Broadway Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, was established in 1964. It was one of 10 new churches planted in the Chattahoochee Baptist Association in the years following WWII. The church later changed its name to Trinity Baptist. In early 2021, the church voted to disband and sell its property.
The question of what to do with proceeds from the sale is one that other churches who have disbanded have faced. In the case of Trinity Baptist, members chose to make those resources available to other existing churches with a focus on strengthening and renewal.
Working with the leadership of the Association, the CBA Strengthening Churches Foundation was established.
Work and legacy
By allowing their resources to be used in this manner, the work and legacy of Trinity Baptist lives on. Other churches in the past have taken a similar approach including the Atlanta Baptist Tabernacle. Among other ministries, a grant from their foundation helped establish Eagles Landing Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia.
This is the second foundation established by the Chattahoochee Baptist Association. In 2007, a New Work Foundation was established. To date, $700,000 has been granted to help establish 23 new church plants in the Association. The new foundation followed the same basic organizational structure as the previous one.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Charles Jones and originally published by the Christian Index.
