Complex sentence: Following a split from northern Baptists over the issue of slavery; the specific issue was whether slave owners from becoming ordained missionaries, members at a regional convention held in Augusta, Georgia, created the SBC in 1845.
Split into simpler sentences: Following a split from northern Baptists over the issue of slavery; the specific issue was whether slave owners could serve as missionaries. Members at a regional convention held in Augusta, Georgia created the SBC in 1845.