Carter declared that he was no longer a Southern Baptist and threw his support behind a competing movement of moderates.

To the relief of Carter’s campaign strategists who worried that a Southern Baptist Sunday school teacher and church deacon might need to tone down his religiosity to win the presidency ...

Who else could be nominated to lead the Southern Baptist Convention Meanwhile ... denomination and asked his family and church staff, deacons and congregations to do the same.

Deacons. Ministers ... A Houston Chronicle investigation found a trail of abuse by Southern Baptist missionaries stretching back for decades. Mission board officials kept the allegations internal.

(WWBT) - Richmond’s First Baptist Church voted on Sunday to withdraw from the Southern Baptist Convention ... The church’s board of deacons recommended to withdraw in response to the ...