It's been a long road back to normal for Savannah resident Rosalind Seymour, right, as she walks toward her home with Harold Baynes, Dalton Disaster Relief director for Unit 8R. Georgia Baptist …

Brewton-Parker College President Steve Echols, in a series of messages to BPC students and staff, said that although classes next Monday and Tuesday have been canceled ahead of Hurricane Irma, the …

New educational videos are now available on the Georgia Baptist Mission Board's Public Affairs Vimeo website. Religious Freedom. Gambling. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. These are just some …

Volunteer Martha Fox of Calvary Baptist Church in Tifton arranges some of the thousands of shoes donated to the 2005 Hurricane Katrina relief effort at Norman Park. The facility became known as Camp …

Saliba Chapel saw "great crowds of faculty, staff, local ministers, and students," said BPC President Steve Echols, adding that more than 70 students had come forward for salvation, rededication, or …

Larry Altman gives his input on establishing a local ministry for those trying to recover from drug addiction. To his right sits Don Patterson, associational missionary for Piedmont Okefenokee …

Mr. & Mrs. BPC hold the ceremonial ribbon for Joey Fountain, Lynda Yawn, Joseph Filippone, Steven Echols, and Chad Kenney. BPC/Special[/caption] By Lauren Moye Brewton-Parker College MOUNT VERNON …

Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey. LT. ZACHARY WEST , 100th MPAD/Flickr A dozen years ago today – August …

Nearly 60 registrants attended the Friday evening session of reaching youth held in the chapel of First Baptist Church of Tifton. JOE WESTBURY/Index TIFTON — If numbers are any measure of success, …

This fall, 22 outstanding college freshmen will receive scholarships through the Georgia Baptist Student Achievement Award program. These young men and women are chosen from among a large number of …

The Lord's Messengers, a local acoustic bluegrass band, "sings in" tomorrow's eclipse at Wolffork Baptist Church in Rabun Gap this morning. The church is inviting visitors in town for the total …

Pastors prayed for three specific areas during a time of focused prayer: churches and the Georgia Baptist Convention, pastors, and the nation. JOE WESTBURY/Index ALPHARETTA — More than 80 pastors, …

Protesters square off in Charlottesville. CNN.COM/Special Georgia Baptists joined others on social media over the weekend commenting on violence in Charlottesville, VA as those gathered for a rally …

Above: Chattanooga, a city with a metro area that includes several north Georgia towns, ranked as having the highest percentage of evangelicals and Christians attending megachurches, according to a …

Dennis Rivera began his first day in the office as head of Intercultural Church Planting and Mission Ministries on Aug. 7. He succeeds retiring department head Jerry Baker. JOE WESTBURY/Index When he …

NASHVILLE (BP) — Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.08 percent above the …

EC Young Leaders Advisory Council chairman Jordan Easley, far right, guided the conversation as the group brainstormed ways to increase participation of younger pastors in Southern Baptist life …

UPDATE:  A previous version of this story caused confusion as to the timeline of Tolver's previous arrests. The Index regrets the error. DOTHAN — Shortly after attempting his second …

Bethea and Sandra Fielding of Woodstock relax in their newly-finished apartment constructed through volunteer labor from Woodstock Baptist Church and Johnson Ferry Baptist Church last fall. They are …

Debbie Bruce, one of 15 members of the Digging Deeper Sunday School class of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, applies a final coat of paint to the new apartment. The wall to her left is the …

WAYCROSS — The picture becomes something different on the inside. Without his perspective as vice president of Administration and Advancement of Baptist Village Communities , Eric Mathison …

Bethea and Sandra Fielding stand outside their daughter's garage in Woodstock prior to construction. Members of the Love Loud ministry at First Baptist Church of Woodstock and Johnson Ferry Baptist …

Thad Kelhofer served 15 months in Iraq. After leaving the Army in 2012, he was soon thereafter diagnosed with PTSD. THAD KELHOFER/Special Thad Kelhofer remembers his unit – 1st Battalion Infantry, …

Stuart Lang presents a breakout session on affinity groups at the 2016 GO Georgia held at Prince Avenue Baptist Church in Bogart. This year, Lang and fellow state missionary Ricky Thrasher will team …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Thomas Hammond challenges messengers during his report at the 2016 Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting held at Calvary Baptist Temple in Savannah. Hammond …