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Church News
Until December 31:
Bethel AME Millen is collecting
coats. Please call 706-750-2985
for pickup. Help someone stay
wami this winter!
December 11:
Oak Hill Baptist Church will
host a Christmas Gift Card
Giveaway at the Cotton Avenue
Market next to The Millen
News Building. Registration
starts at 1 p.m. and there will
also be a time of worship. You
must be present to win.
December 11:
Millen Baptist Church will be
distributing uncooked Christ
mas meals. If you would like
your name on the list, please
call the church office at 478-
982-5411 meals are limited.
December 12:
The Millen Baptist Church
choir will present their annual
Christmas Cantata. The can
tata will take place during the
11a.m. service and the public is
cordially invited.
December 19:
Scarboro Baptist Church will
hold a Candlelighting Service
at 11 a.m. in Memory of loved
ones we have lost over the years
followed by a Wreath Ceremony
at Scarboro Cemetery to re
member and honor all Veterans.
December 24:
Millen Baptist Church will hold
their Christmas Eve Service.
Services will begin at 5:30 p.m.
the public is invited.
December 24:
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
will hold their Christmas Eve
Eucharist at 5:30 p.m. the public
is invited to attend. Refresh
ments will be served after the
service.
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Georgia flirts with an
independent redistricting
commission
-Joe Brady
themillennews@gmail.com
Invariably, the redrawing of congressional and legislative
districts in Georgia is accompanied by calls for taking that
task away from the General Assembly and giving it to an
independent commission in efforts to make it partisan free.
Just as surely, leaders of the legislature’s majority
party dismiss the idea as impractical. “The
U.S.Supreme Court says redistricting is inherently
a political process,” Georgia House Speaker David
Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, says, “You can’t take it out.”
Georgia joins other states that are trying to take
politics out of redistricting, although with mixed results.
Ten states have created independent redistricting
commissions to draw congressional maps for their
states, while 15 have formed commissions to handle
redistricting of state legislative districts, according
to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Still others have created commissions that advise
their legislatures on redistricting but don’t have the
final say over maps. Georgia has flirted with the idea
of independent redistricting. Republican Gov. Sonny
Perdue introduced a constitutional amendment in
2007 to establish an independent commission to
redraw Georgia’s legislative and congressional district
boundaries following each U.S. Census update.
“The people should pick their legislators, not the
other way around,” Perdue said at the time. “You
can’t take politics out of politics, but an independent
commission would come closer.” Nothing came
of the GOP governor’s proposal, and Democrats
pushing independent redistricting have fared no better.
Some states that have chosen to go with
independent redistricting have run into bumps
along the way. Ralston cited Virginia, Ohio
and the state of Washington as examples.
“The California approach tried to keep partisanship
out,” said Charles Bullock, a political science professor
at the University of Georgia who has written extensively
about redistricting. “There was a lengthy selection
process, and candidates had to jump through a series of
hoops. It has been argued that Democrats figured out
how to get their partisans through the selection process.”
The key to success with redistricting commissions lies in
the membership selectionprocess. “You need to make sure
the people on it are actually independent, or if members
of a party are on it, they’re not elected,” Bullock said..
Bullock said Iowa stands out as a state that has carried out
independent redistricting successfully for years. Rather
than have a commission draw the maps, Iowa gives
that role to their Legislative Services Agency. Under
state law, maps are not allowed to protect incumbents.
“The legislature can rej ect their proposals,” Bullock said.
“After two rounds of rej ection, the legislature takes it over.
But with the congressional plan, that’s never happened.”
Republican legislative leaders in Georgia aren’t
anxious to voluntarily give up their power over
redistricting to an independent commission.
Democrats weren’t either in 2001, the last time they
controlled the General Assembly during redistricting.
Georgia has been trending Democratic in recent
years, as shown by Stacey Abrams’ narrow loss to
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018 and the capturing
of Georgia’s two U.S Senate seats in last January’s
runoffs by Democrats Jon Ossoflf and Raphael Wamock.
Minority population growth across metro Atlanta
during the last decade makes it likely Democrats will
gain seats in the General Assembly next year, even
in districts that have been redrawn by Republicans.
“In 2030, if the Democrats are poised to take over
the legislature, the Republican majority might say,
‘We can’t let control go over to the Democrats. Let’s
create an independent commission,’ ” Bullock said.
Cbvne Worship wi+k US
Bethel AME African Methodist
Church
217 Walnut Street, Millen GA.
30442. Rev. Jerlyn Smith-Hudson,
Minister. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
every Sunday. Morning worship
11 a.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday.
706-750-2985 and also: We currently
offer Teleconference Worshipping.
Please call the church for
more details.
Big Horse Creek Baptist Church
1267 Buttermilk Rd.,Millen, GA
30442
Every Sunday at 11 a.m. Back to the
Basics Preaching with Dr. Maurice
Crowder.
Daniel Grove Baptist Church
3351 Hwy 17 South, Millen, GA.
2nd Sunday - SS 10:30 - Worship
-11:30
4th Sunday - SS 8:45 - Worship
9:45. Pastor: Eric Tate
Deacon James Ford - 478-982-
3677
worship at 11 a.m. Sunday night
worship at begins at 5:30 p.m. and
Wednesday night services are at 7
p.m. Please call the pastor at 478-299-
2596 for more information.
Habersham United Methodist
2060 Habersham Church Rd.
Perkins,GA30822. Rev. Jose
Velasquez, pastor. Sunday School
starts at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday
Morning Worship at 11:30 a.m. Please
call 912-429-9472 or email jvrev68@
gmail.com for further information.
Hurricane Branch
Missionary Baptist Church
4120 Hurricane Branch Road.
Services every 1 st and 3rd Sunday at
9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship
Service Bible Study every Wednesday
Night at 7 p.m. Pastor: Jerrokwee
Powell 478-279-7177. Church phone
# 478-982-5422.
413 North Gray Street; Rev. John
Drake, pastor; Anna Burch, Minister
of Music; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; church
phone, 478-982-2664.
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
1593 Mt Olivet Church Rd,, Garfield,
GA 30425. Phone: 478-763-2411.
Pastor: J. Randy Graham. Sunday
School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship:
11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Worship:
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Children &
Youth Groups: 7:00 p.m.
Nannie E. Williams
United Methodist Church
440 Old Waynesboro Road, Millen,
GA - Rev. Charles Way - Pastor.
Sunday School every 4th Sunday at
10:30 a.m.Worhsip at 11:30 a.m. Bible
study every 2nd Wednesday and 4th
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Deep Creek Free Will Baptist
Church
5614 West Old Savannah Road.
Rev. Butch Taylor, Pastor. Sunday
School, 10 a.m. Morning Worship
11 a.m. Sunday Youth, 6:00
p.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Call 982-1206.
Dickey Grove Missionary Baptist
Church
1415 Hiltonia Road, Sylvania,
GA 30467. Rev. James Waltower,
Pastor. Regular services 2nd,
3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays. Sunday
School 9 a.m. (all ages). Morning
Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible Study
each Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Choir
Rehearsal each Tuesday 7:30 p.m.
Call 912-829-3346. Pastor’s home
706-798-5399.
Elam Baptist Church
5199 Elam Road , Millen, GA
30442
Jody Bryant, Pastor.
Sunday School meets each
Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning
worship begins at 11:00 AM. Awana
meets each Wednesday at 5:45pm
and Sunday Evening Worship begins
at 6:00. For more information please
send emails to elambaptistchurch®
gmail.com.
Fair Haven United Methodist
1126 N. Herndon Rd. Millen, GA
30442. Rev. Jose Velasquez, pastor.
Sunday School held at 9 a.m. and
Sunday Morning Worship at 10 a.m.
Phone: 912-429-9472.
First Baptist Church
507 Old Waynesboro Rd., Millen, GA
30442. Pastor: Frederick Williams.
Sunday School every Sunday - 10
a.m. Church Services 2nd & 4th
Sundays-11a.m. Phone:
(478) 982-3371.
Grace Community Church
1665 Perkins Green Fork Rd.,
Perkins, Ga 30442; Worship
Services: every Sunday at 11 a.m.
Pastor: Walter H. Hall; phone: 478-
982-0488.
Green Fork Baptist Church
1569 Green Fork Church Rd. Rev.
Paul Curry, Pastor. Sunday School
begins at 10 a.m. and morning
554. Current Pastor :is Perry Hearn.
Pianist. Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.
Church 11 a.m. No Sunday School/
Church 5th Sundays. 912-489-
5623. georgedurham@hotmail.com
Salter’s Grove Baptist Church
1029 Old Louisville Road, Millen,
GA
Service 1st & 3rd Sunday. Sunday
School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.
Reverend Inmon Godbee - Pastor.
Sister Harriett Godbee, Secretary.
Scarboro Baptist Church
Hwy 17 S. Scarboro Church Loop,
Millen. Rev. Perry Hearn. Sunday
morning service 11 a.m., Sunday
Evening service 6 p.m., Wednesday
Evening Prayer service 6 p.m. For
more information please call 478-
982-3545.
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Eucharistic Services begin Sundays
at 10:30 a.m. St. Michael’s
Episcopal Church is located
on Liberty St. next to the park
in Waynesboro. Call 706-554-
3465 for more information.
Website:
stmichaelswaynesboro.org
Larry Jeison, Priest in Charge.
True Born Church of Christ
Deliverence Center
MLK Blvd, Millen. Services are
1st and 4th Sunday at
Noon. Wednesday Bible
Study 7:30p.m. Masks are
encouraged. Prophet Melvin
Bynes 478-982-2017.
West Millen Baptist Church
Hwy. 25 North, Millen. Drexel
Avenue. Andy Allen, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday morning worship
10:30 a.m. Sunday night
service 6 p.m. Wednesday
night prayer service 7 p.m. Call
478-982-5167.
Lewis Church
Jenkins County’s only Primitive Baptist
Church
Worship 11 a.m. on 3rd Sunday & 7
p.m. on 3rd Saturday. 6 p.m. on 4th
Sunday. Meeting house is located off
Hwy. 23 South on Lewis Church Road.
Contact Elder Sam Bowen at 912-865-
2795 for information.
Living Word Ministry “Impacting
Lives... One Home at a Time”
623 Cotton Avenue, Millen, GA 30442
Services Every 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
Sunday. Sunday School at 9:30 AM
Worship Service at 10:30 AM. Hour
of Power on Wednesday’s at 7:00 PM
Pastor is Elder Steve Carr, Sr.
Millen Baptist Church
219 Gray Street, Millen.
Brad Asbury, Pastor; Cam Wiggins,
Youth Minister; Sandy Becton, Minister
of Music. Morning Worship at 8:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Social Hall.
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Call the
church office at 478-982-5411.
Millen New Testament Church
4531 Lewis Church Road, Millen,
GA 30442. Pastor: Rev. R.L.
Johnson, Jr., Sunday School - 10
p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible
Study Thursdays 7 p.m. Services 1st
& 3rd Sundays.
Millen United Methodist
Needful Baptist Church
Needful Baptist Church, 467 Needful
Church Road, Millen, GA 30442.
Rev. James Waltour, pastor. Regular
service every 1st Sunday - Sunday
School 10 a.m. and Worship Service
- 11 a.m. Rev. James Waltower, 912-
829-3346 or 706-798-5399.
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3233 Oak Hill Church Road-4 miles
east of Millen. Brother Joshua
Johnson-Pastor. Sunday School 9
a.m. and Sunday Morning Worship
Services at 10 a.m. Choir practice and
Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Youth Group and Kids Mission group
at 7 p.m. also. Please call 478-982-
1616 or visit www.oakhillmillen.com
for more information.
Ogeechee Free Will Baptist Church
West Old Savannah Road, Millen,
GA 30442. Rev. Edwin Taylor, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning
worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 6
p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting 7:30
p.m. Call 982-5970.
Paynes Chapel
United Methodist Church
Paynes Chapel United Methodist
Church is Icoated at Paynes Chapel
Church Road, Millen. 12 miles south
of Millen off US Hwy. 25. Rev. George
Durham, Pastor. Marty Durham,
William Grove Missionary
Baptist Church. William Grove
Missionary Baptist is located at
1722 Hwy. 17 North five miles north
of Millen. “A church building faith,
families & friendships.” Preaching
Jesus and not denomination. 1st
Sunday, Sunday School 8:00 a.m.
Praise & worship 9:00 a.m. 2nd
Sunday Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Praise & worship 10:00 a.m. 3rd
Sunday Sunday School 10:00
a.m. Praise & worship 11 a.m. 4th
Sunday - Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Praise & worship 10 a.m. Every
Wednesday, One Power Hours of
Bible Study 7:15 p.m. Call Rev.
Bobby G. Williams, Jr. Pastor. 478-
982-1134 for further information
and special upcoming programs.
Zion Baptist Church
1068 Old Sylvania Road, Millen,
GA 30442. P.M. Broomfield, Pastor.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning
Worship 11:00 a.m. Bible Study 2nd
and 4th Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
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