In recent months, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board hosted statewide listening sessions that drew 750 pastors and church leaders representing 363 congregations.
More than a month after Hindu nationalist groups in India targeted two Christian congregations on Easter, the churches remain shut while awaiting police action, sources said.
Attorneys for The Summit Church filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Middle District Court of North Carolina in February, claiming that Chatham County officials violated provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
Beth Ann Williams, lead strategist for Georgia Baptist Women/Mission Georgia, explained, “Read Georgia is encouraging churches across the state to connect to elementary schools to help 2nd graders learn sight words.”
