Jimmy Carter’s Hometown Gives Him a Final Farewell

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 Jan. 9, it will host a final farewell service for the former president.
Presidential Funeral Updates: Jimmy Carter’s Hometown Gives Him a Final Farewell
After a family funeral, the 39th president will be buried beside his wife at their home in Plains, Ga. President Biden, one of the five living presidents who attended Mr. Carter’s state funeral earlier Thursday in Washington,
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.
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 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.
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President Joe Biden, former presidents and other dignitaries are gathering at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter honored in state funeral, laid to rest
Former President Jimmy Carter was buried alongside his wife, Rosalynn, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on Thursday after being eulogized at a grand state funeral in Washington National Cathedral and then back home at a smaller,
Jimmy Carter returns to Plains, is honored at Maranatha Baptist Church before burial
The late President Jimmy Carter was set to finally be laid to rest during a private burial at his peanut farm Thursday evening, concluding nearly a week of state funeral services. Only Carter’s closest kin attended a funeral at the small,
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.
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 ...
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The best Sunday school class I ever attended was taught by Jimmy Carter
That’s when Jimmy Carter announced that he would be cutting back on his Sunday school teaching schedule at Maranatha Baptist Church. He had taught there since 1981 after leaving the White House ...
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 ...