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The recently elected chairman of trustees for the North American Mission Board "couldn"t have predicted this scenario," and while Bill Curtis, elected in May to chair the board of NAMB"s trustees, is "humbled that God would entrust this leadership... Continue Reading »

The new Thomas C. Vandiver Residence Hall at North Greenville University, only two weeks from completion and scheduled to open for the fall term, was damaged by fire late Wednesday night, May 31.... Continue Reading »

During the first week of June, mission groups from several churches across the Southeast came together at North Greenville University to help in building three male housing units. These volunteers, mostly retired, give up a week's vacation to assist... Continue Reading »

Temple Baptist Church, Gaffney, celebrated the final payment for their gym and Sunday school building by burning their mortgage April 30. Participating (l to r) were pastor Scott Kierstead, Kim and Tim Bagwell, Ed Rees and Conrad Barnhill. The... Continue Reading »

Thirty-four students claiming South Carolina as their home state graduated from Southern Baptist seminaries during recent commencement exercises.... Continue Reading »

The amended report, which drew considerable discussion during the Tuesday morning session, removed a portion urging churches to ?adopt a missional mindset as they contribute at least 10 percent? of their undesignated receipts through the Cooperative Program. Instead, the... Continue Reading »

Page received 4,546 votes, or 50.48 percent, of the 9,005 votes cast in the three-person race. Floyd and Sutton split the remaining votes almost evenly, with Floyd receiving 2,247 votes (24.95 percent) and Sutton garnering 2,168 votes (24.08 percent).... Continue Reading »

Page received 4,546 votes of the 9,005 ballots cast, or 50.48 percent, in a race against Jerry Sutton of Nashville, Tenn., who received 2,168 votes, or 24.08 percent, and Ronnie Floyd of Springdale, Ark., who received 2,247 votes, or... Continue Reading »

When SBC president Bobby Welch declared Frank Page the president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention, he reminded messengers that despite the South Carolina pastor's narrow majority victory in the three-man race, he believes Page will be a convention president... Continue Reading »

I am so honored to greet you in this edition of The Baptist Courier. What a blessing it is to have a paper like this in our state. The editorial staff is ?out of the top drawer? and, judging... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the International Mission Board, meeting May 22-24 in Albuquerque, tabled a motion calling for a special task force to study doctrinal qualifications for missionary candidates, appointed 95 new missionaries and elected officers for 2006-07.... Continue Reading »

CP giving 1.23% above last year’s pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 1.23 percent above the same time frame in 2005. As of May 31, 2006, the year-to-date total of $134,091,968 for Cooperative Program... Continue Reading »