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Whitaker marks 10th anniversary as Anderson University president

As a boy growing up in the 1960s in rural Cleveland County, N.C., Evans Whitaker enjoyed the same things other boys did: jumping creeks, fishing in farm ponds, rummaging through barns, exploring the woods or cutting through a neighbor's... Continue Reading »

S.C. pastors weigh in on ‘1% CP Challenge’

Fewer than one in five pastors who responded to an informal online survey told The Baptist Courier their churches have accepted or plan to accept the 1% Cooperative Program Challenge. The 1% Challenge was launched by the Executive Committee... Continue Reading »

Carter leads slate of newly elected SCBC officers

South Carolina Baptist messengers elected a new slate of officers Nov. 14 at their annual meeting at the TD Convention Center in Greenville.... Continue Reading »

Don Kirkland to retire as editor of The Baptist Courier

Don Kirkland, editor and president of The Baptist Courier for the last 16 years, has announced that he will retire at the end of 2012.... Continue Reading »

Hendrick new public policy liaison for SCBC

Mark Hendrick, a 2008 graduate of Clemson University, has joined the staff of the South Carolina Baptist Convention as associate director of the office of public policy. The Conway native began work March 2 and will coordinate with the... Continue Reading »
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A ministry grounded in ‘trusting God’ spans racial divide

It was October 1966, and Earl Lewers was behind the wheel of his pride and joy: a recently purchased 1967 Buick Wildcat, an emerald-green beauty with 360 restless horses under the hood. It was the first day of a... Continue Reading »