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Obituary: Jerry Hill

Jerry Lee Hill, 58, of Townville, died Jan. 30, 2019. An ordained minister, he was a graduate of Clemson University and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of Poe Mill Baptist Church, Greenville, from 1989-1992, and Donalds... Continue Reading »

Eight South Carolinians graduate from Southern Seminary

Eight students with ties to South Carolina graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the winter commencement ceremony. Graduates included Ian Andrew Galloway, M.Div.; Cory Blake Cromer, M.Div.; Jason David Williamson, M.A. in missiology; Sean H. McElrath, M.A. in... Continue Reading »

Sales of Don Harper’s books will benefit Baptist Courier

Courier Publishing has released an e-book edition of “Blessed Is the Man,” one of its more popular titles, and the author will donate a portion of the proceeds to help The Courier reach its 150th anniversary fundraising goal of... Continue Reading »

Columbia native Gene Roberts earns D.Min. from NGU

Gene Roberts, a native of Columbia, S.C., recently completed his doctor of ministry degree at North Greenville University. He serves as associate pastor at Newfound Baptist Church in Leicester, N.C.

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Nathan Sweet earns Ph.D. from SEBTS

Nathan Sweet, a Greer native who later lived in Lugoff, recently received his Ph.D. in Christian leadership from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Sweet is student pastor at Wake Cross Roads Church in Raleigh, N.C. His father, Greg Sweet, is... Continue Reading »

Florence First Baptist calls Michael Crawford as senior pastor

Michael Crawford is the new senior pastor at Florence First Baptist Church. He previously served as a pastor in Georgia. He is a graduate of Troy State University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and recently earned a D.Min. from... Continue Reading »

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NGU pays $2.5 million to settle incentive-based compensation allegations

North Greenville University has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the federal ban on incentive-based compensation, the United States Department of Justice announced Feb.... Continue Reading »

Upcoming Courier Tours

Travel with The Baptist Courier to the SBC in Orlando — June 6-13 Leave the driving and parking to us! Attend the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., arriving in time to also attend the Pastors Conference... Continue Reading »

A Word of Thanks to S.C. Baptists

On the last Friday of November, we practiced a very old tradition at Anderson University. We call it Christmas First Night. The practice started years ago under president Annie Dove Denmark with the idea of celebrating the first night... Continue Reading »

Scholarship to honor director of missions and wife

Later this year, a scholarship honoring Bryant and Roseanne Fersner will begin to provide financial assistance for North Greenville University students who plan to pursue vocational Christian ministry. Fersner served as a pastor for 35 years before becoming director... Continue Reading »

‘Thank You for Giving Me My Daddy Back’

Addiction-recovery director seeks to ‘make a difference’ for families A few years ago, Terry Fowler was preaching one day a month at Home with a Heart in Liberty, S.C., a substance- and alcohol-abuse recovery center for men. One of... Continue Reading »

SCBC Executive Board tweaks funding formula for universities

The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, meeting Dec. 13 in Columbia, elected new officers for 2019 and approved a change in how budgeted funds will be divided among the SCBC’s three affiliated universities. Last November, SCBC... Continue Reading »