State funerals take between seven and ten days and consist of three stages, according to the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, which is headquartered at Fort McNair and will release the schedule for Carter’s observance.

WASHINGTON - President Jimmy Carter’s faith was always central to him. He was from a small town in Rural Georgia with a Southern Baptist upbringing. Those roots never left him, and he never left the church. When President Carter got into office, he wanted to find a church in D.C. where his family could worship.

Public memorial observances for President Jimmy Carter will take place in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia, according to the Carter Center.

Memorials for Jimmy Carter begin this weekend in Georgia, with public and private funerals on Jan. 9 in Washington and in his hometown of Plains.