Donna Samuels feeds hungry people in St. Louis five times a week. The ministry leader from New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in East St. Louis received some valuable help from Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers, who have partnered with her over the past two years to provide for communities in need. “They have become like […]
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EC meets to address legal, personnel issues
Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee met in a closed session on Thursday (Oct. 28). It was the first meeting for the group since the resignations of key EC staff members and a letter from long-time attorneys, Guenther, Jordan & Price, withdrawing from providing legal counsel for the group. EC Chairman Rolland Slade […]
Sex abuse task force motions fail at Missouri, Mississippi state meetings, pass in California, Arkansas
Motions to create state-level sex abuse task forces failed at the 2021 state Baptist annual meetings in Mississippi and Missouri this week, although a motion on handling sexual abuse was unanimously approved in Arkansas. A comparable motion presented at the California Southern Baptist Convention meeting Wednesday (Oct. 27) was ruled out of order, and a […]
EC calls special meeting to address ‘legal, audit and personnel’ matters
The officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee have issued a call for a special meeting of the trustees for 10 am (CDT) on Thursday, Oct. 28. The meeting will be held in Executive Session, according to EC Chairman Rolland Slade. Slade said the meeting will “update legal, audit and personnel matters.” Thirteen trustees […]
Addison resigns from SBC Executive Committee staff
Greg Addison, executive vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, is stepping down. Addison notified Ronnie Floyd, SBC EC president and CEO, of his intention to step down on Oct. 15, according to an email sent to EC trustees and staff on Wednesday (Oct. 20). Addison filled a new position for the EC when he […]
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