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Walter C. Hudson II

Walter C. Hudson II, 75, of Anderson, a retired Baptist pastor, died Sept. 4 at the AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson.... Continue Reading »

Jim Staples

Jim Staples, 70, of Colorado Springs, Colo., a former church music and education minister in South Carolina, died Aug. 24.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University team participates in South Asian mission outreach project

Ten women from Anderson University traveled to South Asia for a mission trip in May 2006.... Continue Reading »

CSU host to church-planting conference

Charleston Southern University hosted a church planting conference Aug. 29. Les Dobbins, partnering church resource manager for the North American Mission Board, conducted an all-day training session using a step-by-step guide to planting churches.... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptist Historical Society to meet Oct. 13 on Furman campus

The South Carolina Baptist Historical Society will begin a series of programs this fall that will focus on ?Baptist Higher Education: Past, Present and Prospect.? The first program will be held at Furman University, the first Baptist-sponsored college in... Continue Reading »

A haunting past: Romanians still seek true freedom

In 1991, Romania's constitution established it as a republic with a multiparty system. It also declared individual rights such as free speech, religion and private ownership. However, government corruption, unemployment, extreme poverty and distrust of the police ? not... Continue Reading »

South Carolina to host national South Asia conference Oct. 12-13

Southside Baptist Church, Spartanburg, will be the site of the International Mission Board's South Asia conference Oct. 12-13.... Continue Reading »

South Asia partnership enters third year

Reflecting back on the past two years, Debbie McDowell is grateful for the many ways that God has used the South Carolina Baptists in South Asia. As the director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention missions mobilization group, she... Continue Reading »

First Person: Transforming the church for the glory of God – by Frank Page

Since God called me to be a pastor, I have attempted to bring the churches which He has allowed me to serve from a position of status quo to a place where our people are learning with ever-increasing passion... Continue Reading »

Service to celebrate 50 years of church music

A service to commemorate 50 years of church music ministry through the South Carolina Baptist Convention will be held Nov. 13 at First Baptist Church, Greer.... Continue Reading »

An Encouraging Word – by Don Wilton

I am delighted to write this note to you in this edition of The Baptist Courier. Judging by the very positive response, it would seem many of our people read the Courier with great interest and much appreciation.... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Victorious marriage – holy homes: God’s priority for one man and one woman – by Roger Acton

God went beyond our prayers in His responses to the requests made for our state's recent marriage enrichment weekend at White Oak Conference Center. One couple who participated in our 2006 Victorious Marriage Conference noted in a survey that... Continue Reading »