ALPHARETTA – Steve Browning declares that he is nothing more than a kid who grew up in a house on a dirt road in a small, out-of-the-way town in north central Florida who has been an incredible recipient of God’s grace. Today he is the pastor of one of Georgia Baptist’s most visible and strategic churches.

Bruce Michael Schmidt, 66, was born on December 22, 1954 in Portsmouth, VA. He passed over into Heaven at 4:45 AM on Sunday, December 19, 2021.

NASHVILLE (BP) – After a tumultuous 2020, many were hoping for a calmer 2021. But this year has been anything but calm.

My heart was heavy as I opened my Bible this morning,  I’m not ready for the Christmas story to be over. 

ALBANY, Ga. -- For artist Courtenay Puckett, worship is by no means confined to church sanctuaries. She  uses her talent to bring worship into homes, offices and, most recently, into one of Albany's premier art venues.

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Billy Duncan vividly recalls the parade of international missionaries who spoke at his home church every year as he was growing up. Most of their words have long since been forgotten, but not their passion for reaching the world with the gospel.

CUMMING, Ga. – A growing number of Georgia churches are recognizing the value of music education as a way to reach unchurches families.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)—John William “Jack” MacGorman, long-time professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and namesake for its MacGorman Chapel, died today at the age of 100, two days shy of his 101st birthday. 

STOWE, Vt. (BP) – Gerald Hunt was a Georgia kid with an interest in Vermont, a land way above the Mason-Dixon line where hockey is more popular than college football and bread stuffing replaces cornbread dressing on holiday dinner tables.

DOUGLAS, Ga. – A down-and-out mother of five young children who had lost her job, her car and her home was looking at a very bleak Christmas.

ACWORTH, Ga. – Dallas White was fortunate to have one of Georgia’s most successful pastors, Johnny Hunt, to invest in him when he was new to ministry.

“Come let us sing for joy to the LORD, let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation,” Psalm 95:1.

NASHVILLE (BP) – “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” a special film-length installment of the popular Christian video series, broke the box office record for a Fathom Event during its theatrical run this December.  

LEESBURG, Ga. – In a busy grocery store parking lot, Tim Williams struck up a conversation with a bagboy on Saturday, talking not about sports, nor grocery prices, nor weather, nor politics.

HOUSTON (BP) – In the darkness, a light appeared. Then another, and another. Quickly they grew in tandem with the applause throughout the auditorium of Champion Forest Baptist Church.

WINSTON – During this Christmas season many of us will watch the soul-stirring movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” simply because it has become a holiday tradition. In the 1946 Hollywood classic, George Bailey played by Jimmy Stewart, is overwhelmed by family obligations, community responsibilities, a burdensome job, and a life he never wanted to live.

Dr. Joseph “Brother Joe” Beauchamp, 82, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have to say, “God has a plan,” out loud so my ears will hear and my heart will stop racing.  I know deep down I can trust that my Heavenly Father has everything under control even when life doesn’t make sense. 

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, England (BP) – Additional evidence for the ancient practice of Roman crucifixion dating back to the time period of Jesus has been identified in a skeleton found in Cambridgeshire, England.

DULUTH, Ga. – The Georgia Baptist Mission Board has announced a series of strategic personnel moves aimed at expanding the reach of Baptist Collegiate Ministry in the state.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (BP) – Southern Baptist leaders prayed with pastors and residents Thursday as they continue recovering from the deadly line of storms that stretched across the Midwest and South leaving more than 75 fatalities. According to the National Weather Service, at least 41 tornadoes with winds of up to 190mph cut a 200-mile path across Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee on Dec. 10 and 11.

MILLEN – It has been said, “Some people are so good and kind that their death even makes the undertaker sad.” Robert Fields of the Crowe-Fields Funeral Home in Millen explained that the aforementioned comment could be said about Maurice Crowder, who passed away on Wednesday, December 15th at 95-years of age.

Rev. Darrell Quinn, age 70, of Baxley died Monday, December 13, 2021 at Appling Healthcare.

MAYFIELD, Ky. – Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief Director Ricky Thrasher has heard the question many times: Where do you begin to help victims of an outbreak of tornadoes so violent that they wiped entire communities off the map?

MACON, Ga. – The Georgia Baptist Executive Committee has voted to create a task force to review the distribution of Cooperative Program funding.