CARROLLTON, Ga. — About 20 years ago, Angie Presnal took a spiritual gifts inventory and scored a zero in missions. Today, she helps coordinate mission projects for the Georgia Baptist Jubalheirs and serves as ministry assistant for the Carrollton Baptist Association.

We recently bought a new car. My 2017 Nissan had 196,000 miles on it and had seen its better days. My new car is taking some getting used to as it has so many different warnings. If I don't put my seat belt on right away, it will beep continually until I do. If I change lanes and another vehicle is in my blind spot, the steering wheel will vibrate along with an alert.

ROME, Ga. — Dana Tarter summed up one of the challenges churches face in reaching Deaf people with the gospel in three words. “Access is key,” she said. “If you don’t have access to the information, it doesn’t matter what information you’re trying to share, you’re missing it.”

MCDONOUGH, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s annual collegiate gathering, Confluence, led to at least 22 professions of faith, 118 responses to a call to ministry, and 651 other decisions or commitments. 

LULA, Ga. — Transformation Church in Lula is very much akin to the New Testament church because, in many ways, it reflects the spirit of the church described in Acts 2:44-47. It is not a large church, and it is not a wealthy church, but the people are excited about their faith, seeking to meet the needs of their community, and welcoming everyone to be a part of their family.

MONROE, Ga. — Rain fell on the opening night of the Festival of Hope at American Legion Post 64 Fairgrounds, but the four-night evangelistic event continued and resulted in 96 professions of faith.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — About 50 Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are working in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Isaias brought destructive winds, flooding, and widespread damage to the region.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Burnt Hickory Baptist Church broke ground Sunday, Oct. 11, on a 2,400-seat worship center as part of its “All In” initiative, a project church leaders say will provide needed space for a congregation that is already holding five Sunday morning worship services in two auditoriums.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Georgia Baptists will be encouraged and equipped to maximize their evangelism efforts during a one-day conference on Monday, Nov. 9, at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, just before the Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting.

GIBSON, Ga. — Fellowship Baptist Church in Gibson has more than doubled its Sunday attendance in the past year, and Pastor Jonathan Rosier says much of the spiritual energy is coming from teenagers who returned from summer camp determined to share the gospel. The 226-year-old church has grown from about 85 on Sunday mornings a year ago to an average of 220.

VIDALIA, Ga. — Eight men indicated they had trusted Christ as Savior in connection with a men’s gathering at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Thursday, Oct. 8, while others committed to renewed discipleship and organizers began planning a follow-up revival.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Johnson Ferry Baptist Church broke ground Oct. 7 on a major campus expansion that includes a new 2,500-seat worship center and is part of an $84.3 million Forward Together Vision aimed at making more room for worship, community, the next generation, and gospel outreach.

This year, Georgia Baptists will celebrate the 204th anniversary of the Georgia Baptist Convention. The meeting will be held at Second Baptist Church, Warner Robins, from Sunday, Nov. 8, through Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. Over the course of these three days this November, messengers will worship and celebrate the Lord's work through Georgia Baptist churches.

TIFTON, Ga. — The final round of 2026 Engage 6 gatherings concluded this week, closing a year in which 1,641 pastors and church leaders attended 36 evangelism training sessions across six regions of Georgia.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Adam Mallette, incoming executive director/treasurer of the Nevada Baptist Convention, thanked Georgia Baptist Mission Board employees Wednesday for their partnership in gospel work in the West and challenged them to remain faithful to God’s Word and their calling. “We don’t do what we do without the work of Georgia Baptists,” Mallette told employees gathered for the Mission Board’s monthly chapel service. “We just don’t do it.”

BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — After six years serving churches and pastors across Fannin and Gilmer counties, Stacy Dyer is returning to local-church ministry.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Nearly 300 attendees gathered for the first Fervent girls’ conference Saturday, Sept. 26, where students were challenged to consider how a relationship with Christ shapes their identity, relationships, and everyday lives.

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.