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Send Relief assessment teams are preparing to go into Jamaica and other affected areas from Hurricane Melissa no later than this weekend, said Jason Cox, the organization’s vice president for International Ministry. “We began communicating with our partners in... Continue Reading »
The woman was dressed in light blue and wore a pearl necklace and earrings. Her glasses sat on her nose and her hair was the color of snow. Her name was Martha Franks, and she was forever posed in... Continue Reading »
Morris H. Chapman, former pastor, former Southern Baptist Convention president, former SBC Executive Committee president and champion of the Cooperative Program, died Monday, Oct. 20, at age 84. The last SBC Conservative Resurgence president to be opposed by a... Continue Reading »
Nearly 4,000 rooms across more than two dozen hotels are available for booking through the Southern Baptist Convention’s housing office for next year’s SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Hotel options include something for every budget and itinerary. And that... Continue Reading »
On Aug. 21, the body of Christ saw one of its most beloved and recognized leaders enter his eternal reward. Dr. James Dobson was a towering figure in modern evangelical Christianity whose legacy continues to shape family life, political... Continue Reading »
Larry McCallon is 86 years old, but don’t tell the group of 13-year-old boys clustered around his table. Sure, they see him as an adult; after all, they respectfully call him “Mr. Larry.” But deep down, he’s one of... Continue Reading »
He was standing in the middle of Bourbon Street with a megaphone. His message was loud and clear. “Repent! You are going to hell. God’s wrath is upon you.” I was in New Orleans on a mission trip doing... Continue Reading »
“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens was the king of paradox. These two lines open one of his most famous works, A Tale of Two Cities (1859). The novel, a work... Continue Reading »
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel L. Akin announced Oct. 14 he will retire from the role at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. His official retirement date is July 31, 2026. Akin, Southeastern’s longest serving president, made... Continue Reading »
What is SCBAPTIST? The SCBaptist website states: “The South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBaptist) is a family of more than 2,100 churches working together to advance the Great Commission. We mobilize missionaries and develop leaders so that every life will... Continue Reading »
On Oct. 19, Southern Baptists are called to pray for and recognize the cooperative ministry relationships that predate the SBC itself by 138 years. Five churches from Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware formed the Philadelphia Baptist Association in... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist leaders have released a statement to lament the assassination of Charlie Kirk and call for justice and peace. Kirk, 31, the president of Turning Point USA and a conservative advocate, was assassinated Sept. 10 as he spoke... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Fla., late on Sept. 26 and carved a unique, destructive path across the Southeast before dropping a deluge on South Central Appalachia. The extent of 2024’s most destructive storm would not be known... Continue Reading »
Abortion and the concerns of its ethical implications may seem like a recent development since the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, but individuals have been taking unborn life for nearly all of recorded human history.... Continue Reading »
SCBaptist Convention Bylaws Part II, Articles II and III require that the names of those nominated be released to The Baptist Courier for publication in one of the following three ways: in a print edition, in an electronic edition,... Continue Reading »
Anderson University student Shane Roberts McVey, 19, died Saturday, Sept. 27. According to officials and Fox Carolina, McVey was with four others when the crash happened on Friday, Sept. 26. According to Fox Carolina, and troopers with highway patrol,... Continue Reading »
“The Great Commission is not just about the IMB,” said Eric Kuykendall, who leads an International Mission Board team in Paris working among Chinese people. So, when leaders from two local Chinese churches in Paris approached Kuykendall last October... Continue Reading »
Evangelist, author, theologian and former Southern Baptist pastor Voddie Baucham Jr. died Sept. 25 after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency in Dallas, the Founders Ministries organization he helped lead announced. He was 56. Baucham, who was active in the... Continue Reading »
The fall meeting of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention was highlighted by reports of an EMMY win by Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries, encouraging evangelism trends and a retirement announcement. The meeting was held at the... Continue Reading »
An immigrant couple from a Slavic church in California will continue ministering in Spain, but they will return as International Mission Board missionaries. Another couple is going overseas after a long tenure of serving Southern Baptists through multiple entities.... Continue Reading »
Before we dive into the history and current state of the Johnson Amendment, we need a quick review of our founding fathers’ understanding of the separation of church and state. As our 13 original colonies transitioned from a confederation... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members addressed referrals from messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, heard reports and celebrated the highest Lifeway summer camps’ missions offering in eight years at their fall meeting, Sept. 22-23. One messenger suggestion... Continue Reading »
Each summer, kids, students and leaders at Lifeway’s summer camps are invited to give to support Southern Baptist missionaries, and this year, campers gave the highest missions offering since 2017. Joe Walker, interim president and CEO of Lifeway Christian... Continue Reading »
Lynette stepped off a plane on a remote island in South Asia this year where there was limited to no access to the gospel. Proclamation of the gospel could land her in prison or deported, and a native convert... Continue Reading »
This summer, I preached a session at Camp McCall. I was reminded how critical is the culture of ownership in Christian character and leadership that is facilitated and reproduced among generations of boys and men there, especially within our... Continue Reading »
Karen Kaiser, who worked as a town clerk in Buffalo, N.Y., left the Catholic church and was done with church altogether until she sat down on a plane next to a Baptist believer and talked to him for two... Continue Reading »
I enjoy watching people who are good at their craft. I can sit for hours and watch someone carve things from wood or forge things through fire. We occasionally host a talent fellowship at church, and I listen and... Continue Reading »
Carey Caldwell, senior pastor of Bellview Baptist Church in Woodruff, will be nominated for vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at its annual meeting in November. “For the last three years I have had the joy of... Continue Reading »
Gapway Baptist Church in Mullins is celebrating 250 years with a revival on Oct. 22–25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at the Christian Life Center. Derek Brown, Adam Work, Steve Bailey,... Continue Reading »
Carolyn Rainey, who began her first tour of duty with The Baptist Courier in May 1971, retired in May 2025. Rainey did three tours of duty with The Baptist Courier. She started, at 21 years old, as the administrative... Continue Reading »
The board of trustees for the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission named an interim president Sept. 16 during their regularly scheduled September meeting, held this year in Washington, D.C. — former South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer and... Continue Reading »
Scripture calls God’s people to hate what is evil and cling to what is good and to do so in the name of the Lord Jesus. We believe this statement is a way we can do that while upholding... Continue Reading »
A cross with a crown of thorns hangs on the white wall. A clear podium stands at the front of the room, directed at blue chairs lined in rows with hymnals resting on several of them. But it isn’t... Continue Reading »
A sense of identity can affect areas of life such as stress, loneliness and spiritual vitality, according to a State of the Bible report released recently through the American Bible Society. The study, conducted in January, surveyed responses from... Continue Reading »
SBC President Clint Pressley calls on pastors and churches to spend a dedicated time in prayer for the nation this Sunday (Sept. 14) in a video released today (Sept. 11). “Our nation needs us to ask God to help,”... Continue Reading »
President Keith Faulkner was walking through Reagan National Airport on a recent business trip when he heard someone calling repeatedly, “President Faulkner, President Faulkner.” He looked up to see a CSU aeronautics alumnus striding toward him. The young pilot... Continue Reading »
Conservative advocate Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman at Utah Valley University Wednesday (Sept. 10). President Donald Trump paid tribute to the leader via social media calling him great and legendary. Kirk is the co-founder and president of... Continue Reading »
The 2026 SBC Pastors’ Conference aims to feature events for every member of a church leadership team. Conference President Aaron Burgner provided details in a video released Tuesday. “We want everyone to come and be part of this time... Continue Reading »
A new center devoted to preparing the next generation of servant-leaders for the mission field is coming to Carson-Newman University this January. The Tom Elliff Center for Global Missions will be a hub and resource for those pursuing service... Continue Reading »
Phillip Andrew Latta, 82, of Lexington, S.C., died Aug. 27, 2025. A native of Hillsborough, N.C., he was a graduate of Columbia International University, Columbia, S.C. He worked as a manager for Sears Roebuck & Company in Charleston before... Continue Reading »
Scranton Baptist Church in Williamsburg Association celebrates its sesquicentennial anniversary on Nov. 2. Pastor Jerry Fennell will bring the morning message that Sunday, and Ron Avant, a former pastor, will share his memories from his time at Scranton. Susan... Continue Reading »
When the doors opened at 9:30 a.m., the crowd of international teachers hurried in. Madel Patal, who had been waiting since 5:30 a.m., went straight to the painting she had spotted through the glass doors hours before. Volunteers helped... Continue Reading »
As the calendar marched on through August, college students throughout North America are transitioning back to the grind of life on campus. Thanks to GenSend, dozens are going back with an eye toward living “on mission.” Just over 200... Continue Reading »
Health care missions provides access to millions of people who’ve never heard of the Great Physician, and health care professionals play a crucial role in prescribing treatment for both physical and spiritual needs. These were some of the messages... Continue Reading »
Larry G. Daniel was recently named as the director and a professor in the Center for Leadership and Organizations at Anderson University. “I am excited to be part of the premier educational experience at Anderson University. As a doctoral-level... Continue Reading »
Keith Parks, missions leader who played a key role in opening Southern Baptists’ eyes to the millions of unreached peoples worldwide, died Aug. 26, 2025. He was 97. International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood expressed his gratefulness for Parks’... Continue Reading »
Our country continues to enjoy the legal and cultural benefits of the legacy President Trump created with three legitimate conservative-leaning additions to the Supreme Court during his first term. A flurry of 6-3 decisions and one 9-0 decision reached... Continue Reading »
When it comes to morality, Americans don’t see much wrong with using birth control or getting a divorce, but few support extramarital affairs or human cloning. The latest poll results from Gallup spell out what activities U.S. adults view... Continue Reading »
When South Carolina Baptists gather for their annual meeting at First Baptist Church, Taylors, on Nov. 10–11, Cory Horton, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, will be nominated to serve as president-elect of the state convention. Horton has led... Continue Reading »
“We lived our entire lives in New York and moved to South Carolina for a change. Five years later, it still isn’t quite what we hoped for. Our religious and social differences have made it hard to make friends,”... Continue Reading »
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