{"id":"SEC-16-GM-026","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Orlando (Orange County Convention Center) in 2020; Nashville (Music City Center) in 2021, FL (2020); TN (2021)","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"16","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Southern Baptist Convention (Executive Committee)","authority":"","instrument":"Organizer notice","title":"Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0027We are a people committed to keeping the gospel above all, and our sole purpose in coming together is to support one another in that mission, catalyzing our collective mission efforts. This year, our unusual circumstances mean we can best meet that goal by not meeting together.\u0027 (SBC President J.D. Greear, as quoted)","enforcement":"","functions":["EV","HR","OP","MK","CB"],"notes":"2020: Cancelled and not rescheduled; the Executive Committee\u0027s decision of March 2020 (The Alabama Baptist of Mar. 24, 2020, recited in The Baptist Paper). \u0027The SBC decided in March 2020 to not only cancel the meeting but also not to reschedule.\u0027 First cancellation since 1945. 2021: Held in person June 15-16, 2021 at Nashville\u0027s Music City Center, chosen \u0027to accommodate the attendance levels and provide adequate social distancing\u0027 (Christianity Today, May 26, 2021). Usual dates: June 9-10, 2020; June 15-16, 2021 (annual, June). Scale: 8,200 messengers at the 2019 Birmingham meeting; \u0027more than 12,600 Southern Baptists plan to attend this year\u0027s in Nashville, the convention\u0027s biggest turnout since 1997\u0027 (Christianity Today, May 26, 2021). Venue orders 2020: FL-022, FL-027, FL-034, FL-035, MET-ORL-006, MET-ORL-012, MET-ORL-030. Venue orders 2021: TN-032, TN-033, TN-065, MET-BNA-022, FED-020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.christianitytoday.com/2021/05/southern-baptist-annual-meeting-nashville-covid-attend-pres/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":713674,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting","collection":"SEC-16","url":"/library/SEC-16-GM-026","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-16-GM-026","citation":"Southern Baptist Convention (Executive Committee), Organizer notice (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-026)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["FL-022","FL-027","FL-034","FL-035","MET-ORL-006","MET-ORL-012","MET-ORL-030","TN-032","TN-033","TN-065","MET-BNA-022","FED-020"]}