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Adrian Rogers served as president for a single term in 1979–1980 and then again for two consecutive terms in 1987–1988 and 1988–1989.
No.ImagePresidentYears In Office652022–presentTexas642021–2022Alabama632018–2021North Carolina622016–2018TennesseeMay 23, 2024 · The university was founded in 1826 and named for Richard Furman, president of the first Baptist Convention in the United States. It was first located in Edgefield and at that time was known as Furman Academy and Theological Institution. Furman moved twice before finally settling in Greenville in 1851.
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The Southern Baptists met at the First Baptist Church of Augusta in May 1845. At this meeting, they created a new convention—the Southern Baptist Convention. They elected William Bullein Johnson (1782–1862) as its first president. He had served as president of the Triennial Convention in 1841, though he initially attempted to avoid a schism
South Carolina Baptist leader and first president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Son of Joseph and Mary (Bullein) Johnson, he was taught at his boyhood home in Georgetown, S.C., by his mother and by private tutors.
James Phillip Eagle (#8) served simultaneously as governor of Arkansas, president of the Arkansas Baptist Convention, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Jonathan Haralson (#6), the first layman elected, was an Alabama state supreme court justice.
May 6, 2024 · Fred Luter, Jr. (born November 11, 1956, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.) is an American Protestant religious leader and was the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (2012–14), the first African American to hold the position. Luter was born in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
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Bart Barber serves as the 64th President of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was elected on June 14, 2022, at the SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Barber has served FBC Farmersville since 1999. He is married to Tracy (Brady) Barber. Together they have two children, Jim and Sarah.
