The church’s new pastor will be co-presiding over the funeral, even though she never met the former president.

The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., held a memorial service for the former president Sunday evening.

The state funeral process for President Jimmy Carter concludes today with services in the nation's capital and in southwest Georgia.

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.

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 of Plains has a population ...

Held at the Washington National Cathedral, the service included the hymns “Come Thou Almighty King,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Be ...

For some it is antithetical to put others first. They think it is foolish to deny selfishness. Self-interest was not in Jimmy ...

10:24 a.m.: Grandson Joshua Carter recalled the former president's years of teaching Sunday school at Marantha Baptist Church ...

Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services were held at the National Cathedral, attended by former presidents and ...

The strong identification of President Jimmy Carter with the foundational importance of public education as the glue that ...

Carter believed in government as a tool to promote the common good − not as the source of ultimate good, but as a reflection ...

President-elect Jimmy Carter smiled as he addressed a cheering crowd. It was around 4 a.m. on Nov. 3, 1976. The former ...