史蒂夫·盖恩斯, 前SBC主席和贝尔维尤浸信会牧师在15个月的癌战斗后68岁去世. Steve Gaines, former SBC president and Bellevue Baptist Church pastor, died at 68 after a 15-month kidney cancer battle.

史蒂夫·盖恩斯,前牧师的贝尔维尤浸信会在孟菲斯和南方浸信教会 (2016年2018),已死亡68岁15个月与癌战斗后. Steve Gaines, former pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention (2016–2018), has died at age 68 after a 15-month battle with kidney cancer. 盖恩斯出生在密西西比州,长大于田纳西州.他获得了联合大学和西南浸信会神学院的学位. Born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee, Gaines earned degrees from Union University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 他领导了阿拉巴马,德克萨斯和田纳西的教会从2005年开始服务贝尔维尤直到2025年因病退出. He led churches in Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee before serving Bellevue from 2005 until stepping down in 2025 due to illness. 作为一个传教士,他被全国各地的SBC领导和会众所尊敬. Known for his preaching and evangelistic passion, he was honored by SBC leaders and congregations nationwide. 公共参观和葬礼将于3月22日在贝尔维尤浸信会举行. A public visitation and funeral service will be held on March 22 at Bellevue Baptist Church.