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DULUTH, Ga. – In a move that will provide “an opportunity for more Cooperative Program funds to go to ministry and missions,” the Georgia Baptist Mission Board is moving out of its five-story executive office building into a smaller and more efficient space. The Mission Board has secured a letter of intent from a corporation that wants to lease the building at 6405 Sugarloaf Parkway beginning in the next two months.

HINESVILLE, Ga. – Pastor Luis Trejo of Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana of Hinesville, Ga., has reached a ministerial milestone – 50 years of service. Trejo’s half-century in the pulpit was celebrated last month at the church where he serves as full-time senior pastor. “The greatest thing in my career,” he says, “has been to know Christ. Everything else flows from there.”

ATLANTA - God can use  prayer for government leaders “to make a difference in our lives.” That’s what the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s Mike Griffin says is the driving force behind the annual Christmas Prayer tour he leads through the state Capitol. Beginning next week, Georgia Baptists will once again have an opportunity to see the Capitol in its Christmas finest while also praying for lawmakers and other political officials.

MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – A former Southern Baptist seminary professor and his wife have filed suit against the SBC and 10 other individuals and entities connected to the SBC, including Jennifer Lyell and Guidepost Solutions. In a filing made in the Mobile, Ala., Circuit Court, David and Mary Sills allege “defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and wantonness concerning untrue claims of sexual abuse” initiated by Jennifer Lyell.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The closer it gets to Christmas, the more likely it is church pews will be filled.  Half of U.S. Protestant pastors (48%) say a Christmas Eve service is their churches’ largest event during the holiday season, according to a Lifeway Research study. The frequency of the highest attendance events builds up to Christmas Eve and then tapers off into January. 

DAWSON, Ga. – Christmas will be merrier for nearly 10,000 kids who will receive backpacks filled with toys and other goodies courtesy of Georgia Baptists. The Christmas backpack ministry – done through a partnership with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, the state’s Baptist associations, and local churches – ensures that every needy child receives gifts. “This is a ministry that our churches have gotten excited about in a big way,” said Ricky Thrasher, the state Mission Board’s liaison to the associations.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – Texas seminary student Mang Siing recently became a part of history when he served as the narrator for the Zo language translation of the world-famous Jesus film. The effort marked the film’s 2,000th available language.

GRAYSON, Ga. – Marie Still is thankful for all that the Lord has given her, but, this Thanksgiving, she’s even more thankful for what He has taken away. Excess weight. Still has lost 197 pounds over the past two years, an answer to prayer for a bubbly Christian lady who desperately wanted to improve her health so she could better serve Christ.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – About five years ago, Lynnette Ezell and a friend walked into a north Georgia Department of Family Services office bearing diapers. “I made an appointment and said, ‘How can we help?’” Ezell told Baptist Press in a phone interview, recalling the moment she sat down across the desk from a social worker.

DALLAS, Ga. - “Turn around.” That’s what driver Jack Shultz said he felt God tell him after he drove past New Hope First Baptist Church’s drive-thru prayer ministry on Saturday. Shultz explained that he was in a hurry but asked God to put it on his heart if he should stop for prayer, and he believes God responded.

PINEVILLE, Ky. – The pounding of hammers. The ear-piercing screeching of circular saws. The thwacking of lumber tossed upon lumber. It’s all music to the ears of volunteers working with Carpenters for Christ, a Georgia group that spent last week in Kentucky helping renovate housing at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College outside Pineville.

ROME, Ga. – Outstanding contributions from Joe and Charlotte Ware have resulted in the extreme makeover of Shorter University’s sciences building. Shorter students are now enjoying four new state-of-the-art science laboratories.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – People are still watching sermons and presentations delivered at the Georgia Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Augusta earlier this week by tuning into the ACTS2 television streaming service. “It was just that good,” said Scott Smith, communications director for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. “The preaching and the music were world class. Every presentation was riveting, and there was such a spirit of unity over the entire three days that we were together.  Plus, we celebrated our bicentennial. That’s a big draw, too.”

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia Baptists chose Fayetteville Pastor Josh Saefkow as their president in an annual meeting in Augusta on Tuesday. Saefkow, a respected denominational leader who has served in numerous roles in the Georgia Baptist Convention, was elected without opposition.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Georgia Baptist community has grown over the past two centuries into state’s largest religious organization with more than 1.3 million members. “God did that,” said W. Thomas Hammond Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, speaking to a standing-room-only crowd Tuesday at Warren Baptist Church. Georgia Baptists now have 3,400 churches in every city, town, and community across the state. “God did that,” Hammond repeated.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia Baptist Convention President Kevin Williams acknowledges the “ups and downs” of two centuries of sharing the gospel. “Here we are 200 years later having accomplished much,” he told messengers to an annual meeting Tuesday at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta. “But we are not done yet. Jesus has not returned. The rapture has not taken place. So we must continue to move forward and advance the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia Baptist pastors were challenged in a series of sermons on Monday to fulfill the Great Commission, preach the truth, take risks, and submit to the lordship of Christ no matter what. Abilene Baptist Church Pastor Brad Whitt called on church leaders at the Georgia Baptist Preaching Conference to remember the excitement they felt as new believers about the Great Commission.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nearly 1,000 people gathered at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta on Sunday for a send-off for 26 new international missionaries, many of whom are going into countries that are hostile to the gospel. The large turnout isn’t surprising in a state that has long been an ardent supporter of the International Mission Board.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The first of what’s expected to be a crowd of more than 1,200 messengers began arriving in Augusta on Sunday to attend events leading up to the Georgia Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. The early arrivals have come not just from Georgia but also several other states to attend a send-off for the newest crop of International Mission Board missionaries preparing for deployment to countries around the world.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The messenger count has already surpassed 1,200 for the Georgia Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, which begins Sunday at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta. Georgia Baptists from across the state will gather to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the state’s largest religious organization, made up of some 1.4 million people.

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. – First Baptist Church of Blairsville has called Rev. Ricky Powell to succeed Dr. Fred Lodge as pastor. It has been said, “The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.” All indications provide evidence that Pastor Powell is God’s shepherd to nurture the existing spirit of unity and community among the people of Blairsville’s First Baptist Church.

DULUTH, Ga. – Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief crews have been placed on alert in case they're need to cleanup after Hurricane Nicole, which slammed Florida’s Atlantic coast early Thursday before turning north toward Georgia. Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Nicole had drenched the whole of Florida with heavy rain that have since moved into Georgia, the Carolinas and Alabama. Damaging winds extended as far as 450 miles from the storm's center.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ministries from across the state and nation are coming to Augusta to be with Georgia Baptists during their annual meeting that runs from Sunday through Tuesday. Nearly 50 organizations have reserved space in the exhibit hall at Warren Baptist Church where Georgia Baptists will gather for the event that dates back 200 years.

CHATSWORTH, Ga. – Churches in Whitfield and Murray counties that need sheet music for morning worship services or special events no longer have to place expensive online orders. The new music library at the Conasauga Baptist Association could have just what they need. It's another example of churches helping churches to shine the light of Christ, said Associational Missionary Darey Kittle

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. – Josh Saefkow has learned a great deal about building trust and fostering relationships by spending time around the stables where his horse, Lil Joe, hangs out. Saefkow, the Fayetteville pastor who is being nominated for president of the Georgia Baptist Convention later this month, said corrals can be great classrooms. “When it comes to horses, everything is done in steps,” he said. “Each step builds upon another. One step leads to the next. You can’t rush it. You have to build trust with the horse. It requires total commitment and loving patience to do it well.”

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