The Baptist Courier

The Encarta online dictionary defines virtual reality as ?a technique by which a computer simulates a three-dimensional physical environment using visual and auditory stimuli with which people can interact to affect what happens in the simulation.?... Continue Reading »

I am writing to say thank you for all the assistance you gave after Hurricane Katrina. You came to the rescue of the people in the Cypress Shores community. The work was hard, the hours were long, the beds... Continue Reading »

Rob Vernon Rob Vernon has begun duties as minister of students and missions at Philippi Baptist Church, Union. A graduate of Le Tourneau University, he previously served Liberty Heights Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.            ... Continue Reading »

Miranda Lawhon, a GA at Old Fort Baptist Church, Summerville, sits in front of boxes collected for Samaritan’s Purse this year. The church set a record this Christmas, collecting 333 boxes for the ministry. The WMU of Pleasant Hill... Continue Reading »

Church historians from throughout the state, representing various denominations and faiths, will gather for an initial meeting Jan. 14 at the South Carolina Archives and History Center in Columbia.... Continue Reading »

While children all over the world have visions of sugar plums this Christmas, the families of the Gulf Coast region are hoping just to hold their lives together. Four months after deadly Katrina tore apart Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama,... Continue Reading »

The Dec. 29 edition of The Baptist Courier has been shortened to 12 pages to meet our printer's deadline.... Continue Reading »

The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, meeting Dec. 8 in Columbia, approved a recommendation from the budget, finance and audit committee to create a Kingdom Challenge Fund. The board also approved allocating to the new fund... Continue Reading »

This time of year, a flurry of activity descends on St. Andrew's Baptist Church in Columbia. On first glance, it is a strange crowd of folks assembled in the fellowship hall. From prison chaplains and inmates to church volunteers,... Continue Reading »

After five long years of renovations and countless hours of volunteer work, the new University of South Carolina Baptist Collegiate Center was dedicated Nov. 6 with more than 200 friends and alumni in attendance.... Continue Reading »

A group targeting domestic violence in South Carolina held its first training session Nov. 17-18 at First Baptist Church, Hartsville. ?Domestic Violence and Community: Faith Based and Justice Response? offered judges, law enforcement, victim advocates? attorneys and faith-based leaders... Continue Reading »

Beginning Dec. 26, Brett Miller's kart will be on display for the following year at Daytona USA in Daytona, Fla., Miller, a North Greenville University junior, is being honored with the display after winning four of the World Karting... Continue Reading »