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Hats off (or maybe that should be ?hats on?!) to three friends at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Easley ? Susan Youngblood, Jean Pilgrim and Amy Fuller. The three women have started a ministry to newborns in the neonatal intensive... Continue Reading »

The gelatin salad/dessert dishes are not as popular today as they were many years ago, and that’s a loss. I really like the gelatin dishes. They can always (in fact, must be) made ahead of time, they are healthy,... Continue Reading »

The Baptist Courier has launched an online tool to assist churches in managing their subscription accounts.... Continue Reading »

Five years ago, Jack and Joni were living the ?American dream? ? great careers, comfortable home, predictable future. Their dream changed radically during a short-term mission trip overseas.... Continue Reading »

?I would like for you to know that it worked. It worked for me, and I?m sure it did for others who are here today,? a former Bible driller said in recognizing her drill instructor of many years prior.... Continue Reading »

A growing number of families would rather spend their increasingly limited free time together than at church, a study by Leadership magazine found.... Continue Reading »

About two dozen community missionaries and their spouses from Baptist associations across the state assisted Midtown Fellowship, a one-year-old church plant in Columbia, with community service projects that led up to a block party March 30.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists pray, but Southern Baptists need to be persistent ?praying people,? Tom Elliff said to International Mission Board trustees during their meeting March 19-21 in Memphis, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

Wow! Things have been moving at the State House faster this year than ever before. This update is a mixed bag of issues ? some needing prayer and some demanding praise.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: A couple of months ago, I found out I was adopted as a baby. I?m in my 20s now, and this has been a very hard pill for me to swallow. Don't you think my parents... Continue Reading »

CP: 1.63 percent ahead of last year Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 1.63 percent ahead of the same time frame in 2006. As of March 31, the year-to-date total of $102,076,645 for Cooperative Program... Continue Reading »

Generally, adults who change churches for reasons other than moving are more likely fleeing their previous church rather than being drawn to another, according to a study listing the top 10 reasons for switching churches.... Continue Reading »