The Baptist Courier

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 »

Joe Proctor, former pastor, was honored March 11 by the members of Centenary Baptist Church, Marion Baptist Association. Proctor, who began duties at Hebron Baptist Church in January, was presented a silver tray engraved with the date of his... 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 »

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 »

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 »

Charleston Southern University is passing along its culture of servanthood to students like sophomore Kristin Addy.... Continue Reading »

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

The Afghan man who was facing death for converting from Islam to Christianity is in Italy, where he is expected to take asylum.... Continue Reading »

International Mission Board trustees formalized a new process for approving missionary candidates and adopted a formal document explaining trustee responsibilities and relationships during their meeting March 20-22 in Tampa, Fla. Trustees also passed a motion requesting new trustees to... 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 »

It is not unusual to see students chatting around tables at Anderson University's Sullivan Hall. However, their subject might be a bit unique. Their topic? Starting churches.... Continue Reading »

Covenant Baptist Church, Lancaster, recently reached a missions milestone by commissioning its 100th mission team. Since Covenant's beginning in October 1994, members have participated in 58 mission trips to 18 countries and 43 mission trips to 17 states.... Continue Reading »