Southern Baptists Will Try to Oust Women Pastors Again at Annual Meeting

Southern Baptists will try to oust women pastors again at annual meeting

(RNS) — More than 10,000 local church messengers are expected at the SBC's annual meeting in Dallas next week — where they'll debate women pastors, deal with growing legal fees and decide the future of a controversial ethics agency.

SBC soon could vote on female pastors for third time

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Southern Baptists Likely to Vote Again on Women Pastors

Messengers from Southern Baptist churches will soon gather for the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) annual meeting June 10-11 in Dallas, Texas. As the largest U.S. Protestant denomination and the second largest religious organization, numerically trailing only the Roman Catholic Church, the 2025 SBC meeting will be closely followed by many. The much-anticipated convention will focus on key issues of increased prominence across recent years. N…