Holy Smoke

The Holy Smoke Christian Grilling Competition returned for it’s 21st year on March 5th in Preston, Georgia. Hosted by Macedonia Baptist Church in the Centerpoint Community with local churches across the area attending.

For 21 years now, churches and teams from across the area have entered the competition to cook their best ribs, BBQ Boston butts, and chickens, for a chance to earn the title of Holy Smoke Grand Champion.

This year’s event raised an all-time record of $20,250.00 to support abused and neglected children in Georgia. That brings the event’s two-decade total to more than $190,250.00.

Each year, proceeds from the event are divided between Georgia Baptist Children’s Home and the 

Methodist Children’s Home in Macon.

In addition to some great Bar-b-que, there’s a cake auction, gospel music performers, and plenty of 

hand shakes and smiles to go around. This year Ebenezer Baptist Church in Ellaville claimed the Grand Prize Trophy.

Since it’s humble beginnings in 2004, with about a dozen teams, Holy Smoke has grown into a major 

annual event.

We want to thank everyone involved for making this such a great and spirited event each year, and 

for the generous support it provides to our ministry.