Pressley elected to 2nd term as SBC president

DALLAS — North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley has been elected for a second term as Southern Baptist Convention president.

Messengers elected Pressley, senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, during their annual meeting in Dallas on Tuesday (June 9). Pressley defeated David Morrill, a member of Applewood Baptist Church in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, who was nominated by Chris Cunningham from Hillcrest Baptist Church in Big Springs, Texas. Pressley received 5,567 votes (92.64% of the vote), Morrell received 408 votes (6.79 % ), and 34 votes were disallowed.

Pressley was nominated by Michael Criner, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Rockwall, Texas.

“Clint Pressley has earned our trust for another year as our president,” said Criner as he nominated Pressley. “This past year, Clint Pressley has represented Southern Baptists so well.

“(Pressley) has joyfully pointed us to who we are, the very best, of who we are, and the very best of what we do — our confession and our cooperation for the Great Commission,” Criner said.

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This story appeared in The Baptist Paper.