Florida pastor Willy Rice to be nominated for SBC president
The announcement comes a day after current SBC President Ed Litton of Saraland, Ala., announced he will not seek a second term.
March 4, 2022
The announcement comes a day after current SBC President Ed Litton of Saraland, Ala., announced he will not seek a second term.
Citing a growing desire to develop a strategy to “bridge our divides and bring about a Gospel-driven unity and reconciliation” and the need to lead as a “pastor rather than from the office of president,” SBC president Ed Litton announced Tuesday (Mar. 1) that he would not seek a second term as SBC president at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif.
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