Newly elected Baptist president seeks unification
Associated Press
LUCAS L. JOHNSON II
Sep 16, 2009
Newly elected Baptist president seeks unification
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The newly elected president of one of the country's largest Baptist denominations says he's seeking unification following an election in which his opponent went to court to challenge the group's voting process.
The Rev. Julius R. Scruggs spoke to reporters Friday, a day after delegates at the annual meeting of the National Baptist Convention USA overwhelmingly chose him over the Rev. Henry Lyons. Scruggs received 4,108 votes to Lyons' 924.
