Jimmy Carter's pastor shares how Carter is still making a difference at 100 years old

(13WMAZ) It was a Monday in 2018, and Pastor Tony Lowden was driving to work at the governor’s office in Atlanta. He had just preached a sermon about love at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia the day before.

Maranatha Baptist is a “bucket list” destination for a lot of people. Back then, if you were lucky, you could get inside and listen to former President Jimmy Carter teach Sunday school.

On his commute, Pastor Lowden received a call from an unfamiliar number on his cell phone. He left it on voicemail.

“I pushed the voicemail, and when I listened to the voicemail, it was President Carter asking me to consider being a pastor at Maranatha Baptist Church — as well as his pastor,” Pastor Lowden said.

Yes, the 39th president of the United States wanted Pastor Lowden to be his and Rosalynn’s personal pastor.

“We talked for about 45 minutes, and he talked about how he wanted to see, how the church should grow, and what he wants to achieve in his latter days,” Lowden said.

For the next six years, Lowden preached at Maranatha and ministered to Mr. and Mrs. Carter. On Carter's 100th birthday, Lowden says that the Carters have impacted his life in meaningful ways.

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