Truett McConnell trustees elect Larry Lyon as next president
February 3, 2026
The Truett McConnell University Board of Trustees on Monday (Feb. 2) unanimously elected Larry Lyon as the university’s ninth president.
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‘We fight for personal relationships’: Intentional evangelism bears for Georgia church
January 30, 2026
Over the course of seven services across three campuses, Bethlehem Church celebrated 33 baptisms between Jan. 15–18.
Henry Durand named editor of The Christian Index
January 28, 2026
Henry Durand has been named editor of The Christian Index, assuming the role this month following more than three years of service with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
Retiring associational missionary strategists reflect on ministry changes
January 6, 2026
It’s a changing of the guard as three northeast Georgia associational missionary strategists with 60 years of combined experience are retiring. They are baby boomers passing the baton to a new generation of leadership.
Sending Christmas joy to Native American communities in Oklahoma
December 21, 2025
For 30 years, First Baptist Church Epworth, Georgia, has taken shoeboxes to South Dakota, and now to Oklahoma. On Dec. 5, 37 church members traveled to the Muscogee-Seminole-Wichita Indian Baptist Association in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to deliver 1,904 shoeboxes so children could have a better Christmas.
River baptism a sign of momentum, spiritual growth for Georgia church
December 11, 2025
In 25 years as pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in McIntyre, Bill Harpe has not witnessed anything like what is happening right now at the 29-year-old church.
Former Truett McConnell University vice president indicted on felony charges
December 10, 2025
Former Truett McConnell University vice president Brad Reynolds was indicted Monday (Dec. 8) by a White County, Georgia, grand jury on three felony counts of making false statements to law enforcement, according to court records and officials.
Recalibrating, not retiring: pastor transitions ministry after two-decade tenure
December 5, 2025
After 19 years and 4 months, Fred McCoy is concluding his ministry as pastor of Houston Lake Baptist Church.
Miss Georgia urges Baptists to use influence to reach lost
December 3, 2025
“My goal in life, my calling, is to know Christ and to make Him known. Everything that I do is situated under that purpose,” said Miss Georgia 2025 Audrey Kittila, a member of First Baptist Church Alpharetta.
Study signals new opportunity for men’s ministry
November 18, 2025
The gap is the widest Barna has recorded, with 43% of men reporting weekly attendance compared to 36% of women. Barna says the rise is being driven mostly by younger men.
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