ORLANDO (BP) – A preliminary schedule for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 9-10 in Orlando was released Today (March 10) by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Order of Business.
A highlight of the program will come right off the bat in Tuesday morning’s session June 9 with a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
The moment will be “a reminder of the freedoms that have allowed churches like ours to worship openly, preach the Gospel without restraint and send missionaries around the world,” said Bryant Sims, chairman of this year’s Committee on Order of Business. “We give thanks to God for His providence in the history of our nation and for the opportunity those freedoms have given Southern Baptists to cooperate for the sake of the Great Commission.”
The Tuesday session will begin at 8 a.m. with worship led by Gerald Malloy, worship ministry pastor atHickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C.
SBC President Clint Pressley, pastor of Hickory Grove, will call the meeting to order at 8:15. Pressley is ending his second and final one-year term, and messengers will elect a new SBC president at the meeting.
“The annual meeting every year is a highlight in SBC life and this year will be no different” Pressley said. “We will hear from our entities and mission boards and be able to celebrate all the Lord is doing in and through the SBC. In addition to that being in Orlando makes it even more fun. Genuinely can’t wait for June!”
Sims said the sending of new missionaries, officer elections and the general stewardship of the SBC call for “careful stewardship and prayerful responsibility.”
“Messengers will be asked to participate thoughtfully in the life of the Convention, including the election of the SBC president on Tuesday afternoon and the selection of other officers across both days,” Sims said. “The schedule’s allowance for the possibility of runoff elections serves as a reminder that these decisions matter and deserve our full attention, humility and prayer.”
The full schedule is below.
2026 SBC Annual Meeting Program
Tuesday Morning, June 9, 2026
8:00 Worship —Gerald Malloy, Convention music director; worship ministry pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
8:10 Prayer —Stephen Rummage, executive director-treasurer, Florida Baptist Convention, Jacksonville, Florida
8:15 Welcome and Call to Order —Clint Pressley, SBC president; senior pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
8:25 Crossover Report —Tim Dowdy, vice president of evangelism, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia
8:35 Registration Report and Constitution of Convention —Don Currence, SBC registration secretary; administrative pastor, First Baptist Church, Ozark, Missouri
8:40 Committee on Order of Business Report (First) —Bryant Sims, chair, chief operations officer, South Carolina Baptist Convention, Columbia, South Carolina
8:50 Celebrating Freedom —Chaplain Major General Doug Carver, U.S. Army retired, executive director of chaplaincy, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia
9:00 Committee on Resolutions Report (First) — Hunter Baker, chair, provost and dean of faculty, North Greenville University, Greenville, South Carolina
9:10 Committee on Committees Report —Cory Horton chair; senior pastor, Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Taylors, South Carolina
9:20 Committee on Nominations Report —Jeff Moore, chair; senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Altus, Oklahoma
9:35 Introduction of New Motions (First)
9:50 GuideStone Financial Resources Report — D. Hance Dilbeck Jr., president and CEO, GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas, Texas
10:02 The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Report —Gary Hollingsworth, interim president; The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville, Tennessee
10:14 Lifeway Christian Resources Report —Joe Walker, interim president and CEO, Lifeway Christian Resources, Brentwood, Tennessee
10:26 Cooperative Program Spotlight
10:30 International Mission Board Sending Celebration —Paul Chitwood, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia
11:15 Worship —Gerald Malloy
11:25 President’s Address — Clint Pressley
12:05 Closing Prayer —Breck Ladd, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Madison, Mississippi
Tuesday Afternoon, June 9, 2026
2:00 Worship —Gerald Malloy, Convention music director; worship ministry pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
2:10 Opening Prayer —Jonathan Parnell, lead pastor, Cities Church, St. Paul, Minnesota
2:15 Joint Seminary Reports — Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina; Jason K. Allen, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri; James K. Dew Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana; David Dockery, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas; Adam P. Groza, president, Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ontario, California; R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
3:27 Cooperative Program Spotlight
3:30 Election of President
3:45 Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity)
4:00 Election of Recording Secretary
4:15 Executive Committee Report (First) —Jeff Iorg, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee
4:55 Miscellaneous Business
5:15 Committee on Order of Business Report (Second) — Bryant Sims, chair, chief operations officer, South Carolina Baptist Convention, Columbia, South Carolina
5:40 Closing Prayer —Jordan Willard, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Weddington, North Carolina
Wednesday Morning, June 10, 2026
8:00 Worship —Gerald Malloy, Convention music director; worship ministry pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
8:10 Prayer —Chris Griggs, lead pastor, First Baptist Church Welcome, Lexington, North Carolina
8:15 Committee on Order of Business Report (Third) —Bryant Sims, chair, chief operations officer, South Carolina Baptist Convention, Columbia, South Carolina
8:35 Election of First Vice President
8:45 Previously Scheduled Business —Clint Pressley, SBC president; senior pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
9:05 Worship —Gerald Malloy
9:15 Convention Sermon —Caleb Turner, senior pastor, Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, Mesquite, Texas
9:55 Election of Second Vice President
10:05 Executive Committee Report (Second) —Jeff Iorg, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee
10:45 Woman’s Missionary Union Report —Sandra Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer, Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Alabama
10:53 Send Relief Presentation —Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia; Paul Chitwood, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia,
11:03 International Mission Board Report —Paul Chitwood
11:15 Cooperative Program Spotlight
11:18 Election of Registration Secretary
11:25 Committee on Resolutions Report (Second) —Hunter Baker, chair, provost and dean of faculty, North Greenville University, Greenville, South Carolina
11:55 Closing Prayer —Ronnie Parrott, lead pastor & directional elder, Christ Community, Huntersville, North Carolina
Wednesday Afternoon, June 10, 2026
2:30 Worship —Gerald Malloy, Convention music director; worship ministry pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
2:45 Prayer —Mike Powers, elder/lead pastor, Richland Creek Community Church, Wake Forest, North Carolina
2:50 Committee on Resolutions Report (Third) — Hunter Baker, chair, provost and dean of faculty, North Greenville University, Greenville, South Carolina
3:20 North American Mission Board Presentation —Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia
3:45 North American Mission Board Report—Kevin Ezell
3:57 Cooperative Program Spotlight
4:00 Previously Scheduled Business — Clint Pressley, SBC president; senior pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
4:20 Committee on Order of Business Report (Fourth) —Bryant Sims, chair, chief operations officer, South Carolina Baptist Convention, Columbia, South Carolina
Election of 2027 Convention Preacher, Alternate Preacher, and Music Director
4:30 Presentation of Officers — Jeff Iorg, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee
4:40 Closing Prayer —Tom Savage, interim executive director, State Convention of Baptists in Indiana, Martinsville, Indiana