The Baptist Courier

Founded in 1869 and becoming the official newspaper of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in 1920, the Baptist Courier is dedicated to journalism. Beyond news reporting, it focuses on sharing uplifting stories about how South Carolina Baptists collaborate to fulfill the Great Commission. The publication serves as a valuable resource for supporting church members in their personal faith journeys, as well as the shared spiritual journey of over 2,100 churches within the convention.

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Pastors Remain Committed to the Pulpit

1 week ago | baptistcourier.com | Aaron Earls

Pastors face unique challenges in their role and often feel overwhelmed, but few decide to step away from the pulpit and pursue another career. Only around 1 in 100 pastors leave the ministry each year, according to a Lifeway Research study of evangelical and black Protestant pastors. The percentage of pastors who leave for reasons other than retirement or death has remained statistically unchanged over the past decade: 1.3 percent in 2015, 1.5 percent in 2021, and 1.2 percent in 2025.
Mormon Temple in Greenville Concern for Baptists, Associational Mission Strategist Says

3 weeks ago | baptistcourier.com | Todd Deaton

At the end of their Annual General Conference in April, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) announced the construction of 15 new temples, one of which will be built in Greenville.
Project 3000 Missionaries Report God Is At Work

3 weeks ago | baptistcourier.com | Sue Sprenkle

It’s been two years since the International Mission Board re-emphasized finding and researching unengaged and unreached people groups around the world. Project 3000 was born out of Southern Baptists’ commitment to ensure every people group has access to the gospel. Together, we send missionaries to explore the last 3,072 unengaged people groups who are thought to have no gospel access or missionary presence.
New & Noteworthy Books — May 2025 - Baptist Courier

3 weeks ago | baptistcourier.com | Jeff Robinson

Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life (Crossway, 2024) by Mark VroegopThroughout our lives, we experience countless periods of waiting. Some moments are mere nuisances — others are daunting seasons filled with intense worry and doubt. We grow impatient by immovable traffic or crave an impending answer to a medical condition. Whatever our current circumstances, our innate response is to take action rather than stay still.
Charleston Southern Celebrates Flight School with Ribbon Cutting

1 month ago | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

Charleston Southern University held an official ribbon cutting ceremony May 5 at Summerville Airport in celebration of its purchase of Chucktown Flight Training, LLC. The Charleston Southern aeronautics program began in 2021 with 19 students and one faculty member and has grown to 170 students and several faculty members, all U.S. Air Force combat pilot veterans. President B.
God’s Curriculum Instructs Us in Patience While We’re Enrolled in His School of Waiting

1 month ago | baptistcourier.com | Jeff Robinson

I don’t like to wait. No, let’s be completely frank: I despise waiting. There is a certain highway in the city where I lived until recently that is notorious for traffic snarled for hours on both sides of rush hour. I avoided it like cream of broccoli soup. Every Sunday morning, there are certain members of my family who move at the speed of a glacier in getting ready for worship, and I’m convinced they make less haste on the days I have to preach. They make me wait, and I don’t like it.
Report Shows Medical Missions Trip Yields Surprising Results

1 month ago | baptistcourier.com | Sue Sprenkle

Short-term volunteer mission projects can make a long-term impact. The key, according to International Mission Board missionaries Cade and Ginny Wheeler, is for the local church to be fully invested and use volunteers within an already existing strategy.
CSU Holds Residence Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony

1 month ago | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

Charleston Southern University hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking April 28 in celebration of the new residence hall construction set for this summer. The new building will mirror Barbara C. Mead Hall, built in 2019, and it will be completed by August of 2026 — in time to welcome Buccaneers for fall semester. The newest three-story suite-style residence hall will house 216 students.
Coffee Ceremonies and Jewelry-making Bring Women Closer to Christ

1 month ago | baptistcourier.com | Tessa Sanchez

The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans lingers as women listen to a Bible story at the end of the third round of the coffee ceremony. Ennat is one of the women who have gathered as part of a women’s ministry and jewelry-making program started by Christians in the Horn of Africa in partnership with International Mission Board missionaries. Ennat is a 21-year-old, single mother of two. She dropped out of high school to care for her children and her parents, who both have health concerns.
Pressley to be nominated for second term as SBC president

1 month ago | baptistcourier.com | Chad Austin

North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley will be nominated for a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Texas pastor Michael Criner announced April 13. “It is my honor to nominate Clint Pressley for a second term as President of the Southern Baptist Convention,” Criner, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Rockwall, Texas, wrote in a statement to the Biblical Recorder announcing his intent to nominate Pressley during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 10-11 in Dallas.