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Pastor Jim Conrad said the Southern Baptist Convention cutting ties with his church will open a new chapter for the Kennesaw congregation. (Image courtesy Towne View Baptist Church)
The Southern Baptist Convention cut ties with a Kennesaw church over its decision to accept LGBTQ members, but the church is sticking by its new policy and receiving acclaim from across the U.S.
“If three to five percent of the population – somehow in God’s wisdom – is not straight or cisgender, then we should celebrate them as they are and invite them to follow Jesus and join us in this journey,” Pastor Jim Conrad of Towne View Baptist Church told Project Q Atlanta.
A committee that oversees more than 50,000 Southern Baptist churches voted to oust congregations in Kentucky and Georgia this week, over policies deemed to be too inclusive of the LGBTQ community. Southern Baptist Convention leaders expelled a Louisville church and Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, Georgia.
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Southern Baptists oust St. Matthews church over LGBTQ inclusion Share Updated: 5:52 PM EST Feb 23, 2021 WLKY Digital Team
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 5:52 PM EST Feb 23, 2021 WLKY Digital Team The Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee voted Tuesday to oust four of its churches one of which is in St. Matthews.St. Matthews Baptist Church was one of two churches expelled over having policies deemed to be too inclusive of LGBTQ people. We take no pleasure in recommending that a church is not in friendly cooperation with the convention,” Credentials Committee Chairman Mike Lawson said in a statement to Baptist Press. “We would like nothing more than for all our churches to be in harmony on such vital issues. But when the available information shows clearly that we are not, it is necessary to take action.The St. Matthews church lost its affiliation with the Kentucky Baptist Convention in 2018 for
Southern Baptists oust 4 churches for LGBTQ inclusion or employing pastors convicted of sex offenses
The two churches expelled for LGBTQ inclusion are St. Matthews Baptist Church in Kentucky and Towne View Baptist Church in Georgia Share Updated: 9:14 AM EST Feb 24, 2021
Southern Baptists oust 4 churches for LGBTQ inclusion or employing pastors convicted of sex offenses
The two churches expelled for LGBTQ inclusion are St. Matthews Baptist Church in Kentucky and Towne View Baptist Church in Georgia Share Updated: 9:14 AM EST Feb 24, 2021
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