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On second ballot, messengers elect Litton SBC president

By Will Hall, Message executive editor NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LBM) – Ed Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama, was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 15, in Nashville, Tennessee, during the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting. Litton won a runoff vote against Georgia Pastor Mike Stone, by a margin of 556 votes, 6,834 to 6,278. The messenger count peaked at 15,691 prior to the election, according to registration secretary Don Currence. However, only 13,112 ballots were cast. FIRST ROUND Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear, Georgia, led Litton after the first round of voting among four contenders, who included R. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, and Randy Adams, executive director of Northwest Baptist Convention, Vancouver, Washington. First Vote: Stone, 5,216, or 37.2 percent; Litton, 4,360, or 31.1 percent; Mohler, 3,764, or 26.9 percent; and Adams, 673, or 4.8 percent (out of 14,013 total votes counted). CAJUN COMMENDATION Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, nominated Litton with a strong endorsement of Litton’s ability as a “uniter” who has “uniquely shown his commitment to … [Read more...]

Louisiana Notables

EDITOR’S NOTE: Do you have a Revival, Homecoming, a new pastor, a community outreach or a concert? The Baptist Message would love to share your church news with the rest of the state. It is very easy to do, just send in your information (who, what, where and when) to philip@baptistmessage.com or call 318.449.4345. To get your event in the paper, please submit your information three weeks prior to the event. ON THE MOVE Michael (wife Tammy) Wilkinson from Macedonia Baptist Church, Effie to become pastor at East Jena Baptist Church, Jena. Sam Haggard is the new youth minister at Bethany Baptist Church, Bethany Kirk (wife Jordan) Talley is the new music minister from Open Door, Ragley to Blanchard Baptist Church, Blanchard. Joshua (wife Rebekah) Timothy will be ordained to the Gospel ministry on June 27 at 6 p.m. He is the pastor of Esler Baptist Church, Pineville. Will Simmons is the new discipleship pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, Shreveport, from North Keithville Baptist Church, Keithville. Austin Eaken is the new youth pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, Shreveport from Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. Chris Keeny is the new pastor at Westlake Baptist Church, Shreveport from Mooringsport Baptist Church, … [Read more...]