Features

Disaster relief is opportunity for volunteers, churches
By Butch Blume
butch@baptistcourier.com
Date June 22, 2009

As June signals the onset of hurricane season, Baptist disaster relief responders across South Carolina triple-check their equipment, and Cliff Satterwhite recalls the 1989 category 4 storm that spawned the state’s efficient network of volunteer relief units.

Volunteers seize divine appointments in Sri Lanka
South Carolinians reaching South Asia for God’s glory
By Dara Fullerton*
Date June 22, 2009

Ike Barnhart* stood to bid farewell to three young men standing in the doorway of the guesthouse where he was staying. “You need to accept Jesus … Jesus is alive!” Ike said, as the young men shook his hand and continued on their way.

Conway congregation holds ‘Love Your Neighbor’ festival
Date June 22, 2009

Pastor Tom Swilley and associate pastor Bud Dyer led Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Waccamaw Association to reach out to its community on May 30 with a “Love Your Neighbor” festival.

Christ ‘target of our lives’ in Spartanburg archery ministry
By Butch Blume
butch@baptistcourier.com
Date June 22, 2009

When the youthful archers of Cudd Memorial Baptist Church in Spartanburg line up and take aim, the real target is more important than the paper bull’s-eye in their sights.

Freshman reading assignment reinforces foundational beliefs
By Sherry Atkinson
Date June 22, 2009

This summer’s reading assignment for entering freshmen at Charleston Southern University is the student edition of “The Case for Christ,” by Lee Strobel.

Band changes gears — and hearts — for the homeless
By Nick Stevenson
Date June 22, 2009

A trio of Charleston-area Christian bandmates recently bicycled more than 500 miles to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for the homeless.