2023 Southern Baptist Convention. On Sunday morning, 121 years and several church buildings later, the First Baptist congregation held its last service ever on the downtown site a few blocks west of the Halifax River. You might get the idea Im going to be sitting on the pew on Sunday morning and coming down here each day and reading the paper, Welch chuckled. 2023 Baptist News Global. All rights reserved. Charlotte: QC Family Tree with Greg and Helms Jarrell, Lost Boys of Sudan: St. Johns Baptist Charlotte, Awakening to Immigrant Justice: Myers Park Baptist Church, Hospitality on the corner: Gaston Christian Center, Jake Hall: Gospel Gothic, Music and Radio, Hymns for a Lifetime: Ken Wilson and Knollwood Baptist Church, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window). DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (BP)-Bobby Welch, pastor of First Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Fla., and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told church members he will retire Aug. 27 after serving for 32 years as the church's senior pastor. The first services in the new worship center will be held next Sunday, and the grand opening that will include several dignitaries is planned for Oct. 27. I wanted the church family to hear it first and thats why I sent out the letter, Welch said. The apartment building and garage could include street-level retail shops. We want this retirement to be a happy, exciting and celebrative time in the churchs life and ours. The two would later marry. Armed with stacks of old newspapers and magazines and his handy hot glue gun, Welch plans a 360-degree scene encapsulated in something similar to an upside-down aquarium. Welch said he and his wife, Maudellen, will remain in the church after retirement, including maintaining an office as he becomes pastor emeritus. I only know that our God reigns and that He is faithful and true and that HE will not only give clear direction to First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach in the days just ahead, but He will also direct my path and that of my family. Armed with stacks of old newspapers and magazines and his handy hot glue gun, Welch plans a 360-degree scene encapsulated in something similar to an upside-down aquarium. But Mowrey is quick to give all the credit to God. He joined the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention in 2007 as strategist for global evangelical relations. We are thrilled beyond words that it appears the Lord will allow us to continue in ministry with Pastor David and you until we die, Welch continued reading. . A password reset link will be e-mailed to you. INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) Florida pastor Bobby Welch won the first contested Southern Baptist Convention presidential election in a decade June 15, then directed his characteristic zeal for evangelism toward reversing the SBC's numerical decline.
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