The Baptist Courier

Earl L. Wilson, 80, of Greer, a retired pastor and former trustee of The Baptist Courier, died June 3.... Continue Reading »

Harold Franklin Taylor, 82, of Travelers Rest, a retired minister of music and gospel singer, died June 18.... Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

The legislative year has passed, and we?ve dealt with a number of issues concerning families in South Carolina.... Continue Reading »

I am so honored to greet you in this edition of The Baptist Courier. What a blessing it is to have a paper like this in our state. The editorial staff is ?out of the top drawer? and, judging... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the International Mission Board, meeting May 22-24 in Albuquerque, tabled a motion calling for a special task force to study doctrinal qualifications for missionary candidates, appointed 95 new missionaries and elected officers for 2006-07.... Continue Reading »