Pastors pose on the steps in the Capitol building in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran speaks during the Georgia Baptist Mission Board's Pastors Day at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at an event for pastors at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Mike Griffin, public affairs representative for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, addresses more than 200 attendees at an event for pastors Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, at the Capitol in Atlanta. (Index/Henry Durand)
Rep. Will Wade, right, receives a "Legislator of the Year" award from W. Thomas Hammond Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, at an event for pastors at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Sen. Ed Setzler speaks after receiving a "Legislator of the Year" award from the Georgia Baptist Mission Board at an event for pastors at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Mike Griffin, public affairs representative of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, listens at left. (Index/Henry Durand)
Representatives of various organizations listen to a speaker during a Georgia Baptist Mission Board event for pastors at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Suzanne Guy of Life Initiatives and Values, left, prays with Chloe Cole, center, and Vernadette Broyles during a Georgia Baptist Mission Board event at the state Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Dr. Jim Garlow, founder and CEO of Well Versed, a ministry to members of Congress, and ambassadors at the United Nations in New York City, addresses pastors at an event at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
Matt Sharp, senior counsel and director of the Center for Legislative Advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom, addresses pastors at an event at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)
