What Is The Georgia Barnette

Missions Offering?

Louisiana is a Mission Field

Every year, churches across our state take up the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering—and every dollar stays in Louisiana, funding the ministries and missionaries who are already in the field. Lives change. Churches are strengthened. Communities are reached. This is what it looks like when Louisiana Baptists do missions together.

Million Population

Million Lost

Louisiana Baptist Churches

Louisiana Baptists. One Offering. Together.

Louisiana is not just a place on a map — it is a mission field at our doorstep. With 4.6 million neighbors, more than one-third of them rarely or never stepping inside a church, the need for the Gospel has never been more urgent.

Louisiana Baptists believe that the same Jesus who crossed geographic and cultural boundaries to reach the lost is calling His people to do the same — right here, right now, in our own state.

Poverty & Children

Louisiana’s poverty rate stands at about 18.7%, with a child poverty rate of 24.8%, ranked 49th in the nation. 1 in 5 Louisiana children live below the federal poverty line, and Louisiana saw the highest percentage point increase in child poverty over the last 4 years.

Incarceration

Louisiana has an incarceration rate of 1,067 per 100,000 people, locking up a higher percentage of its people than any independent democratic country on earth, with at least 86,000 different people booked into local jails each year. 1 in 12 children in Louisiana have an incarcerated parent.

Growing Diversity

Louisiana’s Hispanic population is 7.2% (~332,000), and the Asian population is about 1.7%.

Spiritual Landscape

37% of Louisiana adults say they never or seldom attend ANY religious services, while only 30% attend 12 or more times per year.

2026 State Missions Offering Goal $1,800,000

Georgia Barnette’s Mission Lives On

Louisiana is not merely where we live—it is our mission field. And though the journey may not always be easy, I can assure you from my own experience: there is no greater joy than seeing a soul come to Christ and no greater purpose than following His Great Commission.

Let us begin here. Let us begin now. Let us begin with Louisiana.

2026 Featured Missions

Boxes of Hope - Women‘s Prison Ministry

Reaching the World–Nearby - Vietnamese Hope Baptist Church

Still the Church - New Friendship Baptist Church

There‘s No Place Like Home - Church Acadiana

Louisiana Mission Prayer Emphasis - September 2026

Every Gift Fuels Life-Changing Ministry Across Louisiana

Through the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering, Louisiana Baptists are meeting real needs and sharing the Gospel in practical, powerful ways every day. Your generosity fuels ministries that bring help, hope, and the message of Christ to communities across the state.

Planting New Churches

Louisiana Baptists are starting new churches in growing cities and underserved communities so more people can hear the Gospel close to home.

Compassion Ministries

Believers serve through foster care support, prison outreach, and family assistance, meeting needs while sharing the love of Christ.

Meals During Disasters

Volunteers respond to hurricanes and floods by preparing and serving hot meals to families, survivors, and first responders.

Church Construction Help

Teams provide labor and resources to build, repair, and restore churches so congregations can better serve their communities.

Scholarships

Students pursuing ministry receive financial support to prepare for leadership and serve faithfully in churches across Louisiana.

Media Outreach

The Gospel is shared statewide through television, streaming, and online tools that connect people to truth and local churches.