Bobby Welch meets Nashville mayor, voices prayer for city

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) - Southern Baptist Convention President Bobby Welch met with Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell April 5 and asked him to pray for the convention in the weeks leading up to the SBC's June 21-22 meeting in the state's capital city.

Welch and Purcell met in the mayor's office alongside Morris H. Chapman, president of the SBC Executive Committee, and James T. Draper Jr., president of LifeWay Christian Resources, for about 30 minutes.

Purcell, a professing Christian, will deliver the city's welcoming remarks at the annual meeting in Nashville, while recording artist Ricky Skaggs, a Southern Baptist, will deliver the convention's response.

During the meeting the men paused to allow Welch to pray for Purcell in his work as mayor and to pray for the city and the upcoming SBC meeting. Welch also asked Purcell for his prayers for the SBC sessions.