SENOIA, Ga. — Children raced across soccer fields at New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, June 20, chasing goals and medals amid the excitement of a World Cup-themed tournament. But for the church, the Mini Cup of Nations was about more than soccer.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention was held last week in Orlando. Messengers and guests enjoyed fellowship, worship, and biblical teaching, as they carried out the business of the convention.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is expanding its Right Start process by training leaders beyond GBMB staff to help more churches through the transition between pastors.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptist children’s ministry leaders and volunteers gathered across the state in March for a series of Vacation Bible School training events designed to help churches prepare for one of their most important evangelistic opportunities of the year.

DALTON, Ga. —The first three rounds of Engage 6 gatherings have been marked by strong attendance as Georgia Baptists continue a statewide evangelism effort aimed at reaching the more than 7 million lost people in the state.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Nearly 500 Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries students spent their spring break on mission this year, serving in eight international locations, seven sites across the United States, and seven places in Georgia. From remote villages in Guatemala to refugee communities in Clarkston, and from church plants in Montana to ministry partnerships on the Georgia coast, students used their week away from campus to share the gospel and support churches and ministries on the field.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptists topped the 26,000 mark in baptisms in 2025 and average worship attendance continued its steady climb, according to this year’s Annual Church Profile reports.

TENNILLE, Ga. — Tennille Baptist Church gathered for Easter worship Sunday despite damage to the building caused the night before when a high-speed police pursuit ended with a vehicle crashing into the front of the church.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptist churches have a chance to help shape a clearer understanding of worship across the Southern Baptist Convention, and Rhon Carter says every congregation’s participation matters.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — More than 200 men gathered Saturday, March 21, at Cartersville First Baptist for an Iron Sharpens Iron men’s conference, where speakers emphasized Spirit-led discipleship, courageous fatherhood, and intentional leadership.

WINDER, Ga. — What began on March 1 as a regular Sunday service at Bethlehem Church quickly became a day that few who were present will forget. By the time the waters stilled, exactly 400 people had been baptized across all three campuses. Lead Pastor Jason Britt said 13 baptisms were planned, and 387 more followed in response to the invitation.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Pastors and church leaders gathered Thursday, March 12, at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board administration building for training designed to help them lead their churches with greater clarity and consistency in evangelism through the new Gameplan for Evangelism resource.

DACULA, Ga. — Hispanic pastors and church leaders gathered Saturday, March 14, at Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula for a Georgia Baptist Mission Board Hispanic missions summit.

DACULA, Georgia — Pastores hispanos y líderes de iglesias se reunieron el sábado 14 de marzo en la Iglesia Bautista Hebron, en Dacula, para una cumbre hispana de misiones organizada por la Junta de Misiones Bautista de Georgia (GBMB, por sus siglas en inglés).

ATLANTA — Hundreds of pro-life Georgians gathered at the State Capitol on Thursday, March 12, for the 2026 Georgia March for Life, despite the cold temperatures and threat of rain. Speakers urged the crowd to defend unborn children, support mothers in crisis, and press forward with what keynote speaker David Bereit called renewed conviction in the post-Roe era.

More than 1,300 people were exhorted and equipped to share the good news of Jesus at four Evangelism Conferences organized by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board over the past few weeks.

DALLAS, Ga. — What began as a trip to the Holy Land for a group of nearly 30 pastors and their wives turned into something none of the participants had foreseen, as they were forced to make repeated trips to a bomb shelter in Jerusalem before finally being able to evacuate.

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — Georgia Baptist pastors, ministry leaders, and church members gathered at First Baptist Church in Thomasville for a Georgia Baptist Mission Board evangelism conference to hear a simple, steady message: don’t lose confidence in the gospel, and don’t stop taking it to the people who need Christ.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — More than 150 leaders and members from Hispanic churches across Georgia gathered Saturday at First Baptist Church of Fort Valley to take part in the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s Hispanic Evangelism Conference, a day of teaching and training focused on strengthening the local church to share Christ with clarity, compassion, and strategy.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Más de 150 líderes y miembros de iglesias hispanas de distintas partes de Georgia se reunieron el sábado en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Fort Valley para participar en la Conferencia Hispana de Evangelismo de la Junta de Misiones Bautista de Georgia (GBMB, por sus siglas en inglés), una jornada de enseñanza y capacitación enfocada en fortalecer a la iglesia local para compartir a Cristo con claridad, compasión y estrategia.

ATLANTA — A key Senate committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 542, which would add clergy to Georgia’s ‘improper sexual contact’ statute, during a hearing Wednesday evening, Feb. 25.

HOSCHTON, Ga. — More than 500 pastors, ministry leaders, and church members gathered for the first of three evangelism conferences hosted by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board in 2026, united by a shared burden to reach the more than 7 million lost people in Georgia. Over the course of Sunday evening and Monday morning, four keynote speakers called attendees to renewed passion, personal holiness, bold witness, and perseverance in ministry. The gathering concluded with an invitation to prayer that saw several pastors and leaders kneel at the altar.

DULUTH, Ga. — The Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation awarded more than $9.2 million in grants to 87 health care ministries serving communities across the state on Thursday, Feb. 19, pushing the foundation’s total giving since 2007 past $100 million.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — This summer, the world’s attention will turn towards football (soccer, in North America) and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With Atlanta being the site of several matches, including a semi-final, Georgia Baptists are looking to take advantage of the excitement around the event, using it as an opportunity to reach their communities with the gospel.

BARNESVILLE, Ga. — For college students seeking to serve on missions via Send Me Now, Discovery Day is the final step in their application and appointment process. This year, that step was virtual.