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Chris Jones, a former assistant dean of graduate education at MIT, is running for governor in Arkansas.
Growing up, Chris Jones was fascinated by the concept of time travel. He would stay up late at night thinking about what would happen if he could travel back or forward in time. He loved shows like
Quantum Leap and
Star Trek, so it didn’t surprise his parents when he declared that he wanted to become an astronaut at just 8 years old. And while not being able to hear out of his right ear halted that dream, it didn’t stop him from pursuing an academic career in science.
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Olu Brown is founder and lead pastor of Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia. | Impact Church
More than 14 years after launching Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with just 25 volunteers, Olu Brown announced Sunday that he plans to retire as lead pastor of one of the United Methodist Churchâs fastest-growing congregations in June 2022.
The progressive, church which boasts a weekly attendance of 2,400 in-person and 1,600 online, was ranked among the top-five quickest-growing large United Methodist churches in 2019.Â
âWith any call that God gives us for our lives, there will always be a vision. And as we move toward realizing that vision, it becomes clear that the call is much greater than we can ever think or imagine,â Brown, 43, said in his announcement. âImpact is part of my call, and when God gave me the opportunity to partner with 25 launch team volunteers to start this ministry, I knew there would come a time where God would call me beyond Impact Church.
Olu Brown is founder and lead pastor of Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia. | Impact Church
More than 14 years after launching Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with just 25 volunteers, Olu Brown announced Sunday that he plans to retire as lead pastor of one of the United Methodist Churchâs fastest-growing congregations in June 2022.
The progressive, church which boasts a weekly attendance of 2,400 in-person and 1,600 online, was ranked among the top-five quickest-growing large United Methodist churches in 2019.Â
âWith any call that God gives us for our lives, there will always be a vision. And as we move toward realizing that vision, it becomes clear that the call is much greater than we can ever think or imagine,â Brown, 43, said in his announcement. âImpact is part of my call, and when God gave me the opportunity to partner with 25 launch team volunteers to start this ministry, I knew there would come a time where God would call me beyond Impact Church.
May 13, 2021
Today Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock announced that funds from the American Rescue Plan will go to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU s). HBCU s will get nearly $85 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan and Paine College is getting $2.6 million of the funds.
At least half of the funds must go directly to support student aid as students and parents continue to endure economic distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Georgia HBCU s receiving funds:
Albany State University, $20.37 million
Clark Atlanta University, $16.5 million
Fort Valley State University: $11.9 million
Interdenominational Theological Center, $131,131