PHOTOS: Jimmy Carter returns to hometown church to teach Sunday school

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PHOTOS: Jimmy Carter returns to hometown church to teach Sunday school

Former President Jimmy Carter returns to Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains less than a month after falling and breaking his hip to teach Sunday school on June 9, 2019. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Rosalynn Carter arrives as her husband, former President Jimmy Carter returns to Maranatha Baptist Church to teach Sunday school less than a month after falling and breaking his hip on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Mary Prince hands out church bulletins to visitors arriving to hear Carter teach Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jimmy Carter smiles and gives the thumbs up as he returns to Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains less than a month after falling and breaking his hip to teach Sunday school on Sunday, June 9, 2019. A member of the congregation made a special chair out of a boat seat that would raise and lower Carter . Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn bow in prayer along with members and visitors during the worship service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

A line wrapped around Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains to attend Sunday school taught by former President Jimmy Carter on June 9, 2019. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Visitors and members of the congregation line up to have their picture taken with Jimmy Carter after Sunday school and worship service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Plains. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jimmy Carter has his picture taken with the Hayiya Dance Theatre, Inc. after they performed during the worship service at Maranatha Baptist Church on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Plains. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Jimmy Carter opens his Bible to begin the lesson as he returns to Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains less than a month after falling and breaking his hip to teach Sunday school on June 9, 2019. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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