Steve Gaines, former Bellevue Baptist pastor, has died

Updated: March 20, 2026 3:53 PM CT

Steve Gaines, who served about two decades at Bellevue Baptist Church, has died. (Jeffrey McWhorter/AP)

Steve Gaines, who served about two decades at Bellevue Baptist Church, has died at age 68 after a battle with kidney cancer.

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