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Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, has been elected as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. EDT, SBC Annual Meeting Registration Secretary Don Currence reported the results of Tuesday afternoon’s SBC presidential election. Messengers voted on two nominated candidates: Rice and Josh Powell. Powell is the lead pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in Taylors, South Carolina.
“At the time of the last ballot, 11,613 messengers was registered, with 9063 messengers casting their ballots for the office of the President,” Currence announced. “Josh Powell received 3,821 votes, which represented 42.16%. Willy Rice received 5,217 votes, which represent 57.56% of the total votes.”
Currence also shared that 25 ballot votes were disallowed.
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Shortly after 4:30 p.m. EDT, SBC Annual Meeting Registration Secretary Don Currence reported the results of Tuesday afternoon’s SBC presidential election. Messengers voted on two nominated candidates: Rice and Josh Powell. Powell is the lead pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in Taylors, South Carolina.
“At the time of the last ballot, 11,613 messengers was registered, with 9063 messengers casting their ballots for the office of the President,” Currence announced. “Josh Powell received 3,821 votes, which represented 42.16%. Willy Rice received 5,217 votes, which represent 57.56% of the total votes.”
Currence also shared that 25 ballot votes were disallowed.
Continued below.
Willy Rice Elected as New President of Southern Baptist Convention
Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, has been elected as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention.