Photo gallery: Scenes from the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting By HENRY DURAND, The Christian Index Thursday, June 18, 2026 ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention was held last week in Orlando. Messengers and guests enjoyed fellowship, worship, and biblical teaching, as they carried out the business of the convention. --- PHOTOS --- File: 20260618-140349-452-Voting 1.jpg Caption: Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley calls for a vote at the SBC annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, June 10. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140427-f5d-Choir 3.jpg Caption: Members of the choir sing at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 10. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140501-805-Worship 10.jpg Caption: The choir sings with the worship team from Lakes Church, Lakeland, Florida, during the Pastors Conference at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140446-4d7-Crowd overview 1.jpg Caption: Messengers and guests fill the lobby of the Orange County Convention Center for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140536-43d-Shane 19.jpg Caption: Shane Barnard of Shane and Shane plays during worship at the Pastors Conference on Monday, June 8, 2026, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140541-8fe-Tyler and Ashley Martin 1.jpg Caption: Church planting missionaries Tyler and Ashley Martin laugh during a presentation at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 10. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140603-b06-Rule 6 suspended.jpg Caption: Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, vote Tuesday, June 9, to suspend standing rule 6 and allow consideration of a constitutional amendment proposed by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler addressing the office and function of pastor, elder, and overseer. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140609-7e0-Panel 5.jpg Caption: Bryant Wright laughs at a comment from Steve Dighton during a panel discussion at the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference on Monday, June 8. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140611-e1a-Pressley 12.jpg Caption: Outgoing Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley, senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., delivers his address to the SBC annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140615-226-Registration 5.jpg Caption: A volunteer directs messengers and guests to an open registration stand at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140628-422-Deaf 1.jpg Caption: Brance Long, center, president of the Southern Baptist Conference of the Deaf, signs with attendees at the Lifeway.display at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140631-22a-Creation 3.jpg Caption: A visitor examines a model of a young female allosaurus at the Creation Ministries International display at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Monday, June 8, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140634-bff-Chitwood 2.jpg Caption: Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board, speaks during the sending ceremony at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140637-5f1-Daniel Ritchie.jpg Caption: Evangelist and author Daniel Ritchie, first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, uses his feet to bangthe gavel at theSBC annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 10. Ritchie, born without arms, was proving a point to convention president Clint Pressley.(Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140644-80e-GBF 6.jpg Caption: Pastors, church leaders, and their families gather at the Georgia Baptist Fellowship on Monday, June 8, 2026, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140649-3f8-Sign 1.jpg Caption: Amy Cone interprets for the Deaf at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Monday, June 8, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140654-127-Shane 21.jpg Caption: Shane Barnard of Shane and Shane performs during worship at the Pastors Conference on Monday, June 8, 2026, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140658-735-Worship 12.jpg Caption: Allison Maginnis of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church worship team sings at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140730-3b6-Lenow 1.jpg Caption: Newly elected ERLC President Evan Lenow listens to a question at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140748-7a6-ERLC 2.jpg Caption: A boy plays with a yo-yo given to him at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission booth at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand) File: 20260618-140809-47d-Shane 20.jpg Caption: Shane Barnard of Shane and Shane plays during worship at the Pastors Conference on Monday, June 8, 2026, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. (Index/Henry Durand)