In a vote by more than 12,000 delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, Saddleback Church has lost its appeal of being expelled from the convention over having women in the role of pastors; it was announced Wednesday morning.
Saddleback Church’s founding pastor, Rick Warren, represented the congregation on Tuesday at the convention, asking the delegates to stay close to their Baptist roots and “agree to disagree.”
The result of the vote was 9,437 to oust the church, backing a decision by the convention’s Executive Committee in February. Fern Creek Baptist in Kentucky also lost its appeal.
