Immanuel Baptist pastor faulted for lack of communication about abuse claims

Pastor Marshall Blalock, vice-chairman of the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force, at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans, La. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Delegates at the denomination’s convention on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to finalize the ousters of one of its largest churches, Saddleback, and a small church in Kentucky, despite impassioned appeals from their leaders. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
Pastor Marshall Blalock, vice-chairman of the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force, at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans, La. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Delegates at the denomination’s convention on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to finalize the ousters of one of its largest churches, Saddleback, and a small church in Kentucky, despite impassioned appeals from their leaders. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)


Southern Baptists fighting to combat child sex abuse in churches say they're concerned by what's come to light at Little Rock's Immanuel Baptist Church in recent weeks.

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