Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Churches with Female Pastors
TL;DR
The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled two churches, including Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, for having a female pastor. The convention decided 20 years ago that only men could serve as pastors, based on its interpretation of the "Baptist Faith and Message" doctrine. Despite the convention's decision, Fern Creek Baptist Church will keep Rev. Linda Barnes Popham as its pastor. The church is now facing a possible expulsion from the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
Topics:nationreligion#expulsion#fern-creek-baptist-church#louisville#religion#southern-baptist-convention#women-pastors
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- Southern Baptist Convention rejects appeal by Fern Creek church WLKY News Louisville
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