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When Don Wilton and his oldest son Rob visited Billy Graham at his home in Montreat, N.C., on Christmas Eve, the 90-year-old evangelist mentioned to the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg that he had a ?big... Continue Reading »

Religious liberty can aid foreign policy A commitment to religious liberty can pave the way for an American foreign policy with widespread backing, Southern Baptist leader Richard Land said at a Washington panel discussion. Speaking at a forum on... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: Who created God? I know you?ll probably say that God has always existed, but everything else in the universe had a beginning, so why not God? ? H.F.... Continue Reading »

Children living with both biological parents or adoptive parents who attend religious services regularly are less likely to exhibit problems at school or at home, a new analysis of national data shows.... Continue Reading »

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has added to an already impressive collection of national football awards, garnering the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy, the Maxwell Award and the Disney Spirit Award.... Continue Reading »

Meeting Dec. 11 at the convention building in Columbia, members of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention elected new officers and addressed a potential shortfall in 2008 Cooperative Program receipts.... Continue Reading »

Hillcrest Baptist Church in Dalzell burned down completely Feb. 17, 2008, and has been rebuilding ever since. The church is nearing the end of the building process and has been given an unexpected bill of $67,000.... Continue Reading »

I usually get a chuckle out of the comics in the back of The Baptist Courier. An exception was the comic ?Reach One? that appeared in your Dec. 11 issue. It shows a church member telling a visitor wearing... Continue Reading »

Boiling Springs First Baptist Church would like to acquire volumes 1 and 2 of ?Meeting Houses of South Carolina Baptist Convention Churches? for its history room. These books, published by the South Carolina Baptist Historical Committee, are no longer... Continue Reading »

Maybe your guy won. Maybe he didn't. But either way, the inauguration of the 44th U.S. President is history in the making. The peaceful transfer of power, just as our forefathers envisioned. And on Jan. 20, we get to... Continue Reading »

A full-service cafe, 18-seat theater, creative learning spaces, outdoor fire pit, and activity areas will highlight The Hub, which is part of a $1.5 million construction and renovation project at the South Carolina Baptist Convention's White Oak Conference Center,... Continue Reading »