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Debbie Grooms to retire after 37-year Courier career

At 100 Manly Street in Greenville, employees of The Baptist Courier pretty much can’t go anywhere without passing by Debbie Grooms’ office near the center of the building. She sees a lot of traffic during the day, and people... Continue Reading »

Summerville Baptist Church calls Randy Harling as lead pastor

Randy Harling has been called as lead pastor of Summerville Baptist Church. Harling, who formerly served as president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home and pastor of Simpsonville First Baptist Church, is a graduate of Furman University and Southwestern Baptist... Continue Reading »

Baptist theologian Luke Stamps to join AU faculty in the fall

Luke Stamps, a widely published Baptist theologian, will join the faculty of Anderson University this fall. Stamps has served since 2012 as assistant professor of Christian studies at California Baptist University in Riverside, Calif. A native of Alabama, he... Continue Reading »

SCBC president visits Charleston Southern University

South Carolina Baptist Convention president Keith Shorter was 229 miles from his family’s home in Easley, but he was feeling right at home at Charleston Southern University. “Four weeks ago, my granddaughter was born right across the street here,”... Continue Reading »

SCBC accepting recommendations for boards, committees

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is accepting recommendations for persons to serve on the state denomination’s standing committees, on the boards of trustees of the convention’s institutions, and on the SCBC Executive Board. Deadlines for receiving recommendations are July... Continue Reading »

Courier wins top magazine honors, writing awards

The Baptist Courier garnered five prizes recently from the South Carolina Press Association. The awards, which recognized work published in 2016, were announced March 18 in Columbia. The Courier’s June issue, with a cover story on Clemson University head... Continue Reading »

‘Someone Held My Hand’ surpasses 17,000 copies

Courier Publishing has partnered with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home to reprint “Someone Held My Hand,” a collection of uplifting stories by alumni and friends of the 125-year-old Baptist-affiliated institution based in Greenwood. With the latest reprint, more than 17,000... Continue Reading »

Humor, church planting mark Gene Fant’s upbringing

Spend a few minutes across a table from Gene and Lisa Fant, and you’ll appreciate that humor is part of the equation in getting to know North Greenville University’s new first couple. Ask about his earliest childhood memories of... Continue Reading »

Committee seeking next Connie Maxwell Children’s Home president

Connie Maxwell Children’s Home has formed a presidential search committee and will be accepting applications until May 5. The next president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home will succeed Randy Harling, who resigned in October 2016. James Wright, former chief... Continue Reading »

Jairy Hunter to conclude 34-year tenure as president of Charleston Southern University

After 34 years as president of Charleston Southern University, Jairy C. Hunter Jr. will assume a new role at the school on June 1, 2018. An article posted March 28 at the university’s website said Hunter will “transition” to... Continue Reading »

CSU to hold faith-and-science discussion opportunity for teachers

Charleston Southern University will host “Welcoming Faith into the Science Classroom,” a day of discussion and conversation on faith integration and the sciences on April 8. CSU faculty members will lead panel discussions and breakout sessions on topics such... Continue Reading »

African-American churches partner with AU divinity school

The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina has voted to establish a formal partnership with Anderson University. AU’s Clamp Divinity School will be the designated center for graduate theological education for the 1,100 predominantly African-American churches of... Continue Reading »