Author: Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean

Southern Baptists elect Alabama pastor Ed Litton as president, as supporters hope he can prevent an exodus of minority members from the denomination.

Nashville pastors shared messages of God’s promise two days after a vehicle bomb shattered the peace of Christmas Day in the city’s historic downtown.

The cataclysmic death of George Floyd has pushed the Southern Baptist Convention’s racial reconciliation efforts back into the spotlight.

The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, held its annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Southern Baptist Convention can already expel a church over sexual abuse but new steps could make it easier to formally address abuse.

Southern Baptists may enact changes tohold churches accountable and keeppeople in their pews safe at a June meeting in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Tennessee Equality Project, which advocates for the rights of LGBT people in the state, helped organize more than 100 religious leaders.