An investigation found Willie McLaurin lied about obtaining degrees from three schools from which he never graduated.
Southern Baptist Convention leader Willie McLaurin has resigned from his post as interim executive president and CEO of the denomination's executive committee after admitting that he forged his education credentials.Baptist PressOn his resume, McLaurin claimed to have earned degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary.
"They spent four weeks investigating and applying for answers," Hughes said in a letter to executive committee members, the Baptist Press reported. The investigation concluded that McLaurin never obtained degrees from any of the three institutions. "To the Southern Baptists who have placed their confidence in me and have encouraged me to pursue the role of President & CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, including pastors, state partners, entity servants, colleagues, and SBC African American friends, I offer my deepest apologies," McLaurin said in his resignation letter obtained by the Baptist Press."Please forgive me for the harm or hurt that this has caused.
McLaurin was appointed to the interim role in February 2022. He has previously served as vice president for Great Commission relations and mobilization at the executive committee. Earlier in his career, he served as a Tennessee Baptist Mission Board staff member for 15 years. He also held pastor roles at Greater Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tennessee, and at Greater Hope Baptist Church in Union City, Tennesee.
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