With few exceptions, Baptists across the colonies, especially those who had experienced persecution, supported the American Revolution. Reasons included persecution, other grievances such as taxation without representation, and the tyranny exhibited by the British crown and royal governors.
Baptists in the southern colonies experienced explosive growth during the First Great Awakening. They also began to experience increased persecution …
When there is a need, Faith Baptist Church Bowman, Georgia, hooks up a trailer, hits the road and builds relationships one trip at a time.
Former Truett-McConnell University President Emir Caner has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the Georgia Baptist school, claiming trustees wrongfully terminated him in September 2025 and seeking lost wages, speaking income, attorney fees and other damages.
A group of Georgia Baptist college students helped set registration records at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting last week while getting a firsthand look at the scope and diversity of Southern Baptist mission work.
Known for her thoughtful leadership and sincere love for people, Janet Hoffman often reminded others that following Christ begins with intimacy with Him through prayer and His Word and overflows into faithful service to others.
The Rev. Lamar Hardwick, a disability activist, author and preacher known as “The Autism Pastor,” died on May 22. He was 47 years old.
“We must streamline operations and focus more narrowly on our core functions … The EC has a limited but essential function in the SBC eco-system. Limited does not mean unimportant,” EC president Jeff Iorg shared June 8 during the EC meeting in Orlando.
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