NASHVILLE — Nominees to serve on the Southern Baptist
Convention Executive Committee, the four denominational boards — International
Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, and
GuideStone Financial Resources, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
(ERLC), the six seminaries, and the Committee on Order of Business have been
selected by the 2011 SBC Committee on
Nominations.
Nominees will serve if elected by the messengers to the annual meeting of the
Southern Baptist Convention, June 14-15 in Phoenix,
Ariz.:
North Carolina Baptists have been appointed to the Committee on Committees as
well as the IMB, LifeWay, ERLC, and Southeastern and New
Orleans seminaries.
Executive Committee
(83 members): 19 nominations considered; 7 new members; 12 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2015 replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Pat Pavlian, layperson and member of Immanuel Baptist
Church, Highland, Calif., replacing Martin F. Davis, San Diego, Calif.; James
A. Ray, layperson and member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, Fla.,
replacing Randall L. James, Orlando, Fla.; William V. (Bill)
Prince, layperson and member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church, Bogart, Ga.,
replacing William F. (Bill) Harrell, Martinez,
Ga.; Bill D. Whittaker, retired pastor and
member of Glasgow Baptist Church, Glasgow, Ky., replacing Richard E. (Rick)
Bowden, Louisville, Ky.; M. Kent Choate, senior pastor, Broadway Baptist
Church, Sand Springs, Okla., replacing Douglas O. (Doug) Melton, Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2015 is Tim W. Brasher, layperson and
member of First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale,
Ariz., replacing Don E. McDaniel, Phoenix,
Ariz., who resigned; Eddie W. Dehondt,
associate pastor, Rose Park
Baptist Church,
Shreveport, La.,
replacing James B. Law, Gonzales, La.,
who declined to serve a second term.
Nominated for a second term are Steven W.
Loggins, Mt. Olive, Ala.; Jay F. Shell, Batesville, Ark.; Roger L. Spradlin,
Bakersfield, Calif.; Christopher D. (Chris) Metcalf, Lihue, Hawaii; Lovina K.
Rush, Kearney, Mo.; David W. King, Albuquerque, N.Mex.; L. Douglas (Doug)
Passmore, Lawton, Okla.; Procopio U. DeLeon, Pitman, N.J.; J. Paul Fleming,
Greenville, S.C.; David C. Perdue, Cordova, Tenn.; David Dykes, Tyler, Tex.;
Carol A. Yarber, Malakoff, Tex.
GuideStone Financial Resources (44 members): 13 nominations considered; 11 new
members; 2 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2015 replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Rick L. Lance, state executive director and member of
Vaughn Forest Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala., replacing Frankie J.
Smitherman, Mobile, Ala.; John T. Raymond, layperson and member of First
Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla.,
replacing James B. (Jim) Henry, Orlando, Fla.; Terry A. Kilgore, layperson and
member of First Southern Baptist Church, Liberal, Kans., replacing Mary C.
Dighton, Lenexa, Kans.; Rob S. Gibson, pastor, North Oldham Baptist Church,
Goshen, Ky., replacing Gregory A. (Greg) Bibb, Lexington, Ky.; John D. Cameron,
layperson and member of First Baptist
Church, West Monroe, La., replacing Darryl J. Hoychick,
Pineville, La.; David W. Morley, layperson and member of First
Baptist Church, Enid, Okla., replacing
James R. (Jim) Scrivner, Ada, Okla.; Michael S. Hamlet, pastor, First
Baptist North Sparbanburg, Spartanburg, S.C., replacing
Timothy E. (Tim) Head, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Scott Turner, layperson and member
of Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Tex., replacing Ronald D. (Ron) Murff,
Plano, Tex.; Kenneth C. Price, layperson and member of Beaverdam Baptist
Church, Beaverdam, Va., replacing Robert A. (Bob) Harris, Jr., Colonial
Heights, Va.
Nominated for term to expire in 2013 is J. Wesley Noss, pastor, New
Hope Baptist Church,
Versailles, Ky.,
replacing Charles Darren Gaddis, Corbin, Ky.,
who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are Danny H. (Dan) Coker, Sr., Phoenix,
Ariz.; Thomas A. (Tom) Seel, Clarksville,
Ind.; Joseph D. (Jody) Fail, Bay Springs,
Miss.
International Mission Board (90
members): 23 nominations considered; 9 new members; 14 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2015 replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Jay L. Wolf, pastor, First
Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala., replacing
James W. (Jamey) Pruett, Prattville, Ala.; Don McDonald, layperson and member
of First Baptist Church,
Fort Smith, Ark., replacing Joseph W. (Joe) Hewgley, Rogers,
Ark.; James D. Rivers, education/outreach pastor, First
Baptist Church Moss Bluff, Lake Charles,
La., replacing Kathy T. Towns, Arcadia, La.; Tim L. Simpson, pastor, Greenridge
Baptist Church, Clarksburg, Md., replacing George Jack, Perryville, Md.; Robert
G. (Gary) Barkley, minister of education and
associate pastor, Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, Mo., replacing
William D. (Bill) Curp, Festus, Mo.; Claude
Anthony Smith, senior pastor, New Prospect Baptist Church, Anderson, S.C.,
replacing D. Allen McWhite, Travelers Rest. S.C.; Dean Haun, senior pastor, First
Baptist Church, Morristown, Tenn.,
replacing John D. Floyd, Memphis, Tenn.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2015 is Max F. Croft, associate pastor,
Agape Baptist Church, Scottsboro, Ala., replacing Linda Jean Applegarth,
Montgomery, Ala., who declined to serve a second term; Kristen K. White,
director of global mobilization and member of Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church,
Riverside, Calif., replacing Lyle B. Paul, Gridley, Calif., who declined to
serve a second term.
Nominated for a second term are William C. (Bill)
Milewski, Kenai, Alaska; Stuart A. Bell, Centerton, Ark.; R. Blake Withers,
Murrieta, Calif.; Andrew F. (Andy) Johnson, Washington, D.C.; Debora D.
(Debbie) Brunson, Jacksonville, Fla.; Martha H. Wilson, Millen, Ga.; Jana T.
Brown, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; Hershael W. York, Frankfort, Ky.; Marvin (Rick)
Dunbar, Madison, Miss.; Michael A. (Mike) Penry, Raleigh, N.C.; Keith L.
Stephenson, Rutherfordton, N.C.; Marshall D. Johnson, Irving, Tex.; James T.
(Jay) Gross, Conroe, Tex.; Charlene D. Hahn, Norfolk, Va.
North American Mission Board (58
members): 17 nominations considered; 7 new members; 10 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2015, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Richard T. Wyatt, layperson and member of First
Baptist Church, Brandon, Fla., replacing
Timothy C. (Tim) Patterson, Jacksonville, Fla.; Gregory A. Varndell, senior
pastor, Fairlawn Baptist Church, Parkersburg, W.V., replacing Rodney K. Hale,
Ceredo, W.V.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2015 is David A. Parks, layperson and
member of Porter Memorial
Baptist Church,
Lexington, Ky.,
replacing Peggy S. Ballou, Corbin, Ky.,
who declined to serve a second term.
Nominated for term to expire in 2014 is Lane R. Moore, assistant director of
missions and member of Ellerbe Road Baptist Church, Shreveport, La., replacing
Sharon Parker, Start, La., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2012 are Keith Fordham, layperson and member of
Harps Crossing Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Ga., replacing Lester Cooper,
Atlanta, Ga., who resigned.; David E. Washington, Jr., senior pastor, Canton
Christian Fellowship, Canton, Mich., replacing Cameron Fuller, Williamsburg,
Mich., who resigned; Barry K. Anderson, administrative pastor, Green Valley
Baptist Church, Henderson, Nev., replacing Lisa M. Knutsen, Las Vegas, Nev.,
who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are Larry E. Gipson, Oneonta, Ala.; Ronald L.
(Ronnie) Toon, Batesville, Ark.; Douglas K. (Doug) Dieterly, Plymouth, Ind.; Steven
D. (Steve) Holdaway, Bellevue, Nebr.; J. Jason
Pettus, Bowling Green, Ky.; John P. Wenberg, Overland, Mo.; Carroll E. Vaughn,
Bloomfield, N.Mex.; James S. (Bud) Parrish, Lumberton, N.C.; Steven
G. (Steve) Mayes, Amherst, Ohio; Patrick L.
(Pat) Adams, Oklahoma City, Okla.
LifeWay Christian Resources (57 members): 14 nominations considered; 6 new
members; 8 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2015, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Wayne G. Story, layperson and member of Cross Church,
Springdale, Ark., replacing John D. Sagely, Fort Smith, Ark.; Michael J. (Mike)
Stevens, administrative pastor, Bannockburn
Baptist Church, Austin, Tex., replacing Mark Estep, Spring, Tex.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2015 is Steve
McNeil, team leader at the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana and member
of Northside Baptist
Church, Indianapolis,
Ind., replacing Joe Mayes, North
Vernon, Ind., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2013 are Paul R. Baxter, senior pastor, First
Baptist Church, LaGrange, Ga., replacing
Mary H. Cox, Lawrenceburg, Ga., who resigned; Timothy D. Turner, senior
associate of education/administration, Porter Memorial Baptist Church,
Lexington, Ky., replacing Larry J. Purcell, Hopkinsville, Ky., who resigned;
Ronald G. (Ronnie) Smith, layperson and member of Broadmoor Baptist Church,
Madison, Miss., replacing Justin D. Peters, Vicksburg, Miss., who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are Lorie Honeycutt, Wellton, Ariz.; Judy Taylor,
Harrisburg, Ill.; Carol L. Smith, Great Bend, Kans.; Adam W. Greenway, Mt.
Washington, Ky.; Sharon B. Williams, Holt, Mich.; Mike B. Farris, Tonopah,
Nev.; Simeon (Lee) Childs, Garner, N.C.; Jennie L. Hughes, Princeton, W.V.
Southern Seminary (43 members): 13 nominations considered; 4 new members; 9
renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2016, replacing members ineligible for re-election
include John A. Montgomery, dean of spiritual life, California Baptist
University and member of Pathway Church, Redlands, Calif., replacing Larry
Moxley, Bakersfield, Calif.; Nina J. Wilson, layperson and member of First
Baptist Church, Manchesney Park, Ill.,
replacing Penny D. Davis, Decatur, Ill.; Marla R. Sanders, layperson and member
of Highview Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky., replacing Randall L. Murray,
Louisville, Ky.
Nominated for term to expire in 2012 is Samuel S. (Sam) Rainer, senior pastor, First
Baptist Church,
Murray, Ky.,
replacing Craig A. Loscalzo, Lexington, Ky.,
who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are Edwin J. Hayes, Cullman, Ala.; Philip W. West,
Valdosta, Ga.; Philip A. Gunn, Clinton, Miss.; Steve
D. Gouge, Wilkesboro, N.C.; E. Todd Fisher, Shawnee, Okla.; L. Perrin Powell,
Jr., Spartanburg, S.C.; Paul B. Taylor, Mauriceville, Tex.; Brian D. Autry,
Moseley, Va.; J. Barry McRoberts, LaGrange, Ky.
Southwestern Seminary (40 members): 9 nominations considered; 4 new members; 5
renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2016, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Robert E. Myers, senior pastor, Del Norte Baptist Church,
Albuquerque, N.Mex., replacing Alan L. (Larry) Miller, Albuquerque, N.Mex.;
Johnny H. Kelly, pastor, Westview Baptist Church,
Martinsburg, W.Va., replacing Dorothy L. (Dottie) Tommey, Parkersburg, W.Va.
Nominated for term to expire in 2015 is Herschel D. Smith, director of missions
and member of Northpoint Baptist Fellowship, Marqueite, Mich.,
replacing Mike Lee, Jackson, Mich.,
who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2014 is Jonathan D. Leeman, layperson and
member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington,
D.C., replacing T. Michael Lawrence, Washington, D.C., who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are Danny L. Johnson, Bryant,
Ark.; Lyman (Hutch) Hutcheson, Paducah,
Ky.; H. Doyle Chauncey, Richmond,
Va.; Johnny W. McGregor, Glen Rose, Tex.;
Tony Mathews, Garland, Tex.
New Orleans Seminary (40 members): 11 nominations considered; 5 new members; 6
renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2016, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Kenneth W. White, layperson and member of El Bethel Baptist
Church, Fort Washington, Md., replacing Danny M. Crow, Columbia, Md.; Leland H.
Crawford, pastor, First Baptist
Church, Minden, La., replacing T. C. French, Jr., Baton
Rouge, La.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2016 is Jerry W. Price, director of
missions and member of First
Baptist Church,
West Monroe, La.,
replacing Lawson L. Swearingen, Hammond, La.,
who declined to serve a second term.
Nominated for term to expire in 2014 are Frank Cox, senior pastor, North
Metro First
Baptist Church,
Lawrenceville, Ga.,
replacing James Anderson, Warner Robins, Ga.,
who resigned; Melanie H. Hart, layperson and member of Faith Community Church
Lakeside, McMurray, Pa.,
replacing Terry Douglas, Peach Bottom, Pa.,
who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are Lonnie Riley, Harlan,
Ky.; Donald L. (Don) Currence, Ozark,
Mo.; Jeffrey L. Black, Pittsfield,
Mass.; Steven
A. Jirgal, Monroe, N.C.;
Caudle J. (C. J.) Adkins, Huntington, W.Va.;
Dean Stewart, Purvis, Miss.
Southeastern Seminary (30 members): 8 nominations considered; 4 new members; 4
renominations.
Nominee with term to expire in 2016, replacing member ineligible for
re-election is Jason Allen, lead pastor, Life
Connection Church,
Independence, Mo.,
replacing Ronald W. Cherry, Plano, Tex.
Also nominated for term to expire 2016 is Jerry Smith, pastor, Faith
Baptist Church,
Andover, Kans.,
replacing Patrick (Pat) Hudson, Haysville, Kans.,
who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2013 is Joe Forrester, layperson and member of
Hebron Baptist Church, Dacula, Ga., replacing Stephen E. Batts, Newnan, Ga.,
who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2012 is David Brown, senior associate pastor, Applewood
Baptist Church,
Wheat Ridge, Colo.,
replacing Michael K. McCarthy, Silverthorne, Colo.,
who resigned.
Nominated for a second term are J. Stacy Davidson, Jackson,
Miss.; Kevin L. Apperson, North
Las Vegas, Nev.; Christopher J.
Griggs, Denver, N.C.;
Henry G. Williamson, Jr., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Midwestern Seminary (35 members): 7 nominations considered; 4 new members; 3
renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2016, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Michael G. (Mike) McCoy, associate director of missions and
member of Holland Baptist Church, Holland, Mich., replacing Larry E. Hoffman,
Centralia, Ill.; Charles W. Campbell, associate executive director and member
of Delta Church, Springfield, Ill., replacing Patrick McKay, Flanders, N.Y.;
Margaret N. Godwin-Opara, layperson and member of Immanuel Baptist Church,
Wichita, Kans., replacing Patricia Bowen, Little Rock, Ark.; Duncan P. K.
Locke, pastor, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Ill., replacing
Clarence Nolan Duke, Belton, Mo.
Nominated for a second term are Richard L. Baker, Springfield,
Mo.; Kevin L. Shrum, Nashville,
Tenn.; Donald L. (Don) Paxton, Abingdon,
Va.
Golden Gate Seminary (39 members): 8 nominations considered; 4 new members; 4
renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2016, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include C. Keith Goeking, layperson and member of Frederick
Boulevard Baptist Church, St. Joseph, Mo., replacing James Keith Vawter,
Mansfield, Mo.; Roger D. Webb, student pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Tullahoma,
Tenn., replacing Robert M. (Bob) Fargarson, Brownsville, Tenn.; Terry M.
Turner, pastor, Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, Mesquite, Tex., replacing
Jane U. (Janie) Finlay, Houston, Tex.; Seung Hwan Choi, pastor, Korean Baptist
Church, San Jose, Calif., replacing Misty W. Turco, Riverside, Calif.
Nominated for a second term are Ronald J. Sweetman, Upper Marlboro, Md.;
Gregory P. (Greg) Byman, Fort Wayne, Ind.;
Joseph L. Bunce, Albuquerque,
N.Mex.; Mike McGuffee, Clovis, Calif.
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (34 members): 9 nominations considered;
3 new members; 6 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2015, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Tammie F. Andrews, layperson and member of Prairie Home
Baptist Church, Kearney, Mo., replacing L. Doug Austin, Girardeau, Mo.; Michael
R. Stike, layperson and member of Wrightsdale Baptist Church, Peach Bottom,
Pa., replacing Steven F. Baker, Gettysburg,
Pa.; Barry K. Creamer, interim pastor, Lake Highlands Baptist Church, Dallas,
Tex., replacing Gene Kendrick, Conroe, Tex.
Nominated for a second term are Stephen L. Faith, New
Albany, Ind.; Gregory K. (Greg)
Barefoot, Statesville, N.C.;
Stephen W. Long, Perrysburg, Ohio;
Patrick G. Kinnison, Broken Arrow, Okla.;
Ronnie J. Wilburn, Jackson, Tenn.;
H. Ray Newman, Sr., Lawrenceville, Ga.
Committee on Order of Business (7 members): 2 nominations considered; 2 new
members.
Nominees with term to expire in 2014, replacing members ineligible for
re-election include Marvin G. Parker, pastor, Broadview Missionary Baptist
Church, Broadview, Ill., replacing Emerson E. Falls, Oklahoma City, Okla.;
David Smith, director of missions and member of Hyde Park Baptist Church,
Austin, Tex., replacing Will H. Langford, Independence, Ky.
Wright appoints Committee on Committees
PHOENIX, Ariz.
— Appointments to the Southern Baptist
Convention’s Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC
President Bryant Wright.
The Committee on Committees will assemble in Phoenix, Ariz.,
just prior to the June 14-15 SBC annual
meeting to nominate members of the Committee on Nominations, who, in turn,
nominate trustees to serve on boards of the various entities of the SBC.
SBC Bylaw 19 also provides that the
Committee on Committees “shall nominate all special committees authorized
during the sessions of the Convention not otherwise provided for.”
The Committee on Committees has 70 members, two from each of the 35 state or
regional conventions qualified for representation on boards of SBC
entities.
The North Carolina
appointed members are Andy Davis of First
Baptist Church
in Durham and Rick Langston of The
Summit Church in Durham.
Gregg Matte, pastor of Houston’s First
Baptist Church,
Houston, Texas,
has been designated to serve as committee chairman.
The other committee members are:
Alabama — Danny Wood, Shades
Mountain Baptist
Church, Birmingham;
Roy Hill, First
Baptist Church,
Satsuma.
Alaska — Ruby Stogsdill, First
Baptist Church,
Soldotna; Jack Sherman, First
Baptist Church,
Palmer.
Arizona — Susan Bellflower, First
Baptist Church,
Phoenix; Steve
Hanna, Emmanuel Baptist
Church, Tucson.
Arkansas — Scott Maze, First
Baptist Church,
Van Buren; Donnie Edwards, Dallas Avenue
Baptist Church,
Mena.
California — Reta Beall, Lincoln
Hill Community Church,
San Rafael; Deryl Lackey, Iglesia
Bautista Emmanuel, Riverside.
Colorado — Steve
Turrentine, Pikes Peak Park Baptist Church, Colorado
Springs; Ray Shirley, Monument Baptist
Church, Grand
Junction.
District of Columbia — Deepak Reju, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington,
D.C.; Matt Merker, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
Florida — John Bozard, First
Baptist Church,
Orlando; Steve
Morris, First
Baptist Church,
Plant City.
Georgia —
Darrell Henry, Oakwood Baptist
Church, Chickamauga;
Michael Bass, Greenwood Baptist
Church, Valdosta.
Hawaii — Patrick Underwood, Mililani
Baptist Church,
Mililani; Chris Martin, Lahaina Baptist
Church, Lahaina.
Illinois — Michael Allen, Uptown
Baptist Church,
Chicago; Mark Emerson, Living
Faith Baptist Church,
Sherman.
Indiana — Scott Miller, Graceland
Baptist Church,
Graceland; Don Morris, First
Baptist Church
North Vernon, North Vernon.
Kansas-Nebraska — Derrick Lynch, Blue Valley Baptist Church, Overland Park,
Kan.; Charles Boswell, Immanuel Baptist Church, Wichita, Kan.
Kentucky — Charles Barnes, Hurstbourne
Baptist Church,
Louisville; Robert Lowery, First
Baptist Church,
Central City.
Louisiana — Ray Raney, First
Baptist Church,
Bossier City; Bert Langley, Calvary
Baptist Church,
Alexandria.
Maryland-Delaware — Fred Caudle, St. Charles First
Baptist Church, St. Charles, Md.; Brian
Corrick, Nanjemoy Baptist Church, Nanjemoy, Md.
Michigan — Kevin Knox, Eastgate
Baptist Church,
Burton; Sharon Greer, Roscommon
Baptist Church,
Roscommon.
Missouri — Kendra Franks, First
Baptist Church,
Branson; Matt Kearns, StoneBridge Community
Church, Jefferson
City.
Mississippi — Matt Buckles, First
Baptist Church
of Vicksburg, Vicksburg;
Shawn Parker, First
Baptist Church,
Columbus.
New England — Samy Ibrahim, Arabic
Baptist Church,
Boston; Mark Smith, North
Park Baptist Church,
Bridgeport, Conn.
New Mexico — Dave McFadden, First
Baptist of Portales, Portales; Gavin Vaughn, II, Hermosa
Drive Baptist Church,
Artesia.
Northwest — Marsha Gray, CrossPointe Baptist Church, Vancouver, Wash.; Scott
Brewer, Meadowbrook Church, Redmond, Wash.
Nevada — David Pretlove, Life
Church, Reno;
Pei Jones, Green
Valley Baptist Church,
Henderson.
New York — Eddie Hatcher, Northside Baptist Church, Liverpool, N.Y.; Ted
Harvey, Somerset Hills Baptist Church, Basking Ridge, N.J.
Ohio — Mark Wilson, North
Fairfield Baptist
Church, Hamilton;
Rick Shoemaker, First
Baptist Church,
New Carlisle.
Oklahoma — Dennis Dawson, First
Baptist Church,
Lawton; Bob Green, Arrow
Heights Baptist Church,
Broken Arrow.
Pennsylvania-South Jersey — Roger Manao, Philadelphia
Bible Church,
International, Philadelphia; Aaron
Harvie, Riverside Community
Church, Horsham,
Penn.
South Carolina — Marshall
Blalock, First
Baptist Church,
Charleston; Brad Bessent, Beulah
Baptist Church,
Hopkins.
Tennessee — Roland Maddox, First
Baptist Church,
Sevierville; Michael Day, Bellevue Baptist
Church, Cordova.
Texas — Terry Turner, Mesquite
Friendship Baptist
Church, Mesquite.
Utah-Idaho — Mike Gray, Canyons Baptist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah; Larry
Maxwell, Mt. Idaho Baptist Church, Grangeville, Idaho.
Virginia — Randy Haun, Colonial
Heights Baptist Church,
Colonial Heights; Tim Piland, Nansemond
River Baptist Church,
Suffolk.
West Virginia — Todd Hill, Grace
Baptist Church,
Parkersburg; Warren Gilpin, Ansted
Baptist Church,
Ansted.
Wyoming — Peggy Nikkel, Mountain
View Baptist Church,
Mills; Guy Thomas, Sunrise Baptist
Church, Casper.
SBC Credentials Committee
named
Larry Craig of Southern Oaks Baptist Church in Tyler,
Texas, will serve as chairman.
Other committee members, listed by state, are:
Arkansas — Greg Addison, First
Baptist Church,
Cabot; Jason Noel, Eastside Baptist
Church, Paragould.
California — Frank Kingsley, Bryant
Street Baptist Church,
Yucaipa; T. A. Nguyen, Fellowship Church, Cacoima.
Florida — Otto Fernandez, Riverside
Baptist Church,
Miami.
Georgia — Tom
Jones, Roswell Street
Baptist Church,
Marietta; Herman Parker, First
Baptist Church, Bremen.
Kansas — Don Mayberry, Pleasant View
Baptist Church,
Derby.
Missouri — Pat Windham, First
Baptist Church,
Raytown.
Nevada — Benny Jo, Hana
Korean Church,
Las Vegas.
New Mexico — Richard Gomez, First
Spanish, Fruit Avenue, Albuquerque.
Texas — Michael Waldrop, First
Baptist Church,
Keller.
Utah — Jason McNair, First
Baptist Church,
West Valley
City.
West Virginia — Seth Polk, Cross
Lanes Baptist Church,
Cross Lanes; Matt Shamblin, North Charleston
Baptist Church, St. Albans.
Tellers Committee named for SBC
Eddie Miller of South
Reno Baptist Church
in Fernley, Nev.,
will serve as chairman.
Other committee members, listed by state, are:
Arkansas — Steve
Martin, First
Baptist Church,
Flippin.
California — Pedro Ramirez, Iglesia
Bautista White Road, San Jose;
A . B. Vines, New Seasons Church,
Spring Valley.
Georgia — Wayne
Marcus, Toms Creek
Baptist Church,
Martin.
Illinois — Wes Fletner,
Tabernacle Baptist, Decatur.
Kansas — Greg Savage, First
Southern Baptist Church,
Dodge City.
Missouri — Thor Madsen, New Covenant Baptist Church, Kansas City; Steve
Patterson, First Baptist
Church, Joplin; Betty Shinkle, Concord Baptist Church,
Jefferson City.
Mississippi — Daniel Heeringa, First
Baptist Church,
Houston.
Nevada — Gary
Harr, College Park Baptist
Church, North
Las Vegas; Francis Howard, CrossWord
Church, Henderson.
Ohio — Tom Pendergrass, Urbancrest
Baptist Church, Lebanon;
Bruce Smith, Violet Baptist
Church, Columbus.
Tennessee — Joe Jernigan, Bellevue
Baptist Church,
Cordova.
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