The Baptist Convention of New Mexico

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1 2004 Annual The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Claude W. Cone, Executive Director Nancy L. Faucett, Recording Secretary (505) ; FAX (505)

2 ANNUAL of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico PO Box 94485, Albuquerque Wyoming NE, Albuquerque Ninety-Second Annual Session Meeting at First Baptist Church Alamogordo, New Mexico October 26-27, 2004 OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION President First Vice President Recording Secretary Assistant Recording Secretary Parliamentarian Larry Haslam, Santa Fe Ira Shelton, Albuquerque Nancy Faucett, Edgewood Cricket Pairett, Albuquerque Francis Wilson, Albuquerque 2005 Meeting to be held October at First Baptist Church of Bloomfield, New Mexico Todd Cook, Hoffmantown West Mike Copeland, Farmington Emmanuel Preacher of Annual Sermon Alternate 2006 Meeting October Clovis Central 2007 Meeting October Albuquerque Sandia

3 Dedication The 2004 Annual for the Baptist Convention of New Mexico is dedicated to Claude Cone, who led the state convention from March 1, 1985-Feb. 28, 2005, and his wife, Jeannie. Cone served as BCNM executive director longer than any leader in the 93-year history of the convention, with the exception of Harry P. Stagg, who was BCNM corresponding secretary-treasurer from Until Cone began his battle with cancer seven months before he retired, there had been only seven Sundays during his 20-year tenure at the BCNM s helm that he did not have a place to preach. Not being able to preach was a huge concern Cone had when he was approached about becoming executive director in late At the time, Cone was in his 13th year of pastoring First Baptist Church in Pampa, Texas. I have not sought this job, it sought me, Cone told messengers to the special-called meeting of the state convention during the State Evangelism Conference in January Cone was elected as the BCNM s executive director 38 years and one day after he was baptized in the baptistry of First Baptist Church, Albuquerque, where the Evangelism Conference was being held when he accepted New Mexico Baptists call. When the Cones moved to New Mexico, they were returning to the state where they were reared. Cone graduated from Melrose High School in 1953, and his future bride, the daughter of First Baptist Church, Melrose Pastor A.L. Miller, graduated two years later. The two married in 1956 and began their ministry together in West Texas, while they were students at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. The couple moved 60 miles south to Slide, Texas, in June Cone would commute to Plainview until graduating in He then began a one-semester commute to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth that fall. The couple s two children, Craig and Cathy, were born while they were living in Slide. Central Baptist Church, Crandall, Texas, called Cone as pastor in He graduated from Southwestern with a bachelor of divinity degree in 1963 and took the test required to change the degree to a master of divinity five years later. The seminary awarded him a doctor of ministry 2

4 degree in 1984 and presented him the Distinguished Alumni Award in In 1964, Cone was called to pastor First Baptist Church, Howe, and his bride, who had taken 30 hours of classes at Southwestern, resumed her education at East Texas State University in Commerce, graduating with a B.S. degree in She started teaching school when, in 1966, they moved to Denison, Texas, where he would serve the next 18 months as pastor of Parkside Baptist Church. Cone followed God s call to Calvary Baptist Church in Lubbock in He would serve there for the next four-and-one-half years, until First Baptist Church, Pampa, Texas, and the Lord, came calling. While in Lubbock, Jeannie completed her master of education degree at Texas Tech. Both of the Cones children finished high school at Pampa, and Jeannie taught school. The Cones served as pastor and wife of churches in Texas for 28 years. But they hadn t forgotten the Land of Enchantment. We both owe so much to New Mexico and, especially, to the Baptists of New Mexico, Cone wrote in his first Claude s Comments for the Baptist New Mexican. Two decades and over half-a-million miles on the roads of the state later, Cone may be most appreciated for keeping New Mexico Baptists together while Southern Baptists of other states were been driven apart by controversy. I have worked at that, Cone admitted to the Baptist New Mexican. Saying that he was very aware of maneuvering and politics by many during the conservative resurgence that began in 1979, Cone said, I have tried to keep us focused on taking care of our missionaries and winning people to Christ. Missions and evangelism; missions and evangelism, Cone emphasized. After the Cones moved to Albuquerque in 1985, Jeannie continued her teaching, at Edgewood for five years, even after being diagnosed with Parkinson s disease in March of Tragedy struck the Cone household during Labor Day weekend of 1997, when Craig, who was the chief pilot for Flying W Diamond Ranch in Capitan, was killed in an automobile accident in Texas. The Cones have been married for 48 years and cherish every day they have with each other; with their daughter, Cathy, a Ph.D. graduate of Texas A&M University who is a full professor of biology at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas; and with Craig s two children: Lauren, 13, and Chase, 11, both of whom live in Albuquerque, where the Cones have retired. 3

5 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN TOTAL NUMBER OF BAPTISMS, 2004* Resident Total Church Membership Baptisms 1. Albq New Hope Full Gospel Hoffmantown West Bloomfield First 1, Artesia First Rio Rancho First Roswell First 1, Tucumcari First 1, Belen First Albq Eastern Hills 1, Clovis Central 1, TOP TEN CHURCHES IN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS, 2004** Resident Total Church Membership CP Gifts 1. Albuquerque Sandia , Clovis Central 1, , Artesia First , Farmington Emmanuel 1, , Albuquerque Hoffmantown 3, , Las Cruces First 1, , Bloomfield First 1, , Carlsbad First , Hobbs Taylor Memorial 1,135 94, Albuquerque First ,429 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN PER CAPITA COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS, 2004** Resident Per Capita Church Membership CP Gifts 1. Carlsbad Garden Street Vaughn First Santa Teresa Belen Sierra Vista Angel Fire La Plata Valley Mayhill Portales First FBC of West Albuquerque Carrizozo First *Statistics compiled from 2004 Annual Church Profile **Statistics compiled from receipts received at BCNM offices January 13, 2004 through January 12,

6 Staff Directory Executive Board Members State Appointed/Elected Committees Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Minutes of Annual Meeting Minutes of Annual WMU Meeting Executive Board Minutes Annual Reports Budget Baptist Convention of New Mexico 5

7 DIRECTORY OF STATE WORKERS All addresses for BCNM staff are their first initial and last (Example: Administration James Semple, Acting Executive Director John B. Hancock, Jr., Business Administrator Nancy L. Faucett, Executive Assistant Luaine G. Myers, Bookkeeper Carolyn A. Starks, Ministry Assistant FAX: Division of Communication Ministries John Loudat, Director Editor, Baptist New Mexican Public Relations Director Linda S. Prescott, Assistant Editor Joy Pittman, Editorial Assistant Cheryl Vaughn, Circulation Manager FAX: Division of Education Ministries Dayton King, Director Sunday School, Church Architecture, Church Media/Library, Church Development, Discipleship Training, Church Administration, and Senior Adult Ministries Kelly A. May, Administrative Assistant FAX: Division of Education Ministries David Red, Department Director Music, Student, Recreation and Family Ministries Myra Gates, Ministry Assistant FAX: Campus Personnel: (Part of Education Ministries) Eastern New Mexico University Box 2005 ENMU, Portales Brian Townsend, Campus Minister, Breanne Black, Assistant Director, Blake Bentley, Assistant, New Mexico Highlands University HC 80, Box 193, Las Vegas Jacque Hampleman, Interim Director, 6

8 New Mexico Junior College/College of the Southwest 2911 N. Dal Paso, Hobbs ; FAX Chris St. Clair, Part Time Campus Minister, New Mexico State University 1313 E. University Ave., Las Cruces FAX: David E. Englehart, Campus Minister Bobby Erickson, Assistant Director Lou Cowden, Assistant Rachel Carr, Assistant Dana Hardin, Assistant Josh Pearce, Assistant Kameron Peterson, Assistant Daryl Jensen, Assistant San Juan College 97A Road 5295, Farmington Bill Eubank, Part Time Campus Min. University of New Mexico 401 University NE, Albuquerque ; FAX: Ted With, Campus Minister Dalese Black, Assistant Eric Black, Assistant Tina BauToom, Assistant Western New Mexico University 909 W. College, Silver City , FAX Laura Filkins, Interim Campus Minister Division of Evangelism Ministries James Semple, Interim Director Melody Marrow, Ministry Assistant FAX: Division of Mission Ministries , Director Cricket Pairett, Administrative Assistant Richard Gomez, Director of Volunteer Mobilization Daniel Rupp, Church Planter Strategist Frank Shope Jr., State Consultant, Church/Community FAX:

9 Missions Education/Women s Ministries Judith Edwards, Department Director Connie Peek, Ministry Assistant FAX:

10 STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2005 Chairman... Rick Sullivan Vice Chairman... Bob Bacon Secretary... Nancy Faucett Executive Director... Claude W. Cone President of the Convention... Jay McCollum College Drive, Gallup, NM 87301; ONE YEAR TERM - EXPIRES 2005 Bob Bacon Box 489, Carlsbad Eugene Baker PO Box 141, Farmington Toby Dolan PO Box 887, Rociada Jamie Duke 2200 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos Bobby Fuller 917 N. Howard St., Carlsbad Barbara Gray-Pendleton, 33 Flamingo, Silver City Rob Mayes Box 1151, Angel Fire Bernie Moraga Box 3158, Albuquerque Steve Mosley 700 S. 8 th, Deming Kenneth Terry Box 35, Logan TWO YEAR TERM - EXPIRES 2006 Randy Aly Box 1216, Chama Lou Cowden 4812 Quail Run Ave., Las Cruces Connie Dixon Box 119, Elida Fred MacDonald 1316 Scenic, Alamogordo Dale Shook 1700 E. Yeso Dr., Hobbs Rick Sullivan 322 W. Grand, Artesia Linvill Tisdale 5394 Stagecoach, Las Cruces Tim Watkins 2505 Harvard, Alamogordo Durward Wofford Box 44, Melrose THREE YEAR TERM EXPIRES 2006 David Brittain PO Box 15025, Rio Rancho Mike Copeland 211 W. 20 th St., Farmington Jack Corder Leymon NW, Albuquerque Pedro Escobar 609 W. 19 th, Clovis Saul Gonzalez Box 2593, Las Cruces Mike McGuire 837 W. Jackson Ave., Lovington Carl Rice Box 168, Reserve Edna Romero Box 1593, Taos Hugh Rogers Box 298, Grants

11 STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD Division Committees, 2005 Communication Ministries Rob Mayes (C) Jack Corder Toby Dolan Carl Rice Linvell Tisdale Education Ministries Lou Cowden (C) David Brittain Mike Copeland Pedro Escobar Saul Gonzalez Steve Mosley Edna Romero Dale Shook Tim Watkins Evangelism Ministries Randy Aly (C) Bobby Fuller Fred MacDonald Bernie Moraga Durward Wofford Mission Ministries Bob Bacon (C) Eugene Baker Connie Dixon Jamie Duke Barbara Gray-Pendleton Mike McGuire Hugh Rogers Kenneth Terry 10

12 State Executive Board Committees 2005 continued Special Committees Policy and Personnel Jay McCollum 2112 College, Gallup Mike Copeland 211 W. 20 th St., Farmington Connie Dixon Box 119, Elida Fred MacDonald 1316 Scenic, Alamogordo Toby Dolan PO Box 887, Rociada James Semple, Staff Advisor, Box 94485, Albuq Property and Finance Rick Sullivan 322 W. Grand, Artesia Randy Aly PO Box 1216, Chama Bob Bacon Box 489, Carlsbad Lou Cowden 4812 Quail Run, Las Cruces Rob Mayes Box 1151, Angel Fire John B. Hancock, Staff Advsr, Box 94485, Albq Nominating Committee Mike Copeland th St., Farmington David Brittain Box 15025, Rio Rancho Tim Watkins 2505 Harvard, Alamogordo Christian Life Committee Member Jay McCollum 2112 College Dr., Gallup

13 BROTHERHOOD OFFICERS President, Eddie Melendez, 1305 Chama NE, Albuquerque 87110, Vice President, Billy Robinson, PO Box 84, Glenwood 88039, Secretary, Nelson Rutter, 1621 Claremont Terrace, Clovis NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL COMMITTEE 2005 One-Year Term Expires 2005 Hoyt Welch 1300 Parkland, Clovis Bettye Lambirth 4140 Apodaca, Hobbs Two-Year Term Expires 2006 Betty Danielson 1328 Atrisco Rd. SW, Albuquerque J.R. Burnett 1411 Parkland Circle, Aztec Three-Year Term Expires 2007 Nancy Curtis PO Box 5174, Silver City Eddie Melendez 1305 Chama NE, Albuquerque CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMITTEE 2005 One-Year Term Expires 2005 Gavin Vaughn II Box 1749, Artesia Paul Cunningham 2200 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos Two-Year Term Expires 2006 Jay McCollum 2112 College Dr., Gallup Dean Mathis 1700 E. Yeso Dr., Hobbs Three-Year Term Expires 2007 Marvin Capehart 603 Charles Place NW, Albuq David King 1251 St. Rd. 344, Stanley NOMINATING COMMITTEE Elected at 2004 Convention to serve in 2005 Robert Myers, Chairman, 5800 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque 87109, Charles Becknell, Box 44835, Rio Rancho 87174, Joe Bunce, 200 W. Sycamore, Bloomfield 87413, Robert Holcomb, Box 1996, Roswell 88202, April Englehart, 1608 Sequoia Dr., Las Cruces 88005,

14 PROGRAM/ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE Elected at 2004 Convention to serve in 2005 Jay McCollum, Chairman, 2112 W. College, Gallup 87301, Lamar Morin, 200 W. Sycamore, Bloomfield 87413, Fred MacDonald, 1316 Scenic, Alamogordo 88310, Venetia Yates, 1350 Bosque Farms Blvd., Bosque Farms 87068, Wayne Barber, 8888 Harper Blvd., Albuquerque 87111,

15 ARTICLES of INCORPORATION of THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF NEW MEXICO (As Amended October 27, 1999) Pursuant to the provisions of Section NMSA 1978 of the Nonprofit Corporation Act the undersigned Corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the Corporation is The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. 2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the Corporation on the 27 th day of October, 1999, in the manner prescribed by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act: The present Articles of Incorporation as amended are deleted in their entirety and the following Articles of Incorporation are substituted in their place: ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are purely religious. These purposes include missionary, educational and charitable purposes, the carrying on of missionary work, the support of public worship and the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world, and the education, training and enlistment of the people and ministering to the needs of the sick, helpless, aged or infirm. ARTICLE FOUR: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation 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 herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE FIVE: Members. A. The Members of this Corporation shall be members of Baptist churches which are in friendly cooperation with the Convention and which are sympathetic with the 14

16 Convention's purposes and work, and who are elected by their churches as messengers to the Convention in session, and who are properly registered and seated by the Convention. B. These Members shall be called "messengers." The messengers shall constitute the Convention in session. A messenger enjoys rights as a member of the Corporation only during the period of the specific meeting to which the messenger has been elected by the messenger's church and seated and not unseated by the messengers constituting the Convention in session. C. The rights of individual messengers, and the rights of the messengers constituting the Convention in session, shall be those described in these Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws. A messenger must be present to vote. In addition to any right granted a messenger or the messengers constituting the Convention in session found elsewhere in these Articles, in the Bylaws, or as Members under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended, messengers shall have the right to vote on: the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; the amendment of the Bylaws; merger or consolidation and dissolution; the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the corporation; the election and removal of those persons constituting the State Executive Board, the committees of the Convention, and officers as provided in the Bylaws; the adoption of the Convention's annual budget; and to allow the Convention to become the Member of, and to exercise the rights of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico as the Member of, any other corporation. ARTICLE SIX: Meetings of the Messengers. A. Annual Meeting. Unless an emergency is declared by the State Executive Board, there shall be a two-day annual meeting of the messengers constituting the Convention at such time and place as the messengers may select, this selection being made at least two years in advance. In the event of an emergency, the State Executive Board may cancel or change the time and place upon giving reasonable notice to the churches. B. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the messengers may be called by the messengers in session, by the State Executive Board, or by any two of the following officers: the President, the Executive Director, or the Chairman of the State Executive Board. The body or persons calling the special meeting shall, at least twenty days prior to the meeting, notify the churches of the meeting, its time, place and purpose, in writing by mail, and shall cause notice to be published in Baptist New Mexican. No other notice of meetings shall be required. C. Quorum. The presence of a majority of the registered and seated messengers shall constitute a quorum. ARTICLE SEVEN: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be called the State Executive Board. The State Executive Board shall be composed of the President of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and thirty persons elected by the messengers constituting the Convention in session as provided in the bylaws. Vacancies occurring other than as the result of the expiration of a term or as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the State Executive Board 15

17 may be filled temporarily by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the State Executive Board, until the messengers constituting the Convention in session fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. ARTICLE EIGHT: Duties of the State Executive Board. The State Executive Board shall exercise the rights and powers granted to a board of directors by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, these articles and the bylaws. The State Executive Board shall act for The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on all matters not reserved in these Articles and the bylaws as matters to be acted upon by the messengers constituting the Convention in session. In the event the messengers constituting the Convention fail to act, or act on the basis of demonstrably incorrect or misleading or insufficient information, the State Executive Board may act on a matter otherwise to be acted upon exclusively by the messengers constituting the Convention. The State Executive Board may exercise the Convention's right as the Member of another corporation to remove a director of that corporation if the Board of Directors of that corporation requests the removal. ARTICLE NINE: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep at its registered office or principal office in New Mexico, and during a period when messengers constitute the Convention at the site of the session, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote at that moment and those entitled to vote in the previous session of the Convention. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by any messenger, his agent or attorney, during the period when the person is a messenger, and for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE TEN: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: Dr. Claude Cone, Executive Director, 5325 Wyoming Blvd., Albuquerque NM ARTICLE ELEVEN: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE TWELVE: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The State Executive Board shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the messengers constituting the Convention in annual or special session. No notice shall be given of the proposed amendments except: The State Executive Board shall cause the proposed amendment to be published in Baptist New Mexican prior to the session in which the amendment will be considered; and the proposed amendment shall be given in writing to the messengers in the first meeting of the session and consideration shall be had on the amendment in a subsequent meeting of that session. A proposed amendment shall be 16

18 adopted upon receiving at least two thirds of the votes of messengers present when the vote is taken. 3. This Amendment was adopted by the messengers constituting The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on the 27 th day of October, 1999, in its annual session at which a quorum of the messengers entitled to vote was present and the Amendment received at least twothirds (2/3) of the votes of messengers present at the time the vote was taken. This Amendment was also adopted by the Board of Directors (State Executive Board) by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors in office on the 27 th day of September,

19 THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF NEW MEXICO BYLAWS (As Amended October 29, 2003) ARTICLE ONE: Autonomy and Cooperation. The Baptist Convention of New Mexico (the or this Convention) recognizes and shall steadfastly honor and respect the autonomy and independence of each church. This Convention, while seeking fellowship with all Baptist bodies which share the Convention's purposes, shall be independent and sovereign in its own sphere and shall never attempt to exercise any authority over any other Baptist body, church, association, convention, or auxiliary body. ARTICLE TWO: Seating of Messengers. Section 1. At any meeting of the messengers, messengers shall be seated upon presentation of proper credentials or satisfactory evidence of their election by their churches. The credentials shall be signed by the moderator or clerk of the church electing the messenger, and shall indicate the date of election. Credentials shall be presented to the Credentials Committee of the Convention before being seated. Section 2. Churches wishing to send messengers to the Convention for the first time shall present to the Credentials Committee in care of the Executive Director, at least thirty days prior to the annual meeting of the Convention to which the church desires to send messengers, evidence that the church is in friendly cooperation with the Convention and sympathetic with the Convention s work, and evidence of their faith and practices, which are not in conflict with the Holy Bible, the Old and New Testaments. Section 3. As an autonomous Baptist group, the Convention reserves the right to determine what constitutes a cooperating Baptist church. Churches shall be considered in friendly cooperation who are sympathetic with the purpose and work of this Convention, having demonstrated cooperation by contributing a minimum of $250 to the Cooperative Program through the BCNM during the twelve months immediately prior to the call to order of the annual or special meeting of the Convention. The faith and practices of each cooperating church, in the opinion of the Convention in session, shall not be in conflict with the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments. The Convention in session shall be the final judge of the qualifications of its members. Section 4. Each church shall be entitled to two messengers and one additional messenger for every twenty-five members or major portion thereof above twenty-five; but in no case shall any church be entitled to more than eight messengers. ARTICLE THREE: Officers. Section 1. The Convention shall have a President, a First Vice-President, and a Second Vice-President. These officers shall be elected annually by the messengers constituting the annual meeting, and shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices at the close of the session, and shall continue in office for one year or until their successors are elected. 18

20 Section 2. In addition the Convention shall have the offices of Executive Director, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, and Assistant Recording Secretary. A. Executive Director. The State Executive Board shall elect a committee of seven to nominate an Executive Director to be elected by the messengers, in annual or special meeting, to serve an indefinite period. If the office becomes vacant while the Convention is not in session, the State Executive Board shall designate an acting Executive Director who will serve until the Convention acts to elect a successor. The Executive Director shall be considered the Chief Executive Officer of this Corporation and shall become upon election a salaried at-will employee of the Convention. The Executive Director may be suspended without pay and benefits by the State Executive Board if the State Executive Board deems such suspension in the Convention's best interests. The Executive Director or the Chairman of the State Executive Board may sign legal documents on behalf of the corporation. B. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the person employed by the State Executive Board as Business Administrator. C. Recording Secretary and Assistant Recording Secretary. These officers shall be appointed by the Executive Director. Section 3. The duties of these officers shall be those described in these Bylaws and those usually pertaining to their respective offices in accordance with parliamentary law. Section 4. The Recording Secretary, and in his/her absence, the Assistant Recording Secretary shall have the duty to make and preserve a written record of the proceedings of the Convention in session, and of the State Executive Board meetings. Minutes of each session of the Convention shall be kept up to date, to be read upon request of any messenger. The minutes of the State Convention and the State Executive Board shall be published, the cost of printing paid by the Convention. The Recording Secretary, if not a Convention employee, shall be allowed such remuneration for his or her services as the Executive Director deems just. Section 5. One may not simultaneously be a salaried employee of the Convention or of any corporation of which the Convention is the Member, nor the spouse of an employee, and serve as an officer of the Convention except in the offices of Executive Director, Treasurer, and Recording and Assistant Recording Secretary. ARTICLE FOUR: Eligibility for Election. Persons elected by the messengers of the Convention or by the State Executive Board or appointed to serve as officers of the Convention, officers of the Corporation, members of Convention committees, members of the State Executive Board or the Boards of Directors of the corporations in which The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is the Member, shall be, and shall have been for one year prior to their election, active members of Baptist churches which are in friendly cooperation with the Convention and which are sympathetic with the Convention's purposes and work. The membership requirements shall not apply to the Executive Director or Treasurer. ARTICLE FIVE: Convention Committees. 19

21 Section 1. Committee on Committees. The President of the Convention shall appoint a five member Committee on Committees prior to the Convention. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Committees to nominate a Nominating Committee consisting of five members, none of whom is a member of the State Executive Board; a Program/Order of Business Committee consisting of five members of which the President shall be chairman; and a Resolutions Committee consisting of three members. The Committee on Committees shall nominate all other committees that may be ordered by the Convention during its session, unless otherwise directed by the Convention. Section 2. Nominating Committee. During each annual Convention, the Nominating Committee elected by the previous Convention shall nominate: members of the State Executive Board, persons to fill vacancies on the Christian Life Committee, the Historical Committee, and the preacher and alternate for the sermon for the next annual convention. The committee shall also recommend the place and date for the annual meeting of the Convention three years hence. In every election by the Convention, nominations may also be offered by any messenger from the floor. Section 3. Program/Order of Business Committee. The Program/Order of Business Committee shall prepare and publish a program for the next annual Convention at least two weeks before the Convention convenes and shall present the program, which, when adopted, shall be adhered to throughout the Convention unless changed by vote of the Convention. The committee shall serve throughout the Convention, making provisions for such adjustments in the program as shall be directed by the Convention. This committee also suggests to the Convention an order of business. It shall provide for periods of time during the Convention for the introduction of all matters requiring a vote not scheduled on the agenda, and, when introduced (unless the Convention gives its unanimous consent for the immediate consideration) shall fix times for the consideration of the matter. The committee may suggest to the Convention standing rules. Section 4. Resolutions Committee. The Resolutions Committee shall report to the Convention on all resolutions referred to it by the Convention and bring to the attention of the Convention such resolutions as it may deem necessary. Section 5. Christian Life Committee. The Christian Life Committee shall seek to mobilize the Convention in addressing moral issues of concern to New Mexico Baptists. It shall consist of six members who shall serve terms of 3 years, allowing two of the terms to expire each year. The committee shall make interim reports to the Executive Board. Section 6. Credentials Committee. The Credentials Committee shall be chaired by the First Vice President, or the Second Vice President in the absence of the First Vice President, and shall be constituted by two other members appointed by the President at least 45 days before the annual convention. The Credentials Committee shall receive petitions from churches desiring to seat messengers for the first time. The Committee shall recommend to the Convention whether messengers should be seated after the Committee studies the request, arranges 20

22 for a meeting with church officials if needed, and communicates its recommendation to the church. When seating messengers is challenged at a regular or special meeting and the chair refers the issue to the Credentials Committee, this committee would hear the messenger challenging the seating and the messenger or messengers being challenged, and make any other inquiry the committee deems appropriate and report its findings and recommendation regarding the challenge to the body. The Convention would determine whether or not to seat the messengers. The Credentials Committee s term begins at the time of appointment and continues until another committee is appointed. Section 7. Historical Committee. The Historical Committee shall be composed of six persons who shall serve terms of 3 years, allowing two of the terms to expire each year. This committee shall collect and preserve historical data for the Convention. ARTICLE SIX: Election of Boards of Directors. The members of the Board of Directors of those corporations in which the Convention is the Member and entitled to elect the directors, those corporations presently being The New Mexico Baptist Children s Home, Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center, Sivells Baptist Retreat and Conference Center, The New Mexico Baptist Church Finance Corporation, and The New Mexico Baptist Foundation, shall be nominated and elected as follows: the present board of directors of each corporation may present to the State Executive Board in the Board's July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation's board. If the State Executive Board believes it should not agree to nominate a suggested nominee, the Corporation's board of directors who suggested the nominee shall be advised of the State Executive Board's position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Executive Board. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Executive Board shall be nominated by the State Executive Board to the Convention. If the State Executive Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee or if a board of directors for a corporation fails to suggest a nominee, the State Executive Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. ARTICLE SEVEN: State Executive Board. Section 1. Nominations. The Nominating Committee shall nominate persons for service on the State Executive Board. Section 2. Eligibility. Salaried employees of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, or of any corporation of which The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is the Member, or the employees' spouses, shall be ineligible to serve on the State Executive Board. No person serving on the current Nominating Committee, or on any board of directors of any corporation entity of which The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is the Member, shall be eligible to serve on the State Executive Board. Section 3. Composition. It is intended that the thirty elected members of the State Executive Board shall include at least one person whose church is in the geographical area of each Association, and that a person shall not be elected to the State Executive 21

23 Board if the election will result in more than one elected person serving at the same time from the membership of any church. Nominations, whether from the Nominating Committee or from a messenger from the floor of the Convention in session, which would cause this composition goal to be violated shall not be in order. In filling vacancies as authorized by the Articles of Incorporation, the State Executive Board shall conform to this composition rule. A person shall be deemed to have resigned if the person moves his or her church membership to a church outside the geographical area of the Association from which the person was elected. A member of the State Executive Board elected to the office of president of the Convention shall, upon assumption of that office, be deemed to have resigned his position on the State Executive Board. Section 4. Lay Participation. At least ten of the elected persons constituting the State Executive Board shall be lay persons. Section 5. Term. Persons shall be elected to serve on the State Executive Board for a term of three years, except in cases when one is elected to fill an unexpired term. If otherwise qualified, a person may be elected to serve a second consecutive term of three years, provided that no person may serve more than two consecutive full terms. Members elected to serve unexpired terms shall serve until the end of the term they were elected to fill and may be re-elected to serve a successive full three-year term. Persons having served on the State Executive Board six consecutive years will be ineligible for election to the State Executive Board until three years have expired since their last service. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the elected members of the State Executive Board then in office shall constitute a quorum. Section 7. Duties. In addition to the duties and powers described in the Articles of Incorporation, The State Executive Board: A. Shall have charge and control, except when otherwise ordered by the Convention, of all work of the Convention in interim of its sessions; B. Shall act to exercise the rights of the Convention as the Member of any other corporation as that power may be delegated to the State Executive Board by the Convention's Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or by the messengers constituting the Convention in session; C. May fill vacancies occurring on the Nominating Committee; D. Shall elect or provide for the employment of such persons, other than the Executive Director, necessary to carry on the work of the Convention; and E. Shall make a full and complete report to the annual Convention setting forth the condition of the work. This report shall give an accurate accounting of the finances of the Convention and shall be printed and distributed to the members of the Convention at its first session. Section 8. Officers. The State Executive Board shall elect from among its members a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman in the September meeting to begin service at the 22

24 adjournment of the following annual meeting of the Convention. Each of these officers shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified. Section 9. Meetings. Regular meetings shall be held at the Baptist Building in Albuquerque on Monday night before the third Tuesday in January, April, July, and September. The Board may, upon resolution, change the time and place of holding its meetings. Special meetings of the State Executive Board may be called by the Executive Director or the Chairman of the Board at any time on a five-day notice to all members. ARTICLE EIGHT: Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify any director, officer, employee or any former director, officer or employee of the Corporation against reasonable expenses, costs, attorney's fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer or employee. This indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment or to compromise or settle a claim. The director, officer or employee or former director, officer or employee shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office and the breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed of a director, officer or employee for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit, or proceeding provided that the director, officer, or employee must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director, officer or employee was not entitled to indemnification. ARTICLE NINE: Parliamentary Authority. The rules of order for the Convention, The State Executive Board, and all committees of the Convention and of the Board, shall be the current edition of "Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised." In case there is no provision in Robert's, the President or other presiding officer shall exercise his discretion, subject to appeal by the body. ARTICLE TEN: Motions Dealing With the Work of the Corporations. A motion, otherwise in order, which deals with the work of a Corporation of which the Convention is the Member shall be referred to the Board of Directors of that Corporation. The Board of Directors shall report back its comments and opinions regarding the substance of the motion at the next annual meeting of the Convention. Whenever such a report comes before the Convention, the Chair may invite the officers and Board of Directors of the Corporation(s) involved to speak. A motion offered in any meeting of the messengers or in a meeting of the State Executive Board, or in any committee of the Convention or the State Executive Board shall be out of order if the motion would require the Convention to act in regard to a corporation of which the Convention is the Member in a manner not within the Convention s legal power to act as the Member. ARTICLE ELEVEN: Amendments. These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Convention by a two-thirds vote of the messengers present at the time the vote is taken, provided notice of the proposed amendment is given at the first session of the Convention. 23

25 Minutes of the Convention Ninety-Second Session October 26-27, 2004 First Baptist Church, Alamogordo Minutes of the 92 nd annual session of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, meeting at First Baptist Church of Alamogordo. Officers serving include: Larry Haslam, Santa Fe First, president; Ira Shelton, Quemado, first vice-president; Nancy Faucett, Baptist Convention of New Mexico, recording secretary and Cricket Pairett, Baptist Convention of New Mexico, assistant recording secretary. Vice-President Philip Fike resigned earlier in the year. CONVENTION THEME: Celebrating Today, Anticipating Tomorrow Tuesday Afternoon, October 26, 2004 Larry Haslam, Presiding Brian Sundheimer, Worship 1. Brian Sundheimer opened the session with music. 2. President Larry Haslam called the meeting to order. 3. Milford Misener, interim pastor of First Baptist Church of Alamogordo, welcomed messengers and visitors and led in prayer. 4. BUSINESS SESSION President Larry Haslam asked messengers to come to the microphones at the front of the auditorium to present motions. Any motions concerning entities would be referred to their board. Wednesday morning would be the election of officers. Brief nomination speeches could be made, no second speeches were allowed. Ira Shelton, messenger of First Baptist Church of Quemado, moved the seating of all messengers from churches allowed to seat messengers that have registered and those who will register and that these constitute the 92 nd Annual Convention of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Carried. Ken Robinson, messenger of First Baptist Church of Artesia, moved to adopt the program as printed with necessary changes that occur. Carried. Appointment of Committees: Haslam appointed Cindy Harrison, West Albuquerque First, and Jeff Petillo, Farmington First to serve on the Credentials Committee. Vice-president Ira Shelton chairs this committee. He appointed Connie Dixon, Elida First, as chairman of the Committee on Committees. He also appointed Eugene Baker, Farmington Totah, W.A. Bradshaw, Rio Rancho First, Robert Myers, Albuquerque Del Norte and Sam Swann, Las Cruces Calvary, to serve on the Committee on Committees. 24

26 Executive Board Report: Rick Sullivan, chairman of the State Executive Board, presented their report. He said the minutes of the executive board meetings were located on pages and the proposed budget was on pages of the Book of Reports. He also pointed out the nominations from the convention entities for new board members. He said that Rusty Shaffer rotates off the foundation board and will be replaced by the Executive Board at their January meeting. NEW BUSINESS: Haslam recognized Fred MacDonald, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church of Alamogordo and chairman of the Executive Director Search Team. He said that recognizing the tremendous impact that Dr. Claude Cone has had on the lives and mission of New Mexico Baptists, the Executive Director Search Team unanimously moved that, upon his retirement on March 1, 2005, Dr. Claude Cone be confirmed with the title of as Executive Director Emerti. Carried. 5. Recognition of SBC agency representatives. Jack Wilkerson of the Southern Baptist Convention presented a resolution of appreciation from the SBC to Dr. Claude Cone for his 20 years as Executive Director of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Cindi Jaquez of Guidestone Financial Services (formerly the Annuity Board) brought greetings and shared a video from Dr. Hawkins about their name change. Steve Ellis of the International Mission Board, Jack Judd of LifeWay, and Russell Begaye of the North American Mission Board also brought greetings from their respective agencies. Other representatives present were: Micheal Summers of Wayland Baptist University and Worth Mayes of Logston Seminary in Abilene, Texas. 6. The announcements were presented by the Has Beens; Kevin Warner, Sam Swann, Brian Sundheimer and Mike Copeland. 7. Dr. Claude Cone brought a Bible Study. 8. Dr. Claude Cone introduced new staff. 9. B. Lee Black presented the Foundation report. 10. Geraldine Dooley presented the Children s Home report. 11. Brian Sundheimer led in music. 12. Si Budagher, pastor of First Baptist Church of Rio Rancho, gave the annual sermon. 13. Eddie Melendez led in the benediction. Tuesday Evening, October 26, 2004 Ira Shelton, Presiding David Red, Worship 1. The New Mexico Singing Churchmen presented a concert to open the session. 25

27 2. Cindy Harrison, Minister of Education at West Albuquerque First, read Jeremiah 29:11 and led in the invocation. 3. Dr. Paul Armes, president of Wayland Baptist University introduced several members of his staff and presented Dr. Cone with a gift from Wayland. 4. Dr. Claude Cone brought the evening Bible study. 5. Fred MacDonald presented an Executive Director Search Team Report. 6. Announcements were presented by the Has Beens. 7. Dr. Cone introduced the BCNM presents. 8. Larry Haslam brought the President s message. 9. Judith Edwards announced the new BCNM partnerships. 10. Dennis Diaz led in the benediction. Wednesday Morning, October 27, 2004 Larry Haslam, Presiding Ken Hedstrom, Worship 1. Ken Hedstrom, minister of music at Alamogordo Bethel, opened the session with music. 2. Joyce Smith of Santa Fe read scripture and led in the invocation. She then presented a PowerPoint on the deaf ministry in New Mexico. 3. Dr. Claude Cone brought the morning Bible study. 4. The Has Beens brought the final announcements of the Convention. There were 318 messengers and 117 visitors for a total of BUSINESS SESSION Committee on Committees Report: Connie Dixon, chairman of the committee presented the report which recommended that Francis Wilson of Albuquerque, Marvin Capehart of Albuquerque and Barbara Gray-Pendleton of Silver City serve on the 2004 Resolutions Committee; that Robert Myers of Albuquerque, Charles Becknell of Rio Rancho, Joe Bunce of Bloomfield, Robert Holcomb of Roswell and April Englehart of Las Cruces serve on the 2005 Nominating Committee; and that Lamar Morin of Bloomfield, Fred MacDonald of Alamogordo, Venetia Yates of Bosque Farms and Wayne Barber of Albuquerque join the Convention President to serve on the 2005 Program/Order of Business Committee. Carried. 26

28 State Executive Board Report: Chairman Rick Sullivan presented the report. He recommended that Karen Cortese of Fort Sumner and Andy Donalson of Albuquerque be re-elected to another three-year term and that Mary Barnes of Albuquerque and Leland Harral of Moriarty be elected to serve new three-year terms on the Inlow Board. Carried. He recommended that Wayne Brazil of Tatum, Hayden Smith of Carrizozo and Nancy Wagner of Clovis be re-elected to another three year term and that Tom Harlan of Clovis, Larry Lynch of Artesia, Illa Vaughn of Bloomfield, Rony Hernandez of Las Cruces, Kenny Vance of Magdalena and Mike Mataya of Gallup be elected to new three-year terms on the Children s Home Board. Carried. He recommended that James Francis of Hobbs, Hunter Geer of Albuquerque, Randy Patterson of Artesia, Tim Reyes of Las Cruces, Rusty Shaffer of Albuquerque, Beverly Spellbring of Farmington and Charles Stockton of Clovis be re-elected to another term and that Bobby Shows of Hobbs be elected to a new three-year term on the New Mexico Baptist Foundation Board. Carried to not include Rusty Shaffer who had fulfilled his eligibility. He recommended that LeRoy Lacy of Deming and Karen Carlton of Hagerman be re-elected to another three-year term and that Bob Moore of Alamogordo and R.W. Norris of Hobbs be elected to a new three-year term on the Sivells Board. Carried. The BCNM proposed budget carried. Nominating Committee Report: Chairman Dean Mathis presented the report. He recommended that Carl Rice of Reserve be re-elected to serve another three term and that Wayne Brazil of Tatum, David Brittain of Rio Rancho, Mike Copeland of Farmington, Jack Corder of Rio Rancho, Pedro Escobar of Clovis, Saul Gonzalez of Las Cruces, Mike McGuire of Lovington, Edna Romero of Taos and Hugh Rogers of Grants be elected to serve a new threeyear term on the State Executive Board. He also recommended that Linvell Tisdale of Las Cruces and Durward Wofford be elected to serve a two-year term and that Steve Mosley be elected to a one-year term on the State Executive Board. He further recommended that Marvin Capehart of Albuquerque and David King be re-elected to a three-year term on the Christian Life Committee and that Nancy Curtis of Silver City and Eddie Melendez of Albuquerque be elected to a three-year term on the Historical Committee. He also recommended that Todd Cook of Hoffmantown West be the preacher at the 2005 State Convention, that Mike Copeland of Farmington be the alternate and that the 2007 State Convention be held October at Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque. All of the recommendations Carried. Break/Refreshments 6. Ken Hedstrom led in music worship. 7. David King, Dean Mathis and Jay McCollum presented the Christian Life Committee report. 8. BUSINESS SESSION 27

29 Dr. Cone presented a plaque of appreciation to Larry Haslam for his service as our president. Election of Officers: Garland Moore, Milan Immanuel, nominated Jay McCollum for president. Seconded. There were no other nominations. Jay was elected by acclamation. Fred MacDonald, messenger of Alamogordo Bethel, nominated Randy Aly as first vice-president. Seconded. There were no other nominations and Randy was elected by acclamation. Shon Wagner, messenger of T or C First, nominated Brian Sundheimer for second vice-president. There were no other nominations and Brian was elected as second vice-president by acclamation. Resolutions Committee Report: Chairman Francis Wilson, messenger of Albuquerque Del Norte, presented the report. 1. BECAUSE, First Baptist Church and Bethel Baptist Church have made their facilities and staff available as willing hosts for the 92nd annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico and its related organizations and have cared for the needs of messengers of the convention, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the BCNM hereby express thanks and appreciation for their every act of kindness. 2. In July 2004, 319 New Mexico Baptists participated in Proclaim Together: Bangkok 2004, a short-term mission activity, that blessed those traveling participants as well as those who supported them at home with prayer that resulted in great encouragement to the IMB personnel serving in Bangkok, opened doors of effective ministry and where more than 500 conversions to Christ took place, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the convention express thanks to Dr. Judith Edwards and her staff for a job well done in planning and conducting this effort, and BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the BCNM commend and urge the Baptists of New Mexico to participate in such efforts as this in the future. 3. Because the Scriptures teach that human government and those in authority are ordained of God and are due respect, honor and obedience (Romans 13:1-7: Titus 3:1-2; I Peter 2:13-17) therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the BCNM urge all citizens in general and New Mexico Baptists in particular to follow the teaching of the Scriptures regarding respect for human government; to pray daily for all in authority; and to obey the just and honorable laws of the land. 4. Because the United States, after suffering more than 20 years of repeated terrorists attacks abroad and at home, resulting in the deaths and injury of many of our citizens, has now undertaken to combat the insidious enemy by force of arms, BE IT RESOLVED that the BCNM urge New Mexico Baptists to pray for the successful and timely end of acts of war; the safety of our armed personnel and our citizens, the destruction of our enemy and the establishment of peaceful and mutually beneficial relations between nations and peoples of the earth. 28

30 5. Because human life, the crowning act of God s creation, is sacred and the preservation and promotion of the well-being of all people is a human responsibility, BE IT RESOLVED that the BCNM urge New Mexico Baptist to support every form of legitimate medical research that honors and respects all human life and leads to the preventing and curing of disease, recovering from injury and impairment, and for the improvement and extension of the life and well being of all persons. 6. On Nov. 2, 2004, the nation will elect the president and vicepresident of the United States and certain members of Congress along with other state and local officials, BE IT RESOLVED that the BCNM urge all Baptists to pray for Divine leadership as they cast their ballots. 7. Since 1985 Claude W. Cone, with his wife Jeannie by his side, has served New Mexico Baptists and the Baptist Convention of New Mexico as the executive director, and since he by the grace of God has kept the focus in these 20 years on the grand purpose for which the convention was called into existence of 92 years ago, and since he has faithfully and unwaveringly served the cause of Christ and the Baptists of New Mexico by his personal example of piety, dedication, perseverance, faithfulness and obedience to the Lord in all the changes and tragedies life has brought to him and Jeannie, and since his service ranks and will rank for all time among the most excellent and, since he has announced his retirement to be March 1, 2005, BE IT RESOLVED that the ministry of Claude W. Cone among us be celebrated in this the 92nd annual meeting and be it further resolved that we thank him for his most excellent service, and commit ourselves to pray for him and Jeannie now and in the years ahead, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we fervently commit ourselves to the example of excellency of service to the Lord he has so lovingly and tirelessly lived out before us. Resolutions 1 through 6 carried. He then presented resolution 7 which carried with a standing ovation. Miscellaneous Business: Parliamentarian Francis Wilson pointed an error in the Nominating Committee Report. Wayne Brazil is not eligible to serve on the Executive Board since he currently serves on the Children s Home Board. His position will be temporarily filled by the State Executive Board and permanently filled by next year s convention. President Haslam asked Dr. Cone to lead in a prayer of dedication for the new officers. 9. John Walsh presented the Inlow Camp and Conference Center report. 10. Wynelle Klopfer and Paul Klopfer presented the Sivells Retreat and Conference Center report. 11. Ken Hedstrom led in music worship. 29

31 12. Dr. Cone brought the Executive Director s message. 13. Garland Moore led in the benediction. Minutes New Mexico Woman s Missionary Union Annual Meeting-Luncheon October 25, 2004 Bethel Baptist Church Alamogordo, New Mexico Connie Dixon, WMU President called the business session to order. Motion made by Lenelle Simpson and seconded by Diane Taylor that there will be a new three year plan known as Operation M & M which will be led by a new missions advisory group of missions mobilizers and multipliers. Minutes New Mexico Woman s Missionary Union Annual Meeting October 26, 2004 First Baptist Church Alamogordo, New Mexico The 2004 WMU Annual Meeting was held prior to the Baptist Convention of New Mexico Annual Meeting. The theme for the annual meeting was Following Christ -Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Prelude music by Doc Lindsey, Northern NM Church Planter Strategist. There was a celebration of music by The Handmaidens, a singing group from Alamogordo who led the congregation in singing as well as presented special music. Leona Tarry, retired IMB Representative then shared the prayer calendar in a very unique way with footprints representing difference areas of the world and the United States. She then led in prayer. She also gave her testimony about Following Christ - Yesterday. Dr. Claude Cone, Executive Director of the Baptist Convention of NM greeted everyone and thanked everybody for their continued prayers for his and Jeannie s health. Connie Dixon, WMU President welcomed former presidents and introduced Acteens panelist, Jeralee Johnston. There was also recognition and thanks you s to all the committees and the host church. A testimony of Following Christ Yesterday was then given by La Nell Bedford, IMB Representative, retired. 30

32 Daniel Clymer, Pastor, Jemez Valley Baptist Church gave a message on John 5:17, emphasizing God s plans for us and our nation for Following Christ Today. He also challenged us to tell others about God and His work around us. The Handmaidens continued to bless us with music. Steve Ellis, IMB Representative also shared a testimony about Following Christ Today which included how he came to know Christ as well as God s leading him overseas and his difference experiences in Cambodia and Thailand. Tuesday Morning Business Session October 26, 2004 First Baptist Church Alamogordo, New Mexico Connie Dixon, WMU President called the business session into order. Mary Ledbetter, Executive Board member gave a report on behalf of the WMU Scholarship Committee. She presented the names of the scholarship recipients as well as encouraged everyone to continue giving to this important fund. Holly Lindsey, Resource Consultant gave a report on the ministry team. She also encouraged churches to use the missionary home in Glorieta, NM. Margaret Hale, facilitator of the Endowment Team gave a report on the endowment fund, Share the Joy of Missions. At this time there is over $22, in this account. Geraldine Dooley, Administrator of the Children s Home in Portales challenged everyone to continue to pray for the Children s Home. Vice-President, Sharon Tillery presides as nomination of Connie Dixon for President is presented. Nomination is accepted and approved. Connie Dixon presides as nomination is presented for Diane Taylor as Vice-President is presented. Nomination presented, approved and accepted. Connie Dixon reads a letter from Jerry Rankin, President of the IMB encouraging New Mexicans to continue to support the International Mission Board. Connie Dixon declared the business session closed. Handmaidens continue to lift their voices in song. Jeralee Johnson, NM State Acteens Panelist gave a testimony about her walk with the Lord at her school and beyond. She is excited as she takes this walk. Judith Edwards, Executive Director of New Mexico WMU gave the Executive Director s Report talking about her journey through life. She also talked about the overseas partnership and how successful it has been. Different churches were encouraged to 31

33 promote missions in their churches. She gave an overview of something new called Missions Advisory Group or Operation M & M. She closed by introducing a time capsule where items have been placed inside of things related to missions. This will be opened again in October An introduction of Caroline Jones was made. Caroline Jones, National WMU then emphasized Following Christ Tomorrow by getting people to get up, get out and go forward. She talked about people in the future who would be missionaries and her own purpose in her life and how it brought her to where she is right now. The Handmaidens again brought special music. Connie Dixon, WMU President thanked the Handmaidens for singing as well as Sharon Tillery for her years of service to New Mexico WMU as Vice-President. She then began speaking about Luke 9:23 and following Christ. She emphasized how to be a Christ- Follower. Emphasize was made about walking in other peoples footsteps and how important it was for others to follow us in their walk with God. Yesterday Footprints of yesterday. Today Talked about the leaders of today and how they can influence others. Tomorrow How the future can be influenced by the footprints that we leave for others to follow. We need to join our lives with the women of the past to join today with women who can influence the future. Larry Haslam, State Convention President led our closing prayer. WMU Directory Staff Judith Edwards, Director Box 94485, Albuquerque, jedwards@bcnm.com Connie Peek, Ministry Assistant Box 94485, Albuquerque, cpeek@bcnm.com Holly Lindsey, Missions Resource Consultant 5 Tierra Linda, Edgewood, hollylindsey@earthlink.net Carolyn Laughlin, Partnership Assistant 11 Oakmont Ridge, Sandia Park, eclaughty@aol.com Diane Johnston, Camp Director PO Box 706, Cloudcroft, drjohnston@pvtnetworks.net Equipping Team Judith Edwards Connie Dixon, Mobilizer Equipper Box 119, Elida,

34 Carolyn Laughlin, Age-level Equipper Holly Lindsey, Advocate Equipper Betty Eason, Multicultural Equipper 283 Waring Road, Las Cruces, Ministry Mobilizers Mary Ledbetter World Crafts 1309 Ohio Avenue, Alamogordo, Julie Mosley Baptist Nursing Fellowship 704 S. Zinc, Deming, Mary Frances Ingram Literacy 3520 Hendrix NE, Albuquerque, Ken Clair Project HELP: Poverty 305 Timber Road, Bernalillo, Conni Clair Project HELP: Poverty same as above Holly Lindsey Christian Women s Job Corp Diane Johnston Camp Promotion Children s Home Promotion Executive Board Chairman: Vice-President Diane Taylor 2126 Starlight Court, Apt. D dtaylor@tularosa.net Central Association: Susan Stinnett 1033 Tramway Lane NE, Albuquerque, rwstinn@comcast.net Eastern Association: Eyvonne Gunn 3121 Quay Road 32, Melrose, gunsmoke@plateautel.net Mountain Association: Mountain Valley Association: Mary Ledbetter Northeastern Association: LaNeel Pierce 602 Lutheran Lane, Las Vegas, Rio Grande Association: Ramona Ganong 635 San Ysidro Road, Las Cruces, dava38@msn.com San Juan Association: Billie Hackney 13 CR 6067, Farmington, billiehackney@wmconnect.com Southeastern Association: Lenelle Simpson Box 1161, Hobbs, cdsim@yahoo.com 33

35 Southwestern Association: Paula Hibner 210 Rivera Road SE, Deming, Tucumcari Association: Reba Welch 1220 South 5 th, Tucumcari, rwelch@pnm.com Western Association: La Union Femenil Misionera: Janie Soto 900 N. Buena Vista Avenue, Farmington, jfsoto@sisna.com Pecos Valley Association: Joy Dillender PO Box 448, Loving, jodillender@cs.com Santa Fe Association: Ramona Aly PO Box 1134, Chama, ramonachama@aol.com Endowment Team Connie Dixon Margaret Hale Campo Del Sol NE, Albuquerque, mbhalenm@juno.com Reba Hardin, 7112 Pan Am NE, #247, Albuquerque, ryhardin@flash.net Johanna Dawson 2118 Erbbe NE, Albuquerque, mljmdawson@mycidco.com 34

36 Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Baptist Building, January 19, 2004 Vice-Chairman Rick Sullivan called the meeting to order in the absence of Chairman Philip Fike who had a family emergency. Larry Haslam read from James and led in prayer. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. Philip Fike was excused and Bernie Moraga was also absent. Edith Barrios and David Englehart were present as guests. Nominating Committee: Coy Brewer presented Carl Rice and Bobby Fuller to fill the terms of Duane Baker and Don Hayhurst who resigned. Carried. Minutes of the September meeting were presented. Lou Cowden moved to accept the minutes. Bob Schaaf seconded. Carried. Executive Director Claude Cone presented his introductory remarks. He said that Cooperative Program gifts were up over 2002 and set a new record, however we ended the year at percent of budget. For the second year in a row we were able to send over $1 million to the SBC Executive Committee. He said that $940,032 was added to the budget from NAMB and $44,172 from LifeWay Christian Resources. The Harry P. Stagg State Mission Offering brought in $236,014. The amount over the $210,000 goal will be divided on a percentage basis to the different recipients. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering was a mystery. He said that $700,389 was received, which is down from last year. He added that since the books closed on the 12 th $120,000 has come in for Lottie Moon. Annie Armstrong was marvelous at $356,237, setting a new record with $41,682 more than The New Mexico Baptist Children s Home has 19 children with 15 boys and 4 girls. They were $93,948 below budget, but closed the year with $89,036 in their checking account. The two Wayland campuses in New Mexico continue to be strong. Inlow closed the year with a checking account balance of $27,804 and Sivells with $65,606. He asked Judy Edwards to give an update on the MissionLink Partnership next July. She said that there are 107 people signed up to go. Reservations must be in by February 7. Forty-two churches are represented. She asked people to bring books for the Myanmar Seminary s library to the April meeting. (Copies of all reports are in the permanent files.) Business Administrator John Hancock presented the trial balance. He said that we hope to have a true balance sheet format by the next meeting. He said that $77,800 in revenue came in from the rent on the building. Also, Eastern Hills Christian Academy will be subleasing space from Wayland Baptist University on the first floor in the fall. We have generated about $78,000 in rent to offset our $70,000 mortgage. He said that the total expenditures for the year were about 3 percent under budget. Twenty-three hundred dollars a month has been saved by fine-tuning some of the items in the budget such as changing phone carriers, cell phone carriers, buying phone system equipment, etc. CONVENTION BOARD REPORTS Foundation/Church Finance: President Lee Black presented the report. He said that the printed report was through November. The Markets ended the year up significantly. 35

37 There was a 34 percent gain in the their stock portfolio. They are in the process of rebalancing portfolios for allocation, so they are taking some of the stock profit to invest that fixed income and there will be income increase in those portfolios. They are going to make a large push for gift annuities this year. Children s Home: Administrator John Combs presented the report. He introduced his son Josh. He said that the children from the Home really enjoyed singing at the Convention in October. The Home was $94,000 behind budget, but they knew that they were going have to tighten their belts so they worked on it all year and still spent less than came in. They have been instructed by the health department to build a new dining hall in the near future and will be looking for ways to fund it. Inlow Camp: Chairman Don Archer presented the report. He said the camp is in the best shape in its history and had the best year ever. He asked John Walsh to share coming events. John said that they have employment opportunities for kids over 18 years of age. Stress to them that it is a ministry and they will work very hard. He presented a mission opportunity for churches to bring youth groups to clean up after a sponsored camp. A meal and recreation will be provided. They are going to try to build a ropes course in the spring and possibly an equestrian program in the future. Sivells Camp: Program Manager Wynelle Klopfer presented the report. She said that the rates at Sivells would not be going up this year as previously announced and they are booked solidly. She said that they would again be participating in Project Timothy for people over 17 to serve for the summer. Chairman Sullivan called for a five-minute break. DIVISION REPORTS Communication Ministries: Chairman Bob Schaaf presented the report. He said that they figured out how to offer page 8 churches the ability to do their newsletter in color during the colored issues. Any interested churches should contact the Baptist New Mexican. Education Ministries: Chairperson Cindy Harrison presented the report. She said that the 2004 VBS theme would be Rickshaw Rally. Preschool leadership training was held in October. Natural Church Development is available for the churches. There were 210 in attendance at the Church Music Conference. The BSUs are doing well and will start interviewing soon for BSU summer missions. She said that Kerry Chadwick, the BSU director at Western University, has moved to Alaska. They hope to have a recommendation for that BSU at the April meeting. Evangelism Ministries: Chairman Jay McCollum presented the report. He encouraged members to plan to attend the State Evangelism Conference. He said that Melody has done a wonderful job keeping everything together during the time without a director. Missions Ministries: Chairman Bob Bacon presented the report. He said that Agape Community, Maxwell, Gallup First Indian and Tularosa were granted pastoral aid. He recommended Alan Danielson receive $800 per month and David McPherson receive 36

38 $750 per month from Atherton Funds. Carried. He said that a new US2 couple would arrive in Gallup February 1. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Christian Life Committee: Jay McCollum presented the report. He said that anyone who plans to attend the Legislative Breakfast January 31 should let the Baptist New Mexican know as soon as possible. Taylor Memorial has offered their cabin at Glorieta for lodging. Please try to get your legislators to attend with you. He said that the governor is set to attend. Policy/Personnel Committee: President Larry Haslam presented the report and the following recommendations. Recommendation 1: Because the BCNM was unable to give its employees an increase in cash salary in 2004, we recommend that each full-time employee receive an additional five days of paid time off in This is a one-year benefit that would not be carried on after There will be no expense for additional employees to cover workloads, everything must be managed in house. Carried. Recommendation 2: That a policy replace the current policy entitled, Expenses of Members Attending State Executive Board that reads: The following expenses, and their corresponding reimbursable amounts, may be payable to Executive Board members attending board meetings: Mileage. Use of personal vehicle for travel to and from board meetings reimbursed at cents-per-mile rate, determined by the BCNM's Business Administrator each January 1, up to IRS standard mileage rate on January 1 of the same year. Lodging. Lodging necessary to attend board meetings reimbursed up to $55.00 per night (not including tax); two-night maximum. Meals and Incidentals. Meals and incidental expenses for travel to and from board meetings reimbursed up to $35 per day." Carried. Recommendation 3: That a paragraph be added to the policy entitled, Termination or Suspension that reads: Restoration. As prescribed in Galatians 6:1, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico will attempt to restore an employee caught in any trespass including those listed above. The offer of restoration is to rescue the employee from the trespass and to renew the employee s commitment to Christ-like behavior in the workplace and elsewhere. Attempts to restore the employee will be the responsibility of the Executive Director, who may delegate the work of restoration to another person or persons. Whoever works with the employee must be mature in faith and sensitive in ministry to individuals. A spirit of gentleness will pervade all dealings with the employee, a kindness, after the model of Christ that demonstrates empathy and compassion for the employee. Carried. Recommendation 4: That the 2003 annual be dedicated to two lay couples very involved in ministry of buildings Lynn and Elizabeth Boynton of Albuquerque and Glynn and Leotta Stewart of Santa Fe. Carried. Property/Finance Committee: Bob Bacon recommended that John Hancock, Business Administrator, be empowered to act on behalf on the Baptist Convention of New Mexico in all matters requiring signatures enabling the sale, exchange, transfer, purchase or other forms of conveyance of all the cash assets, securities, bonds, certificates of deposits, notes issued by private, corporate or governmental agencies and real property. This is known as the Corporate Resolution. Carried. Old Business: None 37

39 New Business: Dr. Cone presented the Cooperative Agreement between the North American Mission Board and the BCNM. It will be in effect until one of the parties wishes to change it. Bob Schaaf moved to accept the agreement. Carl Rice seconded. Carried. Dr. Cone presented a recommendation for the State Mission Offering Goal in 2004 to be $240,000. It would be broken down as follows: $100,000 for BSUs, $75,000 for new church starts, $45,000 for a Minister/Family Retreat in 2005, $10,000 for Mission Partnerships, and $10,000 for Disaster Relief. Jay McCollum moved to accept the goal and Dale Shook seconded. Carried. Jay McCollum made a motion to adjourn. Seconded. Carried. Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Baptist Building, April 19, 2004 Chairman Phil Fike called the meeting to order. He had David Red lead in singing Send the Light and We Have Heard the Joyful Sound, then read II Peter 1:1-8. Paul Klopfer led in a special time of prayer. Secretary Nancy Faucett called roll. She said that Toby Dolan, Jamie Duke and Bobby Fuller were excused. Dennis Diaz introduced his wife, T.J. Nominating Committee Report: None Minutes of the January meeting were presented. Bob Schaaf moved to accept the minutes. Connie Dixon seconded. Carried. Executive Director Claude Cone presented his introductory remarks. He said that the first quarter of Cooperative Program giving ended at percent of budget, which is $21,273 under budget. He said that nearly all of the churches have increased their Cooperative Program giving. He said March was the fourth best month in the history of the Convention. All the other record months have been in December. The Children s Home has 16 children. John and Jayne Combs resigned as administrator and assistant administrator March 13. Resumes are being received at the Home. The Mother s Day Offering will be received in May. The goal is $80,000 again this year. The offering makes up 12 percent of the budget for the Home. Inlow camp ended March with a bank balance of $16,302. He said this is a great way to start the camping season. Sivells had a balance of $53,995 and has made many improvements. There will be an open house at Sivells during the state convention in October. Wayland Universities New Mexico centers are going strong. Albuquerque Center had 154 students and the Clovis Center had 245 students. The Southern Baptist Convention will be June in Indianapolis, Indiana. One hundred-twenty people will leave for Bangkok, Thailand July 16. Judy Edwards shared some of the tasks that will be accomplished during that time. Dr. Cone then asked Judy to share a PowerPoint presentation about the new partnerships being considered with Brazil and England. He reminded members that the July board meeting was moved to July due to the Bangkok trip. Phil Fike said that there is a probability that the July meeting will meet on Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Cone introduced James Semple who is being considered as the interim Evangelism Ministries Director. (Copies of all reports are in the permanent files.) 38

40 Dr. Fike asked for other prayer requests and led in a time of prayer. Business Administrator John Hancock presented the trial balance. He told about a format change that had been made to the Trial Balance. There is now a traditional balance sheet that shows the total assets and liabilities of the Convention. He said that total revenue for the month was approximately $312,000. Total expenses show a 2 percent reduction in spending from last year. He said that Cooperative Program giving was 114 percent of the budget in March. Year-to-date churches have given $879,168. CONVENTION BOARD REPORTS Foundation/Church Finance: President Lee Black presented the report. He handed out a sheet that showed the home page of their web site and talked about the services available through the Foundation. He showed other new materials available through their office. The Win-Win brochure advertises gift annuities. He presented checks to Dr. Edwards, Dr. Suarez and Dr. Cone, to help with mission work, new church starts and reducing the building debt. Children s Home: Acting Assistant Administrator Butch Priest presented the report. He said they are down to 15 children. The Mother s Day Offering material has been mailed to the churches. He said they would love to take some of the children to churches on Mother s Day if possible to help promote the offering. The Offering makes up about 12 percent of the budget. He said that as of September 1, 2005 the state is requiring them to build a new cafeteria. It will cost about $500,000 to build. Lee Black said that they have asked Randy Travis to do a benefit concert to help build this facility and are waiting on his reply. Dr. Fike asked Fred MacDonald to lead in prayer for this endeavor. Inlow Camp: Manager John Walsh presented the report. He circulated an album of pictures. He said they have had approximately 60 inches of snow in addition to 3-4 inches of rain. The Tajique creek is running about 3-4 feet deep. He said that they have received a gift, with the help of Lee Black, of a tractor. He has also helped secure funding for a Suburban. They had a 4-H camp the previous weekend with about 200 in attendance. They need groups to come and help cleanup at the end of some of their camps. Recreation activities will be available for groups who participate. Sivells Camp: Manager Paul Klopfer presented the report. He said that this should be he and Sally s last year before retirement. During the State Convention they will have an open house at the camp. They would like churches that attend with buses to help shuttle people to the open house. Five of the buildings on the hill have been replaced and the bathhouse is currently being reconstructed. He said that Project Timothy was a great success. They had about 12 kids that participated working hard and raising their own support. DIVISION REPORTS Communication Ministries: Chairman Bob Schaaf presented the report. He said that the Baptist New Mexican is delivered for mailing on Wednesday. There have been problems with the Post Office with delivery. They have met with representatives from the Post 39

41 Office that say the problems have been resolved and papers should be received by Saturday. Any additional problems should be reported to the BNM office. He said that the BNM staff makes a great effort to report all sides of controversial stories. The Communication Committee has approved a change in the policy for receiving news briefs. The new policy requires that news briefs be submitted by churches (or members of churches given that responsibility). Items like those that have been submitted by vocational evangelists will now be handled as a promotion of their ministries for 20 cents per word under a paid advertising section called Evangelist News Briefs. Education Ministries: Chairperson Cindy Harrison presented the report. She said that training for VBS is being held around the state. Sunday School training will also be taking place. She said that September 10 would be a church building conference in Albuquerque. The Senior Adult Ministries will be expanding and hopefully there will be a preschool and children s minister s retreat. There are 26 students who will go on summer missions this year. Twenty-three singing churchmen will be going to Bangkok. The BSU staff retreat will be May 7. The camps already have 180 people registered for Centrifuge at Inlow, 60 for Centrifuge at Sivells and 30 students for Doulos. Evangelism Ministries: Chairman Jay McCollum presented the report. He said that the Evangelism Conference will be held January 31-Feb. 2, The State Fair ministry will be expanded a couple of days this year and has been a great ministry. They will be working to raise evangelism training and developing of soul winners in the churches. They will try to partner with other meetings being held around the state. They are also exploring the possibility of having an afterglow after the Evangelism Conference. The Youth Evangelism Conference will be held again at Glorieta. He expressed appreciation to Melody Marrow for all of her hard work during the time without a director. Missions Ministries: Connie Dixon presented the report. She said they approved Pastoral Aid requests for Billy Bundick, Mescalero Mission, for $250 per month effective April- December 2004 and Mike Scott, Aztec Cedar Hill, for $200 per month effective April- December They also approved an agreement between the BCNM and the New Mexico Baptist Foundation and Church Finance Corporation to balance the Atherton Portfolio. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Christian Life Committee: Jay McCollum presented the report. He said that the governor attended the legislative breakfast in Santa Fe in January. The CLC also takes responsibility in social aspects across the state such as gambling issues. He said that people need to stay aware of issues concerning same sex marriages. He encouraged use of the ERLC web site. Policy/Personnel Committee: President Larry Haslam presented the report and the following recommendations. Recommendation 1: That the vacant position of Director of Evangelism Ministries be filled with an interim beginning May 1, Carried. Recommendation 2: That the position of Interim Director of Evangelism Ministries be filled by Dr. James Semple. The Covenant Agreement with Dr. Semple, which showed a salary of $2,000 per month for two weeks a month in the state, was presented. John 40

42 Hancock showed in the Trial Balance where the money would come from for the position. Dr. Cone said that NAMB would provide ¾ of the salary. Carried. Property/Finance Committee: Dr. Fike said that there was no report. Old Business: None New Business: Dr. Fike entertained a motion to support the two new mission partnerships with Brazil and Birmingham, England. Fred MacDonald moved and Randy Aly seconded approval of these partnerships. They would begin officially January 1, Carried. Dr. Cone expressed his appreciation of the approval of an interim director of evangelism. He told of hesitancy of several individuals to take this position with his impending retirement. He said that he would make a formal announcement about his retirement at the July board meeting. Dr. Fike had members stand, hold hands and sing a hymn in closing. Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Baptist Building, July 12, 2004 Chairman Phil Fike called the meeting to order and led in two hymns. Dennis Diaz read from Luke 10 and led in prayer. Nancy Faucett called roll. Those with excused absences were Elioref Barrios, Coy Brewer, Rob Mayes, Jay McCollum, and Ruth Simons. Guests present were Hershel Dixon and Timothy who is working this summer at Sivells. Bob Schaaf led in a season of prayer for requests shared from the floor. Minutes of the April meeting were presented. Bob Bacon moved to accept the minutes. Connie Dixon seconded. Carried. Executive Director Claude Cone presented his introductory remarks. He said that Cooperative Program receipts are at 95 percent of budget. The BCNM checking account balance at the end of June was $105,729. If we continue at the present pace we will once again send over $1 million to the SBC Cooperative Program. The Children s Home presently has 13 children. They ended the month with a bank balance of $115,245. He introduced Geraldine Dooley who is the interim administrator at the Children s Home. Wayland University-Albuquerque has 164 students and could possibly reach 300 in the fall. The Clovis Campus will graduate 60 students on August 27. Inlow and Sivells Camps are having good summer camps. He said funds are being raised to renovate Inlow Lodge at Inlow Baptist Camp. The Minister s Wives Retreat will be August 6-7 at the Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque. There will be a Southwest Kingdom Family Conference at First Baptist Church of Albuquerque August It will be led by Dr. Tom Elliff. The Lives Ablaze Student Conference will be September 5-6 at Glorieta Conference Center. The Harry P. Stagg State Mission Offering will be in full swing during next board meeting. He showed the posters that will be sent to each church. He 41

43 asked Judith Edwards to share a last minute update on the Bangkok Mission group that will leave Friday, July 16. Dr. Cone said that the Federal Marriage Amendment would be voted on in Congress in the near future. A book was mailed to each church addressing the necessity of this amendment. He then read a letter announcing his intention to retire from the BCNM on March 1, (Copies of all reports are in the permanent files.) Business Administrator John Hancock presented the trial balance. He said that he is always available for any questions concerning the financial documents. CONVENTION BOARD REPORTS Foundation/Church Finance: President Lee Black presented the report. He introduced Brian Bone who is the treasurer for the Foundation. He referred to an updated report that was current through June. They had a good quarter. They are currently probating four estates. Over $1 million is being left for ministries through these estates. He presented a recommendation for new board members. Bobby Shows from Hobbs Taylor Memorial is being recommended for a new two-year term to expire Being re-nominated for additional three terms to expire 2007 were James Francis of Hobbs, Hunter Geer of Albuquerque, Randy Patterson of Artesia, Tim Reyes of Las Cruces, Rusty Shaffer of Albuquerque, Beverly Spellbring of Farmington and Charles Stockton of Clovis. Carried. Children s Home: Geraldine Dooley, interim administrator, presented the report. She said that the executive committee met June 29. They have begun training courses for board members and house parents and are rewriting their policy manual. She expressed a concern for the low census. She has sent out 13 applications and is waiting to hear from them. Inlow Camp: Chairman Don Archer presented the first part of the report. He said that they have about $60,000 of accounts receivable. He talked about the renovation that will be done to Inlow Lodge. John Walsh said that they have had a great second quarter. They have had a lot of moisture and are booked through November. Don Archer presented the following recommendations that Mary Barnes of Albuquerque and Leland Harral of Moriarty be elected to new three-year terms on their board to expire Carried. Sivells Camp: Manager Paul Klopfer presented the report. He said that the construction on the hill is committed to build a year-round facility. There will be a dorm-type facility and conference area built. The Project Timothy project has gone well. They have had good camps with good numbers. DIVISION REPORTS Communication Ministries: Chairman Bob Schaaf presented the report. He said if people are not receiving their papers by Saturday they should report it to the Baptist New Mexican. The page 8 is available for churches to use for their church newsletters. The pages can be printed in full color during color issues. They have been encouraging people to be active in support of the Federal Marriage Amendment. The Baptist New Mexican will not be published July 31 and August 7. John Loudat said that they are able to receive 42

44 page 8s by for all but one of their churches. They are trying to print in color at least once a month. Education Ministries: Chairperson Cindy Harrison presented the report. She said that Sunday School leadership training was held throughout the state. The New Holman Bible is available until September 1 for $5.20 each in cases of 18 to any church that would like to purchase them. Contact Dayton King if interested. There will be a church architecture conference in the near future. The Music and Student Ministries have reported that all camps have been up at least 10 percent. Many updates have been made to the BSU buildings from State Mission Offerings raised last year. Evangelism Ministries: Bernie Moraga presented the report. He said that the Youth Evangelism Conference would be Labor Day weekend in Glorieta. They are working to strategize a way to partially participate in Bobby Welch s challenge to increase baptisms in the state. Missions Ministries: Eugene Baker presented the report. He recommended that Mike Engle, pastor of Mission Valley Baptist Church in Los Lunas receive Atherton Trust Funds in the amount of $1,050 per month for July December Carried. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Christian Life Committee: John Loudat reported that the Christian Life Committee met at the SBC in Indianapolis. He said that each church should have received information encouraging them to support the Federal Marriage Amendment. There are currently not enough senators in favor of the amendment to allow it to pass. Phone calls to senator s local offices are essential. Policy/Personnel Committee: President Larry Haslam said they had no report. Property/Finance Committee: Dr. Fike turned the floor of to vice-chairman Rick Sullivan and presented a recommendation that the percentage to the SBC Cooperative Program remain at 30.5 percent. Carried. Old Business: None New Business: Chairman Fike presented proposed Composition of BCNM Executive Director Search Committee guidelines. It states: The Search Committee shall be comprised of one representative selected from each of the four BCNM Executive Board committees (Communications, Education, Evangelism, Missions) plus three members selected at-large plus two alternate members selected at-large. No association shall have more than one member and at least one member of the committee shall be female. The chairperson of the Search Committee shall be elected by the committee. Each Search Committee member and alternate is expected to participate in every meeting or telephone call unless excused by the chairperson. Each alternate shall receive the same information as a standing member and may express his or her opinion but shall be a non-voting member unless one of the standing members is unable to continue serving. If it is necessary to replace a standing member the new member shall be determined by drawing one of the names of the alternates and the drawing shall be presided over by the chairman 43

45 of the committee. No BCNM employee or spouse shall be eligible to serve on this committee. The BCNM Executive Director Search Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the BCNM Executive Board until the convention has called an Executive Director and he has agreed to come. If an Executive Director has not been called by the Executive Board meeting January 17, 2005, the BCNM Executive Board in place following the 2004 Annual Meeting shall designate an acting Executive Director to begin March 1, 2005 and serve until the Convention acts to elect a new Executive Director. The selection process for at-large members and alternates shall be determined by the BCNM Executive Board at its July 2004 meeting. Dale Shook moved to accept the recommendation. Rick Sullivan seconded. Rick Sullivan made a motion to amend the motion to say that two of the at-large committee members would be the chairman of Executive Board and the president of the Convention. Bernie Moraga seconded. The amendment failed. The motion as originally stated carried. Dale Shook moved that committees break into meetings and select someone to represent them. Rick Sullivan seconded. Carried. The Communication Ministries nominated Carl Rice from Mountain Association. Carried. The Education Ministries nominated Cindy Harrison from Central Association. Carried. Evangelism Ministries nominated Randy Aly from Santa Fe Association. Carried. The Missions Committee nominated Connie Dixon from Eastern Association. Carried. Eugene Baker nominated Mike Copeland from Farmington Emmanuel, Tim Watkins nominated Rick Sullivan from Pecos Valley Association. Ron Cross nominated John Martinez from Southwestern Association. Randy Aly nominated Fred MacDonald from Mountain Valley Association, Dennis Diaz nominated Ruben Ortega from Rio Grande Association. Dale Shook moved that nominations cease. Lou Cowden seconded. The motion failed and nominations continued. Fred MacDonald nominated Scott Tafoya who declined. Scott Tafoya nominated Richard Delores from Western Association. Fred MacDonald moved that nominations cease, Connie Dixon seconded. Carried. Votes were taken by secret ballot. Mike Copeland, Rick Sullivan and Fred MacDonald were elected. Nominations were taken for two alternates. Rick Sullivan nominated Dale Shook, Eugene Baker nominated John Martinez, Dennis Diaz nominated Ruben Ortega, Scott Tafoya nominated Gerald Lawton from Rock Springs. Dennis Diaz moved nominations cease. Seconded. Carried. John Martinez and Ruben Ortega were elected as alternates. Lou Cowden made a motion that this procedure be referred to the Policy/Personnel Committee for inclusion in the bylaws. Tim Watkins seconded. Carried. Eugene Baker made a motion to adjourn, Randy Aly seconded. Carried. Minutes of the State Executive Board The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Baptist Building, September 20, 2004 Chairman Rick Sullivan called the meeting to order. David Red read the love chapter and led in prayer. Nancy Faucett called roll. Those with excused absences were Elioref Barrios, Toby Dolan, and John Martinez. Those with unexcused absences were Bob Schaaf, Carroll Vaughn, Bernie Moraga and Ruth Simons. Guests present were Steve 44

46 Gibson of Alamogordo, Betty Terry of Logan, and Aaron Green the new assistant administrator at the Children s Home. Nominating Committee Report: None Minutes of the September meeting were presented. Lou Cowden moved to accept the minutes. Randy Aly seconded. Carried. James Semple presented Claude Cone with a gold metal from the Lives Ablaze Student Conference. Executive Director Claude Cone presented his introductory remarks. He said that the first eight months of CP budget is $141,000 more than last year. The budget was met all three summer months. The New Mexico Baptist Children s Home has 23 children in their care. They closed the month with nearly $113,000 in the bank. He stressed the importance of the Fall Food Harvest. He said that Geraldine Dooley has been elected as the new administrator of the Home. Inlow and Sivells have had good summer camps. Inlow closed the month with $38,589 and Sivells with $53,883. Inlow is raising money to renovate Inlow Lodge. The Clovis Wayland campus graduated 55 students in August. The Albuquerque Center graduated 33 in May and 11 more will graduate November 19. There were 1,580 present at the Lives Ablaze Student Conference at Glorieta Labor Day Weekend. He thanked James Semple for the work he has done. He asked Fred MacDonald to say a word about the Executive Director Search Team. Fred said the committee would receive resumes through the end of the month. Dr. Cone shared a personal word about his health. He said that he had a T3 Carcinoma removed from his bladder August 3 and will go to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston September 24. He asked Frank Shope to share about the work of Disaster Relief in the state after the hurricanes that have struck the nation. Frank said there have been 40 New Mexico Baptists that have gone. Chairman Sullivan asked John Loudat to lead in a special time of prayer for Dr. Cone. (Copies of all reports are in the permanent files.) Business Administrator John Hancock presented the trial balance. He said that the air conditioner units were replaced since the last meeting and the electric bill has gone down almost $1,800. He said that the staff has spent 2.5 percent under income. CONVENTION BOARD REPORTS Foundation/Church Finance: President Lee Black presented the report. He began by asking two questions. What is the lowest interest rate you can earn today by having an investment in the Church Finance Corporation? The answer was 2.2 percent. What is the most you can earn by helping to build churches throughout six western states? The answer was 5 percent. He said they have just approved loans for $2 million worth of church construction and that is over and above the $3 million they are currently committed to. Children s Home: Administrator Geraldine Dooley presented the report. She said that Campers on Missions are currently at the Home making some general repairs. She introduced Aaron Green who is the new assistant administrator. She said they are also going to hire a social worker. She expressed concern over having to raise so much money 45

47 for a dining hall and they are looking at other ways to meet the state requirements without having to build a new building. She made the following recommendations for Tom Harlan of Clovis, Illa Vaughn of San Juan Association, Rony Hernandez of Rio Grande Association, Larry Lynch and Kenny Vance of Mountain Association to join their board for three-year terms. She said she has been unable to secure anyone from Western Association. Jay McCollum recommended Mike Mataya from Western Association. Seconded. Carried. Sivells Camp: Wynelle Klopfer presented the report. She said that two of their camps reached their maximum occupancy of 300. The Freedom Tower is complete. She brought the following recommendations for new board members to serve three-year terms: Bob Moore of Alamogordo Bethel and R.W. Norris of Hobbs Bethel. Seconded. Carried. Inlow Camp: John Walsh presented the report. He said that Inlow did extremely well this year. They have received tremendous rain in the last two days. Almost every camp either met or exceeded previous years. They only have five open weeks next year. He said they are trying to add a ropes course, a paint ball course, a mountain bike program and an equestrian program. He recommended Andy Donalson of Albuquerque Sandia and Karen Cortese of Fort Sumner to be re-nominated for another three-term on their board. Seconded. Carried. DIVISION REPORTS Communication Ministries: Rob Mayes presented the report. He said that the editor would love to have you complain to him if you do not receive your newspaper by Saturday. They have been working with the post office to alleviate this problem. He showed the new Cooperative Program brochures that are available. Education Ministries: Chairperson Cindy Harrison presented the report. She said that Dayton and David both went to Bangkok in July. Dayton would have a Children/Preschool workers workshop the following weekend. The Music/Student area reported 1,360 campers and 40 professions of faith in the summer camps. The Singing Churchmen went to 6 prisons and witnessed 300 professions of faith while in Bangkok. They baptized 41 people. The BSU Fall Retreat would also be the following weekend. Evangelism Ministries: Jay McCollum presented the report. He said there were 370 people who made decisions at the Lives Ablaze Student Conference. The State Evangelism Conference in 2006 would be January 30-Feburary 1. He thanked Melody Marrow and James Semple for their work in the Evangelism Division. Missions Ministries: Bob Bacon presented the report. He said that the tool for evaluating the work of the Missions Division is changing and developing into The Hedge Hog Concept. The three-year partnership with the Buddy Block will officially end at the State Convention in Alamogordo. During the project we were involved in 26 projects that involved 319 New Mexico Baptists from 78 churches and all 13 associations. A vision team would leave Thursday for Brazil and another will visit Birmingham, England in the spring. These are our new partnerships. Chairman Sullivan called for a 10-minute break. 46

48 Chairman Sullivan said that Sivells Camp and the Children s Home needed to make additional recommendations for their boards. Wynelle Klopfer recommended that LeRoy Lacy of Deming and Karen Carlton of Hagerman to be re-nominated to another three-term on the Sivells Board. Seconded. Carried. Geraldine Dooley recommended that Wayne Brazil of Tatum, Hayden Smith of Carrizozo and Nancy Wagner of Clovis be re-nominated to another three-year term on the Children s Home Board. Seconded. Carried. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Christian Life Committee: Jay McCollum presented the report. He said that Richard Land s book, Real Homeland Security is now available. He also said that churches need to encourage their people to register to vote. The ELRC is leading a drive for Americans to adopt babies, especially from Russia and China. All materials for the ERLC are now available online. Policy/Personnel Committee: President Larry Haslam presented the report. He made a recommendation to change Article 3, Section 2 of the bylaws to add a sentence that states, The Policy/Personnel Committee will propose a procedure for electing an Executive Director Search Committee. Carried. Property/Finance Committee: Cindy Harrison presented the report. She presented a recommendation that the proposed 2005 budget be accepted. Carried. Old Business: None New Business: None Election of Officers: Nominations for Vice-Chairman: Jamie Duke nominated Bob Bacon. Eugene Baker nominated Fred MacDonald who declined. Tim Watkins moved nominations cease and Bob be elected by acclamation. Seconded. Carried. Larry Haslam nominated Rick Sullivan for chairman who released the chair to Bob Bacon. Fred MacDonald moved nominations cease and Rick be elected by acclamation. Seconded. Carried. Connie Dixon made a motion to adjourn, Seconded. Carried. 47

49 Executive Director s Report Claude W. Cone Moses died and God turned to Joshua and said, Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:7-9 NIV As the Baptist Convention of New Mexico we want to be, prosperous and successful. Not for our glory, but for the glory of our God. How can we be sure that in all we do we can be prosperous and successful? God told Joshua, Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth. It is very clear how we can be prosperous and successful for our Savior. It is by being, strong and very courageous and being careful to obey the Word of God. There is no reason why we cannot do both. God promised Joshua, The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. We are a people of the book. We believe the Bible and as the people of God if we are going to do great things for God we are going to have to boldly flex our spiritual muscles and be very courageous in what we attempt for God s Kingdom. We certainly can look at the Bible and make it our one goal to obey every word. God has been very good to give Southern Baptists a way to fulfill the Great Commission. It is simply called the Cooperative Program. It has served us well since 1925 and continues to enable us at home and around the world to keep over 10,000 missionaries on the field sharing the Gospel. At the close of August, we were at percent of budget for the year. This is outstanding. In fact, we were only $41,643 short of the budget. We were able to meet the budget all three of the summer months and with the continued blessings of God we should end the year well over the budget. In these first eight months, compared to the eight months of one year ago, our churches have given $141,000 more. This shows that those who make up the Baptist Convention of New Mexico do want to be strong and very courageous when it comes to supporting missionaries. In both 2002 and 2003 we gave over $1 million to the Southern Baptist Cooperative Program budget. If the present giving continues we will give over $1 million once again this year. This is good stewardship and God wants to make us prosperous and successful as we do missions for His kingdom. One of the great needs is to continue to support generously the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Southern Baptists gave $136 million in New Mexico Baptists gave $700,389. In 2004 the Lottie Moon goal is $150 million. For the first time in BCNM history we need to give $1 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. We can do that if we begin to plan now and obey God s Word as Jesus said, it is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35 NIV. We must all constantly pray that the day will soon come when every people group in the world has heard the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. 48

50 New Mexico Baptists have given generously to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American missions. When the books for August closed the total given was $348,956. One year ago it was $356,237. The offering will not close until the books close at the end of December. It is good that New Mexico Baptists keep as a high priority mission giving and the continued support of our NAMB and IMB missionaries. God will bless a missionary minded person, church or denomination. We will continue to seek to fulfill the Great Commission and in so doing we can be assured we will be prosperous and successful for our Heavenly Father. We have now concluded our partnership with the Buddy Block. It truly was living and seeing that the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. As 133 New Mexico Baptists went to Bangkok, Thailand July of this year, God blessed in so many ways and we will always be grateful to Him for the opportunities. We have a new challenge now as we have adopted Maranhao, Brazil and Birmingham, England. As the needs are presented, every New Mexico Baptist must carefully see if they are being strong and very courageous as they launch out into sharing the good news of Jesus in these two countries. We already know we ought to go and take the Gospel. The question is are we going to obey God s Word? If we do then we have the assurance we will be prosperous and successful. In August we welcomed Geraldine Dooley as the new administrator of the New Mexico Baptist Children s Home in Portales. As of October 1, there were 23 children being cared for at the Home. The Home continues to operate solidly in the black and children not only get loving care and attention, but many of them also find Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. At the close of September the checking account balance was $70,526. Through the years we have constantly encouraged our churches to place the Home in the local church budget for two percent. It has been said, but it must constantly be reiterated, that the Home is not in the Cooperative Program. If you know of children in your city or area that need some Christian, loving, Godly care be sure to call Geraldine Dooley at (505) and see if something can be done to help hurting children. We can always be assured when we show love and care to children in need that we are obeying God s Word. We also have the assurance that we will be prosperous and successful in this ministry. Through the month of September the Mother s Day Offering stands at $56,317. The Fall Food Harvest has been taking place and it is hoped that several thousand dollars of nonperishable items and financial donations will be received at the Home. We must never take lightly the responsibility that we have as New Mexico Baptists to prayerfully, generously, consistently support this ministry. On September 5-6 the Lives Ablaze Student Conference was once again held at Glorieta. The total number of commitments that could be counted was 376. Seventy-five were professions of faith, 126 were rededications, 33 were commitments to ministry and 142 wanted a closer walk with the Lord and prayer. Two hundred and eighty six of the decisions were counted on Sunday evening along and only the Father in Heaven knows 49

51 the decisions that were made privately or even in the churches once the students returned home. The conference will once again be held September 4-5, There is still hope we will see the day that we have over 2,000 for this conference. In my heart there will always be a dream that the conference will have to be held at the PIT in Albuquerque because the crowd is so large. Where Glorieta can seat 2,600 the PIT can seat 18,000. Just think if we could have 5,000 6,000 young people come and have their hearts set on fire to reach their piers for Jesus. We know that this obeys God s will because we are to witness to those who do not know our Redeemer and we are to develop new disciples into the likeness of Jesus Christ. When we are doing that we are being strong and very courageous and God will continue to see that this conference is prosperous and successful. It is all for the sake of souls, the praise of Jesus Christ and the redeemed of God saying so. Our two ministries known as Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center and Sivells Baptist Retreat and Conference Center continue to do a ministry that glorifies God. We must be strong and courageous at both of these camps. Because of the people who receive Christ as their Savior, those who are called to a deeper walk and those who are called to the ministry, these camps must always be fully supported by the members of our churches. At the close of August, both camps were in solid financial condition with a checking account balance of $53,883 at Sivells and a balance of $38,589 at Inlow. Sivells will soon begin construction of a dormitory type building on the side of the mountain that was badly burned by the fire. Because of the Harry P. Stagg State Mission Offering the money is available to complete the vast majority of this undertaking. We need some New Mexico Baptists to be strong and very courageous as they help build this building and furnish it. Be sure to call Paul and Sally Klopfer at (505) to see if you might help with the building of this building or help in other ways with the ministries of the camp. Inlow is presently attempting to refurbish Inlow Lodge. As of October 1, nearly $10,000 had been given to this project. It will take $60,000 to do all that needs to be done. If you would like to have a part in refurbishing this beautiful old building be sure to send your gift to the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, PO Box 94485, Albuquerque New Mexico with your check clearly designated for Inlow Lodge. To be the best of stewards and to live where you will be prosperous and successful we must use these facilities and see that people by the hundreds are present at our camps, weekend retreats and special church functions. These two camps are not in the Cooperative Program budget and any amount placed in the local church budget designated to Inlow or Sivells, and hopefully to both, will be greatly appreciated. The New Mexico Baptist Foundation continues to serve the Baptists of this state with some of the finest wills and trusts conferences and money management conferences to be found in the SBC. The Foundation also makes church loans available at a very competitive rate. We must always be thankful to God for the ministry of the New Mexico Baptist Foundation. Lee Black has been the very capable president now for 23 years. We welcome Brian Bone to the Foundation to try to help in some of the areas where Lee has literally been overloaded. Churches are not obeying the word of God when they ignore the ministries and mission of NMBF. So many people in our churches do not have a will and we have seen some very significant gifts because of the wills and trusts conferences 50

52 done in the churches. Only recently we have seen an estate being settled from a New Mexico Baptist who established a Christian will during one of the conferences. There is no telling how many people could be helped and how the Kingdom of God could be helped if more conferences took place in the churches. Please call Lee Black at the New Mexico Baptist Foundation at (505) and schedule a wills and trusts conference for You will be glad and blessed that you did. If your church is thinking about building and need a church loan be sure to contact the NMBF. There is now over $6 million under management at the Foundation. Some day when Jeannie and I are both gone every dime that we have accumulated in our lifetime will be in trust at the New Mexico Baptist Foundation. It will be there to help our daughter and two grandchildren until they have received 1½ times the original corpus. After they have received their part then the funds will be used for ministries in New Mexico and throughout the world. I believe with all of my heart this is being careful to obey all the law and meditating on it day and night. God s promise is if we will obey His will he will see to it that then you will be prosperous and successful. We cannot only be prosperous and successful in what we do for God here, but that can go on even when we are in eternity with Jesus. Wayland Baptist University at Plainview has been gracious in these past years to operate centers in New Mexico at Clovis and Albuquerque. The Clovis Center graduated 55 at the close of August and there are presently 235 enrolled in the fall semester. The winter semester will begin November 8 and finishes February 15. Information can be obtained about the Clovis Center at (505) The Albuquerque Center, which occupies the first floor of our Baptist Building, has a fall enrollment of 153. Thirty-three were graduated in May and on November 19, 11 more will graduate. The 153 enrolled are taking 895 credit hours. There are 14 people taking 63 credit hours in the Masters in Education program. The criminal justice program is up and presently a local police substation is having their afternoon briefings at the Wayland Center. Please call (505) for information on this center. Developing a good mind is one of the steps to be strong and very courageous. There are several New Mexico Baptist students that could pick up some hours at one of these two centers and there are many in New Mexico who could finish their college degree in Clovis or Albuquerque. It is always good to receive education in a Christian setting. Every person who graduates from Wayland must have taken an introduction to the Old and New Testaments as requirements for graduation. Once again the Word of God is going out and the Holy Spirit of God is using it to draw people to a personal saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. We are thankful that Wayland is experiencing the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Pray for these two centers and look at the possibility of furthering your education through one of them. Come March 1, I will begin drawing my annuity from what is now known as Guidestone Financial Resources, what we have known in the past as the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. I am thankful that Southern Baptists have such an institution as Guidestone. We currently have 172 active churches in the Church Annuity Plan, which is 57 percent of our churches. There are 210 people receiving retirement benefits in the state and the Adopt An Annuitant and Relief Ministries are helping 68 people. If our churches will fervently encourage the church staff to be involved in the Guidestone Retirement Program, New Mexico Baptists will also contribute to the retirement and the individual participant can receive the protection benefits offered by 51

53 Guidestone. I do not know of anyone who does not want to be prosperous and successful in retirement. It is certainly not a sin. In fact, it is a sin not to be prepared for retirement. Be sure to call John Hancock at the Baptist Convention of New Mexico at (505) and give him an opportunity to explain to the budget committee, personnel committee, fellowship of deacons or whoever is responsible in the church for helping the church staff receive the proper retirement. There are always two things necessary for a good retirement, money placed in the retirement and time. As one person let me give testimony that the time will come when retirement income is needed. One of my favorite printed pieces is the Baptist New Mexican. I always try to read it from the front page to the back page. I find it very informative and I just like to know what is going on in New Mexico and Southern Baptist life. It is published 49 times a year and every New Mexico Baptist should not only receive it, but also read it. Beyond question an informed Baptist is a better Baptist. We can be informed about the work of God all over this world. God said do not be terrified, do not be discouraged. There is no reason to be terrified or discouraged when we see all that God is doing in His world. The thrilling stories of missionaries and the effectiveness of the Gospel will bless any heart. Yes, there are times that we read of one of our missionaries being killed serving Jesus, but again that should only make us strong and very courageous because we are mindful that the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. I would like to make one more plea to the Baptist churches of our state to place the Baptist New Mexican in the church budget and send it to every resident member. Using page 8 to carry the local church news can save a lot of money. Every church can have an extra blessing by using the Baptist New Mexican. This is the last report that I will give to the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. March 1, 2005 I will retire as the executive director. That date will be 20 years to the day that I have served in this office. I do not have words to describe the joy that I have had in being in the Baptist churches, associations and various entities across the state. It has truly been an exciting journey. Thank you for your prayers, words of encouragement and the opportunities offered to us. Jeannie and I pray daily for the committee that is seeking the next executive director. Please join us in praying that God s will be done and soon God s man will be here to lead this convention to the greatest heights it has ever known. Thank you once again for loving and praying for us. Claude Cone Dear New Mexico Baptist: A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to Alamogordo and the annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. We are here to celebrate today and anticipate tomorrow. God has blessed us in so many ways. In our best dreams and our vivid imagination we would fall short of the wonderful things God has in store for us as we live the tomorrows. 52

54 Please continue to pray for this meeting, the churches, the associations, and the Baptist Convention of New Mexico as we experience God s leadership and direction as He gives us the opportunity to be a part of His plans where He moves among us. For the past three years we have been a part of a partnership with the International Mission Board and Southeast Asia. We are now beginning a three-year partnership through the IMB with Maranhao, Brazil and Birmingham, England. I challenge each of us to ask God what part of this partnership He has for our church, then accept the invitation to minister. Thank you for being in Alamogordo to experience God in these days and to anticipate His tomorrows. Larry Haslam President BUSINESS ADMINSTRATOR S REPORT John B. Hancock At the end of July 2004, the Baptist Convention of New Mexico had received 96% of its budgeted needs for the first seven months of operation. Cooperative Program gifts from the churches were up $62,871 compared to the same period last year. Total Cooperative Program Receipts from January 1, 2004 to July 31, 2004 totaled $1,993,881 compared to budget needs of $2,080,029. The following is an accounting of how the BCNM used gifts it received from the churches: Forwarded to SBC Executive Committee (Cooperative Program) $591,410 Retained in NM for BCNM Ministry Causes 1,402,471 Total Cooperative Gifts Received from Churches $ 1,993,881 Forwarded to NAMB & IMB for World Hunger Relief $20,992 Forwarded Annie Armstrong Funds 344,456 Forwarded Lottie Moon Funds 320,605 Forwarded Other Mission Causes 14,339 53

55 Forwarded NM Baptist Children s Home 143,704 Total Designated Gifts Received from Churches $844,096 New Mexico Baptists are people with a worldwide vision. We are demonstrating our vision by our willingness to give away from ourselves more than $1.3 million (through July 31) so other people, in our own country and those at the utter most parts of the world, may know Jesus Christ as personal Savior. All New Mexico Baptists are proclaiming together the good news of a new life in Christ! COMMUNICATION MINISTRIES John Loudat, Director The Baptist New Mexican has been keeping Baptists of New Mexico informed since the birth of the state convention in With a circulation of 11,674 (Sept. 1), it is the only weekly source of news available to all New Mexico Baptists about Baptist work in New Mexico and around the world, and it remains the state convention's most important instrument of communication with its people. The number of subscribers has remained relatively steady, down only 13 (one-tenth of 1 percent) from the number last year at the same time. We believe New Mexico Baptists have a right to know what is happening with that which they are giving to support missions through the Baptist Convention of New Mexico and the Southern Baptist Convention. Furthermore, we are continually reminded of how God is using the paper to reveal to His people what He is doing across our state and worldwide, and how He is inviting them to join Him. At 11 cents an issue, churches can have the Baptist New Mexican sent to three of their members homes for less than it costs to mail a single letter. Every congregation is encouraged to include the paper in its budget to be sent to the home of every resident member. Individual subscriptions are a comparable $5.50 per year. More and more churches are realizing that it costs less for them to have the Baptist New Mexican print their newsletter on the back page of the paper (for an additional charge of only $25) than it costs to print, sort and mail the newsletter themselves. Currently, 14 churches and one association are taking advantage of this service, and all but two churches are ing their pages to us. The ability to send their newsletters to us electronically on the same day we go to press (rather than by snail mail ) seems to be a strong incentive to take advantage of this valuable service we provide. Churches that print their newsletter on the back of the Baptist New Mexican can save themselves money and their staffs a great deal of time and trouble, and they are able, through a single publication, to keep their members aware of needs and opportunities at home and ministries they are supporting through their gifts to the Cooperative Program. During the final quarter of last year, we began offering churches that print their newsletter on the back of the Baptist New Mexican a new service. For an additional $50 on weeks we print their newsletter, we can now print their page in full color on the weeks 54

56 we print the paper in color. This is possible for those churches that create their page using Microsoft Publisher and them to us, which is the case for almost all of the churches that allow us to print their newsletter on the back of the paper. We plan to continue to print an average of one paper each month in color. In addition to the printed paper, we utilize and our Web page to communicate information about needs and opportunities that our people need to know about as soon as possible, so they can respond to those needs as quickly as possible. We update our site on the World Wide Web (at every week with selected portions of the current issue of the paper. Also on the Web site is information concerning subscriptions, advertising and submission of news and letters. It also includes a feature that allows people to subscribe to the paper online using a credit card. This year we have spent a considerable amount of time working with the postal center in Albuquerque, in an effort to correct the problem of delays in the delivery of the paper. Postal officials have informed us of numerous processing problems they have identified--not just with their processing of our publication but with the processing of several others, as well--and we are cautiously optimistic that they have implemented the necessary fixes. Nevertheless, we would appreciate it if readers will continue to notify us whenever they do not receive their paper by Saturday each week we publish. Our ongoing commitment is to be fair, accurate, interesting, relevant and timely in all the information we provide. EDUCATION MINISTRIES Dayton King, Director Thank you, for the privilege of partnering with you as we reach New Mexico for Christ. We are doing all we can to help pastors, church staffs, and church leadership to focus on evangelism, discipleship, worship, missions, and fellowship as the most effective strategy for growth. Our major events calendar and budget reflected that strategy. The Church Development/Church Resource area is made up of the following disciplines: Sunday School/Bible Studies, both on and off campus, Age Group Training, Discipleship Training, Children s and Youth Bible Drill and Youth Speaker s Tournament, Church and Associational Leadership Training, Vacation Bible School, Ministry Assistants and Secretaries, Demographic interpretation, FAITH resource, Senior Ministries, Church Weekday Education, Church Media, Church Architecture, Natural Church Development Resources, and Materials Resources. Vacation Bible School Far-Out Far East Rickshaw Rally, Racing To The Son was our 2004 Theme for Vacation Bible School. On January 15-17, our New Mexico State VBS Team received their training. On March 11-12, we trained our Associational teams at Glorieta Conference Center. Twelve of our thirteen associations sent teams. Reports that we have so far from churches around the state have been extremely positive. Our VBS State Team for 2004 includes: Marian Davis Hoffmantown, Albuquerque Preschool 55

57 Lillian Moon Del Norte, Albuquerque Trisha Pruett Del Norte, Albuquerque Krista Peterson Sandia, Albuquerque John Kennedy New Life Fellowship, Belen Sharon Tillery FBC, Artesia Joseph Tillery FBC, Artesia Garland Peek Sandia, Albuquerque Lonnie Melendez First Spanish-Fruit Avenue, Albuq. Hilcias Barrios Bethany Central, Albuquerque Kevin Wauer FBC, Bloomfield Chris Branan FBC, Moriarty Kelly May Sandia, Albuquerque Children Children Children Youth Missions Pastor s/evangelism Adults Spanish Spanish Director s/ General Officer s Director s/ General Officer s Promoter Bible Drill and Speakers Tournament The 2004 Children s and Youth Bible Drill and Youth Speakers Tournament were held May 7 8 at Del Norte Baptist Church, Albuquerque. Special thanks goes to Kelly May and the leadership staff of Del Norte. We would also thank our judges, sponsors, assistants and parents of the participants, and especially our young people who participated New Mexico Bible Study Training Events We were able to have church, associational and regional age-graded training events in all 13 of our associations this year. We want to say a word of thanks to those churches that sponsored these events and to those individuals who served on our New Mexico Team. Garland Peek Joseph Tillery Marian Davis Kelly May Cindy Harrison Lillian Moon John Kennedy Robbie Boyd Richard King Chris Branan Kevin Wauer Andy Donalson Rick Arndt Sharon Tillery Krista Peterson Sandia, Albuquerque FBC, Artesia Hoffmantown, Albuquerque Sandia, Albuquerque Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque Del Norte, Albuquerque New Life Fellowship, Belen FBC, Artesia FBC, Las Cruces FBC, Moriarty FBC, Bloomfield Sandia, Albuquerque FBC, Angel Fire FBC, Artesia Sandia, Albuquerque Senior Ministries Regional senior conferences were held in Artesia and Hobbs this year. We also took a senior trip to the west coast in September. Seniors from around the state had a great time. Quarterly associational meetings (CASA) were held in Albuquerque. We also had our second annual Senior Day at Inlow. 56

58 Church Architecture On site consultations were held in six of our associations in We would especially like to thank Rusty Shaffer of Albuquerque. We also had a statewide Church Building Conference in September. Minister of Education Retreat The Minister of Education Retreat was held at First Baptist Church, Las Cruces on February Richard King, Garland Peek, and Steve Gibson served as our coordinators this year. Seniors on Mission Through the first six months of the year we were able to serve 10 churches. We want to especially thank our committee members. The committee consists of Chairman Jim Porter, Bob Holt, Bob Day, and Ron Sauve all of Albuquerque. TeamWest 2004 Was held in Reno Nevada. LifeWay paid for our state consultants from around the state to attend. Because of a death in my immediate family I was unable to attend. I would especially thank Kelly May for her leadership. Natural Church Development The process of NCD consists of eight characteristics of growing churches. We are partnering with Central and Pecos Valley Associations, as well as 10 other churches around the state to help them develop more fully these characteristics. They are: empowering leadership, gift-oriented ministry, passionate spirituality, functional structures, inspiring worship, holistic small groups, need-oriented evangelism, and loving relationships. Church Media 2004 A statewide conference was held in Albuquerque in October. Special thanks goes to Fran Allen of Del Norte, and Linnie Hyde of Tijeras for their leadership. Preschool/Children s Weekday Education Conference Our first ever Preschool/Children s Weekday Education Conference was held at Sandia Baptist in Albuquerque in October. Special thanks go to our State Preschool and Children Consultants for planning this very important and timely event. It is truly a privilege for us to serve the Baptists of New Mexico. Please call or contact Kelly or I at or kmay@bcnm.com or dking@bcnm.com. Departments of Music, Recreation and Student Ministries DAVID RED, DIRECTOR Education Division Associate MUSIC MINISTRIES Music Ministries offers training to church music ministers and lay persons involved in various aspects of church music ministry, and provides music camp opportunities for children and youth. We lead in worship through concert formats and give leadership in major convention functions. 57

59 Music Ministries sponsored the following events: *New Mexico Church Music Conference, January 9-10, attended 49 churches represented *Youth MusiCamp (7 th -12 th ), Inlow Baptist Camp 252 attended 24 churches represented Concert at Sandia Baptist Church, Albuquerque *Children s MusiCamp (3 rd -6 th ), Inlow Baptist Camp 144 attended 16 churches represented Concert at Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Albuquerque *New Mexico Singing Churchmen Concert at State Conv., First Baptist, Albuquerque, Oct participated Concert at State Evangelism Conf, Hoffmantown Feb 3, participated Concert at West Main Baptist Church, Artesia, NM March 16, participated Concert at Emmanuel Baptist, Farmington, NM May 11, participated Concert at First Baptist, Rio Rancho July 15, participated 23 Churchmen participated in a mission trip to Southeast Asia July 16-30, 2004 Recreation Ministries Recreation Ministries sponsored the following events: 2003 Summer Recreation Camps *Connection, (3 rd -6 th ) June Sivells Baptist Camp 220 attended 10 churches represented *Doulos, (7 th -12 th ) June 6-11 Sivells Baptist Camp 249 attended 12 churches represented *Centrifuge, (7 th -12 th ) June 1-5 Sivells Baptist Camp 154 attended 11 churches represented *Centrifuge, (7 th -12 th ) June 7-11 Inlow Baptist Camp 170 attended 7 churches represented *CentriKid, (3 rd -6 th ) June 27-July1 Inlow Baptist Camp 190 attended 10 churches represented Student Ministries MISSION STATEMENT: To assist churches, missions and associations to do together what cannot be done alone, by ministering to the academic communities of New Mexico, Baptist Student Unions are the ministries of cooperating churches on mission, responding to our Lord s command to make known the Gospel to all people. OBJECTIVES: Evangelism, Discipleship, Ministry, Missions, and Enlistment. VISION: To provide student ministries to all institutions of higher learning in New Mexico. Student Ministries sponsored the following events: 58

60 *Vision 2004, Sivells Baptist Camp, April students attended Keynote Speaker, Karen Bullock, Professor of Church History, SWBTS Worship Leader, Ryan Richardson, University Ministries, Baylor University State BSU Executive Council: Elisa Navarro, President, ENMU Daryl Jensen, Vice-President, NMSU Kiyoka Scharle, Secretary, ENMU Allison Polsley, Council Member, UNM Josh Stephens, Council Member, UNM Breanne Black, Staff Advisor, ENMU *Student Week, Lifeway Glorieta Conference Center Aug NM students attended *Fall Retreat, Lifeway Glorieta Conference Center September 24-26, 2004 Keynote Speaker, Dr. Bob Utley, Founder, Bible Lessons International Worship Leader, Ryan Richardson, Chapel Music Coordinator, Baylor University Fall 2004 conference attendance 145 *Student Missions Student Missions is a major part of the Student Ministries program. Students served through the North American Mission Board, the International Missions Board and Focus International. Others continue to serve as Journeymen, International Service Corps volunteers and semester missionaries. Year 2004 Student Missionaries: 32 total **Summer Missions Individual Assignments Russia Team 5 NM Students_ 2 NM Students Regina Bishop, NMSU Hawaii Chris Fox, NMSU Breanne Black, ENMU Middle East Daniel Rankin, NMSU Travis Melton, ENMU Asia Jennifer Nance, NMSU - Kansas Karin Wilson, NMSU - Wyoming Alpha Project, N. Africa Thailand Team 4 NM Students 4 NM Students Alicia Barriga, NMSU Blake Bentley, ENMU Gail Daniels, NMSU Elisa Navarro, ENMU Andrew Dye, NMSU Amanda Ragland, ENMU Kevin Hasenack, NMSU Kiyoka Scharle, ENMU East Asia Team 7 NM Students Nick Camacho, NMSU Melissa Cardwell, NMSU Jason Carr, NMSU Rachel Carr, NMSU Rose Gilani, NMSU Dana Hardin, NMSU Kim Schurman, NMSU 59

61 Christmas in China Susan Coffin, UNM **Fall Missions East Asia Team 5 NM Students Rebecca Butler, NMSU Mason Davis, NMSU Dustin Fraker, NMSU Abbey Jones, NMSU Tarra Taylor, NMSU An endowment plan was introduced September 27, 1999 to encourage support of New Mexico Student Ministries. Please contact Student Ministries for additional information. Campus Ministries at NM Colleges and Universities sponsored by Student Ministries: *Eastern New Mexico University Brian Townsend, Full-time Campus Minister, Box 2005, 1500 S Ave K, Portales, NM 88130, brian.townsend@enmu.edu Breanne Black, Assistant, blackbr@enmu.edu Blake Bentley, Assistant, orianofthecosmos@hotmail.com Program Involved Program Involved Leadership Team 25 Thursday Bible Study Groups 50* Discipleship 24 Leadership Training Conf. 12 Prayer Group 20* Campus Evangelism 10 Noon Luncheons 50* Salvations 10 Fall Retreat 27 Student Week - Glorieta 15 *Average The past year we have had the privilege of seeing God do amazing things in the lives of our students. One-on-one discipleship is growing. Since adopting Durakjpundit University in Bangkok, Thailand we sent a team of 5, our second summer team, to continue the partnership. We also sent students to Jordan, Nepal, and California. Two of our recent graduates are currently in Africa. Brian teaches 3 classes a semester for the ENMU religion department. *New Mexico Highlands University Bruce Kirby, Part-time Campus Minister 1102 National, Las Vegas, NM connexion@zialink.com Tina Kirby, Assistant, ttbbkirby@zialink.com Program Involved Program Involved Leadership Team 2 Bible Study 40 enr. Prayer Group 15 Student Week-Glorieta 3 60

62 Back to School Event 214 Leadership Training Conf. 3 Enlistment Projects 300 Faculty Conferences 25 Evangelism Training 20 New Mexico Highlands University Baptist Student Union is a part-time ministry lead by Bruce Kirby, Director and Tina Kirby, Assistant. Bruce Kirby is the Director of Missions for the Northeastern Baptist Association, NMHU is a four-year university with a multiculture student population. Our primary focus is evangelism, discipleship, and fellowship. *New Mexico Junior College/College of the Southwest Chris St.Clair, Part-time Campus Minister 5512 Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM stickler@freedomproclamation.org The Southeast New Mexico Baptist Student Union, serving New Mexico Junior College and the College of the Southwest, seeks to minister to students, faculty and staff in a nontraditional, commuter-based environment. With active students from ages 18 80, the primary gathering is In Focus a time of Bible Study and worship each Tuesday evening and Free Lunch Tuesdays. The churches of Southeastern Baptist Association cooperate by providing the meals and ministry site. Program Involved Program Involved In Focus 15 Free Lunch Tuesdays 8* Praise Band 15 Ministry Team 5 Weekly Newsletter 10 Orientation 450 NMJC Student Gov. Rep. 2 CSW Student Rep. 2 1-to-1 Discipling 3 Have a Break on BSU Day students involved in one or more programs; raised $800 for student missions; campus minister serves as music minister at Bel Aire Baptist Church in Hobbs; conference leader at various conferences; active in Southeastern Association. (After 7 years of service with the BSU at NMJC and CSW, Valerie Banks resigned in January Chris St. Clair took the position in April 2004.) *New Mexico Institute of Mining/Technology Leon Miler, Part-time Campus Minister 3600 W Blue Canyon Rd, Socorro, NM wavepoint@zianet.com Our weekly discussion group ended in December of last year. I am now focusing on bringing students into home Bible studies and fellowship groups. I am working towards starting a strictly students fellowship this fall. Over the previous spring and summer we have had 4 college students involved in our fellowship group. We have several music nights in our home, and I am going to establish this as a regular event also. We have had one college student baptized in June. The Chinese student group is still going. Joy and I help them as needed and requested. We attend their meetings as often as possible. I have done several Bible studies this year. Program Involved Program Involved Weekly Fellowship 4 Chinese Student Ministries

63 *New Mexico State University David Englehart, Full-time Campus Minister 1313 E University Ave, Las Cruces, 88001, moretime@zianet.com Lou Cowden, Assistant lou@zianet.com Rachel Carr, Assistant carrre@zianet.com Dana Hardin, Assistant djh_34@hotmail.com Alicia Bariga, Assistant mysavior98@hotmail.com Josh Pearce, Assistant switchfoot_00@hotmail.com Kameron Peterson, Assistant kameronfpeterson@msn.com Daryl Jensen, Assistant dajensen@nmsu.edu CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, LAS CRUCES Dling to live to impact our friends until all the peoples of the world join us in honest worship. BSU Christian Challenge at NMSU is convinced that more time spent with fewer people leads to greater lasting impact for the kingdom of God. Although we do pull off occasional big events, our greatest efforts are invested in one to one relationships. More than 80 BSU students participate in one on one disciple making relationships and about 40 also participate in campus evangelism training. Our best estimate is that our BSU students shared the gospel face to face with more than 700 students on our campus last year. Not many of those repented, but we continue to passionately pray for God s hand of grace and mercy to fall on our campus. We did see just under twenty students trust Christ. We also committed to raising up disciples who have a truly biblical global perspective. We have adopted three unreached people groups overseas (East Asia, North Africa and Russia) and many of our students participate in summer or fall projects in those areas. This year we sent 17 students overseas for 8-week projects and another 14 students participate in North America summer assignments. We have a Leadership Team made up of 38 students. Each student is assigned to specific areas of ministry which best fit their gifting and experience. We also have a weekly campus worship event called Cross Training. An average of 85 students have attended this past year. Our students always enjoy getting away for retreats. We participate strongly in the statewide events such as Fall Retreat and Leadership Training Conference, as well as National Collegiate Week at Glorieta and our own Winter Retreat at Sivells. *San Juan College Bill Eubank, Part-time Campus Minister 97A Road 5295, Farmington, 87401, wilbank@navajomissions.org San Juan College, with an enrollment of over 8,000, is a community college serving the Four Corners area. Christian Student Ministries offers two luncheons each week with fellowship and Bible study. Students can get involved in many ministry opportunities during the semester as well as Summer Missions. Program Involved Program Involved Leadership Team 4 Discipleship Training 1 Luminaria Folding Pty 20 Weekly Luncheons (2) 24* Apple to Blossom Fes. 6 Leadership Training Conf. 0 62

64 Fall Retreat Movie Night 6 *weekly average *University of New Mexico Ted With, Full-time Campus Minister 401 University NE, Albuquerque, 87106, ted-o@qwest.net Dalese Black, Discipleship Associate daleseblack@qwest.net Eric Black, Discipleship Associate jackskellington@qwest.net Tina BauToom, Discipleship Associate ranu0175@hotmail.com The GraceLife Baptist Student Union at UNM seeks to reach out to the larger university community and provide a place for Christian students to be challenged in their faith as well as to develop relationships with other believers. We seek ways in which we can have an impact on the larger campus through outreach projects, evangelism and ministry projects. We attempt to accomplish these goals through cultivating grace-filled relationships and discipleship in the various ministries listed below. It is our desire to see students begin a relationship with Jesus Christ and grow in that relationship. God has also blessed us with the opportunity to minister to faculty members and leaders from other student organizations such as the InterReligious Council (IRC). Program Involved Program Involved Noonday Bible Study 30 Noonday Ministry 20 Service Center 20 International Ministries Study 10 Fellowship 400 Great Garage Giveaway 100 GraceLife Luncheon 200 Mexico Missions Weekend Tps 25 May Week Trip 12 *Western New Mexico University Laura Filkins, Part-time Campus Minister 909 W College, Silver City, 88061, bsu@go-4th.org The BSU at WNMU is here to help students, faculty and staff to know God on a personal level and to use the resources He has given us to expand His glory on the University Campus. Program Involved Program Involved Leadership Team 6 Discipleship/Evangelism 5 Tuesday Bible Study 14 High Noon luncheons 60* Sunday Worship 8 One on One 6 Fall Retreat Vision (LTC) 6 * Average EVANGELISM/BROTHERHOOD MINISTRIES Dr. James Semple, Interim Director Evangelism is the proclamation of the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ with a specific purpose of bringing persons to saving faith, in Jesus Christ as Lord. New 63

65 Mexico Baptists are characterized by a love for evangelism and a strong desire to make disciples of all nations. As Baptist people, evangelism is our heritage and evangelism our hope. Evangelism is every Christian's job and the mission of every church. Evangelism is the heartbeat of God, the life's blood of Jesus, and the tearful groan of the Holy Spirit. It has the atoning death of Christ as its subject, the conversion of sinners as its object, and the creation of new life in Christ as its product. Evangelism will bring revival to the church and repentance to the nation. Evangelism will free souls from hell, pardon a host of sinners, cover a multitude of sins, and populate the streets of heaven. Evangelism is the privilege that the prophets long to see, an opportunity which angels will never have, but a blessing that the humblest child of God can receive. Sin, self, or fear will deprive a Christian of the practice of evangelism, but faith, courage and trust will release the Christian to do this greatest work under God's heaven. The proclamation becomes as much a part in the plan of salvation as the sacrifice of Christ, "for how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God." (Romans 10:14, 17) Wherefore let us give priority to the equipping of the saints for the work of evangelism for what is a man profited if he gain the whole world and yet loses his own soul? God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, and neither should we be. God has not left us without strength for the task. He has given us powerful weapons to the pulling down of the strongholds of sin. We have the love of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the blood of Jesus, which cleanses from all unrighteousness. We have the Word of God, which is sharper than any two-edged sword, prayer, the testimony of the saved, and the example of a new life in Christ. Let us be of and about our Father's business. The Lord Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. Now we are the body of Christ doing the seeking while He is doing the saving! Every Baptist church in New Mexico would like to see souls saved and the baptismal waters troubled, and some are concerned and brokenhearted that no one was baptized last year. We know it is not because they did not try or because they did not have the desire. Your evangelism division has a strong desire to help every church, and especially those without any baptisms last year, to have a revival meeting or other special evangelistic emphasis. You have many friends who are willing to help your church in revival and evangelism even if you think you cannot afford it. Please call on us, and let us work with you. 64

66 2004 has been an exciting year for your evangelism ministries. The theme for the annual conference for 2004 was "Having Done All Stand" taken from Ephesians 6:13. Near record numbers of New Mexico Baptists attended even in a winter storm and were thrilled by the music and inspired by the preaching. The film, "The Passion of the Christ" provided many opportunities for evangelism and continues to do so with the release of the DVD this summer. Several associational training events were held in the spring and in the summer. About 15,000 gospel tracts and booklets have been distributed through the churches all across the state. The tract, How to Live in Eternal Light, prepared for Native American New Mexicans, was reprinted with new artwork and is available to the churches. Camp Director Bobby W. Fuller reports an excellent Boys Camp conducted at Sivells Camp in Cloudcroft. Dr. Billy Weckel, pastor of Deming First Baptist Church, served as Camp Pastor. Herb McPherson, as Camp Missionary, and Bob and Betty Bynum were Praise and Worship Leaders. Six boys received Christ and six more felt God's call to special Christian service. Eighty-seven boys were registered, along with thirteen counselors, and a magnificent staff of twenty-nine others who led the boys in a variety of craft, firearm safety and marksmanship, and a variety of other outdoor activities which would have cost campers hundreds of dollars at most other camps. Thank you Bobby Fuller, your associates, and Paul Klopfer, and dedicated Sivells staff. The State Fair Committee spent most of the summer making detailed plans for the BCNM Exhibit at the State Fair that ran eighteen days from September They did a magnificent job of securing promotional and evangelism give-a-ways, enlisting churches, and training the workers. Twelve hundred persons filled out the questionnaires and the results are being passed on to the appropriate churches. The summer came to a close and the fall began with the annual Lives Ablaze Youth Evangelism Conference that was conducted at the LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center. 1,583 attended and were blessed and encouraged by the ministries of Audio Adrenaline, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Pivitplex, and preaching by the great youth communicator, David Edwards. Evangelism seminars on nearly every conceivable subject and method are available to the churches of New Mexico. Seminars such as "Incredibly Gifted"(how all spiritual gifts lead to the great commission), "Witnessing to our Mormon Friends", "Witnessing to our Catholic Friends", "Understanding the Islamic Faith" "Bring the Children to Jesus", "Net" Evangelism, "Evangelistic Prayer Ministry" and "One Hour Witness Training" are available to churches and associations. We ought to be equipping our people in the ministry of evangelism. Consider scheduling an event in your church, or several this year in your association. If we set our hearts on fire, our minds on Christ, and our feet in the streets and lanes of every city, town and hamlet in New Mexico. It is our job to share the good news, and it is the work of the Lord to bring salvation to the person. The work is not finished until every person has heard the gospel with understanding. We sow the seed, water the ground, and cultivate the crop, but God gives the increase! May God bless you every one with your greatest year in evangelism in

67 MISSIONS MINISTRIES Dr. Gustavo Suarez, Director While there are many words that describe the staff of the Missions Division, none is more appropriate than commitment. These are people whose commitment to God drives them to focus on the task at hand. The miles driven, the hours spent on a particular task, and the telephone calls has only one purpose in mind too serve New Mexico Baptists. To these dear friends and partners in ministry, I say in my native language: Muchísimas Gracias! (Many Thanks!) The Baptist Convention of New Mexico s Division of Mission Ministries creates awareness, challenges and resources churches and associations to multiply churches, develop ministry outreaches and promote missions education. We place high value on the Kingdom, diversity, change, partnership, the local church, volunteerism and creativity. Through our ministries, we focus on four priorities: starting new churches, strengthening churches, training leaders and increasing the utilization of volunteers. Thomas A. Jackson wrote the words to this hymn that describes the commitment of your Missions Division staff. We are called to be God s servants, Working in his world today; Taking his own task upon us, All his sacred words obey, Let us rise, then, to his summons, Dedicate to him our all, That we may be faithful servants, Quick to answer now his call. The staff of the division stands ready as resources to associations and local congregations. Dr. Gustavo V. Suárez, Director provides leadership to the Division. Dr. Judith L. Edwards, Associate Director provides leadership in the area of Missions Education and Women s Ministries. Cricket Pairett is Administrative Assistant to the Division of Mission Ministries Connie Peek serves as Ministry Assistant to Judith Edwards. Dr. Daniel H. Rupp, Church Extension Director leads in strategy and training to plant new churches. Dr. Frank W. Shope Jr., Church and Community Ministries Consultant leads in ministries that include disaster relief, chaplaincy, literacy, resort, construction, and multi-housing church planting Richard and Mary Gomez, Directors of Volunteer Mobilization - lead in discovery and recruitment of volunteers Ed and Carolyn Laughlin, Directors of Lay Church Planting lead in development and recruitment of lay men and women to plant new churches 66

68 Thomas and Betty Eason serve in Southern New Mexico as Language Church Strategists. Doc Lindsey serves as Northern New Mexico Church Planter Strategist Contract personnel add another dimension to our staff. Scott Tafoya worked with Native American churches in Western Association through the end of July. Daniel Clymer began working with Native Americans in Central New Mexico in July. Lynn Boynton, our Volunteer Builder Consultant, provides consultation and hands-on assistance to remodel and construct church buildings. Benjamin Bedford coordinates Contextualized Leadership Development (CLD) in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area. Grover Garrett serves as regional CCM consultant in the Eastern region of New Mexico. Mary Frances Ingram serves as statewide Literacy consultant. Carl Russell serves as disaster relief coordinator. Holly Lindsey serves as Missions Resource Consultant. John Torrison serves as Church Planter Consultant in Central Association. Ruben Ortega serves as Church Planter Consultant in Rio Grande Association. I would like to report on three major ministry areas. You will find more detail about these in the following reports. Disaster Relief This year our disaster relief unit was mobilized to serve at the oil well fires in Carlsbad, and the Hurricanes (Charley, Frances and Ivan) in Florida. 40 New Mexico Baptists have ministered in Florida. We have partnered with the Red Cross and the State in providing five training events. New Mexico Baptists have touched many lives. Lives that, in a moment, found themselves without a home, food and facing the unknown. Partnership As we reflect on our partnership with the Buddy-Block we see how God used New Mexico Baptists to literally touch the world. We participated in 26 projects involving 319 New Mexico Baptists from 78 congregations and all 13 associations. These ministries were as diverse as our population. Some of these ministries were: prayer walking, scripture distribution, prison ministries, campus ministries back packing and much more. Church Planting There were six new congregations started this year. However, additional churches are expected to start from the efforts of the Basic Training for Church Planters. I am burdened that our population continues to grow faster than we starting new 67

69 congregations. But, I am very optimistic of the new generation of church planters that are presently being trained and the others that are developing a core group. The following reports contain information about the activities of the Division of Mission Ministries. The appropriate directors are identified and you are encouraged to visit them about ministries, funding, and personnel related to their area of ministry. These reports provide valuable information about mission work in New Mexico and can be used as a resource for future references CONTEXTUALIZED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CLD program is offered through a partnership with Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Diplomas are offered in Christian Ministries, Church Planning, and Theology. Wes McAfee, Thomas Eason, and Benjamin Bedford provide leadership through this important training ministry of Contextualized Leadership Development (CLD). Centers in Farmington, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Alamogordo report the following: NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY Semester Number of Classes Number of Students Fall ALBUQUERQUE/SANTA FE Semester Number of Classes Number of Students Fall (13 received the Diploma in Christian Ministries) Spring (2 received the Diploma in Christian Ministries) Summer J-Term LAS CRUCES/ALAMOGORDO Semester Number of Classes Number of Students Fall Spring LANGUAGE CAMPS/SPECIAL EVENTS At Sivells in April, 30 pastors, deacons and their spouses attended the Hispanic Retreat. This retreat focuses on training and fellowship. Indian Family Camp was held June at Inlow Camp. Tim Tsoodle coordinated the camp that registered 140 campers. There were 7 salvations and 1 rededication. Deaf Camp was held at Inlow on July There were a total of 22 campers. 68

70 Spanish Camp was held at Sivells. 59 campers were registered. ETHNIC CONGREGATIONS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2004 Congregations Native American 32 Hispanic 47 Chinese 2 Korean 3 Vietnamese 1 Deaf 9 African American 7 CONGREGATION COUNT AS OF AUGUST 31, 2004 ASSOCIATION CONGREGATIONS Central 76 Eastern 30 Mountain 7 Mt. Valley 27 Northeastern 13 Pecos Valley 36 Rio Grande 34 San Juan 32 Santa Fe 22 Southeastern 25 Southwestern 16 Tucumcari 9 Western 18 Non-Associational 3 TOTALS 348 SUMMARY OF MISSION PERSONNEL as of August 31, 2004 Appointed Missionary: Classified under appointment of the North American Mission Board with an approval of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico for work in New Mexico. Number of APPOINTED MISSIONARIES serving in New Mexico: 24 (12 couples) This includes State Administrative Staff. Approved Missionary: Pastors approved for pastoral leadership by North American Mission Board and the Baptist Convention of New Mexico to receive salary supplement. Number of APPROVED MISSIONARIES serving in New Mexico: 42 (21 couples) 69

71 US/C2-Missionaries serving in New Mexico: 4 Contract Workers approved by NAMB serving in New Mexico: 7 CHAPLAINS The following chaplains, endorsed by the North American Mission Board, are serving in New Mexico: Cordell Akin, Jr., Los Alamos Civil Air Patrol Gary F. Bowser, Fairacres - Volunteer Law Enforcement Marvin L. Capehart, Albuquerque Hospital and Law Enforcement Mark Crumpton, Holloman Air Force Base Thomas E. Drake, Las Cruces Army, Active Duty Salvador G. Fernandez, Alamogordo - Volunteer Law Enforcement Paul T. Gleason, Albuquerque Hospital, Full Time A. Leon Green, Hobbs Hospice, Full Time Gerald Lawson, Gamerco Retired Law Enforcement Volunteer Doc Lindsey, Albuquerque Church Planting Missionary Jacob McElroy, Springer Juvenile Corrections, Full Time Robert E. Maples, Roswell Navy Christine M. Montano, Albuquerque Hospital, Full Time Bart Montgomery, Alamogordo Volunteer Law Enforcement Helen E. Oates, Grants Adult Corrections Bradford Phillips, Holloman Air Force Base Air Force, Active Duty Melvin Pickering, Las Cruces Air Force, Active Duty Thomas Richardson, Albuquerque, Corporate, Full Time George M. Simons, Dexter Army National Guard John H. Thurman, Albuquerque Army Reserves, Hospital, Part Time Victor Walker, Farmington, Navy, Active Duty Darrell R. Winter, Nogal Corporate, Full Time Greg L. Woodbury, Jr., Albuquerque Air Force, Active Duty Willis Young, Farmington, Army, Active Duty If your name is not listed here, the North American Mission Board does not currently endorse you. FINANCIAL INFORMATION During the year from September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004, the Baptist Convention of New Mexico gave a total of $18, in Church Pastoral Aid to 13 congregations. During the year from September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004, the North American Mission Board and the Baptist Convention of New Mexico expended the following funds for salaries, travel and operations. These amounts are compiled from Quarterly Reports submitted to the State Executive Board. Native American Work $ 28,

72 Hispanic Work $135, Deaf Work $ 16, Regional (Catalytic) $ 53, Associational Missions $173, Church Extension $275, Black Church Extension $ 4, Church and Community Missions $141, Oriental Missions $ 14, Atherton Funds $ 16, Volunteers $ 27, State Missions New Works $ 93, Multi-Housing $ 18, Disaster Relief $ 11, US/C2 Missionaries Designated $ 15, Missions Education and Women s Ministries Dr. Judith Edwards, Director In September 2003, approximately 221 women participated in our two Women s Weekenders held at Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center and Sivells Retreat and Conference Center. God s Plan, My Part was the theme for the weekenders. This was a two night, three-day event, which included Bible study, worship time, training conferences and fellowship. In October, we participated in mission presentations at our annual meeting at First Baptist Church, Roswell. The theme was God s Plan, My Part. There was a missions banquet as well as a Missions Celebration meeting. In November 2003, Holly Lindsey attended a women s retreat at First Church, Lovington and attended the North American Mission Board Orientation and Commissioning Service at St. Louis, MO. Jim and Carolyn McAtee, retired missionaries from Indonesia spoke at many churches throughout New Mexico. I attended a training conference on Women s Leadership at the Amberley Suites, Albuquerque and a Women s Retreat at Glorieta Baptist Conference Center, Glorieta, New Mexico. Connie Dixon and I, along with Joyce Mitchell from National WMU conducted a MissionSearch tour with Central, San Juan, Western and Northeastern Associations to promote missions throughout New Mexico. Carolyn Laughlin spoke at Emmanuel Church, Farmington, and First Church, Magdalena. In January, Connie Dixon and I participated in the National WMU Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama. Carolyn Laughlin spoke at the State Music Conference, Sandia Church, Albuquerque. I also met with the MissionSource Coordinating Team as well as led a Cross-Cultural Training meeting in Las Cruces with Carolyn Laughlin and spoke at First Church, Rio Rancho and Pecos Valley Association. Holly Lindsey attended a RA/NAMB training meeting in Orlando, Florida. In February, I participated in the women s portion of the state evangelism conference. I also participated in the Women s Consultation meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas. Carolyn 71

73 Laughlin and I led a Cross-Cultural Training meeting in Albuquerque in preparation for the Bangkok trip. I led conferences at National WMU TEL (Training Effective Leaders) event held at Green Valley Church Baptist in Las Vegas, Nevada. We had 29 men and women from our state that traveled by bus to participate in this intense four-day training. In March I spoke at several churches and associations throughout the state. Thirty MissionSource Group members attended the Missions Leadership Conference at Glorieta. In April, I spoke at various churches and associations throughout the state. Holly Lindsey attended a Mountain Valley Associational meeting. Carolyn Laughlin and I led a Cross-Cultural Training meeting at First Baptist, Rio Rancho in preparation for Proclaim Together: Bangkok In May we again led a Cross Culture Training Event in preparation for the Proclaim Together: Bangkok 2004 at the Baptist Convention office. Carolyn Laughlin, Connie Dixon, Holly Lindsey and I participated in an EFL Training meeting at Del Norte church, Albuquerque. Holly Lindsey led in the Minnesota-Wisconsin WMU Annual Planning meeting. Also in May, we were part of the MinisTour in which Directors of Missions and other key leaders in the association and state participated in calendar planning and information opportunity awareness event. In June, Carolyn Laughlin and I participated again in a Cross-Cultural training meeting in preparation for the Bangkok trip at the Baptist Convention office. Connie Dixon attended the WMU Annual Meeting and Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis. July, we had our Girls Mission (GA/Acteen) Camps. The camp was held at Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center with 38 attending. There were 18 decisions made, 2 accepting Christ, 12 for recommitment and 4 for special service. July 16-30, Connie Dixon, Holly Lindsey, Carolyn Laughlin and I participated in the Proclaim Together Bangkok, 2004 in Bangkok. In August we had the Ministers Wives Retreat at the Sheraton Uptown in Albuquerque. Fifty were present, representing 24 churches around our state. Holly Lindsey, Carolyn Laughlin and I participated in a Mission Division Retreat at First Church, Rio Rancho. Also, Connie Dixon went to the Rio Grande Associational Missions Gala at First Baptist Church, Las Cruces and to the Southwest Associational Women s Luncheon at First Church, Santa Clara. Holly Lindsey, Carolyn Laughlin, Connie Dixon and I went to the International Mission Board meeting at the Missionary Learning Center at Richmond, Virginia. Approximately 200 women participated in our two annual Women s Weekenders held at Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center and Sivells Retreat and Conference Center in September Christ s Followers was the theme for this year s weekenders. There was Bible study, worship time and lots of fellowship included in this two night, three-day event. 72

74 Church Extension Dr. Daniel Rupp Through Church Extension, the Baptist Convention of New Mexico initiates partnerships to mobilize the people of God and multiply healthy congregations. These efforts reinforce the convention s vision of every church intentionally fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. All church extension endeavors are designed to help fulfill the Division s mission statement, which states: The Baptist Convention of New Mexico s Division of Mission Ministries creates awareness, challenges and resources congregations and associations to multiply churches, develop ministry outreaches, and promote missions education. Your Church Extension team has been busy this year helping to educate New Mexico Baptists about the lostness of our state and about ways that the evangelistic outreach efforts of our churches can be multiplied by involvement in planting new churches. One way we did that was by partnering with Central Association to bring a Church Planting Conference to Albuquerque. Bob Roberts, founding pastor of Northwood Church in Arlington, Texas, shared amazing accounts of how God has transformed churches into dynamic, multiplying, global missionary church-planting centers. We have also compiled demographic data on each county in the state, including areas that may need new churches. We have prepared reports for churches and associations and offered ongoing access to a wealth of information about the people living nearby them. Broad categories such as population change, diversity, community issues, and faith preferences are broken down into several sub-categories of data. Our church extension team includes three church planting strategists who work with churches and associations in different parts of the state. John Torrison, pastor of Vista Grande Church in Sandia Park, serves Central Association as New Work Coordinator. Ruben Ortega, pastor of Sierra Vista Church in Las Cruces, assists Rio Grande Association. Doc Lindsey is a full time church planting strategist and consultant in northern and western New Mexico. Other members of the church planting team are Thomas Eason, coordinating language church planting in Southern New Mexico, and Ed Laughlin, a Mission Service Corp volunteer assisting with church planting volunteers. While many other duties occupy most of his time, Frank Shope, Director of Church & Community Ministries, still finds time to work with the church planting team. Missions Division Director Gus Suarez has a real heart for church planting, and he also works actively with the church planting team. BASIC TRAINING FOR CHURCH PLANTERS AND MENTORS Our next Basic Training event is scheduled for May 2-6, 2005, at Sivells Baptist Camp. Basic Training is available for funded and volunteer church planters and spouses, as well as church planting team members. While participation in Basic Training is by invitation only, we encourage interested individuals to contact the Missions Division and inquire about attending Basic Training. 73

75 The Basic Training event held in May 2004 is illustrative of the rich diversity we enjoy as New Mexico Baptists. Dan Rupp and Gus Suarez led Basic Training for Church Planters at Sivells Baptist Camp, assisted by John Torrison. A group of 21 participants received training in the fundamental principles of planting healthy, multiplying churches. They came from Gallup, Socorro, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Albuquerque. Participants included four Hispanics, two Navajo, one African-American, and a number of Anglos. Two participants are church planters who will pastor the church they plant. There was also one other pastor and one church staff member. Six couples and three individuals are lay people and/or volunteers who feel called to be involved in church planting. Two or three of these may later leave secular positions and transition into fulltime ministry. Seven to ten new churches are expected to result from the efforts of the Basic Training participants: One church focusing on young adults launched public worship services on June 5. One church planter is working on a network of house churches that may consist of three house churches by the end of this year and continue multiplying thereafter. For months now, a team of three couples (all were at Basic Training) has been building a core group that is planting a new church in their community. Another team of four is starting a new church at Church Rock, near Gallup, and are hearing of open doors at other nearby communities. One volunteer couple feels led to start a new church in their town to minister to an unreached segment of the population. A Hispanic pastor and wife are working with a messianic rabbi (affiliated with BCNM) to start a new messianic congregation to reach Sephardic people in their community. One recently ordained man, director of a residential facility for at-risk youth, and his wife received training. He is now pastor of their four-year-old church, leading a successful transition after the founding pastor moved away. In cities and towns across New Mexico, Bible studies and other outreach ministries are taking place in preparation for launching new congregations. Many are being led by volunteers, while in a few instances a funded church planter is at the helm. In these days of rapid change, we are finding that the ways God works among His people to multiply healthy congregations is not always easily captured by our constant desire to count new churches. There several new work efforts underway across the state that cannot yet be counted as new churches. Here are some we know about that can now be listed as new congregations planted during the last church year: NEW CHURCHES started September 1, 2003 August 31, Midway Spanish, Midway (Pecos Valley Association) 74

76 2. The X Factor, SE Albuquerque (Central Association) 3. Network of House Churches, NE Albuquerque (Central Association) 4. Tender Mercy, Bosque Farms (Central Association) 5. Church Rock Family Life Baptist Church (Western Association) 6. Community Outreach Center, Grants (Western Association) Special thanks to these PARTNERING CHURCHES We want to commend partnering churches for the valuable contribution they provide through some kind of ongoing support or assistance to church planters and new churches started this year. We celebrate the Kingdom attitude of these churches, whether they provide a small amount of financial assistance, use of a building, or a more significant investment in a new church start. If your church is assisting in the planting of a new congregation and it is not included here, we apologize. Call Dan Rupp in the BCNM missions division with details of your involvement in church planting and we ll add your church s name to the list.) NEW CHURCH PARTNERS FOR Sandia, Albuquerque Immanuel, Milan Midway, Midway First Spanish, Dexter Wingate, Fort Wingate (and perhaps other Western Association churches) PARTNERS CONTINUING FROM 2003: Albuquerque Cottonwood Albuquerque Hoffmantown West Albuquerque Soul Rio Anthony First Farmington Crestview Rio Rancho First White Rock We thank New Mexico Baptists for the privilege of partnering with you in Expanding the Kingdom of God in New Mexico. More Kingdom-minded PARTNER CHURCHES are needed! REMEMBER THE TEN PERCENT CHALLENGE! If just ten percent of our churches annually would start a new work, that would add 30 new congregations per year! We challenge New Mexico CHURCHES to START CHURCHES. 75

77 Church and Community Ministries Dr. Frank Shope, Consultant A Quick Look at Church and Community Ministries: I have developed or continue to develop: Disaster Relief ministries Developed mechanism for affirming, placing, and training for chaplains and volunteer chaplains Mobilized volunteers to implement Celebrate Recovery programs Expanded outreach ministries by developing volunteers and started three new food pantries Challenged our outreach centers to be intentional about sharing Christ Facilitated career and giftedness assessments Participated in the Emerging Regions Think Tank (Conventions classified as mission territories) and I am working with the group to develop e-learning opportunities for volunteer church planters Worked with NAMB to gain certification in Developing Powerful Ministry Teams, High Performance Teams, and Powerful Decision Making Supervised Grover Garrett, Mary Frances Ingram and John Dillender who serve as CCM consultants Supervised Tessa Smith who served asus/c2 missionary for the last two years who effective in developing a ministry to St. John s College and was able to lead several students to Christ Continue to work with the Church Planting team in its on going mission to plant new churches For Inquiring Minds Hunger Funds: Because of the faithfulness of our outreach center directors and the dedication of New Mexico Baptist volunteers we received an additional $10,000 for Hunger Funds this year. There are two reasons for the additional funds. First, we had an increase of professions of faith. For example, our Roswell outreach center has had 100 professions of faith this year as compared to 75 in State wide the total of professions of faith reported in 2003 was 142. As of the third quarter of 2004, there are 169 reported professions of faith. Second, we have expanded current ministries as well as started three new units. Our outreach centers and churches work hard to help the 53,000 people per day who are in hunger crisis and are not homeless. Chaplaincy: During the year we worked to affirm the work of chaplaincy, to enable skill development, and train volunteers to specific ministry positions. These ministries include five areas: Corrections, Health Care, Market Place/Work Place, First Responders (police and fire), and Vocational chaplains. We have a training event set for January 28-29,

78 Disaster Relief: During the last year Disaster has responded to several requests for help. The two most noticeable was the Carlsbad oilrig fire and we are currently working the hurricane disaster resulting for Charley, Frances, and Ivan. We have held a number of training events and have mobilized approximately 60 volunteers to work actual disasters. We are working to build greater capacity for responses and needed hardware. Literacy: New Mexico Baptist are involved in nine literacy ministries. These ministries include one Adult Reading and Writing ministry, five English as Second Language ministries and three Tutoring Children and Youth ministries. Six of our Literacy ministries are associational based. In the last year, our literacy missions have worked with 278 students, involved 54 volunteers, and provided training for 29 new volunteers. There were three professions of faith reported as of May 31. Construction Ministry: During the year, with the help of Lynn Boynton, four major construction projects were completed. Lynn was able to provide direction and needed consulting to churches that are planning to build. Multi-Housing Church Planting: Tessa Smith, our Multi-Housing US/C2 missionary, completed her second in Santa Fe. She was instrumental in developing and leading a campus ministry at St. John s College in Santa Fe. She was able to lead several young adults to Christ during her appointment. Volunteers in Missions Richard and Mary Gomez, Coordinators What a joy it has been to work with Directors of Missions of the various associations, pastors and church congregations of New Mexico, as we promote volunteerism, identify and recruit volunteer missionaries, participate in their development, training, and education, and finally the placement of the volunteer missionaries in a ministry site according to God s will. This year has proven to be an extremely busy and exciting year. We had opportunities to promote MSC volunteerism in the following areas, or functions: 1. Spanish Baptist Convention of New Mexico annual meeting 2. Director of Missions Conference 3. Three Hispanic Associations of New Mexico 4. Central Baptist Annual meeting 5. BCNM State Convention annual meeting 6. Albuquerque Indian Baptist Mission Awanas Program at Eastern Hills Baptist Church. 7. Missionary Commissioning service at Eastern Hills Baptist 8. Missions Fair at Sandia Baptist Church 9. Spanish Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference 10. State Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference 11. Missions Fair at Artesia First Baptist Church 12. Missions Leadership Conference 13. Senior Adult Celebration at Artesia First Baptist Church 14. Pathfinder articles, Supplement to the Baptist New Mexican 77

79 We participated in a variety of training events, conferences and activities or functions. 1. NAMB sponsored a Western Region Church planting cluster conference 2. NAMB Mission Service Corps Basic Training 3. BCNM Missions Division Church Planting Conference 4. Central Baptist Association Leadership retreat 5. NMBF Long Range Planning Committee 6. State Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference 7. Missions Leadership Conference 8. BCNM MinisTour Calendar Planning 9. National Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. 10. Hispanic Pastors/Leaders/Spouse retreat 11. BCNM State Convention annual meeting 12. Spanish Baptist Convention annual meeting 13. Missions Division Retreat 14. State Executive Board Missions Division Committee Meetings Our activities center around New Mexico, however our recruitment extends throughout the United States, with the primary purpose being to assist churches and related ministries to be the presence of Christ in New Mexico, the United States and in the world through the greater utilization of volunteer missionaries. Perhaps you would like to be part of the Mission Service Corps Volunteer Missionaries. If so contact us at: Baptist Convention of New Mexico P.O. Box Albuquerque, New Mexico (505) or (505)

80 2005 BCNM BUDGET 2005 Budget Gross Less Other Revenue/ Exempt Items 2005 Net Change Communication Ministries Director Salary/ Housing 57,605 59, ,333 1,728 Other Personnel/ Benefits 136, , ,025 9,312 Director Travel 8,500 8, ,500 0 Office Expense 4,000 4, , Postage and Mailing 117, ,500 (71,000) 49,500 3,500 Contract Printing 44,000 44,000 (12,000) 37,000 0 News Reporting 1,500 2, ,500 1,000 Promotion 1,500 1, ,500 0 Misc Internet/ Web Exp (800) Telephone 2, (2,600) News Service 1,800 1, ,800 0 Major Equipment Replacemnt 4,800 4, ,800 0 Overtime Comp TOTAL Communications 382, ,808 (78,000) 316,808 12,640 EDUCATION MINISTRIES Education Administration Director Salary/ Housing 57,605 59,333 (24,000) 35,333 1,728 Other Personnel/ Benefits 54,373 57, ,560 3,187 79

81 Director Travel 11,000 11, ,000 11,000 Director Vehicle Transfer 5,000 5, ,000 0 Office Expense 9,000 9, , Internet/ Web Exp (550) Director Telephone 2, (2,000) Overtime Comp. 1,200 1, , , ,893 (24,000) 119,893 3,165 Education Programs Church Service Ministries Bible Study, Discipleship Training/Outreach/Church Architecture 3,100 3, , Church Media 750 1, , Church Development/Serv. 27,500 28, ,750 1,250 New Bible Study Starts 3,000 3, , Assoc. Ministry 21,000 23, ,000 2,000 Min of Education/ Administrator's Ret. 2,200 4, ,700 2,500 Senior Adult Ministries 8,000 9, ,000 1,000 Weekday Education 2,150 3, , Bible Drill/ Speaker's Tournamnt 8,000 9, ,250 1,250 Ministry Assistants/ Secretaries 3,500 3, , Consultants Training 1,600 2, , ,800 91, ,400 10,600 80

82 Music, Student, Family & Recreational Ministries MSFR Administration Associate Dir. Salary/ Housing 51,968 53,527 (15,000) 38,527 1,559 Other Pers/Benefits 44,856 47, ,847 2,991 Associate Director Travel 9,950 9, ,950 0 Other Personnel Travel 1,000 1, ,000 0 Office Expense 6,000 6, ,000 0 Internet/Web Expense (550) Associate Director Telephone 1, (1,800) Overtime Comp , ,824 (15,000) 103,824 2,200 Music, Student, Family & Recreation Ministries Music Ministries 25,150 25, ,150 0 Student Ministries 16,850 16, ,850 0 Church Recreation 18,716 18, ,716 0 Family Ministries 1,000 1, , ,716 61, ,716 0 SUB-TOTAL Educ 399, ,833 (39,000) 376,833 15,965 STUDENT MINISTRIES BSU-Albuquerque Director Sal/ Housing 43,563 44, ,870 1,307 Secretary Salary 9, (9,500) Janitor Salary 3, (3,300) Other Pers/Benefits 21,006 39, ,300 18,294 Director Travel 2,500 2, ,

83 Office Expense 2,800 2, ,800 0 Janitorial Supplies 2,000 2, , Promotion 5,000 5, , Utilities 9,500 10, , Building Repair/Maint. 3,600 4, , Commercial Insurance 1,400 1, , Van Operation 1,200 1, , Telephone 3,500 3, , , , ,570 8,701 BSU-Las Cruces Director Salary/ Housing 43,563 44, ,870 1,307 Secretary Salary 5, (5,500) Janitor Salary 3, (3,300) Other Pers/Benfts 20,991 63, ,253 42,262 Director Travel 2,500 3, ,500 1,000 Office Expense 4,200 4, ,200 0 Janitorial Supplies Promotion 5,800 6, , Utilities 5,700 5, ,700 0 Building Rep/Maint 2,000 2, ,000 0 Commer Insurance 3,500 4, , Van Operation 2,200 2, ,200 0 Telephone 3,400 3, , , , ,438 36,984 BSU-Las Vegas Director Salary/ Housing 20,500 21, , Promo Dir/Secretary Salary 6, (6,400) Janitor Salary 2, (2,000) Other Pers/Benefits 171 9, ,425 9,254 Director Travel 1,200 1, ,

84 Office Expense Janitorial Supplies Promotion 2,094 2, , Utilities 6,125 6, , Building Repair/Maint 1,200 1, ,200 0 Commercial Insurance 1,900 2, , Van Operation Telephone 1,200 1, , ,590 47, ,828 3,238 BSU-Portales Director Salary/ Housing 42,435 42, ,435 0 Assistant Director Salary 5, (5,000) Secretary Salary 2, (2,550) Janitor Salary 2, (2,500) Other Pers/Benefits 21,517 30, ,516 8,999 Director Trave/School Booksl 2,000 2, ,000 0 Assistant Director Travel Office Expense 1,500 1, ,500 0 Janitorial Supplies Promotion 2,339 2, , Utilities 3,564 3, ,564 0 Building Repair/Maint Commercial Insurance 2,700 4, ,650 1,950 Van Operation 1,650 1, ,650 0 Telephone 1,450 1, , ,505 93, ,848 2,343 BSU-Silver City Director Salary/ Housing 40,590 12, ,000 (28,590 Secretary Salary 2, (2,575) 83

85 Janitor Salary 2, (2,060) Other Pers/Benefits 19,177 5, ,908 (13,269 Director Travel 2,500 1, ,200 (1,300) Office Expense 1,200 1, ,200 0 Janitorial Supplies Promotion 3,627 3, ,627 0 Utilities 3,317 3, , Building Repair/Maint 1,500 1, ,500 0 Commercial Insurance 2,200 2, , Van Operation 2,000 2, ,000 0 Telephone 1,100 1, , ,446 35, ,580 (46,866 BSU-Socorro Director Salary 6,765 3, , Director Travel Other Pers/Benefits Promotion 1,829 1, ,830 1 Commercial Insurance Van Operation Telephone ,901 10, , BSU-Hobbs Coordinator Salary 6,072 6, ,072 0 Coordinator Expense 2,409 2, ,409 0 Office Expense 1,375 1, ,375 0 Promotion 1,144 1, ,144 0 Commercial Insurance ,000 11, , BSU-Roswell Coordinator Salary 0 7, ,000 7,000 Coordinator Expense 0 1, ,000 1,000 Promotion 0 3, ,000 3,000 Commercial

86 Insurance 0 11, ,091 11,091 BSU-Farmington Director Salary 8,508 8, , Other Pers/Benefits Director Travel Enlistment Commercial Insurance Ministry Discipleship ,130 11, ,134 1,004 TOTAL Student Ministries 461, , ,371 17,476 TOTAL Educ Min. 861, ,204 (39,000) 856,204 33,441 EVANGELISM/BAPTIST MEN MINISTRIES Director Salary/ Housing 57,605 59,333 (37,822) 21,511 1,728 Associate Director Funding 13, (13,008 Other Personnel/ Benefits 50,546 53,413 (18,253) 35,160 2,867 Director Travel 10,000 10,000 (6,900) 3,100 0 Director Vehicle Transfer 5,000 5, ,000 0 Program Admin 7,134 7,134 (3,134) 4,000 0 Baptist Men's Ministry 8,500 8, ,500 0 Training/ Visionary Planning 45,964 45,964 (29,220) 16,744 0 Ministry Conference Expense 84,192 84,192 (54,144) 30,048 0 Ministry Assistance 13,572 26,580 (19,932) 6,648 13,008 Evangelism Operations

87 Internet/Web Expense (550) Overtime Comp TOTAL Evangelism Ministries 296, ,315 (169,405) 131,911 4,645 MISSIONS MINISTRIES Missions Administration Director Salary/ Housing 57,605 59,333 (37,822) 21,511 1,728 Other Personnel/ Benefits 74, ,044 (155,612) 95, ,355 Director Travel 10,000 10,000 (6,528) 3,472 0 Director Vehicle Transfer 5,000 5, ,000 5,000 Program Admin 9,015 9,015 (2,648) 6,367 0 Overtime Comp 1,500 1, , , ,892 (202,610) 133, ,083 Missions Programs Staff-DOM Conference 2,500 2, ,500 0 Calendar 2,050 2, ,050 0 Pastoral Aid 25,000 25, , ,550 29, ,550 0 Cooperative Missions Ministries Missions Ministries 153, ,163 (81,888) 27,275 (44,038 Volunteers 27,984 27,984 (20,988) 6,996 0 Church Planting 660, ,943 (393,156) 136,787 (130,410 Strategic Planning 178, ,850 (136,256) 45,594 3,579 1,019, ,940 (632,288) 216,652 (170,869 Missions Education/Women s Ministries Director Salary/ Housing 51,968 53, ,527 1,559 Other Pers/Benefits 46,805 54, ,383 7,578 86

88 Director Travel 10,000 10, ,000 0 Support Staff Travel 1,000 1, ,000 0 President's Travel 1,000 1, , Office Expense 6,000 6, ,000 0 Promotion 3,000 3, ,000 0 Camp Ministries 6,000 6, ,000 0 Ministries (CWJC) 1,000 1, ,000 0 Leadership Training 8,000 8, ,000 0 WMU Convention 4,000 4, ,000 0 Age Level Expense 1,000 1, ,000 0 Partnership Missions 15,000 15, ,000 0 Leadership Team Travel 6,000 8, ,000 2,000 Missionary Residence 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 Internet/Web Expense (550) Telephone 2, (2,000) Women's Ministries 5,000 5, ,000 0 Ministers' Wives Ret 2,000 2, ,000 0 Overtime Comp , , ,910 11,087 TOTAL Missions Ministries 1,377,991 1,396,292 (834,898) 561,394 18, 301 ADMINISTRATION MINISTRIES Executive Director Salary/ Housing 90,508 93, ,223 2,715 Administrator Salary/ Housing 59,450 61, ,234 1,784 Other Pers/Benefits 159, , ,336 3,920 Executive Director Travel 5,000 5, ,

89 Executive Director Vehicle Transfer 5,200 5, ,200 0 Administrator Travel 2,900 2, ,000 (900) Administrator Vehicle Transfer 2,500 2, ,500 0 Office Expense 9,600 7, ,900 (1,700) Assistants Expense 2,200 1, ,200 (1,000) Promotion 1,000 1, , Internet/Web Expense (900) Telephone 4, (4,000) Overtime Comp 1,500 1, ,000 (500) TOTAL ADMIN MINISTRIES 344, , , GENERAL OPERATIONS Parttime/Temp Employees 12,500 12, ,500 0 Janitorial Service 16,000 16, ,000 0 Office Supplies 3,000 2, ,250 (750) Hospitality 1,000 1, , Janitorial Supplies Offsite Storage 6,300 6, ,300 0 Promotion 2,500 2, ,500 0 Unbudgeted Expense 1,500 2, , Utilities 22,000 20, ,000 (2,000) Building Upkeep/ Repairs 15,000 15, ,000 0 Commercial Insurance 23,000 25, ,000 2,000 Phone System Lease Equipment Leases/ Supplies 25,000 27, ,000 2,000 Convention/ Annual 14,700 14, ,

90 Legal/Audit Expense 8,000 8, ,000 0 Unrelated Business Income Tax Property Management Expense 7,600 10, ,000 2,400 Executive Board Meetings 23,000 12, ,900 (10,100) Special Meetings 5,000 6, ,000 1,000 Property Taxes Telephone 15,000 25, ,600 10,600 Internet/Web Expense 0 11,900 11,900 11,900 Historical Expense 4,000 4, ,000 0 Wills/Trusts Seminars Expense 25,000 25, ,000 0 State Mission Offering Expense 6,500 6, ,500 0 Intentional Interim Ministry 2,000 3, ,000 1,000 IT System Equipment/ Repairs 2,500 2, ,500 0 IT System Maintenance 19,500 19,500 (13,835) 5,665 0 New Office Equipment 2, (2,500) Church Staff Special Needs 1,500 1, ,500 0 BCNM Retiree's Medical Insurance 31,000 31,000 (31,000) 0 0 BCNM's AB Contribution for Churches 50,000 50,000 (50,000) 0 0 Social Security Taxes 35, (35,000 TOTAL General Operations Total 380, ,100 (94,835) 268,265 (17,500) 89

91 OTHER Stewardship/ Promotion 4,500 4, ,500 0 Christian Life Commission 8,000 9, ,000 1,000 Building Debt 69,804 69,804 (73,323) (3,519) 0 TOTAL Other 82,304 83,304 (73,323) 9,981 1,000 BCNM Operating Budget 3,725,671 3,779,117 (1,289,461) 2,489,656 53,446 Total 2005 Budget Increase 1.43% Year BCNM Operating Budget - CP Budget % 30.5% Exempt Items Total BCNM Budget Requirements Monthly Budget Requirements ,489,656 1,092,583 81,000 3,663, , ,421,911 1,062,853 81,000 3,565, ,147 Dollar Change 67,745 29, ,475 8,123 Percent Change 2.73% 2.73% 90

92 Associational Map Associational Offices Associational Staff Directory Associational Officers Annual Meetings (All in Alphabetical Order New Mexico Baptist Associations 91

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94 CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box Albuquerque, NM (505) Fax: (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 18 Celebration Baptist Church, Rio Rancho Director of Missions Ken Goode Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Elaine McInturff Ministry Evangelism Coordinator Carl Russell New Work Coordinator John Torrison Moderator... Hilcias Barrios Vice-Moderator... Saith Budagher Clerk... Alvin Keeney Treasurer... Eddie Melendez WMU Director... Susan Stinnett Evangelism Director... L. Sid West Missions Development Director... Carl Russell Media Library Director... Frances Allen Student Ministries Director... Ted With Administrative Committee Chairman... Bill Talbott Finance Committee Chairman... Bill Talbott Nominating Committee Chairman... Larry Miller Other Associational Position... Hilcias Barrios/John Torrison 93

95 EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 1906 Clovis, NM (505) Fax: (505) Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 11, 2005 OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Director of Missions Dan Pearce Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Janet Birkey Moderator...Joseph Vest Vice-Moderator...Jason Schwope Pastoral Ministries Director...Jason Schwope Sunday School Director... Rody Chesser Discipleship Training Director... Jim Peabody Music Ministry Director... Shayne Childers Men/Boys Mission Education Director (Brotherhood)... Brad Morgan Stewardship Director... Rody Chesser Missions Development Director... Brad Morgan Family Ministry Director...Jason Schwope Christian Life Director...Jason Schwope Student Ministries Director... Brad Morgan Finance Committee Chairman...Jason Schwope Nominating Committee Chairman...Jason Schwope Other Associational Position... Shayne Childers MOUNTAIN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 102 Quemado, NM (505) Annual Meeting Saturday, October 15, 2005 First Baptist Church, Socorro 94

96 Co-Director of Missions Ira Shelton Dan Bullock Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Debra Baker OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS ACP Contact... Rick Bentley Moderator... Dan Bullock Clerk... Rick Bentley Treasurer...Debra Baker Men/Boys Mission Education Director (Brotherhood)... Dan Bullock WMU Director... Ann Jenkerson MOUNTAIN VALLEY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 1328 Scenic Dr. Alamogordo, NM (505) Fax: (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting October 10, 2005 Bethel Baptist Church, Alamogordo Director of Missions Bart Montgomery Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Alma Osborne ACP Contact...Alma Osborne Moderator... Randel Widener Vice-Moderator... Larry Evans Clerk...Alma Osborne Treasurer... Doug Ledbetter Pastoral Ministries Director... Tim Watkins Discipleship Training Director...H.L. Bryant Music Ministry Director...Ken Hedstrom Men/Boys Mission Education Director (Brotherhood)... Jay Ward WMU Director... Mary Ledbetter 95

97 Evangelism Director... Fred MacDonald Stewardship Director... Wayne Blanton Missions Development Director... Mary Ledbetter Family Ministry Director... Roy Tyson Seminary Extension Director...Bart Montgomery Administrative Committee Chairman... Norman Green Finance Committee Chairman... Rex James Sr. Nominating Committee Chairman... Troy Horrell Other Associational Position... Wayne Blanton... Troy Horrell... Richard Schulze... Willie Stone... Jay Ward... Don Whiteside NORTHEASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Box 825 Raton, NM (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting October 10, 2005 First Baptist Church, Springer ACP Contact... Moderator...Edward Pierce Vice-Moderator... Charles Terpening Clerk... Donna Spruill Treasurer... Robert Mayes Pastoral Ministries Director... John Spruill Sunday School Director... Larry Henson Discipleship Training Director... Edward Buerkle Music Ministry Director... Richard Shirk WMU Director... Joan Maestes Evangelism Director... Michael Hensley Stewardship Director... Lester Stone Missions Development Director... Herbert Roever Family Ministry Director... John Spruill Student Ministries Director... Rick Arndt PECOS VALLEY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Po Box 267 Artesia, NM (505)

98 OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Fax: Annual Meeting Sunday, October 16 Midway Baptist Church, Dexter Director of Missions Joseph Tillery Office Secretary/Ministry Assistants Brenda Dowell Cathy Pennington ACP Contact... Brenda Dowell Moderator... John Dillender Vice-Moderator... Rick Sullivan Clerk... Brenda Dowell Treasurer... Brenda Dowell Pastoral Ministries Director... Bob Maples Sunday School Director... Phil Downs Discipleship Training Director... Robbie Boyd Music Ministry Director... Tom Gunn Men Boys Mission Education Director (Brotherhood)... Leo Pennington WMU Director... MarKay Hickerson Evangelism Director... John E. Hinze Stewardship Director... Wesley Pilley Missions Development Director... Rick Sullivan Family Ministry Director... Sharon Tillery Seminary Extension Director...Gavin Vaughan, II Administrative Committee Chairman... John Dillender History Committee Chairman... Mary Moore Nominating Committee Chairman... Robert Holcomb RIO GRANDE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Box 453 Las Cruces, NM (505) Fax: Annual Meeting Sunday, October 16 Calvary Baptist Church, Las Cruces 97

99 OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Director of Missions James K. Underwood Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Linda Edwards ACP Contact... Linda Edwards Moderator... James K. Underwood Clerk... Linda Edwards Treasurer... David Englehart WMU Director... Ramona Ganong Other Associational Positions... Don Archer... Dennis Diaz... Mary Mullins SAN JUAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 1010 Ridgeway Place Farmington, NM (505) Fax: (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting Sunday, October 16 First Baptist Church of Farmington Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Mary Jo Ward ACP Contact... Mary Jo Ward Moderator... Mike Copeland Vice-Moderator... Bob Schlauger Clerk... Mary Jo Ward Treasurer... Diane Hooven Sunday School Director... Kevin Wauer Music Ministry Director... Jeff Petillo Stewardship Director... Bob Schlauger Missions Development Director... Martha Stoner Student Ministries Director...Bill Eubank Finance Committee Chairman... Linda Dean History Committee Chairman...J.R. Burnett Nominating Committee Chairman... Jim North 98

100 Other Associational Positions... Charlotte Bailey... Tom Dierdorf... Jim Foreman... T.J. Jackson... Jackie Johnson... Donna Petillo... Craig Siegel... John Walker SANTA FE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 2006 Rosina St. Santa Fe, NM (505) Fax: (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting October 1, 2005 White Rock Baptist Church, Los Alamos Director of Missions Andrew Viera Associational Secretary/Ministry Assistant Sara Laitres ACP Contact...Sara Laitres Moderator... Eric Larson Vice-Moderator...Paul Cunningham Clerk... Debbi Larson Sunday School Director... Jamie Duke Music Ministry Director... Rodney G. Stevens Missions Development Director... Edna Romero Media Library Director... Virginia Burgess Administrative Committee Chairman... Tom Dowler History Committee Chairman... Tom Dowler SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 5512 Lovington Highway Hobbs, NM (505) Fax: (505)

101 OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 18 First Baptist Church, Tatum Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Linda McGuire Religious Education/Church Development Director... Dale Shook ACP Contact... Linda McGuire Moderator... Shawn Drake Vice-Moderator... Mike McGuire Clerk... Linda McGuire Treasurer... Lenelle Simpson Pastoral Ministries Director... Glenn Pipes WMU Director... Lenelle Simpson Evangelism Director... Marty Akins Seminary Extension Director... Mike McGuire Student Ministries Director... Mike McGuire... Chris St. Clair Administrative Committee Chairman... Larry Westmoreland Other Associational Positions... Karen Shawn... Bob Shows... Elizabeth Wilbanks SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PO Box 2926 Silver City, NM (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 20 First Baptist Church, Deming Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Ted Burk ACP Contact... Ted Burk Moderator... Donald Turnage Vice-Moderator... Steve Mosley Clerk... Don Kejr Treasurer... Ted Burk 100

102 WMU Director... Paula Hibner Student Ministries Director... Laura Filkins TUCUMCARI BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 605 E. Aber Tucumcari, NM (505) OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS 2005 Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 11, 2005 First Spanish Baptist Church of Tucumcari Director of Missions Grover Garrett Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Donna Emiro Mary Ann Garrett Religious Education/Church Development Director... Mary Ann Garrett ACP Contact... Mary Ann Garrett Moderator... C.L. Bowe Vice-Moderator... Doyle Frasier Clerk... Mary Ann Garrett Treasurer... Patti Bell/Sarah Hittson Pastoral Ministries Director... Doyle Frasier Music Ministry Director...Bill Daniels Evangelism Director... Darrell Sullivan Missions Development Director... Darrell Sullivan Administrative Committee Chairman... Darrell Sullivan Nominating Committee Chairman... Doyle Frasier WESTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 310 E. Aztec Gallup, NM (505) Annual Meeting Thursday, October 13, 2005 First Baptist Church of Grants 101

103 OTHER ASSOCIATIONAL LEADERS Office Secretary/Ministry Assistant Sheri Turk ACP Contact... Sheri Turk Moderator...Garland Moore Vice-Moderator... Franklin Williams Clerk... Sheri Turk Treasurer... Sheri Turk Pastoral Ministries Director... Franklin Williams Sunday School Director... Tammy Sweger Discipleship Training Director... Richard Delores Music Ministry Director... Jose Cano Men/Boys Mission Education Director (Brotherhood)... Kevin Bodley Evangelism Director... Jay McCollum Stewardship Director...Robert Pogues Missions Development Director... Durk Lynch Student Ministries Director... Bobby Alexander Finance Committee Chairman... Mary Saye Nominating Committee Chairman...Garland Moore Other Associational Positions... Francis Ford 102

104 Staff Directory Board Members Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Annual Report Budget Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center 103

105 INLOW BAPTIST CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER PO Box 258 Torreon, NM (505) Fax: (505) John and Kathy Walsh Resident Managers BOARD OF DIRECTORS INLOW BAPTIST CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER 2005 Chairman Andy Donalson Vice Chairman Boyd Morerod Recording Secretary Rich Meyer Treasurer Don Archer Non-Expiring Term Executive Director, BCNM One-Year Term Expires 2005 Don Archer PO Box 335, Hatch Nancy Curtis PO Box 5174, Silver City, Rich Meyer Box 1453, Deming Roger Persons 234 Rainbow Dr. PMB 13423, Livingston, TX INLOW Two-Year Term Expires 2006 Kay Madaris Box 2809, Ruidoso Eddie Melendez, Jr Chama NE, Albuq Boyd Morerod 9 Los Chavez, Park, Belen Brian Sundheimer 1100 Michigan Ave., Alamo Three-Year Term Expires 2007 Mary Barnes 9208 Admiral Lowell Ave. NE, Albq Karen Cortese Rt. 1 Box 83, Ft. Sumner Andy Donalson 9429 Constitution NE, Albuq Leland Harral HC 61, Box 41, Encino

106 ARTICLES of INCORPORATION of INLOW BAPTIST CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center Board shall operate Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center as a private religious camp to provide camping facilities for use by the organizations of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and other churches and organizations whose goals and purposes are compatible with the purposes of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE FOUR: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation 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 herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE FIVE: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. If at that time The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is such an entity, then all assets available for distribution shall be distributed to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE SIX: Member. A. This Corporation shall have one Member, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, a New Mexico religious nonprofit corporation. The annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall constitute the annual meeting of the Member. Any other meeting of the Member may occur only as provided in The Baptist Convention of New Mexico's governing instruments. B. In addition to the rights granted the Member under these Articles, in the Bylaws, and under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be 105

107 amended, the Member shall have the right to vote on: the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; merger or consolidation and dissolution; the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the Corporation; and the election and removal of those persons constituting the Board of Directors. ARTICLE SEVEN: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be composed of twelve (12) persons and the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. A change in that number shall be made only by amending the Articles of Incorporation. Directors shall be elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for terms of three years. The expiration of terms shall continue to be staggered so that one third of the terms will expire each year. A Director who has served nine consecutive years shall be ineligible for election to another successive term until one year has elapsed following the end of his term. A Director may be removed from office by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any reason deemed sufficient to the Convention and after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Alternatively, a Director may be removed by action of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico upon the request of the Board of Directors of this Corporation after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors other than as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the Board, or as the result of the expiration of a term, may be filled temporarily by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors, though less than a quorum of the Board until The Baptist Convention of New Mexico acts to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. The Board of Directors shall present to the State Executive Board in the Board s July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation s Board. If the State Executive Board finds any suggested nominee not acceptable, the Corporation s Board of Directors shall be advised of the State Executive Board s position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Executive Board in its September meeting. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Executive Board shall be nominated by the State Executive Board to the Convention. If the State Executive Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee, the State Executive Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. The names and addresses of those persons who have consented to serve as the initial Directors are: Don Archer, PO Box 335, Hatch NM Deane Cline, PO Box 2592, Taos NM Joe Cook, PO Box 23, Belen NM Johanna Dawson, 2118 Erbbe NE, Albuquerque NM Tommy Donham, 1012 Casa Grande Place NE, Albuq. NM Melbourne Fewell, 4195 Columbus Rd. SE, Deming NM Kenneth Long, PO Box 33, Moriarty NM Kay Madaris, PO Box 2809, Ruidoso NM Eddie Melendez Jr., 1305 Chama NE, Albuquerque NM

108 Roger Persons, PO Box 229, Torreon NM Vera Sandoval, 1900 Mountain View, Gallup NM J.B. Taylor, 420 Cr. 10 th, Clovis NM ARTICLE EIGHT: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by an officer, agent or attorney of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE NINE: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its initial registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: John Walsh, Forest Road 55 G, Tajique, NM ARTICLE TEN: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the Member. Written notice setting forth the proposed amendment shall be given to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico at least ten days prior to a regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico prior to the meeting of the Member at which the amendment will be considered and voted upon by the Member. These Articles of Incorporation were adopted by the messengers constituting The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on the 27 th day of October, 1999, in its annual session at which a quorum of the messengers entitled to vote was present and the Articles of Incorporation received at least two thirds (2/3) of the votes of messengers present at the time the vote was taken. These Articles of Incorporation were also adopted by the Board of Directors (State Executive Board) by a vote of a majority of the Board of Director s in office on the 27 th day of September, The name and address of the incorporator of this corporation is Eddie Melendez, Jr., whose address is 1305 Chama NE, Albuquerque NM IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of January, 2000 STATE OF NEW MEXICO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF BERNALILLO ) 107 Eddie Melendez, Jr. On this 10th day of January, 2000, before me personally appeared Eddie Melendez, Jr. to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he executed it as his free act and deed. Nancy Faucett, Notary Public (SEAL) My Commission Expires: April 16, 2001

109 BYLAWS of INLOW BAPTIST CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER (As amended October 26, 2000) ARTICLE ONE: Name and Location. The name of this organization shall be Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center. Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center shall be located in the Manzano Mountains of Torrance County, New Mexico, and shall be addressed at PO Box 258, Torreon, NM ARTICLE TWO: Officers. The Board of Directors shall elect the officers described in these Bylaws and other officers as may be deemed necessary. Officers shall be elected in the first regular meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and shall hold office for one (1) year and until their successors are installed. The Board shall employ as an administrative officer a Camp Manager and other such workers as deemed necessary for proper operation of the Camp. The tenure and basis of remuneration for these shall be determined by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE THREE: Duties of Officers. Section 1. President: The President shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of president. The President may also serve as the Chairman of the Board. Section 2. Vice-President: It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to act for the Chairman in his absence or incapacity. The Vice-President may also serve as the Vice- Chairman of the Board. Section 3. Secretary: The Secretary shall keep accurate and detailed records of the minutes and actions of the Board meetings and shall be a custodian of the records, documents, and reports of the camp operations. Section 4. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be responsible to receive, disburse, and make a true and detailed accounting for all funds of whatever type coming to the Camp. ARTICLE FOUR: Meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall meet four times a year with at least two of the meetings being at Inlow and at least two weeks prior to the meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, and, should circumstances require, at other times when directors shall be given five days notice by the President. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the elected directors then in office. ARTICLE FIVE: Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate and appoint one or more committees each of which shall consist of two or more directors. The committees, to the extent provided in the resolution or in these Bylaws, shall have and exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no committee shall have the authority of the Board of Directors to amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws, act in regard to the removing of a director or officer or committee member, or act in regard to the election of a director, or undertake 108

110 to amend the Articles of Incorporation or restate those articles, adopt a plan of merger or consolidation, authorize the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation, authorize the voluntary dissolution of the Corporation, adopt a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Corporation, or amend, alter or repeal any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by a committee. ARTICLE SIX: Salary and Indemnification. Section 1. No director of this Corporation shall be entitled to nor shall any receive any salary or remuneration for services performed on behalf of the Camp. The members of the Board will be reimbursed actual expenses incurred while serving on the Board as authorized by the policies adopted by the Board. Section 2. The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or former director or officer against reasonable expenses, costs, and attorney's fees, actual and reasonable, incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he or she is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer. The indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment, or to compromise or settle a claim. The director or officer shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office, and the breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed for a director or officer for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director or officer was not entitled to indemnification. ARTICLE SEVEN: Responsibility. The President of the Board shall make a report each quarter to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, which shall contain a monthly financial statement and statistical information of the condition and activities of the Board and the operation of the Camp. The Board shall prepare an annual budget and submit it as information to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico prior to the September meeting. ARTICLE EIGHT: Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended by the majority vote of the Board of Directors. 109

111 INLOW BAPTIST CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER Annual Report This has been a banner year in the history of Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center. We have enjoyed historic numbers of Baptist campers. We have enjoyed an unprecedented numbers of non-baptist campers, of all ages. By the end of the year, we will have passed our 2004 budget numbers. We have enjoyed a lot of rain, making the surrounding forest lush and green and the weather just so very good. Your Board, charged with the oversight of this hallowed place, where so many have made life-changing decisions, has made some unprecedented decisions that will affect the future of Inlow, for years to come. We are in the process of moving around cabins, to accommodate more campers. We are in process of modernizing the sewage system of the entire camp, as the one put in place many years ago, can no longer handle the numbers coming. Electricity, water and drinking fountains are in place at all buildings on our beautiful campus. The Prayer Garden has been expanded and made more accessible. These have all been made possible by voluntary donations of money and time. Inlow Lodge, our some 114 year old base building, is in the process on being revitalized, like never before. A new roof, complete remodeling of up-stairs to house camp staff in a turn of the century motif, replacing kitchen furnishings with period furnishings, rechinking of all hand-fitted logs, reattaching the three chimneys to log facings, redoing porch areas, replacing windows with double pane pre-hung windows. All of this, to make it again, the center of our campus. It can then be used as a museum, a board meeting place and staff housing. Morning reveille can again become a part of camp life, before going to vespers down at Los Tres Pinos. Yes, you have heard right, Los Tres Pinos is now un pino, but a work crew from Ruidoso First, is coming to make it again a place of worship and beauty and it can again be a place where momentous decisions are made. Alumni have made a great deal of this possible, and we feel that others will want to be a part of this. May I urge that every alumnus prayerfully consider becoming a part of the 100 contributing persons as challenged by Dr. Claude Cone. As we contribute $50 a month, we give back a little of what all the counselors, founders, directors, missionaries who have meant so much to our lives, have given, and will give in the years ahead. Taylor Tabernacle has had a complete do over electrically. You won t recognize the place, with full lighting, electrical outlets wherever needed, fans, beautiful floor and stage area, lights outside. This made possible by your manager and volunteers (journeyman electricians). New programs will be available for the 2005 year. An equestrian program, led by your assistant manager and their sons, made possible by a gift plus purchase. Paint-ball area being designed by Minister of Youth at Sandia Baptist Church, Albq, Andy Donalson, as a worship activity. Ropes courses, climbing wall and zip line. Ask your youth what is involved here. A full bicycle program. Trails will need to be cleared plus trash trees cleared by volunteers. A future use and commonality program is well under way. We are in need of a one-ton 4 wheel drive pickup, to use in transporting equipment, maintaining our roads and many other activities. This to replace two pickups, no longer usable. An outstanding program for the future is being made possible by your 110

112 foresighted board of directors and by you as you contribute prayers and your help. Please remember the camp in your church budget. A camping program cannot be static nor should it attempt to compete with every commercial thing out there. As the Lord leads and your people respond to the usage of these programs, your board will move on to the next opportunity. This has been outstanding year, and the years ahead portend great things. God has been good, because you have made it possible, and your Board has been faithful and farsighted. Don Archer, Inlow Baptist Camp & Conference Center Board President Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center 2005 Budget Account Name 2004 Change 2005 Manager Salary ,875 1,125 37,000 Secretary/Cook Salary , ,900 Staff Salaries ,500 2,500 16,000 Volunteer Expenses , ,000 Work Week Expense , ,200 Manager Travel , ,200 Staff Expense ,000 Cleaning Expense , ,000 Office Supplies , ,500 Utilities/Propane ,750 5,250 20,000 Canteen/Gift Shop , ,500 Janitorial Supplies , ,000 Promotion , ,000 Miscellaneous , ,500 Utilities/Electricity , ,000 Repair & Replacement ,000 3,000 13,000 Camper Insurance , ,000 Commercial Insurance ,900 1,190 22,090 Vehicle Operations ,000 3,000 18,000 RV Park , ,000 Senior Day Board Expenses , ,500 Internet/Computer Exp Telephone , ,000 Groceries ,000 7,500 57,500 Employees Retirement , ,550 Social Security Taxes ,400 (100 5,300 Employee's Insurance , ,500 Medical Supplies New Equipment/Rec ,000 2,000 7,000 Water Well Expenses ,000 Trash Removal , ,500 Capital Investment , ,

113 Christmas Bonus Total 274,500 29, ,700 Anticipated Income Source Days Fees Income BCNM Camper Days 6,500 $31 201,500 Outside Camper Days 1,800 $39 70,200 Total Camper Days 8, ,700 Gifts 22,000 Gift Shop Income 5,000 Canteen Income 5,000 Anticipated Total Income 303,

114 Staff Directory Board Members Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Annual Report Budget New Mexico Baptist Children s Home 113

115 NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN S HOME PO Box 629 Portales, NM (505) Geraldine Dooley... Administrator Eron Green... Assistant Administrator Teresa Howard... Director of Finance Carolyn Morrison... Social Worker Carla Eisenbeisz... Administrative Assistant Butch & Kathy Priest... Farm and 4-H Manager Rose Romero... Cook Tracy & Tammy Hillis... Houseparents Joey & Tracy Hargrove... Houseparents Larry & Linda Gilbreath... Houseparents Chris & Sandy St. Clair... Houseparents Public Relations... Sherah Witt Maintenance... Preston Dooley NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN S HOME Board of Directors 2005 Chairman Frank Hodnett Vice Chairman Steven Collins Recording Secretary Wanda Bowe Executive Director, BCNM Non-Expiring Term One-Year Term Expires 2005 Steve Collins 1400 S. Roosevelt Rd 4, Port Jan Meyer 1850 Camila Rd. SW, Deming Walter Pickett st St., Los Alamos David Bonner 20 NM 467, Portales Frank Hodnett 2113 Tower Drive, Carlsbad Two-Year Term Expires 2006 Wanda Bowe 5797 Quay Rd. S, San Jon Fern Chelsey 6804 Bonnie Ct., Albuquerque Thelma Coffey 2312 Miller, Clovis Forrest Dickerson 914 Alamosa, Carlsbad Frank Rader 509 Walnut St., Clayton Three-Year Term Expires 2005 Wayne Brazil Box 738, Tatum Tom Harlan 2212 Echols Ave., Clovis

116 Rony Hernandez 5300 Big Sky Dr., Las Cruces Larry Lynch 2503 Sierra Vista Rd., Artesia Mike Mataya PO Box 180, Gallup Hayden Smith Box 829, Carrizozo Kenny Vance PO Box 1137, Magdalena Illa Vaughn #1 CR 5150, Bloomfield Nancy Wagner 3220 Lilac, Clovis NMBCH 115

117 ARTICLES of AMENDMENT to the ARTICLES of INCORPORATION of THE NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME (As Amended October 27, 1999) Pursuant to the provisions of Section NMSA 1978 of the Nonprofit Corporation Act the undersigned Corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the Corporation is The New Mexico Baptist Children s Home. 2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the Corporation on the 1 st day of October, 1999, in the manner prescribed by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act: The present Articles of Incorporation as amended are deleted in their entirety and the following Articles of Incorporation are substituted in their place: ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to provide care in a Christian environment for children who are unable to remain in their natural home, and to engage in any other benevolent and charitable work that will not interfere with the maintenance of a home for dependent children. ARTICLE FOUR: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation 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 herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. 116

118 ARTICLE FIVE: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. If at that time The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is such an entity, then all assets available for distribution shall be distributed to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE SIX: Member. A. This Corporation shall have one Member, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, a New Mexico religious nonprofit corporation. The annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall constitute the annual meeting of the Member. Any other meeting of the Member may occur only as provided in The Baptist Convention of New Mexico's governing instruments. B. In addition to the rights granted the Member under these Articles, in the Bylaws, and under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended, the Member shall have the right to vote on: the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; merger or consolidation and dissolution; the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the Corporation. ARTICLE SEVEN: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be composed of one person who is a member of a church in each of the Associations recognized by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, plus three persons who reside in a radius of one hundred miles of Portales, plus three persons at large, plus the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. A change in that number shall be made only by amending the Articles of Incorporation. Directors shall be elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for terms of three years. The expiration of terms shall continue to be staggered so that one third of the terms will expire each year. A Director who has served nine consecutive years shall be ineligible for election to another successive term until one year has elapsed following the end of his term. A Director may be removed from office by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any reason deemed sufficient to the Convention and after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Alternatively, a Director may be removed by action of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico upon the request of the Board of Directors of this Corporation after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico in annual or special session. Vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors other than as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the Board, or as the result of the expiration of a term, may be filled temporarily by 117

119 the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board until The Baptist Convention of New Mexico acts to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. The Board of Directors shall present to the State Executive Board in the Board s July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation s Board. If the State Executive Board finds any suggested nominee not acceptable, the Corporation s Board of Director s shall be advised of the State Executive Board s position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Executive Board in its September meeting. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Executive Board shall be nominated by the State Executive Board to the Convention. If the State Executive Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee, the State Executive Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. ARTICLE EIGHT: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by an officer, agent or attorney of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE NINE: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: John Combs, Administrator, 2100 South Avenue I, Portales NM ARTICLE TEN: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the Member. Written notice setting forth the proposed amendment shall be given to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico at least ten days prior to a regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico prior to the meeting of the Member at which the amendment will be considered and voted upon by the Member. 3. This Amendment was adopted by the messengers constituting The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on the 27 th day of October, 1999, in its annual session at which a quorum of the messengers entitled to vote was present and the amendment received at least twothirds (2/3) of the votes which messengers were entitled to cast. This Amendment was also adopted by the Board of Directors (The State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico) by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors in office on the 27 th day of September,

120 AMENDED BYLAWS of THE NEW MEXICO BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME (As Amended October 27, 1999) ARTICLE ONE: Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at 2100 South Avenue I, Portales, New Mexico ARTICLE TWO: Officers. The Board of Directors shall elect the officers described in these Bylaws and other officers as may be deemed necessary. Officers shall be elected in the first regular meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and shall hold office for one (1) year and until his or their successors are installed. The Board shall name as administrative officers, a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary-Treasurer and such other officers as may be deemed necessary to carry on the work of the Corporation. The tenure and basis of remuneration for these shall be determined by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE THREE: Duties of Officers. Section 1: Chairman: The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of chairman. Section 2: Vice-Chairman: It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chairman to act for the Chairman in his absence or incapacity. Section 3: Chairman Pro Tem: If at any time the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be unable to act, the Board of Directors shall appoint some other member of the Board to do so, in whom shall be vested, for the time being, all duties and functions of the office. Section 4: Recording Secretary: The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors in all business meetings. Section 5: President: The President, as the Executive Officer of the Corporation, shall carry out the instruction of the Board of Directors. It shall be the President's duty, upon the approval and direction of the Board of Directors, to execute contracts, deeds, documents and other instruments. The President may also be called the Administrator. Section 6: Vice-President: It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed, and to act for the President in his absence or incapacity. The Vice-President may be called the Assistant Administrator. Section 7: Secretary-Treasurer: It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed by the President. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining an 119

121 accurate record of all proceedings during board and committee meetings and performing duties of business management as directed by the President. As Secretary-Treasurer this officer shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate financial record of all receipts and disbursements of the institution. The Secretary-Treasurer may be called the Business Manager. ARTICLE FOUR: Meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 1: Regular Meetings: The Board of Directors shall meet a minimum of three (3) times per year at such time and place as the Board determines. Written notice of all regular meetings shall be made by the Chairman of the Board or the executive officers of the Corporation ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Section 2: Called Meetings: Called meetings may be held upon call of the Chairman, the Administrator of the Home, or upon request of any five (5) members of the Board of Directors, and the Chairman shall give sufficient notice of the time and place thereof to enable the Directors to attend. Section 3: Quorum: A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Board. ARTICLE FIVE: Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors in office, may designate and appoint one or more committees each of which shall consist of two or more directors. The committees, to the extent provided in the resolution or in these Bylaws, shall have and exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no committee shall have the authority of the Board of Directors to amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws, act in regard to the removing of a director or officer or committee member, or act in regards to the election of a director, or undertake to amend the Articles of Incorporation or restate those articles, adopt a plan of merger or consolidation, authorize the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation, authorize the voluntary dissolution of the Corporation, adopt a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Corporation, or amend, alter or repeal any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by a committee. ARTICLE SIX: Salary and Indemnification. Section 1: No director of this Corporation shall receive, or lawfully be entitled to receive, any salary or remuneration for services connected with the administration of the affairs of this Corporation. Actual expenses incurred by any such director may be refunded when authorized by the Board. Section 2: The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or former director or officer of the Corporation against reasonable expenses, costs, and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer. The indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment or to compromise or settle a claim. The director or officer shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or 120

122 failed to perform the duties of his office and the breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed of a director or officer for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director or officer was not entitled to indemnification. ARTICLE SEVEN: Executive Committee. Section 1: The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the Chairmen of each standing committee of the Board. The Committee Chairman is to be elected from those members of the Committee, which are appointed to their respective committee by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, in annual session. The Executive Committee shall include the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary and shall be composed of not more than twelve (12) members, including the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Section 2. The Board of Directors may delegate to the Executive Committee such authority as is deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Corporation, but not the authority these Bylaws prohibit a committee from discharging, between meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 3. The Executive Committee shall meet not less than once each calendar month, except on those months when there is a regular or special meeting of the full board. These meetings may be at a time and place designated by the Chairman or by telephone conference. The Chairman shall give reasonable notice to the members of the Executive Committee by phone or mail of the time and place of each meeting. ARTICLE EIGHT: Policy and Personnel Committee. The Policy and Personnel Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman and shall consist of not less than three members. This committee shall maintain and cause to be published a manual setting forth the policies of The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home for operations and personnel. The Board shall undertake to cause policies concerning personnel to be generally consistent insofar as possible, with those adopted by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, as the same may from time to time be amended. The hiring and tenure of all employees shall be under the direction of the Children's Home Administrator. The Children's Home Administrator shall be chosen and the terms and conditions of employment determined by the Board of Directors of the Children's Home. ARTICLE NINE: Finance-Budget Committee. The Finance-Budget Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman and shall consist of not less than three members. This committee shall prepare and present to the Board of Directors the annual budget, and may from time to time recommend to the Board of Directors changes in the budget. This committee shall determine procedures to assure fiscal accountability. All funds delivered to the Corporation by gift, devise and bequest or otherwise and not otherwise designated by the donor and all undistributed income derived therefrom shall be invested and continued to be invested under the direction of the committee by The New Mexico Baptist Foundation. 121

123 ARTICLE TEN: Financial Responsibility. Section 1. The Board of Directors shall make reports to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and to its State Executive Board. Section 2. The Children's Home Administrator shall employ the Convention Auditor to prepare a complete audit of all of the Children's Home's operation and financial transactions every year and shall offer same to be published in the annual of the Convention. Section 3. The Chairman, the Secretary-Treasurer, and the Chairman of the Finance- Budget Committee of the Children's Home Board shall prepare and present a monthly financial report to the Chairman of the Executive Board, the President, and the Business Administrator of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for review. Each quarter the above named and the Property-Finance Committee of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall be invited to review the financial statements of The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home and the Corporation's designated officers or directors shall offer to present a report at each regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE ELEVEN: Seal. The corporate seal of this corporation shall be a circular seal with the name and words, The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home. ARTICLE TWELVE: Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Dated: November 8, 1999 The New Mexico Baptist Children's Home By John W. Combs, Its President and By Teresa Howard, Its Secretary 122

124 ANNUAL REPORT Geraldine Dooley, Administrator Children are a gift from the Lord Psalm 127:3a 2004 has been a busy and eventful year. Change is inevitable in childcare and many times it can come with various kinds of emotions. There are so many aspects to maintaining a functioning program that go unnoticed. Our goal is to work on the individual parts of the program in order for it to remain successful. Through all of the recent changes in our staff and program the children have continued to grow and develop. Because change is hard for many people, our concern is for the children and their lives. However, children are very resilient and can handle change better than most adults. We have been blessed with many new admissions as well as lots of exciting activities at the Home. The transition between administrators went smoothly. The staff that was in charge did an excellent job; I commend them for their tenacity and commitment. Working in a childcare environment carries responsibilities that can, at times, demand all of ones self. Often we fail to remember that people who are willing to work at the Children s Home put their lives on hold. We constantly encourage the staff to spend quality time with their own children. I am thankful for our staff; they are working hard to help children grow to become all they can be. The summer was full of blessings and busy schedules. The County and State Fairs were fun and rewarding to the children. The children won two Grand Champions, four Reserve Champions, three Best of Show, eight First Place Ribbons, nine Second Place Ribbons, five Third Place Ribbons and 17 other ribbons in the County and State Fairs. They were a very proud group of kids and we were very proud of all of their hard work. Eron Green is our new Assistant Administrator. We are also in the process of hiring a social worker. We have five sets of houseparents; four sets are in the four homes and one couple in training. As our number of children continues to rise, we will have to continue to mold our program into what works best for the children. This is a review of our Child Care intakes and application process for the 2004 year. Applications Sent 58 Applications received 18 Children Placed 15 Children Dismissed 11 Total in Care We ask for your prayers as we undertake a new building or remodeling for a food service facility. The facility being used is not up to code for a dining room and kitchen. We explored several to meet the state codes. One possible option was to eat and cook in the individual cottages; however there were some complications with that. We are trying to be as conservative and good stewards of God s money as possible. Pray also that God will send children that He has chosen to be here and that we will be open to His will. I 123

125 also ask you to pray for us as a staff as we work together and work with children to be completely in tune with God Budget SALARIES AND BENEFITS $508,730 Administrative Salaries $118,764 Support Staff Salaries $150,284 Houseparents Salaries $117,028 Employee Taxes/Insurance $122,654 DIRECT CHILD CARE EXPENSE $86,500 OPERATING EXPENSES & FIXED COSTS $162,346 Utilities $72,100 Repair & Maintenance $45,000 Vehicle Fuel $9,966 Cottage Needs $10,280 Casualty & Liability Insurance $25,000 ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE $77,300 Admin/Campus/Board Travel $18,800 Office Expense $15,500 Promotion $27,000 Legal/Accounting/Organization Fees $9,000 Staff Training $7,000 TOTAL BUDGET $834, Income Total Income $834,876 Child Care and Support 5,000 Designated Giving/Churches 360,000 Mothers Day Offerings 58,000 Designated Giving/Personal 100,000 Christmas Gifts 18,000 Memorial Gifts 50,000 Earnings From Trusts 170,000 Miscellaneous 1,000 Donations for Food 11,000 Interest 12,000 Farm Income 5,000 Recreation and Equipment 1,000 4-H Program 400 Capital Improvements 25,000 Reserve usage 18,

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127 NEW MEXICO BAPTIST FOUNDATION AND CHURCH FINANCE CORPORATION PO Box Albuquerque, NM (505) Foundation (505) Church Finance Corporation Fax: (505) Staff Directory B. Lee Black, Director/President Martha Speakman, Church Finance Admin. Sharon Glaser, Church Finance Admin. Asst. Brian Bone, Treasurer Jessica Dotson, Information Services Ramona Abbey, Receptionist/Records Asst. Ed Storm, Full-time Ministry Volunteer Mary Gomez, Part-time Ministry Volunteer Board of Directors 2005 Church Finance Officers Chairman Richard Gomez Vice-Chairman Rena Bulsterbaum Recording Secretary Oliver Allred Foundation Officers Chairman Sara Preston Vice-Chairman Earl Wallin Recording Secretary Randy Patterson NMBF Non-Expiring Term Executive Director, BCNM One-Year Term Expires 2005 Kenneth Abbott Anaheim Ave. NE, Albuq Oliver Allred 2336 Via Seville Rd. NW, Albuq Rena Bulsterbaum 1115 Shelly Dr., Deming Joe Coey PO Box 16352, Albuquerque Claude W. Cone PO Box 94485, Albuquerque

128 Knute H. Lee, Jr. PO Drawer 14668, Albuq Earl Wallin 509 Catalina Lane, Alamog Two-Year Term Expires 2006 Michael Arnold 4451 Long Shadow, Santa Fe Richard Gomez 9805 Fostoria Rd. NE, Albuq Ed Laughlin 11 Oakmont Ridge, Sandia Park Jim Mathis 5416 Cortaderia Pl. NE, Albuq Robert Martin 514 Palomas NE, Albuquerque Sara Preston 2713 Mesa Dr., Farmington Ken Williams 80 Juniper Hills Pl. NE, Albuq Three-Year Term Expires 2007 James Francis 524 E. Jemez Rd., Hobbs Randy Patterson 1705 W. Washington, Artesia Tim Reyes 175 E. Thorpe Rd., Las Cruces Bob Schaaf PO Box 832, T or C Bobby Shows 1813 McKinley St., Hobbs Beverly Spellbring 3009 McColm, Farmington Charles Stockton 2317 Fairway Terrace, Clovis

129 ARTICLES of AMENDMENT to the ARTICLES of INCORPORATION of THE NEW MEXICO BAPTIST FOUNDATION (As Amended October 27, 1999) Pursuant to the provisions of Section NMSA 1978 of the Nonprofit Corporation Act the undersigned Corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the Corporation is The New Mexico Baptist Foundation. 2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the Corporation on the 1 st day of July, 1999, in the manner prescribed by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act: The present Articles of Incorporation as amended are deleted in their entirety and the following Articles of Incorporation are substituted in their place: ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is The New Mexico Baptist Foundation. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. The general purposes of said Corporation shall be to serve any Baptist institution, agency, or enterprise located within or without the State of New Mexico, or any benevolent, charitable, educational or missionary undertaking, institution or agency fostered by or having the official sanction of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, or The Southern Baptist Convention. Such conjoined purposes to be executed simultaneously in the furtherance of the development of benevolent, charitable, educational and missionary activities in, and for the benefit of, schools, hospitals, orphanages and other enterprises operated as Baptist institutions or under the supervision of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico or The Southern Baptist Convention, or for any charitable purpose when a part of the income of a particular trust shall be for the purposes herein above stated, and to such end may receive by bequest, devise, gift, purchase or lease, either absolutely or in trust, any real or personal property. To convey such property, to invest and reinvest the same of the proceeds thereof, in such manner as in the judgment of the Board of Directors will best promote such objects. To make distributions of income and principal in accordance with the directions of the donor, grantor or testator. In the absence of such direction, such distributions shall be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to an institution or agency of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Nothing herein shall prevent the Corporation from serving a charitable or religious agency, enterprise or institution not fostered by or having the official sanction of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico or The Southern Baptist Convention, if the cost of such service is recovered from the agency or institution served. 128

130 ARTICLE FOUR: Powers. The Corporation shall have the right to mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise pledge either the real, personal or mixed property under the ownership or control of said Corporation. It may finance, refinance or renew any indebtedness that may exist at the time that the ownership or management of such properties passes to the Corporation, provided that in such refinancing the property securing such loan shall be the sole security thereof. The Corporation shall have the right to create and be the members and directors of separate entities organized to further the purposes of the Corporation. To act as a trustee, personal representative, guardian, conservator or in any other fiduciary capacity. The Directors shall exercise all power that may be exercised or performed by the Corporation under the laws of the State of New Mexico, these Amended Articles of Incorporation, and the Bylaws, except to the extent the Member of this Corporation, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, is vested with rights under the Corporation s Articles of Incorporation or the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act. ARTICLE FIVE: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its board members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation 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 herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE SIX: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. If at that time The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is such an entity, then all assets available for distribution shall be distributed to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE SEVEN: Member. 129

131 A. This Corporation shall have one Member, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, a New Mexico religious nonprofit Corporation. The annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall constitute the annual meeting of the Member. Any other meeting of the Member may occur only as provided in The Baptist Convention of New Mexico's governing instruments. B. In addition to the rights granted the Member under these Articles, in the Corporation s Bylaws, and under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended, the Member shall have the right to vote on: the Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; merger or consolidation and dissolution; and in conjunction with a dissolution (or as a part of a dissolution) the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the Corporation not in the ordinary course of business. C. The provision of the foregoing paragraph shall not apply to the assets of a separate entity organized by the Corporation. ARTICLE EIGHT: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be composed of the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and twenty other persons. A change in that number shall be made only by amending the Articles of Incorporation. Directors shall be elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for terms of three years. The expiration of terms shall continue to be staggered so that one third of the terms will expire each year. A Director who has served nine consecutive years shall be ineligible for election to another successive term until one year has elapsed following the end of his term. A Director may be removed from office at the request of the Corporation s Board by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any reason deemed sufficient to the Convention and after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Alternatively, a Director may be removed by action of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico upon the request of the Board of Directors of this Corporation after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors other than as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the Board, or as the result of the expiration of a term, may be filled temporarily by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board until The Baptist Convention of New Mexico acts to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. The Board of Directors shall present to the State Executive Board in the Board s July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation s Board. If the State Executive Board finds any suggested nominee not acceptable, the Corporation s Board of Director s shall be advised of the State Executive Board s position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Executive Board in its July or September meeting. If 130

132 the Corporation s Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee, the State Executive Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Executive Board shall be nominated by the State Executive Board to the Convention. ARTICLE NINE: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by an officer, agent or attorney of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico or any other person for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE TEN: Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or former director or officer of the Corporation against reasonable expenses, costs, and attorneys fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer. The indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment or to compromise or settle a claim. The director or officer shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office and the breach of failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed of a director or officer for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director or officer was not entitled to indemnification. Director means any person who is or was a director of the Corporation and any person who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of any foreign or domestic corporation or non-profit corporation, cooperative, partnership, joint venture, trust, other incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or employee benefit plan or trust. ARTICLE ELEVEN: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: B. Lee Black, President, 2511 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque NM ARTICLE TWELVE: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed Amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the Member. Written notice setting forth the proposed Amendment shall be given to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico at least ten days prior to a regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico prior to the meeting of the Member at which the Amendment will be considered and voted upon by the Member. 3. This Amendment was adopted by the messengers constituting The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on the 27 th day of October, This Amendment was also adopted by 131

133 the Board of Directors of The New Mexico Baptist Foundation by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors in office on the 1 st day of July,

134 AMENDED BYLAWS of THE NEW MEXICO BAPTIST FOUNDATION (As Amended October 27, 1999) ARTICLE ONE: Purpose. This Corporation is an organization of Baptist believers, incorporated for the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE TWO: Board of Directors. Section 1: Election and Term of Office. The Board of Directors shall consist of the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and twenty (20) members, elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico in its annual session, to serve terms of three (3) years each. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three groups in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation. Section 2: Officers. A. Elective Officers. The Directors shall elect a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and a Recording Secretary. Officers shall be elected in the first regular meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and shall hold office for one (1) year and until his or their successors are installed. B. Administrative Officers. The Board shall name a President, Secretary, Treasurer and such other officers as may be deemed necessary to carry on the work of the Corporation. The tenure and basis of remuneration for these shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 3: Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet four (4) times per year at such time and places as they may determine, the first such meeting following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico being the one in which officers are elected. Written notice of all regular meetings shall be made by the Chairman of the Board or the executive officers of the Corporation ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Section 4: Called Meetings. Called meetings may be held upon call of the Chairman, the executive officers, or upon request of any five (5) members of the Board of Directors, and the Chairman or President shall give sufficient notice of the time and place thereof to enable the Directors to attend. Section 5: Quorum. A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Board. Section 6. Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate and appoint one or more committees each of which shall consist of two or more Directors. The committees, to the extent provided in the resolution or in these Bylaws, shall have and exercise such authority as 133

135 may be granted by the Board of Directors, so long as the same shall be within the limits of their own authority and discretion. ARTICLE THREE: Duties of Officers. Section 1: Chairman. The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of chairman. Section 2: Vice-Chairman. It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chairman to act for the Chairman in his absence or incapacity. Section 3: Chairman Pro Tem. If at any time the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be unable to act, the Board of Directors shall appoint some other member of the Board to do so, in whom shall be vested, for the time being, all duties and functions of the office. Section 4: Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors in all business meetings. Section 5: President. The President, as the Executive Officer of the Corporation, shall carry out the instruction of the Board of Directors. It shall be his duty, upon the approval and direction of the Board of Directors, to execute trust agreements, contracts, deeds, documents and other instruments. He shall execute to the Corporation a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors, and shall keep a true book of accounts, and annually, as well as at other times as he shall be directed, shall lay before the Board of Directors a statement of the monies received and disbursed. Section 6: Vice-President. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed, and to act for the President in his absence or incapacity. The Vice-President shall execute a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 7: Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed by the President. The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate record of all proceedings during board and committee meetings. Section 8: Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed by the President. The Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate financial record of all accounts of the Foundation. These account records shall be provided each month and presented to the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall executive a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 9: Directors. The business of the Corporation shall be administered by the Directors, each of whom shall be a regular member of a Baptist church cooperating with The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. The Board of Directors shall cause to be 134

136 prepared the annual report and such other reports as may be deemed necessary, covering all income and disbursements, and shall distribute all designated income that is available for distribution as the need arises, and shall furnish any interested institution information concerning the investment of funds for such institution. The Directors shall make a faithful accounting of their administration of all funds entrusted to them to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico at its annual meeting. This annual report shall bear the certificate of an independent auditor and shall bear the date of the end of the fiscal year of the Corporation. ARTICLE FOUR: Private Inurement. No Director of this Corporation shall receive, or lawfully be entitled to receive, any salary or remuneration for services connected with the administration of the affairs of this Corporation. Actual expenses incurred by any such Director may be refunded when authorized by the Board. ARTICLE FIVE: Executive Committee. Section 1: The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the chairmen of each standing committee of the Board. The committee chairman is to be elected by and from among the members of the committee. The Executive Committee shall include the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Recording Secretary and shall be composed of not more than twelve (12) members, including the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Recording Secretary, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Section 2: The Board of Directors may delegate to the Executive Committee such authority as is deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Corporation between meetings of the Board of Directors, but not authority prohibited to be exercised by a committee under these Bylaws. ARTICLE SIX: Seal. The Corporate Seal of this Corporation shall be a circular seal with the name and words, "The New Mexico Baptist Foundation." ARTICLE SEVEN: Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended by The Board of Directors. Dated: November 8, 1999 The New Mexico Baptist Foundation By B. Lee Black, Its President and By Mary M. Churchwell, Its Secretary 135

137 ARTICLES of AMENDMENT to the ARTICLES of INCORPORATION of THE CHURCH FINANCE CORPORATION (As Amended October 30, 2002) Pursuant to the provisions of Section NMSA 1978 of the Nonprofit Corporation Act the undersigned Corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the Corporation is The Church Finance Corporation. 2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the Corporation on the 30 th day of October, 2002, in the manner prescribed by the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act: The present Articles of Incorporation as amended are deleted in their entirety and the following Articles of Incorporation are substituted in their place: ARTICLE ONE: Name. The name of the Corporation is The Church Finance Corporation. ARTICLE TWO: Duration. The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE THREE: Purpose. The general purposes of said Corporation shall be to serve any Baptist institution, agency, or enterprise located within or without the State of New Mexico, or any benevolent, charitable, educational or missionary undertaking, institution or agency fostered by or having the official sanction of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, or The Southern Baptist Convention, in obtaining financing for the purpose of obtaining property and erecting and improving buildings. Such conjoined purposes to be executed simultaneously in the furtherance of the development of benevolent, charitable, educational and missionary activities in, and to such end may receive by bequest, devise, gift, purchase or lease, either absolutely or in trust, any property, real, personal or mixed, and to administer such property, to convey such property, to invest and reinvest the same, or the proceeds thereof, in such manner as in the judgment of the Board of Directors will best promote such objects. To make distributions of income and principal in accordance with the directions of the donor, grantor or testator. In the absence of such direction, such distributions shall be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to an institution or agency of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Nothing herein shall prevent the Corporation from serving a charitable or religious agency, enterprise or institution not fostered by or having the official sanction of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico or The Southern Baptist Convention, if the cost of such service is recovered from the agency or institution served. 136

138 ARTICLE FOUR: Powers. The Corporation shall be authorized to assist churches, associations, agencies and institutions to obtain funding for their purposes and shall be authorized to enter into contracts for this purpose. The Corporation may assume, guarantee or become surety, endorse or secure the payment and satisfaction of bonds, coupons, mortgages, deeds of trust, debentures, securities, obligations, evidences of indebtedness of said institutions. In addition to the above, the Corporation shall be authorized to mortgage or otherwise pledge any property, real or mixed, under the ownership or control of said Corporation for the purpose of borrowing funds to be loaned to any of the above institutions or agencies in connection with a plan or plans authorized by the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall have the right to create and be the members and directors of separate entities organized to further the purposes of the Corporation. The Directors shall exercise all power that may be exercised or performed by the Corporation under the laws of the State of New Mexico, these amended Articles of Incorporation, and the Bylaws, except to the extent the Member of this Corporation, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, is vested with rights under the Corporation s Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, or the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act. ARTICLE FIVE: Charitable Nature. No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its board members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation 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 herein. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE SIX: Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all liabilities and obligations shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore, shall be distributed as provided in the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act to one or more organizations which are organized and operated exclusively for one or more purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. If at that time The New Mexico Baptist Foundation is such an entity, then all assets available for distribution shall be distributed to The New Mexico Baptist Foundation. Should said Foundation not be such an entity and should The Baptist Convention of 137

139 New Mexico be such an entity, then all such assets shall be distributed to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. ARTICLE SEVEN: Member. A. This Corporation shall have one Member, The Baptist Convention of New Mexico, a New Mexico religious nonprofit corporation. The annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico shall constitute the annual meeting of the Member. Any other meeting of the Member may occur only as provided in The Baptist Convention of New Mexico's governing instruments. B. In addition to the rights granted the Member under these Articles, in the Corporation s Bylaws, and under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, as it may be amended, the Member shall have the right to vote on: the Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation; merger or consolidation and dissolution; and in conjunction with a dissolution (or as a part of a dissolution) the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all, the property and assets of the Corporation not in the ordinary course of business. C. The provision of the foregoing paragraph shall not apply to the assets of a separate entity organized by the Corporation. ARTICLE EIGHT: Composition of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be composed of the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and twenty other persons. A change in that number shall be made only by amending the Articles of Incorporation. Directors shall be elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for terms of three years. The expiration of terms shall continue to be staggered so that one third of the terms will expire each year. A Director who has served nine consecutive years shall be ineligible for election to another successive term until one year has elapsed following the end of his term. A Director may be removed from office at the request of the Corporation s Board by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico for any reason deemed sufficient to the Convention and after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Alternatively, a Director may be removed by action of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico upon the request of the Board of Directors of this Corporation after notice of the proposed removal has been given the Director and the Director has been afforded an opportunity to be heard by the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors other than as the result of an increase in the number of persons constituting the Board, or as the result of the expiration of a term, may be filled temporarily by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board until The Baptist Convention of New Mexico acts to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the person vacating the position. 138

140 The Board of Directors shall present to the State Executive Board in the Board s July meeting suggested nominees for each vacancy on the Corporation s Board. If the State Executive Board finds any suggested nominee not acceptable, the Corporation s Board of Director s shall be advised of the State Executive Board s position and shall be invited to submit other suggested nominee(s) to the State Executive Board in its July or September meeting. If the Corporation s Board declines to nominate a suggested nominee, the State Executive Board shall nominate a person of its choosing. Those suggested nominees acceptable to the State Executive Board shall be nominated by the State Executive Board to the Convention. ARTICLE NINE: Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board of Directors and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by an officer, agent or attorney of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico or any other person for any proper purpose and at any reasonable time. ARTICLE TEN: Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or former director or officer of the Corporation against reasonable expenses, costs, and attorneys fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer. The indemnification shall include any amounts paid to satisfy a judgment or to compromise or settle a claim. The director or officer shall not be indemnified if he shall be adjudged to be liable on the basis that he has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office and the breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Advance indemnification shall be allowed of a director or officer for reasonable expenses to be incurred in connection with the defense of the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer must reimburse the Corporation if it is subsequently determined that the director or officer was not entitled to indemnification. Director means any person who is or was a director of the Corporation and any person who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of any foreign or domestic corporation or non-profit corporation, cooperative, partnership, joint venture, trust, other incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or employee benefit plan or trust. ARTICLE ELEVEN: Registered Office and Agent. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at such address is: B. Lee Black, President, 2511 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque ARTICLE TWELVE: Amendment. These Articles may be further amended in the following manner: The Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote of the Member. Written notice setting forth the proposed Amendment shall be given to the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico at least 139

141 ten days prior to a regular meeting of the State Executive Board of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico prior to the meeting of the Member at which the Amendment will be considered and voted upon by the Member. 3. This Amendment was adopted by the messengers constituting The Baptist Convention of New Mexico on the 30 th day of October, This Amendment was also adopted by the Board of Directors of the Church Finance Corporation by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors in office on the 18 th day of May,

142 AMENDED BYLAWS of THE CHURCH FINANCE CORPORATION (As Amended October, 30, 2002) ARTICLE ONE: Purpose. This Corporation is an organization of Baptist believers, incorporated for the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE TWO: Board of Directors. Section 1: Election and Term of Office. The Board of Directors shall consist of the Executive Director of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and twenty (20) members, elected by The Baptist Convention of New Mexico in its annual session, to serve terms of three (3) years each. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three groups in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation. Section 2: Officers. A. Elective Officers. The Directors shall elect a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and a Recording Secretary. Officers shall be elected in the first regular meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico and shall hold office for one (1) year and until his or their successors are installed. B. Administrative Officers. The Board shall name a President, Secretary, Treasurer and such other employees as may be deemed necessary to carry on the work of the Corporation. The tenure and basis of remuneration for these shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 3: Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet four (4) times per year at such times and places as they may determine, the first such meeting following the annual meeting of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico being the one in which officers are elected. Written notice of all regular meetings shall be made by the Chairman of the Board or the executive officers of the Corporation ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Section 4: Called Meetings. Called meetings may be held upon call of the Chairman, the executive officers, or upon request of any five (5) members of the Board of Directors, and the Chairman or President shall give sufficient notice of the time and place thereof to enable the Directors to attend. Section 5: Quorum. A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Board. Section 6: Committees. The Board of Directors may appoint from their own number such committee, or committees, and delegate to it or to them such authority as may be, by the Directors, deemed advisable so long as the same shall be within the limits of their own authority and discretion. 141

143 Section 7: Extent of Authority. The Directors shall exercise all power that may be exercised or performed by the Corporation under the laws of the State of New Mexico, the Certificate of Incorporation, and these Bylaws. ARTICLE THREE: Duties of Officers. Section 1: Chairman. The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of chairman. Section 2: Vice-Chairman. It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chairman to act for the Chairman in his absence or incapacity. Section 3: Chairman Pro Tem. If at any time the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be unable to act, the Board of Directors shall appoint some other member of the Board to do so, in whom shall be vested, for the time being, all duties and functions of the office. Section 4: Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors in all business meetings. Section 5: President. The President, as the Executive Officer of the Corporation, shall carry out the instruction of the Board of Directors. It shall be his duty, upon the approval and direction of the Board of Directors, to execute trust agreements, contracts, deeds, documents and other instruments. He shall execute to the Corporation a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors, and shall keep a true book of accounts, and annually, as well as at other times as he shall be directed, shall lay before the Board of Directors a statement of the monies received and disbursed. Section 6: Vice-President. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed, and to act for the President in his absence or incapacity. The Vice-President shall execute a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 7: Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed by the President. The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate record of all proceedings during board and committee meetings. Section 8: Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to assist the President in all matters related to the administration of the Corporation as directed by the President. The Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining an accurate financial record of all accounts of the Church Finance Corporation. These account records shall be provided each month and presented to the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall executive a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 9: Directors. The business of the Corporation shall be administered by the Directors, each of whom shall be a regular member of a Baptist church cooperating with 142

144 The Baptist Convention of New Mexico. The Board of Directors shall cause to be prepared the annual report and such other reports as may be deemed necessary, covering all income and disbursements, and shall distribute all designated income that is available for distribution as the need rises, and shall furnish any interested institution information concerning the investment of funds for such institution. The Directors shall make a faithful accounting of their administration of all funds entrusted to them to The Baptist Convention of New Mexico in its annual meeting. This annual report shall bear the certificate of an independent auditor and shall bear the date of the end of the fiscal year of the Corporation. ARTICLE FOUR: Private Inurement. No Director of this Corporation shall receive, or lawfully be entitled to receive, any salary or remuneration for services connected with the administration of the affairs of this Corporation. Actual expenses incurred by any such Director may be refunded when authorized by the Board. ARTICLE FIVE: Executive Committee. Section 1: The Board of Directors, in annual session, shall elect from its own members an Executive Committee. Said committee shall be composed of not more than twelve (12) members, including the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Recording Secretary, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Section 2: The Board of Directors may delegate to the Executive Committee such authority as is deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Corporation between meetings of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE SIX: Seal. The Corporate Seal of this Corporation shall be a circular seal with the name and words, "The Church Finance Corporation." ARTICLE SEVEN: Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended by the Board of Directors. 143

145 ANNUAL REPORT New Mexico Baptist Foundation and Church Loan Corporation B. Lee Black, President 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kenneth Abbott Oliver Allred Michael Arnold Charles Batsel* Rena Bulsterbaum Joseph Coey Dr. Claude Cone James Francis Hunter Geer Richard Gomez Ed Laughlin Knute H. Lee, Jr. Jim Mathis Randy Patterson Sara Preston Tim Reyes Rusty Shaffer Beverly Spellbring Charles Stockton Earl Wallin Kenneth Williams Nominees Bobby Shows * Completing term of service What an incredible difference a person can make! Dr. Claude Cone and his beautiful wife and helper, Jeannie, have served New Mexico Baptists faithfully since March Micki Churchwell Daniels was among God s most dedicated servants and care-givers this ministry has ever known. We will miss their smiles, encouragement and laughter each day. Yet, we rejoice in the fruit of their labor. Sharing a passion for spreading the gospel and enabling Believers to share financial resources for ministry, both Dr. Cone and Mrs. Daniels set about the task of educating fellow believers in methods of providing for family and the Lord s work. Beginning with an asset base of $4,565,362 at the time of Dr. Cone s introduction to New Mexico Baptists, assets bearing fruit for churches, missions, children, and other ministries and individuals have grown fivefold ($22,036,312 on 6/30/04). Eighty-two individual accounts have grown to nearly three hundred. Much has been made of the fact that New Mexico is a large state. That is true in terms of land area. In terms of membership, we are among the smallest. Despite the reality of these statistics, both Claude and Micki traveled tirelessly to see to the opportunities to serve. They believed the Foundation is a People Helping People ministry and they cared deeply for the people of New Mexico. Micki provided care-giving services to the people of New Mexico for twelve years. During Dr. Cone s twenty years of ministry to NM Baptists he visited 70 different churches and Associations, sharing his and Jeannie s testimony with attendees at 90 Wills and Trusts Conferences. The vast majority of the conferences were outside the Albuquerque area. To God be the glory that hundreds, if not a thousand, households were assisted. The orchards of opportunity planted through the seeds of Dr. Cone s ministry will bear fruit until the Lord returns. What an incredible legacy both have given to us who continue to minister and serve in this beautiful Land of Enchantment. It is true - a person filled with the Holy Spirit can make a significant difference. Will you allow us to help you make a difference, for the cause of Christ? In His Service, B. Lee Black, President Charles Stockton, Foundation Chairman Richard Gomez, Church Finance Corporation Chairman 144

146 Staff and Volunteers B. Lee Black Ramona Abbey President Receptionist and Records Assistant Martha Speakman Vice President Church Finance Brian Bone Trust Administration and Accounting Office Volunteers Ed Storm Jessica Dotson Information Services Specialist Sharon Glaser Assistant to to Church Finance Mary Gomez Field Volunteers Charles Batsel, Albuquerque Ivey Massey, Hobbs Kenneth Robinson, Artesia John and Sara Preston, Farmington 145

147 In the 12 Months ended June 30, 2004 Foundation Assets Under Management Assets under management total $22,373,022 (fair market value) as of June 30, 2004 STEWARDSHIP SERVICES conducted 2 estate planning conferences with 26 households assisted with wills or trusts and $318,000 gifted by will $740,703 in new additions to assets under management Church Finance Corporation Assets Under Management Assets under management total $6,881,278 as of June 30, 2004 Millions of Dollars $7 $6 $5 $4 $3 $2 $1 $ /04 Years THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED... $121,805 to missions $26,122 to students for scholarships $182,016 for Children s Home and camp ministries $233,450 to individuals through charitable agreements and investments $133,354 income added to principal CFC HIGHLIGHTS Church Finance Corporation Assets $6,881, loans made to 212 churches - $33,438, loans made in last 12 months - $4,187,500 Financial Services FOR INDIVIDUALS... Church Building Short Term Investment Fund (CBSTIF)- provides short term/construction loans for churches while paying 1- year CD rates or better on your short-term investment. The minimum investment amount is $500. Rates adjusted monthly. The rate for September is 2.2%. Church Building Investment Note (CBIN) A CD type investment that provides long term financing for church loans with 1, 3, 5, or 7 year maturity and at competitive interest rates, currently from 3.0%-5.0%. Participation in Church Loans Participate in the Collateralized Loan Pool (Series C) or a specific Church Loan. Offering is backed by first mortgages with a competitive interest rate. 146