Former President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at a modest church in his hometown of Plains for more than 40 years. On ...

ATLANTA - Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, held its first Sunday service Jan. 5 following the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. Known for his faith and service, Carter taught ...

Among the invited guests to the private service include Carter's family, members of the Maranatha Baptist Church and Plains-area family and friends of the Carter's.

12:08 p.m. Carter’s casket is escorted out of Washington National Cathedral to begin his final trip to Plains, Georgia. 12:06 p.m. The congregation is dismissed.

On Sunday, Carter’s church, Maranatha Baptist Church held its first Sunday service since Carter died. MBC was founded in the late 1970s and held its first service on May 22, 1977, during the first ...

When Jim Haskell, a student majoring in Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech, agreed to assist the student minister at ...

Carter’s long public goodbye began Saturday in the state where the 39th U.S. president was born, lived and died.