Pastor Dan Rosser says that 90 percent of the people are back in church at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Ellijay. By J. Gerald Harris ELLIJAY – The establishment of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Ellijay predates the Civil War. Gilmer County was only 26-years old when some members of the Flat Creek Baptist Church […]
I think of my mother’s words, staining my heart in hope so many years ago: “He will be back.” And yes, our Savior will be back too.
“When it comes to preaching on the challenging issues of Scripture, he doesn’t compromise.”
The morning began at 10:00 with a concert of special music …
… when I was a boy I remember singing many songs about heaven in our worship services.
“I couldn’t help but think, that is the dilemma facing every person in church today.”
Deaths Former Georgia Baptist pastor and Foreign Mission Board missionary J. Carlton Duke died Aug. 11. A native of Meriwether County, Duke was a graduate of Shorter College (now Shorter University) and Southeastern Seminary. He began his ministry as pastor of Holly Springs Baptist Church in 1959 before being appointed by the FMB in 1963 […]
All the delicacies you might expect from a church full of Paula Deens was systematically arranged for the church homecoming.
Homecoming Fellowship Baptist Church in Bowen Association held homecoming services Nov. 8 with guest speaker Jerry Spencer and music by Freedom Hill Quartet. Ordination Morningside Baptist Church in Bowen Association ordained Brandon Conley as a deacon on Nov. 15. Ministerial Moves Pumpkinvine Baptist in Dallas welcomed Don Basal as its pastor, with him preaching his […]
Mt Hebron Baptist Church in Cuthbert will observe its 150th anniversary on Oct. 11. The 10:30 a.m. service will be followed by dinner on the grounds and a 1 p.m. concert by special vocal group Red Roots. Index Editor Gerald Harris will be the guest speaker. For more information contact Bill Stone at unclebillstone1@yahoo.com. Jackie […]
RINGGOLD — First Baptist Church of Ringgold was established in 1840, when Martin Van Buren was president of the United States and Charles J. McDonald was governor of Georgia. The state’s population was less than 1/10 of what it is today. Cotton was king in Georgia and it fueled the growth and expansion of the state’s economy. Ringgold, […]