Monday, November 14, 2005

Historic Day for Texas Baptists


Rev. Dr. Michael Bell, the first African-American to be elected president of the BaptiSt General Convention of Texas, greets Dr. Lavonn Brown and Rev. Dale Geis, the first messengers from a church in Oklahoma to participate as full members of the BGCT.

Dr. Bell, the pastor of Greater St. Stephen Baptist Church in Fort Worth, was elected by an 88% plurality of the vote.

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