By Baptist Message staff
ORLANDO, Fla. (LBM) – Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley has named Louisiana
Baptists to several committees ahead of the 2026 Annual Meeting, scheduled for June 9-10 in Orlando, Fla.
TELLERS
James Gardner, associate pastor, McClendon Baptist Church, West Monroe; Jacob Gardner, youth
minister, Trinity Baptist Church, Pineville, Chad King, pastor, First Baptist Church, Anacoco, and Dale
Lingenfelter, Louisiana Baptists’ associate executive director/chief financial officer
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
Karen Middleton, member, Jefferson Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, and Todd Strain, pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria
REGISTRATION
Ray Swift, Louisiana Baptists’ pastoral leadership director
