Purpose Statement: The Savannah Baptist Association exists to encourage fellowship and cooperation among the churches; under the leadership of the

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1 Purpose Statement: The Savannah Baptist Association exists to encourage fellowship and cooperation among the churches; under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, it seeks to establish, strengthen, train, and work with the churches as they fulfill their mission in their unique setting. Theme: Serving and Honoring God Together 1

2 Contents Agenda... 3 Church Directory Savannah Baptist Association... 4 Savannah Baptist Ministries... 6 Ministry Team Nominations for Standing Committees or Ministry Entities... 8 Savannah Association Annual Budget Savannah Baptist Association Missionary Savannah Baptist Center Seafarers Ministry VBS Report Women s Missionary Union Senior Adult Ministry Armstrong Baptist Collegiate Ministries Annual Calendar Georgia Baptist Mission Board GBMB Staff Directory Minutes CONSTITUTION OF THE SAVANNAH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS

3 70th Annual Fall The CrossRoad Baptist Church Tuesday, October 30, :45 PM Theme: Serving and Honoring God Together Agenda 6:45 Pre-Session Music The CrossRoad Baptist Donna Davis Jackson 7:00 Call to Order Rev. Billy Miller Moderator 7:02 Music The CrossRoad Baptist Donna Davis Jackson 7:10 Welcome, Scripture, and Prayer Dr. Johnny Bowen The CrossRoad Baptist 7:20 Enrollment of Messengers Connie Martin Clerk 7:23 Associational Misc. Business Rev. Buddy Wasson Rev. Quillian Mercer Rev. Rev. Billy Miller Rev. Billy Miller Rev. Billy Miller Rev. Buddy Wasson Recognition of New Pastors & Staff Recommendation from Mission Church Start Team Recommendation from Administration Team Nomination Committee 2019 Budget Introduction of Speaker 7:50 Special Music The CrossRoad Baptist Donna Davis Jackson 7:55 Inspirational Speaker Dr. Johnny Bowen The CrossRoad Baptist 8:25 Installation of Officers Rev. Buddy Wasson Associational Missionary 8:30 Prayer & Benediction Rev. Buddy Wasson Associational Missionary -Refreshments Following Prepared by The CrossRoad Baptist Church- 3

4 Church Directory Savannah Baptist Association 704 Wheaton Street Savannah, GA Phone: CHURCH PASTOR (WIFE) ADDRESS CITY ZIP OFFICE Antioch Doug Cone (Jennifer) 8102 Waters Avenue Savannah Ardsley Park Jonathan Tillman (Kristin) 3802 Bull St. Savannah Baptist Church at Ebenezer Matt Hines (Laura) 2401 Ebenezer Rd Rincon Bethel Eddie Deas (Elizabeth) 1295 Little Neck Rd Savannah Beulah Dan Bryant (Marjorie) 700 Beulah Church Rd. Pembroke PO Box 299 Bonnybridge Dan Hall 811 Bonnybridge Rd Pt. Wentworth Bull Street Calvin Fowler (Char-La) 1400 Bull St. Savannah Calvary Baptist Temple Kenny Grant (Shirley) 4625 Waters Avenue Savannah Central Kenneth Harrelson (Sherry) 4010 Old Louisville Rd Garden City Chapel-By-Sea David Laughner (Ginger) 811 Butler Ave., PO Box 235 Tybee Island Chevis Oaks Kyle Waddell (Amy) 102 Sylvania Road Savannah Christ's Community 1805 East Gwinnett St Savannah Corinth Robbie Norman (Bethany) Highway 144 Richmond Hill Countryside Rick Flowers (Rahsa) 1201 Noel C Conaway Rd Guyton Dean Forest Guy Boyd (Sherrie) 1524 Dean Forest Rd Garden City Delesseps Avenue 1310 Delesseps Ave Savannah Faulkville Chad Vanderburg (Jennifer) 144 Zeigler Rd. PO Box 265 Bloomingdale FBC Bloomingdale Jason Rowe (Marcy) 2 E. Moore Rd. PO Box 279 Bloomingdale FBC Ellabell 3425 Hwy. 204 PO Box 238 Ellabell FBC Garden City Larry Speir (Carolyn) 35 Nelson Avenue Garden City FBC Marlow Gene Fail (Debbie) 2229 Central Avenue Guyton FBC Pooler Bryan Parrish (Codie) 204 US Hwy 80 W Pooler PO Box 506 FBC Port Wentworth Paul Mongin (Tammy) 402 Pinehurst Pl Pt Wentworth FBC Richmond Hill 9184 Ford Avenue Richmond Hill PO Box1390 FBC Rincon Gary Lewis (Krissy) 201 East 6 th Street Rincon FBC the Island Brooks Cail (Suzy) 6613 Johnny Mercer Dr Savannah Goshen Road Cory Moore (Shannon) 1323 Goshen Rd Rincon PO Box 739 Higher Ground Andy Vaught (Martha Lee) 9120 Whitefield Avenue Savannah Hispanic First Baptist Samuel Rodriguez (Martha) 1 Gamble Road Savannah Immanuel Lane Sanders (Jennifer) 7375 Hodgson Memorial Dr Savannah Int l Bible Christian Jesse Pamplona (Vickie) 2607 Aimar Avenue Savannah Fellowship Isle of Hope Billy Miller (Sonja) 22 Rose Avenue Savannah Jasper Springs Dale Simmons (Kim) 62 Smith Avenue Garden City Lighthouse (Bloomingdale) Dwayne Dasher (Michelle) 310 Ash St. Bloomingdale PO Box 278 Lighthouse (Savannah) Bobby Awtrey (Patsy) 401 Quarterman Dr. Savannah Meldrim Darrell Bailey 229 Ohoopee Ave. Meldrim PO Box 64 New Beginnings Christian Eric Henley (Shelia) 2310 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah Community Church New Providence Erik Palmberg (Susan) 106 Church St. Guyton PO Box 98 New Vision Gary Bradham (Tina) 2417 Louis Mills Blvd Savannah North Salem Quillian Mercer (Rachael) 955 Highway 30 Pt. Wentworth Northside Mike Jones (Irene) 3621 GA 21, PO Box 254 Rincon

5 One Savior Ben Canfield (Maria) 289 Harley Road Guyton Powers Travis Cowart 1104 US HWY 80 Eden PO Box 730 Quacco Paul Pinel (Iris) 215 Quacco Road Savannah Rothwell Devin Bell (Carol) 216 East Rothwell St Pooler Sand Hill David Feldkamp (Tara) 1931 Sand Hill Road Guyton Savannah Baptist Center Marco George (I) (Myrah) 704 Wheaton St Savannah Savannah Korean Houngjik Kim 6165 Chief OF Love Rd Savannah Silk Hope Jonathan Phillips (Lori) 4929 Pineland Drive Savannah Skidaway Island John Crunkleton (Kelli) 2 West Ridge Road Savannah South Newington Steve McCoy (Peggy) 462 John Carter Road Bloomingdale Southside Stuart Doyle (Natalie) 5502 Skidaway Road Savannah Sycamore Church Dusty Reynolds (Audrey) 2031 Grove Point Rd Savannah The Church at Godley Darren Thomas (Mikki) 1601 Benton Blvd Savannah Station The CrossRoad Baptist Johnny Bowen (Geneva) 8510 Middleground Rd Savannah PO Box Thunderbolt Baptist Truc Phan (Trinh) 3205 Russell Street Thunderbolt Victory Baptist 1815 Montgomery X-Rd Savannah Whitemarsh Island Doug Cone, Sr (Vicki) 59 Johnny Mercer Blvd Savannah Windsor Forest Mark Gentry (Cindy) White Bluff Rd Savannah Woodlawn Gary Johnson (Debra) 407 Talmadge Avenue Garden City Missions and Satellite Churches Morningstar Grady Taylor (Arlene) 2835 US Hwy 80 Bloomingdale Language Missions Ardsley Park Chinese Joseph Wong (Hannah) 3802 Bull St. Savannah Hispanic at Rincon Francisco Rodriguez (Jenie) 100 Sandstone Dr. Bloomingdale Iglesia Bautista Latinoamericana of Savannah 5502 Skidaway Rd Savannah

6 Rev. Buddy Wasson, Associational Missionary 704 Wheaton Street, Savannah, GA Phone: Connie Martin, Financial Secretary Janet Bell, Admin Assistant Savannah Baptist Ministries Savannah Baptist Center 704 Wheaton Street, Savannah, GA Phone: Stephanie Carr, Director Janet Bell, Receptionist Savannah Baptist Assembly 930 Honey Ridge Road, Guyton, GA Phone: Big House Phone: Tommy Duke, Director Baptist Collegiate Ministries Armstrong State University Abercorn Street Ext., Savannah, GA Phone: Rev. Tony Branham, Director Seafarer s Ministry 704 Wheaton Street, Savannah, GA International Seaman s House Phone: Rev. Everett Tumblin, Director Cell: evandjoy@comcast.net 6

7 Ministry Team Nominations for Associational Missionary is ex-officio member of all teams and leads the Administration Team Administrative Team Associational Missionary Moderator Moderator-Elect Clerk Assistant Clerk Treasurer Assistant Treasurer GBC Executive Committee Representative Associational Missions Team Personnel Team Moderator Moderator-Elect Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Associational Missions Team Vacation Bible School and Children s Director World Changers Coordinator WMU Director Disaster Relief Director Missions/Church Start Director Evangelism Director Associational Prayer Coordinator College Ministry Director Rev, Buddy Wasson Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Baptist Church Connie Martin, FBC Rincon Janet Bell, FBC of the Islands Stephen Bell, FBC of the Islands Rev. Stan Stones, The CrossRoad Baptist Church Rev. Quillian Mercer, North Salem Baptist Church Rev. Quillian Mercer, North Salem Baptist Church Dr. Darrell Bailey, Meldrim Baptist Church Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Baptist Church Stephen Bell, FBC of the Islands Rev. Stan Stones, The CrossRoad Baptist Church Dr. Bill Gammon, RBC Rincon Rev. Tony Branham, Baptist Collegiate Minister Susan Bragg, Bull Street Baptist Church David Osborne, Immanuel Baptist Church Rev. Quillian Mercer, North Salem Baptist Church Dr. Darrell Bailey, Meldrim Baptist Church Rev. Tony Branham, Baptist Collegiate Minister 7

8 Standing Committees or Ministry Entities Assembly Committee 2019 Grant Washington, S. Newington 2019 Erik Palmberg, N. Providence 2019 Terry Mulvehill, N. Providence 2020 Kevin Carter, FBC Rincon 2020 Donnie Martin, FBC Rincon 2020 Rhonda Stones, The CrossRoad 2021 Deborah Boerger, Calvary 2021 Dusty Reynolds, Sycamore 2021 Ex-Officio Moderator Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship Vice Moderator Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Associational Missionary Rev. Buddy Wasson Seafarers Committee Rev. Everett Tumblin, Bull Street Rev. Joseph Wong, Ardsley Park Chinese Roy Lee, New Providence Baptist Center Committee (Trustees) 2019 Stephen McAliley, The Church at Godley Station 2019 Stan Stones, The CrossRoad 2019 Teresa Green, Southside 2020 Linda Macmillan, Higher Ground 2020 Pat Osborne, Immanuel 2020 Gary Lewis, FBC Rincon 2020 Debra Johnson, Woodlawn 2020 DeeDee Linton, FBC Garden City 2021 Andy Vaught, Higher Ground 2021 Susan Bragg, Bull Street 2021 Polly Stewart, FBC of the Islands 2021 Sybil Nease, Meldrim 2021 Jean Hood, The CrossRoad 2021 Jenine Price, Skidaway Island 2021 Steve Britton, FBC Garden City Ex-Officio Moderator Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship Vice Moderator - Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Associational Missionary Rev. Buddy Wasson Director Savannah Baptist Center Stephanie Carr Collegiate Ministry Team 2020 Rev. Todd Wiechmann 2020 Brenda Robinson 2021 Rev. Jon Humphreys 2021 Rev. Quillian Mercer 2022 Rev. Jon Tillman 2022 Dorcus Branham The following are Associational Committees and will be appointed by the Associational Administrative Team, as needed: Nominating Committee Resolution & By Laws Committee Annual Sessions Planning Committee 8

9 Savannah Association Annual Budget 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Annual Budget Missions/Evangelism/Outreach Seamen Director Salary $11, $11, World Changers $1, $1, Associational Mission Trips $5, $2, Total Fixed for Missions/Evangelism/Outreach $14, Percentage Missions/Evangelism/Outreach Baptist Center (8% of Budget) $21, Student Ministry (AASU 2.3% of Budget) $6, Total Percentage Missions/Evangelism/Outreach $28, Church Growth Men's Ministry $ $ Seminary Extension (NOBTS) $1, $ Disaster Relief General $ $1, WMU $1, $1, Sunday School $ $ Music $ $ Evangelism $3, $1, GA/RA Ministry $1, $1, VBS $1, $1, Association Media Services (Website & e- $ $ mail) Senior Adult Ministry $ $ Savannah Day at Baxley $ $ Total Church Growth $9, Administration Housing Allowance - AM $18, $18, Salary/Allowances - AM $36, $36, Convention Expense - AM $3, $3, Ministry Expenses - AM $1, $1, Annuity - AM $15, $15, Travel pay - AM $4, $4, Clerical overtime $1, $1, Financial Secretary $21, $21, Treasurer Salary $3, $3, Christmas Bonus $1, $1, Administrative Assistant Salary $13, $10, Training (ACS for Connie and ACR for Janet) $1, $1, Auto Expense Reimbursement $ $ Assembly Salaries $28, $28, Assembly - Auto Allowance $2, $2, Tax Deferred Annuity/Assembly Director $3, $3, Total Administration $150,

10 Operations Seafarer's Office/Program Expenses $ $ Janitorial Supplies $ $ Memorial Fund $ $ Insurance/Workman's Comp $10, $10, Gen. - F.I.C.A. / Medicare Employer $4, $4, Office Maintenance $3, $3, Utilities $13, $13, Equipment Maint/Svc Agreement (ACS) $4, $4, Office Supplies $3, $3, Postage $1, $1, Office Equipment (Purchase) $1, $1, Seamen's Van (Maintenance & Gas) $2, $2, Miscellaneous Expenses $1, $1, Expense - Emergency Savings $3, $3, Bank Fees and Expenses $0.00 $ Assembly-Temp Labor $3, $3, Assembly Utilities $18, $18, Assembly - Maintenance/Operation $15, $15, Assembly - Miscellaneous Expense $1, $1, Assembly Development $1, $1, Assembly -F.I.C.A. / Medicare Employer $2, $2, Assembly-Equipment Replacement Rsrv $2, $2, Assembly - Conference/Convention $ $ Assembly Development - Media/Advert $ $ Assembly A/C for BigHouse & Lodge $4, $4, Total Operations $96, $97, Total budget before Baptist Center and Student $278, $272, Ministry Baptist Center and Student Ministry $28, $28, Total budget with Baptist Center and Student Ministry $306, $300,

11 Savannah Baptist Association Missionary Rev. Rothell Buddy Wasson Our Association year really was a continuation of our last year. A lot of construction at the Savannah Baptist Assembly has taken a lot of our time. We had some ups (accomplishments) and downs (disappointments) and yet God has been so very faithful to us. Construction is still continuing. Praise the Lord that we now we have Rev. Tommy Duke as our Assembly Director. He is doing and I know he will do an excellent job at the Assembly. As of this meeting, it is our hope and prayer to accomplish two major changes. First, to change our Association meeting schedule by reducing our meeting from four times per year to two times per year, and instead of meeting on the third Tuesday of the month we will meet on Sunday nights. Secondly, we will be streamlining our Ministry Teams. We believe that we can handle many of our Ministry needs inhouse through the Administration Team and by the Association Missionary. I love to tell everyone how Blessed we are as an Association with all the different Ministries we have. These Ministries are: The Savannah Baptist Center The Seafarers Ministry The Savannah Baptist Assembly The Baptist Collegiate Ministry. We are ministering to so many people in so many ways. Each and every one of the Savannah Baptist Association can be and should be a part of these Ministries. We would be happy to plug you into one or more of these Ministries. What a tremendous honor it is to serve as the Association Missionary of the Savannah Baptist Association. It is hard to believe that I have been here six years. I am truly blessed. Paper Drive for Baxley Children s Home 11

12 Savannah Baptist Center Stephanie Carr, Director Mission Statement The Savannah Baptist Center exists to bring glory to God by bringing churches, groups and individuals together to serve and meet the needs of our community. Mission Teams Eleven mission teams have served at the Baptist Center. These teams travelled to Savannah and accomplished many great things for us as well as served in our day-to-day ministries. Summer Day Camp/ VBS outreach Sorted donations Organized food pantry, clothes closet, storage areas, kitchen pantry Bulletin Board art Cleaning inside & outside of building including polishing pews, steam cleaning pew cushions, deep cleaning restrooms & the kitchen, pressure washing the exterior & sidewalk, Sunday School rooms, janitor s closet, etc. Lawn work Lending library Helped us prepare for Sunday morning breakfast, Sunday School & church service List of ministries areas served: Food Pantry Clothes Closet Park Ministry Assisting our Ministry Partner, LifeBridge Preparing lunches for Oasis clients and serving at the Oasis Prayer Ministry Sewing Class Bible Study Women s Ministries News: In fall of 2017, we added an additional day of women s ministries. The ladies meet on Wednesdays beginning at 10am and Thursdays beginning at 1pm. They participate in Bible studies, sewing, quilting, and music classes. The ladies continued meeting throughout the summer which provided three additional months of activity to our traditional schedule of no bible study and sewing classes during the summer. We have been blessed with volunteer sewing instructors and bible study teachers for our additional days of ministry. The sewing class projects include making quilts for the homeless, pillowcases for the Ronald McDonald house, dresses and shorts for children in Africa. Partnerships and Outreach Activities Outreach Event: The Savannah Baptist Center, Savannah Baptist Center Church, and a mission team from Virginia visited the neighboring housing projects and distributed cookies and flyers with information on the church services and the summer VBS. We also shared the information with the children who participate in the park ministry. 12

13 Community Thanksgiving Dinner: The Savannah Baptist Center and Baptist Center Church partnered with a local construction company and Shellman s Bluff Baptist Church to provide a worship service and Thanksgiving meal to our community. Community Christmas Dinner: Thank you to all who served and participated in our annual event. Approximately 97 people enjoyed a Christmas musical performance and a wonderful lunch. 40 Baptist Center volunteers were joined by 37 musicians and choir members from a local church. Great fun, food, and fellowship as we serve our Lord. Health Clinic -Partnership: Partnered with the Homeless Authority and the JC Lewis Health Center to provide healthcare for the homeless ladies who use the Oasis laundry facility. Doctors and triage nurses are present to screen clients and provide basic physical care and mental health counseling. We are currently offering this clinic two times monthly. The ladies are already at the Center to take a shower and do their laundry. At the most recent report, only one other agency in Savannah is hosting this clinic. We have the capacity to grow with the program as more services are offered. Update: We welcomed Olivia Carr as our Volunteer Coordinator in March Please contact Olivia at olivia@savbaptistcenter.org for current volunteer opportunities. Total Services Provided January 2018-August 2018 Bible Study, Sewing, Music 768 Food Pantry 369 Clothes Closet 1403 Oasis Laundry, Showers, Day Lockers 6105 Total services 8645 Total Volunteer Hours January 2018-August Praise God and Thank You! 13

14 Seafarers Ministry 2018 Rev. Everett Tumblin, Director He said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:7-8 (ESV) 1. Ministry to seafarers that witnesses to the truth, love and power of Jesus to save all who repent and trust in Him as God s Savior from the deception, denial and destruction of sin: our mission to seafarers. Witnessing to the hundreds of seafarers who come to the port of Savannah in various terminals week by week is fast-paced at times, slow in moments and always surrounded with security regulations and procedures. This year the mission was carried out over 146 days/1291 hours of direct ministry. Boarding some 27 ships, distributing tracts and Bibles in many languages, I transported 1,060 seafarers on 145 shopping trips, driving 8,751 miles. Your support in prayer, donations of ditty bags and financially made this possible. 2. Long-time lead Chaplain Bill Maxey of International Seamen s House retired this year, moving to Tennessee. Also, Fr. Richard Young of Catholic Diocese of Savannah retired this year. Both faced age/health issues that severely limited their ministry duties. Consequently, those who remain active have been busy as ships grow in number and size. Each vessel carries some 25 seafarers, most of whom are able to depart their ships briefly, and almost all wanting to do so in this port, regarding us as friendly and safe. Filipino, Indian and Chinese nationalities form the bulk of crews, with others from nations around the globe. 3. Two Chinese seamen stand out this year. Cen came to our facility in January, a crewman of the container ship ZIM ALABAMA. He practiced his English with me as we ate snacks, played pool and then said he wanted a zippo lighter, so we went in search and he found several, which apparently are for parents, uncles and grandparents. He was delighted and when we came back to our facility inside Garden City Container Terminal, he located a New Testament in Chinese. He asked me to autograph it and took his picture with me. He also contacted his parents in central China via his smart phone, and they greeted me with big smiles. When he looked at his new Bible he was puzzled by my inscription Galatians 2:20 below my name, so I located it in Chinese and he read it. I gave further testimony of my faith and he was interested in what I had to say. I took him back to his ship and then, in early summer, he called me from China and we spoke. I encouraged him to read his Bible and locate a Christian in his village. I may not see him again, but then again, I may, probably on another ship And last month I met Ma, a Chinese crewman whom I took shopping with seven Sri Lankan shipmates. He said to me in halting English, First time in America, and smiled. After the shopping trip, I offered him a copy of the Gospel of John, labeled Living Water. He took it gladly, unlike his shipmates. He thanked me and I said, You can practice your English with this book. God s Word goes forth and will not return void. 14

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16 Greetings Savannah Baptist Association Members, Savannah Baptist Assembly Rev. Tommy Duke, Director Grace and peace to you from the beautiful grounds of the Savannah Baptist Assembly on Honey Ridge Road in Effingham County. My family and I are excited and humbled by the opportunity to serve as Director of this ministry, and in turn, serve you and your church. The Savannah Baptist Assembly is dedicated to the Glory of God for the purposes of building Christian character and helping individuals find and rightly respond to God s will for their lives. Its secluded setting has provided an environment for rest, recreation, retreat, and renewal since 1967, serving over 100,000 guests and seeing over 440 people make a profession of faith in Christ on these grounds. More recently, thanks to the tireless efforts of our volunteers, we are finishing up a series of considerable renovations and upgrades (many of which were prompted by storm damage). As such, your next visit will find metal roofs and vinyl siding on most of our buildings, a dramatically refreshed Tabernacle, four brand-new sleeping cabins with connected bath houses, and high-speed internet availability in all meeting facilities. As thankful as I have been to learn more about what God has been doing at the Assembly over the past 50+ years, I look forward with anticipation to what the future will hold. In today s always-on, social media world, the quiet places of reflection are more vital than ever, and the Assembly is uniquely positioned to provide such a place. To that end, I d like to personally invite you and your church to come out and be a part of this unique ministry by taking advantage of any (or all) of these four opportunities: PRAY Please pray that we will cooperate with God to become the location of choice for our churches and their members to push away, experience His creation, and find a renewed relationship with Christ. COME The Assembly is a ministry and asset of our association and our desire is to make the best and highest use of it for God s glory. To that end, I hope you ll consider us your first option for: fellowship events, camps, retreats, gatherings and whatever else the Lord leads you to plan. Not sure what s available at the Savannah Baptist Assembly or if we can accommodate you? Contact me to schedule a tour (assembly@sbassociation.org / ). SERVE As you might imagine, with a 50-year old retreat center there are countless opportunities for you and your congregation to volunteer to serve. We re currently looking for some Friends of the Assembly to lend a hand with upkeep, repairs and upgrades. Let me know if you d like to come out and we ll have projects lined up and ready for you and/or your group. GIVE The Savannah Baptist Assembly is a ministry of your Savannah Baptist Association. Therefore, your regular and robust giving to support all the ministries of the association is the first and best way for you to financially support this ministry. That said, if your church (or individuals therein) is interested 16

17 in giving specifically to the Assembly, over and above your associational giving, please contact me or the associational office. Thanks for the opportunity to serve you, your church, our association and the Lord through this unique and rewarding ministry. While I firmly and passionately believe that we have a mandate to do our part to advance God s Kingdom, it is spaces of retreat (like the Savannah Baptist Assembly) that allow us as followers of Christ to find the rest, recreation, reflection, and renewal in Him to press on toward fulfilling the Great Commission. I look forward to the opportunity to welcome you to the Savannah Baptist Assembly. 17

18 VBS Report 2018 Dr. Bill Gammon Association VBS Director Reporting churches: Game On has been a huge success all over the country. Many churches, new churches, church starts, etc. have used this VBS to reach hundreds of kids and families. Thank you to FBC Richmond Hill for hosting the VBS Regional this past spring. We look forward to the 2019 VBS theme: In the Wild. Church Enrollment Baptist Church at Ebenezer 96 Bull Street 181 Corinth 69 Cross Road Baptist 55 Dean Forest 45 Faulkville 12 FBC Bloomingdale 60 FBC Garden City 160 FBC Richmond Hill 485 FBC Rincon 720 Higher Ground Life Church 118 Morning Star 94 New Providence 135 North Salem 226 Powers 93 Silk Hope 167 South Newington 193 Windsor Forest 66 Woodlawn Decisions for Christ total: 62 18

19 Women s Missionary Union Savannah Baptist Association Leadership Team WMU Director Prayer Coordinator Women on Mission Consultants GA Director Treasurer BCM Consultant & Area Director Area #1 Area #2 Area#3 Area #4 Susan Bragg 25 Palmetto Bay Road Savannah, GA Thelma Bennett 325 Weisenbaker Rd Rincon, GA Gay Donovan 7604 Wymberly Court Savannah, GA Angela Jernigan P.O. Box 513;Bloomingdale Karen Mulvehill 194 Horseshoe Rd. Bloomingdale, GA Pamela Crovatt(Pam) 5 Chamois Court Pooler, GA Beverly Purcell 521 Buckhalter Road Savannah, GA Juanita Mills 22 Silverstone Circle Savannah, GA Polly Stewart 23 E. Deerfield Road Savannah, GA Beverly Clark 411 First Ave. Pooler, GA Dolly Welch 2103 New Mexico St. Savannah, GA sbragg20@comcast.net bennetttlee@aol.com gdonov3@bellsouth.net Ange89@comcast.net assocdirector@yahoo.com crovattf@bellsouth.net rlpbcp@bellsouth.net pollystewart@bellsouth.net Bevcurtis@yahoo.com

20 Senior Adult Ministry The Senior Adult Picnic was held at J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill on May 17, Disaster Relief once again provided another great lunch of ham and that wonderful potato salad. Tim Malchak provided the music. The new venue was very nice with lots of room. Everyone had a great time. 20

21 Armstrong Baptist Collegiate Ministries Tony Branham, Collegiate Minister Report from Dr. Joe Graham, Specialist, GBMB The college and university students of today will be the leaders of, and missionaries from, our churches within a generation. Collegiate Ministries works to inspire collegians with the principles of on-going cooperative missions and ministry while allowing their creativity and energy to flow back to the churches of their association, to Georgia Baptists, and to Southern Baptists. For more information about Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries around the state, please visit our website at Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries focus a great deal of energy on Collegiate Missions through Send Me Now Missions. In the summer of 2018, Georgia BCMs and partnering churches sent 144 students to serve in missions here in Georgia, across the nation, and around the world and raised $172,705 to send them. Seven of those students were from the BCM of Armstrong of Georgia Southern who gave over $6200 toward the overall missions goal. For more information, go to Confluence is a statewide collegiate conference for all Georgia Baptist churches and BCMs. Confluence 2018 took place September at Eagle s Landing FBC near McDonough. The theme was Bold and the emphasis was on evangelism. 30 BCM of Armstrong students were challenged and stretched in evangelism and returned to campus eager to share what they learned. For more information, go to ENGAGE 24 is a national collegiate emphasis on evangelism that is focused on encouraging every collegian to share his or her faith with someone who is not a believer during one 24-hour period. This year, the emphasis date was October 10. The BCM of Armstrong hosted the Great Exchange on that date and completed 68 surveys. At least 3 people prayed to receive Christ and many seeds of the Gospel were planted. For more information and resources for ENGAGE 24, go to Reducing lostness in Georgia is something about which we are all concerned. One of the ways we measure our success is by the total evangelistic impact of Baptist Collegiate Ministries. During the academic year, we had 4,289 students involved regularly in our ministries statewide. During that year our Campus reported 348 collegians who made professions of faith during BCM worship times and events. 178 other individuals made professions of faith as a result of BCM ministry programs and/or teams. Finally, our student Summer Missionaries reported that 617 individuals made professions of faith during the summer as a result of their ministries. That was a total of 1,143 people who professed faith in Christ over the past year as a result of Georgia Baptists investment in Collegiate Ministry. This means for every 3.75 students involved in our ministry, one new Christian found faith in Christ. 1:3.75 is an outstanding ratio and Georgia Baptists can be proud of their Campus and students. Continue to pray for God to move on our college campuses. Pray for increased boldness with the Gospel. Pray also for an increased partnership between the BCM and local churches. 21

22 Annual Calendar October 2018 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Church ACR Deadline Columbus Day Pastor's Appreciation Day Baptist Center Trustee 1: Assembly Committee 6:30pm Annual Fall 6:30 pm The CrossRoad 22

23 November 2018 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Baptist Center Volunteer 10:00 AM World Day of Prayer Veteran's Day GBMB Annual Second Baptist Church Warner Robins Baptist Center Trustee 1:30 Thanksgiving Day Offices Closed 23

24 December 2018 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Week of Prayer for International Missions and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Week of Prayer for International Missions and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Christmas Eve Christmas Day Offices Closed New Year's Eve Offices Closed 24

25 January 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday New Year's Day Office Closed Admin Team 10:00am Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Office Closed Baptist Assembly Committee 6:30pm RA Racer Derby Immanuel 8:00 AM Baptist Center Trustee 1:30 25

26 February 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Center Volunteer 10: Valentine's Day Focus on WMU Week Baptist Center Trustee 1:30 Focus on WMU Week WMU Banquet 6:30 PM Immanuel 26

27 March 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Admin 10:00 Week of Prayer for North American Mission & Annie Armstrong Easter Offering GA Mother/ Daughter Banquet New Providence Week of Prayer for North American Missions Executive Committee Isle of Hope 6:45 Baptist Center Trustee 1:30 Baptist Assembly Committee 6:30pm

28 April 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Load truck Savannah for Day at Baxley Baxley Children's Children s Home Home 1:00pm (leave "Paper Drive" 8:30am) Palm Sunday Baptist Center Trustee 1:30 Good Friday Office Closed Easter GA Baptist Women's Spring Event

29 May 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Center Aux 10: Mother's Day Noon World Day of Prayer Noon Senior Adult Picnic J.F. Gregory Park Savannah Baptist Association Emphasis Week noon Baptist Center Trustee 1:30pm Memorial Day Offices Closed Savannah Baptist Association Emphasis Week Assembly Committee 6:30pm 29

30 June 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Lunch noon at Restaurant Lunch noon at Restaurant Father's Day Lunch noon at Baptist Center Trustee 1: Lunch noon at Restaurant 30 30

31 July 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Lunch noon at Restaurant Independence Day Office Closed Lunch noon at Restaurant Children s Camp (Girls) Children s Camp (Boys) Children s Camp (Boys) Lunch noon at Restaurant Baptist Center Trustee 1: Lunch Noon at Restaurant Lunch noon at Restaurant 31

32 August 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Center Volunteer 10: Lunch noon At Restaurant Lunch noon at Restaurant Assembly Lunch Committee noon at 6:30pm Restaurant Baptist Center Trustee 1: Lunch noon at Restaurant 32

33 September 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Labor Day Offices Closed Admin 10:00 am Baptist Center Trustee 1:30 GBMB Church Administration Ministry Conference FBC Pooler 6-9 PM

34 October 2019 Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Columbus Day Church ACR Deadline Pastor's Appreciation Day Annual Fall 6:45 pm Baptist Center Trustee 1: Assembly Committee 6:30pm 34

35 Georgia Baptist Mission Board Because of the length of the reports from GBMB, we have provided the Website so that anyone who wishes to can access that information. Go to The following is a screenshot of the page that you will see. Click on any of the links to read the content. GBMB Staff Directory 6405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA or If you would like to find the directory listing on the Website, go to 2/. You will see an alphabetical listing of all GBMB staff. 35

36 Minutes Executive Committee January 30, 2018 Higher Ground Baptist Church The meeting started with music provided by Higher Ground Baptist Church. Rev. Andy Vaught, pastor of Higher Ground Baptist Church, welcomed everyone and led in prayer. Rev. Darrell Bailey, the Associational Prayer Coordinator, read scripture and had prayer. Rev. Billy Miller called the meeting to order. Tommy Pirtle reported that there were 9 churches, 14 members, 13 guests, and 10 staff members present. The minutes from the last meeting did not get printed so we will read them at the next meeting. Reports from Savannah Baptist Ministries: Rev. Buddy Wasson There are no new pastors or staff members. Rev. Rick Flowers was in an accident and crushed his pelvis. He is in good spirits and the surgery went well. He is looking at a long recovery. Francisco Rodriquez fell off of a roof and broke his leg, hips, some ribs and his sternum. He is healing well and back to preaching. Please be in prayer. Within the next 10 years, associations may be obsolete. Our giving and attendance has gone down. This is also true for the individual churches. Across Georgia, churches are giving 5% or less to the cooperative program. We have 66 churches in our association. One church is asking to join and a mission church may come into association as a church. Twelve churches have not given anything in the last 5 years, twelve give less than $1000 yearly, and twelve give between $1000 and $2000 yearly. Our ministry supports the Seafarer s Ministry, the Savannah Baptist Center, BCM, and the Assembly. See my article in the newsletter. We need to pray. We have started having only prayer at our preacher s conferences, instead of having someone preach. We will do that for a while and build relationships. Along with giving, participation is down. I love associational work. I believe associations are necessary. They work and are good. It is my hope and prayer that we will not become one of the statistics of the last five years. We are trying to change that so it won t go in that direction. Some other associations are starting to meet on Sunday night instead of a week night and attendance is increasing. That is something to pray and think about. We want to touch more people and have them informed about the association. We have enough financial resources to cover us for the next 3 or 4 years if things stay the same as they are now. We are very frugal. We have a sweet spirit of fellowship in our pastor s meeting and encourage pastors to come to them. Please make the association a point of prayer that God would be honored in all that we say and do. Stephanie Carr Savannah Baptist Center Director We have done 14,000 services in the last year. We started tracking our volunteer hours and have had 5,000 in the past year. Praise the Lord for that. We have some partnerships with people in the area. Hitch Village used to be next door. People are now moving in to the new apartments and we are making connections with them. We had a Community Thanksgiving Dinner, collaborating with the Savannah Baptist Center Church, a construction company working nearby, and Shellman s Bluff Church. We came together and planned it within two weeks. We had the Community Christmas 36

37 Dinner as in the past. Our newest thing is working with the JC Lewis Health Center and the Homeless Authority to provide a medical clinic at the center in a room that had been sitting empty. Our homeless ladies are volunteering to help. We are the only ones in the whole city doing two days a week. I reported in September that we were expanding our ministries. We are focusing on prayer. We added a new day for Bible Study. We have added quilting to the sewing class and the Men s Bible Study is now meeting weekly. We expanded and grew and now we are taking what s in place and going deeper. When we care about each other, it comes out in a beautiful spirit of unity. We are continuing all of our activities throughout the summer. We have an outline of mission opportunities at the center to give you an idea of how you can help. We have some here or I can you a copy. We have a volunteer meeting this Thursday at 10:00 and you are welcome to join us. Thank you for helping and praying for and with us and it is a joy to be with you tonight. Rev. Everett Tumblin Seafarer s Ministry Director This is my 13 th year at SBA. Isle of Hope brought me some ditty bags this afternoon. I gave out approximately 250 of these during Christmas. I had a Chinese man come in and I spoke to his parents in China over the phone. I gave him a Chinese Bible. He was going to take it back home, read it, and share it with his mother and father in China. Thank you for your support with prayer and things like these ditty bags. God s work is the work of grace. Praise to Him. Tony Branham We are trying to help students grow up in the Lord. Churches gave us bags made by Mission Friends and a lot of hot chocolate so we will give some to the Center. We will feed between 350 and 400 people in March. We partner with churches, doing it together. Eight groups meet each week and we had 20 students last night. We have a weekly emphasis doing table talks. Monday we will do the Great Exchange. We will be doing surveys and people usually come to know Jesus when we do this. Save the date for the Dessert Theater on November 8-10 and World Changers June I will send you a volunteer list. We always need people to help feed the World Changers. Churches can be a ministry site. We want to do a better job of follow-up. There are a lot more opportunities this year. We are trying to recruit more local people. Thank you for all gifts, lunches, and prayers. I am thankful that you support me through the cooperative program. This is my 32 nd year working with college students. The Georgia Baptist Mission Board emphasis is reaching the next generation. We need to reach the young people. GBMB has a Website to help churches start a program. I am here to help you too. We are all about people coming to know Jesus. Rev. Buddy Wasson Old Business I will combine information about the Assembly with old business. We have suspended all ministries at the Assembly to get things back up and running properly. We have decided to put bathrooms in each cabin so you won t have to go out in the middle of the night. We have about $32, 000 from the insurance to complete this project. We can t do it with that amount of money without volunteer labor. We have Baptist Builders who are willing to do the building part. Gap ministry will help Sonny Underwood with plumbing and putting the forms up. We also have set aside money for the tabernacle. We have a mission team from New Sunbury- Altamaha Association coming to put the roof on with a discount on the metal. They will also help with the siding and do it in one day in March at cost. We are planning on putting a metal roof on cabin 5 and the lodge. Mr. Henderson liked our old tractor and may trade metal and labor for the lodge for the tractor. He later decided to add vinyl to the lodge and cabin 5 to the deal. Gap Ministries will put siding on the tabernacle, fill cracks in the floor, put down carpet squares, and paint the interior. Donnie Martin & Kevin Carter are out there almost every day. They found underground valves and the septic tank. The tops of the septic tanks are broken. We will have them pumped out and have new tops put on. We are looking for new director. We have 7 or 8 resumes. The personnel committee is working on it. The applicants don t always understand what the job is. They will be facility director, not campus pastor. They have to understand that they must live in the apartment. 37

38 I want to also give an update on the audit. A lady was recommended by GBMB, lives locally, and is giving us a discount. We hope to hear from her by the spring meeting. Rev. Billy Miller reiterated that World Changers food providers stay with the group during lunch. New business Rev. Buddy Wasson According to Constitution and bylaws, the moderator has to select a nominating committee for the upcoming year and have a slate to be presented at the spring meeting. We don t ever have a full slate but that s ok. Rev. Billy Miller has selected Rev. Jesse Pamplona and Rev. Marco George and they agreed to be on nominating committee. I will meet with them. We have a lot of ministry positions that are no longer needed. We will be looking at honing this down a little bit. We can provide training through GBMB without having a person in this position. We want ministries that work and flourish. We want you to pray about these positions. We will have a job description for each job. We are fortunate as an association. I meet with others every month and we have so much ministry, compared to what others have. If the association becomes obsolete, everything suffers. With that in mind, we need to be praying, giving, and participating. Getting people to volunteer is not easy. If we are not supported, it is tough. We need you to be a part of everything we do. As we continue thinking of going to Sunday night meeting instead of Tuesday, we will be praying for wisdom. Rev. Buddy Wasson dismissed in prayer. Refreshments were served by Higher Ground Baptist Church. Respectfully submitted, Connie Martin Assistant Clerk Savannah Baptist Association Annual Spring Sand Hill Baptist Church March 20, 2018 The moderator of Savannah Baptist Association, Rev. Billy Miller, called the meeting to order. Music was provided by the Sand Hill Choir. Rev. David Feldkamp welcomed everyone to the meeting. Dr. Darrell Bailey read scripture and led in prayer. Tommy Pirtle, clerk of Savannah Baptist Association, presented the numbers - 12 churches, 24 messengers, 17 guests, and 5 staff members. Rev. Buddy Wasson, Associational Missionary of Savannah Baptist Association, recognized David Norris as the new Associate Pastor at Meldrim. Rev. Miller announced that Dr. Johnny Bowen could not be here and that Rev. Buddy Wasson would be explaining some changes with the Nominating Committee. Rev. Wasson reminded everyone that we had mentioned at the last meeting that we were praying about changes to the way that we conduct business for the Association. Most associations do not have 4 meetings a year. They have gone 38

39 down to 2 meetings. We want to discuss the possibility of taking 4 meetings a year down to 2. We are recommending eliminating the January & September Executive Committee s and changing the Spring in March to an Executive Committee and keeping the Fall as it is. The dates may change to Sunday evenings. Almost 50% of our churches do not have Sunday night meetings. There are more people on Sunday nights at other associations who have changed. We would have to change the amendments so we will send out letters in July, discuss this at the September Executive Committee, and vote at the Annual Fall in October. That is the only time we can change our Constitution and By-Laws. We are also recommending streamlining ministries of association. The Sunday School/Small Group Director, the Discipleship Development Director, the Church Music Director, the Senior Adult Director, the Men s Ministry Director, and the Interfaith Witness Director positions will be eliminated. All of the other positions will be under one team named the Associational Mission Team. We will not take away events, just streamline them. We can handle them in-house. We will vote on this at the October meeting. Pray about this and let us know if you have questions. Most associations are going to this format right now. Rev. Buddy Wasson introduced the Inspirational Speaker, Rev. Samuel Rodriquez of Hispanic First Baptist Church. He said he has really come to love him as a sweet brother in Christ. He is a doer. We have been bringing in our associational pastors to preach at our meetings so that we can get to know each other. The Sand Hill Choir Director led the congregation in Victory in Jesus. Rev. Samuel Rodriquez gave the inspirational message. He has a CD and wanted to sing but the sound system was not working so he couldn t. Samuel told of his childhood in Mexico and his journey in the ministry. He showed slides of his family, his different churches, and his mission work. He said he is Mexican by birth, American by decision, and, most important, a Christian by the grace of God. He is proud to be a Christian. He told of the history of the Hispanic First Baptist Church and where they are today. He emphasized that we should stop fighting and work together and see new people as opportunities instead of problems. After Rev. Rodriquez spoke, several people shared how something that he said touched their hearts. Rev. Buddy Wasson closed in prayer and refreshments were furnished by Sand Hill Church. Submitted by, Connie Martin Assistant Clerk Savannah Baptist Association The meeting opened with prayer by Billy Miller. Called Executive Committee August 16, 2018 Savannah Baptist Center For the Purpose of Voting on a Candidate for Assembly Director Rev. Buddy Wasson called the meeting to order. The purpose of this called Executive Committee is to review and vote on a candidate for the Director of the Savannah Baptist Assembly. Tommy Duke will speak, we will have a question and answer period, and then we will vote. Rev. Wasson talked through the process of selecting the director. 39