EDISON, Ga. — A Georgia Baptist church with a woman pastor has been named one of America’s outstanding Protestant congregations by a nationwide study funded by the Lilly Foundation.
Fellowship Baptist Church in Edison, Ga., will be among 300 Protestant churches and 300 Catholic parishes that “nurture the human spirit, draw people closer to God, bring them into loving service and exemplify what is best in local churches throughout America” in an upcoming book.
Stacey Simpson, pastor of the 25-member congregation, said the church is not “successful” by numerical standards but “has tried to remain faithful” in preaching and worship, nurturing children across racial lines, caring for one another and reaching out to the community in creative ways.
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