WELCOME to the web site of Friendship Baptist Church, in Atlanta, Georgia! We hope that the information here will help you to become familiar with our church and its ministry. We also hope that you will visit our site regularly for updates and features of interest.

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Men’s Day –June 29, 2008

We invite you to worship with us at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2008, for the culminating event in our celebration of Men’s Month. Friendship will recognize two outstanding members, Roswell O. Sutton, retired vice president of banking and operations at Citizens Trust Bank, and baseball legend Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron. These brothers, both pioneers in their respective fields, will be recognized for their immense philanthropic contributions. 

The speaker, the Right Reverend John Hurst Adams, retired 87th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will explore the theme, “Friendship Men Utilizing Our Pastoral Transition to Grow, Walk and Live by Faith” (Isa. 64:8; Jer. 18:4) Music for the worship service will be provided by the Men’s Day Chorus, directed by Bro. Kenneth Wynn, church organist. 

We Welcome Our New Pastor

    Sunday, June 15, 2008, marked the beginning of a new era in pastoral leadership at Friendship Baptist Church. The Reverend Dr. Timothy T. Boddie became the sixth pastor in the history of Friendship. 

   Dr. Boddie previously served for eleven years as University Chaplain at Hampton University and pastor of the Memorial Church in Hampton, Virginia. He was also executive secretary of the nationally acclaimed Hampton University Ministers’ Conference. In 2007, Dr. Boddie was elected president of the National Association of College and University Chaplains, making him the first African American to serve in this capacity in the organization’s 60-year history. 

    Dr. Boddie, an honor graduate of Morehouse College, earned a master’s degree from Stanford University and an Ed.D. in religious education from Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA. A fourth generation Baptist preacher, Dr. Boddie served for six years as associate minister of the First Church of Newport News (Baptist), where his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Boddie, Jr., were pastor and first lady for nearly 40 years.

    He is married to Geulia (pronounced Julia) Diggs Boddie, a native of Franklin, VA. They are the proud parents of two children: Maya Jillian, age 13, and Timothy Michael, age 10.

    Dr. Boddie succeeds the Reverend Dr. William V. Guy, pastor emeritus, who retired in 2007 after 36 years of outstanding Christian leadership and pastoring. As he accepted the mantle of leadership, Dr. Boddie acknowledged the challenge “to preserve this wonderful heritage, while simultaneously, challenging us to remain relevant to each generation in an ever-changing, ever-evolving church and society.”