
Elected officers of the Tennessee Baptist Convention at its Nov. 11-12 annual meeting were, from left, Nathan Washburn, pastor, First Baptist Church, Greenbrier, second vice president; Michael Ellis, pastor, Impact Baptist Church, Memphis, president; and David Leavell, pastor, First Baptist Church, Millington, vice president. — Photos by Connie Davis Bushey
TBC elects first African-American president; strides made toward 50/50 CP distribution
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
BRENTWOOD — By unanimous consent, messengers to the 140th annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention elected the first African-American president in convention history during the Nov. 11-12 meeting held at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood. [Read more…]


