The Baptist Courier

Ronald Daves RONALD DAVES has been called as senior pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Columbia. A native of St. Louis, Mo., he is a graduate Columbia International University and Southeastern Baptist Seminary. During his 20 years in the ministry,... Continue Reading »

Crestview Baptist Church, Union, dedicated its new facilities Feb. 12, with former pastor Trenton Connelly as guest speaker.... Continue Reading »

AFA urges boycott of Ford Motor Company The American Family Association and at least 18 other pro-family organizations are leading a boycott of all Ford Motor Company products after executives of the automotive giant broke their word regarding the... Continue Reading »

Nearly 12,500 youth, their leaders and volunteers crammed into Nashville's Municipal Auditorium March 3-4 to be a part of the 2006 Youth Evangelism Conference. ?Revolution Now! Bringing a Generation Back to God? was the weekend's theme.... Continue Reading »

Chaplain Dave West, a native of McCormick, was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the United States Army March 3 at United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla.... Continue Reading »

I am so glad to be able to write to you again. The Baptist Courier is a special means of ministry to all of us in South Carolina.... Continue Reading »

Richard McLawhorn Last year, South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging faced the possibility that we would have to end our ministry to the elderly. However, churches all over this state joined together and provided a strong Mother’s Day... Continue Reading »

Regarding the article in The Baptist Courier about a private prayer language, I must admit that I find this a very unusual practice. I guess you have figured out by now that I’ve never experienced such a thing. I... Continue Reading »

I have been a pastor in South Carolina for 28 years. The issues of a private prayer language and speaking in tongues have been divisive and harmful within several of the churches that I have served as pastor. Both... Continue Reading »

The March commissioning service at First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, for the North American Mission Board was not the first, but, to date, still may have been the largest.... Continue Reading »

Residents at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community formed an assembly line March 22 to stuff envelopes containing information and promotional material for the Mother's Day Offering.... Continue Reading »

Iowa calls for removal of slot machines The Iowa House and Senate have called for the removal of 6,000 slot machine-like lottery devices installed at more than 2,800 retail locations, and the state’s governor has said he will sign... Continue Reading »