She was 47. Jennifer Lyell, a former vice president at Lifeway and an abuse survivor who advocated for reform in the Southern Baptist Convention, died on June 7 at the age of 47.

Jennifer Lyell, a prominent whistleblower within the Southern Baptist Convention who brought national attention to sexual abuse within the church, has died. She suffered from a series of strokes.

Barry Bowen (left) and Johnna Harris held signs honoring the recently deceased Gareld Duane Rollins (left poster) and Jennifer Lyell, whistleblowers who faulted the Southern Baptist Convention's ...

Jennifer Lyell, a prominent whistleblower within the Southern Baptist Convention who brought national attention to sexual abuse within the church, has died. She suffered from a series of strokes.

A prominent whistleblower within the Southern Baptist Convention who brought national attention to sexual abuse in the church has died. NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose reports that Jennifer ...