The Baptist Courier

Wal-Mart brings back ‘Merry Christmas’ Wal-Mart, which recently upset some Christians over its partnerships with homosexual groups, has announced that it will use “Merry Christmas” in its stores again this year. “We, quite frankly, have learned a lesson from... Continue Reading »

For the last several weeks and months, I have called on Southern Baptists to seek the Lord to 'send His reviving Holy Spirit.? There are many areas in which we need the Holy Spirit's help. One of those areas... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University students (l to r) Sean Gajda and Jonathan Jeffcoat scoop ice cream at a social following the recent South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention will close its 2006 financial records at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29.... Continue Reading »

The School of Music of the College of Fine Arts at North Greenville University recently celebrated its ?All Steinway? designation by hosting a Steinway Gala.... Continue Reading »

Last year the Francis Marion Baptist Collegiate Ministry group established a routine of having prayer for the salvation of lost loved ones, relatives, and friends before each of their weekly BCM meetings.'the prayer ministry grew out of a BCM... Continue Reading »

I have known Bill Harrell and the great ministry of the Abilene Baptist Church since I was first called into the ministry. I have fellowshipped with ?Brother Bill? (as his people affectionately refer to him) on many occasions, had... Continue Reading »

Carlisle Driggers, retiring South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer, was honored Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the evening service of the 2006 Annual Meeting.... Continue Reading »

Hal Lane, pastor of West Side Baptist Church, Greenwood, was presented the E.A. McDowell Award at the 2006 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Each year the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee presents the E. A.... Continue Reading »

Northwood Baptist Church was presented the 2006 "Impact Your World" award at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at First Baptist Church, Taylors.... Continue Reading »

Stem cell research tallies narrow win Missouri voters approved a state constitutional change Nov. 7 to protect embryonic stem cell research and therapeutic cloning. Missouri Baptists, who donated $100,000 to fight the measure, along with other evangelical groups and... Continue Reading »

As China races to spiff up for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Southern Baptist workers are preparing for a different kind of gold. Ministry teams are working with churches in the United States for thousands of volunteers to... Continue Reading »