There are 2 Mayor Offices in Albany, Georgia, serving a population of 74,892 people in an area of 56 square miles.
Albany
City in Georgia
Description
Albany is a city in southwest Georgia. The Flint RiverQuarium highlights the ecology of the Flint River, and has turtles and alligators. Thronateeska Heritage Center includes the Wetherbee Planetarium, plus science and history museums. Downtown’s Ray Charles Memorial features a life-size statue of the musician, who was born in the city. To the north, Chehaw Park has trails, and a zoo with cheetahs and rhinos.
Ask Albany, Georgia, to name a street for John the Baptist
Albany stands in southwest Georgia along the Flint River. Rivers matter in Scripture, and they matter in this ministry. John baptized where there was “much water” (John 3:23). Jesus later walked into the Jordan to be baptized by him, and the Spirit descended like a dove (Matthew 3:16–17). A city already shaped by a river is a natural place to honor the baptizer who prepared the way of the Lord. The Flint is not the Jordan, but it can still serve the same Lord, as a place where people remember repentance and new life.
We are asking Albany’s mayor and local officials to consider John the Baptist Boulevard as the name of a public street—especially one that leads toward the Flint or another body of water. The honor is not meant to replace anyone else’s history in this city. It is meant to add a clear Christian witness to the map, so that the name of the forerunner of Christ is spoken in ordinary traffic and ordinary conversation. “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” is still the right message for a public road (Matthew 3:2).
A petition and a respectful letter are enough to begin. Neighbors can talk with churches and community groups, and they can invite the city to look at the request the same way it looks at other civic honors: is this person worth remembering in public? We believe John the Baptist is.
If you want help, call or text John Arwood at (904) 305-7534 or email [email protected].