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Live updates: Southern Baptists elect Alabama Pastor Ed Litton as new SBC president Holly Meyer, Katherine Burgess and Duane W. Gang, Nashville Tennessean New doubts over roles for Southern Baptist women Replay Video UP NEXT The Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting officially begins today amid intense debate over a host of issues — from how to handle the sex abuse crisis to race and who should become the denomination's next leader. The meeting is the first gathering of significant size to be held in Nashville since the pandemic killed the city's meeting industry. Mo...

Southern Baptists elect new president, bucking effort to push denomination to the right Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean © Mark Humphrey, AP Pastor Ed Litton, of Saraland, Ala., answers questions after being elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Thousands of Southern Baptists elected Alabama pastor Ed Litton – the only candidate some say can prevent an exodus of minority members from the denomination – the next president of their network of conservative evangel...

Southern Baptists elect Alabama pastor Litton as president Tuesday, June 15, 2021  |  OneNewsNow.com Staff (OneNewsNow.com) Spanish Southern Baptist messengers, gathering this week in Nashville, have elected Alabama pastor Ed Litton to lead the denomination for the next two years. The nominees vying for the two-year stint were Litton, Georgia pastor Mike Stone, and seminary leader Albert Mohler. Results from the first ballot were as follows: Mohler: 23.62% (3,764 votes) Stone: 36.48% (5,216 votes) Litton: 32.38% (4,630 votes) Results from a second-ballot runoff between Stone and Litt...

Southern Baptists elect new convention president, bucking effort to push conservative denomination to the right Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean Thousands of Southern Baptists elected Alabama pastor Ed Litton — the only candidate some say can prevent an exodus of minority members from the denomination — to serve as the next president of their network of conservative evangelical churches. © Mark Humphrey, AP Pastor Ed Litton, of Saraland, Ala., answers questions after being elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Ten...

View Comments Thousands of Southern Baptists elected Alabama pastor Ed Litton — the only candidate some say can prevent an exodus of minority members from the denomination — to serve as the next president of their network of conservative evangelical churches. Litton won the top Southern Baptist Convention role in a runoff vote on Tuesday in Nashville. He defeated Georgia pastor Mike Stone. The convention, which is divided over its future direction, needs a uniter, said Louisiana pastor Fred Luter Jr., who nominated the pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama. "Ed is uniquely ...