List of SBC Convention Meetings

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 19 July 2005

year city messengers
seated
elected
president
notes
1845 Augusta, GA 293 William Johnson
1846 Richmond, VA 162 William Johnson
1849 Charleston, SC 103 R. B. C. Howell
1851 Nashville, TN 124 R. B. C. Howell
1853 Baltimore, MD 154 R. B. C. Howell
1855 Montgomery, AL 235 R. B. C. Howell
1857 Louisville, KY 184 Richard Fuller
1859 Richmond, VA 580 Richard Fuller
1861 Savannah, GA 177 P. H. Mell
1863 Augusta, GA 181 P. H. Mell in the Confederate States
1866 Russellville, KY 244 P. H. Mell
1867 Memphis, TN 250 P. H. Mell
1868 Baltimore, MD 327 P. H. Mell
1869 Macon, GA 266 P. H. Mell
1870 Louisville, KY 399 P. H. Mell
1871 Saint Louis, MO 360 James Boyce
1872 Raleigh, NC 304 James Boyce
1873 Mobile, AL 259 James Boyce
1874 Jefferson, TX 222 James Boyce
1875 Charleston, SC 302 James Boyce
1876 Richmond, VA 289 James Boyce
1877 New Orleans, LA 164 James Boyce
1878 Nashville, TN 253 James Boyce
1879 Atlanta, GA 313 P. H. Mell
1880 Lexington, KY 360 P. H. Mell
1881 Columbus, MS 270 P. H. Mell
1882 Greenville, SC 335 P. H. Mell
1883 Waco, TX 612 P. H. Mell
1884 Baltimore, MD 637 P. H. Mell
1885 Augusta, GA 528 P. H. Mell
1886 Montgomery, AL 488 P. H. Mell
1887 Louisville, KY 689 James Boyce
1888 Richmond, VA 835 Jonathan Haralson
1889 Memphis, TN 706 Jonathan Haralson
1890 Fort Worth, TX 801 Jonathan Haralson
1891 Birmingham, AL 915 Jonathan Haralson
1892 Atlanta, GA 978 Jonathan Haralson
1894 Dallas, TX 772 Jonathan Haralson
1895 Washington, DC 870 Jonathan Haralson
1896 Chattanooga, TN 819 Jonathan Haralson
1897 Wilmington, NC 724 Jonathan Haralson
1898 Norfolk, VA 857 W. J. Northen
1899 Louisville, KY 869 W. J. Northen
1900 Hot Springs, AR 646 W. J. Northen
1901 New Orleans, LA 787 James Eagle
1902 Asheville, NC 1,093 James Eagle
1903 Savannah, GA 1,136 James Eagle
1904 Nashville, TN 1,095 E. W. Stephens
1905 Kansas City, MO 816 E. W. Stephens
1906 Chattanooga, TN 1,451 E. W. Stephens
1907 Richmond, VA 1,411 Joshua Levering
1908 Hot Springs, AR 1,258 Joshua Levering
1909 Louisville, KY 1,547 Joshua Levering
1910 Baltimore, MD 1,641 Edwin Dargan
1911 Jacksonville, FL 1,558 Edwin Dargan
1912 Oklahoma City, OK 1,228 Edwin Dargan
1913 Saint Louis, MO 1,403 Lansing Burrows
1914 Nashville, TN 1,930 Lansing Burrows
1915 Houston, TX 1,408 Lansing Burrows
1916 Asheville, NC 2,125 J. B. Gambrell
1917 New Orleans, LA 1,683 J. B. Gambrell
1918 Hot Springs, AR 2,043 J. B. Gambrell
1919 Atlanta, GA 4,224 J. B. Gambrell
1920 Washington, DC 8,359 E. Y. Mullins
1921 Chattanooga, TN 5,313 E. Y. Mullins
1922 Jacksonville, FL 4,272 E. Y. Mullins
1923 Kansas City, MO 4,193 George McDaniel
1924 Atlanta, GA 5,622 George McDaniel
1925 Memphis, TN 5,600 George McDaniel adoption of BF&M
1926 Houston, TX 4,268 George Truett
1927 Louisville, KY 4,424 George Truett
1928 Chattanooga, TN 3,810 George Truett
1929 Memphis, TN 3,999 W. J. McGlothin
1930 New Orleans, LA 3,342 W. J. McGlothin
1931 Birmingham, AL 3,195 W. J. McGlothin
1932 Saint Petersburg, FL 2,178 F. F. Brown
1933 Washington, DC 2,765 M. E. Dodd
1934 Fort Worth, TX 4,435 M. E. Dodd
1935 Memphis, TN 4,268 John Sampey
1936 Saint Louis, MO 3,702 John Sampey
1937 New Orleans, LA 4,507 John Sampey
1938 Richmond, VA 5,785 L. R. Scarborough
1939 Oklahoma City, OK 4,598 L. R. Scarborough
1940 Baltimore, MD 3,776 W. W. Hamilton
1941 Birmingham, AL 5,884 W. W. Hamilton
1942 San Antonio, TX 4,774 Pat Neff
1943   (no convention due to World War II)
1944 Atlanta, GA 4,301 Pat Neff
1945   (no convention due to World War II)
1946 Miami, FL 7,973 Louie Newton
1947 Saint Louis, MO 8,508 Louie Newton
1948 Memphis, TN 8,843 Robert Lee
1949 Oklahoma City, OK 9,393 Robert Lee
1950 Chicago, IL 8,151 Robert Lee
1951 San Francisco, CA 6,493 J. D. Grey
1952 Miami, FL 10,960 J. D. Grey
1953 Houston, TX 12,976 J. W. Storer
1954 Saint Louis, MO 10,962 J. W. Storer
1955 Miami, FL 10,837 C. C. Warren
1956 Kansas City, MO 12,254 C. C. Warren
1957 Chicago, IL 9,109 Brooks Hays
1958 Houston, TX 11,966 Brooks Hays
1959 Louisville, KY 12,326 Ramsey Pollard
1960 Miami Beach, FL 13,612 Ramsey Pollard
1961 Saint Louis, MO 11,140 Herschel Hobbs
1962 San Francisco, CA 9,396 Herschel Hobbs
1963 Kansas City, MO 12,971 Owen White adoption of new BF&M
1964 Atlantic City, NJ 13,136 Wayne Dehoney
1965 Dallas, TX 16,053 Wayne Dehoney
1966 Detroit, MI 10,414 Franklin Paschall
1967 Miami Beach, FL 14,794 Franklin Paschall
1968 Houston, TX 15,071 W. A. Criswell
1969 New Orleans, LA 16,678 W. A. Criswell
1970 Denver, CO 13,692 Carl Bates
1971 Saint Louis, MO 13,716 Carl Bates
1972 Philadelphia, PA 13,153 Owen Cooper
1973 Portland, OR 8,871 Owen Cooper
1974 Dallas, TX 18,190 Jaroy Weber
1975 Miami Beach, FL 16,421 Jaroy Weber
1976 Norfolk, VA 18,637 James Sullivan
1977 Kansas City, MO 16,271 Jimmy Allen approval of Bold Mission Thrust
1978 Atlanta, GA 22,872 Jimmy Allen
1979 Houston, TX 15,760 Adrian Rogers beginning of "conservative resurgence"
1980 Saint Louis, MO 13,844 Bailey Smith
1981 Los Angeles, CA 13,529 Bailey Smith
1982 New Orleans, LA 20,456 James Draper
1983 Pittsburgh, PA 13,740 James Draper
1984 Kansas City, MO 17,101 Charles Stanley
1985 Dallas, TX 45,519 Charles Stanley
1986 Atlanta, GA 40,987 Adrian Rogers
1987 Saint Louis, MO 25,607 Adrian Rogers
1988 San Antonio, TX 32,727 Jerry Vines Peace Committee report
1989 Las Vegas, NV 20,411 Jerry Vines
1990 New Orleans, LA 38,403 Morris Chapman
1991 Atlanta, GA 23,465 Morris Chapman
1992 Indianapolis, IN 17,956 Edwin Young BJCPA defunded
1993 Houston, TX 17,768 Edwin Young
1994 Orlando, FL 20,370 James Henry
1995 Atlanta, GA 20,654 James Henry
1996 New Orleans, LA 13,706 Thomas Eliff
1997 Dallas, TX 12,418 Thomas Eliff restructuring of SBC agencies
1998 Salt Lake City, UT 8,582 Paige Patterson Family amendment to BF&M
1999 Atlanta, GA 11,554 Paige Patterson
2000 Orlando, FL 11,918 James Merritt adoption of new BF&M
2001 New Orleans, LA 9,559 James Merritt
2002 Saint Louis, MO 9,609 Jack Graham
2003 Phoenix, AZ 7,077 Jack Graham
2004 Indianapolis, IN 8,600 Bobby Welch withdrawal from BWA
2005 Nashville, TN 11,641 Bobby Welch
2006 Greensboro, NC 11,639 Frank Page
2007 San Antonion, TX (planned)
2008 Indianapolis, IN (planned)
2009 Louisville, KY (planned)

 

 

 

 

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