Pastor Willie McLaurin speaks at the 2020 Kentucky Baptist Pastors’ Conference at Bellevue Baptist Church in Owensboro, Ky. On Tuesday, Pastor McLaurin was named the interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
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Southern Baptist Convention taps Willie McLaurin for top leadership role
Tennessee Pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, becoming the first African-American to lead one of the denomination’s ministry entities in its more than 175-year history.
