Joe Graham speaks to a group about collegiate ministry. The Georgia Baptist Mission Board staffer is retiring effective Thursday. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index DULUTH, Ga. – Joe Graham, described by colleagues as a model of humility and a legend in collegiate ministry, is retiring effective Thursday, closing out a 38-year career with the Georgia […]
Pastor Jack Lee is shown here baptizing Thomas Swilley at Altamaha Baptist Church. Lee is retiring as the church’s pastor at the end of July. _______________ Wayne County has been described as a bit of heaven on earth. The people are friendly. The countryside is beautiful. Myrtle blossoms add splashes of white and pink to […]
The Sons of Jubal group are shown here singing in a worship service. MABLETON, Ga. – Mt. Harmony Baptist Church music minister Barry Bryant has announced his retirement, effective July 18. Bryant, who also is a member of the Georgia Baptist Convention’s Sons of Jubal singing group, has served at Mt. Harmony for seven years. […]
Pastor Jack Lee is shown here baptizing Thomas Swilley at Altamaha Baptist Church. Lee is retiring as the church’s pastor at the end of July. By Roger Alford MADRAY SPRINGS, Ga. – Things grow big in the fertile soils of Madray Springs. Consider the lofty pines that stretch high into sky, oversized watermelons far too […]
Dr. Patterson and his wife, Amy, at their home in Newnan. Dr. Jimmy Dale Patterson is one of the finest pastors you could ever meet, so news of his retirement from First Baptist Church in Newnan is rather jolting. Losing such a fine preacher and teacher of God’s Word from the pulpit is a great […]
SPECIAL/Baptist Press By Scott BarkleyNational Correspondent, Baptist Press ALBANY – Citing a desire not to stay one day too long or leave one day too soon, Michael Catt announced his retirement on Sunday, March 14, to the Sherwood Baptist Church congregation he has led as the senior pastor since 1989. Known in its southwest Georgia community […]
Near the end of the Nov. 11 SBTC Executive Board meeting in Austin, SBTC Executive Director Jim Richards told the board of his intention to transition from convention leadership, effective Dec. 31, 2021. Richards is the founding executive director. By Gary Ledbetter/Southern Baptist Texan AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – Jim Richards, the executive director of the […]
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Jack Kwok, executive director of the State Convention of Baptists COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) — Jack Kwok, executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO), announced his plans to retire during a virtual meeting of the state mission council today (July 30). When he retires Dec. 1, Kwok will have led Ohio Baptists […]
