Chayasirisobhon elected SBC first vice president in narrow margin over Mississippi pastor Eubank

June 15, 2022

Adam Wyatt, pastor, Corinth Church, Magee, is shown nominating Brad Eubank, pastor, First Church, Petal, for the position of first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention on June 15 at the SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Cal. California pastor Victor Chayasirisobhon received 50.13% of the 1,711 votes, while Eubank received 49.37%.

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Final claim dismissed
in Johnny Hunt lawsuit
NASHVILLE (BP) — A U.S. district court has once again sided with the Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants in a suit brought by former SBC President Johnny Hunt. Chief District Judge William L. Campbell Jr., of the Middle District of Tennessee issued today (August 12) a final summary judgment on the only remaining claim in the case. Hunt filed the suit against the SBC, its Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions in March 2023, claiming defamation after he was named in a 2022 report from Guidepost that was based on an investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC EC. Campbell had dismissed all other claims in the suit on March 31, 2025. The lone remaining claim regarded a 2022 tweet by then-SBC President Bart Barber that mentioned Hunt, who considered the post defamatory. The court’s determination today hinged on whether Hunt was a public figure and whether the tweet was made with actual malice. Campbell decided Hunt was a public figure “during the relevant time” and that there was no evidence of malice.