ORLANDO (BP) – Nearly 4,000 rooms across more than two dozen hotels will be available at noon Eastern today (Oct. 6) for booking through the Southern Baptist Convention’s housing office for next year’s SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Hotel options include something for every budget and itinerary. And that means those reserving rooms today can expect heavy traffic. “There will be a lot of people trying to make reservations as soon as the portal opens,” said SBC Convention Manager Lynn … [Read more...]
Orlando offers unmatched hotel options for SBC26
ORLANDO (BP) – While there’s still a little more than a month to go before room nights for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando go online for booking, attendees can begin viewing their options and making plans now. The list provided at sbcannualmeeting.net/hotels offers something for just about every itinerary and budget. “We have a lot of hotel choices and inventory for Southern Baptists who are planning to come to Orlando,” said SBC Convention Manager Lynn Richmond. “There’s … [Read more...]
‘Stand together’ for the sake of reaching nations, Chitwood tells SBC messengers
DALLAS (IMB) – International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood encouraged all Southern Baptists to recognize their role in missions during the IMB report at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. Chitwood delivered the report to messengers Wednesday afternoon near the conclusion of the two-day meeting. The focus of the entity’s report amplified the essence of IMB’s recurrent message that Southern Baptists are stronger when reaching the nations, together. “I’m … [Read more...]
Amendment on role of women in pastoral ministry fails to achieve 2/3 vote
DALLAS (BP) – A proposed amendment to the SBC Constitution stating the office of pastor should be held only by men was rejected by messengers, receiving approximately 60 percent of the vote, but not reaching the required two-thirds marker. The motion was brought forward by Juan Sanchez, senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. With 5,632 ballots cast Wednesday (June 11), 3,421 messengers (60.74 percent) voted for its passage, and 2,191 (38.9 percent) voted against. … [Read more...]
Citing challenges overcome 100 years ago, Iorg urges Southern Baptists to choose cooperation
DALLAS (BP) – In 1925, Southern Baptists faced a “percolating maelstrom of denominational uncertainty,” Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said in his EC report to messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 10. And in a time when solutions were needed, “courageous leaders redefined cooperation.” Concerns abounded with the nation’s economy – despite it being the Roaring ‘20s – due to government decisions that ultimately produced the Great Depression. Financial scandals within the … [Read more...]
Messengers celebrate 100 years of Cooperative Program giving
by Shannon Baker DALLAS (BP) – During the June 10 afternoon session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg led messengers in celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program giving. Referencing Joshua 4, he shared the story of God instructing His people to gather 12 commemorative stones from the Jordan River and to create a memorial to the miracle of God, who stopped the river so the Israelites could cross on dry ground. The memorial had two … [Read more...]
Pressley leads slate of SBC officers
DALLAS (BP) – Clint Pressley has been reelected SBC president and will begin his term with two newly elected officers and two officers reelected during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. President Pressley ran against David Morrill, member of Applewood Baptist Church in Colorado. Morrill, writer, producer, podcaster and member of Applewood Baptist Church in Colorado, was nominated to the office of SBC president by Chris Cunningham, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of … [Read more...]
Southern Baptists unite to send 58 new IMB missionaries during SBC annual meeting
Missouri couple among new missionaries by Chris Doyle Southern Baptists united to celebrate 58 newly appointed International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries, during the June 10 opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. Church messengers watched as missionaries took the stage to share their calling and thank those who are supporting their Great Commission task. One Missouri Baptist couple, Brad and Carrie from Second Baptist Church, were among the … [Read more...]
Ministers’ Wives urged to press on ‘In His Presence’
DALLAS (BP) – It is possible to be well-known and desperately lonely, Sheila Walsh told a group of 2,000 women at the sold-out Ministers’ Wives Luncheon June 10 at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas. “You can be with a group of people who think they know you well, and I know that some of you understand what that loneliness is like,” said Walsh, a best-selling author, Bible teacher and recording artist. A native of Scotland, Walsh recounted how her traumatic … [Read more...]
IMB dinner recognizes Journeymen, encourages continued generosity
by Chris Doyle/IMB Stories of transformation and the importance of global outreach highlighted the International Mission Board dinner, June 9, at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Dallas. Close to 2,000 people attended the event that commemorated a milestone for the Journeyman program and honored many who have supported the IMB. “Tonight, we will celebrate what God is doing because of the work all of us in this room are doing together,” said Todd Lafferty, IMB … [Read more...]
Hispanic Baptists gain training, equipping
DALLAS (BP) – Hispanic Baptists from across the country gathered June 9 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas for a full day of training, encouragement and spiritual growth as part of the Hispanic Celebration preceding the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. The event, hosted by Red Bautista Hispana, featured a robust lineup of workshops under the theme “¡Unidos para su Gloria!” (United for His Glory). With sessions ranging from church planting and evangelism to … [Read more...]
NAMB Luncheon encourages fostering and adoptive families, blesses church planter’s family
DALLAS (BP) — When the Larson family’s son, Alaska, began struggling with his eyesight, they initially thought he would need glasses. Little did they know that he was in the early stages of a terminal genetic condition. Sam and Sydney Larson are planting a church in rural Hickman, Nebraska, and this year theirs became the latest family to be blessed during the NAMB Luncheon on June 9 hosted by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting … [Read more...]
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