ORLANDO, Florida — On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Willy Rice, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, won the election for Southern Baptist Convention president by 1,396 votes. According to the Florida Baptist historical society, over the course of the last 171 years, seven persons who served at one time or another as a Florida Baptist pastor, have been elected president of the national convention.
Carl E. Bates, 1971, 1972, [served First C…
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