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Ron Blue Center at Anderson to teach financial management

Anderson University recently established the Ron Blue Center, focusing on equipping students, faculty, staff and community leaders with biblically based leadership principles for financial management and stewardship. “People of faith believe that everything we have is a gift from... Continue Reading »

Mohler to keynote 150th-year Courier celebration

On July 1, The Baptist Courier will be 150 years old! We are the oldest institution affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and are eagerly looking forward to a great time of inspiration and celebration on June 15... Continue Reading »

At summer camp: Amazing adventures await, spiritual impact probable

Summer is just around the corner. Do you know where your kids are going? From three bustling college campuses and a wooded conference center to laurel-laden mountain peaks and sandy seashores, tens of thousands of teens and children soon... Continue Reading »

Three receive state disaster relief awards

Three volunteers were recognized for their volunteer service recently at the South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief training event in Conway. David Carver received the Choice & Grace Watson Award for personifying a lifetime of service in disaster relief ministry.... Continue Reading »

Brushy Creek Baptists mark 225th anniversary

Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Taylors, hosted special services on March 17 marking 225 years of ministry. The oldest church in Greenville County to operate under the same name, Brushy Creek is one of the three oldest centers of worship... Continue Reading »

Mount Moriah Baptist calls Michael Shafran as pastor

Michael Shafran is the new pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Piedmont. He holds degrees from Bob Jones University, Capital Bible Seminary and a D.Min. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since 2010, he served Fort Howard Community... Continue Reading »

Covenant Baptist calls Tracey Wilson as minister of music and worship

Tracey Wilson has assumed the position of minister of music and worship at Covenant Baptist Church in Lancaster. Tracey, a Lancaster native, graduated from North Greenville University. Her husband, Rhett Wilson, after serving as a pastor for 18 years... Continue Reading »

First Quarter Giving

Giving to the Cooperative Program budget of the Southern Baptist Convention was 3.85 percent above budget. Of the $194 million budget, the biggest allotment goes to the International Mission Board at 50.41 percent. Budget giving to the South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sarah Francis Wilson Webb

Sarah Francis Wilson Webb, 89, of St. Matthews, wife of the late Rev. James L. Webb, died March 25, 2019. Born in Williamston, she was a graduate of Furman University and served with her husband in the U.S. Army,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sam Pittman

Samuel “Sam” McDaniel Pittman, 90, of Texas, longtime Southern Baptist pastor and denominational executive, died Feb. 16, 2019, following a lengthy illness. A native of Greenville, he was a graduate of Furman University (where he played football on a... Continue Reading »

Obituary: David Mack Haynie

David Mack “Diesel” Haynie, 77, of Belton, died March 22, 2019, after an extended illness. A native of Belton, he attended Anderson College and Erskine College, and was a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He supported his growing... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Dusty Bradshaw

Vernon “Dusty” William Bradshaw Jr., 56, of Summerville, died March 23, 2019, at Palmetto Heart Center, Columbia. A native of Gastonia, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was a graduate of Gardner-Webb University and... Continue Reading »