Southern Baptist Convention leadership disfellowshipped a Jackson church from the convention on Tuesday, concluding a long running debate in the denomination. Calvary Baptist Church, a fixture on ...

The Southern Baptist Convention voted to remove a Jackson church.Leaders at Calvary Baptist Church said the church was removed from the convention over the role of women in pastors in their church.

Southern Baptist Convention leadership disfellowshipped Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. Calvary Baptist Church Pastor Linda Smith said her church doesn't expect to appeal.