Berean Baptist Church, Social Circle, GA

The Reverend John Bill Burnett, husband to Sarah Sue Burnett, died at the age of 84 in Covington’s Piedmont Newton Hospital on January 17, 2021 after a short illness. Born May 23, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC to the late Jesse Woodrow Burnett and Myrtle West Burnett, he is brother to siblings Wayne Burnett of Inman, Mrs. Freida Wall of Boiling Springs, and the late Bobby Burnett of Spartanburg. He is also survived by three children, Billy Burnett of Charleston, SC, Darrel Burnett ...of Nahunta, GA and Belinda Rowe of Covington, GA; with 22 grand-children and 22 great-grandchildren. Reverend Burnett was ordained to the Gospel Ministry in October of 1971 by the Travis Avenue Baptist Church of Ft. Worth, TX and completed his theological studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in July of 1974. He held pastorate positions at Wheatland Baptist in Ft. Worth, Anderson Dr. Baptist in Jesup, GA and County Line Baptist in Covington before going on to plant the Harvest Baptist Church, also in Covington, where he first retired from ministry. Coming out of retirement, he then went on staff as an Associate Pastor at First Baptist of Social Circle, spent two years on the mission field in Nova Scotia for the North American Mission Board and then on to his last position as Associate Pastor at the Berean Baptist Church of Social Circle. A celebration of his life will be held on January 30, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Berean Baptist Church for those desiring to honor his love of the ministry and passion for caring for widows, orphans and poor. Donations in lieu of flowers may be mailed to: Berean Baptist Church Missions Fund PO Box 866 Social Circle, GA 30025 Donations can also be made online to the missions fund on the church website: https://www.bbcsocialcircle.com/donate

Rev. Bill Burnett finished his race on Monday, January 18. He ran strong and faithful in serving the Lord until the very end. Our hearts are hurting, but we rejoice in knowing Brother Bill is in the presence of the Lord! He will hear the words "Well done my good and faithful servant" from the Savior Himself. We will be hosting a Memorial Service for our dear brother on Saturday, January 30 at 2 p.m. at the church for family and friends. We will celebrate the life of Bill and take this special time to honor him and share some of the precious moments from his life story. Continue to pray for our dear Sarah and the family during this time.

Prayers in the parking lot at BBC tonight for those battling the virus

We are going to postpone meeting again for worship until January 24, so stay safe and healthy until we meet again! Messages on January 24 and 31 will be from Chris Mitchell.

There will be no church activities or services January 9 - 13 to allow time to clean and sanitize the building after it was used for the public election voting. Normal worship schedule will resume January 17. See you soon!

Sunday. January 3