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Former SBC President Steve Gaines Enters Hospice Care

3/17/2026

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Steve Gaines, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Tennessee, has entered hospice care for kidney cancer, according to Baptist Press.
In 2024, he announced plans to transition out of the pastorate, clarifying the move was not health-related.
Gaines served at Bellevue Baptist and Gardendale First Baptist Church in Alabama.

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Steve Gaines, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Tennessee, has entered hospice care for kidney cancer, according to Baptist Press.
In 2024, he announced plans to transition out of the pastorate, clarifying the move was not health-related.
Gaines served at Bellevue Baptist and Gardendale First Baptist Church in Alabama.