ST LOUIS – When you mention the Southern Baptist Convention, Jeffery Friend can’t help but smile.
As pastor of Suburban Baptist Church in New Orleans, Friend is proud to be affiliated with the SBC as an officer with the National African American Fellowship. He is spending a few days in St Louis for the 2016 SBC Annual Meeting and related functions and shared with the Baptist Message more about the National African American Fellowship, where he serves as central regional director.
“We are not just a separate entity in the convention,” Friend said. “We are all the SBC. We are all part of the convention.”
