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CSBC was founded in 1940 as the Southern Baptist General Convention of California. [9] The convention changed its name to its current name in 1988. [ 9 ] Several times in recent decades efforts to change the name of the convention to remove "Southern" have failed.
Southern Baptist Convention delegates, known as messengers, gather on Tuesday in New Orleans for the denomination's 2023 annual meeting. SBC Executive Committee faces mandate for long-term abuse ...
Each year, the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention gathers to conduct business for the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
During their annual convention Tuesday in Anaheim, Southern Baptists approved two resolutions to fight sex abuse.
Baptist Press is a ministry assignment of the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. Baptist Press is responsible for providing regular news releases about Southern Baptists, serving as the convention's press representative, and coordinating news operations for annual meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention.
In June 2023, when it requested a review of the decision, church representatives present at the annual convention voted 88% to uphold this decision. [ 21 ] The church wanted to maintain its affiliation with the California Southern Baptist Convention , [ 22 ] but in October 2023, it decided to leave the state convention as well, in a desire to ...
Messengers raise their ballots in support of a motion put up for vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis Credit - (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Barber served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest American Evangelical denomination for two terms. He was first elected in Anaheim, California at the 2022 Annual Meeting, [7] and ran for a second consecutive term at the 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. [8]