National Baptists Win Lawsuit Involving Ex-President

A former president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. has lost his lawsuit against the convention, months after overwhelmingly losing his attempt to regain the presidency. The lawsuit was dismissed by a Superior Court of the District of Columbia judge on...

NBC President Offers Moral Vision

Baptist pastor Julius Scruggs had to preach wearing an eye patch after taking a blow during a stand-in to integrate a Nashville movie theater in the early 1960s. But he didn’t lose his moral vision. And two lawsuits over his recent election as president of the...

Lyons Loses Bid to Regain National Baptist Presidency

The comeback of Henry Lyons, senior pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., fell well short during voting Thursday at the annual convention of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.   Lyons, who led the convention from 1994 to 1999 before resigning and...