Jim Conrad, told The Associated Press last week that he would not appeal the ouster and plans to affiliate his church, at least temporarily, with The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, which lets churches set their own LGBTQ policies.
Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion
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Conrad says about 30% of his congregation - which now numbers about 125 - left his church over the issue, forcing some budget cutbacks, including a pay cut for Conrad.
Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
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