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Missions lifestyle passes down from mother to daughter

Celeste Toole learned the importance of making missions a lifestyle from watching her mother. Her mother, Patsy Waters, served as Woman’s Missionary Union director at First Baptist Church of Camden for nearly 20 years. And, when she ended her... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Larry Roberts

Larry Eldridge Roberts, 86, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, Laurens, died March 16, 2021. Born in Kingsport, Tenn., he was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired minister, having served churches in both North... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Walt Brashier

T. Walter Brashier, 86, of Travelers Rest, a longtime financial supporter of North Greenville University and other institutions of higher education, died March 24, 2021. NGU’s graduate school is named in his honor. He also created several scholarships at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jo Ellen O’Shields

Jo Ellen Rouda O’Shields, 88, of Greer, wife of longtime pastor and retired director of missions Alvin B. O’Shields, died April 12, 2021. A native of Greenville, she earned an associate degree from North Greenville University. She later served... Continue Reading »

Sonshine Club: A Ministry for Adults with Special Needs

Sonshine Club of Spartanburg is called a safe haven for adults with special needs. It started with its first “Super Saturday” on May 28, 2011, in the dining hall of Spartanburg First Baptist Church. The founders were Larry and... Continue Reading »

G13 — Light with a Double Meaning

G13 Missions, the brainchild of Easley electrician Robert Green, is designed to bring light to people — literally and spiritually. Based on Genesis 1:3 — “Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; And there was light” — the mission’s... Continue Reading »

‘The Best Heroes’ to benefit Connie Maxwell Ministries

Doug Kauffmann, retired pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church, has released an illustrated children’s book based on a cherished memory of a magnificent frigid day he spent with his father at Yankee Stadium in December 1962. “The Best Heroes”... Continue Reading »

Special-needs son’s struggles, triumph chronicled in ‘Why Are You Crying, Daddy?’

It’s not unusual for nervous parents to count a newborn’s fingers and toes to make sure their child is normal. But what is normal? What happens when there aren’t ten fingers and ten toes? Is every life precious, or... Continue Reading »

Churches’ embrace of technology likely permanent

Facebook timelines changed forever on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Many, if not most, churches opted to go digital-only that day after witnessing such steps as President Trump declaring COVID-19 a national emergency, and professional and collegiate sports suspending activities.... Continue Reading »

Courier receives 7 awards from S.C. Press Association

The Baptist Courier received seven awards from the South Carolina Press Association, recognizing work published by the South Carolina Baptist news magazine in 2020. The magazine won first-place awards in the SCPA’s Associate and Individual Division in three categories:... Continue Reading »

Three-time GMA Dove Award nominee to perform at Wellford Baptist

Singer, songwriter and worship leader Mack Brock, widely known as a founding member of North Carolina-based Elevation Worship, will be in concert at Wellford Baptist Church on Sunday night, April 25, beginning at 6 p.m. Brock, a three-time GMA... Continue Reading »

Letter: More Grace and Humility Needed

Once again, I found myself sitting in worship privately grieving that the pastor of the church would give his forced resignation at the end of the service. Please, God, not again! While the secular world “fires” people, I do... Continue Reading »