By Margaret Colson Baptist Press DALLAS — Vice President Mike Pence affirmed Southern Baptists for their gospel witness and then encouraged Southern Baptists to continue in that commitment, speaking at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting on Wednesday (June 13).

Baptist Press DALLAS — Vice President Mike Pence shared his Christian testimony with the Southern Baptist Convention and commended the SBC as “one of the greatest forces for good” in the world during the Wednesday morning (June 13) session of the annual meeting in Dallas.

By David Dawson [email protected] DALLAS — Acknowledging the perplexing topics and potential divisiveness that the denomination is facing, Southern Baptist president Steve Gaines said the formula for unity and restoration is surprisingly uncomplicated.

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] DALLAS – It didn’t take long for Southern Baptists to make their opinions known. During the Committee on Order of Business report on the opening day of the Southern Baptist Convention June 12, messenger Garrett Kell of Del Rio Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., moved to replace the time allocated for Vice President Mike Pence to speak on Wednesday, June 13, with a time of prayer.

From B&R staff Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, spoke to his fellow Tennessee Baptists on Monday night, June 11, prior to the start of the SBC annual meeting on June 12 in Dallas, Texas. Gaines spoke during a dessert fellowship sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. After brief comments, Tennessee Baptists gathered to pray for Gaines as he will preside over the

From BP reports DALLAS — Vice President Mike Pence will address the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday (June 13). The announcement of Pence’s 11 a.m. address to messengers and invited guests at the June 12-13 annual meeting in Dallas was made by SBC President Steve Gaines and Grant Ethridge, chairman of the convention’s Committee on Order of Business, in a joint press release today (June 11).

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press FORT WORTH — Doctors thought it might have been leukemia, an explanation for the frequent bruising Grant began suffering just shy of his second birthday. His father, Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines, told the story years later while preaching at Birchman Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

By David Roach Baptist Press DALLAS — Paige Patterson has withdrawn from preaching the convention sermon next week at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. As a result of that decision, Austin, Texas, pastor Kie Bowman will deliver the meeting’s keynote message.