But Christa Brown, an adult survivor of rape by a Southern Baptist pastor, said leadership needs to put greater emphasis on bringing abusers to justice, creating a database of those accused to aid in background checks, and do more for victims before the denomination can even think of membership growth.
Southern Baptist Convention lost 241,000 members in 2023, remains largest U.S. Protestant group
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Christa Brown, a woman who said a Southern Baptist pastor had sexually abused her when she was a teenager, said via email the end of a federal probe into the leadership panel did not close the matter.
Southern Baptist official says federal probe of church abuse allegations closed, no charges expected
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