PHOTO GALLERY: Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting gathers in Nashville

By Kit Doyle · June 17, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) - The Southern Baptist Convention's 2021 Annual Meeting convened June 15-16 at the Music City Center in Nashville. The most attended SBC gathering in 25 years, with some 15,000 messengers, or delegates, the event included major conversations in the Baptist community, the election of Ed Litton as the new SBC president and more. Southern Baptist Convention messengers attend the annual meeting June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. RNS photo by Kit Doyle The Rev. Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC Executive Committee, addresses the annual meeting June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. RNS photo by Kit Doyle The 2021 Southern Baptist Convention convened on Tuesday, June 16, 2021 in the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle People wander in the hallway during day two of the Southern Baptist meeting on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle People enter the Music City Center for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle The SBC annual meeting at the Music City Center in Nashville kicked off Tuesday, June 15, 2021. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Attendees huddle together for a prayer during the SBC annual meeting at the Music City Center in Nashville on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Southern Baptist Convention messengers attend the annual meeting, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle The Rev. Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC Executive Committee, addresses the annual meeting, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle The Rev. Ed Litton, center, participates in a panel during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Messengers vote during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Ballots are collected during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Messengers raise their hands in prayer at the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear address the annual meeting at the Music City Center, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Tom Ascol waits near a mic during the SBC annual meeting at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. RNS Photo by Kit Doyle Vendors and attendees spread out in the exhibit hall set up for the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday morning, June 16, 2021 in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Messengers line the walls during a standing-room only annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Messengers pray together during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle A messenger ballot at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Southern Baptist Convention messengers kneel in prayer during the annual meeting, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle The Rev. Ed Litton speaks during a news conference following his election as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle Willy Rice, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, delivers the Convention Sermon, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Nashville. RNS photo by Kit Doyle People wander and find their seats as they wait for the SBC annual meeting at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, to begin on June 15, 2021. RNS photo by Kit Doyle

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