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

Week of December 17-24

Our Johns Creek Baptist Church Member in the Spotlight this week is Ben Ward. Ben joined us almost 26 years ago on New Years Eve and has been a member of the Clagg Community for several years. Ben was also a member of the Dube, Chase and Durham Communities previously as well as a member of the Sanctuary Choir. Ben appreciates receiving cards from his JCBC family, and these can be mailed to him at Ashwood Meadows, Unit 122, 11190 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA.

Prayer Requests

Prayer Request, Susan Kelley, 12/22/2025
Please pray for my cousin’s 6 year son James. He has been special needs since birth due to his brain hemispheres not joining together. James has pneumonia, the flu, very high liver numbers and dehydration. He had a seizure yesterday and has been admitted to the hospital near their home in North Carolina. Please pray for James, his parents Jarred and Rebecca and the doctors.

Prayer Request, Shaun King, 12/26/2025
It is with a mixture of sorrow and relief that we announce the passing of JCBC member, Tommy Boland. Tommy died peacefully on Christmas Eve, surrounded by the love and support of his family. Details for a celebration of Tommy’s life are pending. In the meantime, please continue to remember Beth Ann and the rest of the Boland family in your prayers. We pray that God‘s all-sufficient grace will sustain the family in perfect peace now and in the days ahead. Cards and letters may be sent to Beth Ann Boland at 14950 E. Bluff Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004