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Lawless keynotes CSU’s Spiritual Warfare Conference

?If you are doing the mission of the church, the enemy will come after you,? Chuck Lawless told about 50 lowcountry ministers and lay leaders at the Spiritual Warfare Conference March 14 at Charleston Southern University.... Continue Reading »

Chaplain from S.C. promoted to rank of Army Colonel

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 »

Mungo named ‘Church Planter of the Year’

Pamela Mungo, a South Carolina native, now a North Carolina-based missionary for the North American Mission Board and the Baptist Convention of North Carolina, has been named ?Anglo Church Planting Missionary of the Year? for her work in starting... Continue Reading »

An Encouraging Word

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 »

Orangeburg churches embrace schools initiatives

Google the word ?character? and one of the first websites to pop up will point to Orangeburg County, where a unique bond between churches and schools has been forged over the past few years.... Continue Reading »

An open letter to S.C. Baptists: SCBMA ‘not out of woods yet’

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 »

Expert on family to lead conference at Beulah Baptist Church in Fountain Inn

Tim Kimmel, executive director of Family Matters, will lead a conference on the family at Beulah Baptist Church, Fountain Inn, on Sat., April 29.... Continue Reading »

Capitol View

The General Assembly has recently acted on two pieces of legislation related to marriage. I anticipated that one bill would pass. The other bill was a surprise.... Continue Reading »

Focus on Jesus

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 »

Mt. Pleasant returns to brush arbor for 175th celebration

In observance of its 175th anniversary celebration, members of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Ridge Spring, will conduct worship services under a brush arbor at its original site and learn about hardships endured by its founding members.... Continue Reading »

Follow scripture

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 »

Associations, churches show ‘Everyone Can’

Plenty of fruits of the Everyone Can initiative are blossoming across the country.... Continue Reading »