CLEVELAND, Ga. — The Board of Trustees at Truett McConnell University (TMU) took decisive action Friday, June 6, in response to calls for accountability following serious allegations of sexual misconduct and institutional mishandling.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptist pastors and leaders gathered in more than 30 locations this year to ask one urgent question: How can we reach every resident of our state with the gospel?

CRAWFORD, Ga. — Tucked between Big Clouds Creek and Little Clouds Creek and surrounded by trees and grassy fields, is Cloud’s Creek Baptist Church. This remote church, established in 1788 following the Revolutionary War, is seeing revitalization and a changing attitude towards community and outreach. 

STATESBORO, Ga. — Mission Georgia exists to mobilize Georgia Baptist churches to penetrate their communities and make a gospel impact for the cause of Christ. Read Georgia, one of the ministries of Mission Georgia, is designed to see children and their families introduced to the love of Jesus and brought to a saving knowledge of our Redeemer.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptists will have six opportunities this fall to take part in the SPARK 2025 church-strengthening conferences, with events scheduled across the state and registration now officially open. Building on last year’s success—more than 3,600 participants representing 385 churches—SPARK continues to expand its reach, momentum, and ministry impact.

CAIRO, Ga. — Keith Stewart has been called to serve as Grady County Baptist Association’s Associational Missionary Strategist. His first day was April 1, 2025. 

Georgia Baptists attending the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting this June are invited to a special evening of fellowship, celebration, and encouragement at the 2025 Georgia Baptist Fellowship.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Just weeks after returning from a month-long flood recovery deployment in Kentucky, Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief (GBDR) teams are once again preparing to serve the Bluegrass State — this time in response to a deadly tornado outbreak that claimed at least 27 lives and left widespread destruction across southeastern Kentucky.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — With evangelism gaining renewed momentum across Georgia, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board has named Steve Foster as its new evangelism catalyst, a strategic role that had remained vacant since JJ Washington’s transition to the North American Mission Board.

Commencement season at three Georgia Baptist-affiliated institutions — Truett McConnell University, Shorter University, and Brewton-Parker College — provided a vivid reminder that academic achievement and gospel-centered calling can go hand in hand. As students walked across the stage to receive their degrees, they also stepped into roles of service and leadership.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Southern Baptist leaders gathered Tuesday in Memphis to mark the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program and to reaffirm their commitment to working together in support of shared ministry.

DULUTH, Ga. — For the second year in a row, graduates of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s Church Training Institute in Georgia were celebrated at a commencement ceremony marked by dignity, gratitude, and gospel purpose.

CUMMING, Ga. — What began as a simple coat drive for Hurricane Helene victims has grown into a long-term mission of love, led by Haw Creek Baptist Church, other Hightower Baptist Association congregations, and Christian ministries across northeast Georgia.

MARTINEZ, Ga. — Serving others is one of Georgia Baptist Women's key missional emphases, and the kickoff to the 2025 Spring Event at Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez powerfully underscored that point.

JONESBORO, Ga. — Nearly 200 Spanish-speaking church leaders gathered at First Baptist Church Jonesboro on Saturday, April 5, for a day of worship, encouragement, and leadership training centered on the theme Liderazgo fiel y eficaz — Faithful and Effective Leadership.

Across Georgia, churches large and small saw filled pews and crowded sanctuaries as record numbers of worshippers gathered to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. From rural towns to urban centers, pastors are reporting historic Easter Sunday turnouts and powerful moments of salvation and baptism.

GRAYSON, Ga. — Churches and communities gathered on Good Friday for services across Georgia. For the first time, seven Grayson-area churches assembled Friday night for Good Friday Grayson. A crowd estimated at more than 1000 gathered in Grayson Park for worship, scripture reading, prayer, and messages from pastors and ministry leaders who shared from the seven sayings of Jesus throughout the Gospels during the crucifixion.

SUWANEE, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board's Public Affairs Ministry is launching a new round of training events this month, designed to equip pastors and church members with the tools and insights they need to effectively engage in today’s cultural and political landscape. The training sessions, set to run from April through November, will take place in eight cities across the state, beginning April 29 in Dalton.

CLAYTON, Ga. — Nearly 300 women gathered in the scenic north Georgia mountains on a beautiful early spring weekend for a time of fellowship, worship, and renewal. The retreat organized by the Georgia Baptist Hispanic Women’s ministry provided the women with an opportunity to spend time with like-minded sisters, learning from and encouraging each other.

SUWANEE, Ga. — As Southern Baptists prepare to celebrate this 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program next month, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board reported that 2024 CP giving by Georgia churches rose slightly over the previous year, bucking the national trend.

SUWANEE, Ga. — Georgia Baptist churches have experienced significant growth in 2024, with baptisms surpassing the 25,000 mark, reflecting an increase of more than 20% over 2023. Additionally, average church attendance has grown by over 6%, and churchgoers have been more generous, with churches reporting a 5.4% increase in undesignated receipts.

ATLANTA — After years of advocacy from religious leaders and conservative lawmakers, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 36, known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), into law at a ceremony on Friday, April 4, the final day of the 2025 legislative session. Kemp was surrounded by a group of legislators and supporters, including the bill’s author, Sen. Ed Setzler, R-Acworth, and W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.

MACON, Ga. — Dr. Jeff Iorg, president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, told pastors and ministry leaders that while change is inevitable, how leaders manage it while staying mission-focused will determine its success.

ATLANTA — By a 96-70 vote, the Georgia House on Wednesday approved Senate Bill 36, clearing the way for Gov. Brian Kemp to sign the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law. The bill, which mirrors the federal RFRA enacted in 1993, previously passed the state Senate on March 4 and now awaits the governor’s signature.

MACON, Ga. — A federal judge on Monday dismissed all but one count of Johnny Hunt’s lawsuit against the Southern Baptist Convention, the SBC Executive Committee, and Guidepost Solutions—a ruling that SBC EC President Jeff Iorg called “significant progress toward ending the legal challenges at the Executive Committee.”