SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. — Terry Harper, lead missionary and executive director of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists (WVCSB), has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the convention’s Nov. 6–7 annual meeting.
Harper, 66, has led West Virginia Baptists for 13 years, longer than any other executive director since the state convention was established in 1970.
Harper told the executive board that heart health treatment and tests at the Cleveland Clinic contributed to his retirement decision.
“Service in a state convention is great work and I will always be grateful for this opportunity to serve Christ in this unique way,” Harper said Oct. 1 in a statement. State conventions have “a special place in Southern Baptist Convention life,” he said, “and I do not see how [Southern Baptists] could ever do without the work of state conventions.”
Harper announced his retirement to the convention’s executive board during their Sept. 6 regular meeting.
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