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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church.

On a recent Sunday, its pastor for women and children, Kim Eskridge, urged members to invite friends and neighbors to an upcoming vacation Bible school — a perennial Baptist activity — to help “reach families in the community with the gospel.”

But because that pastor is a woman, First Baptist’s days in the Southern Baptist Convention may be numbered.

At the SBC’s annual meeting June 11-12 in Indianapolis, representatives will vote on whether to amend the denomination’s constitution to essentially ban churches with any women pastors — and not just in the top job. That measure received overwhelming approval in a preliminary vote last year.

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[-] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago

Of course they are.

As a side note, how in the fuck are you supposed to feel any spiritual connection in a space like the one pictured? It looks like a goddamned Costco. I'm not religious, but I absolutely get the vibe when I'm in a proper church. This is not that.

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

I believe that is a convention center for their meeting.

[-] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I believe you're correct. I've never been in a megachurch. I was thinking this might be one, but a convention center makes way more sense.

[-] sjmulder@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago

It’s all in the suspended chords

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

You underestimate the effect of feeling like you're a part of a movement. When you sit in that room, you're a winner.

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