Morris Chapman, longtime SBC Executive Committee leader, dead at 84

Morris Chapman, longtime SBC Executive Committee leader, dead at 84

(RNS) — Morris Chapman, a longtime leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, died Monday. He was 84. “In a world where so many have fallen, he was faithful to the end,” current SBC President Clint Pressley posted on social media in tribute to Chapman. “Southern Baptists like me owe men like him a debt of gratitude. Praying the Lord is close to his family and especially his widow Jodi in the days ahead.” Chapman led the Nas…

Morris H. Chapman, former EC president, dies • Biblical Recorder

NASHVILLE (BP) — Morris H. Chapman, former pastor, former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, former SBC Executive Committee (EC) president and champion of the Cooperative Program (CP), died Monday, Oct. 20, at age 84. The last SBC Conservative Resurgence president to be opposed by a moderate candidate, Chapman led the convention to remain focused on the Great Commission as moderates broke away. Under his leadership as EC president, CP …