Week of January 14-21

Our Johns Creek Baptist Church Member in the Spotlight this week is Anne Bell. Anne has been a member of JCBC for over 29 years, most of these as a member of the Bowen Community. Cards are much appreciated, and can be mailed to Anne and 15610 Birmingham Highway, Milton, GA 30004.

Prayer Requests

*No other prayer requests at this time.

Week of December 31-January 7

Our Johns Creek Baptist Church Member in the Spotlight this week is June Bobeng. June has been a member of JCBC for over 15 years, and has been a member of the Brown, Durham and Friendship Communities. Cards and letters may be mailed to June at: Manor Lake Hickory Flat, Room 20, 7200 Hickory Flat Highway, Woodstock, GA 30188.

Prayer Requests

Prayer Request, Rhonda Byrd, 1/6/2025

The Memorial Service for Tommy Boland, Sr. will be held this Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 2:00 pm. The service will be held in the Sanctuary at Johns Creek Baptist Church, 6910 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta, Georgia. The Family will greet guests, at a reception which will be held immediately following the service, in the Family Life Center. Please keep Beth Ann and the family in your prayers.

Obituary:
Thomas “Tommy” E. Boland, Sr. July 8, 1934 – December 24, 2025
Tommy was a beloved and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was an inspirational leader and an extraordinary administrator who used his talents in the banking business, in service to his community, and in his church and denomination. The foundation of his life was his active and devoted Christian faith and care for others.

For 40 years, Tommy served in varying roles of increasing responsibility with First National Bank, First Atlanta Corporation, Wachovia Bank, Wachovia Corporation and in the industry at large through the Robert Morris Associates, the national association of bank loan and credit officers. He also served on the Board of VISA USA and VISA International.

Tommy had a long history of service to Mercer University having served as special counsel to two presidents, multiple terms on the Board of Trustees and as a life member of the President’s Club.

Tommy was committed to community service and contributed through board membership for many local organizations. He served as president of the Board of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was presented with the Silver Eagle Award.
Tommy’s remarkable church and denominational contributions were born of deep faith and offered with humility. He served as the Church Treasurer for the First Baptist Church of Chamblee, now the Johns Creek Baptist Church for 53 years. He was named Deacon Emeritus, having served many deacon terms and multiple chairmanships. Spanning 50 years, he was the Chair of multiple Building Committees in both Chamblee and Johns Creek. He quietly served as a trusted advisor to pastors and denominational executives.

Tommy invested his time and expertise in the establishment of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship having served as a founding Director and Director Emeritus of Baptists Today/Nurturing Faith, a founding member and Trustee of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation, and as the Interim Executive Coordinator. He served as a Trustee and Treasurer of the Georgia Baptist Foundation.

Tommy was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Edwin “Ed” Boland and Helen Robinson Boland, and his sister, Dorothy Susan Boland. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 66 years, Beth Ann Campbell Boland, his daughter, Susan Boland Butts (Don), Thomas “Edwin” Boland, Jr. (Tereasa), grandchildren Samuel H. Butts, Sarah E. Boland and Thomas “Tommy” Edwin Boland, III, brothers Daniel W. Boland and Fred N. Boland.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to:
Johns Creek Baptist Church Facilities Endowment Fund The Thomas E. and Beth Ann Boland Endowed Scholarship Fund at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University The Thomas E. and Beth Ann Boland Endowed Scholarship Fund at Candler School of Theology, Emory University

Cards and Letters may be sent to Beth Ann Boland at 14950 E. Bluff Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004