Officers elected during SBC annual meeting in Indy

In addition to electing North Carolina pastor as Southern Baptist Convention president, messengers to the annual meeting June 11–12 in Indianapolis elected a slate of other leaders.
New SBC officers include Clint Pressley, president; Brad Graves, first vice president; Eddie Lopez, second vice president; Don Currence, registration secretary; and Nathan Finn, recording secretary.
(Photo by Pam Henderson/The Baptist Paper)

Officers elected during SBC annual meeting in Indy

In addition to electing North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley as Southern Baptist Convention president, messengers to the annual meeting June 11–12 in Indianapolis elected a slate of other leaders.

Brad Graves, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Ada, Oklahoma, was elected first vice president. Graves received 4,072 votes (69.04%), defeating Michael Clary, founding pastor of Christ the King Church, Cincinnati, who received 1,812 votes (30.72%).

Eddie Lopez, pastor of First Baptist Church Forney (Texas) en Español, won the second vice president spot with 2,074 votes (52.11%) over Micheal Pardue, pastor of First Baptist Church Icard, Connelly Springs, North Carolina, who received 1,886 votes (47.39%).

Nathan Finn,  executive director of the Institute for Transformational Leadership and professor for North Greenville University, was reelected recording secretary, and Don Currence, administrative pastor of First Baptist Church Ozark, Missouri, was reelected registration secretary, both unopposed.

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