The Baptist Courier

ADAM and KRISTIE GARRETT are the new ministers of children at Ebenezer Welcome Baptist Church, Landrum. They are the parents of four children: Lauren, Logan, Asheleigh and Lizzie.             RON LYNCH has been called... Continue Reading »

Gary Lander Hiott Jr., 88, of Pickens, former trustee of The Baptist Courier as well as a former printer of the Courier, died May 1.... Continue Reading »

Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, N.C., will be blanketed by Southern Baptist volunteers Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, when ?Crossover Triad 2006? comes to the area the weekend before the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Greensboro.... Continue Reading »

Zula Hilton Driggers White, 94, of Hartsville, died April 27.... Continue Reading »

Johnny Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Ga., announced May 7 that he will nominate Ronnie Floyd, pastor of First Baptist Church in Springdale, Ark., for president of the Southern Baptist convention during the annual meeting in Greensboro,... Continue Reading »

Approximately 100 volunteers from Greenwood and the state were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance at the home.... Continue Reading »

On April 24, 52 senior adults from 11 different Kershaw Baptist Association churches left for a mission trip to the mountains of Kentucky. This was the second trip for many of these volunteer missionaries. KBA senior adult leader and... Continue Reading »

Temptation is something that we all face. It is an attraction we feel externally and a choice we make internally. Temptations are human. They are real. They can strengthen us or damage us.... Continue Reading »

Thank you for including in The Baptist Courier the articles from the Baptist Press concerning the coffeehouse of the ’70s that Terry and Greer Ballenger started in Easley. The cause and effect of what took place as a direct... Continue Reading »

A.G. beefs up fight against child porn U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is making the protection of children from exploitation over the Internet a top priority in the Justice Department, saying it’s time to “deliver a wakeup call about... Continue Reading »

It's amazing, really, to think of ourselves as family, but we are indeed.... Continue Reading »

There are probably some confusing conversations when this family gathers: In Westminster, three Watkins brothers - Ed, Jack, and Bill - married three young lasses named Betty. I suppose the feeling was that if one Betty Watkins were good,... Continue Reading »