Jimmy Pritchard, former president of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and a leader of the conservative resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention. | First Baptist Church of Forney
A Southern Baptist Convention pastor who helped advance the denomination s conservative resurgence has died at age 65 after battling COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Jimmy Pritchard, former president of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and pastor of First Baptist Church of Forney, Texas, died last week following a brief battle with the illnesses.
FBC Forney announced the death of Pritchard in a statement posted to their Facebook page on Feb. 24, noting that they brought the news “with great sadness.”
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