CARY, N.C. — The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s Committee on Nominations has released its 2024 report.

According to state convention bylaws, the duties of the Committee on Nominations is to nominate individuals to serve on the N.C. Baptist board of directors, as well as the boards of related entities of the convention. Related entities include the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, the Biblical Recorder and Provision Financial Resources of N.C. Baptists (formerly the N.C. Baptist Foundation.)

Individuals nominated to serve in these roles are voted upon by messengers at the N.C. Baptist annual meeting when the Committee on Nominations presents the report.

The report is as follows:

2024 Committee on Nominations Report 

The Committee on Nominations is charged with the task of reviewing the numerous recommendations provided by North Carolina Baptists for service on the board of directors of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) and the boards of the related entities (Provision Financial Resources, Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina and the Biblical Recorder).

We begin our work with the recommendations sent by N.C. Baptists and those provided by our respective entity heads. We carefully consider whether each candidate meets the qualifications for service as outlined by the convention bylaws. Each name is prayerfully discussed and voted on in committee meetings. We then bring the approved names to the floor of the annual meeting for election by the convention.

The full report from the Committee on Nominations can be found on the BSCNC’s annual meeting website (ncannualmeeting.org), on the Biblical Recorder website (BRnow.org) and in the N.C. Baptist Book of Reports. 

N.C. Baptists have good reason to be proud of the 2024 Committee on Nominations, as well as the names to be presented for election. They logged many hours and offered many prayers in seeking to bring nominees who will be people of Kingdom impact. We hope you express appreciation to them for the good work they have done.

It is not too early for N.C. Baptists to begin thinking about whom they will recommend to positions of leadership in 2025. N.C. Baptist church members are diverse in terms of both gender and ethnicity. Please think and pray about the recommendations you will make from large churches, small churches, rural churches, urban churches, new churches, historic churches, men and women, young and old, and potential leaders from across all cultural and ethnic groups. You may submit your recommendations online at ncbaptist.org/recommend or through the N.C. Baptist mobile app. 

N.C. Baptists, we need you! Simply recommending someone to a position of leadership is itself an important act of leadership. Your input is essential to the ongoing effectiveness of the missions and ministries of the BSCNC as we seek to be a movement of churches on mission together. 

Chandler Donegan, Chair

2024 Committee on Nominations Members

Chandler Donegan, Wake Forest, chair
David Blalock, New London
Ed Davis, Raleigh
Stephen Duncan, Macclesfield
Vicki Etheridge, Greenville
Sue Fairless, Colerain
Lori Frank, Arden
Bob Garbett, Crossnore
Phil Goble Jr., Hayesville
Tim Jernigan, Hickory
Susan Justice, Southport
Zac Lyons, Raleigh
Thomas McDonald, Lexington
Darrick Smith, Charlotte
Alan-Michael Sprinkle, Black Mountain
Eleanor Sun, Cary
Collin Terenzini, Zirconia

The Committee on Nominations report follows the BSCNC’s bylaws directive to “nominate persons for election by the Convention to serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Convention, the members of the boards of trustees and directors to be elected by the Convention of the Related Entities, and such other nominations as may be delegated to the committee by the Convention.”

Among other considerations for nominees, the bylaws state “It is desirable that at least twenty-five percent (25%) of members nominated to all committees of the Convention, the Board, and the boards of trustees and directors of the Related Entities shall come from churches with an average weekly worship attendance under 200.” This is indicated in the committee’s report by (O) for 200 and over and by (U) for under 200 in average weekly worship attendance.

The bylaws further direct that, “The Committee on Nominations shall include in its report at a minimum the name, church, home town, association, occupation, and sex of each nominee, the name of the committee or board on which the nominee is to serve together with such summary information as will make clear to this Convention the diversity and breadth of representation provided by the slates of nominees.”

Board of Directors, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina 

Region 1

• No Vacancies

Region 2

• Mike Anders, 2025-2028, Forest Hills (U), Wilson, South Roanoke Association, Layperson, Male
• Jimmy Dale, 2025-2028, Mount Nelson (U), Eureka, Neuse Association, Minister, Male
• Jordan Reese, 2025-2028, Englewood (O), Rocky Mount, North Roanoke Association, Minister, Male
• Randy Smith, 2026 unexpired term of Erik Harris, Pinetops (U), Pinetops, South Roanoke Association, Minister, Male

Region 3 

• Todd Brady, 2025-2028, The River Community (U), Fayetteville, New South River Association, Minister, Male
• Jeremy Hairr, 2025-2028, Mount Vernon (U), Clinton, Eastern Association, Minister, Male 
• Dave Heller, 2025 unexpired term of Kevin Davis, Hallsboro (U), Hallsboro, Columbus Association, Minister, Male
• Zac Hufty, 2025-2028, The Village Church (O), Fayetteville, New South River Association, Minister, Male

Region 4 

• Caleb Gibson, 2025-2028, Salem Community (U), Whitakers, Tar River Association, Minister, Male
• Chris Hilliard, 2025-2028, Wendell (U), Wendell, Raleigh Association, Minister, Male
• Zack Sanders, 2025-2028, Green Level (O), Cary, Raleigh Association, Minister, Male
• Ralph Thompson, 2025-2028, Durham First (O), Durham, NC Miscellaneous, Minister, Male

Region 5

• Gary Sanders, 2025 unexpired term of Clint Darst, Red Bank Missionary (U), Germanton, Triad Church Network, Minister, Male

Region 6

• Nathan Brooks, 2025-2028, Glorieta (U), Concord, Cabarrus Association, Minister, Male
• Brian Davis, 2025-2028, Plaza (O), Charlotte, Metrolina Association, Minister, Male

Region 7 

• Dean Chambers, 2025-2028, Bethlehem (O), Taylorsville, Alexander Association, Minister, Male
• Jacob Hall, 2025-2028, Simmons Grove (U), Pilot Mountain, Surry Association, Minister, Male
• James Safrit, 2027 unexpired term, Pleasant Grove (U), Ronda, Elkin Association, Minister, Male

Region 8 

• John Morrison, 2025-2028, Christ the King (U), Hickory, Catawba Valley Association, Minister, Male 
• Jonathan Tipper, 2025-2028, Greenlee (U), Old Fort, Blue Ridge Association, Minister, Male
• Robert Wise, 2027 unexpired term, North Brook (U), Cherryville, South Fork Association, Minister, Male

Region 9 

• Justin Alexander, 2025-2028, Hendersonville First (O), Hendersonville, Carolina Association, Minister, Male
• J.D. Grant, 2027 unexpired term, Dellwood (O), Waynesville, Haywood Association, Minister, Male
• Mark Tice, 2025-2028, East Fork (O), Canton, Haywood Association, Minister, Male

Region 10 

• Gerald Derreberry, 2025-2028, Shady Grove (U), Murphy, Truett Association, Minister, Male
• Arron McGuffee, 2025-2028, Truett Memorial (U), Hayesville, Truett Association, Minister, Male

Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina

• Steve Calhoun, 2025-2028, Englewood (O), Rocky Mount, North Roanoke Association, Layperson, Male
• Quintell Hill, 2025-2028, Multiply Community (U), Monroe, Union Association, Minister, Male
• Luis Tejera, 2025-2028, Hickory Grove (O), Charlotte, Metrolina Association, Minister, Male
• Linda Wendelken, 2025-2028, Lawndale (O), Greensboro, Piedmont Association, Layperson, Female

Biblical Recorder

• Matt Lee, 2025-2028, Imago Dei (O), Raleigh, NC Miscellaneous, Layperson, Male
• Robert McKee Jr., 2026 unexpired term of Benjamin Heise, Green Street (O), High Point, Piedmont Association, Layperson, Male
• Jennifer Rushing, 2025-2028, Hopewell (O), Monroe, Union Association, Layperson, Female

Provision Financial Resources

• Missie Branch, 2027 unexpired term of David Jones, Imago Dei (O), Raleigh, NC Miscellaneous, Layperson, Female
• Art Rainer, 2025-2028, The Summit (O), Durham, TriWest Association, Layperson, Male
• Peter Rochelle, 2025-2028, Church on the Rock (U), Raleigh, NC Miscellaneous, Minister, Male
• Jamie Roycroft, 2025-2028, Hopewell (O), Monroe, Union Association, Layperson, Female
• Rex Strickland, 2025-2028, Truett Memorial First (U), Hayesville, Truett Association, Layperson, Male