... Continue Reading »

A group of 26 men and women from Pineview Baptist Church, Kershaw, went to Beaver, Ky., for a week to serve in many different ways. They worked at a distribution center, repaired a home, built a ramp on the... Continue Reading »