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Bellevue taps Lifeway CEO as new senior pastor

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 08, 2025 2:52 PM CT | Published: July 08, 2025 11:07 AM CT
<div class="row col-md-12"><div class="form-group"><div class=" col-md-10 ">&nbsp;</div></div></div><div class="row col-md-12"><div class="form-group"><div id="divBody" class="col-md-10 center-block"><div class="form-control"><strong>Bellevue Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in the Memphis metro region, could have a new senior pastor soon</strong>. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)</div></div></div></div>
 

Bellevue Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in the Memphis metro region, could have a new senior pastor soon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

The potential successor to Steve Gaines will preach at Bellevue Sunday, July 13, before a church-wide vote on his appointment. 

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Steve Gaines Ben Mandrell Bellevue Baptist Church senior pastor
Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.

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