Washington Times

First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, faces expulsion for having a woman pastor

First Baptist Church of Alexandria, one of the nation’s oldest Southern Baptist congregations, faces expulsion for having a woman pastor. Kim Eskridge, pastor for children and women, “is among our ...
Washington Times

Southern Baptists expel Alexandria, Va., church for believing women can serve as pastors

INDIANAPOLIS — Even as they prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with women pastors, delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to boot one such ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Baptist churches led by women face vote

The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with female pastors at the Protestant denomination's annual meeting Tuesday and Wednesday in ...
Los Angeles Times

Southern Baptists poised to ban churches with women pastors amid pleas to reconsider

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, Va., bears many of the ...
Odessa American

Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider

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 ...
The Hour

Stacey Kirby, Roger McGee

Stacey Kirby, left, and Roger McGee, both of the First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Va., Worship Team, sing during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in ...