Frank Page (Southern Baptist)
| Frank Page | |
|---|---|
| Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention | |
| Church | First Baptist Church, Taylors, South Carolina |
| Installed | June 2006 |
| Term ended | June 2008 |
| Predecessor | Bobby Welch |
| Successor | Johnny Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Frank Page |
| Born | Robbins, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Southern Baptist |
Frank S. Page was elected president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2010. The Executive Committee is the “fiduciary, the fiscal, and the executive entity” of the SBC in all its affairs “not specifically committed to some other board or entity.”
Page was born in Robbins, North Carolina, on August 23, 1952. He was invited to attend Southside Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he professed faith in Jesus Christ at age 9.
A graduate of Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, majoring in Psychology. He was ordained at Immanuel Baptist Church in Greensboro in 1974. He received the Master of Divinity degree and earned his Ph.D. in Christian ethics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 1980 at the age of 28. He is the author of several books, has written articles for various publications and was the lead writer for the Advanced Continuing Witness Training material.
Page’s election to his current position followed 34 years of church and denominational service. He served as pastor of Live Oak Baptist Church, Gatesville, Texas (1979–81), LaFayette Baptist Church, Fayetteville, North Carolina (1981–87), Gambrell Street Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas (1987–91), Warren Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia (1991-2001), and First Baptist Church, Taylors, South Carolina (2001–09). Under his leadership, First Baptist Church of Taylors experienced a period of rapid growth, reaching average worship attendance of over 2,400.
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