GIBSON, Ga. — Fellowship Baptist Church in Gibson has more than doubled its Sunday attendance in the past year, and Pastor Jonathan Rosier says much of the spiritual energy is coming from teenagers who returned from summer camp determined to share the gospel. The 226-year-old church has grown from about 85 on Sunday mornings a year ago to an average of 220.

VIDALIA, Ga. — Eight men indicated they had trusted Christ as Savior in connection with a men’s gathering at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Thursday, Oct. 8, while others committed to renewed discipleship and organizers began planning a follow-up revival.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Johnson Ferry Baptist Church broke ground Oct. 7 on a major campus expansion that includes a new 2,500-seat worship center and is part of an $84.3 million Forward Together Vision aimed at making more room for worship, community, the next generation, and gospel outreach.

This year, Georgia Baptists will celebrate the 204th anniversary of the Georgia Baptist Convention. The meeting will be held at Second Baptist Church, Warner Robins, from Sunday, Nov. 8, through Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. Over the course of these three days this November, messengers will worship and celebrate the Lord's work through Georgia Baptist churches.

TIFTON, Ga. — The final round of 2026 Engage 6 gatherings concluded this week, closing a year in which 1,641 pastors and church leaders attended 36 evangelism training sessions across six regions of Georgia.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Adam Mallette, incoming executive director/treasurer of the Nevada Baptist Convention, thanked Georgia Baptist Mission Board employees Wednesday for their partnership in gospel work in the West and challenged them to remain faithful to God’s Word and their calling. “We don’t do what we do without the work of Georgia Baptists,” Mallette told employees gathered for the Mission Board’s monthly chapel service. “We just don’t do it.”

BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — After six years serving churches and pastors across Fannin and Gilmer counties, Stacy Dyer is returning to local-church ministry.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Nearly 300 attendees gathered for the first Fervent girls’ conference Saturday, Sept. 26, where students were challenged to consider how a relationship with Christ shapes their identity, relationships, and everyday lives.

VALDOSTA, Ga. — The SPARK season drew to a close Sunday, Sept. 27, at Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta. More than 560 people registered for the final conference, bringing the total for all six 2026 regional training events to 3,833.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Hundreds of Georgia Baptists spread across Columbus and surrounding communities for 23 Love Your Neighbor projects last weekend, displaying the love of Jesus by meeting practical needs, while looking for opportunities to pray with people and share the gospel.

BOLINGBROKE, Ga. — After 60 years in ministry and 25 years leading the church he planted, Jimmy Corbitt recently stepped down as lead pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Bolingbroke.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A new Lifeway Research study suggests churches with organized men’s ministries are more likely to have men who say they are being equipped for spiritual leadership, discipleship, and relationships with other believers.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Pastors, ministry leaders, and church members from across the region gathered Sunday, Sept. 20, at Flat Creek Baptist Church in Fayetteville for the fifth of six Georgia Baptist Mission Board SPARK conferences of 2026.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — The year 1876 brought baseball’s National League, Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call, Thomas Edison’s patent for autographic printing, and a disputed presidential election that eventually sent Rutherford B. Hayes to the White House. But northwest of Atlanta, something else was beginning. On Sept. 29, 17 believers gathered to constitute a Baptist church that would become Lost Mountain Baptist Church.

BUFORD, Ga. — Women serving in churches and ministries across Georgia stepped away from their usual responsibilities Sept. 10-12 for a time of rest, encouragement, and connection at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board Pastor Wellness Women in Ministry Retreat.

BUFORD, Ga. — Stephen Fountain, lead pastor of First Baptist Church Buford, will be nominated to serve as president of the Georgia Baptist Convention at the convention’s annual meeting in November. Jim Perdue, senior pastor of Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, announced his intention to nominate Fountain, a longtime friend whom he described as a faithful pastor with a deep commitment to the local church, evangelism, and cooperation among Georgia Baptists.

AMERICUS, Ga. — Pastors, ministry leaders, and laypeople from churches across southwest Georgia gathered at Central Baptist Church in Americus for the fourth SPARK church-strengthening conference …

BRASELTON, Ga. — James Oney, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Fayetteville, challenged members of the Georgia Baptist Convention Executive Committee on Monday to remain faithful to God’s call by presenting themselves daily as living sacrifices.

Paul McCommon II came to the Georgia Baptist Convention in 1951 as its first music secretary and became one of the pioneers of Southern Baptist church music. Three years later, in 1954, he founded the Sons of Jubal, a ministry he would conduct from its inception until his retirement from the convention in 1985.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Every dollar given through the Georgia Baptist State Missions Offering stays in Georgia, helping churches meet needs, share the gospel, and reach the mission fields God has placed …

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Beverly Skinner has stepped down from her role as the Collegiate Catalyst of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, leaving with gratitude for the past and confidence in the future of ministry to college students across the state.

CLAXTON, Ga. — Two years after Eastside Baptist Church helped launch a Haitian congregation in Claxton, the church recently celebrated its second anniversary with 151 people in worship and a growing ministry among Creole-speaking families in Evans County.

BOSTON — Ten years ago, Warner Robins, Georgia, native and church planter John David “JD”  Mangrum, 49, and his wife Natalie accepted God’s call to plant a church in Boston, and with support from Georgia Baptists, they are thriving in a largely unchurched city.

BOWMAN, Ga. — For 30 years, Pastor Chris Pritchett has walked with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church through seasons of joy, grief, uncertainty, and loss. On Sunday, Aug. 23, he asked the church to walk with him. Pritchett told the congregation that he had received an initial diagnosis of ALS after months of worsening problems with his left hand. The diagnosis still must be confirmed by a second neurologist, and Pritchett said he is waiting for an appointment with the ALS clinic in Augusta.

SUWANEE, Ga. — On Aug. 9, 2026, Sugarloaf Korean Baptist Church in Suwanee, Georgia,  celebrated a milestone: 50 years of service. Lead pastor David Chang Dae Che said the event was a celebration of 50 years of grace and 100 years of discipleship. “Just the fact that we get to be part of something like this is an honor,” Che said.