October 29, 2001

Houston pastor Bob Campbell
elected BGCT president
___DALLAS--Bob Campbell, pastor of Westbury Baptist Church in Houston, was elected president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas by acclamation Oct. 29.
___Campbell was nominated by Phil Lineberger, pastor of Williams Trace Baptist C

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hurch in Sugar Land. Lineberger described Campbell as "a man of integrity" who has "a strong spiritual backbone" and is "trustworthy."
___A veteran Texas Baptist pastor and denominational leader, Campbell has been pastor of the Houston congregation since 1991.
___He previously was assistant professor of Bible and Greek at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, where he also served as chairman of the biblical studies division and chairman of the Bible department. In addition, he served as director of religious activities at HPU before becoming a member of the faculty.
___He previously served as pastor of churches in Oklahoma and Louisiana.
___Campbell has been a member of the BGCT Executive Board since 1993, serving as chairman from 1995 to 1997. Last year he served as chairman of the BGCT's Seminary Study Committee.
___He is a 1961 graduate of Louisiana College and earned two degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
___Serving with Campbell will be First Vice President Paul McBride and Second Vice President Steve Vernon.
___McBride, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in The Colony, was elected in a in balloting over Loren Johnson of Woodcrest Baptist Church in Groves.
___Vernon, pastor of First Baptist Church of Levelland, was elected by acclamation.
___Other officers were elected without opposition. They include Roger Hall of Dallas, recording secretary; Irby Cox of Grand Prairie, registration secretary; and Eugene Greer of Dallas, secretary of the corporation.

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