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The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and…
Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling
Willie McLaurin's historic appointment in 2022 as interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee made him…
Race-related tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention are high heading into a national meeting next week.
Raleigh White Baptist Church was charged and found guilty of being racist, has been kicked out of the Southern Baptist…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Leaders of the largest U.S. Protestant denomination are preaching that integrated churches can be a key
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention supports Phil Robertson's biblical views on homosexuality…
HOUSTON (AP) - The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday expressing its opposition to and disappointment in the Boy…
HOUSTON (AP) - Luter was first elected in 2012. His presidency comes at a time when the nation's largest Protestant…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A decade ago, the Southern Baptist Convention was riding high...
theGRIO REPORT - The predominantly white Southern Baptist denomination made history and headlines late Tuesday when they elected Fred Luter,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. was unopposed in being elected by thousands of enthusiastic delegates on…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists may elect their first African-American president when they meet Tuesday as the nation's largest…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Four months ago, two African-American pastors stood in a hallway of the Southern Baptist Convention's Nashville…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans pastor who's expected to become the first black president of the Southern Baptist…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics chief was reprimanded Friday and his radio show canceled after he…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - A panel of Southern Baptists recommended Monday that its leadership endorse a new description, offering an…
PHOENIX (AP) - The Southern Baptist Convention elected Fred Luter to the position of 1st vice president Tuesday at their…