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About 50 missions volunteers scatter around a hotel lobby high in the mountains of Canta, Peru. As they prepare to jump in trucks and ride into villages, Boots Holder is where he likes to be ? out of the... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists put a lot of faith in the work of their committees. Though we might not fully understand all their decisions, we usually go along with them because we feel they have our best interests at heart.... Continue Reading »

The government of India has granted permission to Gideons International to come to India to distribute Bibles. I ask The Baptist Courier readers to continue to pray for this area of our world. It has a large population with... Continue Reading »

While 'today? show viewers might ask: ?Where in the world is Matt Lauer??, people who regularly attend the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention are more likely to ponder: ?What in the world is Miller Murphy up... Continue Reading »

'the work isn't about us ? it's about souls, the kingdom of God, about Jesus Christ,? the pastor said to his audience on the evening of Nov. 13. But it was about him ? at least in part, and... Continue Reading »

As the youngest high school football coach in South Carolina Division 4-A history, 24-year-old Carter Bolin* relished the challenge of motivating his team before games against bigger, better opponents. Eventually, he joined the ministry staff of his church, East... Continue Reading »

On Nov. 9, Friendship Baptist Church, Gray Court, honored the local EMS, law enforcement and fire departments. The evening event, at which more than 100 public servants and church members were present, included a meal and a magic show... Continue Reading »

Stacy Williams Stacy Williams began duties Oct. 16 as pastor of First Baptist Church, Edgefield. A native of Greer, he is a graduate of North Greenville University and Erskine Seminary. He and his wife Lynn have two children, Cade... Continue Reading »

The Georgia Baptist Convention, by an overwhelming majority, voted Nov. 15 to sever its 172-year-old relationship with Mercer University.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Historical Society presented its annual award for the outstanding bicentennial celebration to The Baptist Church of Beaufort.... Continue Reading »

I read with great disappointment the article in the Nov. 17 issue of The Baptist Courier entitled, “Missouri Baptists narrow membership, exclude CBF” (page 6). From a doctrinal perspective, I do not know to what extent Missouri Baptists are... Continue Reading »

Here are the resolutions approved by messengers to the 2005 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »