Baptist State Convention of North Carolina · The 189th Annual Meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC November 11 - 12, 2019

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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

The 189th Annual Meeting of theBaptist State Convention of North CarolinaKoury Convention CenterGreensboro, NCNovember 11 - 12, 2019

205 Convention Drive • Cary, NC 27511PO Box 1107 • Cary, NC 27512Toll Free: (800) 395-5102 • (919) 467-5100Email: [email protected] • Website: www.ncbaptist.org

The missions and ministries of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina are made

possible by your gifts through the Cooperative Program and the North Carolina Missions Offering.

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2019 Annual Report

Executive Director-Treasurer Report ........................... 2–3

Resolutions, Memorials & Dedications .....................4–10

Convention Officers & Administration ..........................11

Convention Staff ........................................................... 11–14

Convention Board of Directors ................................ 15–16

Executive Committee ..........................................................16

Committees of the Board of Directors ................... 17–18

Fruitland Baptist Bible College .........................................19

Convention Committees .............................................. 20-21

Institutions, Agencies & Affiliations ......................... 22-31

Convention Auxiliary & Other Organizations ..............32

Southern Baptist Convention Officers ...........................33

NC Representatives on SBC Boards, Commissions & Committees .................................. 33–34

Baptist World Alliance ..........................................................34

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws .......................... 35–68

Proceedings ..................................................................... 69–83

Audits ............................................................................. 85–107

Statistical Summary ................................................. 108–109

Associational Statistics .......................................... 110–220

List of Churches ......................................................... 221–278

Map of Associations & Regions ...................................... 279

Historical Tables

Convention Officers ................................................ 280–286

Annual Meetings ..................................................... 287–295

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Board of Directors Report ..................................... 296–303

Budget Summary ..................................................... 304–305

Strategy ........................................................................ 306–313

Administration & Convention Relations ........... 314

Communications Team ................................ 315–317

Cooperative Program .................................... 317–318

Information Technology/ Information Systems ......................................... 318

Office of Prayer for Evangelization and Spiritual Awakening .................................................. 319–321

Strategic Focus Team ..................................... 321–330

Fruitland Baptist Bible College................... 330–332

Convention Auxiliary

Baptists on Mission .................................. 333–336

Special Committees of the Board of Directors

Christian Life and Public Affairs Special Committee ............................... 336-337

Convention Relations Special Committee .............................. 337–338

Convention Institutions and Agencies

Baptist Children’s Homes of NC ............ 338–342

Biblical Recorder ......................................... 342–343

North Carolina Baptist Foundation .... 343–344

North Carolina Baptist Hospital .................................... 344–350

Affiliated Educational Institutions

Campbell University ................................ 351–353

Chowan University ................................... 353–356

Gardner-Webb University ...................... 356–363

Mars Hill University .................................. 364–365

Wingate University ................................... 365–367

Convention Co-laborer Woman’s Missionary Union of NC.......... 367–375

Business Services ................................................ 376

Compensation & Benefits Services ........... 377–378

Human Resources ............................................ 378-379

Global Hunger Relief ............................................... 379

Caraway Conference Center & Camp................. 380

North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell ......................................... 380-381

Truett Baptist Camp ................................................. 381

Church Planting & Missions Partnerships .......... 382

Associational Partnerships .......................... 383–387

Church Planting Team ................................... 387–392

Collegiate Partnerships................................. 392–397

Great Commission Partnerships ................ 397–399

Evangelism & Discipleship ................................. 400

Disciple-Making Team ................................... 401–412

Church Strengthening Team...................... 412–436

Convention Committees Reports ...................... 437

Committee on Nominations ....................... 438–443

Committee on Resolutions and Memorials ........................................... 443–448

Historical Committee .............................................. 449

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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Dear North Carolina Baptists,

I am humbled and amazed when I consider the many ways that God has worked among North Carolina Baptists over the past year. God continually reminds me of His faithfulness, which was reflected in the 2019 Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s annual meeting’s theme of “God’s Great Work.”

The year of 2019 marked five years since the implementation of the strategy of “impacting lostness through disciple-making.” We spent much of the year evaluating the strategy and updating N.C. Baptists on the progress that has been made in fulfilling the strategy. While we have made great strides since the strategy’s implementation, there is still much work to be done. I am thankful that N.C. Baptists have affirmed the progress we have made together and encouraged us to continue in that work.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-TREASURER

MILTON A. HOLLIFIELD JR.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-TREASURER

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BY GOD'S GRACE, WE WILL BECOME THE STRONGEST FORCE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS CONVENTION FOR REACHING PEOPLE WITH THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

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In keeping with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s stated mission ofassisting the churches in their divinely appointed mission, the overarching goal ofthe strategy is to help churches fulfill the Great Commission, which is found inMatthew 28:19 — “to go and make disciples of all nations.”

With this emphasis on making disciples, we have challenged and encouraged N.C.Baptist churches to cultivate and develop a disciple-making culture that results inlives being transformed by the power of God. A disciple is a transformed follower ofChrist who is engaging the lost with the gospel and making disciples who, in turn,make more disciples.

This annual report provides just a glimpse into how God has worked through N.C.Baptist churches in fulfilling our Great Commission mandate. You will read manytestimonies in this report of how God is at work in North Carolina, North Americaand around the world.

We believe God has called every individual believer and every local church to be onmission for Christ and to be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission. Thank youfor your continued support of the state convention’s efforts to come alongsidechurches in their ministry and missions efforts. We want to be the strongest force inthe history of this convention for reaching people with the message of the gospel ofthe Lord Jesus Christ. May God be glorified as we seek to serve Him together.

In His Service,

Milton A. Hollifield Jr.Executive Director-TreasurerBaptist State Convention of North Carolina


The Committee on Resolutions and Memorials has the responsibility of reviewing all properly submitted resolutions and presenting those resolutions to messengers for consideration at each year’s annual meeting. The committee also has the responsibility of preparing a report memorializing ministers and lay leaders who have died in the previous year and recommending names of individuals to whom the “Annual of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina” will be dedicated. RESOLUTIONSA resolution has traditionally been defined as an expression of opinion or concern. A resolution is not used to direct a specific action other than to communicate the opinion or concern. No resolutions were submitted to the committee this year; therefore, no resolutions are being presented to messengers for consideration at this year’s annual meeting.

MEMORIALS & DEDICATIONThe Committee on Resolutions and Memorials met on July 24, 2019, to consider those names of the men and women who had faithfully served North Carolina Baptists over the years and had received their eternal rewards during the time period of July 2018 to June 2019. In appreciation and honor, the committee presents the following persons to whom we dedicate the 2019 Baptist State Convention of North Carolina annual.

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Logan Carson, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s (SEBTS) first full-time African American professor, died Nov. 3 at age 86. Carson, who taught theology at SEBTS from 1994-2009, will be remembered for his zeal for life, love for teaching Scripture to his students and his humility in serving others.

Danny Akin, Southeastern’s president, noted, “The thing I remember most about Dr. Carson is that he said he didn’t want his sight back in this life because ‘the first thing I want to see is Jesus’ face.’”

Carson was born blind due to malformed retinas in July 1932 in McDowell County, N.C. However, blindness did not stop his zeal in ministry and his love for the Lord. In 1955, Carson was pursuing a degree to become a constitutional attorney when he sensed God’s call to teach students the Scriptures.

Carson received a bachelor of arts in Bible and social science from Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., in 1957. In 1960, just three days after marrying his wife, Glenwood, he received his bachelor of divinity from Hartford Seminary Foundation in Connecticut. Twenty years later, the graduate school of Drew University in Madison, N.J., awarded Carson a doctor of philosophy degree. His students through the years have been impacted by the way he taught them to know and love Scripture and to honor the Lord through doing everything well for His glory. His motto was, “In Christ, strive for excellence.”

During his time at Southeastern, Carson also served as pastor of Green-Bethel Baptist Church in Boiling Springs, N.C. Before joining the SEBTS faculty, Carson had taught 21 years as a professor of religion in Old Testament studies at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs. Doug Nalley, director of housing at SEBTS and a former student of Carson’s, recalled how Carson would affectionately call his seminary students “tadpoles,” as they were not fully-developed theologians. Carson told his class he was going to be sent to make brooms after high school but was determined to do more, Nalley recounted.

“They laughed at him initially, but then off he went to law school,” Nalley said. “Next was theology school. If they had their way, Dr. Carson would have spent his life making brooms. However, in God’s providence, God used this blind man to prepare untold numbers of students to fulfill the Great Commission and serve the church.”

In addition to Gardner-Webb, Carson also served as an instructor of religion at Montclair State College in New Jersey and a Bible knowledge master at Waka Schools in northeastern Nigeria. Carson’s ministerial positions included pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Wake Forest, N.C.; associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Jeffersontown, Ky.; pastor of Webb First Baptist Church in Ellenboro, N.C.; and pastor of Christ Community Baptist Church in Gastonia, N.C. Throughout his educational journey, Carson was both an outstanding student and beloved professor.

As a student, Carson graduated with high honors from Shaw University, received special commendation in receiving his master’s degree and maintained a 4.0 GPA during his Ph.D., while also being awarded multiple fellowships. At Southeastern, Carson received the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2003. Carson’s hiring at Southeastern stemmed from the advocacy of his former secretary, according to the 2002 book by historian Barry Hankins, “Uneasy in Babylon: Southern Baptist Conservatives and American Culture.”

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The secretary, not named in Hankins’ book, had taken a job at Southeastern and recruited Gardner-Webb graduates who were studying at the seminary to sign a letter urging that Carson be considered for the faculty. Paige Patterson, who became SEBTS president in 1992, “grew interested and brought Carson to Southeastern for an interview that eventually resulted in his hiring for the fall of 1994,” Hankins wrote.

Wayne McDill, emeritus senior professor of preaching at SEBTS, was both a colleague and neighbor of Carson. A member of the faculty committee that interviewed Carson in a preliminary visit to Southeastern, McDill said his first impression “was that he was so informed about almost any subject, and that he was spiritually sensitive. I was struck with his genuine interest in students. I was in his office one time when a student came by. Dr. Carson immediately recognized him and asked about his situation. Then he prayed for him while we stood there together.”

Carson served in other capacities during his career as well, including as a music writer for a Kentucky newspaper called “The American Baptist,” parliamentarian for the Ebenezer Baptist Association and Gardner-Webb College faculty meetings; moderator of the Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Association; a speaker and evangelist for revival services and a conference leader for multiple Winter Bible Studies. Carson was preceded in death by his wife, Glenwood (whom he affectionately called “Pep”), and is survived by his two adult children, Aaron and Tricia.

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Dr. Milum Oswell “M.O.” Owens Jr. passed away on May 21, 2019 at his home in Covenant Village, Gastonia, N.C. He was 105 years old. He was born Sept. 4, 1913, in New Holland, Aiken County, S.C. He was the son of the late Milum O. Owens Sr., and Jesse Hammett Owens.

Owens graduated from Taylors High School in Taylors, S.C. where he was salutatorian of his class. He then attended Furman University where he was on the swim team and track team and helped form the Furman Glee Club where he served as baritone soloist and manager. After graduation with honors from Furman, he worked as a teacher and principal at Barwick High School in Barwick, Ga. He entered Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., in 1935 and graduated with honors and an MTh degree in 1938.

Owens served the following pastorates before coming to Gastonia: Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Palmetto, Fla.; Marion, N.C.; and Lenoir, N.C. From Lenoir he was called to East Baptist Church in Gastonia. While serving there, land was purchased to relocate the church, but it was later decided to plant a new church which became Parkwood Baptist Church in Gastonia. As that church grew, Owens was called there and served there as pastor until his retirement in 1980.

For 30 years after retirement he served as interim pastor in 15 different churches. During his ministry he was instrumental in forming seven new churches in North Carolina. Owens was always active in community affairs, as well as in his church organizations. He served on the board of trustees at Gardner-Webb College for 14 years and was chairman of the board for several of those years. He founded Gaston Christian School in Gastonia in 1978. He also helped in the forming of the Crisis Pregnancy Center.

The Milum Oswell Owens Chair of New Testament Studies was endowed in his honor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club in Marion, N.C. and frequently performed as a soloist in various charity shows. He was a member of the Rotary Club in Lenoir, the Lions Club in Gastonia, then joined the Rotary Club in Gastonia and was proud to be a Paul Harris Fellow.

A great believer in travel, he traveled in all 50 states, in 40 different countries and on all seven continents. Owens had many interests and hobbies. He was an avid reader and gardener. He excelled in growing roses. He loved golf and played as often as his schedule allowed. He collected stamps and coins, built at least 20 dollhouses, and always supported the arts, especially music programs. He was a prolific author, publishing three books and a quarterly publication titled “The Watchman.” He enjoyed many sports, particularly baseball and basketball. He was for years a loyal fan of the Dodgers and ultimately became an ardent fan of the Braves.

Owens is survived by three loving daughters, Celia Alexander (Erwin) of Suffolk, Va., Linda Russ (Eldon) of Greenville, S.C., and Mary Lancaster (Glenn) of Vass, N.C.; foster daughter, Deborah Ko (Chi Sown) of Girard, Ohio; eight grandchildren; two foster grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three foster great-grandchildren; five step-children, and many step-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three wives, Ruby Bridges Owens, Ola Carothers Owens, and Margaret Williford Brown Owens.

Owens was God’s servant his whole life. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. He will be sorely missed.

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Dr. Roy J. Smith, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and leader in North Carolina Baptist life, passed from this life to the next on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Brookridge Baptist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Smith was born in Macon County, North Carolina on July 7, 1929, to the late Sanford J. Smith and Pearl Kinsland Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Doris Pearce Smith. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Charlotte Cook Smith; three children, Ginger (Dick) Graves, Roy (Martha) Smith Jr., and Tracy Smith; Charlotte’s two children, Steve (Sheryl) Cook and Ann Parker; 11 grandchildren, Shelley (Justin) Sizemore, Betsy Graves, Charlie Graves, Jordan (Jessica) Smith, Nicholas (Ashley) Smith, Jaclyn (David) Holland, Ashtyn Smith, Adam Cook, Sophie Cook, Andrew Parker, and David Parker; three great-grandchildren, Elliot Sizemore, Layne Smith, and Emelia Smith; his brother Johnny (Guinehl) Smith, and two sisters, Lib Pierce and Peggy (Clinton) Clevenger, and many nieces and nephews.

Smith was a graduate of Wake Forest College (‘53) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (‘56). He completed additional graduate studies at North Carolina State University and Emory University. He holds two honorary doctorates of divinity from Wake Forest University and Campbell University.

A 1984 article in the Biblical Recorder announcing Dr. Smith’s election as general secretary of the North Carolina Baptist convention led with the headline “Roy J. Smith is always at home in North Carolina,” a sentiment that rang true until the very end of his life. His storied career was motivated by service to God and to the people of North Carolina. Smith was beloved across the state for his patient and scholarly mind, his oratorical genius in the pulpit, and his compassionate and dedicated servant leadership.

He was a lover of Wake Forest athletics and a well-known sports commentator to his family and friends. He was an accomplished guitar player and singer, traveling across the state to perform country and bluegrass music, with a particular proclivity toward Johnny Cash. He was a great fisherman, a competitive Rook and Boggle player, and an accomplished gardener.

Smith travelled extensively across the world both on behalf of the Baptist state convention and for pleasure. He enjoyed spending time at the mountain house in Franklin, N.C., built on his family’s land. Smith had a very distinguished career. His entire 43-year ministry was within the state’s boundaries. He served as pastor of Union Hope Baptist Church in Zebulon (1954-57) and Jersey Baptist Church in Lexington (1957-62).

From 1962-1997, he served the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He held positions as associate in missions, secretary, town and country missions and seminary extension, and associate general secretary-treasurer. In 1984 he was elected executive director-treasurer of the Baptist state convention, a role he filled until his retirement in 1997.

He was recognized as North Carolina and southeastern regional “Rural Pastor of the Year” in 1962 and as “Tar Heel of the Week” in 1984. Among his many civic commitments, Smith served on the board of trustees at Wake Forest University as well as played an integral role in the foundation of Wake Forest University Divinity School and Campbell Divinity School. He served as a member of the coordinating council for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina and was the National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship representative to the Baptist World Alliance.

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Myrtle Ellen Dennis Tabor, Ed.D., 90, of Winston-Salem went to be with the Lord at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital on March 10, 2019, after experiencing a sudden heart attack and stroke.

She was born in Albemarle, N.C., in 1928 to Charlie Martin and Henrietta Dennis. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Dr. Charles Gordon Tabor. Ellen received her first degree at Mars Hill College and went on to nursing at Baptist Hospital, and after she and Charles wed, they dedicated themselves to missionary service at Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital in Pusan, South Korea, for 20 years.

Upon their return to the United States, Ellen passionately pursued both education and service as a nursing professional. She was the founding president of the Baptist Nursing Fellowship and earned her doctorate in education, continuing to tutor and volunteer throughout her life. She modeled in her life and actions what it meant to be devoted to the needs of those around her. She was a strong leader, a selfless servant, a dedicated mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a friend to so many.

Her family is grateful for the time, lessons and love she has shared with them over the years. They are also grateful for the many kindnesses and partnerships that those in her community have shared with her during her life. We rejoice that she is in heaven with her Lord and Savior now, reunited with Charles.

Ellen is survived by her sons: Charles David Tabor and his wife Christina Nelson; and Dennis Gordon Tabor and his wife Carol Tabor; her grandchildren: Jennifer, Kara, David Jr., Laura and Beth; and great-grandson, Nicolas.

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IN MEMORIAM

Mary Lula O’Dell Austin, ReidsvilleHarvey Earl Brown Sr., Charlotte Logan Carson, AngierPaul Fisher, New BernRandolph Scott Hammett, ClemmonsSandra “Sandy” Morison Harrison, StatesvilleJames “Chris” Jackson, HendersonvilleJames Matthew Lambert, KingWillie Maynard Newman, Loudon, Tenn.Milum Oswell “M.O.” Owens Jr., Gastonia Lucille “Lu” Evans Phelps, Morehead CityGary L. Pinkley, ConcordJames “J.C.” Crawford Raper, Richmond, Va.Earline Whitehurst Revelle, ShilohStephanie Michelle Santos, Wake ForestWilliam “Bill” Edward Saylor, CharlotteRoy J. Smith, Winston-SalemMyrtle Ellen Dennis Tabor, Winston-SalemMildred “Millie” Harmon Wiggins, Buies CreekLouise Stewart Willet, Black MountainDonald Willis, Belwood

2019 COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALSKenny Gooden, Yadkinville, Chair Everett Coates, ClaytonBuddy Cutshaw, Indian TrailAime Kidimbu, RaleighJoel Stephens, MilandBob Weathers, ShallotteBen Whitmire, WeavervilleZachary Williams, Waynesville

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Staff Positions as of December 31, 2019

ADMINISTRATION & CONVENTION RELATIONSMilton A. Hollifield Jr., Executive Director-TreasurerKathy Bennett, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director-TreasurerAngela Kilby, Executive Assistant for Administration, Part-time

Brian K. Davis, Associate Executive Director-TreasurerCynthia King, Executive Assistant to the Associate Executive Director-Treasurer

Communications TeamKathryn Carson, Team LeaderJoey Prince, Team Leader AssistantChad Austin, Content Strategist-EditorAshley Beavers, Print and Digital Communications CoordinatorK Brown, Video Services Senior ConsultantJoyce Furman, Switchboard/Receptionist/ Ministry Assistants, Part-timeWhitney Goulding, Graphic Designer, Part-time

Lora Maidon, Switchboard/Receptionist/Ministry Assistants, Part-timeEric Stishan, Assistant VideographerWill Taylor, Communications Specialist and Cooperative Program DevelopmentVacant, Production AssistantVacant, Ministry Assistant/Relief Receptionist, Part-time

Fruitland Baptist Bible CollegeDavid Horton, PresidentDeb Williamson, Administrative Assistant to the PresidentRobert Fernandez, Director of Hispanic Theological EducationBobby Garrett, Director of Campus FacilitiesLisa Jackson, Admissions OfficerRandall Scott Keith, Director of Campus ServicesBill Mackey, Leadership DevelopmentPreston Stevenson, Maintenance AssistantBen Tackett, LibrarianScott Thompson, Vice President of Academic AffairsVacant, Part-time Library Assistant

2019 OfficersPresident: Steve Scoggins, HendersonvilleFirst Vice President: Micheal Pardue, Connelly SpringsSecond Vice President: Matt Ledbetter, ConwayExecutive Director-Treasurer: Milton A. Hollifield Jr., Cary

Baptist State Convention of North Carolina205 Convention Drive • Cary, North Carolina 27511PO Box 1107 • Cary, North Carolina 27512Toll Free: (800) 395-5102 • (919) 467-5100Email: [email protected] • Website: www.ncbaptist.org

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Information Technology/Information SystemsJohn Jones, Team LeaderJi Ae Park, Team Leader Assistant, Part-timeRon Rasberry, Network Manager-AdministratorLai Salmonson, WebmasterRussell Schwab, Systems Administrator

North Carolina Baptists on MissionRichard Brunson, Executive Director-TreasurerLynn Tharrington, Executive AssistantMark Abernathy, Adults/Men’s Ministries/ PartnershipsJay Baugham, Assistant Mission Camps Site Coordinator, Red SpringsTom Beam, Student MobilizationDavid Brown, Mission Camps Site Coordinator, ShelbyMelanie Crawford, Events AssistantJulie Dolinger, Mobile Dental CoordinatorTracey Ford, Financial AssistantJack Frazier, Disaster Relief/VolunteerismJoanne Honeycutt, Mobilization and Disaster Relief AssistantCrystal Horton, Health Screening CoordinatorPaul Langston, Missions Mobilization MinistryMark Moore, Camp Caraway MinistriesDollie Noa, Children/Family Missions MobilizationLarry Osborne, Mission Camps Site Coordinator, Red Springs

Office of Prayer for Evangelization and Spiritual AwakeningChris Schofield, DirectorFatima Roma, Ministry Assistant

Strategic Focus TeamCris Alley, Team LeaderKailyn Eskridge, Team Leader AssistantMichael Boarts, Strategy Coordinator, Fayetteville/CoastalChuck Campbell, Strategy Coordinator, UnifourDan Collison, Strategy Coordinator, Metro CharlotteJohn Davenport, Strategy Coordinator, Triangle

Stephen Harris, Strategy Coordinator, Blue RidgeRuss Reaves, Strategy Coordinator, TriadVacant, Strategy Coordinator, GreenvilleVacant, Strategy Coordinator, Hispanic

BUSINESS SERVICESJohn Butler, Executive LeaderPenny Cozadd, Executive Leader Assistant

AccountingBeverly Volz, Director of Accounting ServicesKecia Mariotti, Assistant Director of Accounting ServicesPam Costilow, Accounts Receivable TechnicianShannon Simons, Accounting/Payroll CoordinatorKimberly Stauffacher, Accounting Services Assistant

Human ResourcesPamela Bills, DirectorEllen Holder, HR Assistant

Compensation and Benefits ServicesDavis Blount, Senior Consultant/ComptrollerMary Landis, Administrative Specialist

Facilities OperationJay Humphrey, Facilities ManagerGlenda Jones, Hospitality/Utility ClerkMike Parry, Assistant Facilities Manager

Caraway Conference CenterJimmy Huffman, DirectorDavid Bulla, MaintenanceChristian Ellis, Food ServicesBritt Fleming, Guest RelationsShelly Gandy, ReservationistGuillermo Ibanez-Correa, Food ServicesMegan Jones, HousekeepingBryan Kaestner, Food ServicesJeff Kohns, Associate DirectorSherri Kohns, HR, Part-timeKenneth Leonard, Food ServicesCalvin Lindsey, REI Program DirectorKarla McPherson, Finance, Part-timeDonna Milner, Housekeeping Team Leader


Mark Moore, Children’s Program DirectorJeanne Pilson, Guest RelationsChris Powell, Food Services Team LeaderCaleb Siniard, MaintenanceRose Skipper, Reservations/SalesVacant, HousekeepingVacant, Maintenance Team Leader

NC Baptist Assembly at Fort CaswellBrian Hemphill, DirectorMike Adams, Utilities (Electric and Plumbing)John Aldridge, Facilities DirectorAngela Bowling, HousekeeperBradley Bowling, Warehouse Operations AssistantCharlotte Byrd, Receptionist, Part-timeCindy Creech, HousekeeperKevin Cruise, Communications SpecialistDottie Godwin, HousekeeperTina Hall, HousekeeperJohn Harris, ProgrammingDebbie Hogue, Housekeeping SupervisorKris Horne, HR CoordinatorDavid Johnson, Grounds SupervisorRex Jones, Grounds AssistantScott Jones, Building (Carpentry)Kristie Lynch, Assistant Guest ServicesJessica McKay, ReservationistPriscilla Mosley, Food Services Shift LeaderBrittany Pace, Coastal EducationBethany Rice, Food Services DirectorTina Rice, Food Services IJayne Rores, Accounting ClerkRegina Simmons, HousekeeperAmy Southerland, Recreation DirectorEvelyn Sullivan, HousekeeperLeAnna Tyler, Food Services Shift LeaderVictoria Webb, HousekeeperKarissa Weir, Guest Services DirectorTara Whicker, Coastal EducationKenneth White, Building SupervisorVacant, Food Services II

Truett CampKenny Adcock, DirectorMichael Allen, Assistant Camp DirectorLori Allen, Guest Services/Housekeeping Matt Brubaker, Summer and Special Events

CHURCH PLANTING AND MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPSChuck Register, Executive LeaderSavannah Parks, Executive Leader Assistant

Associational PartnershipsLester Evans, Team LeaderVacant, Team Leader Assistant, Part-time

Church PlantingMike Pittman, Team LeaderTrent Anthony, Team Leader AssistantRalph Garay, Asian Church Planting Senior ConsultantEthan Nunn, Ministry AssistantWilliam Ortega, Hispanic Church Planting Senior ConsultantAmy Torcasso, Ministry AssistantVacant, African-American Church Planting Senior ConsultantVacant, Town and Country Church Planting Senior Consultant

Collegiate PartnershipsJonathan Yarboro, Team LeaderAlexandra Hugo, Team Leader AssistantChelsea Holden, Ministry AssistantEvan Blackerby, ConsultantYana Conner, ConsultantTom Knight, ConsultantDarrick Smith, Consultant

Office of Great Commission PartnershipsZac Lyons, Senior ConsultantLauren McCall, Ministry Assistant

EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIPLynn Sasser, Executive LeaderPatti Cardwell, Executive Leader Assistant

Church Strengthening TeamNeal Eller, Team LeaderVacant, Team Leader Assistant

Asian MinistriesSammy Joo, Senior ConsultantAlex Stowers, Ministry Assistant


Hispanic MinistriesAmaury Santos, Senior ConsultantAlex Stowers, Ministry Assistant

Leadership DevelopmentKen Tan, Senior ConsultantMaria Luoni, Ministry Assistant

Pastoral MinistriesEddie Thompson, Senior ConsultantVacant, Team Leader Assistant

Special MinistriesVacant, Senior ConsultantMaria Luoni, Ministry Assistant

Worship and MusicKenny Lamm, Senior ConsultantSherry Thompson, Ministry Assistant

StewardshipNeal Eller, Senior Consultant

Disciple-Making TeamBrian Upshaw, Team LeaderAustin Pulliam, Team Leader Assistant

Adult Evangelism and DiscipleshipJosh Reed, Senior ConsultantMary Beth Wortham, Ministry Assistant

Childhood Evangelism and DiscipleshipCheryl Markland, Senior ConsultantJanet Packard, Ministry Assistant

Church Health and RevitalizationSandy Marks, Senior ConsultantAustin Pulliam, Ministry Assistant

Church Weekday EducationMary Sweat, Consultant, Part-timeJanet Packard, Ministry Assistant

Embrace Women’s Evangelism and DiscipleshipAshley Allen, Senior ConsultantConner Tyson, Ministry Assistant, Part-time

Family Evangelism and DiscipleshipMark Smith, Senior ConsultantJanet Packard, Ministry Assistant

Sunday School/Small Groups Evangelism and DiscipleshipRick Hughes, Senior ConsultantMary Beth Wortham, Ministry Assistant

Youth Evangelism and DiscipleshipMerrie Johnson, Senior ConsultantKatie Milam, Ministry Assistant


President, Board of Directors: Melanie WallaceVice President, Board of Directors: VacantSecretary, Board of Directors: Kathy BennettConvention President: Steve ScogginsConvention First Vice President: Micheal PardueConvention Second Vice President: Matthew Ledbetter

Terms Expiring in 2019Durant Barr, Region 7Shawn Berryhill, Region 8Charlie Brackett, Region 6Kevin Buzzard, Region 1Timmy Chavis, Region 3Jim Cohn, Region 5Ken Coley, Region 4Billy Cooper, Region 8Dac Croasmun, Region 6Steve Frazier, Region 9Dean Harrell, Region 2Lana Hathaway, Region 2Polly Heafner, Region 7David Herman, Region 4George Hunnicutt, Region 6Sandy Huntley, Region 8Mike Madaris, Region 6Sally Matheny, Region 8Matt Mills, Region 8Chris Morgan, Region 9Walter Overman, Region 5David Richardson, Region 4Keith Stephenson, Region 8Marion Sykes, Region 2Curtis Williams, Region 6Kevin York, Region 7

Terms Expiring in 2020Grant Atkins, Region 7Chris Benfield, Region 7Della Brindley, Region 9Walter Brooks, Region 9Robert Brown, Region 10Jason Currie, Region 2Cail Elliott, Region 8

James Felty, Region 9Bill Fryar, Region 8Troy Grant, Region 8Ron Greene, Region 7Wayne Harrifeld, Region 4Pat Hash, Region 3Chuck Headden, Region 2 Kelton Hinton, Region 4Al James, Region 4Bob Jordan, Region 3Randy Locklear, Region 3Jon Morris, Region 6Josh Phillips, Region 6Tracy Smith, Region 9Melanie Wallace, Region 4

Terms Expiring in 2021David Baker, Region 4Matt Capps, Region 4Walter Creighton, Region 8Joseph Dockery, Region 3Tim Evans, Region 3 Donald Goforth, Region 3Wanda Guest, Region 1Steve Honeycutt, Region 9Al Hood, Region 10Andrew Hopper, Region 5Kenn Hucks, Region 6Chris Hughes, Region 7Pat Kilby, Region 4Charlie Martin, Region 5Phil McRae, Region 6Len Moore, Region 7Roger Parker, Region 7Anton Roos, Region 8Paul Scott, Region 8Richard Weeks, Region 3Ethan Welch, Region 3

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Terms Expiring in 2022Chris Alford, Region 8Phil Bailey, Region 8David Bame, Region 8Jeff Blackburn, Region 3Timmy Blair, Region 4Shanon Brower, Region 8Johnny Byrd, Region 9Mark Collins, Region 5Noah Crowe, Region 10Scott Faw, Region 5

James Harrington, Region 1Clark Henderson, Region 9Brenda Hicks, Region 5David Jones, Region 7Tim Madaris, Region 6Linda McLaurin, Region 4Jason Miller, Region 9Rick Speas, Region 5Billy Stines, Region 4Travis Suits, Region 7Jordon Willard, Region 2

Chair: Melanie WallaceVice Chair: VacantConvention President: Steve ScogginsConvention First Vice President: Micheal PardueConvention Second Vice President: Matt Ledbetter

COMMITTEE/ SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRSArticles and Bylaws: Don GoforthBudget: Rick SpeasBusiness Services: David RichardsonChristian Life and Public Affairs: Bob JordanConvention Relations: Chris HughesChurch Planting and Missions Partnerships: Al JamesCommunications: George Hunnicutt IIIEvangelism and Discipleship: Tracy Smith

AT-LARGE MEMBERSNoah CroweTroy GrantJames HarringtonKeith Stephenson

ORGANIZATIONAL PRESIDENTSPresident, North Carolina Baptist Associational Missions Conference: Perry BrindleyPresident, North Carolina Baptist Men: Steve Couch

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BUSINESS SERVICES SPECIAL COMMITTEETimmy Blair (2022)Perry Brindley (NCBAMC)Robert Brown (2020)Mark Collins (2022)Steve Couch (NCBM)Joey Dockery (2021)James Felty (2020)Bill Fryar (2020)Phil McRae (2021)David Richardson (2019)Ethan Welch (2021)Curtis Williams (2019)

Business Services Special Committee At-large membersEric Chetwood (2021)Ben Francis (2020)Walter Mills (2020)Stanley Spence (2019)Delores Thomas (2022 & WMUNC)James Zik (2021)

CHRISTIAN LIFE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIAL COMMITTEE (CLPA)Shawn Berryhill (2019)Jeff Blackburn (2022)Ken Coley (2019)Cail Elliott (2020)Scott Faw (2022)Steve Frazier (2019)Troy Grant (2020)Ron Greene (2020)Bob Jordan (2020)Billy Stines (2022)

CLPA At-large membersLee Davis (2019)Matty Ponce-de-Leon (2022)

CONVENTION RELATIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEEPhil Bailey (2022)David Bame (2022)Matt Capps (2021)Timmy Chavis (2019)Billy Cooper (2019)Pat Hash (2020)Lana Hathaway (2019)Polly Heafner (2019)Brenda Hicks (2022)Ken Hucks (2021)Chris Hughes (2021)David Jones (2022)Tim Madaris (2022)Walter Overman (2019)Roger Parker (2021)Josh Phillips (2020)Keith Stephenson (2019)Jordon Willard (2022)

Convention Relations Special CommitteeEx-officio membersPresident, Baptist Children’s Homes of North CarolinaCEO, NC Baptist HospitalDesignee, Pastoral Care, NC Baptist HospitalEditor/President, Biblical RecorderExecutive Director, NC Baptist Foundation

CHURCH PLANTING AND MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEEDavid Baker (2021)Shanon Brower (2022)Kevin Buzzard (2019)Johnny Byrd (2022)Jim Cohn (2019)Donald Goforth (2021)Wayne Harrifeld (2020)Chuck Headden (2020)

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Clark Henderson (2022)David Herman (2019)Kelton Hinton (2020)Al Hood (2021)Andrew Hopper (2021)Al James (2020)Pat Kilby (2021)Randy Locklear (2020)Travis Suits (2022)Marion Sykes (2019)Melanie Wallace (2020)Kevin York (2019)

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEEGrant Atkins (2020)Durant Barr (2019)Della Brindley (2020)Walter Creighton (2021)Dac Croasmun (2019)Jason Currie (2020)George Hunnicutt (2019)Sandy Huntley (2019)Sally Matheny (2019)Jon Morris (2020)Paul Scott (2021)Richard Weeks (2021)James Harrington (2022)Linda McLaurin (2022)

EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP COMMITTEEChris Alford (2022)Chris Benfield (2020)Charlie Brackett (2019)Walter Brooks (2020)Noah Crowe (2022)Tim Evans (2021)Wanda Guest (2021)Dean Harrell (2019)Steve Honeycutt (2021)Mike Madaris (2019)Charlie Martin (2021)Jason Miller (2022)Matt Mills (2019)Len Moore (2021)Chris Morgan (2019) Anton Roos (2021)Tracy Smith (2020)Rick Speas (2022)


FRUITLAND BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE1455 Gilliam Road • Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792Telephone: (828) 685-8886 or (800) 696-2215 • Fax: (828) 685-8888 • www.fruitland.edu

• Founded in 1946 as Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. • Became Fruitland Baptist Bible College on November 12, 2013.

The purpose of Fruitland Baptist Bible College in its associate degree and certificate programs is to glorify God, serve the local church, and fulfill the Great Commission, by developing Christian leaders who think biblically, communicate the gospel effectively, and serve in Christ’s kingdom with godly character, competence, and commitment.

Fruitland accepts students with various and/or limited academic preparation. In recognition of the biblical mandate for ministry preparation in 2 Timothy 2:15, Fruitland maintains an atmosphere which encourages development of the whole person for Christian ministry, life, and the practice of personal integrity in ministry.

President: David Horton

2019 Board of Directors Chair: Jim Kilby

FRUITLAND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Terms Expiring in 2019Douglas Goforth, MorgantonDavid Philbeck, BosticMichael Waters, Kannapolis

Terms Expiring in 2020Brian Briggs, WaynesvilleJoey Dockery, DublinJim Kilby, Lawndale

Terms Expiring in 2021James Felty, BrevardJames Gore, Millers CreekDavis Hooper, Franklin

Terms Expiring in 2022Ken Houston, IcardAl James, Wake ForestJerry Durmire, Hiddenite

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COMMITTEE ON CONVENTION MEETINGSChair: Larry Burns

Terms Expiring in 2019Clint Aclin, ApexLarry Burns, GastoniaPaul Cao, WhitsetCaleb Sprinkle, CharlotteJoe Staley, Lincolnton

Terms Expiring in 2020Tonya Edwards, BeulavilleJoshua Lathan, ColumbusJohn Malek, Winston-SalemJeff Maynard, HendersonvilleWesley Smith, Shelby

Terms Expiring in 2021Miriam Acevedo, CherryvilleTim Ameen, ClintonJoey Chafton, YoungsvilleChristopher Fox, Forest CityRuth Murray, WilmingtonNathaniel Williams, Castalia

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONSChair: Robin Fisher

Terms Expiring in 2019Michael Davis, CharlotteMark Golden, WaynesvilleDavid Helms, PendletonJames Keku, Browns SummitHeath Lloyd, ReidsvilleJennifer Thoppil, Mt. Airy

Terms Expiring in 2020Mark Brady, MoyockCarolyn Fowler, MurfreesboroConnie Millsaps, FranklinJosh Pruitt, RutherfordtonJason Wilkinson, Wake Forest

Expiring in 2021David Duarte, GreensboroRobin Fisher, Rocky MountAmy Harrison, TroutmanDustin Mace, ValeGene Roberts, Asheville

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COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALSChair: Kenny Gooden Terms Expiring in 2019Everett Coates, ClaytonBuddy Cutshaw, Indian TrailZachary Williams, Waynesville

Terms Expiring in 2020Kenny Gooden, YadkinvilleAime Kidimbu, Raleigh

Terms Expiring in 2021Joel Stephens, MidlandBob Weathers, ShallotteBen Whitmire, Weaverville

HISTORICAL COMMITTEEChair: Allen Murray

Terms Expiring in 2019Dale Robertson, SalisburyTim Sydnor, CaryAmy Whitfield, Wake Forest

Terms Expiring in 2020Brent Highfil, ClaytonAllen Murray, KellyBrandon Powell, Wendell

Terms Expiring in 2021Susan Bales, KnightdaleJohn Fidler, ZebulonWoodrow (Woody) Freeze III, DurhamMarc Sanders, Whitsett


Terms Expiring in 2019Carl Anderson, LeasburgLenuel Chamberlain, YadkinvilleJim Dyer, Wake ForestMarcia Heckman, ConcordRonnie Holman, Granite FallsGail King, ReidsvilleNathan Sanders, WilmingtonSteve Shreve, Pleasant Garden

Terms Expiring in 2020Connie Coble, RaleighKenneth Haigler, WilmingtonJerry Jordan, OakboroJustin Lee, ClintonJoann Lutz, Boiling SpringsDavid Powell, ElkinElaine Scarborough, PolktonDavid B. Smith, Lenoir

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BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.P.O. BOX 338 • Thomasville, North Carolina 27361-0338Telephone: (336) 474-1200 or (800) 476-3669 • www.bchfamily.org

• Established in 1885 by noted Baptist John Haymes Mills in Thomasville. • After establishing Mills Home in Thomasville as the ministry’s flagship campus, Kennedy

Home in Kinston was added in 1914. • Odum Home in Pembroke was added in 1957. Broyhill Home in Clyde was built in 1971 and

Cameron Boys Camp began in 1980. • With the urging of North Carolina Baptists, a ministry to adults with developmental

disabilities was added in 2000.

• Camp Duncan for Girls was opened in 2008 and modeled after Cameron Boys Camp program.

• North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM) was begun in 2009.

• HOMEBASE Ministry at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee opened in 2016.

• Tucker Greater Vision Outreach Ministry opened in January 2019 to provide a pathway of help, hope and healing for those economically depressed in our community.

• Today, in 2019, Baptist Children’s Homes is located in 23 communities across the state and in Guatemala, impacting 107,700. In the past five years, 703 people have made decisions for Christ.

• “It’s a Family Matter” bi-weekly podcast by Dr. Michael Blackwell began in 2019.

• Initiative began in 2019 to promote Foster Care program to recruit and train foster parents in all 100 counties of NC by the end of 2020.

President: Michael C. Blackwell

2019 Board of Trustees Chair: Jerry Jordan


BIBLICAL RECORDERP.O. BOX 1185 • Cary, North Carolina 27512-1185Telephone: (919) 847-2127 • Fax (919) 467-6180 • BRnow.org

• Founded in 1833 by Thomas Meredith in Edenton. • Moved to New Bern in 1835, then to Raleigh in 1838. • Publication suspended in 1841, resumed in 1843. • Originally incorporated in 1901 and owned by the Biblical Recorder Publishing Co.

• Purchased by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in 1938. • First issue was published by the Convention on January 4, 1939.

• Published on Saturdays as the official journal of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

• Expanded to a presence on the World Wide Web in 1997 as biblicalrecorder.org. The website was redesigned and rebranded as BRnow.org in 2011. The site is one of the top websites for Baptist newspapers worldwide.

• Moved from Raleigh to Cary in 2011.

• A digital edition of the newspaper and a free weekly e-newsletter, BRweekly, added in 2012.

• The Recorder’s presence on social media was expanded in 2013.

Executive Editor: Seth Brown

2019 Board of Directors Chair: Nate Jones

Terms Expiring in 2021Wayne Adams Jr., CarthagePam Annas, HudsonDenise Critcher, Deep GapDana Dixon, GarnerNancy Hall, ApexMatt Hollifield, DavidsonRoy Howell, ApexJim Jacumin, Connelly SpringsSandy Saunders, Fayetteville

Terms Expiring in 2022Bobby Boyd, ConoverJohn F. Lee, NashvilleCameron McGill, White LakeLyndell Pate, RockwellMarian Phillips, Siler CityGary Stanley, DobsonEric Vernon, SanfordSterling Wall, LexingtonJay Westmoreland, Fort Mill, SC


Terms Expiring in 2019Bobbie Furr, RaleighRodney Hicks, DurhamCoy Jeans Jr., Old FortCharles D. Kennedy Jr., Durham

Terms Expiring in 2020Bruce E. Cannon, BakersvilleMichael C. Cummings, CharlotteRobert D. Howard, SouthportMarion S. Krege, Banner ElkGlen A. Warren, Hurdle Mills

Terms Expiring in 2021Fred Graf, WilkesboroJohn S. Rogers, AsheboroJohnny E. Ross, CaryMichael Smith, HendersonvillePhilip W. Stone, New Hill

Terms Expiring in 2022Geron Gambill, FayettevilleHarold (Hal) G. Koger, McLeansvilleHarvey Montague, RaleighMatthew (Matt) Thomas, HertfordDavid Webb, Boiling Springs

NC BAPTIST FOUNDATION201 Convention Drive • Cary, North Carolina 27511- 4257Telephone: (919) 380-7334 or (800) 521-7334 • Fax: (919) 460-6334 • www.ncbaptistfoundation.org

• Authorized by Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, November 12, 1919. • Organized December 15, 1919, as first state Baptist Foundation. • First meeting of directors, November 17, 1920. • Assets under management as of December 31, 2019, $165,600,000.

President: M. Clay Warf

2019 Board of Directors Chair: Robert D. Howard

Terms Expiring in 2019Dave Clary, CorneliusFrankie Gordon, FranklintonLisa Butler Harris, GreensboroTodd Houston, SouthportMarilyn Thurman, Candler

Terms Expiring in 2020Kevin Atchley, ShelbyTony Honeycutt, BakersvilleNate Jones, RaleighDaniel Meyer, Blowing RockJim Pennington, New Bern

Terms Expiring in 2021Cindy Jennings, Elizabeth CityFrank Norwood, MatthewsDonna Robinson, BrevardDonnie Seagle, FranklinMeredith Snoddy, Greensboro

Terms Expiring in 2022Kelly Bullard, WadeChris Hefner, WilkesboroLesley Hildreth, Wake ForestLarry Whichard, Fuquay VarinaBartley Wooten, Beulaville

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For fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019)

Terms Expiring June 30, 2019++

Stephen L. Robertson, Winston-SalemR. Michael Wells, Winston-Salem

Term Expiring June 30, 2020++

Edwin L. Welch Jr., Winston-Salem*


A. Lee Herring, North Wilksboro*George D. Renfro, Biltmore Forest


Arthur A. Gibel, Winston-Salem* William C. Warden Jr., WilkesboroSheree B. Watson, Hickory

* Denotes Trustees elected by NC Baptist Hospital Board++NC Baptist Hospital changed to a fiscal year defined July 1 - June 30.

NC BAPTIST HOSPITALMedical Center Boulevard • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157Telephone: (336) 716-2011 • www.wakehealth.edu

• Authorized by Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, November 17, 1920. • Chartered: December 27, 1922. • Began operation: May 28, 1923.

Chief Executive Officer: Julie A. Freischlag, M.D. (elected May 1, 2017)

2019 Board of Trustees Chair: A. Lee Herring (elected July 1, 2019)


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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 127 • Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506Telephone: (910) 893-1200 or (800) 334-4111 • www.campbell.edu

• Opened as Buies Creek Academy, January 5, 1887. • Became Buies Creek Junior College, August 21, 1926. • Authorized by Baptist State Convention of North Carolina to become Campbell College,

December 17, 1926. • New Charter Campbell College adopted by Trustees, April 7, 1927. • Campbell College began a senior college program with the junior year class in 1961. • School of Law founded in 1976. • Graduate program in education launched in 1977. • Graduate program in business launched in 1978. • Became Campbell University, June 6, 1979. • School of Business founded in 1983. • School of Pharmacy and School of Education founded in 1985. • School of Divinity founded in 1995. • Offers study abroad opportunities. • Maintains a Bachelor of Science degree program at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. • Offers additional education programs at Fort Bragg/Pope AFB-Fayetteville, Raleigh and

Camp Lejeune/New River-Jacksonville.

• Launched additional health science programs: Master of Physician Assistant Practice 2011, Master of Public Health 2012, Doctor of Physical Therapy 2013, Nursing 2014, Master of Biomedical Sciences 2018, Doctor of Health Sciences 2020 and Master of Public Health Education 2020.

• Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine established in 2013.

• School of Engineering founded in 2016.

• Reaffirmed by SACS as a Level VI University May 2013.

President: J. Bradley Creed


CHOWAN UNIVERSITYOne University Place • Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855Telephone: (252) 398-6500 or (888) 4-CHOWAN • www.chowan.edu

• Founded and opened for students as Chowan Female Institute, October 11, 1848. • First called Chowan Female Collegiate Institute in 1851. • First called Chowan Baptist Female Institute in 1868. • Became Chowan College, May 17, 1910. • Became coeducational senior college, 1931. • Changed to a junior college, September 1937. • Obtained senior college status, fall 1992. • Obtained university status, September 2006.

President: Kirk E. Peterson

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY110 South Main Street • Boiling Springs, North Carolina 28017Telephone: (704) 406-4000 • www.gardner-webb.edu

• Chartered first as Boiling Springs High School, Incorporated, December 2,1905. • Opened as Boiling Springs Junior College, September 3, 1928. • The name was changed and a new charter granted to Gardner-Webb College, Inc.,

June 1942. • Charter amended in conformity to the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention of

North Carolina, November 1946. • Admitted to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina at the Convention held in

Asheville, November 21, 1946. • Gardner-Webb College became a fully accredited senior college, December 1, 1971. • Gardner-Webb became Gardner-Webb University, January 1, 1993. • Charter amended in conformity to the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention of

North Carolina, October, 1993.


MARS HILL UNIVERSITYP.O. Box 370 • Mars Hill, North Carolina 28754Telephone: (866) 642-4968 • www.mhu.edu

• Founded as French Broad Baptist Institute, July 4, 1856. • Chartered as Mars Hill College, February 16, 1859. • Issued first junior college diploma, May 5, 1922. • Began a senior college program with the junior class of 1962.

• Transitioned to university status August 15, 2013.

• Began offering graduate education programs in 2013.

President: Tony Floyd

• Charter amended in conformity to the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention of NC and to establish a mutually voluntary affiliation in November 2009.

• Offers the Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music,

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling, Master of Divinity, Master of Business Administration, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Accountancy, International Master of Business Administration, Education Specialist (Executive Leadership), Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Education. The following dual degree programs are offered: Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration, Master of Divinity/Master of Business Administration, Master of Divinity/Master of Arts (English & English Education), Master of Divinity/Master of Arts Education Specialist (Mental Health Counseling).

President: William M. Downs

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WINGATE UNIVERSITYP.O. Box 159 • Wingate, North Carolina 28174Telephone: (704) 233-8000 or (800) 755-5550 • www.wingate.edu

• Authorized as Wingate School by Union Baptist Association, 1895.

• Opens 1896, chartered in 1897 offering first grade through high school education before transitioning to a boarding school for upper high school students as the state of North Carolina expanded its public schools.

• Assumes junior college status, 1923.

• Begins affiliation with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, 1925.

• Returns to sponsorship by Union Baptist Association and Chesterfield (SC) Baptist Association from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina after 1929 stock market crash ends the “roaring twenties,” ushers in the Great Depression, and adversely impacts the budget of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, 1930.

• Resumes sponsorship by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina the year trustees first appointed by the Convention, 1949.

• Transitions to four-year, residential senior college in 1977 granting first baccalaureate degrees in 1979.

• Offers graduate education programs, 1986.

• Achieves university status, 1995.

• Opens the Wingate University School of Pharmacy, 2003.

• Establishes the Levine College of Health Sciences, 2009.

• Expands the main Wingate University campus to over 500 acres, 2018.

• Launches the University’s 5th health sciences program, the Doctor of Occupational Therapy, 2019.

President: T. Rhett Brown


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MEREDITH COLLEGE

• Incorporated as Baptist Female University of North Carolina, February 27, 1891. • Opened for students, September 27, 1899. • By legislative enactment became Baptist University for Women, January 20, 1905. • Became Meredith College by legislative enactment, January 24, 1910.

• On November 11, 1997, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and Meredith College established a new relationship described in the Convention’s Bylaws, Article III.

President: Jo Allen

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY• Opened as Wake Forest Institute, February 3, 1834. • Chartered as Wake Forest College, Wake Forest, December 28, 1838. • Bowman Gray Medical School of Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, officially opened

July 1, 1941, and the first class of students began work, September 10, 1941. • Wake Forest College authorized by special session of Convention meeting in Greensboro,

July 30, 1946 to move to Winston-Salem. • First session in Winston-Salem began with the summer term, June 18, 1956. • Wake Forest College became a university June 12, 1967. • On November 11, 1986, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and Wake Forest

University established a new relationship described in the Convention’s Bylaws, Article III.

President: Nathan O. Hatch

The Convention’s Bylaws, Article III, Relationship with Other Entities, reads as follows:

E. Historical Educational InstitutionsThe Convention recognizes its historical relationship with the historical educational institutions, based on the Convention’s founding of Wake Forest University in 1834 and Meredith University in 1898. Each historical educational institution is autonomous in its governance and its board of trustees shall be elected by such board of trustees in accordance with such procedures as set forth in its governing documents. The historical educational institutions shall not share in the distribution of Cooperative Program funds except scholarship funding for North Carolina Baptist Students which shall not exceed the amount each individual historical educational institution was receiving from the Convention at the time the historical educational institution became autonomous in its governance.


BAPTIST RETIREMENT HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINAThe messengers to the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Convention) approved the establishment of a new relationship with the Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina (BRH) in order that the BRH might be recognized as a Historical Social Services Institution. In this relationship, the Convention recognizes the BRH’s provision of ministry to senior adults on behalf of the Convention from 1951 to 2006. As a Historical Social Services Institution, BRH is autonomous in its governance. The Convention no longer elects the trustees of the institution. In addition, BRH no longer shares in the distribution of Cooperative Program funds.

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NC BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONS CONFERENCE

Officers for 2019President: Perry Brindley, BuncombeVice President: Scott Setzer, South RoanokeTreasurer: Eric Cook, UnionSecretary: Keith Hollar, South Fork

NC BAPTIST BIVOCATIONAL MINISTERS ASSOCIATION

Officers for 2019President: Tony Medlin, WingateVice President — Program: David Willis, Newton GroveVice President — Membership: Gary Henderson, LumbertonSecretary-Treasurer: Randy Shuler, Brevard

NC BAPTIST MENAuxiliary to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina

Officers for 2019President: Steve Couch, DurhamVice President East: Terry Hall, New BernVice President Piedmont: Jerry Causey, RaleighVice President West: John Whalley, MorgantonRecording Secretary: John Freeman, Raleigh

NC BAPTIST MINISTERS’ WIVES CONFERENCE

Officers for 2019President: Gray Frady, SouthportPresident Elect: Katie Eades, StatesvilleVice President: Cheryl Reeves, LenoirVice President Elect: Megan Knight, DublinSecretary: Megan Knight, DublinTreasurer: Harriet Lovett, Bear Creek

NC BAPTIST PASTOR’S CONFERENCE

Officers for 2019President: Chip Hannah, WhitevilleVice President: Jonathan Blaylock, CantonSecretary-Treasurer: Zack Williams, Bat Cave

NC BAPTIST SECRETARIES

Officers for 2019President: Karoline Overby, WestfieldFirst Vice President: Teresa Almond, ConcordSecond Vice President: Myra Phillips, JeffersonSecretary-Treasurer: Rachel Sanders, Jacksonville

WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION OF NCCo-laborer with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina

Officers for 2019President: Denise (Dee Dee) Moody, FaithVice President: Deborah Taylor, LumbertonVice President of Development: Barbara Hill, StatesvilleRecording Secretary: Beth McDonald, RockinghamAssistant Recording Secretary: Alison Markwood, High Point

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President:J.D. Greear2335 Presidential Drive, Ste. 114Durham, NC 27703

First Vice President:Marshal Ausberry6531 Little Ox Road SidepathFairfax Station, VA 22039

Second Vice President:Noe Garcia5757 N. Central AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85012

Recording Secretary:John L. Yeats400 East High StreetJefferson City, MO 65101

Registration Secretary:Kathy Litton1627 Silver Creek DriveSaraland, AL 36571

Treasurer:Ronnie FloydSBC Executive Committee 901 Commerce StreetNashville, TN 37203

NORTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVES ON SBC BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES

Executive CommitteeStanley J. Welch, Sr., Asheville (2020)Marcus D. Hayes, Hendersonville (2021)Pamela H. (Pam) Reed, Winston-Salem (2021)Christopher N. Dickerson, Fayetteville (2022)Joe Knott, Raleigh (2023)

International Mission BoardRoberta N. (Bobbi) Ashford, Dunn (2020)Will Gatling, Raleigh (2021)Michael Cloer, Rocky Mount (2022)Sarah J. Davenport, Raleigh (2023)Andrew M. (Andy) Davis, Durham (2023)

North American Mission BoardMark S. Gilbert, Wallburg (2020)Cynthia E. (Cindy) Bush, Wake Forest (2022)Steve Hardy, Lewisville (2023)

LifeWay Christian ResourcesYana Conner, Durham (2020)Michelle D. Branch, Wake Forest (2021)Amy Mielock, Cary (2023)

GuideStone Financial ResourcesJohn R. Morris, West Jefferson (2020)Jack M. Stancil, Raleigh (2021)

S O U T H E R N B A P T I S T C O N V E N T I O N O F F I C E R SA N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Contact Information: The Executive Committee, Southern Baptist Convention 901 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37203-3699 (615) 244-2355 · www.sbc.net · www.sbcec.org


Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryClint Pressley, Charlotte (2020)David P. Bruce, Montreat (2021)

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary State Member:Albert E. (Earle) Finley, Raleigh (2023)

Local Members:Timothy C. Dale, Wilson (2021)Carlos F. Goodrich, Clemmons (2021)Charles H. Cranford, Charlotte (2022)Melinda W. Delahoyde, Raleigh (2023)Michael Cummings, Pembroke (2024)Mary M. (Beth) Wooten, Beulaville (2024)

Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryN. Todd Houston, Southport (2022)

New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryKevin R. Chaney, Marshville (2021)

Gateway SeminaryArthur A. (Rally) deLeon, Raleigh (2024)

Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryCurrently, there are not any representatives from North Carolina.

Ethics and Religious Liberty CommissionTraci D. Griggs, Raleigh (2023)

Committee on NominationsMissy Speir, Charlotte (2020)Andrew Hopper, Summerfield (2020)

Washington International Office405 N. Washington Street Falls Church, Virginia 22046703-790-8980www.bwanet.org

OfficersPresident: Paul Msiza First Vice President: Jan SaethreGeneral Secretary: Elijah BrownTreasurer: Carolyn Fossen

B A P T I S T W O R L D A L L I A N C E


A Nonprofit Corporation

The undersigned, being a natural person of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, hereby makes and acknowledges these Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a nonprofit corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina as contained in Chapter 55A of the North Carolina General Statutes entitled the “North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act,” as amended (the “Act”).

Article I. Name The name of this nonprofit corporation is the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc. (the “Convention”).

Article II. Duration The period of duration of the Convention shall be perpetual unless sooner dissolved in accordance with the Act.

Article III. Type The Convention is a “charitable or religious corporation” within the meaning of the Section 55A-1-40(4) of the Act.

Article IV. Purposes The Convention is organized exclusively for religious, charitable and educational purposes as permitted under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), including, but not limited to, the following:

A. To assist the churches in their divinely appointed mission; to promote missions, evangelism, education, social services, the distribution of the Bible and sound religious literature; and to cooperate with the work of the Southern Baptist Convention; and

B. To do any and all acts and things which may be deemed desirable or expedient for the benefit of the programs of the Convention.

Article V. PowersIn order to carry out the purposes set forth in sections (A) and (B) of Article IV, the Convention shall have full power:

A. To solicit, acquire, hold, manage, convey, transfer and dispose of cash donations;

B. To lease property;

C. To invest in, acquire, hold, pledge, resell, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of securities of any nature and to exercise all rights, powers and privileges of ownership thereof, including the right to vote thereon for any and all purposes;

D. To enter into, make and perform contracts of every kind for any lawful purpose without limit as to amount, with any person, firm, association, corporation, town, city, county, district, state, territory, or government; and

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E. To exercise any and all powers which may be conferred by law or which may be deemed necessary or expedient for the achievement of the objects and purposes of the Convention as set forth in Article IV.

It is understood that the Convention works together with the associations in seeking to fulfill these purposes. While independent and sovereign in its own sphere, the Convention does not claim and will never attempt to exercise any authority over any other Baptist body, whether church, auxiliary organization, association, or convention.

Article VI. Members; Composition The Convention shall be composed of the following members described in Sections A. and B. below (which members shall be referred to either as “members” or “messengers” in the Articles and Bylaws of the Convention):

A. Those messengers who have been duly elected by cooperating churches, have been duly registered, and are in attendance at the annual meeting or special meeting of the Convention. The number and criteria for messengers shall be as follows:

1. The number of messengers to which a cooperating church is entitled may be determined on either a numerical or financial basis:

a. On a numerical basis: every cooperating church shall be allowed two (2) messengers and one (1) additional messenger for every one hundred (100) members or fraction thereof, beyond the first one hundred (100) members; provided that to have more than two (2) messengers, the cooperating church financially supports the Cooperative Program of the Convention by giving at least one percent (1%) of undesignated budget gifts through the Cooperative Program of the Convention; for the purposes of this calculation, funds used as matching funds for the expanded annuity shall not be considered.

b. On a financial basis: every cooperating church giving five percent (5%) of undesignated budget gifts through the Cooperative Program shall have two (2) messengers and one (1) additional messenger for every one percent (1%) beyond the initial five percent (5%).

2. Messengers shall be members of a cooperating church, as defined below.

3. A cooperating church shall be one that financially supports any program, institution, or agency of the Convention, and which is in friendly cooperation with the Convention and sympathetic with its purposes and work. Among churches not in friendly cooperation with the Convention are churches which knowingly act to affirm, approve, endorse, promote, support or bless homosexual behavior. The Board of Directors shall apply this provision. Any decision by the Board of Directors shall be final; provided that a church has a right to request the Convention in annual session to reconsider the Board of Directors’ decision that such church is not in friendly cooperation with the Convention.


4. No cooperating church shall be entitled under any circumstances to elect more than ten (10) messengers.

5. No one who is a messenger pursuant to a position described in Section B is eligible to be elected as a messenger from a cooperating church.

B. The officers of the Convention, the members of the Board of Directors, the editor of the Biblical Recorder, the President of the Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina, the President of the North Carolina Baptist Men, and the President of the North Carolina Baptist Associational Missions Conference.

Article VII. Officers of the Convention The officers of the Convention shall be a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, an Executive Director-Treasurer, and Parliamentarian, as set forth in the bylaws of the Convention.

Article VIII. The Board of Directors Management of the Convention and its properties and affairs shall be vested in the members of the Convention, the Convention officers and Convention committees as well as its Board of Directors, which, in addition to its other powers and authorities, shall have the power and authority from time to time to sell, expend, or otherwise dispose of any and all property of the Convention in furtherance of any of the purposes for which the Convention has been organized. The members of the Convention are described in Article VI herein and the members of the Board of Directors of the Convention, their number, their terms of office, and the method of their selection and removal shall be provided for and determined by the bylaws of the Convention.

Article IX. Registered Agent The street address of the initial registered office of the Convention, which is located in Wake County, is 205 Convention Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511, and the mailing address is P.O. Box 1107, Cary, North Carolina 27512-1107. The name of the registered agent at the street address for the Convention is Glenn Harder.

Article X. Address The street address of the principal office of the Convention, which is located in Wake County, is 205 Convention Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511, and the mailing address is P.O. Box 1107, Cary, North Carolina 27512-1107.

Article XI. Prohibitions No part of the net earnings of the Convention shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, officers or any “private shareholder or individual” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Code; provided, however, that the Convention shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article IV hereof. No compensation shall be paid to directors and officers for their services as members of the Board of Directors or as officers of the Convention. No substantial part of the activities of the Convention shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Convention shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of


statements) in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, the Convention shall prohibit any activities not permitted to be carried on:

A. By a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (a) of the Code as an organization described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Code;

B. By a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Sections 170 (c)(2) and 2055 of the Code; or

C. By a “charitable or religious corporation” as that term is defined under the Act.

Article XII. Dissolution In the event of its dissolution, the Convention, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the Convention, shall distribute all of the net assets of the Convention to one or more organizations which themselves are exempt as organizations described in Sections 501 (c) (3) and 170 (c) (2) of the Code, or to federal, state, or local government exclusively for public purposes. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior Court in the county in which the principal office of the Convention is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization and organizations, as said Superior Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

Article XIII. Personal Liability; Indemnification The members of the Board of Directors shall not be personally liable to the Convention for monetary damages arising out of any action, whether by or in the right of the Convention or otherwise, for any breach of duty as a member, officer, trustee or director, except for liability with respect to: (1) acts or omissions that such director at the time of the breach knew or believed were clearly in conflict with the best interests of the Convention, (2) any liability under Sections 55A-8-32 or 55A-8-33 of the Act, (3) any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal financial benefit, and (4) acts or omissions prior to the date the Articles are effective. Also, as used herein, the term "improper personal benefit" does not include a director’s reasonable compensation or other reasonable incidental benefit for or on account of service as an employee, independent contractor, attorney or consultant of the Convention. If the Act is amended after the date of the Articles to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of the director, then the liability of the director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended. No amendment or repeal of the provisions of this Article XIII shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Convention for or with respect to any act or failure to act on the part of such director party occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

It is the policy of the Convention to indemnify to the maximum extent permitted by the Act any one or more of the indemnified parties against judgments, penalties, settlements and other liabilities incurred by them in connection with any pending, threatened or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal investigative or administrative and against reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with any such proceeding, where liabilities and litigation expenses were incurred incident to the good faith performance of their duties. As used herein, the term "indemnified parties" shall mean the officers of the Convention, the members of the Board of Directors, the President of the Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina, the President of the North Carolina Baptist Men and key


employees and special committee members as listed in a duly authorized resolution adopted by either the Board of Directors or the Convention. The Convention may advance expenses in connection with any proceeding to any such person in accordance with applicable law. The use of funds of the Convention for indemnification or for purchase and maintenance of insurance for the benefit of the indemnified parties shall be deemed a proper expense of the Convention.

Article XIV. Incorporator The name and address of the incorporator is James H. Royston, 205 Convention Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511 (Wake County).

Article XV. Amendments The Articles may be changed or amended at any session during any annual meeting of the Convention other than the first or the last session during the annual meeting or during any special meeting of the Convention by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the registered messengers present and voting when the vote is taken, provided that notice of any and all amendments to the Articles (a) shall either appear in the Biblical Recorder in at least one (1) issue with a publication date of more than ten (10) days in advance of the meeting of the Convention in which the proposed action is to be taken or be mailed to every cooperating church, as defined above, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the meeting of the Convention in which the proposed action is to be taken; and (b) shall appear on the Convention’s website beginning at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the meeting of the Convention in which the proposed action is to be taken and to remain on such website through the conclusion of the meeting of the Convention in which the proposed action is to be taken.

Article XVI. Effective Date; Validate The Articles shall be effective upon filing in the office of the North Carolina Secretary of State. The adoption of the Articles shall not invalidate any action validly taken by or in behalf of the Convention or any of its institutions or agencies prior to the date the Articles of Incorporation becomes effective.

This the 24th day of October, 2004

James H. Royston, Incorporator

Amended November 7, 2017


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Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc.

A Nonprofit Corporation Subject to its Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”), the affairs of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc. (the “Convention”) shall be governed by the following Bylaws (“Bylaws”):

I. Convention Meetings, Officers and Committees

A. Meetings of the Convention

1. Time and Place. The Convention shall hold its annual meeting with the first session commencing on the Monday after the second Sunday in November. In case of emergency or unusual circumstances, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) is empowered to change the time or place of meeting or cancel the sessions of the Convention. A special meeting of the Convention may be called either (a) by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the registered messengers present when the vote is taken at an annual meeting, or (b) by vote of a majority of the members of the Board present when the vote is taken.

2. Notice. Notices of the meetings of the Convention shall appear (a) in the Biblical Recorder in at least one (1) issue with a publication date more than thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting of the Convention; and (b) on the Convention’s website beginning at least thirty-five (35) days in advance of the meeting of the Convention and to remain on such website through the commencement of such meeting of the Convention.

3. Quorum. The quorum of the Convention shall be the majority of registered messengers present at any session of the annual meeting or any special meeting.

4. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles or in these Bylaws, an act of the majority of the registered messengers voting at a session at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the members of the Convention.

B. Officers of the Convention

The officers of the Convention shall be a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, an Executive Director-Treasurer, and Parliamentarian(s).

1. President and Vice-Presidents

a. Term. The terms of the President and the Vice-Presidents shall commence at the conclusion of the annual meeting at which they are elected and continue until the close of the next annual meeting of the Convention. The President and Vice-Presidents shall not be elected for more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office.

b. Vacancies. A vacancy in the office of the President shall be filled by the First Vice-President, and a vacancy in the office of the First Vice-President shall be filled by the Second Vice-President. A vacancy in the office of the Second Vice-President shall be filled by the Board.

c. Duties. The President shall preside over the deliberations of the Convention and discharge such other duties as are imposed upon the President by the Convention or as are incumbent on the presiding officer of a deliberative body. The President may


appoint committees when so directed by the Convention. The President and the Vice-Presidents shall serve as a nominating committee, chaired by the President, to nominate members of the Committee on Nominations to the Board for their election at its January meeting and shall serve as ex-officio voting members of all Convention committees, the Board and its Executive Committee. Unless otherwise stated in the Articles or these Bylaws, the President and Vice-Presidents of the Convention shall serve as ex-officio non-voting members of all subcommittees of Convention committees and of all committees and subcommittees of the Board.

d. The President and the Vice-Presidents shall be members of cooperating churches as defined in Article VI.A.3. of the Articles. The President and Vice-Presidents may be removed from office for any of the reasons set forth in Article IV.H. of these Bylaws under the process described in that section.

2. Executive Director-Treasurer

a. Term. At its annual meeting or a special meeting, the Convention shall elect a person to the office of Executive Director-Treasurer. The Board shall nominate a person to the Convention for consideration. Opportunity shall be given to receive additional nominations from the floor of the Convention. The person receiving the majority of votes cast shall be declared elected. Upon election, the Executive Director-Treasurer shall hold office for an indefinite period. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, and shall serve until the earlier of his death, his retirement or his resignation. The term of the Executive Director-Treasurer may also be terminated by a majority vote of the Board at any meeting of the Board, where the individual director requesting the termination of the Executive Director-Treasurer has given at least twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Board Secretary; upon receipt of such notice, the Board Secretary then shall give at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of the individual member’s intent to bring such motion at the meeting of the Board.

b. Vacancies. In the event that the position of Executive Director-Treasurer becomes vacant, the Board shall elect, at a regular or special meeting of the Board, an interim Executive Director-Treasurer. The Board of Directors shall consider recommendations from the Executive Committee, with the opportunity for additional nominations to be made at the regular or special meeting. The interim Executive Director-Treasurer shall be elected by a majority vote of the Board, and shall serve until the permanent Executive Director-Treasurer is elected.

c. Duties. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall be the chief executive officer of the Convention, the chief professional adviser of the Convention, the Board and its committees, and one of the denomination's spiritual leaders, providing statewide guidance and inspiration. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall serve as an ex-officio non-voting member on all Convention committees and subcommittees and the Board and all committees and subcommittees of the Board. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall be the principal operating officer of the Convention, shall oversee the day-to-day operation of the Convention and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall plan, coordinate, supervise and evaluate the Convention’s ministries and programs, budget and staff and work on a cooperating basis with other Baptist bodies, including churches, auxiliaries, associations, organizations and conventions, and with other religious groups. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall also have custody of all funds and securities belonging to the Convention, shall receive, deposit and disperse same under the direction of the Board, and shall keep


full and accurate accounts of the finances of the Convention in books for such purpose. The Executive Director-Treasurer shall forward, at least once a month, all contributions to their destinations.

3. Parliamentarians

a. Term and Qualifications. The President shall appoint no fewer than one Parliamentarian and no more than three Parliamentarians, who will serve at the pleasure of the President. The term for each Parliamentarian shall end, unless terminated earlier by the President, at the conclusion of the meeting of the Convention. The Parliamentarians shall be persons of sufficient knowledge and experience to enable them to fulfill their duties for the Convention.

b. Vacancies. In the case of a vacancy in the office of Parliamentarian, the President may, but is not required to, name a successor so long as there remains at least one Parliamentarian.

c. Duties. The Parliamentarians shall advise and assist the President (or presiding officer) of the Convention with respect to all matters involving proper parliamentary procedure. The Rules of Order for the Convention shall be those set forth in the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order, but in cases where the meaning may not be clear the President shall exercise discretion, subject to override by a vote of the majority of the registered messengers voting at a session at which a quorum is present.

C. Convention Committees

1. List of Standing Committees:

a. Committee on Nom

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