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Willy Rice elected SBC president

NEW By Brandon Porter, posted June 9, 2026

ORLANDO (BP) – Florida pastor Willy Rice has been elected SBC president. Rice follows North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley, who served two terms in the role.

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Mohler amendment scheduled for Wednesday consideration

Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, submitted two motions Tuesday afternoon June 9 -- one to amend the SBC Constitution and one to suspend a standing rule that would have automatically referred his earlier motion to the SBC Executive Committee. Messengers voted to suspend the standing rule, which allows them to consider the constitutional amendment on Wednesday. Photo by Sonya Singh

By David Roach, posted June 9, 2026 in SBC Annual Meetings

ORLANDO (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention messengers voted June 9 to consider Albert Mohler’s “Truth and Unity” amendment to the SBC Constitution at this year’s Annual Meeting. They also effectively killed six motions requesting the appointment of task forces to study a range of issues.

SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg delivers a report to messengers at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 9 in Orlando. Photo by Sonya Singh

By Diana Chandler, posted June 9, 2026 in Executive Committee, SBC Annual Meetings

ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg championed increased giving to international missions in his June 9 report to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, also commending the findings of a Special Needs Ministry Task Force.

Jonathan Sams, chairman of the SBC Credentials Committee, shrares a bit about the committee's process with messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando June 9. Photo by Sonya Singh

By Scott Barkley, posted June 9, 2026 in SBC Annual Meetings

ORLANDO (BP) – The Credentials Committee gave messengers a behind-the-scenes look at the group's work during a special report at the SBC Annual Meeting.

Tim Dowdy (left), North American Mission Board vice president of evangelism, and Stephen Rummage, executive director of the Florida Baptist Convention, deliver a report on Crossover Orlando to messengers June 9 at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting. Photo by Madeleine Koelzer

By Brandon Elrod, posted June 9, 2026 in Evangelism, North American Mission Board, SBC Annual Meetings

ORLANDO – Ahead of their annual meeting, Southern Baptists intentionally engaged the host city of Orlando to serve the community and proclaim the Gospel. Tuesday morning, June 9, North American Mission Board (NAMB) Vice President of Evangelism Tim Dowdy shared that more than 1,000 people professed faith in Christ.

Jonathan Leeman, president of 9Marks, moderates a panel discussion among Greg Gilbert, pastor of Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., Aaron Meinkoff, pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Atlanta, and Ben Lacey, pastor of Trinity River Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The panel conversation focused on "12 Propositions: Getting the Ordinances and Membership Right." Photo by Robin Cornetet

By David Roach, posted June 9, 2026 in SBC Annual Meetings

ORLANDO (BP) – Open communion, spontaneous baptisms and taking the Lord’s Supper to shut-ins all are inconsistent with a biblical doctrine of the Church, said panelists at a 9 Marks at 9 event June 8 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando.