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Obituary: Billy Millwood

Billy Neal Millwood, 89, of Cowpens, died Feb. 26, 2016. He graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and was in the ministry for more than 46 years, having served 39 years at Love Springs Baptist Church, six years at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: George Alexander Jones

George Alexander Jones, 96, died Feb. 12, 2016, at his home in Hendersonville, N.C. He served as pastor of The Baptist Church of Beaufort, S.C., from 1955 to 1970, during which time he led the church to launch a... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jack W. Hester

Jack W. Hester, 85, of Easley, died Feb. 14, 2016. He attended Tennessee Temple University and North Greenville University. He was a former pastor of several Upstate Baptist churches, including Grace in Simpsonville, Cannon Memorial in Central, Powdersville First,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Hugh Aldrich Burlington Jr.

Hugh Aldrich Burlington Jr., 71, of Cary, N.C., died Feb. 25, 2016. He graduated from Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and served in ministry at Dunwoody Baptist Church in Atlanta; as Baptist campus minister in Spartanburg; and... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Roy Arthur Arnold

Roy Arthur Arnold, 78, of Columbia, died Feb. 27, 2016. Born in Anderson County, he was a graduate of Clemson University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of churches in Virginia, South Carolina and Florida, and... Continue Reading »

Courier takes top magazine honor at SCPA awards

The Courier recently took home four awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including the top award for a magazine or specialty publication in the associate and individual members category. The Courier’s coverage of the aftermath of the June... Continue Reading »

Upstate doctor, pharmacist launch medical missions resource

Medical missions typically brings to mind images of impoverished third-world citizens receiving medical treatment and live-saving drugs. An Upstate doctor and a pharmacist, through a nonprofit organization called Omer Medical Logistics, have decided to take medical missions to the... Continue Reading »

Garrison unveils favorite recipes in new collection, ‘Sunday Best’

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Juanita Garrison, The Courier’s cheery cooking columnist, is sharing some of her favorite recipes in a new book, “Sunday Best” (Courier Publishing, $17.95). Garrison pored over more than a dozen years’ worth of... Continue Reading »

Bryant named executive VP at CSU

Michael L. Bryant, dean of the School of Christian Studies and associate professor, has been named executive vice president at Charleston Southern University. Bryant’s responsibilities will include Strategic Planning, Student Services, Denominational Relations, Campus Ministries, the Whitfield Center for... Continue Reading »

Metz named VP for enrollment at CSU

George Metz, dean of the School of Education, has been named vice president for enrollment management at Charleston Southern University, effective March 1. Metz has been at Charleston Southern since 2013. He was previously a professor of education at... Continue Reading »

Lexington Association celebrates 20 years with DOM Johnny Rumbough

Director of missions Johnny Rumbough has served Lexington Baptist Association for 20 years, and the anniversary was celebrated during a March executive committee meeting. Association staff, board members and other ministry partners shared meaningful words and presented Rumbough with... Continue Reading »

Loving ‘the People Nobody Wants’

Grant and Amber Hinson forsake comfort and security to live among the residents of Countryside mobile home park Imagine quitting your job, putting your roomy home up for sale, paring down your possessions by way of a yard sale,... Continue Reading »