(RNS) — Steve Gaines, a Tennessee megachurch pastor who served as Southern Baptist Convention president from 2016 to 2018, died Friday (March 20), his former congregation announced. He was 68. “It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former prominent pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova and former Southern Baptist Convention president has passed away, ...

Former Bellevue Baptist Church pastor Steve Gaines has died. He was 68 years old. Gaines announced in November 2023 that he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer and that he would be stepping away ...

Former Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines died on Friday. Services were held Sunday at Bellevue Baptist ...

Church leaders across the Mid-South are remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Steve Gaines, the former Bellevue Baptist pastor who died Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 68 years old.

Steve Edward Gaines Steve Edward Gaines died at home surrounded by family on the evening of December 23, 2025, aged 79 years. Steve died from the effects of a sudden stroke, and after a protracted ...

Update: The Rev. Steve Gaines died on March 20, 2026. He was 68. A memorial was held March 22 at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis. The Rev. Steve Gaines, former president of the Southern Baptist ...

A former prominent pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova and former Southern Baptist Convention president has passed away, following a battle with cancer. According to a Facebook post from the ...