compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 18 February 2024
| year | city | messengers seated | elected president | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | Augusta, GA | 293 | William Johnson | |
| 1846 | Richmond, VA | 162 | William Johnson | |
| 1849 | Charleston, SC | 103 | R. B. C. Howell | |
| 1851 | Nashville, TN | 124 | R. B. C. Howell | |
| 1853 | Baltimore, MD | 154 | R. B. C. Howell | |
| 1855 | Montgomery, AL | 235 | R. B. C. Howell | |
| 1857 | Louisville, KY | 184 | Richard Fuller | |
| 1859 | Richmond, VA | 580 | Richard Fuller | |
| 1861 | Savannah, GA | 177 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1863 | Augusta, GA | 181 | P. H. Mell | in the Confederate States |
| 1866 | Russellville, KY | 244 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1867 | Memphis, TN | 250 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1868 | Baltimore, MD | 327 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1869 | Macon, GA | 266 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1870 | Louisville, KY | 399 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1871 | Saint Louis, MO | 360 | James Boyce | |
| 1872 | Raleigh, NC | 304 | James Boyce | |
| 1873 | Mobile, AL | 259 | James Boyce | |
| 1874 | Jefferson, TX | 222 | James Boyce | |
| 1875 | Charleston, SC | 302 | James Boyce | |
| 1876 | Richmond, VA | 289 | James Boyce | |
| 1877 | New Orleans, LA | 164 | James Boyce | |
| 1878 | Nashville, TN | 253 | James Boyce | |
| 1879 | Atlanta, GA | 313 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1880 | Lexington, KY | 360 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1881 | Columbus, MS | 270 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1882 | Greenville, SC | 335 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1883 | Waco, TX | 612 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1884 | Baltimore, MD | 637 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1885 | Augusta, GA | 528 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1886 | Montgomery, AL | 488 | P. H. Mell | |
| 1887 | Louisville, KY | 689 | James Boyce | |
| 1888 | Richmond, VA | 835 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1889 | Memphis, TN | 706 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1890 | Fort Worth, TX | 801 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1891 | Birmingham, AL | 915 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1892 | Atlanta, GA | 978 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1894 | Dallas, TX | 772 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1895 | Washington, DC | 870 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1896 | Chattanooga, TN | 819 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1897 | Wilmington, NC | 724 | Jonathan Haralson | |
| 1898 | Norfolk, VA | 857 | W. J. Northen | |
| 1899 | Louisville, KY | 869 | W. J. Northen | |
| 1900 | Hot Springs, AR | 646 | W. J. Northen | |
| 1901 | New Orleans, LA | 787 | James Eagle | |
| 1902 | Asheville, NC | 1,093 | James Eagle | |
| 1903 | Savannah, GA | 1,136 | James Eagle | |
| 1904 | Nashville, TN | 1,095 | E. W. Stephens | |
| 1905 | Kansas City, MO | 816 | E. W. Stephens | |
| 1906 | Chattanooga, TN | 1,451 | E. W. Stephens | |
| 1907 | Richmond, VA | 1,411 | Joshua Levering | |
| 1908 | Hot Springs, AR | 1,258 | Joshua Levering | |
| 1909 | Louisville, KY | 1,547 | Joshua Levering | |
| 1910 | Baltimore, MD | 1,641 | Edwin Dargan | |
| 1911 | Jacksonville, FL | 1,558 | Edwin Dargan | |
| 1912 | Oklahoma City, OK | 1,228 | Edwin Dargan | |
| 1913 | Saint Louis, MO | 1,403 | Lansing Burrows | |
| 1914 | Nashville, TN | 1,930 | Lansing Burrows | |
| 1915 | Houston, TX | 1,408 | Lansing Burrows | |
| 1916 | Asheville, NC | 2,125 | J. B. Gambrell | |
| 1917 | New Orleans, LA | 1,683 | J. B. Gambrell | |
| 1918 | Hot Springs, AR | 2,043 | J. B. Gambrell | |
| 1919 | Atlanta, GA | 4,224 | J. B. Gambrell | |
| 1920 | Washington, DC | 8,359 | E. Y. Mullins | |
| 1921 | Chattanooga, TN | 5,313 | E. Y. Mullins | |
| 1922 | Jacksonville, FL | 4,272 | E. Y. Mullins | |
| 1923 | Kansas City, MO | 4,193 | George McDaniel | |
| 1924 | Atlanta, GA | 5,622 | George McDaniel | |
| 1925 | Memphis, TN | 5,600 | George McDaniel | adoption of Baptist Faith and Message |
| 1926 | Houston, TX | 4,268 | George Truett | |
| 1927 | Louisville, KY | 4,424 | George Truett | |
| 1928 | Chattanooga, TN | 3,810 | George Truett | |
| 1929 | Memphis, TN | 3,999 | W. J. McGlothin | |
| 1930 | New Orleans, LA | 3,342 | W. J. McGlothin | |
| 1931 | Birmingham, AL | 3,195 | W. J. McGlothin | |
| 1932 | Saint Petersburg, FL | 2,178 | F. F. Brown | |
| 1933 | Washington, DC | 2,765 | M. E. Dodd | |
| 1934 | Fort Worth, TX | 4,435 | M. E. Dodd | |
| 1935 | Memphis, TN | 4,268 | John Sampey | |
| 1936 | Saint Louis, MO | 3,702 | John Sampey | |
| 1937 | New Orleans, LA | 4,507 | John Sampey | |
| 1938 | Richmond, VA | 5,785 | L. R. Scarborough | |
| 1939 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4,598 | L. R. Scarborough | |
| 1940 | Baltimore, MD | 3,776 | W. W. Hamilton | |
| 1941 | Birmingham, AL | 5,884 | W. W. Hamilton | |
| 1942 | San Antonio, TX | 4,774 | Pat Neff | |
| 1943 | (no convention due to World War II) | |||
| 1944 | Atlanta, GA | 4,301 | Pat Neff | |
| 1945 | (no convention due to World War II) | |||
| 1946 | Miami, FL | 7,973 | Louie Newton | |
| 1947 | Saint Louis, MO | 8,508 | Louie Newton | |
| 1948 | Memphis, TN | 8,843 | Robert Lee | |
| 1949 | Oklahoma City, OK | 9,393 | Robert Lee | |
| 1950 | Chicago, IL | 8,151 | Robert Lee | |
| 1951 | San Francisco, CA | 6,493 | J. D. Grey | |
| 1952 | Miami, FL | 10,960 | J. D. Grey | |
| 1953 | Houston, TX | 12,976 | J. W. Storer | |
| 1954 | Saint Louis, MO | 10,962 | J. W. Storer | |
| 1955 | Miami, FL | 10,837 | C. C. Warren | |
| 1956 | Kansas City, MO | 12,254 | C. C. Warren | |
| 1957 | Chicago, IL | 9,109 | Brooks Hays | |
| 1958 | Houston, TX | 11,966 | Brooks Hays | |
| 1959 | Louisville, KY | 12,326 | Ramsey Pollard | |
| 1960 | Miami Beach, FL | 13,612 | Ramsey Pollard | |
| 1961 | Saint Louis, MO | 11,140 | Herschel Hobbs | |
| 1962 | San Francisco, CA | 9,396 | Herschel Hobbs | |
| 1963 | Kansas City, MO | 12,971 | Owen White | adoption of new Baptist Faith and Message |
| 1964 | Atlantic City, NJ | 13,136 | Wayne Dehoney | |
| 1965 | Dallas, TX | 16,053 | Wayne Dehoney | |
| 1966 | Detroit, MI | 10,414 | Franklin Paschall | |
| 1967 | Miami Beach, FL | 14,794 | Franklin Paschall | |
| 1968 | Houston, TX | 15,071 | W. A. Criswell | |
| 1969 | New Orleans, LA | 16,678 | W. A. Criswell | |
| 1970 | Denver, CO | 13,692 | Carl Bates | |
| 1971 | Saint Louis, MO | 13,716 | Carl Bates | |
| 1972 | Philadelphia, PA | 13,153 | Owen Cooper | |
| 1973 | Portland, OR | 8,871 | Owen Cooper | |
| 1974 | Dallas, TX | 18,190 | Jaroy Weber | |
| 1975 | Miami Beach, FL | 16,421 | Jaroy Weber | |
| 1976 | Norfolk, VA | 18,637 | James Sullivan | |
| 1977 | Kansas City, MO | 16,271 | Jimmy Allen | approval of Bold Mission Thrust |
| 1978 | Atlanta, GA | 22,872 | Jimmy Allen | |
| 1979 | Houston, TX | 15,760 | Adrian Rogers | beginning of "conservative resurgence" |
| 1980 | Saint Louis, MO | 13,844 | Bailey Smith | |
| 1981 | Los Angeles, CA | 13,529 | Bailey Smith | |
| 1982 | New Orleans, LA | 20,456 | James Draper | |
| 1983 | Pittsburgh, PA | 13,740 | James Draper | |
| 1984 | Kansas City, MO | 17,101 | Charles Stanley | |
| 1985 | Dallas, TX | 45,519 | Charles Stanley | |
| 1986 | Atlanta, GA | 40,987 | Adrian Rogers | |
| 1987 | Saint Louis, MO | 25,607 | Adrian Rogers | |
| 1988 | San Antonio, TX | 32,727 | Jerry Vines | Peace Committee report |
| 1989 | Las Vegas, NV | 20,411 | Jerry Vines | |
| 1990 | New Orleans, LA | 38,403 | Morris Chapman | |
| 1991 | Atlanta, GA | 23,465 | Morris Chapman | |
| 1992 | Indianapolis, IN | 17,956 | Edwin Young | BJCPA defunded |
| 1993 | Houston, TX | 17,768 | Edwin Young | |
| 1994 | Orlando, FL | 20,370 | James Henry | |
| 1995 | Atlanta, GA | 20,654 | James Henry | |
| 1996 | New Orleans, LA | 13,706 | Thomas Eliff | |
| 1997 | Dallas, TX | 12,420 | Thomas Eliff | restructuring of SBC agencies |
| 1998 | Salt Lake City, UT | 8,582 | Paige Patterson | Family amendment to Baptist Faith and Message |
| 1999 | Atlanta, GA | 11,608 | Paige Patterson | |
| 2000 | Orlando, FL | 11,951 | James Merritt | adoption of new Baptist Faith and Message |
| 2001 | New Orleans, LA | 9,584 | James Merritt | |
| 2002 | Saint Louis, MO | 9,645 | Jack Graham | |
| 2003 | Phoenix, AZ | 7,077 | Jack Graham | |
| 2004 | Indianapolis, IN | 8,600 | Bobby Welch | withdrawal from Baptist World Alliance |
| 2005 | Nashville, TN | 11,641 | Bobby Welch | |
| 2006 | Greensboro, NC | 11,639 | Frank Page | |
| 2007 | San Antonio, TX | 8,630 | Frank Page | |
| 2008 | Indianapolis, IN | 7,277 | Johnny Hunt | |
| 2009 | Louisville, KY | 8,795 | Johnny Hunt | |
| 2010 | Orlando, FL | 11,075 | Bryant Wright | |
| 2011 | Phoenix, AZ | 4,852 | Bryant Wright | |
| 2012 | New Orleans, LA | 7,874 | Fred Luter, Jr. | |
| 2013 | Houston, TX | 5,100 | Fred Luter, Jr. | |
| 2014 | Baltimore, MD | 5,294 | Ronnie Floyd | |
| 2015 | Columbus, OH | 5,407 | Ronnie Floyd | |
| 2016 | St. Louis, MO | 7,321 | Steve Gaines | |
| 2017 | Phoenix, AZ | 5,015 | Steve Gaines | |
| 2018 | Dallas, TX | 9,632 | J. D. Greear | |
| 2019 | Birmingham, AL | 8,183 | J. D. Greear | Sexual Abuse Advisory Study report; CRT resolution |
| 2020 | (no convention due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2021 | Nashville, TN | 15,726 | Ed Litton | |
| 2022 | Anaheim, CA | 8,133 | Bart Barber | |
| 2023 | New Orleans, LA | 12,737 | Bart Barber | |
| 2024 | Indianapolis, IN | (planned) | ||
| 2025 | Dallas, TX | (planned) | ||
| 2026 | Orlando, FL | (planned) | ||
| 2027 | Salt Lake City, UT | (planned) | ||
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Last updated 18 February 2024.
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