Pastor Kevin Smith has been unanimously elected as the chairperson for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Smith is replacing Lori Bova as trustee chairperson. He is the first Black man to hold the position in the organization’s history, The Christian Post reports.
“Over the last two years, our entity has been blessed by the leadership of Chairwoman Lori Bova,” Brent Leatherwood, president of the ERLC, said in a statement announcing Smith’s election. “She’s been a constant source of wisdom and encouragement, and we are grateful for her time as chair. Our board has now turned over the gavel to Kevin Smith, a pastor with deep ties in SBC life, who personally understands the importance of cooperation as a Baptist distinctive. I am thrilled to work with him and our new executive committee in this upcoming season.”
Smith is the pastor of Family Church Village in West Palm Beach, Florida, and previously worked as the director of the Baptist…
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