LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paul Chitwood was elected as executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) by the KBC Mission Board June 2 by an 88–7 ballot vote.
Chitwood, 41, pastor of First Baptist Church, Mount Washington, Ky., since 2003, was presented to the mission board by search committee chairman Paul Badgett, of Pikeville. The committee, he said, sought a candidate with the right character and chemistry as well as competence.
Chitwood has been a trustee of the International Mission Board, an assistant professor of evangelism and church growth at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and an adjunct professor at University of the Cumberlands.
A native of Jellico, Tenn., Chitwood has served as pastor of four Kentucky congregations and has been a convention president and first vice president. He has served as president of the KBC Pastors Conference.
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