New pastor at Jimmy Carter’s longtime church admits co-presiding over his funeral is ‘overwhelming’
The church’s new pastor will be co-presiding over the funeral, even though she never met the former president.
Live updates: Jimmy Carter funeral service takes place at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia
Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried in his hometown after two funeral ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and Georgia. President Joe Biden will give the eulogy at the National Funeral Service at the National Cathedral.
Maranatha Baptist Church member and friend reflects on Jimmy Carter’s lasting legacy
Former President Jimmy Carter’s longtime church, Maranatha Baptist, is preparing to bid farewell to the hometown hero. WSAV spoke with church leaders about how the small congregation is preparing a service on the world stage.
Jimmy Carter’s longtime church prepares for service
Plains, Georgia, is preparing to bid farewell to a beloved resident, Jimmy Carter. His longtime church, Maranatha Baptist, is at the center of these preparations. The town
Maranatha Baptist Church pays tribute to late Pres. Jimmy Carter
On the first Sunday that Jimmy Carter was no longer president, he returned to his home church. From 1981 to 2019, he would then served as a Sunday School teacher at Maranatha Baptist Church—drawing in hundreds of people to the small-town church just to hear his words.
Maranatha Baptist Church prepares for President Jimmy Carter's final homecoming
As former President Jimmy Carter was lying in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Maranatha Baptist Church held its first Sunday service since Carter passed away one week ago.
Maranatha Baptist Church members gather for first service after former Pres. Jimmy Carter’s death
Right now, our hearts are heavy around here,” said Kim Fuller, who took over Sunday School lessons for her uncle. “They are heavy across the world.”
Jimmy Carter Funeral - Maranatha Baptist Church service Plains, Georgia
Funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
At Jimmy Carter’s hometown funeral, pastor urges people to take Carter as an example of service
Tony Lowden, Jimmy Carter's personal pastor, led the former president's funeral rites in Plains, Georgia. (AP Video by Sharon Johnson)
Jason Carter's talks Jimmy Carter's legacy in emotional tribute to his grandfather
Jason Carter, late President Jimmy Carter's grandson, reminisced about Carter's political and social life which encapsulated decades of hard work.
Jimmy Carter returns to Plains, is honored at Maranatha Baptist Church before burial
Only Carter’s closest kin attended a funeral at the small, local Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school from 1981 to 2019. “Family that knew him as Jimmy, not Jimmy Carter, are here today,
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Jimmy Carter's beloved Maranatha Baptist Church to host final farewell service
Former President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at a modest church in his hometown of Plains for more than 40 years. On ...
Jimmy Carter’s personal pastor readies to deliver biggest sermon of life
On Thursday, Lowden is set to deliver the biggest sermon of his life as he delivers the eulogy at Carter’s Maranatha Baptist ...
Former President Jimmy Carter arrives in Plains, Georgia one last time
Jimmy Carter, the first former American president to live to 100, arrived back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Before the ...
Sunday school class with Jimmy Carter: What it was like
It never got old. No matter how many times one crammed into the modest sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist Church, there was ...