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Jared Wellman shares a message April 30, 2023, at Tate Springs Baptist Church, Arlington, Texas. Baptist Paper photo

SBC EC trustees reject Jared Wellman’s nomination

May 1, 2023

DALLAS – In a special called meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee trustees, May 1, a vote to elect Jared Wellman as the next president and CEO was defeated.

According to Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the (Tennessee) Baptist & Reflector, members rejected the nomination by a margin of 50-31.

A press conference is set to begin at 3 p.m. and a story will follow.

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