BRUNSWICK — Larry Wilbur, director for the Southeast Baptist Missions Association , died Aug. 3 after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 64. Wilbur was a native of Memphis, Tenn., …

Send Relief assisted Georgia’s Fulton County School system in their distribution of food to families who receive free and reduced priced lunches during the school year. Send Relief helped store and …

Public Affairs Representative Mike Griffin gives Jeff and Ali Pennington (First Baptist Smyrna) and Index Associate Editor Myriah Snyder a tour of the Georgia State Capitol. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MIKE …

NASHVILLE, TN. — When a pastor commits adultery , most of their fellow pastors believe they should withdraw from public ministry for at least some time. A new survey of U.S. Protestant pastors by …

Jerry Peele preaches at First Baptist Church in Eastman. Peele retired recently as the church's longest-tenured pastor. FBE/Special EASTMAN — Jerry Peele can still see it. Twenty-one years later, …

Emory D. Berry, Jr., senior pastor of Greenforest Community Baptist Church, stands with health care workers in April as the church prepared to offer free COVID-19 testing. EMORY BERRY/Special DECATUR …

The Real Life Center distribution center in Tyrone helps feed as many as 300 families a month. GBMB screengrab DULUTH – While the Mission Georgia emphasis Project: …

Since mid-March, the amount of food given away by the Columbus Baptist Association has equaled 90 percent of that given through all of 2019. CBA/Special COLUMBUS — …

Georgia Baptist Executive Director Thomas Hammond, addresses messengers at the 2019 GBC annual meeting held at New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index …

Houston Baptist Association in Cordele will serve as a host for the SPARK Conference, gathering at a local church to view sessions and keynote addresses. Screen grab from Google Maps. DULUTH  …

Michael "Mikey" Anderson pitches during a home game for the BPC Barons. BPC/Special By Evan Riekhof MOUNT VERNON — “Nice guys finish last” is …

DULUTH  — Following a video launch on Sunday, Aug. 2, Georgia Baptists are encouraged to participate in a week-long emphasis on prayer through six areas of emphasis Aug. 3-9.  Described as a  …

At right Howard Koepka of Noonday Association of Churches stands with other volunteers while loading items kept in cold storage at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Community partners have …

DULUTH  — David Melber, former president of SEND Relief for the North American Mission Board, began as chief operations officer for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board on July 15.   …

Pastor Marino Martinez teaches at Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Tallahassee in Thomasville. SAMUEL AYALA/Special DULUTH — The upcoming SPARK Conference will feature several breakout sessions …

By Diana Chandler NASHVILLE (BP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an ordained preacher who studied theology at a college co-founded by the Southern Baptist Convention, is being remembered as a …

Editor’s note: Harmon Born’s funeral will be held Tuesday, July 21 at The Rock Baptist Church in Rex. Harmon Born ran a car dealership, and I worked for him right out of college. …

The Real Life Center is located on 92 acres shared by Dogwood Church that stretches across the city limits of Tyrone and Peachtree City. GBMB screen grab TYRONE — Not long after founding Dogwood …

DULUTH — The latest numbers indicate that attendance for the SPARK Conference will easily outpace previous years’ figures for the annual training event sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Mission …

Mike Stone  is the pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, the immediate past chairman of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the immediate past …

ATLANTA — Amid recent protests in Georgia’s state capitol as well as nationwide regarding race, the Atlanta Metro Baptist Association released a statement on the issue June 26. The statement is …

Editor's note: Human Trafficking is one of the five areas of focus for Mission Georgia . Index coverage on the topic can be found here , here , and here . By Tom Strode …

DULUTH – Registration for the upcoming Spark Conference is now open at thesparkconference.com . To access the free registration link, click “Claim My Free Ticket Now!” Those who …

The Georgia General Assembly ended late into the night on June 26. MIKE GRIFFIN/Special On Friday, June 26 the Georgia General Assembly concluded its legislative session …

MARIETTA — To prepare for the upcoming school year, weekday preschool ministry leaders have utilized the training offered through Noonday Baptist Association each July. Due to an increased demand …