Posted: 10/29/07
Early messenger count tops 1,500 in Amarillo
More than 1,500 messengers were registered at the Baptist General Convention annual meeting by 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, two hours before the opening session.
This afternoon, messengers will vote on the 2008 Cooperative Program budget and elect a new president. Announced nominees are Joy Fenner—a former missionary to Japan, executive director emeritus of Woman's Missionary Union of Texas and the endorsed candidate of Texas Baptists Committed—or David Lowrie—a West Texas pastor whose backers have called for an "open election" and who have expressed discontent with recent actions by BGCT leaders.
Fenner would be the first woman BGCT president. Lowrie would be the first second-generation BGCT president and the first nominee in the last two decades not endorsed by the moderate Texas Baptists Committed political organization. Lowrie was endorsed by several Baptist bloggers.
Check back throughout the day for updated news from Amarillo.
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