October 2, 2026
HAMPTON, Ga. – Bi-vocational Pastor Anthony Wilson is expected to be a candidate for vice president at the Georgia Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Augusta next month.
“He is a very humble man who doesn’t seek a position,” said Tommy Fountain Sr. who announced that he intends to nominate Wilson. “He understands Georgia Baptist life, and his biggest asset is he is a true theological conservative.”
The annual meeting is set for November 13-15 at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, and the registration portal is open for churches to sign up messengers.
The Georgia Baptist Convention, made up of 3,600 churches with 1.4 million members, holds a business meeting each November. People attend from across the state, drawn as much by the fellowship, preaching, and singing as by any business matters on the agenda.
At the meeting, messengers will elect a new president and first, second, third and fourth vice presidents. The rankings of the vice presidents are based on the number of votes they receive.
Wilson, pastor of Church 180 in Hampton, serves on the Georgia Baptist Executive Committee and is president of the African American Fellowship of Georgia Baptists. He also is a chaplain with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Fountain said Wilson has been a faithful minister for more than 20 years at a church that challenges people “to commit to Him, connect with us, and change your life.”
“He’s a great guy, and he loves the Lord,” Fountain said.
An Atlanta native, Wilson was ordained in 2001 and called as pastor at New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Forest Park where he served until 2005. That’s when he helped plant what is now Church 180, which has Sunday morning attendance of about 50 people and has given between $180 and $555 through the Cooperative Program each year over the past five years. The church also has given between $300 and $850 each year over the past five years to Mission Georgia.
Wilson received his undergraduate degree from DeVry University, a Master of Arts in ministry from Luther Rice Seminary and is working on his Ph.D in organizational leadership at Luther Rice.
Wilson has three sons, one of whom is deceased, and one granddaughter.
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