The pastor of the nation’s second-largest Southern Baptist church died Feb. 13, nine days after being diagnosed with lymphoma. Homer Lindsay Jr., 72, was pastor of the 26,000-member First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla., for 31 years. He shared that role with co-pastor Jerry Vines, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the last 17 years. Lindsay had recently announced…
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