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Obituary: Ernest Webb

Ernest Webb, 85, of Aiken, died Dec. 3, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, he retired from Bi-Lo after 34 years of service, where he was a produce manager. He pastored Spring Branch Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Boyd V. Broad Sr.

Boyd V. Broad Sr., of Charleston, died Dec. 29, 2017. He retired after serving 27 years as pastor of Wando Woods Baptist Church. In retirement, he served interim pastorates in several Charleston-area churches. He was an active member of... Continue Reading »

Ken Hemphill to be SBC president nominee

Ken Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University and a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a coalition of Southern Baptists announced Feb. 1 via a Baptist state paper. “We desire to elect... Continue Reading »

Rumbough resigns from Baptist Foundation of S.C.

Valerie Rumbough, who most recently served as director of investments for the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina, has resigned, according to a Jan. 19 email sent to The Courier and others by Nathan R. McCarthy, president and CEO of... Continue Reading »

Electrical fire temporarily closes Baptist Courier offices

The offices of The Baptist Courier in Greenville are temporarily closed after an electrical fire broke out in the building’s basement Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 16). Damage appeared to be limited to an electrical service box, but acrid smoke poured... Continue Reading »

Columbia pastor authors book on depression

Ronald “Dee” Vaughan, pastor of St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, has released a new book. “Seeing in the Dark: Biblical Meditations for People Dealing with Depression” is a devotional resource for people dealing with the emotional and spiritual... Continue Reading »

Upstate music minister Jack Mabry retires after 56 years of service

Jack A. Mabry Sr. has retired after serving six different churches in the Upstate as minister of music. His ministry has spanned 56 years. Mabry plans to be available to serve churches in interim music ministry positions. He is... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptists go on the record for aiding displaced children

Whether supporting adoption and foster care, or by partnering with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, South Carolina Baptists have historically given public voice to the biblical imperative to care for children of broken families, and they have done so yet... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Pro-Life Means Pro-Adoption & Pro-Foster Care

On a cold morning in February of 2015, I woke up in my warm home, read my Bible, drank coffee with my wife, and woke up my two kids from their snug beds. We fed them breakfast, and I... Continue Reading »

‘That tore us apart’: Carl and Mary Brown invest their lives serving foster children

Carl and Mary Brown have spent the last 44 years caring for foster children — about 200 of them, in fact — and they want to get the word out to churches that the need for families to open... Continue Reading »

Fire at Holly Springs Church in Inman leads to revival

What do you do if your church is on fire — literally? How can you prepare for something like that? For Holly Springs Baptist Church in Inman, they were prepared through adequate insurance coverage but had not counted on... Continue Reading »

Upstate’s Sam Thrift publishes memoir

Businessman Samuel Thrift of Seneca has written a memoir, “Thrift: Building a Life” (Courier Publishing, $14.95). Identical twins Tom and Sam Thrift were born during the Great Depression. At age 19, they were drafted into the Army and stationed... Continue Reading »