The Baptist Courier

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 »

“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 »

Broadcasters who transgress the federal government's indecency standards now will have to pay as much as $325,000 per violation.... Continue Reading »

School officials edited the script of Brittany McComb's graduation speech before she gave it, removing six references to God and two biblical references. But when she chose to use such language anyway, school officials turned down the microphone in... Continue Reading »

ANSEL NORRIS, pastor of Little Mountain Baptist Church, Wellford, has announced his retirement to be effective Sept. 24. He has served Little Mountain for 21 years. He was ordained to the ministry by Pelham First Baptist Church, Greer. During... Continue Reading »