Following the news of Amazon choosing two of three states that have religious liberty laws on the books for its next expansion, religious liberty advocates challenged the argument on such legislation …

With President Robby Foster, pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, center, stand newly-elected vice presidents, left to right: Al Wright, pastor of First Baptist Waynesboro; Jack Lee, …

Executive Committee member Michael Wilkes, pastor of Center Baptist Church near Helen, gives the devotion prior to the meeting. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WARNER ROBINS — Georgia Baptist Convention …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Mike Stone preaches at the Monday evening session, filling in for Arkansas evangelist David Miller, who was unable to attend. SCOTT BARKELY/Index WARNER ROBINS …

WARNER ROBINS – Royce Hulett, pastor of Oakland Baptist Church in Hazlehurst, preached the Missionary Sermon on Monday evening at the 197 th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention. His …

HAZLEHURST – After the evening worship service on Sunday evening, Nov. 4 the congregation of First Baptist Church Hazlehurst – 275 of them – got up from their seats and proceeded to march down …

Matt Peek brings the Doctrinal Sermon at the GBC. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WARNER ROBINS – Matt Peek, pastor of First Baptist Church of Pelham and an emerging leader among Georgia Baptists, was the …

Anthony Wilson, left, and Jean Ward were elected as president and executive director, respectively, of the Georgia African American Fellowship Nov. 12. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WARNER ROBINS — Members …

WARNER ROBINS — Those unable to attend the Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting in person can still view proceedings through a couple of online options. Beginning with last night’s …

Note: An earlier version of this story mistakenly referred to Rick Coram as being from Arkansas. WARNER ROBINS – As a prelude to the annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention, Second Baptist …

Matthew 6:12-13; Psalm 51:1-7; 10-12 Victor S. Lyons, Pastor Second Memorial Baptist Church, Perry We often define the word confession as something that is done in the presence of a …

At the Inspirational Rally Sunday night at Second Baptist Church, Warner Robins, evangelist Rick Coram told the crowd about the time he fixed a car. Except, he didn’t technically fix the car. …

Second Warner Robins is the host church for this year's 197th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention. SWR/Special WARNER ROBINS – As Georgia Baptist messengers and their guests arrive at …

CHATSWORTH – Brad Boynton, pastor of Spring Place Baptist Church in Chatsworth, will be nominated for vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention by Eric Rentz, pastor of First Baptist Church …

Pastor Jean Ward of East Atlanta Church will be nominated for Georgia Baptist Convention Vice President at the upcoming annual meeting. Greg Love pastor of Crossview Baptist Church in Tifton, will …

WAYNESBORO – Al G. Wright, who has served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Waynesboro since 1991, will be nominated by Robert (Bob) Jolly for vice president of the Georgia Baptist …

An evangelism initiative being introduced at next week’s Georgia Baptist annual meeting may be geared toward students, but its value goes much further in reminding those of all ages the impact of a …

Andrea Stone is dainty and feminine but is an experienced deer hunter. Photo provided by STONE FAMILY BLACKSHEAR – The Christian Index has established a tradition of writing an article on the wife …

Some movies grab my attention. These aren’t great movies. They’re not even good movies, in some cases. I don’t go out of my way to watch them. But, if I’m going through channels on TV and …

VALDOSTA – Ken Alford, senior pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta, will be nominated for vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention by host pastor Jim Perdue when messengers …

Powell Fennell, the student president at Tech’s BCM, stands with Kenneth Brock, the student president at UGA’s BCM, to honor the more than 600 backpacks donated by the two groups for the Georgia …

Attendees to the Sudanese Christian Family Conference gather in the amphitheater of Ridgecrest Conference Center in July. GORASHI GANGI/Special CLARKSTON — Gorashi Gangi sees it happen during the …

Rome, Ga. –   Shorter University’s Master of Accountancy Program has been ranked among the Top 50 programs in the nation. OnlineMasters.com included Shorter on its list of the Top …

JESUP – The Christian Index has learned that Jack Lee, pastor of Altamaha Baptist Church, will be nominated for vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention. Under the leadership of Lee, who …

By Gary Jarnagin CLEVELAND – Andrew Fabich, associate professor of microbiology in the Pilgram Marpeck School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), recently received a grant …