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Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Baptist Church of Clearwater, Florida, has announced his intention to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at next year's annual meeting.

In a video message posted to YouTube on Friday, the 62-year-old Rice highlighted the Protestant Reformation, which began on Oct. 31, 1517, when Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.

"The Church is always reforming," Rice said. "We receive correction, adjust course, and embrace renewal. And it is to that end today that I want to share with my Southern Baptist family my desire for renewal in our time."

Rice, who has been a pastor for over 40 years, stated that there were "real concerns" with the SBC, which "call for serious reflection, humble correction

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