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Our ministry is grateful for the opportunities pastors give us to share our heart. Photos are from recent church meetings. We are thankful for a new supporting church: Bible Baptist in Rossville (Pastor Ricky Gravley).

Important message from Executive Director Paul Smith

Citizen Impact President, Pastor Seth Hon, has a message for Georgia Pastors.

Leave a word of congratulations for the Citizen Impact 2026-27 College Scholarship winner, Jayden! She hopes to work in ministry and mentor teenage girls, encouraging them to build their lives on God's Word and teaching them what a biblical woman looks like. It is our hope that the $2000 Citizen Impact scholarship will benefit Jayden in her academic and ministry pursuits.

"What do we do in Washington, DC?" During our April trip to DC, we advocated for The Clergy Act. Earlier this year it passed the US House, and just this week passed the US Senate. Now it must be signed by President Trump. If signed into law by the president, The Clergy Act will allow eligible clergy who had previously opted out of Social Security to re-enroll, giving them access to benefits, including Medicare, in their senior years. Your support of our ministry allows us to travel to Washington to accomplish this important advocacy.

"What do we do in Washington, DC?" God has burdened us with the spiritual needs of those in the capitol community. Whenever we meet with members of congress, we make time to pray for each one. Would pray for us?

"What do we do in Washington, DC?" - Part 2 Because this recent trip was in conjunction with the annual American Association of Christian Schools National Legislative Conference, it included a banquet where Georgia Congressman Barry Loudermilk was honored for his service in DC. Plus, we had a special opportunity to get a Congressional Briefing and heard from several Christian legislators. At this Briefing, Rep. Bob Onder, introduced the Chloe Cole Act. This bill was named for Chloe Cole, who at age 12 was given chemicals to stop puberty. At age 15, she underwent a double mastectomy, and at age 16, began the process of "de-transitioning" to live in alignment with her biological reality. She is an outspoken advocate for children like her, who were harmed by doctors. If the Chloe Cole Act becomes law, it will create a federal "right of action" for individuals who have experienced sex-rejecting interventions to seek damages (i.e, sue the practitioners for medical malpractice). We’ll be back tomorrow for part 3!

Citizen Impact Executive Director Paul Smith, and Associate Director Cory Lawrence, went to Washington, DC recently to meet with Georgia's Congressional delegation to discuss the Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act (H.R. 9722), the Chloe Cole Act (H.R. 7651), and the Educational Freedom Tax Credit. We appreciate the open dialog with Georgia's congressmen and their staff. Turn on notifications for our posts to follow the series this week, "What do we do in Washington, DC?"

We had a successful trip to Washington, DC this week!

On this Constitution Day take a moment to check your voter registration. On September 17, 1787, delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention to sign the U.S. Constitution. 📜 #ConstitutionDay

🇺🇸 Citizen Impact is excited for our America 250 Celebration at Bethel Baptist Church with David Barton! Join us‼️tomorrow‼️August 22nd at 5PM for an inspiring evening as we commemorate 250 years of America’s history and heritage. (This special event takes the place of our annual conference this year.)🇺🇸 #CitizenImpactUSA #America250

Georgia’s first Safe Haven Baby Box! We are so thankful these boxes were legalized in the Spring and are now being installed in Georgia 🙌🏼

CI Annual conference through the years 🇺🇸 Looking forward to our upcoming America 250 Celebration 🎊 Legislative update from DC! Hearing from our legislators 🙌🏼 Inspiring us to fight for LIFE! 🏛️📝 The conference is always a good time of fellowship 👥 Executive Director, Paul Smith. The Good Citizen Project 👏🏼

Some encouraging words about Citizen Impact from a legislator’s perspective! #citizenimpactusa

Showing our summer intern the ropes at the Capitol! America 250! 🇺🇸 The Liberty Offering 🙏🏼 Paul updating our churches! Greater Georgia 🍑

Mark your calendars for this exciting America 250 event with David Barton! #CitizenImpactUSA

You can still apply for the Citizen Impact College Scholarship through tomorrow! Check out our stories for a link with details on how to apply. #citizenimpactusa

Today is a day to celebrate! A day to celebrate a the freedoms that Americans have enjoyed for generations. The Founding Fathers recognized that certain unalienable rights were given to us by God and they established the Constitution in these rights. As a result, our country has prospered. In this country we can raise our families in the way we believe is right and we can worship God according to our convictions. It is our right as well as our responsibility to pray, vote, advocate, and hold office to protect these freedoms. Under these conditions, people can flourish. We celebrate this today! Happy 250th Birthday, America!

An encouraging testimonial about the work Citizen Impact is doing from Representative Josh Bonner! #citizenimpactusa

What a great example of how we should be salt and light in our community! Share the truth about abortion, sports betting, other policy, and the gospel with those in your community. This is vital Kingdom work. #CitizenImpactUSA

Important reminders for Georgia’s upcoming primary elections! #CitizenImpactUSA

Paul and Cory had a productive week in Washington, D.C., meeting with Georgia’s congressional delegation to advocate for key improvements to federal school choice in the One Big Beautiful Bill (the Education Freedom Tax Credit). In partnership with the American Association of Christian Schools, we’re working to protect families and schools, encourage charitable giving through tax incentives, and remove the Governor opt-in requirement—because every child in every state deserves access to school choice. We’re grateful for the opportunity to work on your behalf and will keep you updated as this legislation moves forward. #CitizenImpactUSA

Check out our stories for a link to your MVP & as always, DM us if you have any questions!

Yesterday marked the final day of the 2026 session 🙌🏼 From hosting pastors and student groups at the Capitol to advancing legislation, God has truly blessed. Two highlights: ⭐️ Passage of the “Safe Place for Newborns Act” ⭐️ Stopping any expansion of state-sponsored gambling (including sports betting) 📢 Our full legislative update drops Monday afternoon on our website blog—stay tuned! #CitizenImpactUSA

Sine Die, the last day of session, is coming up this Thursday (4/2). There are some things you can do to help us get important legislation passed. Swipe for ways you can help and DM us if you have questions! #CitizenImpactUSA

No movement on Sports Betting since Crossover Day! Celebrating all the wins 🙌🏼 #citizenimpactusa

Citizen Impact is grateful for every opportunity to connect and share! 🙏🏼 Recently, Paul had the privilege of visiting Bible Baptist in Eastman and Open Door Baptist in Senoia, speaking with their congregations and providing legislative updates. There’s nothing more encouraging than spending time in fellowship with God’s people—it truly strengthens and inspires us! 🤍 #CitizenImpactUSA

Some of the students who attended our Student Legislative Day shared what they liked most about their day in the Capitol! #CitizenImpactUSA

Did you know that every year, Citizen Impact awards a scholarship to college students studying ministry or public policy? Watch the video to hear from one of our recent scholarship winners about how this affected his life for good! #CitizenImpactUSA

We had a great Student Legislative Day at the Georgia Capitol with an awesome group of students! #citizenimpactusa

Crossover Day at the Georgia General Assembly was last Friday! Crossover Day is the deadline for a bill to pass out of its originating chamber (for example, if a bill was introduced in the Senate it must pass out of the Senate by Crossover Day). The constitutional amendment on sports betting came to a vote on Friday, but it DID NOT PASS! Of the 120 votes needed, it only got 63 votes. The picture above shows how your House member voted. Thank you to everyone who contacted their legislator about this! 🙌🏼 Two bills we support that did pass in time for Crossover Day are the “Safe Place for Newborns Act” and SB 591. The “Safe Place for Newborns Act” would legalize the placement of Newborn Safety Devices in designated areas for anonymous newborn drop-off, accessible by first responders. SB 591 prohibits the disruption of religious services. If you want more information on the bills we are tracking, head over to our website and check out our Crossover Day blog post! #CitizenImpactUSA

Illegal sports betting is possible through online platforms. This form of gambling is deceptive and dangerous. Call your State House member today and ask them to vote “no” on the constitutional amendment on sports betting. #citizenimpactusa

Important legislative information regarding Crossover Day, tomorrow, March 6th! #citizenimpactusa

We are so thankful for every connection made with your legislators! Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts on legislation with them. It’s our responsibility as citizens👏🏼 #citizenimpactusa

Another great Pastor & Ministry Leaders’ Day is in the books! From Pastor Seth Hon delivering a gospel message at our legislative breakfast, to hearing from elected officials, to Georgia pastors getting to share their heart and pray with their legislators, today was incredibly successful. Thank you to all who attended. You make events like this and all our other work at the Capitol possible. We are already looking forward to next year! #CitizenImpactUSA

Citizen Impact’s Pastor & Ministry Leaders’ Day is this Tuesday, February 24th. Head over to our website to register!

Sports betting is a predatory form of gambling that targets and addicts young users. It is easily accessible using smartphones, even in places where it is supposed to be illegal. Follow along as we share more about this dangerous cultural issue. #CitizenImpactUSA

One of the stated purposes of Citizen Impact is to educate and reach the next generation of Americans for Christ. In the fall of 2025, Executive Director Paul Smith felt led to start a “Generation Z Roundtable” to help us accomplish this. At these events we asked participants relevant questions about American cultural topics, from abortion to the rise socialism to the proliferation of sports betting among American youth. We are thankful for our participants and for how God has blessed these discussions so far! #citizenimpactusa

We had a great first month back in session. Governor Kemp announced that Georgia will opt in to the new federal school choice program; we hosted the Arete Scholars at the Capitol; visited Henry Baptist Church on Sanctity of Life Sunday; had a legislative priorities meeting with the Governor; attended a Faith & Freedom Luncheon; and much more! This is our busiest time of year. Keep an eye out for legislative updates coming up! Thankful for a successful start of 2026.

A couple of weeks ago, Paul had the opportunity to speak at Henry Baptist Church on Sanctity of Life Sunday. He shared how the Pro-life movement in Georgia is currently working to change the narrative about the Heartbeat bill in Georgia and make the truth known: that it protects babies after six weeks gestation, but does not keep women who have suffered miscarriages from getting the care they need. It also does not force providers to keep pregnant women on life support without familial consent. Paul also shared about one of the current fights in the Pro-life movement, regulating the use of abortion medication. Pray that more information will become available on how many abortions are committed each year through these medications. #citizenimpactusa

As Christians, we are called to strive against sin, while still showing compassion to women who have had abortions and are considering abortion. We are called to share Jesus. #citizenimpactusa

On Tuesday, Citizen Impact had the opportunity, along with other faith based organizations, to meet with Governor Kemp and discuss our legislative priorities & concerns for 2026. The meeting went well! We are thankful for Governor Kemp’s leadership over the past seven years and we look forward to a great rest of the session. #citizenimpactusa

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from Citizen Impact!✨🎄 We are so thankful for how God has blessed our ministry in 2025 and we can’t wait to see how He works in 2026. Thank you for following along with us! #citizenimpactusa

Take time to reflect on Christ this Christmas season🕊️

Just a few of the reasons why it’s so important to fight the expansion of state sponsored gambling and sports betting in Georgia. #citizenimpactusa

***GIVEAWAY CLOSED*** Citizen Impact has had a great year. We are so thankful for every win, every new person we shared our mission with, and you, our kind supporters. One of our last goals of 2025 is to get to 400 followers on Instagram! You can help us do that AND have a chance to win some exciting things just in time for Christmas by entering this giveaway! The winner of the giveaway will win a Citizen Impact Yeti Tumbler; a $25 Chick-Fil-A gift card; and “If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty,” by New York Times bestselling author, Eric Metaxas. We are so excited to share these things with one of you! Follow the steps below to enter the giveaway. - Follow Citizen Impact on Instagram - Like this post - Tag a friend in the comments Bonus entries if you share this post to your stories! *The giveaway will close on Wednesday, December 17th. We will direct message the winner and tag them in this post! Respond to claim. Citizen Impact will never ask you to click a link when messaging you about this giveaway. ***Must be 18 and older to enter. US only*** *This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. Congrats to @barbara51490 our giveaway winner 🎉👏🏼

You can make a tax-deductible gift to Citizen Impact this Giving Tuesday at our website! DM us for the direct link to donate. Thank you for considering us in your end of year giving! #citizenimpactusa #GivingTuesday

Citizen Impact wishes you a very happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁 “Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!” Psalms 107:31 #CitizenImpactUSA

Swipe to see why you should donate to Citizen Impact this Giving Tuesday. #givingtuesday

A little more information about The LIFE Act! Please share this information with your friends and family. Georgia needs to understand this law fully. 📝🍑 #CitizenImpactUSA

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