Southern Baptist head calls for reforms, potential removal of multiple Houston churches – HoustonChronicle.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Monday evening called for a “season of lament, sorrow, and repentance” over a sexual abuse crisis, and provided a list of 10 churches, including Second Baptist Church in Houston, that he said should be scrutinized for their handling of sexual abuses and potentially removed from the nation’s largest Baptist group.Two of the other 10 churches are in Houston in addition to Second Baptist, a 60,000-member congregation that has long been pastored by former SBC President Ed Young. The other churches are Brentwood Baptist Church and Cathedral of Faith.The 10 churches are as follows:Second Baptist Church, Houston, TexasBrentwood Baptist Church, Houston, TexasCathedral of Faith, Houston, TexasArapaho Baptist Church, Garland, TexasBolivar Baptist Church, Sanger, TexasFirst Baptist Church, Bedford, TexasSovereign Grace Church, Louisville, KentuckyTurner Street Baptist Church, Springdale, ArkansasEastside Baptist Church, Marietta, GeorgiaTrinity Baptist Church, Ashburn, Georgia
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