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Lee Brand, Jr., vice president and dean of the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary of Memphis, Tennessee. | Timothy Kane
An African-American seminary dean has been nominated as a candidate for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination founded by slave-owners.
According to a statement shared with The Christian Post on Tuesday evening, Lee Brand, Jr., vice president and dean of the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary of Memphis, Tennessee, was nominated for the position.
According to Article V of the Southern Baptist Convention s Constitution, the denomination officers include a first vice president and a second vice president.
“In case of death or disability of the president, the vice presidents shall automatically succeed to the office of president in the order of their election,”explains the SBC Constitution.