ATLANTA — Senate Bill 36, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed the House Judiciary Committee 9-6 on Wednesday after amendments washed away prior changes, restoring the bill to the version that the Senate approved in early March.

MONROE, Ga. — Reaching the 7 million plus lost people in Georgia with the gospel of Jesus Christ is a priority for Georgia Baptists. W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, is meeting with pastors across the state to encourage and find ways to focus on evangelism. Also, this year’s annual meeting of the convention will include an evangelism conference.

MACON, Ga. — Northway Church in Macon has a vision that says “For the Gospel, For the City,” and they successfully carried out that vision on successive Saturdays in March when church members served in community outreach projects.

While going to the beach and relaxing in the sun seems like the perfect Spring Break vacation for most college students, students from the University of North Georgia choose to spend their Spring Break on mission in Lima, Peru. UNG’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries sent over 30 students to serve all around Lima. 

The pastor warned the mission team they might not verbally share the gospel with Central Asians during their partnership with the International Mission Board. The young adults from a church in Georgia, couldn’t believe their ears. Evangelism was something they worked hard at doing in their diverse community. They trained for it. They practiced. They shared.