Mercer Baptist
Association

Thomas County
Association

Welcome to the Mercer-Thomas Baptist Network!

I have served more than thirty-six years as pastor of six churches, one each in Texas, California, and Wisconsin, and three in Florida. I am blessed to serve as Associational Mission Strategist for Mercer and Thomas County Baptist Associations, having begun August 1, 2019. My life verse is John 15:16, in which Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.” (HCSB)

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Grant & Yolonda Hignight

Associational Mission Strategist

(229) 200-0336

Who We Are

We are a family of churches serving the living Lord in Brooks County and Thomas County—in Brooks County through the Mercer Baptist Association and in Thomas County through the Thomas County Baptist. The Mercer-Thomas Baptist Network exists to assist our affiliated churches in fulfilling their purpose and mission as local expressions of the Body of Jesus Christ. Their purpose and mission is making Jesus Christ—his love, his invitation, and the life he offers—known throughout our communities and region.

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	October 2026
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				1	2	3 Metcalfe Market Metcalfe Market October 3, 2026 9:00 am - 2:00 pm See more details •
4 MBA Fall Annual Meeting MBA Fall Annual Meeting October 4, 2026 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Barwick Bap Ch 4:30pm Registration 5:00pm Session 1 6:00pm Dinner 7:00pm Session 2 See more details •	5 Engage Six (GBMB) - Evangelistic Prayer w/ Ken Bevel Engage Six (GBMB) - Evangelistic Prayer w/ Ken Bevel October 5, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am Eastside Baptist Church, 1490 Kennedy Rd, Tifton, GA 31794, USA Engaging Everyone in Evangelistic Prayer How to utilize prayer to propel evangelism in your church. Did you know that there is a direct correlation between praying for the lost and the number of people that your church will see come to faith in the next year? How do you engage your congregation in praying, not just for those who are sick or in crisis, but those who need their hearts softened to the gospel of Jesus Christ? See more details Engage Six (GBMB) - Evangelistic Prayer w/ Ken Bevel Engage Six (GBMB) - Evangelistic Prayer w/ Ken Bevel October 5, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am Eastside Baptist Church, 1490 Kennedy Rd, Tifton, GA 31794, USA Engaging Everyone in Evangelistic Prayer How to utilize prayer to propel evangelism in your church. Did you know that there is a direct correlation between praying for the lost and the number of people that your church will see come to faith in the next year? How do you engage your congregation in praying, not just for those who are sick or in crisis, but those who need their hearts softened to the gospel of Jesus Christ? See more details • •	6	7	8	9	10
11 SS High Attendance Day @ Salem Bap Ch SS High Attendance Day @ Salem Bap Ch October 11, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details •	12	13	14	15 CTI Pastor Appreciation Dinner CTI Pastor Appreciation Dinner October 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details CTI Pastor Appreciation Dinner CTI Pastor Appreciation Dinner October 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • •	16	17
18 Homecoming @ Big Creek Bap Ch w/ John Paul Hasick Homecoming @ Big Creek Bap Ch w/ John Paul Hasick October 18, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am See more details Homecoming @ First Newark Bap Ch Homecoming @ First Newark Bap Ch October 18, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am See more details Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. October 18, 2026 11:00 am - 12:30 pm See more details TCBA Fall Annual Meeting TCBA Fall Annual Meeting October 18, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm Salem Baptist Church, 10307 Salem Rd, Pavo, GA 31778, USA 5:00pm Registration 5:30pm Dinner 6:30pm Meeting See more details Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. October 18, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • • •	19 Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. October 19, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •	20 Mercer-Thomas County Day at Ag Expo Mercer-Thomas County Day at Ag Expo October 20, 2026 8:30 am - 3:00 pm See more details Mercer-Thomas County Day at Ag Expo Mercer-Thomas County Day at Ag Expo October 20, 2026 8:30 am - 3:00 pm See more details Brooks County Ministerial Association Brooks County Ministerial Association October 20, 2026 9:00 am - 10:30 am First Baptist Church Quitman, 509 W Screven St, Quitman, GA See more details Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. October 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	21 Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. Revival @ Barney Bap Ch w/ Pr Rick Lane, Amazing Horse Min. October 21, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •	22	23	24
25	26	27 MBA Deuteronomy 1:15 Meeting MBA Deuteronomy 1:15 Meeting October 27, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Northside Baptist Church, 8559 US-84, Quitman, GA 31643, USA See more details MBA Executive Committee Meeting MBA Executive Committee Meeting October 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Northside Baptist Church, 8559 US-84, Quitman, GA 31643, USA See more details • •	28 Fall Festival @ First Newark Bap Ch Fall Festival @ First Newark Bap Ch October 28, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm See more details •	29	30	31

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