Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | December 2023 | Volume 67, Number 12
RACIAL UNITY TO BE PART OF 2016 SBC
Art Toalston - Baptist Press
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ST. LOUIS, MO (BP) – "A National Conversation on Racial Unity in America" will be among the highlights of the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in St. Louis, as listed in SBC LIFE's spring edition.
The racial reconciliation emphasis will take place during the Tuesday morning session of the June 14-15 annual meeting, as announced by SBC President Ronnie Floyd in the Executive Committee journal. SBC LIFE is online at www.sbclife.net.
Jerry Young, president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, and Marshall Blalock, pastor of First Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C., will be among the featured speakers.
Floyd and Young were key participants in two racial reconciliation gatherings in Jackson, Miss., in November and August last year. Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, and Young, who leads New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, subsequently were interviewed together by The New York Times and wrote an op-ed at CNN about racial healing in America.
The theme of the annual meeting will be "Awaken America, Reach the World" drawn from Acts 4:31.
Online registration for messengers and local hotels can be accessed at www.SBCAnnualMeeting.net. Information for preschool child care and programs for children ages 6-12 and students in grades 7-12 also is available through the website. Information about the annual Crossover evangelism outreach prior to the annual meeting can be accessed at St. Louis Metro Baptist Association
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Art Toalston is senior editor for Baptist Press, news service of the Southern Baptist Convention.
