At left, a poster promotes "Hold the Line," a new documentary that was shot, in part, in June 2023 during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. At right, the Rev. Linda Barnes Popham (right) hugs a member of Fern Creek Baptist Church after a service in Louisville, Ky., in this May 21, 2023 file photo. Fern Creek was one of five churches disfellowshipped from the Southern Baptist Convention because they have female pastors, and Popham is one of the central figures of "Hold the Line." (Left, courtesy photo; right, AP/Jessie Wardarski)
A documentary about the Southern Baptist Convention had its premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Mont., last month and will be available nationwide later this year.
