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Maryland/Delaware consultant to join Georgia Baptist Missions team

Rolando Castro listens in at a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Hispanic Leadership Council in Atlanta. Castro, currently with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, will be joining the Georgia Baptist Mission Board as Missions consultant for the Northwest region in March. ROLANDO CASTRO/Special

Rolando Castro listens in at a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Hispanic Leadership Council in Atlanta. Castro, currently with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, will be joining the Georgia Baptist Mission Board as Missions consultant for the Northwest region in March. ROLANDO CASTRO/Special

Posted Monday, January 6, 2020 1:16 pm

Scott Barkley

Keywords

leadership, missions, restructuring

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