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South Carolina WMU to hold annual meeting; announces exec. board and committee nominees

South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union has announced nominees for the 2018-2019 Executive Board and 2019 State Nominating Committee. Election of nominees will take place on Friday, March 23, during the WMU Missions Encounter and Annual Meeting at First Baptist... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home receives $350,000 grant for foster care ministry

A recent $350,000 grant will strengthen Connie Maxwell Children’s Home’s resources in ministering to children and families through South Carolina’s foster care system. The grant from the Duke Endowment will support the South Carolina Baptist Convention-related ministry’s ongoing activities... Continue Reading »

Columbia FBC settles suit, apologizes to teenage victim

Columbia First Baptist Church has settled a civil suit brought against it last October arising from inappropriate text messages sent from an adult volunteer to a teenager. “First Baptist has accepted responsibility for this, even though we had strong... Continue Reading »

Eastlan Baptist Church of Greenville to merge with NewSpring

Eastlan Baptist Church in Greenville voted Dec. 24 to merge with NewSpring Church of Greenville. The combined congregations will be known as NewSpring Eastlan Church. Eastlan, founded in 1939, has experienced declining membership in recent years, church leaders told... Continue Reading »

Latta church sponsors marriage retreat at Myrtle Beach

Latta Baptist Church recently spearheaded “A Weekend of Encouragement,” a marriage retreat held Feb. 2-4 in Myrtle Beach, with participants from the coastal regions of both Carolinas. Christian psychologist Charles Lowery was the featured speaker. The event was made... Continue Reading »

For Courier, it’s business as usual despite fire

As the March 2018 issue of The Courier went to press, employees worked from a temporary business location and from their homes after an electrical fire forced a temporary closure of the newsmagazine’s Greenville office building. The fire broke... Continue Reading »

AU dean Duduit speaks at National Primitive Baptist meeting

Michael Duduit, dean of the College of Christian Studies at Anderson University, was selected to serve as the institute lecturer during the National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA, during its annual winter board of directors meeting Feb. 18-21 in Pensacola,... Continue Reading »

CSU dedicates baseball complex in memory of Emanuel AME shooting victim

Charleston Southern University dedicated the Singleton Baseball Complex on Feb. 5. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, mother of CSU baseball player Chris Singleton (pictured with family members), was killed June 17, 2015, in the tragic Emanuel AME shooting in Charleston. The Sharonda... Continue Reading »

From estate gift, Mount Pleasant Church in Ridge Spring donates $80,000 to Baptist causes

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Ridge Spring celebrated the life of Iris Wise Cook recently by presenting gifts from her estate to Connie Maxwell Children’s Home ($40,000), world hunger relief ($10,000), and $10,000 each to the following missions offerings:... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ansel Earl Norris

Ansel Earl Norris, 77, of Lyman, died Dec. 14, 2017. A native of Pelham, he was a retired Southern Baptist minister and a member of Burnsview Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was... Continue Reading »

Courier readers share their memories of Billy Graham

Editor’s note: We asked our readers to share their stories of how the late Billy Graham impacted their lives — whether by personal encounter, at one of his crusades or through his television ministry or books. If you would... Continue Reading »

Has Billy Graham’s ministry touched your life?

Has Billy Graham’s ministry touched your life? We would love to hear from Courier readers who have been impacted by Graham’s life and ministry — whether by personal encounter, at one of his crusades or through his television ministry... Continue Reading »