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Southern Baptist Convention Video Recordings – 1983

The one-hundred-twenty-sixth session (one-hundred-thirty-eighth year) of the Southern Baptist Convention was held June 14-16, 1983 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  James T. Draper, Jr. of Texas served as President of the Convention.  The number of messengers registered was 13,740.  Martin B. Bradley of Tennessee served as Recording Secretary.  James L. Pleitz of Texas preached the Convention sermon.

Recordings in this presentation are described by day and session.  To locate specific items within the recorded proceedings, simply consult the 1983 Convention proceedings from the SBC annual available here.  Then select the video recording that corresponds to the day and session of the event.

SBC_1983-01_Tuesday_Morning
SBC 1983-01 Tuesday Morning
SBC_1983-02_Tuesday_Afternoon
SBC 1983-02 Tuesday Afternoon
SBC_1983-03_Tuesday_Evening
SBC 1983-03 Tuesday Evening
SBC_1983-04_Wednesday_Morning
SBC 1983-04 Wednesday Morning
SBC_1983-05_Wednesday_Evening
SBC 1983-05 Wednesday Evening
SBC_1983-06_Thursday_Morning
SBC 1983-06 Thursday Morning
SBC_1983-07_Thursday_Afternoon
SBC 1983-07 Thursday Afternoon
SBC_1983-08_Thursday_Evening
SBC 1983-08 Thursday Evening

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