Elizabethtown—A London pastor was elected as first vice president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention at Severns Valley Baptist Church Nov. 10.

Andrew Dyer, pastor of Corinth Baptist Church, was nominated by Chad Fugitt, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Corbin.

Dyer received 511 votes (68.4 percent), and Dry Ridge pastor Mark Payton recieved 236 votes (31.6 percent). Payton served as the KBC’s second vice president this past year.

“Andrew’s walk with God, combined with his Kingdom vision and experience in serving our state convention, uniquely qualify him to serve as our first vice president,” said Fugitt told the Western Recorder, in nominating Dyer.

Calling him “a kingdom leader,” Fugitt described Dyer as “a man who has a vision of God’s greater global work.

“He has a heart for disciple-making and missions here in the commonwealth and around the world,” Fugitt noted. “He leads with the heart of a missionary because he has served as one with our International Mission Board as a church planter in Poland,” he added

Dyer also has been a member of the KBC Mission Board, two-time chair of its collegiate ministry committee, and served on the Committee on Nominations.

Corinth is among the state’s leading churches in giving to the Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong and Eliza Broadus missions offerings.

Dyer said earlier that, if elected, he would focus on “unity and cooperation between churches across the commonwealth because … cooperation both strengthens our churches and is a witness to a lost world.” (WR)