2008 State Annual Meeting Roundup

NEW ORLEANS (BP)–The peace of God seemed to permeate the 161st annual meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, which took place at First Baptist Church in New Orleans, and the pastors’ conference that preceded it in Leavell Chapel on the campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. It was a peace that was palpable, several […]

LAKELAND, Fla. (BP)–In a rare contested race, messengers to the Florida Baptist State Convention elected a president by the slimmest of margins, heard Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt and honored their executive director-treasurer for his 20 years of leadership during their 147th annual meeting in Lakeland Nov. 10-11. A total of 1,336 messengers and […]

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (BP)--West Virginia Southern Baptists adopted a resolution during their annual meeting Nov. 7-8 urging the passage of a state constitutional marriage amendment, saying the matter is of "grave importance to the well-being of the human family."

MANDAN, N.D. (BP)–An untimely blizzard shortened the business of the 25th annual meeting of the Dakota Baptist Convention. The widespread first snowfall of the year Nov. 6 whipped with winds in excess of 50 mph across North and South Dakota. Weather warnings kept attendance at the annual meeting down to about 75, about 40 fewer […]

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–Messengers to the 2008 Baptist General Convention of Texas, meeting Nov. 10-11 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, decided a proposal to change the group’s name to “Texas Baptist Convention” needs further study before being accepted. Messengers also adopted a down-sized $45.7 million budget for 2009, elected David Lowrie, pastor of First […]

HOUSTON (BP)--Hosted by Houston's First Baptist Church, the annual meeting of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention returned, Nov. 10-11, to the city where the convention was launched ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (BP)--Emerson Falls, pastor of Glorieta Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and a member of the Sac and Fox and Choctaw tribes, was elected as the first Native American president of the Baptist General Convention ...

JONESBORO, Ga. (BP)--Messengers to the Georgia Baptist Convention overwhelmingly approved a policy Nov. 11 that will allow convention officials to refuse donations from individuals and churches -- a new policy that apparently will apply to the First Baptist Church of Decatur ...

LENEXA, Kan. (BP)–Messengers were challenged to keep the old treasures of doctrine and cooperation while embracing new treasures at the 63rd annual meeting of the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists at Westside Family Church in Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 13-14. The theme of the meeting was “Balanced Kingdom Leadership: Embracing Treasures Old and New,” based on […]

HOLLADAY, Utah (BP)–The three top officers of the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention were re-elected during Oct. 21-22 sessions at the Salt Lake City-area Holladay Baptist Church. Paul Thompson, pastor of Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho, will serve a second term as president, along with John Williams, pastor of First Baptist Church in Monticello, […]