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Bold Spring Baptist Church, Callison, dedicated its Community Hope Ministry on Oct. 14, World Hunger Day. The building, which had previously served as the church’s fellowship hall until a new one was constructed in 2007, was repurposed by church... Continue Reading »

Now, here's a fun church-wide CHRISTmas project. Plan a gigantic caroling blitz with an outreach purpose. Every attendee at your church ? singles, kids, elderly, teens, couples, bad singers, occasional attendees ? everyone! ? is challenged to contribute one... Continue Reading »

At this year's South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference, Anderson University recognized three pastors and a director of missions for ?faithful and effective? ministerial service. The four men were recognized with a plaque and a complimentary registration to the National... Continue Reading »

Brad Atkins, who just completed a year as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, spoke to Charleston Southern University students Nov. 7 about the truth of Luke 9:25 for their lives. ?What profit is it if you get... Continue Reading »

The 16-member chainsaw crew had stopped for supper at a restaurant just outside Tuckerton, N.J., having driven all day from Cross Central Church in Lexington, S.C., to help survivors of Hurricane Sandy.... Continue Reading »

Messengers at the 192nd annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention approved a slate of resolutions Nov. 13, voicing their support for adoption, religious liberty and the nation of Israel, while decrying the infiltration of 'sweepstakes gambling? machines... Continue Reading »

Three years ago, Zack Williams, a struggling drug addict and alcoholic wandering through a spiritual void, found himself alone on a barren Utah mountainside in the bitter, sub-zero cold of November. The York native, after 10 years of addiction... Continue Reading »

More than 200 South Carolina Baptist disaster relief volunteers have responded with relief efforts in New Jersey for victims of Hurricane Sandy since the storm made landfall Oct. 29.... Continue Reading »

Every child at one time in their life wants to be a superhero. I remember when my boys put on capes and ran around the house pretending to be Superman. I didn't have the heart to tell them they... Continue Reading »

Paul was in Athens, considered the intellectual capital of the world in that day, waiting for Silas and Timothy to join him. As he traveled around the city, he was troubled by the many idols he saw. He went... Continue Reading »

Who knew there were so many connections between wrestling and discipleship? At least 900 church staff and volunteers from all over South Carolina now know several, thanks to the Oct. 25 IMPACT conference at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, Irmo.... Continue Reading »

The 2012 gathering of South Carolina Baptists in their annual meeting was my last as the editor of your Baptist Courier. It was memorable to me for that reason, but not for that reason alone. I looked for, and... Continue Reading »