Less than a month after finalizing the ouster of one of its largest churches for having women pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention has lost another of its biggest congregations
the ouster of one of its largest churches
Elevation's letter didn't state a reason. Elevation Pastor Steven Furtick's wife, Holly Furtick, preaches at Elevation to men and women, and has links to her sermons on her website. The Elevation Church letter, addressed to the Executive Committee and released by Baptist Press, the SBC's official news service, said it was withdrawing from the convention “effective immediately."
Elevation and the Executive Committee did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment. "That makes Elevation not just a large church but having a large influence in the country," said longtime megachurch researcher Scott Thumma of Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
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