VALDOSTA, Ga. — The SPARK season drew to a close Sunday, Sept. 27, at Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta. More than 560 people registered for the final conference, bringing the total for all six 2026 regional training events to 3,833.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Hundreds of Georgia Baptists spread across Columbus and surrounding communities for 23 Love Your Neighbor projects last weekend, displaying the love of Jesus by meeting practical needs, while looking for opportunities to pray with people and share the gospel.

BOLINGBROKE, Ga. — After 60 years in ministry and 25 years leading the church he planted, Jimmy Corbitt recently stepped down as lead pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Bolingbroke.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A new Lifeway Research study suggests churches with organized men’s ministries are more likely to have men who say they are being equipped for spiritual leadership, discipleship, and relationships with other believers.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Pastors, ministry leaders, and church members from across the region gathered Sunday, Sept. 20, at Flat Creek Baptist Church in Fayetteville for the fifth of six Georgia Baptist Mission Board SPARK conferences of 2026.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — The year 1876 brought baseball’s National League, Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call, Thomas Edison’s patent for autographic printing, and a disputed presidential election that eventually sent Rutherford B. Hayes to the White House. But northwest of Atlanta, something else was beginning. On Sept. 29, 17 believers gathered to constitute a Baptist church that would become Lost Mountain Baptist Church.

BUFORD, Ga. — Women serving in churches and ministries across Georgia stepped away from their usual responsibilities Sept. 10-12 for a time of rest, encouragement, and connection at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board Pastor Wellness Women in Ministry Retreat.

BUFORD, Ga. — Stephen Fountain, lead pastor of First Baptist Church Buford, will be nominated to serve as president of the Georgia Baptist Convention at the convention’s annual meeting in November. Jim Perdue, senior pastor of Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, announced his intention to nominate Fountain, a longtime friend whom he described as a faithful pastor with a deep commitment to the local church, evangelism, and cooperation among Georgia Baptists.

AMERICUS, Ga. — Pastors, ministry leaders, and laypeople from churches across southwest Georgia gathered at Central Baptist Church in Americus for the fourth SPARK church-strengthening conference …

BRASELTON, Ga. — James Oney, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Fayetteville, challenged members of the Georgia Baptist Convention Executive Committee on Monday to remain faithful to God’s call by presenting themselves daily as living sacrifices.

Paul McCommon II came to the Georgia Baptist Convention in 1951 as its first music secretary and became one of the pioneers of Southern Baptist church music. Three years later, in 1954, he founded the Sons of Jubal, a ministry he would conduct from its inception until his retirement from the convention in 1985.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Every dollar given through the Georgia Baptist State Missions Offering stays in Georgia, helping churches meet needs, share the gospel, and reach the mission fields God has placed …

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Beverly Skinner has stepped down from her role as the Collegiate Catalyst of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, leaving with gratitude for the past and confidence in the future of ministry to college students across the state.

CLAXTON, Ga. — Two years after Eastside Baptist Church helped launch a Haitian congregation in Claxton, the church recently celebrated its second anniversary with 151 people in worship and a growing ministry among Creole-speaking families in Evans County.

BOSTON — Ten years ago, Warner Robins, Georgia, native and church planter John David “JD”  Mangrum, 49, and his wife Natalie accepted God’s call to plant a church in Boston, and with support from Georgia Baptists, they are thriving in a largely unchurched city.

BOWMAN, Ga. — For 30 years, Pastor Chris Pritchett has walked with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church through seasons of joy, grief, uncertainty, and loss. On Sunday, Aug. 23, he asked the church to walk with him. Pritchett told the congregation that he had received an initial diagnosis of ALS after months of worsening problems with his left hand. The diagnosis still must be confirmed by a second neurologist, and Pritchett said he is waiting for an appointment with the ALS clinic in Augusta.

SUWANEE, Ga. — On Aug. 9, 2026, Sugarloaf Korean Baptist Church in Suwanee, Georgia,  celebrated a milestone: 50 years of service. Lead pastor David Chang Dae Che said the event was a celebration of 50 years of grace and 100 years of discipleship. “Just the fact that we get to be part of something like this is an honor,” Che said. 

The journey to Oslo didn’t get off to a good start. Their flight was canceled, and a day was lost at the Atlanta airport waiting for the next flight. When they finally arrived, they discovered their luggage had been lost. Most of the six-person team from Georgia spent four days wearing the same clothes.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — When storms left hundreds of Indiana homeowners requesting help, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from multiple states came together to do what one state could not do alone. Dwain Carter, director of Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief, said the response in northwest Indiana was a clear picture of the Cooperative Program at work.

VILLA RICA, Ga. — What began 14 years ago as First Baptist Church Villa Rica’s Gridiron Day has grown into a countywide outreach, with two churches partnering this year to reach students from all five Carroll County high schools.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — After 31 years as pastor of Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Savannah, Samuel Rodríguez was honored by a congregation, community members, and Baptist leaders who remembered his faithfulness, his love for the gospel, and his role as a pioneer in Hispanic Baptist ministry in the region.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Después de 31 años como pastor de la Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Savannah, Samuel Rodríguez fue honrado por una congregación, una comunidad y un grupo de líderes bautistas que recordaron su fidelidad, su amor por el evangelio y su papel como pionero de la obra bautista hispana en la región.

ATHENS, Ga. — What began as a World Cup final watch party at Green Acres Baptist Church became a picture of the nations gathered around one table.

HAZLEHURST, Ga. — First Baptist Church Hazlehurst welcomed hundreds of middle school and high school athletes from across southeast Georgia on Thursday, July 16, for a Night of Champions outreach that ended with about 120 students making spiritual decisions.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. — Daniel Wright turned a World Cup watch party into a ministry opportunity without a large church campus or elaborate setup. A television in the carport, food for families, children playing in the yard, and a halftime gospel presentation were enough.