Newly elected SBC President waves to messengers as outgoing SBC President Bryant Wright looks on.
Fred Luter wept as messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention stood giving prolonged applause to his election as the first African-American president of the denomination. A self-described street preacher, Luter was nominated by David Crosby, pastor of First Baptist Church of New Orleans as “a native New Orleanian who would likely be a candidate for sainthood if he were a Catholic–a fire-breathing, miracle-working pastor…shaking this city with the gospel.”
Luter said, “To God be the Glory, great things He has done. I love you, Thank you.”
Outgoing SBC president Bryant Wright prayed for Luter, who will assume the presidency at the conclusion of the annual meeting Wednesday night.
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