Jimmy Carter To Teach Sunday School Days After Breaking Hip

Former President Jimmy Carter suffered a broken hip Monday as he was leaving to go turkey hunting. A spokeswoman said Carter, who will undergo physical therapy as part of his recovery, plans to teach his regular Sunday school class this weekend at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.

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Updated at 3:55 p.m. Thursday

Former President Jimmy Carter plans to teach Sunday school this weekend just days after undergoing surgery for a broken hip, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

Carter, 94, was released Thursday morning from a Georgia hospital after getting a hip replacement. He plans to continue recuperating at his home in rural Plains, said a statement from Carter spokeswoman Deanna Congileo.