Georgia Baptist Convention President Kevin Williams gavels the 200th annual meeting of the GBC to order at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Participants attend the Hispanic preacher's conference at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Pastor Otto Sanchez speaks at the Hispanic preacher's conference at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers register at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers register at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers wait in line to register at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Lanyards await messengers at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers explore exhibits in the vendor area at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Kevin Williams, right, and others attend a meeting of the GBC Executive Committee at the 200th annual meeting of the GBC at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Josh Saefkow, pastor of Flat Creek Baptist Church and chairman of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention, confers with parliamentarian Barry McCarty, during a committee meeting at the 200th annual meeting of the GBC at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention Second Vice President Rafael Valter and his wife Aura register at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Dr. David Hayward and his wife Barbara pose with Unit Coordinator Paula Cady, left, in a mobile dentistry clinic of the Baptist Mobile Health Ministry at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The ministry offers no-cost care to pastors and their families. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers explore exhibits in the vendor area at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Shane Padgett, Family & Next Generation Pastor at the Grovetown Campus of Warren Baptist Church, helps guests to the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Shane and other pastoral staff drove carts to ferry visitors to and from the parking lot. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Mission Board Public Affairs Representative Mike Griffin speaks to messengers at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers explore exhibits in the vendor area at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Jonathan Lawhon, left, and Ezra Elliott work the video master control room during the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
A messenger watches a video presentation on 200 years of Georgia Baptist history at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
Members of the Georgia Baptist Convention choir sing at the 200th annual meeting of the GBC at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (The Index/Henry Durand)
