In this photo provided by Religion News Service, Pastor Clint Pressley greets worshippers after a service at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on July 21, 2024. (Yonat Shimron/RNS via AP)
In this photo provided by Religion News Service, Pastor Clint Pressley likes to preach from a Colonial-style pulpit at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on July 21, 2024. (Yonat Shimron/RNS via AP)
In this photo provided by Religion News Service, Pastor Clint Pressley stands for a portrait in his office at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on July 21, 2024. (Yonat Shimron/RNS via AP)