I am looking forward to our Annual Meeting on September 10th at FBC Cordele. I want to encourage every church to attend! I look forward to our churches coming together each year as we conduct business that we need to take care of and then to have a time of worship and hearing great preaching from the word of God. This year, the business session will begin at 5:00 p.m. as we re-elect our Moderator Reed Binson, and Vice-Moderator Terry Ryan. They have done a great job serving our association. I pray that the association will re-elect them for a second term. We will also approve the 2024 Annual Budget and the Nominating Committee report. This year we also have a motion from our Constitution/Bylaws committee to approve revisions in our bylaws that will help protect our association from any lawsuits. We have added additional language as it pertains to marriage and what we affirm scripture says about marriage. We are encouraging churches to have their messengers present for this business session. Each church is entitled to five messengers for the first hundred (or any fraction thereof) and one additional messenger for every fifty, or fraction thereof, but no church may exceed fifteen messengers. Pastors are ex-officio messengers.

This year the finger food fellowship will begin at 5:15. We want to invite everyone to come and enjoy some great fellowship time. Then at 6:00 pm, we will gather for a time of worship where we will worship through song and through the preaching of God's word. I am looking forward to Jeremy Barrett (Pastor of Riverview Baptist Church) and Dr. J. Robert White bringing the messages. During our time of worship, there will also be a children and youth program. We have leaders from different churches in our association that will be leading. We began doing this before Covid and we are doing it again as we are praying that families can come together as we meet as churches during this annual meeting.

Please be in prayer for how God is going to move in our lives. I am praying

that this meeting will inspire and encourage us as churches that will impact

our association in a great way!

Bro. Gary

September is Mission Georgia Offering Month

Come together in support of Mission Georgia as we equip our churches to serve their communities.

You don’t want to miss the Women on Mission Series set for September 15-16 at Pinnacle Retreat Center! Hear testimonies of women, just like you, who have anchored their Hope In Christ as they walked through the challenges of mental illness, grief, foster care and other real-life challenges. Together, we will a take a deep dive into Romans 12:12 – Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer - and celebrate God’s victory in our lives!

The Blue Ridge mountains are colorful, the air is crisp and the beauty of Pinnacle creates an environment for you to reflect and recharge! To view Speakers, Program Highlights, Schedule and to register online go to georgiabaptistwomen.org/womseries.  

See you soon!

Beth Ann Williams

Lead Strategist

Georgia Baptist Women

P.S. - This event is for women of all ages so gather a group from your church, your mom, daughter and best friend and join me in Clayton!