The Baptist Courier

I trust these summer months are treating you well. Please know that I love you in the Lord Jesus Christ and that I pray for you. There is so much going on across our wonderful state of South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Shane Dismuke SHANE DISMUKE is serving as pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Pauline. Previously, he served for three years at First Baptist Church in Norco, La. He attended North Greenville University and is a graduate of Andersonville Baptist Seminary... Continue Reading »

How I wish that all South Carolina Baptists could have been present at our state meeting after Dr. Frank Page was elected president of our national convention. As many South Carolina Baptists gathered in Greensboro, hearing from our new... Continue Reading »

In this, my first article, I would like to set the tone for that which is to come. I firmly am convinced that Southern Baptists need to renew their understanding of who is in charge, of who has the... 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 »

I have just returned from the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Greensboro, N.C., with a heart filled with thanksgiving for the work to which God has called us and for the joy that we have in serving Him... 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 »

Almost everybody knows how the Jeopardy game on TV works: I?ll give you an answer, and you give me the question that goes with it.... 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 »

An important page in Southern Baptist history was written as Frank Page was elected on the first ballot to be president of the SBC. In South Carolina, we are fortunate to have Dr. Don Wilton as the current president... 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 »

LifeWay announces 2007 VBS theme “Game Day Central: Where Heroes Are Made” will be the main 2007 VBS theme published by LifeWay Christian Resources. The curriculum will allow students to “get into the game” with an all-access pass to... Continue Reading »