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A new South Carolina Baptist Convention ministry has been launched to meet the unique needs of women. As a part of the SCBC's evangelism and missions team, Ministry to Women, which was established in 2006, is based on three... Continue Reading »

Tools can help us in our lives and in our service to God and his church, but his truth can never be replaced by even the best tools.... Continue Reading »

The churches of Aiken Baptist Association held a four-day Missions and Evangelism Conference Sept. 23-26 at Town Creek Baptist Church, Aiken. About 500 people attended nightly, and 50-75 took part in the daytime training sessions, according to James McCary,... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention Executive Board committees recommended to the full board several convention organizational changes and addressed the end of the Empowering Kingdom Growth emphasis in South Carolina, which will officially conclude next month.... Continue Reading »

Talmadge Parris of Greer has authored a 243-page book on Bible prophecy entitled ?What Will Happen During the End Times.?... Continue Reading »

In Mark 3:31-35, the gospel writer could not have provided a more dramatic setting for a scene in the ministry of Jesus in which the Son of Man stood conventional wisdom on its head regarding family relationships and what... Continue Reading »

Regarding John Ward's letter, ?Don't Limit God? (in the Sept. 20 issue of the Courier), I agree with him that we cannot limit the Holy Spirit. However, I do not find solid basis that a three-, five-, or 10-day... Continue Reading »

In the Oct. 4 issue of The Baptist Courier's Fast Facts, ?Judge continues suit against seminary,? the author quotes The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as stating the role of senior pastor in local churches is limited to men.... Continue Reading »

I have lived in the Myrtle Beach area on and off since 1993, and I must say there are quite a lot of churches here and in the surrounding area. We all know why we are called to plant... Continue Reading »

I am in ill health and homebound. When I was told that Christmas decorations were currently (8-14-07) being placed on shelves of a local store, I decided that it was not too early to write this letter. It is... Continue Reading »

"A Story to Tell" is more than a slogan for the South Carolina Baptist Convention that will be meeting in a few weeks in Florence. It is reality.? All across our state the churches of our convention have inspiring... Continue Reading »

In 1832, Abner Creek Baptist Church was organized and began meeting in the log cabin home of William and Sarah Hendrix. On Sept. 30, 2007, the church celebrated the 175th anniversary of that event with a challenge from guest... Continue Reading »