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Obituary: Fred Miller

Fred Samuel Miller Jr., 87, of West Columbia, retired pastor of Saint Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, died Feb. 5, 2015. Born in Union, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was awarded... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Harold Killian

William Harold Killian, 92, of Taylors, a retired pastor, died Feb. 17, 2015. Born in Statesville, N.C., he received a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also did post-graduate work at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Carey McElveen

Carey S. McElveen, of Lake City, a retired pastor, died Feb. 8, 2015, at the McLeod Hospice House. He pastored the following churches: Lynchburg Baptist, Scranton Baptist, Pageland First Baptist and Manning First Baptist. He also was interim pastor... Continue Reading »

Courier staff wins writing awards

Baptist Courier writers garnered three awards March 14 from the South Carolina Press Association. Editor Rudy Gray received a first-place award for “Remember to Care,” an op-ed piece published in August 2014 that recounted the tragedy of Jeffrey Baldwin,... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University chapel speaker addresses tension surrounding Walter Scott shooting

The April 8 Chapel speaker at Charleston Southern University, D.A. Horton, an author, speaker and pastor, addressed the tension of the last few days in North Charleston regarding the killing of Walter Scott after a traffic stop by police... Continue Reading »

Mother’s Day offering benefits retired Baptist servants

As Mother’s Day approaches, so does the Sunday when many churches across the South Carolina Baptist Convention receive an annual offering to directly support a few residents at two Baptist retirement facilities. The Mother’s Day offering for South Carolina... Continue Reading »

Upstate pastor publishes ‘Five First Words of Jesus’

In a new book, “Five First Words of Jesus,” Schuyler Peterson examines the earliest statements on record from the Savior of the world. “In these phrases, we discover the keys to understanding his mission as well as our own... Continue Reading »

Lander BCM celebrates 29 years of partnerships in local community

For the past 29 years, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Lander University in Greenwood has consistently partnered with local churches in ministry. The most longstanding partnership has been with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, the school’s closest neighbor, but the... Continue Reading »

Ruth Graham speaks at Charleston Southern University

Ruth Graham, author, speaker and daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, spoke in chapel at Charleston Southern University on March 18. She used the example of the Apostle Paul to illustrate an effective life. Paul had many experiences and was... Continue Reading »

Seniors sing once again at beachside choir festival

Senior-adult singers gathered at Springmaid Resort in Myrtle Beach Feb. 22-23 to sing God’s praise. The South Carolina Baptist Senior Adult Choir Festival brought them together from 11 churches, large and small, for the first Senior Adult Choir Festival... Continue Reading »

SCBC Creative Ministries Festival grows in 2015

The South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Creative Ministries Festival convened March 7 for a day of training and sharing in Camden. Sponsored by the SCBC Worship & Music Office, the event included 158 participants and faculty, an increase from last... Continue Reading »

RLI: A Blueprint for Discipleship and Multiplying Leaders

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is partnering with The Church at Cherrydale in Greenville in support of an original discipleship model that is designed to develop and multiply church leadership. The Renewal Leadership Institute process begins with identifying existing... Continue Reading »