Rev. Criswell Urges Search for Co-Pastor
From Times wire service reports
First Baptist Church of Dallas has voted unanimously to seek a co-pastor at the request of the Rev. W. A. Criswell, who has been pastor of the 25,000-member congregation for 44 years.
Criswell noted that he will be 79 in December and said he wants the church to start looking for a co-pastor now to avoid any “hiatus” in the ministry in the event of his death or disability. He said a similar procedure was followed when he was called as successor to the late George W. Truett in 1944.
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