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TENNILLE, Ga. — Tennille Baptist Church gathered for Easter worship Sunday (April 5) 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.

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.

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.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – This summer, the world’s attention will turn toward 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.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Truett McConnell University Board of Trustees on Tuesday (Feb. 2) unanimously elected Larry Lyon as the university’s ninth president during a special-called meeting at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board administration building in Alpharetta.

WINDER, Ga. — Over the course of seven services across three campuses, Bethlehem Church celebrated 33 baptisms between Jan. 15-18. Senior Pastor Jason Britt says the baptisms at Bethlehem Church campuses in Winder, Hoschton and Bishop are the result of intentional Gospel conversations, prayer and personal engagement.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Former Truett McConnell University vice president Brad Reynolds has been indicted by a White County grand jury on three felony counts of making false statements to law enforcement, according to court records and officials.

CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell University has begun a national search for its next president, marking a new chapter for the institution as it continues its mission to provide Christ-centered higher education rooted in a biblical worldview.

ATHENS, Ga. — Baptist Collegiate Ministries is moving toward a new chapter at the University of Georgia, as construction is now underway on a redevelopment project that will reshape the ministry’s presence in the heart of Athens.

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