Tag: Fred Luter
Ronnie Floyd wins Southern Baptist Convention presidency
RONNIE Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas for 27 years, topped fellow nominees Maryland pastor Dennis Manpoong Kim and Kentucky pastor Jared Moore to win the SBC post June 10 in Baltimore.
After Isaac, worshipers were undeterred
LACK of electricity did not equal a lack of worship in Hurricane Isaac's wake at many of the Southern Baptist churches across New Orleans Sunday, Sept. 2.
Billy Graham released from hospital
"Mr. Graham had a quick recovery and responded very well to his treatment," Daniel Fertel, a pulmonologist at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., said in a hospital news release.
Southern Baptist Convention elects first black president
LUTER, who was unopposed and received a lengthy standing ovation from messengers when elected, told media at a news conference that he sees his election as being a turning point for blacks and other ethnic groups.
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