The Baptist Courier

He had announced it, and the world anticipated it. Then it happened. In front of an adoring crowd of 24,000, on Sept. 4, Andre Agassi was defeated at the U.S. Open, and his defeat not only removed him from... Continue Reading »

The annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will be held Nov. 14-15 at First Baptist Church, Taylors.... Continue Reading »

This is the final report of the 2006 Committee on Committees. If approved by messengers to the 2006 annual meeting, members begin serving Jan. 1, 2007. Skip Owens from Charleston is chairman.... Continue Reading »

Each year, the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee recognizes one individual and one church body for Christian involvement in the public arena of politics, government and community affairs.... Continue Reading »

The Bylaws Committee of the South Carolina Baptist Convention proposes amendments to the state convention"s Bylaws.... Continue Reading »

In a recent conversation, a dear brother from Tennessee told me of his son's surrender to the ministry. He also stated that his son read my articles in Baptist Press. To be honest, I was shocked that a young... Continue Reading »

NBC accused of double standard NBC is sending a mixed message to Christians across the nation by planning to show an offensive Madonna concert in its entirety while requiring biblical messages to be edited out of the popular “VeggieTales”... Continue Reading »

Thank you so much for your article concerning the divisiveness that the Purpose-Driven model has caused in churches all over this country. It's really sad that our own convention couldn't see it and the Wall Street Journal had to... Continue Reading »

Jason Willis JASON WILLIS has been called as senior pastor of Town Creek Baptist Church, Aiken. He is a graduate of Shorter College and Covington Seminary. For the past eight years, he has served as senior pastor of Live... Continue Reading »

Dizzy Felkel was ordained by Cassatt Baptist Church, Kershaw Association July 30. Felkel, assisted by his wife Erin serves as youth pastor. Danny Moore, center, was ordained as deacon by Nebo Baptist Church, Britton’s Neck, Aug. 20. With him... Continue Reading »

The lights dimmed as the familiar intro to ?Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord? began. Screams from nearly 1,200 high school and college students filled the air as SONICFLOOd ran energetically onto the stage beginning their first-ever missions-oriented... Continue Reading »

Erskine Theological Seminary will host a luncheon for alumni and others interested in the seminary on Nov. 14 during the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »