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Latest News: SBC Exec Comm to sell building; Iorg installed as president, CEO

Check out these three recent headlines from The Baptist Paper, the sister publication of The Alabama Baptist — coverage from the national and international scene.
  • September 18, 2024
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The SBC Executive Committee met in Nashville, Sept. 16–17.
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Latest News: SBC Exec Comm to sell building; Iorg installed as president, CEO

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports from this week’s SBC Executive Committee meeting in Nashville recently published by The Baptist Paper, see below.

1. In an effort to help the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee rebound from ongoing financial struggles and growing legal expenses, the EC announced on Tuesday (Sept. 17) it was planning to sell its downtown Nashville building. The EC also reported this week during its meeting it had spent more than $12.1 million on sexual abuse investigation-related expenses since 2020.

SBC Exec Comm to sell downtown building, create new department on abuse response

2. Clint Pressley spoke to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee trustees during their Sept. 16–17 meeting for the first time since being elected SBC president in June. 

Pressley gives first report to Exec Comm as SBC president

3. Jeff Iorg was installed to lead the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee as president and CEO on Monday (Sept. 16) during the EC’s September meeting.

‘God called, and here we are’: Iorg installed as SBC Exec Comm president

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