Slideshow: SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis

By Kit Doyle · June 12, 2024
 Scenes from the the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis. Messengers vote during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Musicians perform at the start of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) The Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) The Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber speaks during the denomination’s annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Attendees mingle during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Messengers vote at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) A messenger speaks from the floor at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Left to right, the Rev. Meredith Stone, president of Baptist Women in Ministry, Heather Deal, BWIM director of development, and the Rev. Nikki Hardeman, BWIM director of advocating for women in ministry, stand outside the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis on June 12, 2024, as Southern Baptists head into their annual meeting. (RNS photo/Adelle M. Banks) Buckets for collecting votes at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Attendees bow their heads during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Former Vice President Mike Pence, left, speaks with Brent Leatherwood, right, during a luncheon across the street from the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Josh Wester, chair of the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force, addresses the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Pastor Tom Ascol speaks at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kansas, demonstrate with colorful signs outside the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) President pastor Bart Barber oversees a vote at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) A messenger raises a ballot at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Attendees pray during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) The exhibit hall of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Ballots are collected during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) R. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks from the floor during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) A vote is taken during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Incoming president pastor Clint Pressley, and his wife Connie, at the end of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Outgoing SBC president Bart Barber laughs after receiving an appreciation at the end of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) Newly elected SBC president pastor Clint Pressley addresses a press conference at the conclusion of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast) The Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (RNS Photo/AJ Mast)
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