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Estate planning isn’t just about distributing assets — it’s about stewarding everything God has entrusted to you. With a thoughtful estate plan, you can care for your family, protect what you’ve built, and extend your faith and generosity far beyond your lifetime.

What is an Estate Plan?
How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

Love Well. Leave Well.

Leave a Legacy that Truly Matters.

What is an Estate Plan?
How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

Estate Planning

What Is an Estate Plan?

An estate plan is a collection of legal tools that outlines how your assets will be managed and distributed during your lifetime and after you pass away. While many people think estate planning is only for the wealthy, the truth is that everyone can benefit from having a clear, intentional plan in place. If you own anything, you have an estate plan. Why not steward that estate for the glory of the Lord?

A Well-Designed Estate Plan Can ...

Provide for your spouse, children, and loved ones

Appoint guardians for minor children

Reduce taxes and administrative costs

Ensure your values — not the courts — guide your legacy

Most importantly, your estate plan gives you the opportunity to reflect your faith by supporting the ministries and causes that matter most to you.

Estate Planning

What Is an Estate Plan?

A Well-Designed Estate Plan Can ...

Provide for your spouse, children, and loved ones

Appoint guardians for minor children

Reduce taxes and administrative costs

Ensure your values — not the courts — guide your legacy

Provide for your spouse, children, and loved ones

Appoint guardians for minor children

Reduce taxes and administrative costs

Ensure your values guide your legacy

Most importantly, your estate plan gives you the opportunity to reflect your faith by supporting the ministries and causes that matter most to you.

Estate planning

How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

When you include ministry in your estate plan, your generosity doesn’t stop — it multiplies. Planned gifts through your estate plan allows you to support Kingdom work while still meeting your personal and family goals.

Through planned giving, you can:

Leave a lasting witness of your faith
Strengthen churches and ministries for future generations
Make a larger impact than you ever thought possible

estate planning

How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

Leave a lasting witness of your faith
Strengthen churches and ministries for future generations
Make a larger impact than you ever thought possible

estate planning

How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

Leave a lasting witness of your faith
Strengthen churches and ministries for future generations
Make a larger impact than you ever thought possible

estate planning

How to Fuel Kingdom Impact Through Your Estate Plan

Your estate plan becomes a powerful testimony — one that continues advancing the Gospel long after you’re gone. Here are several ways to include ministry in your estate plan:

Estate planning

How to Fuel Kingdom Impact Through Your Estate Plan

Your estate plan becomes a powerful testimony — one that continues advancing the Gospel long after you’re gone. Here are several ways to include ministry in your estate plan:

estate planning

How to Fuel Kingdom Impact Through Your Estate Plan

Your estate plan becomes a powerful testimony — one that continues advancing the Gospel long after you’re gone. Here are several ways to include ministry in your estate plan:

Advantages of Having an Estate Plan

Your estate plan becomes a powerful testimony — one that continues advancing the Gospel long after you’re gone. Here are several ways to include ministry in your estate plan:

Name your own executor

Name a guardian for minor children

Create childcare trusts for minor children

Ensure your assets go to the ones you love

Avoid probate cost and estate taxes

Leave a gift to your church or other Christian ministries

Name your own executor

Name a guardian for minor children

Create childcare trusts for minor children

Ensure your assets go to the ones you love

Avoid probate cost and estate taxes

Leave a gift to your church or other Christian ministries

Estate planning

Guidance You Can Trust.
Mission You Can Believe In.

At Georgia Baptist Foundation, we specialize in helping believers integrate faith, family, and generosity into their estate plans. Our team works alongside your attorney and financial advisors to ensure your plan reflects both sound stewardship and eternal priorities.

We’re here to help you:

Understand your options clearly
Align your estate plan with your Christian values
Support your church or favorite ministry with confidence

estate planning

Guidance You Can Trust. Mission You Can Believe In.

We’re here to help you:

Understand your options clearly
Align your estate plan with your Christian values
Support your church or favorite ministry with confidence

Resources

Free Resource for You

Download our free Biblical Estate Preparation Guide. This in-depth tool will guide you through the necessary steps to properly plan your estate.

Take the Next Step

Whether you already have an estate plan or are looking to build your estate plan, below are tools to get you started. If you run into a bump or simply have questions, please contact us.

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The information you provide on the form will be delivered to our team, and they'll reach out to schedule a phone call.

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Schedule Your Meeting

Most meetings take place in person at your earliest convenience. However, we're also available to work with you over the phone.

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Get Your Plan

Just like that, you can have peace of mind knowing you and your family are protected! An attorney will deliver your completed estate plan.

Let us know!

Explore More Estate Planning Options

Whether you already have an estate plan or are looking to build your estate plan, below are tools to get you started. If you run into a bump or simply have questions, please contact us.

Planned Giving Opportunities

From Charitable Gift Annuities to Donor Advised Funds, explore many planned giving opportunities that can help you realize your ministry vision

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Estate Planning
Seminar

Georgia Baptist Foundation offers a Faithfully Stewarding Your Estate seminar aimed at teaching faithful estate stewardship to your paritioners.

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Estate Planning
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Ready to start your estate plan?
Go through this checklist to ensure you have all you need to complete the plan.

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Ready to Get Started with Your Estate Plan?

Use the questionnaire below to plan out your estate. Once you submit the form, you will be given a chance to download the plan to take to your attorney. The Foundation will also receive a copy for our records. If you run into a bump or simply have questions, please contact us.

Have peace of mind with an updated estate plan

Georgia Baptists can get their basic estate plan prepared now for only $450.

Your personalized estate plan will be created by a licensed Christian attorney and includes:

Last Will & Testament
Living Will and Healthcare Surrogate
Durable Power of Attorney for Finances

Our estate plans can help you:

Honor God with the gifts He has provided
Take care of the needs of your family
Minimize the impact of taxes on your assets
Prevent the state from making decisions on your behalf

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Love Well. Leave Well.

Leave a Legacy the Truly Matters.

Love Well. Leave Well.

Leave a Legacy that Truly Matters.

What Is an Estate Plan?

A Well-Designed Estate Plan Can ...

Most importantly, your estate plan gives you the opportunity to reflect your faith by supporting the ministries and causes that matter most to you.

What Is an Estate Plan?

A Well-Designed Estate Plan Can ...

Most importantly, your estate plan gives you the opportunity to reflect your faith by supporting the ministries and causes that matter most to you.

How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

Through planned giving, you can:

How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

How Can My Estate Plan Fuel Kingdom Growth?

How to Fuel Kingdom Impact Through Your Estate Plan

How to Fuel Kingdom Impact Through Your Estate Plan

How to Fuel Kingdom Impact Through Your Estate Plan

Advantages of Having an Estate Plan

Guidance You Can Trust. Mission You Can Believe In.

We’re here to help you:

Guidance You Can Trust. Mission You Can Believe In.

We’re here to help you:

Free Resource for You

Take the Next Step

Explore More Estate Planning Options

Ready to Get Started with Your Estate Plan?

SECTION 1: Donor Contact Information

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Marriage Status

Spouse

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SECTION 2: Family Details

Children's Details

1. After the death of both you and your spouse, who would you appoint to have physical custody and care over your minor children?

2. Who would you appoint to manage and distribute any property received in trust for your minor children?

3. Who will collect your assets, pay the debts and expenses of your estate, and distribute your remaining property?

His 1st Alternate Personal Representative

His 2nd Alternative Representative

Her 1st Alternate Personal Representative

Her 2nd Alternative Representative

4. Who would make health care decisions on your behalf if you were incapacitated?

His 1st Alternate:

Her 1st Alternate:

Her 2nd Alternate:

His 2nd Alternate:

5. Who would continue your day-to-day business, pay bills, etc. if you were incapacitated?

His 1st Alternate:

His 2nd Alternate:

Her 1st Alternate:

Her 2nd Alternate:

SECTION 3: Distribution of Your Estate

1. Personal effects and household furnishings to be distributed.

2. Specific Charitable Request(s) of cash or property:

3. Specific Non-Charitable Bequests of cash or property:

4. The Rest and Residue of my estate:

SECTION 4: Additional Notes

SECTION 5: Asset Inventory

SECTION 6: Deeds

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