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Press Release
The
Executive Committee
of the
Southern Baptist Convention
Statement
of the President
Morris H. Chapman
on
the tornado disaster and relief effort relating to Union
University
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 7, 2008--“I join
Southern Baptists across the nation in thanking God for His protection
of the Union University family. In a night marked by danger and
death across the region, the Lord supernaturally overshadowed
His children at Union University. We rejoice that no one
there sustained life-threatening injuries. Buildings can be repaired
or rebuilt, automobiles can be replaced, scattered notes and
books can be recovered, but members of the family are irreplaceable."
"The costs of repair will be steep
and the adjustments many. I ask Southern Baptists everywhere
to lift up this sister institution in prayerful concern and
support.
"I also ask Southern Baptists to pray
for Union's president, Dr. David Dockery. He has been an
extraordinary leader in a time of crisis, and we should pray
he be strengthened for the enormous rebuilding task ahead.
"I am so grateful to the Lord for His
unfailing watchcare and protection over the entire Union
family. I know Southern Baptists across the nation join the
officers, staff, members of the Executive Committee, and
me in pledging our continuing prayers for the recovery to
follow.
The
Southern Baptist Convention is America’s
largest evangelical denomination, having more than 16.3 million members
in over 44,200 churches nationwide. The Executive Committee is
the administrative entity responsible for facilitating the ongoing
work of the Convention between annual meetings with offices in Nashville,
Tennessee.
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at (615) 782-8610.
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