Why be part of an Association?
 Tugalo Baptist pastors and churches serve their congregations and communities while staying connected to a network of authentic leaders who desire for every church to thrive and to be engaged in missions. 
We can do more for the Kingdom together.
We serve Jesus Christ, shepherd our congregations, and support one another.
Some of the benefits include, but are not limited to the following: 
  •  Member churches receive a continuous flow of mission opportunities to select from locally, nationally, and internationally.
  • Active member churches are included on the tugaloassociation.net website giving accessibility to new community members seeking churches.
  • Member churches receive a continuous flow of equipping opportunities presented live and online to strengthen pastors, ministries, and congregations.
  • Network pastors are invited to participate in interactive cohorts with other pastors to fellowship, learn from one another, to grow, and seek to be at our best in God’s glory.
  • Network pastors receive information and access to unique benefits on regular basis.
  • Active member church pastors are eligible for crisis financial assistance.
  • Member churches can receive consultation and support if they find themselves in transition between pastors.
  • Member churches that excel get to multiply their gospel impact by connecting to other congregations striving to make a difference.
  •  Member churches that desire to grow, upon request, get direct access to leaders who provide the coaching and resources to advance their ministry forward.
  • Member churches get to work alongside a diverse group of pastors that will encourage and enable them to touch the lives of community members from all backgrounds.
  • Member churches have access to the “Block Party Trailer” and other inflatable bounce houses and slides simply by calling and reserving. The price is FREE!
A Word From Our Associational Missionary: 
I recently saw an article that said, “the culture of outreach in churches seems to have vanished”.   
Saturday morning, I was at Franklins Springs Baptist Church where Steve Foster led a group of six churches from our association through, “No Sweat Evangelism”.  The training was great, informative, and very practical.  But as I went through the training, I could not help but think about how evangelism is rarely mentioned in some churches and is sometimes completely omitted. 
The apostle Paul was VERY concerned about evangelism and reaching the lost. 
II Corinthians 5:20 “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
Acts 20:31 “Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.”
Romans 9 where Paul wrote under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, “For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh...” 
This is just a glimpse of Paul’s love that others would come to Christ.  If we had this kind of love and passion, then the little things that sometimes divide us would appear meaningless compared to bringing people to Jesus. 
May the Lord give us a passion, a fire, and a desire to bring people to Him!  Who can you talk to today about Jesus? 


Bro. Mike 

Our Staff

Rev. Mike Blount
​Associational Missionary

Saved in 1979 at age 22 and called into the ministry in 1982
Graduate of Theology Degree in 1986 from Tabernacle Baptist  Church in Greenville, SC
Has served as bi-vocational pastor, Senior Pastor and Minister of Education/Associate Pastor until he accepted call as Associational Missionary in February 2020
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​Mrs. ​Teresa Smith
Associational Administrative Assistant
Teresa has served as the Administrative Assistant since October 1998
She is a member and attends New Hope Baptist Church, Toccoa, GA.
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Mrs. Paddie Jackson
 Associational Administrative Assistant
Paddie joined the staff April  2020
She is married to Rev. Ken Jackson and is a member and attends Rock Creek Baptist Church, Toccoa, GA. 

OUR HISTORY

 On the 12th day of September, 1818, delegates from the following named churches met at Poplar Springs Church, in Franklin County, and after a sermon by Isam Goss, elected Dozier Thornton, Moderator, and Isam Goss, Clerk. They then proceeded to effect a permanent organization, by enrolling the names of the delegates who were present, with letters showing their appointment by their respective churches.
Chauga....................Pendleton, S.C.
Liberty.....................Pendleton, S.C.
Beaverdam..............Pendleton, S.C.
Perkins Creek...........Pendleton, S.C.
Double Branches.......Franklin Co., Ga.
Eastanollee..............Franklin Co., Ga.
Nails Creek...............Franklin Co., Ga.
Line Church...............Franklin Co., Ga.
Leatherwood.............Franklin Co., Ga.
Hunters Creek...........Franklin Co., Ga.
Poplar Springs...........Franklin Co., Ga.
Tugalo River..............Franklin Co., Ga.
Henrys......................Elbert County, Ga.
Contributions amounted to $43.50. Total Membership was 671.
Today, with 43 Churches and 1 mission in Stephens, Franklin, Banks, and Hart counties in Georgia, the 2019 minutes indicate a membership of 15,286 members and contributions of $113,914.00. In the spirit of our founding documents....We, the United Baptist Churches of Christ in Georgia and South Carolina, east and west of Tugalo River, having been regularly baptized upon profession of faith in Christ, are convinced of the necessity of a combination of churches in order to perpetuate a union amongst us and perserve and maintain a correspondence with each other in our union.
There are history files on Tugalo Baptist Association and her churches available from 1818 to present day for those interested in learning more. You may contact our office,
​Monday-Thursday 8:00am-12:00noon and 1:00-4:00pm at 706-779-2626 or email us at tugaloassociation@gmail.com to set up an appointment.

​'History of Tugalo Baptist Association' by Rev. J. F. Goode, 1924, published by 'The Toccoa Record':
archive.org/details/historyoftugalob00good/mode/2up
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In Memory of Rev. Herbert Doud
​​April 11, 1923 - April 26, 2020
Rev. Doud served as Pastor of several Georgia Baptist churches which included White Hall Baptist Church, Blacks Creek Baptist Church, Pendergrass Baptist Church, Providence Baptist Church, Martin Baptist Church, and one mission church in Dublin, GA.  In 1956, the Lord called him into Mission ministry, where he began serving as the first Associational Missionary of Tugalo Baptist Association until his retirement in 1988. While serving as Associational Missionary, he worked with and supported numerous pastors of 44 churches.   During his retirement, Rev. Doud served as Minister of Music at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and then as organist for 16 years at Liberty Hill Baptist Church.