Suggested Terminology




     Bequests through Christian Will




  • For Any Baptist Cause

"I give, bequeath and devise (the amount in dollars, the legal description of real estate, the number of shares of stock, ____% of the residue and remainder of my estate, etc.) to Georgia Baptist Foundation, Inc. a religious, non-profit corporation now domiciled in Gwinnett County, Georgia, in trust in perpetuity, for the following uses and trusts:

"Said Foundation shall pay out the net income therefrom at least annually to

A_______________________________%

B_______________________________%

If more than one Baptist cause is to receive the income, indicate the percent going to each cause. 

  • When You Have No Specific Baptist Cause in Mind

"I give, bequeath and devise ________________________________to Georgia Baptist Foundation, Inc., a religious, non-profit corporation now domiciled in Gwinnett County, Georgia, in trust in perpetuity, with the net income therefrom to be disbursed by the trustees in their sole discretion." 

  • When the Foundation is to be Trustee for the Residue of Estate After Debts Paid and Distribution Made to Relatives and/or Others

I give, bequeath and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to  Georgia Baptist Foundation, Inc., a religious, non-profit corporation now domiciled in Gwinnett County, Georgia, in trust in perpetuity, for the following uses and trusts." 


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