The Baptist Courier

First Baptist Church, Columbia, will host the ?19th Annual Carolina Celebration of Liberty? salute to the men and women from South Carolina who serve our country in the armed services.... Continue Reading »

Flat Rock Baptist Church, Anderson, held Vacation Bible School May 29-June 2. Total enrollment was 79, with an average attendance of 61 and three professions of faith. Below, children sing the “Arctic Edge” theme song. Ed Hunsinger is pastor... Continue Reading »

Hope and joy countered horror and frustration on a joint mission trip taken by First Baptist Church, Lowrys, and Smithfield Evangelical Baptist Church, Sumter.... Continue Reading »

M.B. Morrow Jr. had the surprise of his life recently when the congregation of Midway Baptist Church, Gaffney, hosted a celebration in honor of their interim pastor's 50 years of service in the ministry.... Continue Reading »

Biloxi Pointe Mobile Home Park has had a national audience. Featured March 22 on ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ? After the Storm, Mississippi,? residents were given washers and dryers and a Sears gift card by the ABC show.... Continue Reading »

“If you’re trying to get a handle like I am on – what God is calling me to do and what he is calling us to do as a convention, I believe with all my heart it is to... Continue Reading »

The new Thomas C. Vandiver Residence Hall at North Greenville University, only two weeks from completion and scheduled to open for the fall term, was damaged by fire late Wednesday night, May 31.... Continue Reading »

During the first week of June, mission groups from several churches across the Southeast came together at North Greenville University to help in building three male housing units. These volunteers, mostly retired, give up a week's vacation to assist... Continue Reading »

Temple Baptist Church, Gaffney, celebrated the final payment for their gym and Sunday school building by burning their mortgage April 30. Participating (l to r) were pastor Scott Kierstead, Kim and Tim Bagwell, Ed Rees and Conrad Barnhill. The... Continue Reading »

Thirty-four students claiming South Carolina as their home state graduated from Southern Baptist seminaries during recent commencement exercises.... Continue Reading »

University officials announced May 24 that an unused portion of land owned by Charleston Southern University, designated for corporate and business development, will become the new site for the international corporate headquarters and showroom of American LaFrance. Plans also... Continue Reading »

It's a new record that's reaffirming an old commitment: $137,939,677 ? that's what Southern Baptists gave to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions in 2005, making it the single most successful year in the offering's history.... Continue Reading »