MIDDLE FLORIDA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

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1 MIDDLE FLORIDA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Flrida SeventyTh:ird.Annual Sessin Octber 19, 1972 MAYO BAPTIST CHURCH Octber 2, 1972 ST. JOHNS BAPTIST CHURCH SEVENTY-FOURTH ANKUAL SESSION OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL CONVENE WITH First Day, Pinetta Church Secnd Day, New Hume Church Octber 18-19, 1973

2 Table f Cntents REPORT PAGE Annuity Bard Article f Faith Baptist Brtherhd... 2 Baptist Wnlen's Reprt Budget Reprt Calendar f Activities Campus Ministries, NFJC Christian Literature and Baptist Witness Church Training Clleges and Seminaries Cnstitutin Dedicatin t Rev. J. R. Cllins r Bigraphy... 3 Department Officers f Assciatin... " Evangelism Executive Cnlmittee Flrida Baptist Fundatin Histry f Middle Flrida Baptist Assembly. '".. '" Histry f May Church Histry f Elizabeth Church... " Messengers t Assciatin Map f Assciatin Middle Flrida Baptist Assembly Missins; Freign and Hme & State Music Ministry Nminating Cmmittee Our Departed Lved Ones Resl lltins and Time and Place Sunday Schl Reprt Superintendent f Missins Sta te Directry Stewardship Reprt Treasurer's Reprt United Christian Actin Yuth Rally Reprt Yuth Camp

3 IN MEMOR Y OF JOHN RICE COLLINS Like s many wnderful peple befre him, Jhn Rice Cllins fund his way frm Suth Carlina t Madisn Cunty, Flida. Brn in Barnwell in that state, in 1899, Reverend Cllins, served tw years fr his ccuntry during Wrld War L It was his gd frtune t l':l1arry Miss Gracia Black, als f Barnwell, June 3, The early 192's fund the yung cuple in Jacksnville, Flrida, where Jhn was engaged in Railrading as a flagman fat 12 years. But the Great Depressin was cvering the land and Jhn cast his lt with a Feeleral Develpment in Cherry Lake and came here as a hmesteader in The year fllwing, Jhn was tuched by the Master and called t his special wrk as a minister. Frm this pint, the face f Jhn Cllins was mst familiar n the Nrth Flrida and Suth Gergia Scenes. It has been said and truly, that Brther Cllins, beginning at his hme church f Cherry Lake, filled mre pulpits as pastr and evangelist in Flrida, Gergia, and Suth Carlina, than any man fr a cmparable perid. The wnderful family, cming t his and Sister Gracia's hme were three daughters, :Mrs. Jhnnie Grace Bland, Mrs. Mbam Whitlck, and :tvlrs. Juanita Burnette. A devted family man f the first rder, he was practically a father t his nephew Stanley Baxley. The grandchildren are lvely aile giving prmise f many bright lives t cme. Suffering sme health prblems, B,the Jhn retired frm the active pastrate iil 1966 but his spirit, restless fr Christ,!,ept him ever n the mve, preaching, testifying, lving peple. After preaching at the mrning hur at Bewer La;,e, he was called in the late afternn, June 11, His blessed influence will rest ver us and pint us t better service in The Master's Cause. "Blessed are the dead wh die in The Lrd." 3 By E. B. Brwning, Sr.

4 HISTOR Y OF MIDDLE FLORIDA BAPTIST ASSEMBLY On April 25,1955,4 pastrs and laymen, tw missiogaries, and a few wmen, met at the May Baptist Church fr the purpse f frming a temprary rganizatin t cnstruct an assembly fr ur peple f Nrth Central Flrida, A deed fr eight (8) acres f land, lcated n Pickett Lake in Lafayette Cunty, was given by Mr. and Mrs, Delmar Sapp, A mtin was made and carried that the assembly wuld be wned, perated and cntrlled by the peple f the fllowing assciatins. Suwannee, Beulah, Harmny, Lafayette, Santa Fe, Middle Flrida and Flrida. The name wuld be Micldle Flrida Baptist assembly. By Octber 1961, tw (2) drmitries, 18' X64' had been erected, with 5 bunh beds and bathrm facilities in center f each building and a kitchen and dining area building 24' X64' furnished With a gas stve, ht wate, heater, sinks and cunters, and a 65 ft. refrigeratr had been installed. Mr. and MIs. Sapp gave an additinal fur (4) ac,es f lang t the Assembly. In 1962, a pian was purchased, and a gd rad was built t the Assembly grunds. In 1963, thrugh the gdness f Br. Ezra Smith, Gainesville, Flrida, we cnstructed TWO (2) mre drmitry type buildings, 16' X68', with terraz flring. In 1968, a new fence was built arund the assembly grunds, a 4 lb. bell was given, a flag ple and tw large flags. A gas heater was installed in the kitchen, dining area. A fur ft attic fan was given by May Church. Plans were begun fr a Chapel, t be named "Dave Alderman Chapel," in hnr f ur belved brther wh served as OlE District Missinary fr 22 years and wh helped pineer the Assembly. Bleacher type seats were erected at the lakeside, fr mrning watch and campfire services. In 197 grund was brken fr the new chapel and in 1971 it was nearly cmpleted. With red bric\{ exterir beige rf and red cedar panelling acrss the frnt, it will seat abut 3. By September f 1971 it had been paid fr at a cst f $16,.. A 6 pund capacity ice maker and a new cld water funtain had been installed. DlEing the year f 1972, the chapel was air cnditined at a cst f $1,6, a new vinyl flr cvering was installed, new pews and a pian purchased. The kitchen was enlarged and new flr cvering was put n it. A ht water heater was installed in the bys cabin. Chir and pulpit furnishings and flr cvering fr the chapel were dnated by MI. and MIs. Delmar Sapp, als a new 8 ft. deep well During the year f 1972 every assciatin that has an interest in the Assembly, used the facilities. It has been the best year yet. We lk frward t using the assembly grunds and the Dave Alderman Chapel fr the bys and girls f Nrth Central Flrida. This is missins at ur drstep.

5 Calendar f Activities 1972-'73 OCTOBER Baptist W.M.U. Rally - Lamnt, 1: A.M 12 Brtherhd Supper Meeting, Greenville, 7:3 P. M Brtherhd Leadership Cm. W. Fla. Assembly 19 Annual Sessin, May, 3: P. M. 2 Annual Sessin, St. Jhns. 1: A. M. 21 Yuth Rally, 8: P.M.. Pleasant G;:ve (L) W. Fla. Bible Cnference, W. Fla. Assembly NOVEMBER Preview f January Bible Study, Pickett Lake - All Pastrs 3-5 State Baptist Student Cnventin, Lake Yale 5-12 Ryal Ambassadr Wee!, 7-9 Flrida Baptist Cnventin, Tallahassee 13 Missin Study n Eurpe - Pinetta 18 Yuth Rally. 7: Flrida Bible Cnference. Lake Yale 21 Missin Study n Eurpe - F. Baptist, Madisn, 7:3 23 Thanksgiving 27 "M" Night, (CT) Madisn First, 7:3 p. M DECEMBER Exec. Cmm. Mtg., Lee, 7:3 3-1 Week f Prayer fr Freign Missins 16 Yuth Rally. 7:3 P.M. 2 "Carl Sing" in Every Church 25 Christmas 31 Student Night at Christmas JANUARY WMU Rally. Pinetta, 1: A. M January Bible Study. Bk f Galatians 11 Brtherhd Meeting, Midway. 7:3 p. M AssC./District Music Festivals 19-2 Adult Bible Teaching Wrkshp, 1. -'!ale (55) 2 Yuth Rally. 7:3 P. M Evangelism Cnf., Curtis Hixn Hall & F. Church, Tampa United Christian Actin, Lake Yale Assembly Assc. /District Music Festivals 28 Baptist Men's Day 28 Assciatinal Music Festival, 2:3, Chery Lake 29 Evangelism Wrkshp, First Baptist Church, Madisn, 7:3-9:3 FEBRUARY Exec. COl11l11. Mtg., Lee, 7 :3 17 Yuth Rally, 7:3P.M 5

6 23-24 State Yuth Music Festival, Lahe Yale State Yuth Music Festival, W. Fla. Assembly MARCH State Yung Musicians Festival, First, Quincy 4-11 Week f Prayer fr Hme Missins Yuth Week 17 Yuth Rally, 8: P.M 19-2 State Vacatin Bible Schl Clinic, West Fla. Assembly 29 Church Training Creative Learning Clinic and Yuth Celebratin, 1. Yale Assem. APRIL Executive Cmm. Mtg., Lee, 7:3 P. M 6-8 Campus Ministry Leadership Cnf., 1. Y. 1 Reginal Yuth Bible Cnference, Tallahassee, (SS) 12 Brtherhd Supper Meeting, 7 :3 15 Cperative Prgram day 2 WMU Rally, Pleasant Grve (L) 21 Yuth Rally, 8: P.M 22 Easter Sunday 2-22 Internatinal Student Cnference, 1. Y RA Cngress, 1. Yale RA Cngress, West Fla. Assembly MAY Christian Hme Week Pastr's Retreat, Pickett Lake (Tentative date) 9-1 WMU Annual Sessin, F. Church, Ft. Lauderdale Brtherhd Encampment, Lake Yale 13 Mther's Day 19 Yuth Rally, 8: P. M 27-3 Assciatinal Seasn f Prayer JUNE Exec. COl11m. Mtg., Lee, 7: G.A. Camp, W. Fla. Assembly Suthern Gap. Cnventin, Prtlanel, Oregn 16 Yuth Rally, 8: P. M 17 Father's Day GA Camp, West Fla. and Lake Yale RA Camp, Lahe Yale Yuth Evangelism and Missins Cnf., St. Petersburg (Evangelism) 25-3 RA Camp, Lake Yale 25-3 GA Camp, West Fla. and Lake Yale Assem. JULY GA and RA Camp, Lake Yale 2-7 Acteens Camp, W. Fla. Assembly 3 WMU Rally, Pic!,ett Lake, 1: 6

7 9-13 Fla, S, Schl Leadership Assem" LaJ,e Yale 9-14 Acteens Camp, W. Fla. and Lake Yale Assemblies 9-14 RA Camp, Lake Yale 12 Brtherhd Supper Meeting, PleasaDt Gve (L) RA Camp. W. Fla Stetsn Pastrs' Cnf., Stetsn Univesity. DeLand GA Camp, L Yale Assel Yuth Rally, 8: P. M. 21 Yuth Witnessing Encunter, Panama City (Evangelism) RA Camp, W. Fla. Assemb GA Camp, Lake Yale Yung Musicians' Camp, Lake Yale Brtherhd Encampment, W. Fla. Assembly 3 - Aug. 4 GA/.Acteens Camp, Lake Yale 3 - _Aug. 4 Yuth _Assembly, West Fla. Assembly (55) AUGUST - 19'73 7-3Ci-8/3 Assciati:::al Yuth Camp, Pice Lal{e (Tentative Date) 6-1 Yuth,\sse111,;)ly, VV. Fla. Assembly (S5) 6-1 Yuth lviusic Camp, L Yale Asse' Yuth _AssemJly. L Y. Assem. (C'T) 15-1'7 Assciatinal Officers' Briefing M:g.. L Y. Assem. (CT) 18 Yuth Rallv, 8: P. M Chuch T,iDing Leadership and Rec,ea':iTI s.et'eat, L Y. 2 Executi'."e Cmmittee Mtg.. Lee, 7:3C ::'.,1, SUGday Schl Leadership Cnf., L Y. P_ssem Su;:)day Schl Leadership Cng., Vi. Fa. ;.SS2; Or;-t-Cllege Day 2'7-29 W!vjC Leaders Cnf., L Y. Assem. SEPTEMllER - 19'-;3 1-3 Baptist \Vmen's Retreat, 1. Yale Assern. 4-5 Seasr; f,ayer fr State Missins '7-8 Brtherhd Leadership Cn., Lake Yale '2 State Missir:.s Day in Sunday Schel WMU Leade;-s, Cnf. fr West Fla. 15 Yuth Rally, 8: P. M State Sunday Schl Fair, Orland Church Training, Upgrade Emphasis Sunday Schl Launch Week in the churches OCTOBER W MU Rally, Mt. Olive, 1: A. M 3 Prayer fr Cperative Prgram 8-9 West Fla. Bible Cnf., W. Fla. Assem. 1 Prayer fr Cperative Prgram Brtherhd Leadership Cnf.. W. Fla, Assem, Annual Sessin f the Assciatin 7

8 17 Prayer fr Cperative Prgram 2 Yuth Rally, 8: P.M 24 Prayer fr Cperative Prgram Brtherhd Leadership Cnf.. W. Fla Nv. 2 Assc. Church Training Update Clinics NOVEMBER State Baptist Student Cnv.. L Yale 4-11 RA Week Fla. Baptist State Cnventin, First, Orland Yuth Leaders' Bible Cnf.. L Yale Assel11. (SS) BYW Retreat, L Y. 17 Yuth Rally, 8: 19-2 Superintendents f Missins/Flrida Baptist Cnventin Staff Retreat, L Yale 26.. M" Night 3 - I:ec. 1 Vcatinal Guidance CnL (CT) DECEMBER Week f Prayer fr Freign Missins 19 "Carl Sing" in Every Church 3 Student Night at Christmas in Lcal Churches State Directry Respectfully submitted, LT. Carter President Flrida Baptist Cnventin Rev. Je M Bamberg P.O. Bx 369, Miltn, Fla Executive Secretary and Treasurer Dr. H.C. Bennett....,. 123 Hendricks Ave.. Jacksnville, Fla Sunday Schl Department James E. Frst, State Sec. 123 Hendricj{s Ave.. Jacksnville, Fla, 3227 Brtherhd Department Rev, G.A. Ratterree, State Dir, 123 Hendricks Ave" Jacksnville, Fla, 3227 Wm an's Missinary Unin Miss Carlyn Weatherfrd, State Dir. ",. 123 Hendricks Ave., Jacksnville, Fla Music Department Mr. Paul Bbbin, State Dir.,..,.. ". 123 Hendricks Ave" Jac" Fla Flrida Baptist Witness Dr. Edgar Cper, Ed. & Mgr Hendricks AVe., Jax.. Fla Church Training I:epartl11ent Rbert S. Ck, State Sec..,.,.,' 123 Hendric!{s Ave" Jax" Fla, 3227 Baptist Student Unin Je I'I. Webb, State Diy...,"", Hendricks Ave" Jax.. Fla, 3227 Evangelism and Missins Department James A. Pnder, Dir, "',..., Hendricks Ave" Jax., Fla,

9 Baptist Retirement Centers W.H. wrd ,". Ver Beach, Fla Flrida Baptist Children's Hme Mr. Rger S, Drsett, Supt.,. '.,.,'",.. P.O. Bx 187, Lakeland, Fla Flrida Baptist Fundatin Gus Jhnsn, Exec. Sec. & Treas Hendric!,s Ave., Jax.. Fla United Christian Actin Rev. Jack Eppes, Sec,., Hendricks Ave., Jax., Fla District 3 Supt. f Missins Rev. B. D. wcke " 211 Westridge Dr., Tallahassee, Fla Annuity Bard Representative Rev. Phil Maxwell......,..,.,. 123 Hendricks Ave., Jax., Fla Assciatinal Directry OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Mderatr ,... Rev. LT. Carter, Rt. 3, Bx 124, Jasper 3252 Vice-Mderatr.. E.B. Brwning, Sr., p.o. Bx 55, Madisn, Fla Clerk... Mr. Rbert Bellflwer, Rt. 1, Lee, Fla Treasurer W.T. Cdy, P.O. Bx 215, Madisn 3234 Office Secretary.... Mrs. Marjrie Wdard, P.O. Bx 724, Madisn 3234 ORDAIl\'ED MINISTERS (Other Than Thse Listed Under the Church Staff Directry) Central Rev. Mark E. McCy, Thailand Faith.,...,,... Rev. Clintn Harris (I), Rt. 2, Bx 195-A, Madisn 3234 Greenville.,'.',...,... Rev. R. W. Cker (I), Greenville Madisn Rev. J.C. Mre (I), P.O. Bx 443, Madisn 3234 Midway... Rev. Carl A. Webb, St. 1, Madisn 3234 Mt. Olive... ', Rev. Quintn Dryden, Madisn Pinetta...,..... Rev. Dallas Hammnd, Rt. 2, Bx 86, Madisn, Fla Pine Grve...,"',... "...,.,.' " Rev, A. M Rwe (R), Rt. 2, Madisn 3234 Rev, Marcus D. Mrrisn (I), Rt. 2, Bx 36A, Madisn 3234 Pleasant Grve (T)....,,,..,,... Rev. C.J. Lewis, Rt. 1, Greenville LICENSED MINISTERS (NOW members f the church) Beulah... Mr. J. T. Payne, Rt. 1, Lee 3259 S1:. Jhns...,..,',. ',... Mr. Jhn Gurguric, Rt. 4, Greenville NOlvlINATING COMMITTEE REPORT AND CHAIRMAN OFFICERS American Bible Sciety."...,... Earl G. Wise, Rt. 3, Madisn 3234 Assembly Cmmittee ' William lvev, Mav, Fla Annuity and Retirement Centers...,. J. Thad Entzminger, 'PO 6, Greenville, Fla Bap. Lit. and Bap. Witness... Carl W. Burren, Rt. 2, Madisn, Fla

10 Budget... W. T. Cdy, P.O. Bx 215, Madisn, Fla David Bnta, May, Fla Gerge BurDett, J;:., Rt. 3, Madisn, Fla Calendar f Activities T. Carter, Rt. 3, Bx 124, Jasper, Fla Clleges and Seminaries.... Richard Miley, 33 );. :\ange St., Madisn, Fla Children's Hme.. H.E. McArthur, PO Bx 46, Madisn, Fla Cperative Prgram...,.. Ray Kennedy, Rt. 2, Madisn, Fla Evangelism......,.. Lamar Andersn, Day, Fla Fla. Bap. Fundatin..... LR. Wdard, P,O. Bx 267, Madisn, Fla Hspitals...,....,"',.,.,,... Hemy Lewis, Rt. 1, Madisn, Fla Christian Educatin.... ".,.,"',,,......,.".,,",. Missins (St., Fr. Hme)... Marcus Mrrisn, Rt. 2, Bx 36-A, Madisn, Fla Nminatins,.,.. "., ".... J.H. Phillips, Rt. 1, Lee, Fla, 3259 Claytn Thas, Day, Fla Kelly Bailey, Rt. 3, Greenville, Fla, Our Thparted Lved Ones.., "... Mrs. Pat 2eams, Greenville, Fla Radi and Televisin... E.B. Brwning, Sr., 1).. Bx 55, Madisn, Fla Reslutins.. Knx \Yard, PO 159-A, Day, Fla Time and Place.... WeSley Swning, Pinetta, Fla Stewardship. Jhnny Taylr, Rt. 1, Bx 278A, Madisn, Fla United Christian Actin,... Walter Bailey, Rt. 1, Lamnt, Fla Prgram Cmmittee... Mderatr, Clerk, Secretmy plus tw r mre thers. SERMONS: OCTOBER, 1978 Dctrinal"......,., Rev. Lama, ),ndersn, Day, Fla Alternate...,.,......, Rev. LeRy Lewis, Rt. 1, Madisn, Fla Missinary...,..,.,. Rev, WaIte, BEOilev, Rt. 1, Lamllllt, Fla Alternate Rev. rk,zier Sap?: s. 1, Madisn, Fla ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONS COMMITTEE Knx Ward... ".,... Rt. 1, Bx 159-A, Mays, Fla years Nrman Hartsfield...,......,' Rt, 1, Mnticell, Fla years Gernard Wilsn....,.....,,. Rt. 3, Madisn, Fla years D. L Mrris... ",.....,.., Pinetta, Fla, years Eugene Stkes...,..,... Rt. 3, BX 3-D-1, Madisn, Fla. - 1 year. DEPARTMENT HEADS Brtherhd... Eugene Stkes, Pt. 3, Bx 3 -D-1, Madisn, Fla WMU Directr ".',.,... MrS. Nrman Hward, Rt, 1, Madisn, Fla Sunday Schl Directr... Rev. Ray Kennedy, Rt. 2, Madisn, 3234, Faith Church Training Directr.,.,... Earl G. Wise, Rt. 3, Madisn, Fla Music Directr......,..... Clintn Harris, Rt. 2, Madisn, Fla Yuth Rally President...,.. Clyde Cruce, Rt. 1, Bx 75, Greenville, Fla, Campus Ministries President : NFJC - Harvey Waldrep, Greenville, Fla Respectfully submitted, J.H. Phillips, Claytn Thas, Kelley Bailey

11 WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION OFFICERS Direcwr Mrs. Nrman Hward, Rt. 1, Madisn, Midway 3234 Assistant Direcwr.... Mrs. Sam Sale, Rt. 3, Madisn, Cherry L 3234 Secretary-Treasurer... ".,.,',.,,' Mrs, Je Reams, Greenville Baptist Yung Wmen Direcwr... Mrs. Eugene Stkes, Rt. 3, Madisn, Faith Acteens Miss Mary Len Land, May 3266 GA Directr...,... Mrs. Wayne McCall, Rt, 3, Madisn, Faith 3234 lvlissin Friends.,,., ", Mrs, Rubye J, Breare, PO Bx 222, May 3266 Pianist...,....,,,,,,,,,,,,, Mrs, Len Land, May, Fla, 3266 Music Directr.".,.".,.,.... "",... ""... ".".",.,..... "",., Publicity Chum ", Mrs. W,E, Wilsn, Rt, 3, Madisn 3234, Cherry L Missin Actin Directr ",..,,., Mrs. Paul Lewis, Rt. 1, Mnticell, Elizabeth MUSIC OFFlCERS Directr Mr. Clintn Harris, Rt, 2, Madisn, Faith 3234 BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD OFFICERS Directr.,.,,,,...,.,,. Eugene Stkes, Rt. 3, BX 3D-1, Madisn. Faith Secretary and Treasurer.,',.,.,' Wayne McCall, PO Bx 613, Madisn, 3234, Faith NFJC CAMPUS MINISTRIES OFFICERS President,.,... "...,.....,..... " Harvey W aldrep. Greeville Secretary and Treasurer ",."""".""..,.. Nancy Burnett, Madisn 3234 I:evtinal Chairman..., Carmen Lawrence, Madisn 3234 Publicity Chnm... "...,',...,. Bb Sherrd, Rt. 3, Madisn 3234 Jerry Swearingen, Madisn 3234 YOUTH RALLY OFFICERS President.,...,...,...,.. Clyde Cruce. Rt. 1, Bx 75, Greenville 32331, Eridu Vice President.....,., ,... ", Jamie Owen Secretary and Treasurer, ".".". Dannata Andrews, Rt. 1, Madisn 3234 Sng Leader.,., ". ".,,",,, Stevie Reams, Greenville Pianist Ernestine Terry Assist. Pianist...,... "... "... Shiely Stkely Pastr Advisr...., ",...,.,.,..,.".,. Rev. D,L Mrris Adult Advisr Mildred Re.ams 11

12 Church Directry EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS CHURCH NAME ADDRESS Bethel Creek Nne Listed Beulah.... ".,',.....,,.....,.,',... Nne Listed Brewer Lake.....,.,,,.,......,... Mr. KnxW aid, Rt. 1, May 3266 Central ,......, Mr, Paul R. Lewis, Rt. 1, Bx 233, Mnticell Cherry Lake "..., Mr, A.C. Gentry, Rt. 3, Madisn 3234 Elizabeth Mr. N, H. Hartsfield, Rt. 1, Bx 179, Mnticell Eridu.,....,.,.....,.., Nne Listed Faith... Mr. Finley Day, Rt. 2, Bx 2-C, Madisn 3234 Greenville.....,',.,...,. tvlr. Hubert Sherrd, Greenville Hpewell..,,.....,,.,,.,,.,, " Tmmy Ferrell, Rt. 2, Madisn 3234 Lamnt....,.....,...,.,.,..,...,.,..,. Nne Listed Lee..., ,... Mr. Rbert Evans, Rt. 1, Lee 3259 Macednia...,..,..., '" ' ".. Mr. Eschl Register, Lee 3259 Madisn..,."..",..."",. Mr, W,T. Cdy, P.O. Bx215,Madisn3234 May,..,.., ,"",.,.,...".,,,',...,... Nne Listed Midway.....,.".,.".",, Mr, NrmanHward, Rt. 1, Madisn3234 Mseley Hall.,...,""""',.. Mr, Kelley Bailey, Rt, 3, Greenville, Fla Mt. Olive,...,.,"""",..,.,",.,,',......,..,,' Nne Listed New Hme,... Jac}; Pic};les, Rt. 1, Madisn 3234 New Hpeful...,.,",.,.,...," Gerge Hendersn, Madisn, Fla, 3234 New Macednia...,...,. Mr. Tmmy Barclay, Rt. 1, Bx 173, Greenville Pinetta....,.....,.".,.. Mr. Cecil Craftn, Rt. 1, Pinetta 3235 Pine Grve..... "...,.,' Mr. R. C. Burnett, Rt. 1, Pinetta 3235 Pleasant Grve (L) "...,,,...,.,.,, "...,...,,,, " Nne Listed Pleasant Grve (T) '"..,, " Mr. Ira L Smith, Rt. 1, Greenville Riverside...,.,.,......,', ,.... ".., Nne Listed Sirmans... "......,......,.," Nne Listed St, Jhns...,.,.,',...,.,..."... Nne Listed DIRECTOR library SERVICES Cherry Lake,...,., "... "...,.. Mrs, Luise Williams, Rt, 3, Madisn 3234 Elizabeth,...,. """."",... Mrs, Kathryn Frazer, Rt. 1, Mnticell Greenville ".. "....,.,.,"',.,',... Mrs. Ruth Reams, Greenville Madisn... ".,., ",.,",..,.. Mrs, Mary Weger, 53 Oak Dr., Madisn 3234 Pine Grve.,,,,..,,...,, Mrs, Belle Davis, Rt. 3, Bx 26, Madisn 3234 PIANIST Bethel Creek "",,,.,.,. Miss Candance Gdwin, Rt. 1, BX 216, May, Fla, 3266 Beulah,..,.,.,",...,"',..,.,.".,"""',...,....,""'" Nne Listed Brewer Lake""""...,,,.,' " Mrs. Pearl Prine, P.O, BX 35, Day 3213 Central " ,.,",."...,"',.,. Phyllis Leurs, Mnticell, Fla. 12

13 Cherry La!{e..,.,"",.,.,"",.,"" Mrs, A.C. Gentry, Rt. 3, Madisn 3234 Elizabeth.,"""',.,',.,""",.,'" Vic hie Mitchell, Rt. I, Mnticell, Eridu,...,.,.... "...,',' Clyde Cruce, Rt, 1, Bx 75, Greenville Faith,..,..,.,',...,. Sheila Stkely, 115 W, Dade St., Rt, 2, Madisn 3234 Hpewell.,""',.,"""'" Mrs, Henry Lewis, Rt. I, BX 112A, Madisn 3234 Greenville,...,"',...,",.,.. Mrs. Berle Scarbr, Greenville, Fla Lamnt.. "...,.,.,,"",... Mrs. Hazel Westberry, Lamnt, Fla, Lee... Mrs, LT. Carter, Rt. 1, Bx 124, Jasper 3252 May....,.,.",,., ".,. Mrs. William F, Hart, Rt, 1, Bx 118B, May 3266 Madisn, First "",.,.,"",.,' Mrs. Je Tdd, 24 Brwning St" Madisn 3234 Macednia" '",. """,,,.,"",.,. Miss Mary Ann Bellflwer, Lee, Fla Midway,, '",,,,,.,,,.,,, '" '",,.,,,.,. Mrs, Aarn Webb, Rt, 1, Madisn3234 Mseley Hall ",.,',.".,."., Mrs, Dayid Cruce, Rt. 1, Bx 179A, Madisn 3234 Mt, Olive.".""""""",."""" Mrs, Gerge Osbrne, Rt, 1, Madisn 3234 New Hme ""',.".,..,.,"',.,.. Miss Debbie Pickles, Rt, 1, Madisn 3234 New Hpeful... ".. ".,,_"", ",.,"""",.,"""",., ",.....,. New Macednia.,...,.,',..,.,",. :NIrs. Luther Taylr, Rt, 3, Greenville Pinetta, First.,""""",.,.,.,",. -Mrs, Wanda Fields, Rt. 1, Pinetta 3235 Pine Grve.",.. ".,.,.,., Mrs. William Oliver, P.O. Bx 393, Madisn 3234 Pleasant Grve (L), ",,,,, ",,,,,,.,' Miss &verly Hutchinsn, Rt.1, May 3266 Pleasant Grve (T).....,,,.. Mrs. Flrrie Cruce, Shady Grve Riverside..,.. ""... '.. ",...,.,..,... ". Jyce Lyns, May 3266 Sirmans,.,. "...,.,.,,.," Mrs, Rse Bennefield, Rt. 1, Greenville St. Jhns,...,,.,..,.,."...,. Mrs. Cye Webb, Rt. 1, Perry, Fla Minutes OF THE SEVENTY -THIP.D ANNUAL SESSION OF THE MIDDlE FWRlDA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION MET WITH MAYO BAPTIST CHURCI-I AFTERNOON SESSION 1. Sng Service led by Clintn Harris, Faith Church. 2. Devtinal by Rev. Elbert C, Tyner, :VladisIl, 3. Welcme by Harvey Crft, May, 4, Respnse by Kx Ward, Brewer Lake, 5. Called t rder by Mderatr, Rev, 1, T, Carter. Rev, William F. lvey was appinted as Vice Mderatr, 6. The printed Prgram with such Changes as needed was adpted as the Order f Business fr this sessin. 7, New Pastrs recgnized were: Rev. Lamar Andersn, Brewer La!,e, Rev. Earl G. Wise, Cherry Lake, Rev, Tm R Kelley, New Macednia, Visitrs were: Hubert Burnett, Suwannee Assciatin and Mr. and Mrs. H,C, Kn f the Lafayette Assciatin. 8. Cmmittee reprts were as fllws: 9. Executive Cmmittee, Rbert Bellflwer, Macednia. 13

14 1. Calendar f Activities, Hev. LT. Carter, Lee 11. Music Reprt, Mr. Clintn Harris, Faith. 12. WMU Reprt was given fr tvfrs. J.L.. Wynn by Mrs. Nrman Hward, Midway. 13. Treasurer's Reprt and Budget Repn by W. T. Cdy, Chmn., Madisn. 14. Stewardship by Jhnny Taylr, Chmn., Midway. 15. Brtherhd reprt was given by Finley Day in the absence f Eugene Stkes, Directr. 16. Yuth Rally Reprt, Clyde Cruce, Eridu. 17. Church Training, D, L.. Mrris, Pinetta, 18. On mtin made and carried the abve reprts were adpted, 19. The bdy vted t give back t the Brtherhd and WMU the authrity t nminate their wn fficers. 2. Rev. Duglas Mitchell made a statement that Elizabeth Church was ging t mal-ie an applicatin fr a lan frm the Flrida State?vlissin Bard fr imprvements n their church. The grup sanctined this. 21, Mderatr appinted Mr. Claytn Deas, Mr. A,C, GenE'y t serve n the Time and Place Cmmittee with tvfr. Wesley Dwning, Pinetta. 22. A sl was rendered by David Landers, Madisn. 23, Dctrinal Sermn by Rev, J, Thad Entzminger, G:eenville, 24, Adjurnment Prayer was given by Claytn Deas, Brewer Lake. EVENING SESSION 25. Sng service led by Clintn Harris. 26, Devtinal led by Rev. Lamar Andersn. 27. Evangelism Reprt was given by Duglas Mitchell, Elizabeth. 28. S. S. Reprt by Ray Kennedy, Faith. 29. Missins Reprt by Marcus Mrrisn, Pine Grve. 3. Middle Flrida Assembly, William F, Ivey, May. 31. Clleges and Seminaries reprt by Richard Miley, New Hme. 32. All f the abve reprts were adpted. 33. Special music was rendered by the May Church chir. 34. ADrnESS by Rev. Paul Day, pastr, First Baptist Church, Crss City, Fla, His theme was: "The Spirit That Christ Gave Us", 35. Adjurnment prayer by Rev. Jack Lamb, Riverside. ST, JOHNS CHURCH FRIDA Y MORNING SESSION 36, Sng service led by Tm R Kelley, New Macednia. 37. Devtinal led by Hev. Earl G, Wise, Cherry Lake. 38. Welcme by Rev. Jack Lamb. 39. Respnse by E.B. Brwning, Madisn. 4. Cmmittee Reprts were as fllws: 41. Flrida Baptist Fundatin, L..R Wdard, Madisn. 42. Annuity reprt by J. Thad Entzminger, Greenville. 43, STATE SPEAKER, Rev. Phil Maxwell, wh represented the Annuity Bard and Flrida Baptist Fundatin. 44. Christian Literature and Baptist Witness, C. W. Bmnett. 14

15 45. STATE SPEAKER - Jack Frtes, Stetsn Representative. 46. SPECIAL ENlPHASIS Speaj,er: Charles Petersn. 47. United Christian reprt by Rev. Walter E. Bailey, Mseley HalL 48. Cperutive Prgram, Ray Kennedy and sp1,en t by Rev. 1. T. Carter, Lee. 49. Nminatins by J.H. Phillips, Lee 5. Our Departed Lved Ones, Ms. Pat Reams, Greenville. 51. American J3ible Sciety, Rev. Earl G. Wise, Cherry Lake. 52. Rev. Francis Cruce f Lakeland and Mr. Bill Scruggs f Mnticell were recgnized as visitr s. 53. All f the abve reprts were adpted. 54. Hymn led by Rev. Tm Kelley, New Macednia. 55. MISSIONARY SERMON bv Rev. Dewev L. Muis, Pinetta. 56. Adjurnment prayer by W.B. Wynn, St. Jhns, AFTERNOON SESSION 57. Sng service led by Rev. LT. Carter, Lee. 58. Devtinal by W.F. lvey, May. 59. Digest f Letters, Rbert Bellflwer, Macednia. 6. Superintendent f Missins, Rev. B. D. Lcke f Tallahassee. 61. Campus Ministries Reprt was given by Harvey W aldre)" f Nrth Fla. Jr. Cllege. 62. Time and Place by Wesley Dwning, Pinetta. 63. Reslutins, Knx Ward and spken t by him. 64. All f the abve reprts were adpted. 65. A mtin was made and carried that the Mderatr may serve mre than 2 years in successin. 66. Assciatin Officers were elected as fllws: Mderatr, Rev. 1. T. Carter: Vice-Mderatr, Mr. E.B. Brwning, Sr.; Clerk, Rbert Bellflwer; Treasurer, W.T. Cdy. 67. Recgnitin f ur Senir Servants was given by Rev. 1. T. Carter, Mderatr. There being 17 between the age f 7 and Clsing prayer by Rev. Francis Cruce, Lakeland, a visitr. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT APRIL 3, 1972 The Exec. Cmmittee met n April 3, 1972 at Lee Church. The meeting was called t rder by Mderatr, Rev. 1. T. Carter and pened with a sng led by Mr.Knx Ward, fllwed with prayer by Rev. Ray Kennedy. The Devtinal was given by Rev. Henry Hter. The past minutes were apprved as read. In cmpliance with the New Cnstitutin, the mderatr appinted the cmmittee n Cmmittees cmprising f Rev. Ray Kennedy as Chairman and Rev. Henry Hter and Rev. William lvey, as cmmittee members. The Treasurer's reprt was given and adpted by Mr. W. T. Cdy. He nminated Mr. Finley Day as the assistant treasurer until he is able t resume his duties. The Sunday Schl reprt was given by Rev. Ray Kennedy. He sues sed the imprtance f participatin f all churches in the upcming Peple's Search and Sunday 15

16 Schl Led Revivals. Church Training reprt was given and spken t by Rev. D. L. Mrris. Brtherhd reprt was given by Br. Gene Stkes, urging all churches t participate mre in the Baptist Men's Prgram. Mderatr repned the Dave Alderman Chapel at Picj,ett Lake was prgressing very nicely, pew s have been purchased, chir and pulpit furnishing and flr cvering have been dnated by Me Delmar Sapp. Rev. William Ivey spke n the Middle Fla. Assembly Grunds, stating that wrk was being dne n the kitchen and the flr cvering in the Chapel was being installed. Bra, B. D, Lc],e, ur Supt. f Missins, reprted ne new missin and ne new church had been cnstituted. He participated in the rdaining f ne Minister and two deacns. He asked that we bserve the Seasn f Prayer fr AssciatinaJ. Missins, April 3-May 3, and participate in them mare. Mtin was made and carried t pay Br. R.E. Merrell 6 per mile plus a $5, telephne call t g t the State Vacatin Bible Schl Clinic, in Panama City. A mtin was made and carried that Rev. Duglas Mitchell serve as Evangelism Chairman fr the remainder f this Assciatinal Year, tal{ing the place f Rev. E,E, Earnest, wh mved ut f the assciatin. Mr. 1(n)l; Ward made a mtin that the clerk write a letter t Mr. Delmar Sapp thanking him fr the furnishings fr the Dave Alderman Chapel. Rev, Earl G. Wise suggested that the assciatin plan a meeting fr the Yuth, Quarterly at Pickett Lake. Rev. E,C. Tyner asked the grup t pray fr Br. W. T. Cdy, ur treasurer, during his hspitalizatin and recuperatin frm heart surgery n April 19, The meeting adjurned with prayer by Mr. Carl W. Burnett. REPORT SEPTEMBER 11, 1972 The Exec. Cmm. met n Sept 11, 1972 at Lee Church. The meeting was called t rder by Mderatr, Rev. 1. T. Carter and pened with a sng led by him, fllwed With prayer by Rev. R.E. Merrell. The devtinal was given by Rev. B. D. Lcl{e. The past minutes were 2pprved as read. Mr. Finley Day relinquished his authrity as Treasurer since Br. Cdy was able t resume his duties. In the absence f Gene Stl,es, Rbert Bellflwer gave the Brtherhd reprt. In the reprt he asked fr the authrity t be given back t the Brtherhd t elect their wn fficers. The Mderatr ruled that this matter wuld be attended t at the regular sessiil. A request was made by Mr. W. T. Cdy, Treasurer, asl{ing fr authrity t pay fr flwers fr Rev. Jhn Cllins funeral. Request was gramed. Church Training Reprt was given and adpted by Rev. D.L. Mrris, Directr. Rev. B.D. Lcke suggested that the assciatinparticipatein a Schl f Missins foj: The executive cmmittee vted unanimusly t participate in it. Br. Knx Ward reprted that Brewer Lake had a new pastor, Rev. Lamar Andersn ftm Alabama. There being n further business, The meeting adjurned with prayer by Rev. Walter Bailey. 16 Respectfully submitted, Rbert Bellflwer, Clerk

17 REPORT OF WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.. All will penly prclaim that Jesus ChrisT is The Lrd, t The glry f Gd the Father." Philippians 2:11, TEV. With this watchwrd fr the year, Wman's Missinary Unin has been cncerned with tw special emphases, missin actin and family missins. Tw new items were made available fr these emphases, a bk explaining missin actin and a bk giving guidance t families fr missin actin, missin stlldy and missin supprt. Wman's Missinary Unin participated in the evangelism rallies, prviding a cnference fr wmen n witnessing thrugh missin actin. A ttal f 1,1 wmen in Flrida anended these cnferences, with 3 f these being in ur assciatin. This prvided an pprtunity' t lay plans fr leading in the REACHING PEOPLE emphasis in Flrida fr , when missin actin will be featured as a methd fr reaching the hard-t-reach. The annual sessin f Flrida W:tvru cnvened at First Church, Daytna Beach, April 25 and 26. The theme was "Peace", Walker L Knight, editr f HOME MlSSIONS, brught a series f Bible meditatins n the theme. Missinary spea],ers [rm all ver the wrld brught messages, Peple frm churches in Flrida shared testimnies f ways they are seeking t bring peace n earth thrugh making Christ knwn. Persnal testimnies f what Christ has meant in individual lives were a part f each meeting. Our assciatin had 2 peple at the cnventin, Six churches have reprted having State Missins and Lttie Mn Prgrams. Fur reprted spnsring a child at the Children's Hme. Pinetta bught sng bies fr the yung peple, sent ffering t Pickett Lake and" Anchrage" in Albany, Ga. Several have carried trays t Old Flks Hme. Che,ry LaI{e dnated t Jhn Cllins h1emrial Carpet Fund. Gd - in His wrd tells us what needs t be dne; I-Ie gave his all; what d we give? In the year ahead let's heed His wrds, let's listen t I-lis vice and make Middle Flrida ring with ur wr!" Fr in His wrd, Gd speaks t I-Jis children. STEWARDSHIP REPORT Respectfully submitted, Mrs. J.1. Wynn, Directr As in prir years there is n rganized Assciatinal Stewardship Prgram. The current Stewardship materials and the types f prgrams available have been publicized bv wav f the "Baptist Life" NeWsletter. Althugh I have encuraged an increase in missin gifts and an increase in emphasis n stewardship frm the pulpit, I have n way f Imwing f any results, While there are many ther pssible duties f an Assciatinal Stewardship Chairman, it seems that all ur Assciatinexpects is that he write a clumn fr the mnthly newsletter. This ught nt t be, Let's get ut f the rut f satisfactin with what is being accmplished and pursue greater heights in Stewardship, fr the Lr d! 17 RespectfUlly submitted, Jhnny C. Taylr, Chairman

18 TREASURER'S REPORT Bethel Creek Beulah Brewer Lake Central Cherry Lake First Elizabeth Eridu Faith Greenville Hpewell L<lmnt Lee First Macednia Madisn First May Midway Mseley Hall Mt. Olive New Hme New Hpeful New Macednia Pine Grve Pinetta First Pleasant Grve (L) Pleasant Grve (T) Riverside Sirmans St. Jhns Brtherhd Misc. Cllectins Fr Yr Fr Yr Fr Yr Fr Yr Ttal Receipts Balance as f Octber 1, 1971 Ttal Ttal Expenditures Balance as f Octber 1, 1972 $ $ $ $ Respectfully submitted, W. T. Cdy. Treasurer 18

19 ASSOCIATIONAL BUDGET Fr Year ITEM BL'DGET AMT. EXPENDED RECOMMENDED AMT. Crsage fr Elderly Expense fr Clerk Pastr's Retreat Evangelism Brtherhd Training Unin Sunday Schl Music Dept. W.M.D. Assciatinal Yuth Rally $ $ $ Aid t Churches Entertaining Assciatin Printing Minutes Clerk's Salary Treasurer's Salary Sending Md. & Clerk t Annual Cnventin Middle Fla. Baptist Assembly Grunds Campus Ministries NFJC Assciatinal Office Assciatinal Secretary Miss. Expenses ' ,925. $3, $3,96. Respectfully submitted, W. T. Cdy, Chmn. Max W. Suggs Gerge F. BUrnett, Jr. CHUR CH TRAINING R EPOR T The training f the new Christian and the edifying f all members f the bdy f Christ is an essential prcess in any lcal Baptist Church. We realize that the Church Training Prgram is ne f the best avenues f fulfilling this task. If this training is taj,en lightly r ignred, the Church suffers. It is my prayer and hpe that the respnse received in the Assciatinal Training endeavrs this year is nt a reflectin f the Training Prgrams in the lcal churches, We wh are leaders in ur lcal churches have a gigantic task befre us, Never, except in the early church, have the dds been s verwhelmingly against us, May Gd pen ur eyes t the task befre us and with this new view f ur wrk shw us that the battle is I-lis and nt ur wn The Victry will nt be wn with few material, new 19

20 methds r earthly persuasin alne. Ours is a Spiritual Weapns. Thank yu fr the Faithful Few this past year, and thank all f yu fr allwing me t be yur Church Training Directr fr this perid. The fllwing are sme f the statistics fr the past year. "M" Night - Macednia Baptist present Church Study Curse - 13 Churches Credits (thrugh June) Bible Drill - Tw Participants Spea\{ers' Turnament - Three Participants - (Kay Keeling, winner f the Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatinal Speakers' Turnament went n t Tallahassee and was victrius in the Reginal Turnament als.) Yuth Week - Several churches reprted participatin. Respectfully submitted, D. L. Mrris, Directr BROTHERHOOD REPORT We have had a gd year as far as ur assciatinal meetings are cncerned. The attendance fr ur meetings averaged 87. The "spirit" f ur meetings has been very gd. We have begun an Assciatinwide prject putting fill-dirt between the Messhall and the Chapel at Pickett Lake. Mre culd have been dne, as ur RA. prgram by and large is nnexistent and we have nt rganized any new Baptist Men's grups. Yur Assciatinal Chairman attended ne reginal cnference in Memphis, Tennessee in April as guest f the Suthern Baptist Cnventin and Flrida Baptist Cnventin Brtherhd Departments. Let's thank the Lrd fr the past and ask fr His guidance and directin. EVANGELISM DEPARTMENT Respectfully submitted, Gene Stkes "The greatest untapped resurce in evangelism is a trained laity, cmmitted t Jesus Christ, filled with the Hly Spirit, and sharing the gd news f Jesus Christ". With this basic fundatin fr the year, the Evangelism Department has been active in invlving and training church peple in evangelism. This has prvided a majr thrust in the REACHING PEOPLE emphasis in Flrida fr , and prvides the fundatin fr an even greater thrust in the cming years. The Evangelism Department Shared with assciatinal leadership in prmting the Assciatinal Evangelism Wrl,shps Rallies in all 47 assciatins, prviding cnfer ences fr church staffs n preparatin fr witness training and fr Sunday Schl, W MU, and Brtherhd leadership n witnessing thrugh missin/utreach actins. The beginning f the Lay Evangelism Schls in Flrida has given dynamic thrust and mtivatin fr training and invlvement in persnal witnessing. In the 6 lcal church Lay Evangelism Schls, ver 7,8 Baptists have been trained in the elementary cncepts fliving the victrius life and f sharing effectively their persnal faith. Advanced training in 5 leadership Training Schls has prvided a grwing nucleus f 275 ptential directrs fr witness training. 2

21 This year ur assciatin reprts 169 baptisms fr the year, which is an increase f 63 m last year, The PINETTA Baptist Church has led us in evangelisil1 with 33 bapnsms. Our churches reprted 159 additins by letter and statement fr a grand ttal f 328 additins t the churches f ur assciatin, Our ssciatin had an Evangelism W r kshp at Macednia Church n February 8, 1972 which was very helpful t everyne wh attended. It was led by State Wrkers wh did a very gd jb finfrming ur Laymen and Pastrs and Leaders f ur Assciatin, ding their wrk mre effective. YOUTH RALLY REPORT Respectfully submitted, DJuglas Mitchell The church year f hascertainlybeena year f grwth fr the Yuth Rally. Fr the secnd cnsecutive year, attendance fr each f ur Yuth Rallies has cntinued t increase. 111e average attendance at each Yuth Rally ver the past year was 153, an increase f 5/ ver the previus year, Out f the 28 churches in ur Asscistin 22 have attended the Yuth Rally at least nce during the past year, The average attendance fr Pastrs in ur assciatin at the Yuth Rally was fur, While it is true that the Yuth Rally is experiencing a tremendus grwth, we, the fficers f the Yuth Rally, feel that there is still s much t d during the cming year, We humbly pray fr the day when every pastr and every church will becme active supprters f the Yuth Rally. Ey cnstant prayer, cntinuus wrj{, and a firm belief Dd faith in Gd, ur Creatr; we can and will grw even mre during the cm ing year. We encurage each and every church and Pastr t get invlved in YOUR Yuth Rally. We Challenge every yung persn in ur assciatin t cme and take a really meaningful stand with the Yuth Rally as we seek t spread the Gd News f CllJist w the wrld. A list f the new fficers fr the Yuth Rally will be fund elsewhere in the Assciatinal Directry. Respectfully submitted, Clyde Cruce, President SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT Attended five (5) clinics r schls, miles Just abut all f ur cnurches received Peple Search Manuals with exhrtatin t use them. Quarterly meetings were cnducted 15 average attendance. Cnducted ne (1) training sessin; and ne VI3S Clinic. If ur churches wuld ha'.-e participated inthe pssible fferings thrugh the Assciatinal Sunday Schl prgram, the year wuld have been far mre rewarding I am sure, This year every church shuld reslve nw t make it mandatry fr fficers and teachers t ahend the clinics within the assciatin. This wuld give pastrs and teachers and fficers tremendus fellwship in Middle Flrida. We shuld als reslve t have every church participating in a V,B,S, prgram, 21

22 with all the leaders trained in the assciatinal training clinic. This wuld increase every level f spiritual experience in all the churches. This wuld increase the number f lst suls wn in all the churches. This wuld increase the presence f the POWER f Gd in this part f His mral Vineyard. Ought this nt t be dne! Respectfully submitted, Ray Kennedy UNITED CHRISTIAN ACTION REPORT United Christian Actin, Inc. has been serving the churches and cncerned Christian citizens f Flrida since It seeks t bring tgether and crdinate the effrts f denminatins, churches and individuals wh are interested in helping preserve and imprve the mral climate in Flrida. U.C.A. is an agency made up by representatives f Baptist, Methdist, Presbyterian, Nazarene and ther evangelical denminatins. The Agency wrks in churches schls, hmes, camps, assemblies, thrugh research, visual aids, publicatins, legislative infrmatin, fr preventin, rehabilitatin, and cmmitl11enttttal abstinence as a psitive step in Christian living. U.C.A. is funded primarily by Flrida Baptist thrugh the Annual State Missin ffering. Over tw hundred churches include U,C.A. intheir budget. U,C,A, can supply yu with researched facts t help infrm ur peple, (children, teenagers, and adults,) cncerning alchl, drugs, gambling, smking, etc, U.C.A. helped defeat legislatin in 1972 reducing the legal age fr drinking t 18, U,C.A. needs yur prayers and supprt, And yet it is always ready t help yu in ym fight against the new threats t ur mral and spiritual envirnment that are cming daily, Fr any infrmatin OT free literature write t: Jack Eppes, Exec. seely.. United Christian Actin, Inc. 123 Hendric1{s Ave., Jacksnville, Fla. 3227, Respectfully submitted, Walter E. Bailey FLORIDA BAPTIST FOUNDATION The Flrida Baptist Fundatin, an agency f the Flrida Baptist State Cnventin serves Flrida Baptists by assisting individuals and their attorneys in preparing wills favring Flrida Baptist causes, and in establishing trusts where the earnings g t Baptist causes. The executive secretary-treasurer f the Fundatin is available t assciatins, chmches, grups f Baptists and individual Baptists t disseminate infrmatin and give assistance in this field. Recent majr accmplishments include: 1, Received and invested $92,441.3 in new permanent mney fr Baptist causes during the perid ftm Octber 1,1971, tjuly 1, The audited reprt f the Flr- 22

23 ida Baptist Fundatin as f September 3, 1971, shwed assets f $1,154,159,75, r an increase f $41, verthe assets reprted September 3, 197. This means the Fundatin has received and/r earned mre than ne-half millin dllars in the perid f 21 mnths frm September 3, 197, t July 1, Managed the investments with a view t security, earnings and appreciatiil 3, Wrked with many individuals and their attrneys in the preparatin f wills favring Baptist causes, The executive secretary-treasurer f the Fundatin wishes t express his appreciatin t Baptists in Flrida fr their cperatiil Respectfully submitted, L.R. Wdard, ChmIL FOR EIG N MISSIONS MlSSIONARY SUPPORT The sending ut and maintaining f missinaries is primary in Suthern Baptist verseas missins thrugh the channel f the Freign Missin Bard. At the clse f 1971 the Bardhad an verseas missinary staff f 2,526. This included 169 missinary assciates, 5 special prject medical persnnel, and 125 missinary jurneymen. Appintments during the year ttaled 226 (12 Career, 28 assciates, 67 jurneymen, 2 special prject medical wrkers, and 9 Career reappintments). Suthern Baptist Missins (rganizatins f missinarie5!) and natinal Baptist grups in dzens f cuntries cntinue t call fr reinfrcements in missinary persnnel. Sme requests are still nt filled, even thugh they have been repeated fr several years and are still urgent, EVANGEUSM AND CHURCH DEVEWPMENT Underlying all ur missinaryendeavrs is the ultimate purpse f leading peple t new life in Jesus Christ and the cultivatin f New Testament churches, Organized churches with which Suthern Baptist missinaries are related n missin fields nw ttal 6,45, f which mre than 7 percent are self-supprting, Wrk and accmplishments reprted are largely thse f natinal churches, leaders, and cnventins, with the assistance f missinary c-wrkers and resurces frm Suthern Baptists, The prgram f evangelism and church develpment includes many types f ministry: radi and televisin, English-language churches, lay-leadership training stewardship prmtin, Camps and cnferences; wr k with wmen, men, and yuth; music, and religius ec1ucatiil SCHOOLS AND STUDENT WORI< The training f natinal leaders is a prerequisite 1: strng indigenus churches. Educatinal institutins under Baptist auspices in varius lands may include all levels frm kindergarten thrugh university. Of special imprtance is the develpment f pastrs and ther chu;ch leaders thrugh thelgical schls and in prgrams belw the full seminary level. PUBLICATION WORK Publicatin ministries are an integral part f Suthern Baptist verseas missins, as all kinds f Christian literature -ate prvided fr purpses f evangelism and the develping f vigrus church life. Our missinaries are related t publishing centers in 23 lands and t infrmal literature prductin prgrams in a number f ther cuntries. 23

24 Reading clubs, libraries, and crrespndence curses cntinued t prvide means f reaching thusands f peple with the gspel. HOSPITALS AND MEDICALCARE The prgram f hspitals and medical care serves the physical needs f thusands f peple wh wuld therwise be neglected and ften pens strategic drs fr evangelistic witness. During 1971, missinaries and natinal wrkers engaged in this ministry treated nearly 56, inpatients and saw mre than 941, utpatients. Cnstructin f the Baptist hspital in Bengalre, India, prgressed during 1971, In Paraguay, a medical team at the Baptist hspital perfrmed the first heart valve replacements in the natin, Day clinics in lcal churches and missin pints were helping t meet health needs in several cuntries, BENEVOLENT MINISTRIES Benevlent ministries include agricultural prgrams, gd will and cmmunity centers, children's hmes, and direct relief wrk During 1971, S. Baptists, thrugh the Freign Missin Bard, prvided funds fr victims f disease, war and natural disasters in several cuntires, Gd will and cmmunity centers in 16 cuntries reached peple in varied ways; literacy clasbes, hme-mal-(ing curses, Bible study clubs, recreatin prgrams, and evangelistic services, The 2 children's hmes maintaired by Baptists in missin lands cared fr mre than 1, bys and girls last year, CONTRIBUTIONS At the end f 1971, S, Baptists' cntributins fr freign missins ttaled $33,719,447 (a per capita gift f $2.8, nine cents mre than in 197). The 1971 Lttie Mn ChristmaS Offering gal was $16,75, - an increase ver the $16,22,15 cntributed (as f May 1, 1971) thrugh the 197 ffering, Apprximately 5 percent f the Suthern Baptist Cnventin Cperative Prgram funds are made available annually fr freign missins. This is the basis upn which SuStained advance can be built. Still needed urgently n verseas fields are land, buildings, and equipment, amunting t several millin dllars' wrth" HOME MISSIONS Many f the natin's lngstanding prblems dminated the news f 1971 in hme missins, Such prblems as crime and vilence, hstility and alienatin, alchlism and drug abuse, racial tensins and family prblems, plus war and ecnmic stress burdened cncerned Christians, Many were encuraged, hwever, by what seems t be a spiritual awakening amng yuth and by a freshly expsed hunger fr Gd. A favrable climate strengthens ur Christian witness, Thse wh serve Christ in this natin are placed in the midst f ne f the great evangelism and missin fields f the wrld, Arthur B. Rutledge MISSIONARIES NUMBER 2,229 The rising COSt f living and a slwdwn in giving affected the missin frce, wh,ich numbers clse t the Same figure as ne year ag, Tw-thirds f all missinaries are jintly supprted by state cnventins, and nly ne-third are entirely supprted by'the Hme Missin Bard. EVANGELISM LAUNCHES TV, BUS, AND RENEWAL EFFORTS In cperatin with the radi and Televisin Cmmissin, the Divisin f Evangelism will premier in Octber a weekly televisin presentatin featuring Kenneth Chafin, the Spring Street Singers, and special guests in an unaplgetic presentatin f the faith leading t persnal cmmitment, 24

25 DISASTER RELIEF PROVIDED In the wade f HurricarE Fern which hit the Texas cast in the fall f 1971, the Bard cntributed $1, in disaster relief. CRISIS WORK CONTINUES Several prgrams cntinue t give attentin t mldlstries in areas f critical human reed, in keeping With the "Crisis Statement" adpted by the Cm-entin in 1968 and reaffirmed the fllwing year. STUDENT SUMMER PERSONNEL A ttal f 96 student summer missin persnnel were under appintment in 1971, 693 spnsred by the Hme Missin Bard and 267 BSU. Eighty-seyen f the 693 spnsred by the Bard received n cmpensatin and 21 paid their wn travel expenses. 9 NEW LANGUAGE CONGREGATIONS were started amng Arabs, Hungarians, Rumanians, Spanish, Slavic, Prtuguese, Estnians, and Yugslavs, ASSOCIATIONAL SERVICES Bulletins have strengthened the wrh within the assciatins, INFLATION HAMPERS WORK Incme fr the Hme Missin Bard, primarily thrugh the Cperative Prgram and the Annie Armstrng Easter Offering, cntinues t exceed $15 millin, but the increase each year amunts t less than three percent while perating csts have increased by six percent annually. Slight increases in salaries and fringe benefits have eaten away at cntinued expansin f hme missin wrk Cecil Etheredge, missinary persnnel secretary, said reduced funds have slwed the appointment f many qualified peple. "The hardest 'n' we have t say is t the missin interns wh have prepared themselves fr years fr this type f service", he said. Respectfully submitted, Marcus Mrrisn, Chmn. CAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES The camps and assemblies Iepanment is a service rganizatin f the Flrida Baptist Cnventin with the definite assignment f prviding fr thse attending any type f grup meeting at either Lake Yale Baptist Assembly r West Flrida Baptist Assembly. Majr accmplishments in were as fllw!>: LAKE YAlE BAPTIST ASSEMBLY 1. Prvided accmdatins fr 114 grups with a ttal attendance f 19, Cmpleted the carpeting f all mtel unit rms, 3. Purchased an additinal 8 acres f grund t the suth f ur present prperty. TIns will be develped fr trailer, tent and tugh camping. WEST FWRIDA BAPTIST ASSEMBLY: 1. Prvided fr 47 grups with a ttal attendance f 5, Installed air-cnditining and heating in dining hall, kitchen, and staff building. 3. Purchased new tables and chairs fr the dining hall :MIDDLE FWRIDA BAPTIST ASSEMBLY AT PICKETI LAKE: 1. Prvided accmmdatin fr ver twenty grups with a ttal in excess f 1,. 25

26 2. The chapel was air-cnditired, a new vinyl cushined flr cvering installed, new pews purchased, and a new pian bught. Our chapel is secnd t nre. 3. The kitchen has been enlarged and new flr cvering installed. 4. A ht water heater was installed in the bys cabin. Other imprvements will be made as the funds becme available, The facilities were used fr the first time by churches in Gainesville and Lake City. Things are lldng real bright fr the future f ur assembly grunds. r think that the Bard f Directrs and fficers are t be cmmended frthe leadership they prvided this year. Please cnsider putting the assembly grunds in yur church budget. This is Hme Missins at its best, Respectfully submitted, William F. rvey SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES REPORT Mst f the Sutherrr Baptist Clleges and Seminaries cntinue t grw numerically and expand their facilities, Much emphasis is being placed in institutinal selfstudy, culminating radical changes in the religius educatin curriculum, The leveling ff f student enrllment is felt by all clleges and Seminaries accrding t the 1972 annual reprts. While sme shw a decliije in enrllment still thers have increased their enrllment by as much as 3 /4 Suthern Baptist's have 43 Baptist Senir clleges and Universities in 16 states and 13 Junir Clleges in 7 states accrding t the reprt with a ttal f 94,167 students. All Our Seminaries and Clleges have shwn a substantial grwth. New Orleans Seminary enrlled 749: Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, M. enrlled 334; Suthwestern, Frt Wrth, Texas 2,295; Glden Gate, Mill Valley, Calif. 338; Sutheastern, Wake Frest, N.C 621; Suthern Seminary, Luisville, Ky. est. 1,5: mal{ing a ttal f 5,837. Mst all Clleges and Seminaries are experiencing a belt lighten,ing due t needed funds fr the grwing student ppulatin and rising cst in peratin. All agree that The Cperative Prgram will cntinue t be their main life-line, Gratitude was expressed by all fr ur prayerful and financial s'upprt and the sending f students. All slicite ur cntinued supprt in the future. Respectfully submitted, Richard A. Miley CHRISTIAN LITERATURE/OR THE FLORIDA BAPTIST WITNESS Because infrmatin is necessary fr intelligent study, actins and cperatin, Baptist state papers are imprtant. This type f media cntinues t fill a strategic place in the life f Suthern Baptists, Althugh each paper is wned and prduced by separate state cnventins, they are a primary surce f unity which enables an autnmus peple t cperate, in a spirituall11inistry desigrjed t declare and exhibit the gspel t a lst wrld. Cnfidence n the part f Baptists in this ministry f the printed page is evidenced 26

27 by the fact that the circulatin f the 33 state pars has reached an all-time high f 1,65,87. This is made pssible thrugh thse lcal chw'ches wh see the need and right f each member having the pprtunity t be infrmed. The FWRlDA BAPTIST WITNESS, ur wn state paper, as f August 1, enjys a circulatin f apprximately 64,. Nine hundred seventy-tw chmches, ut f the 1,481 churches in the state, are nw using ne r the ther f the grup subscriptin plans t send the WITNESS each week t at least a part, if nt all, f the families in their membership. Circulatin t a great degree determines the effectiveness f the WITNESS. All the wrk, effrt and expense mean little if the paper is nt widely distributed. The mst ecnmic and sensible Wa\: t distribute the WITNESS is t prvide fr every family t receive it thrugh the chch budget plan. The paper is mailed t the members's hme. It serves as a weekly reminder f that family's relatinship t the church. The wise pastr sees the state paper as his assciate in the task f educating his peple in denminatinal activities. The WITNESS helps the leadership f the church in prmting eyange1ism, stewardship and missins. It als helps t indctrinate and enlist the membership fr service. I have been reading the Baptist Witness fr ver 5 years, and it is better than ever. I urge every pastr and Baptist inthis.1, ssciatin t read it. Put it in yur church Budget. Respectfully submitted, Carl W. Burnett COOPERATIVE PROGRAM REPORT The stewardship f ur churches and their cncern fr the lst f the wrld is reflected in the cperative giving t the cperative prgram. Ten years ag Flrida Baptist chuches gave an average f 9% f their incme thrugh the cperative prgram. Last year the average drpped t 8.4/'1 111is is nt gd since everything else is n the rise. We must nt let the rising cst f things cancel alit ur cperative giving. We must as Suthern Baptist begin again t cnsider the imprtance f wrld missins and ur duty t supprt this great need. We, in America have mre than at any ther time, surely we must still hnr Gd with ur substance and the first fruits f ur increase. s that ur barns will cntinue t be filled With plemy, and ur presses burst alit with new wine. But we must nt let ur prsperity crisis cause us t lse sight f ur respnsibility. It is encuraging t nte that the beginning f this church year w churches are ahead f last year's giving t the cpeative prgram. This indicated that Flrida Baptist are already seeing the urgency and ding smething abut it, Gd has revealed t us the great need f the wrld t be saved befre it is t late: let US be assured that He will prvide the necessary means t get the jb dne if we dn't g t sleep, r let ur sin f cmplacency blind ur eyes. let us NOT give till it hurts; but give till it dn't hurt. 27 Respectfully submitted, Ray Kennedy

28 ANNUITY BOARD The Bible says, "The Labrer is wrthy f his hire", and "They that preach the wrd shall live f the wrd". Flrida Churches are becming mre aware f the need fr pastrs and church staff members t have a livable incme and t prvide adequate retirement incme. Thrugh ur Annuity Bard prgrams these needs are being met, by many churches ffsetting inflatinary depletin as they prvide 1/ f the salary fr Annuity benefits. Rev. Phil Maxwell has served splendidly, in infrming and enlisting, pastr s and churches in meeting these ineeds, the past fifteen years. Cntact him fr detailed infrmatin n varius plans and amunt f prtectin. His address is: 123 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksnville, Flrida Respectfully submitted, J. Thad Entzminger FLORIDA BAPTIST RETIREMENT CENTER VERa BEACH, FlDRIDA There are 59 Residents living at the center: 11 men and 48 wmen. Ten were called "Up Higher" and Seven new residents entered this year, Planned prgram f activity and prvisins are made fr the residents t participate in the activities f the lcal churches. Missinaries, Yuth and Older grups have blest here as they visit. Cme by and see us. We will be glad t welcme yu anytime. We have ur hbbies: ceramics, wdwrl{, and variety f handwrk. Gardening, raising eggplant, tmates, nins, purnphn and ther vegetables is the jy f several residents. Average age is 78, ranging frm 63 t 98 years. Wm. J-L Lrd, 5,. is Resident Manager. Respectfully submitted, J. Thad Entzminger MUSIC REPORT The basic bjective f the Church Music I:epartment f the Flrida Cnventin is t have better music in each f the churches by eslablishing, cnducting, enlarging and imprving the music prgram in the Churches. It is t be expected that the right kind f music will lead t mre dedicated lives, deeper spiritual cnvictins, mre wrshipful attitudes and mre zeal fr sul winning. We still wish t cncentrate ur effrts int learning mre new sngs and using them t a greater advantage in ur services. We want t encurage mre f ur churches t participate in the Assciatinal music activities. Fur churches participated in the Assciatinal Music Festival held at Elizabeth church in January f this year. We plan t have the 1973 Festival at Cherry Lal{e Church n January 28. It is time nw, t begin maldng plans with yur choir t participate. I encurage each church t tal{e part in it. Yu will be glad yu did 28 Respectfully yurs, Clintn J-larris, Directr

29 OUR DEPARTED LOVED ONES "There's an pen gate Thrugh which each must g alre, And there in a light we cannt see Our Father claims His wn Beynd the gate OUT lved nes Find Happiress and rest In the thl..t/lt That a lving Gd knws best". In the names recrded belw, we find yuth and age, great service and lyalty, but ne thing all have in cmmn is Eternal Life thrugh Faith in Jesus Christ, ur 1IitlObtb meab CENTRAL Mrs. Emma Hrne (Last Charter Member) CHERRY LAKE Rev. Jhn R. Cllins Mr. Sam Winters MA YO Mrs. Lena Davis James T. Radfrd (Deacn) 111:. Jseph Sherrd Mrs. Elizabeth Bruck Mrs. Stella Brwn ELIZABETH Mr. Lewis Shiver GREENVILLE Mr. Jey Harper Mrs. E. W. Handley Mrs. Arthur Jewel HOPEWELL Mrs. Lu Kelley Mr. J. B. Pinkard LEE Mrs. I.C. Hlley MACEDONIA Mrs. Lizzie Lee Lyns Webb Mrs. Nell Burnette MADISON Mrs. 1. S. Beggs 111:. Nathan Bdenstein 111:s. Dra Williams Mrs. S.P. Griffin 111:s. H. D. Oxfrd Mrs. Lla Dean Mr. W. E. McCain MIDWA Y Mr. Oscar Webb Mr. Irvine Hicks Mrs. Eutha Hale MOSELEY HALL Mr. S. R. Sapp (Deacn) MT. OLIVE 111:. Ben Albrittn NEW HOME Mr. G. T. Bass Mr. Larry Wentwrth Mr. Jim Tuten (Deacn) NEW MACEDONIA Mr. Al Sweet Mr. Owen Taylr PINE GROVE Mrs. Maude Seals PINETTA Mr. Mike Turner Mrs. Flrence McMillan 29

30 PLEASANT GROVE (T) Mr. Eulee Lewis Mrs. Mary E. Tedder ST. JOHNS Mr. Rbert Seag BREWER LAKE Mr. R. H. Buchanan Mr. Garland Fwler Mr. J.1. Adkins Mr. Maurice Oees Mrs. Pearl Smith Mrs. Hannah West Mrs. Sudie Wd Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Je Reams, Chairman SUPERINTENDENT OF MISSIONS REPORT AN ASSOCIATIONAL COVENANT Being led, as we believe, by the Hly Spirit, t enter int cvenant as an assciatin f churches, we jin urselves tgether thrugh this larger fellwship; T watch ver ne anther in lve and t nurture the spiritual welfare and fellwship f all churches in the assciatin; T prvide a frum fr the cnsideratin f ur Christian faith and the evaluatin f thse pints f dctrire and plicy which affect ur life tgether: T assist the churches in planning, cnducting, evaluating and imprving their prgrams f wrk designed t reach their bjectives; T carry ut the Great Cmmissin f ur Lrd bth Within and beynd the bunds f ur assciatin; and T facilitate the exchange f infrmatin and assistance between the cvenanting churches, and the Flrida Baptist and Suthern 1:3aptist Cnventins and their agencies, and t maintain interactin With cmmunity agencies and ther Christian bdies. As I attempt t relate t yu nw in wrds my annual reprt as ym Supt. f Missins, 1 must lift up t Gd my GRATITUDE and THANKSGIVING fr the privilege f wrking with YOU this past year. During these past twelve mnths, I have visited with every pastr in ur district s as t be helpful in any way With his ministry in the lcal chwch. I believe that the PASTOR is the KEY persn inthe heart f m Lrd's wrk. I als believe that as a pastr leads his peple t be invlved in the assciatinal wrh will he find many new ways and ideas t lead his church fr greater utreach and witnessing pprtunities. Within the district which is apprximately 14 miles lng and 65 miles wide, 1 have traveled 27,676 miles. The majrity f these miles have been in attending the n-ging assciatinal prgram meetings. I am eternally grateful fr the privilege f preaching and speahing sme 22 messages within the district.. cunciled with 18 church pulpit cmmittees in their attempt t secure a Suthern Baptist pastr. happy that I culd sit dwn With many f ur pastrs cncerning their wr], in 3

31 their church. helping in the Assciatinal Sunday Schl Clinics.. with Church Training Briefing M2etings,. with Assn. Brtherhd Wrkshps. pssibly this questin., "What DJes a Supt. f Missins DJ?" and answered adequately by h1r. Darrell Tapley will give yu sme idea f the jy f my wrk with yu. "Frm the questins asked and the suggestins made, I must assume that there is a rather hazy understanding f the rle f the superintendent. Fr yur infrmatin, I will share with yu what I d and am available t d. I CARE It is a little difficult t fit this int a statistical reprt. I care fr the welfare f the pastrs and the churches, I am cncermd when there is heartache. I am glad when there is victry. I pray fr the churches and pastrs and seek ways t better their lt. Smetimes the main thing that a church r pastr needs is fr sl11erje t care. I AM AVAILABlE I al11 available t each church t supply the pulpit, teach study curses, surney missin needs. uy t find methds that will help in church grwth. cunsel with pulpit cmmittees, preach revivals, lead missin Vacatin Bible Schls and anything else that I am capable f ding. ButIcan d these things nly by invitatin r permissin. I TRY TO BE L."JFORMED I seel, infrmatin cncerning the directin that ur denminatin will take, new methds in church wrk, the present cnditin f the churches in the area and the cnditin f the pastrs. (The burdens that sme pastrs carry are enugh t lull an rdinary man. Frtunately, Our pastrs are nt rdinary men.) I seek t be an able student f the Bible. I try t prepare messages that will be a blessing. I try never t embarrass a pastr by ding a por jb in the pulpit. All f this requires time t study. I WORK I visit churches and pastrs; I help cmmittees in the assciatins; I help plan assciatinal prgrams; I lk fr the umuched missin needs; I wrk at encuraging thers; I cunsel with pulpit cmmittees; I attend mst f the meetings in the fur assciatins, and I d many things in my wrk as the reeds arise. If the abve des nt fit yur cncept f what the wrl, f the superintendent shuld be, I wuld be happy t hear yur suggestins", Respectfully submitted, B.D. Lcke, Supt. f Missins BAPTIST CAMPUS MINISTR Y NORTH FWRIDA JR. COLLEGE The Baptist Campus MiniStry, at Nrth Flrida Jr. Cllege, has in the past year participated in many activities shwing yung peple in the cmmunity that a persn can have an enjyable time and remain a Christian. The Baptist Campus MiniStry has participated in the hmecming festivities at Nrth Flrida Jr. Cllege in years past alng with an active part in the tutrial prgram 31

32 at Madisn Middle SchL Each prgram year, an Easter Egg Hunt fr the children f the cmmunity and a ck-ut fr the students f Nrth Flrida Jr. Cllege, is spnsred by this rganizatin. This is t acquaint the members fthe cllege with the Baptist Campus Ministry in an attempt t draw as many students as pssible t Christ. One f the highlights f this past year was the Flrida Baptist Student Cnventin held at Lake Yale near Leesburg, Flrida. Althugh Nrth Flrida is small it was well represented and thse wh attended received a great spiritual blessing. The cming year we plan t participate in the Eclgy Day Drive at the Cllege and t nce again participate imhe Hmecming activities at the COllege. We plan t nce again spnsr ur Easter Egg Hunt fr the children f'the cmmunity. Plans are already underway fr attending this yearis Baptist Student Cnventin at Lake Yale. A large percent f the members are expected t attend. Campus Ministry plans t take an active part in the dedicatin f the Hardee Memrial Chapel which is t be cmpleted n campus sn. It is hped that Baptist Campus Ministry, with the use f the chapel, can start a Christian mvement at the Cllege that will really be significant. One f the prize prjects that Campus Ministry is planning this year is a Visitatin Prgram t Pine Lake Nursing Hme in Greenville, Fla. Baptist Campus Ministry hpes t prvide a -chapel service frthis nursing hme n a regular Sunday afternn basis. If this prgram is successful Campus Ministry will prvide Chapel Service n a weeldy r bi-weekly basis. Baptist Campus Ministry is mst grateful t the Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin fr its cntributin t ur rganizatin. This mney is u:;;ed t purchase religius material, (film-strips, pamphlets, subscriptins t religius magazines, etc. It is mst graciusly appreciated and it will be used t the best f ur ability t acquaint thers with ur Christian rganizatin and bring them t ]mw Christ. Respectfully submitted, Harvey Waldrep RESOLUTIONS Middle FlOrida Baptist Assciatin Octber 19th and 2th, 1972 Whereas the Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin Meeting in its 73rd. Annual Sessin n Octber 19, 1972 with the May Baptist Church and n Octber 2 with the St. Jhns Baptist Church extends a warm welcme t all thse in attendance, and, whereas, this bdy has been s ryally entertained by the hst churches, and whereas we find great faith and cnsecratin amng many f ur ministers and laymen alike. Therefre be it reslved: That we extend ur sincere thanl{s t the hst churches fr their warm hspitality, that we thank ur prgram cmmittee fr their untiring effrts in givlllg u:;; a gd prgram: That we recgnize and appreciate the presence f ur State Team: and that this bdy g n recrd as being ppsed t the sale and distributin f prngraphic literature in this great state. RESOLUTIONS#2: Whereas, we are advised by reliable surces that during the past eleven mnths, 32

33 (Octber I, 1971 t September I, 1972) there have been mre than 17, cases f child abuse reprted in this state alne, children frm birth thrugh 5 years f age, and whereas, this is cntrary t the Hly Scriptures and a vilatin f the laws f a Christian natin. Therefre be it reslved, that we take a firm stand against this evil and use every means a! ur cmmand t stp this senseless maiming and murdering- f ur inncent children. RespectfUlly submitted, S.K. Ward, Chmn. TIME AND PLACE COMMITTEE Yur Cmmittee n Time and Place makes the fllwing recmmendatins: That the 74th annual Sessin f the Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin cnvene n Octber 18th and 19th, 1973, and that the first day, afternn and night sessins, be held with the Pinetta Baptist Church, and that the secnd day, mrning and afternn sessins, be held with the New Hme Baptist Church. Articles f Faith L The Scriptures Respectfully submitted, Wesley lliwning, Ch111n. We believe that the Hly Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure f heavenly instructin; that it has Gd fr its authr, salvatin fr its end, and truth, withut any mixture f errr, fr its matter; that it reveals the principles by which Gd will judge us; and therefre is, and will remain t the end f the wrld, the true center f Christian unin, and the supreme standard by which all human cnduct, creeds and religius pinins shuld be tried, II. Gd There is ne and nly ne living and true Gd, an intelligent, spiritual, and persnal Being, the Creatr, Preserver, and Ruler f the universe, infinite in hliness and all ther perfectins, t whm we we the highest lve, reverence, and bedience. He is revealed t us as Father, Sn, and Hly Spirit, each with distinct persnal attributes, but withut divisin f nature, essence, r being. III. The Fall f Man Man was created by the special act f Gd, as recrded in Genesis. "S Gd created hethe.m" (en.1:2). "And the LrcJ Gd frmed man f the dust f the grund, and breathed mt his nstnls the breath f life; and man became a living sul" (Gen. 2:7). He was created in a state f hliness under the law f his Maker, but, thrugh the temptatln f Satan, he transgressed the cmmand f Gd and fell frm his riginal 33

34 hliness and righteusness: whereby his psterity inherit a nature crrupt and in bndage t sin, are under cndemnatin, and as sn as they al"e capable f mral actin, becme actual transgl"essrs. IV. The Way f Salvatin The salvatin f sinners is whlly f grace. thrugh the mediatrial ffice f the Sn f Gd, wh by the Hly Spirit was brn f the Virgin Mary and tk upn him ur nature, yet withut sin; hnred the divine law by his persnal bedience and made atnewent fr ur sins by his death. Being risen frm the dead, he is nw enthrned in Heaven, and, united in his persn the tenderest sympathies wi.th divine perfectins, he is in every way qualified t be a cmpassinate and all-sufficient Saviur. V. Justificatin Justificatin is Gd's gracius and full acquittal upn principles f righteusness f all sinners wh believe in Christ. This blessing is bestwed. nt in cnsideratin f any wrks f righteusness which we have dne, but thrugh the redemptin that is in and thrugh Jesus Christ. It brings us int a state f mst blessed peace and favr with Gd, and secures every ther needed blessing. VL The Freeness f Salvatin The blessings f Salvatin are made free t all by the gspel. It is the duty f all t accept them by penitent and bedient faith. Nthing prevents the salvatin f the greatest sinner except his wn vluntary refusal t accept Jesus Christ as teacher, Saviur, and Lrd. VII. Regeneratin Regeneratin 1" the new birth is a change f heart wrught by the Hly Spirit, whereby we becme partakers fthe divine nature and a hly dispsitin is given, leading t tt1e lve and practice f righteusness. It is a wrk f Gd's free grace cnditined upn faith in Christ and made manifest by the fruit which we bring [rtl1 t the glry f Gd. VIII. Repentance and Faith We believe repentance and faith are sacred duties, and als inseparable graces. wrught in ur suls by the regenerating Spirit f Gd: hereby being deeply cnvinced f ur guilt, danger, and helplessness, and f the way f salvatin by Christ, we turn t Gd with unfeigned cntritin, cnfessin, and supplicatin fr mercy: at the same time heartily receiving the Lrd Jesus Christ as ur Prphet, Priest, and King, and relying n him a lne as the nly and all-sufficient Saviur. IX. Gd's Purpse f Grace Electin is the gracius purpse f Gd, accrding t which he regenerates, sanctifies and saves sinners. It is perfectly cnsistent with the [ne agency f man, and cmprehends all the l11foalls in cnnectin with the end. It is a 111st glrius dis- 34

35 play f Gd's sverdgn gdness, and is infinitely wise, hly, and unchangeable. It excludes basting and prmtes humility. It encurages the use f means in the highest degree. X. sanctificatin Sanctificatin is the prcess by which the regenerate gradua lly attain t mral and spiritual perfectin thrugh the presence and pwerfthe Hly Spirit dwelling in their hearts. It cntinues thrughut the earthly life, and is accmplished by the use f all the rdinary means f grace, and particularly by the Wrd f Gd. XI. Preservatin All real believers endure t the end. Their cntinuance in well-ding is the mark which distinguishes them [rm mere prfessrs. A special Prvidence cares fr them, and they are kept by the pwer f Gd thrugh faith unt salvatin. xn. A Gspel Church A church f Christ is a cngregatin f baptized believers, assciated by cvenant in the faith and fellwship f the gspel; bserving the rdinances f Christ, gverned by his laws, and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his wrd, and seeking t extend the gspel t the ends f the earth. Its scriptural fficers are bishps, r elders, and deacns. XIII, Baptism and the Lrd's Supper Christian baptism is the immersin f a believer in water in the name f the Father, the Sn, and the Hly Spirit. The act is a symbl f ur faith in a crucified, buried and risen Saviur. It is a prerequisite t the privileges f a church relatin and t the Lrd's Supper, in which the members f the church, by the use f bread and wine, cmmemrate the dying lve f Christ. XIV. The Lrd's Day The first day f the week is the Lrd's day. It is a Christian in.stitutin fr regular bs erv ance. It cmmemrates the resurrectin f Christ frm the dead and shuld be emplyed in exercises f wrship and spiritual devtin, bth public and private, and by refraining frm wrldly amusements, and resting frm secular emplyments, wrks f necessity and mercy nly excepted. XV. The Righteus and the Wicked There is a radical and essential difference between the righteus and wicked. Thse nly wh are justified thrugh thenamef the Lrd Jesus Christ and sanctified by the Hly Spirit are truly righteus in his Sight. Thse wh cntinue in impenitence and unbelief are in his sight wicked and are under cndemnatin. This distinctin between the righteus and wicked hlds in and after death, and will be made manifest at the judgment when final and everlasting awards are made t all men. 35

36 XVI. The Resurrectin The Scriptures clearly teach that Jesus rse frm the dead. His grave was emptied f its cntents. He appeared t the disciples after his resurrectin in many cnvincing manifestatins. He nw exists in his glrified bdy at Gd's right hand. There will be a resurrectin f the righteus and the wicked. The bdies f the righteus will cnfrm t the glrius spiritual bdy f Jesus. XVII. The Return f the Lrd The New Testament teaches in many places the visible and persnal return f Jesus t this earth. "This same Jesus which is taken up frm yu int heaven, shall s cme in like manner as ye have seen him g int [leaven." The time f his cming is nt revealed. "Of that day and hur knweth n ne, n, nt the angels in heaven, but my Father nly" (Matt. 24;36). It is the duty f all believers t live in readiness fr his cming and by diligence in gd wrl{s t make manifest t all men the reality and pwer f their hpe in Christ. XVIII. Religius Liberty Gd alne is Lrd f the cnscience, and he has left it free frm the dctrines and cmmandments f men which are cntrary t his Wrd r nt cntained in it. Church and state shuld be separate. The state wes t the church prtectin and full freedm in the pursuit f its spiritual ends. In prviding fr such freedm n ecclesiastical grup r denminatin shuld be favred by the state mre than thers. Civil gvernment being rdained f Gd, it is the duty f Christians t render lyal bedience theret in all things nt cntrary t the revealed will f Gd. The church shuld nt resrt t the civil pwer t carry n its wrk The gspel f Christ cntemplates spiritual means alne fr the pursuit f its ends. The state has n right t impse penalties fr religius pinins f any kind. The state has n right t impse taxes fr the supprt f any frm f religin. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, amj this implies the right f free and unhindered access t Gd n the part f all men, and the right t frm and prpagate pinins in the sphere f religin Withut interference by the civil pwer. XIX. Peace and War It is the duty f Chdstians t seel{ peace with a II men n princ'iples f righteusness. In accrdance with the spirit and teachings f Christ they shuld d all in their pwer t put an end t war. The true remedy frthe war spirit is the pure gspel f ur LOId. The supreme need f the wrld is the acceptance f his teachings in all the affairs f men and natins. and the practical applicatin f his law f lve. We urge Christian peple thrughut the wrld t pray [r the reign f the Prince f Peace, and t ppse everything likely t prvke war. XX. Educatin Christianity is the religin f enlightenment and intelligence. In Jesus Christ are hidden all the treasures f wisdm and knwledge. All sund learning is therefre a part f ur Christian heritage. The new birth pens all human faculties and creates a thirst fr knwledge. An adequate system f schls is necessary t a cmplete 36

37 spiritual prgram fr Christ's peple. The cause f educatin in the Kingdm f Christ is crdinate with the causes f missins and general benevlence, and shuld receive alng with these th liberal supprt f the churches. XXI. Scial Service Every Christian is under bligatin t seek t make the will f Christ regnant in his wn life and in human sciety: t ppse in the spirit f Christ every frm f greed, selfishness, and vice; tprvidefrtherpharxd, the aged, the helpless, and the sick; t seek t bring industry, gvel11ment, and sciety as a whle under the sway f the principle's f righteusness, truth and brtherly lve; t prmte these ends Christians shuld be ready t wrk with all 111en f gd will in any gd cause, always being careful t act in the spirit f lve withut cmprmising their lyalty t Christ and his tmth. A l.lmeans and methds used in scial service fr the amc liratin f sciety and the establishment f righteusness an;ng men must finally depend n the re generatin f the individual by the saving grac:: f Gd in Christ Jesus. XXl1. CO-Operatin Christ's peple shuld, as ccasin requires, rganize such assciatins and cnventins as lllay best SiCcure c-peratin fr the great bject f the Kingdm f Gd. Such rganizatins have n authrity ver each ther OI ver the churches. They are VOluntary and advisry bdies designed t elicit, cmbine, and direct the energies f ur peple in the mst effective manner. Individual members f New Testament churches shuld c-perate with each ther, and the churches themselves shuld cperate with each ther in carrying frward the missinary, educatinal and benevlent prgram fr the extensin f Christ's Kingdm. Christian unity in the New Testament sense is spiritual harmny and vluntary c-peratin fr cmmn ends by varius grups f Christ's peple. It is permissable and desirable as between the varius Christian denminatins, when the endt be attained is itself justified, and when such c- peratin invlves n vilatin f cnscience r cmprmise f lyalty t Christ and his Wrd as revealed in the New Testament. XXIII. Evangelism and Missins It is the duty f every Christian man and wman, and the duty f every church f Christ t see!, t extend the gspel t the ends f the earth. The new birth f man's spirit by Gd's Hly Spirit means the birth f lve fr thers. MiSSinary effrt n the part f all rests thus upn a spiritual necessity f the regener'!;te life. It is als expressly and repeatedly cmmanded in the teachings f Christ. It is the duty f every child f Gd t seek cnstantly tgl win the lst t Christ by persnal effrt and by all ther methds sanctined by the gspel f Christ. XXIV. Stewardship Gd is the surce f all blessings, tempral and spiritual; all that we have and are we we t him. We have a spiritual debtrship t the whle wrld, a hly tmsteeship in the gspel, and a binding stewardship in ur pssessins. \ve are therefre under bligatin t serve him With ur time talents and material pssess ins; and shuld recgnize all these as entrusted t us fr the glry f Gd and helping thers. Christians shuld cheerfully, regularly, systematically, prprtinately, and liberally cntribute f their means t advancing the Redeemer's cause n earth. 37

38 xxv. The Kingdm The Kindgl11 f Gd is the reign f Gd in the heart and life f the individual in every human relatinship, and in every frm and institutin f rganized human sciety. The chief means [r prmting the Kingdm f Gd n earth are preaching the gspel f Christ and teaching the principls f righteusness cntained therein. The Kingdm [ Gd will be cmplete when every thught and will f man shall be brught int captivity t the vrill f Christ. And it is the duty f all Christ's peple t pray and labr cntinually that his Kingdm may cme and his will be dne n earth as it is dne in heaven. RULES OF DECORUM 1. The Mderatr shall preserve rder in the Assciatin, which shall be pened and clsed by prayer. He shall decide all questins f rder and prpriety. 2. All members f the bdy shall respect the authrity f the Mderatr, but any member shall have the right t appeal t the bdy frm his decisin. 3. The Mderatr shall have the same right f speaking as any ther member f the bdy prvided he appints sme member t fill the chair; but he shall nt vte except when there is a tie, when he may cast the deciding vte, 4. N mre than ne member shall speal at a time. Any member desiring t speak shall rise frm his seat and address the Mderatr and when recgnized by the chair may speak t the subject, but nt mre than twice n the same subject withut permissin f the bdy. 5, N 111ember shall leave the bdy while in sessin withut permissin f the chair. 6, All mtins in rder must be dispsed f by the bdy, unless withdrawn by the ne wh made the mtin. 7, When a questin is taken up, after allwing time fr deliberatin, the Mderatr shall take the vte f the bdy and then annunce the decisin. If a divisin is called fr the Mderatr shall take the vte by calling n the members t rise and stand until they are cunted, After the cunt is made n bth sides the Mderatr shall annunce the result. S. The Clerk shall enrll the names f the Messengers, and keep a regular recrd f all the business ftheassciatin. Heshall have the Minutes printed and distributed t each church, accrding t the amunt f mney sent up...' 9. The Treasurer shall receive and manage the funds f the ASSOClatin, takmg receipts f all disbursements theref, and present an annual reprt f all funds received and disbursed, fr insertin in the Minutes f the Assciatin. 1. This decrum may be altered r amended by tw-thirds vte f the members present at any annual sessin f the Assciatin, Cnstitutin ARTICLE I - NAME The name f this rganizatin shall be "The Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin," ARTICLE II - OBJECT The bject f this Assciatin shall be t fster a harmnius and efficient spirit f cperatin amng the churches f it's cnstituency and t cperate with sister 38

39 churches f the Suthern Baptist Cnventin in carrying ut the missinary, educatinal and benevlent prgram f Christ's Kingdm t the ends f the earth. A R11CLE III - :tvlembersi-il P Sectin 1. The Assciatin shall be cmpsed f messengers duly elected by the churches affiliated \,ith this bdy. Sectin 2. Each church in the Assciatin shall be entitled t representatin in its sessins as fllws: Tw messengers fr the first fifty members r less and ne additinal messenger fr each additinal 25 members r fractin theref, and all rdained paslors wh are members f r pastrs f any f said churches, tgether with the elected fficers f the Assciatin, wh, are members f the churches. ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS The fficers f this Assciatin shall be a Mderatr, Vice-Mderatr, CIerI, and Treasurer. They shall be elected annually by ballt frm nminatins made frm the flr at,he last sessin f the Assciatin, taldng ffice at the clse f the annual sessin. If any vacancy ccurs in any ffice between sessins, the Executive Cmmittee shall elect an fficer t fill vacancy fr the unexpired term. The Mderatr shall be elected t serve tw r mre years in successin. All fficers shall serve withut salary except Clerk and Treasurer, whse stipend shall be referred t the Budget Cmmittee. ARTICLE V - OTHER OFFICERS The Nminating Cmmittee shall at the September Executive Cmmittee meeting recmmend fr apprval, subject t electin at the annual sessin, the heads f the varius departments namely: Sunday Schl, Church Training, Music, Evangelistic Chairman, Stewardship Chairman and such ther departments as shall be authrized by the Assciatin. ARTICLE VI - COMMITTEES Sectin 1, All cmmittees shall cnsist f three members except the Executive Cmmittee, Assciatin Missin Cmmittee and Calendar Cmmittee. Sectin 2. The Executive Cmmittee shall be cmpsed f the Assciatinal Officers, heads f the AssciaLinal Organizatins, paslors and ne lay member frm each church t be recmmended by the individual church and chairman f standing coltlmittees. Sectin 3. The Standing Cmmittees shall be: (1) Assembly Grund, (2) Budget and Finance (3) Calendar f ActiviLies (4) Cmmittee n Cmmittees (5) Missins (6) Nminating (7) Obituaries (8) Prgram 9) Reslutins (1) Time, Place and Preacher (11) ASSignment. Sectin 4. Members f the Standing Cmmittees shall be nminated by the Cmmittee n Cmmittees and elected by the Assciatin t take ffice at the crse f the annual sessin. Sectin 5. The Missins Cmmittee shall be cmpsed ffiye members wh shall 39

40 serve fr five years with ne-fifth retiring each yelt. Sectin 6. The Calendar Cmmittee shall include the heads f each department. Sectin 7. The Prgram Cmminee shall als include the Mderatr and Clerk. Sectin 8. The BUdget and Finance Cmminee shall cperate with the heads f each Assciatinal Organizatin and Treasurer in preparatin f a budget fr the ensuing year. 1his cmmi nee shall determine the sum per resident church member t be requested frm the churches fr funds t carryn the wrk f the Assciatin. ARITLCE Vll - RIGHTS OF CHURCHES This bdy shall recgnize and respect the Scriptural rights f the churches cmpsing it, and shall in n wise exercise authrity ver them. Churches may be at liberty t sever cnnectin with this bdy at any time by giving written ntice t the Executive Cmmittee r Annual sessin. ARTICLE VIII - FETITION Fetitin fr membership shall be referred t a cmmittee n petitinary letters at any Executive Cmmittee meeting prir t the annual meeting f the Assciatin, and shall be subject t apprval at the annual sessin f the Assciatin. ARTICLE IX - ARTICLES OF FAITH The Articles f Faith f this Assciatin shall be the same as thse adpted by the Suthern Baptist Cnventin at their annual sessin in 1925 and shall be the basis f fellwship and cperatin. ARTlCLE X - AMENDMENTS This cnstitutin may be altered r amended at any annual meeting f the bdy and must secure a tw-thirds majrity vte f the messengers present and vting. MESSENGERS BETHEL CREEK nne BEULAH Rev. & Mrs. C. B. Gdwin BREWER LAKE Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Williams Mr. Knx Ward Rev. and Mrs. Lamar Andersn CENTRAL Mr. & Mrs. E. C. McKwn 4 Mrs. Drthy Lewis Mr. Oliver Scruggs Mrs. Vallie Bishp CHERRY LAKE Mr. A. C. Gentry Mrs. Bill S kel tn Mr. A.E. Barrs Mrs. Dt Buckhalt Mrs. Emma Barnes ELIZABETI-I Mr. A. D. Demtt

41 Mrs. Inez Demtt Mrs. Mary Lightsey Mrs. Linda Demtt Mr. Allen Lightsey ERIDU Mr. Clyde Cruce Mr. Clan Lewis FAITI-I Mr. & Mrs. Finley Day Mrs. Geraldine Stkes Mrs. Dnna Kennedy GREENVILLE Mrs. Mable Smiley Rev. & Mrs. J. T. Entzminger Mrs. Mary Smiley Mrs. Ruth Reams Mrs. Cnnie Scarbr Mrs. Ruby Hendry Mr. J.L. Pate HOPEWELL Mr. & Mrs. Tm Dice Mr. and Mrs. J.L. wynn Mr. Grver Kelley Mr. Bill Lamb LAMONT Mrs. Maribell Peters Mrs. Virginia Reams LEE, FIRST Rev. I. T. Carter Mr. J. H. Phillips Mrs. Lis Miller Mr. Willie Sevr MAYO Rev. W. F. Ivey Mrs. Rubye Breare Mrs. Fannie Lee Cfield Mrs. David Banta Mrs. J. D. Garden MACEDONIA Mr. & Mrs. Carl Dunlap Mr. & Mrs. Rbert Bellflwer Mrs. Bessie Keene 41 MADISON, FIRST Mr. & Mrs. Henry Messer Rev. & Mrs. E.C. Tyner Mr. & Mrs. W.O. McCullugh Mr. & Mrs. 1. R. Wdard Mr. & Mrs. Bradus Willughby Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Wilsn MIDWAY nne MT. OLIVE Mrs. Tm Clark Mrs. Jimmy Ragans Mrs. Grdn Ragans NEW HOME Mrs. Sim Andrews Mr. Annie B. Tuten Mr. & Mrs. A.C. Wrley NEW HOPEFUL nne NEW MACEDONIA Rev. Thmas R. Kelley Mr. Tmmy Barclay Mr. Lee Barclay Mr. Thmas Barclay PLEASANT GROVE (L) Mr. A. F. Buchanan Mrs. Essie Webb Mrs. Annie Mae Buchanan PLEASANT GROVE (T) Mr. S. W. Tedder Mr. Plenn Sheffield Mr. Walter Rwell PINE GROVE Mr. William 1. Cllins Mrs. Hyt Wainwright Mrs. Audrey Wd PINETT A. FIRST Rev. D.1. Mrris Mr. J. W. Dwning Mrs. Mildred Day Mr. M. C. Wdard Mr. & Mrs. Rb Craftn

42 RIVERSIDE Mrs. Je Ezell Miss Jyce Lyns Mrs. Linda Drsey Mr. Lex Lyns A HISTORY ST. JOHNS Mr. Alex McGill Mrs. Effie McGill Mrs. Addie Nrris Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Wynn Mrs. Bessie Nrris Mr. Luther Nrris OF MAYO BAPTIST CHURCH Early in members f Half-Mn Lake Baptist Church with Rev. H,M, Frier as pastr, rganized the May Baptist Church, electing Dr, R,I,. Gdbred, clerk. The same year the church was received int the Lafayette Assciatin f Baptists, This was the year May was designated as the cunty seat. Charter members included families f Wm.E. Bwman, I-Iemy Kn, Rev. Zachariah Dees, J,C. Ramsey, Plk, Trammel and Scarbrugh.. Rev. Zachariah Dees became pastr the fllwing year, The initial building was built n a site given by W, T. Dees and wife, (Present lcatin f the Edward McCray residence) Jan. 14, TIlis building was destryed by a hurricane in 1898 and never rebuilt. It appears frm 1898 until June 18, 199 Baptists wrshipped in the May Methdist Church n alternate Sundays,perating a unin Sunday SchL In 195 the present building site was secured frm the same dnrs and plans made fr building. On June 18, 199 the new building was dedicated, free f debt. Rev.. C, B, Cle was pastr ne Sunday a mnth, and served Perry three Sundays. During this eleven year interim, RW, Phillips, R.F. Hacker, D,B, Harrell, W,L, Savage, and Rev. Dees served nly ne Sunday a mnth. Rev. 1.B, Rdgers, Ovedi, Fla., was called t be pastr in Dec The membership was 86. Early in 191 a Baptist Sunday Schl was started with M. D, Rich the first Supt. RR Ware was church clerk, Mrs. H. T. Will{es, first W, M. U. President. Ministerial Students frm Clumbia Cllege, La\{e City, pastred during the teens. They included W. T. Saunders, W, Ira Sanders, J, T, Jenner, Sctt Pattersn (lngtime missinary f Freign Missin Bard), G,H, Newtn, Blanchard D, Law, and E,C, Dickens. The church withdrew frm the Lafayette Baptist Assciatin and united with Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin in late 199, Late in 1919 Rev. D,F, Barry f Madisn accepted the pastrate nw repning 111 members. Tw years later the first resident pastr was called in Rev, J.F, Russell serving the church half time. During his pastrate Irwin Radfrd was rdained as a deacn. After six years Rev.Russell was fllwed by Rev, E,R, Denny as interim fr several mnths. Rev. S,P, Mrgan frm Texas was called in July 1927 and served less than a year and was fllwed by Rev, Gus Padgett f Ft. McCy wh because f distance served but six mnths prir t the call f Rev. A, M. Parker, f Pinetta in early 193. During this year Deacn R,R Ware died. H,I,. Winderweedle was rdained deacn Sept. 13, While three-furths time preaching was desired it was agreed t cntinue twice a mnth. During the next six years the first B. Y,P, U, came int being with Miss Werna Twnsend as Directr, fllwed a year later by Guy McClain, when changed t Training Unin. Rev. W, T, Newsme f Live Oak pastred fr tw years until Rev. A. M Parker was recalled in September, 1937 and served until mid Rev. Rsce Hall was called and remained nly six mnths. Seeking t have a full-time ministry, Rev. Julian Dyess was called in February 42

43 194. Due t existing cnditins it was necessary that Brther Dyess divide his time with Hatch Bend Baptist Church. Guy McClain was rdaicd a deacn Lecember 13, 194. The first Brtherhd was rganized with the aid f Mr. Upchurch n March 11, Rev. Dyees resigned in 1943 t enter Military Service. Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Flsm deeded the Manachi hme t the church fr a pastr's hme with a reverter clause in the deed. After the church purchased the Lester SUl1lmersill hme at crner Pine and Fletcher streets the Manachi hme,,-as reverted t the Flsms. in It was in 1944 that the church attained it's first membership f 2. During this year Rev. Hrace C. Harvey f Crdele, Ga., was pastr, and was succeeded by Rev. Mark Scarbrugh ftm Tennessee. In 1947 the first Bulletin service was begun. Rev. Scarbrugh served just ne year and was fllwed by Rev. Dave O. Alderman present District 5 Missinary, wh served a six mnth interim perid prir t the calling f Rev. M.B. Archibald wh served until Octber len Land and W.G. Crft, Jr.. were rdained deacns late in The Sum mer sill hme was purchased fr a pastriul11, Nv Rev. S. V. Cfield f Newberry, Fla., was called February 16, Starting in 1951 and cntinuing thrugh 1953 the present Sunday Schl Annex was built and finished. Guy McClain, Oneal Batright, J. D. Garden, Chas. Ware, Harvey Crft and len Land alng with many thers made the prject a reality. Rev. Cfield retired n January 1,1957 and resignatin was received regretfully and he was asked t serve n three mnths as interim pastr, during such time Rev. E. Wilbur Carter was called and began service April While Rev. Carter was pastr, the Chir was rganized and rbes secured. With Mack Suggs as chairman, Harvey Crft, Guy McClain, J.D. Garden, D.W. West, W.G. Crft, Jr.. lvllvl Jares and Curtis Gdwin as a planning cmmittee the present sanctuary was desigmd and built with accessry rms. April 17, 1961, Rev. Carter resigned with Rev. S. V. Cfield being called as interim pastr again. May 17, 1961, Rev. Ted M. Jares was Called frm the Archer Baptist Church and assumed duties July I, The sanctuary had just been cmpleted. Since then it has been carpeted and air-cnditired and the Cnn Electric rgan installed. The last tw items were gifts alng with many thers. Mre recently the church has been advised f the gift f a ren Bulletin Bard t be placed in the frnt f the church prperty. Sunday, Sept. 3, 1962 the church had its I-Imecming and the dedicatin f the new building. It was ne f the mst successful days in the histry f the church. Five frmer pastrs were present t make this a mst memrial ccasin. In Octber Flyd Kn and William F. I-Iart were rdaimd as deacns. Om f the mst interesting items f busiress was transacted n Octber 9, 1963 when the deacns made the fllwing recmrnendatin: "That the I-Iarvest Offering be used t install a public address system in the nursery". The mtin passed. T demnstrate the wnderful Christian spirit always evident in this great church, at a called busimss meeting in February 1964 the church vted t give Rev. Cfield, a frmer pastr s affectinally lved and appreciated by all, the Christmas ffering, except a part t finish the Lttie Mn Christmas Offering quta. This ffering was made t him t help pay his hspital expenses. The amunt was $ In ]{eeping with cmemprary events, in May 1964 the church bserved a Natinal Day f Prayer in accrdance with the President's Prclimantin. A prayer setvice was held at the church frm 11: A.M., umil12: nn. Later lhe church went a step further and passed a mtin ppsing an amendment being added t the 43

44 cnstitutin prviding fr prayer in the public schls. "We did nt ppse prayer in public schls, but ppsed an amendment t the cnstitutin". Rev. Ted Jnes ffered his resignatin in August f 1965 t becme pastr f the Haywd Cates Memrial Church in Tallahassee. His resignatin was effective Sept. 12th. In Octber 1965 Rev. Harld Harllee was called as pastr. At this time a Stve and refrigeratr were purchased fr the pastrium. In January f 1966 the church licensed Br. A.E. Wimberley int the gspel ministry. He was rdained in March With the Rev. Dave Alderman bringing the message. In Sept the annual hmecming was bserved. Octber 11, 1967 Martin Trawick was placed n the active deacn list. A year later, Octber 1968, a rtatin system fr the Bard f Deacns was submitted t becme effective January 1, There will be six active deacns frm which tw will becme inactive each year t be replaced by tw men selected by the church. This has prven t be a very effective means f supplying ur church with qualified and capable deacns. In the summer f 1969 the church vted t air cnditin the Sunday Schl rms. Shrtly afterwards in keeping with the missinary emphasis f the church, we gave $1,. t the Dave Alderman Chapel at the Assembly Grunds at Picket Lake. In August f 197 Rev. Harld Harllee submitted his resignatin t becme effective in OCtber. Rev. V.C. Mc]):mald was asked t serve as interim pastr. In January 1971 Rev. William F. Ivey was called as pastr, and he arrived n the field in February. The pastrium was cmpletely remdeled including central heat and air cnditining, paneled thrughut, and fully carpeted. In April 1971 the church purchased a new Hammnd Cnsle rgan and ne Hammnd Speal,er. This rgan has dne much t enrich the quality f music and create a wrshipful atmsphere in ur services. At this time a yuth chir was begun that has been a blessing t us all. In September 1971 A.H. Spilman was placed n the active deacn list and Curtis Hiltn was rdained as a deacn. In April new tables and chairs were purchased fr ur annex. In August a dnr purchased new hymnals fr ur adult chir. The church als purchased binders at this time. We are tremendusly prud f ur lng and meaningful histry. Fr OVer 78 years this church has been a faithful witness fr ur Lrd and Saviur. The lve, lyalty, and dedicatin f the saints f ld challenge us t greater levels f spiritual cmmitment. We eagerly and expectantly lk frward t the exciting challenges and experiences f tmrrw as we faithfully discharge the respnsibilities f tday. William F. Ivey, Pastr 44

45 A HISTORY OF THE ELIZABETH BAPTIST CHURCH 1972 ruglas W. MITCHELL - PASTOR The Elizabeth Baptist Church was cnstituted in The church is lcated abut ten miles east f Mnticell. It was the secnd church t be cnstituted in Jeffersn COUnty. Reverend Jesse Gdman was the first pastr. His wife's name was Jare Littletn. Sme f the riginal members were James Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Jesse Walker, Charles Wall{er, Sarah Walker, and Carlire Kinsey. Early deacns were Jesse Walker, Jseph Kinsey, Jel Kinsey, Jel Walker, A,J. Whitehurst, S.p. Hartsfield, S.M Scruggs, J.M Hamrick, G.B. Wall{er, and W.B. Walker. In 1832, Reverend Richard J. Mays f Madisn Cunty, Flrida, was called as pastr. The Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin was rganized in his hme at Cliftn in Madisn Cunty. Elizabeth was a member f the Flrida Baptist Assciatin lmtil the Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin was rganized. Atthat time, Elizabeth became a mem ber f the Middle Flrida Baptist Assciatin. A new church building was cnstructed in 19. This re rm building is ur presem auditrium. There were tw previus buildings. In 1928, MJ. Fwler was pastr. Services were held each furth Sunday with 134 church members. This was the year that "Wmen's WrIc" started. There were six members t begin with: Mrs. Ethel Lewis, Mrs. Lillie Walker, Mrs. Lizzie Standley, Mrs. },.P. Hartsfield, Mrs. Emma Walker, and Mrs. lizzie Ryan. In 193, a pulpit and aladdin lamps were purchasecl. Sister Emma Hamric), and Sister Sadie Stubbs gave material t build fur Sunday Schl rms. NJcmbers f the church dnated their labr. On July 5, 1931, the new Sunday Schl rms were dedicated with Reverend Aldrich delivering the dedicatin sermn. The building cmmittee was made up fw.j. Hamrick, LW. Shepherd, and Glsen Walker. On September 2, 1931, Elizabeth celebrmed its 1th anniversary. LN. Addrick preached the message. Mrs, Lizzie Standley read the church histry. In the early frties, a missin was rganized. Services were held n Saturday nights and Sunday afternns. The wd frame building the services were held in was n the Gerge remtt farm. After the clse f Wrld War II, it was disbanned 45

46 and several families came int Elizabeth frm the missin. In 1948, fur mre Sunday Schl rms were built. Brther A. M Parker was the pastr. In 1949, a Brtherhd was started. Nrman Hartsfield was president. In 195, water was pumped frm Mrs. lellie Walker's t the church. The church was painted n the utside and cncrete steps were erected at the side and rear f the building. On AuguSt 26, 1951, the church vted t have services every Sunday beginning Octber 1, A new attic fan was installed in July f In 1953, additinal Sunday Schl rms, a dining rm, and a kitchen were built. In 1957, the pulpit area was remdeled and rew furniture was purchased. The auditrium and the adjining fur rms were remdeled. In 1959, W.J. Hamrick gave the carpet t the church in memry f Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hamrick. In 196, gas heaters were installed thrughut the church. In 1967, Mr. and Mrs.J.W. Shepherd started the Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery Trust. This Trust is used t maintain the cemetery. An additinal acre f land was deeded by Mr. B.J. Hamrick t the cemetery. In February f 1967, Mr. and Mrs. H. M Warren deeded the church ne acre f land fr a pastrium. The well was dug in A lan f $1, was secured frm the State Missin Bard. In September f 1969, there was a special Fund Drive and $3, was dnated fr the pastrium. LT. Carter was the cntractr. The pastrium was cmpleted in May f 197. On the building cmmittee were Herbrt remtt, Chairman, Allen Lightsey, Nrman Hartsfield, Madge Shelley, and Walter Bailey, pastr. In 1968, new aj{ flring was put in the auditrium and the fur adjining Sunday Schl rms. In 197, central air and heat was installed in the auditrium and six f the Sunday Schl rms. The church library was started in The church has used different places f baptism. Sme f these places include the Aucilla River, Lake Lgan, Silver Laj{e, and the First Baptist Church f Mnticell. Church discipline has Changed thrugh the years. In the early years, members were dismissed fr nn-attendance and nn-christian cnduct. At the time this histry is being written, (Octber 1972) the church is in the prcess f deciding whether t brick the utside f the building r cver it with sme type siding. The Lrd has used the Witness f the church thrugh the years t win many suls and t enlist many int Christian service. Weare grateful t Gd fr the church. Our prayer is that Gd will cntinue t use Elizabeth Baptist Church in His service. Fllwing is a list f pastrs: Rev. Gdman 1831 Rev. Richard J. Mays 1832 Rev. J.W. McCall Rev. Sidney Lintn Rev. W. L. Cper Rev. Fuller Hev. G. T. Leitner Hev. S.S. Prctr Rev. A.G. McCant Rev. A.I-I. BarrEs Rev. R.H, Shackelfrd Rev. Frank Wells Rev. Hutchens Rev. L.A. Rberts 46

47 Rev. Isaac Clemns Rev. J.W. Hamptn Rev. W.J. Sullivan ReV. T. A. Evans Rev. P.N. Carr Rev. A. M. Manning Rev. W. T. Humphrey Rev. Stephen Crckett Rev. Jhn Crnwell Rev. J.P. McCann Rev. Jhn Clemns Rev. S.A. Crss Rev. S.C. Ward Rev. W.L. Spears Rev. W.C. Ware Rev. J. T. Mntgmery Rev. S.S, ldndmill, Rev. J. T. Shepherd Rev. W. L Dawsn Rev. MJ. Fwler 1928 Rev. C. L Clarj, 193 Rev, Isaac Aldrich Rev. T.W. Branch Rev, Franl, Pickern Rev. Strawn 1944 Rev. Paul Hendrv Rev. H. M Hawl:ins Rev. D,B. McCnne Rev. A. M Parker, Sr Rev. Richard Wynn Rev, Purvis Lawsn Rev. R.B. DaYis 19M-55 Rev. James Temple Rev. Carl Webb Rev, Walter Bailev Rev. Duglas Mithell 197 Fllwing is a list f deacns Jam es Walker Jesse Walker Jseph Kinsey Jel Walker A.J. Whitehurst S. p. Hartsfield S. M. Scruggs J. M Hamrick C.B. Walker W.B. Walker Staten Hwell 1. S. Shepherd F.A. Lacy A. p. Hartsfield J. E. Lewis R. 1. Stailley R.E. Brwn Gerge Demtt Charles Wimberly V. T. Shelley Arthu Wilder Nrman Hartsfield lvir. Brck Ralph NeSmith Herbert [lemtt Wade Shelley James [lemtt Hlland Barnes H.M Warren

48 "" TABLE A CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER INFORMATION 1972 Assciatin MIDDLE FLORIDA Stale FLORIDA Assciati Ot\3! Clerk ROBERT BELLFLOWER Addrl!'SS Cit',' Lee CHURCHES Bethe' Creek Beulah Brewer Lake Central Cherry Lake Elizabeth EridtJ Faith Gre.envtne Hpewell Cimnt Lee 1st Macednia Madisn 1st Ma'Y Midway M31ey Hall Mt. Olive New Hme Nf!W Hpeful Macednia Pine Grve Pi"etta 1st Pleasant G r... e (L 1 Pleasant Gr.'te nl Ri... e-rside Sirmns St.Jh'l1s State Flrida PASTORS & ADD R [SS ES 359 Re... M. S. FDwler, P.O. Bbx 33. Day 3213 C. B. Gdwin, P.O. Bx 31 r Day 3213 Lamar Ander$On r P., Bx 64;Day 3213 H. M. Ne9n. Rt. 4 r Tanahassee 3231 E ar1 Wi 58, Rt. 3, Madis n 3234 flev. Dug12ls Mitchell, Rt. 1, Bx 26A, MDnticel1 3:2344 Rev. Je Engel, 25 Chy 1 i nen B, T allah as"s.ee 3231 Ray Ke n n.edy. Rt. 2 r Bx 2g r Marli sn 3234 J. Thad Entzminger, P.O, Bx 6, Greenville Dew; tt Re hbe rg, 1212 Big ak St. r T auallassee 323. I. T Carter, R t. 3, Bx 124, Jasper 3252 ElbertC. Tyner, P.O. BO:ll: 37 T Madisn 3234 W. f. Ivey, Bx B7, May 3266 Walter 'B 2Iiley, R t. 1 T Bx B4 T Lam Ilt LerQY lewis, R t. 1 T Mad i sn 3234 Rev. Richard Mtley_, 33 N. Range SL T Madisn 3234 Thrn as K eny, 117 Park Cr, Madis-n 3234 Bruce Smith, Rt. 2, Madisn 3234 D. L. M.rris, P.O. Bx 68, Pinetta 3235 Rev. Dzier Sa-pp, Rt. 2, MiKli${ln 323O Rev. Danny L u m:3y Slau:gh ter Rd., Perry R e;z M. Vifimberly, R t. 1, May f U Lafayette Madisn L2Ifayette JeHersn Madisn Jeffersn Madisn Madisn. Madisn Madisn Madisn Ma.disn Madimn Madisll Lafa.vetle Madisn Madis.n Madisn Madisn Madsfl Madisn Madiwn Madisn lafayette Ta'p'lr Larayette M2Idisll Madisn i 'c jj, '. ; B5 18" E. >!i!. =ilc ;, E g 5UHHHHt I H! H ; 9?:E9:r?...r? "iij ti 3e y N y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y N N E' tie $ t 'E-fi $" :; E $. c E ;:1' 67 8 j E ].". g E c E c "" "l? B I E " c '" 'C C E",. S " 8..., -;'1 <.,1::1 <.,1 ""..c _..c:." " :;::(,.'1 :: 5 lu.1:;,e "",. c; cg :[..c.", t::! Z c Zt G a G a a 15 I I 17..c::r3, ;.g '5.=,g 'St., "' -a >"-'" I , g 'D' -g ],;; c S g

49 .,. \ TABLE B THE SUNDAY SCHOOL I 47 <Ill I 52 I I 59 6 As:s.clalin., MIDDLE FLORIDA ' FLORIDA A.J,:;c:ra tf a! Sunday Sc 111 r rtic lr t:f E E, m-g REV. RAY KENNEDY Atklr City S!a1tl Zip g 94 E. Bas. St. Madisn Flrida 3234 ii.l!.>.&: CHURCHES SUNDAY SCHOOL DI RECTORS & ADDRESSES O:!'!.E c- g 2 > "O "7 (J c4 :' :r -5 E C 2 "'C g. g g >-_ >,S:;, ffi 6 E -.= '" E E. ] E-S :; ". <t "- c:(-c :5 c E g f I.e ]. :) ii E ]+" : «. ::I I: _., Il _ > ii "'- "' 'i:"c ", C ' -" u.9-.a -s; E j '" "'" ajf.e 53 u) vi 1 -g I '2 cci vi "- >-.- 't:i i.g >-c >:E >c cci C':IQ..' Eg.t:::e ::> EO.g :c.' 2 e.c c::::. :s:t: Ua,: :;; State- ;;- - c 'c "' E ;; E, il r.)l Bathel Creek Bsulah Jimmie McMuliell, Rt. 1, lee : a Brewer lake Claytn Dees r P.O. BOJ( 5, Day a a 58 a 58 Ceillral E. C. McKwn, Rt., MDntfceli a :25 Chl!'rry Lake W. H. Fletcher, Madisn a Elizabeth Ry Faglie-, Mnti-cell a 1fr a 54 'Eridu faith Greell''me Hpewell amru l[!'e, First M.aced(]nia Mad is n, First May Midway Mley Hall Mt.OIi'J.e New Hme : :IIla. Pilll:l Gr'JI!' Pinett.a, First PIt!'3SUllt Gr'J,g. L.: Gr"'i!_1 Rivl!'rside Sjrmn st. J[)llns Clyde Crucs, Rt.1, Greenville Q 2 6 ri 14 1 [) Hartd Bm'MlJ Rt. 2, M,ulimll 3231U :2: 3 HID 74 I} M. C. BtJrmm, GrE:!{!-n... illtl go {) 137 :137 Randy StepllDn5, Rl.1, Ma.uisn (] Mrs. Vilet Hacker, MOllticell Tm Mre J lee 3259 Rbert BIIfI(]w(;r, Rt. 1, Le-e 3259 BIrc'k Rins, Rl. 3, MadiS-OIl 323O W. G. Crrt, Bx 214, May 32:5 Lt:lu'ii'lghn Bell, Rt. 1, Lee 3259 Kellv SaHe v, Rt. 3, Greenvm 3234 D. E. S.fIpp,Jr., RI.1, Bx 156, Ma<lisn. 3234Q M a,vill Ba S, R t. 1, M ad irn 3234 G e. He-nders 11, Mad i sn 3259 )',Hen Barcie'r', Rt. 1J Greenvil!e V. E. Arlmll5, Rl. 2, MiKliS.(]n 3234 Lam<lr Harris, Rl. 2, Mciiwn 3231'1 Rill'ld11 Wt31ker J Rt. 2, May 3266 EI hert S-r.:'.'m, R1. 1, Lam-nt Le;.:: LYDIlS, RL 1, Bx 236, May 3266 lcler E<lkins, Rt..'3 J GTe en.. ilre W. B. Wynn, Rt. 4, Greell... ills ca ::I !l GOO , I 3 Q I D Q D Q I I I I I I OlD I I I I I S S D 48 45

50 VI TABLE ( TRAINING UNION Assci.atin- MIDDLE FLORIDA SMte FLORIDA A;sci;;,lin;:.1 Trainin!p Unin Directr REV. D. L. MORRIS E 1: T E.3] AddrESS City $MLE! Zip "'5,-::I Bx 63 Plnnetta Flrida 3235 >,g CHURCHES TRAINING UNION DIR ECTORS & ADDRESSES ct!e Bethel CreE'k Beulah Brewer Lake Central Cherry Lake EI'zabeth Eridu Faith Green..,me Hpewell lamnt Lee, 1st Mae-ednia Madisn,ls.t May Midway Msley Ha!1 Mt.Olive New Hme Ne\'1 Hpef.ul Ne\'1 Maced c-nia Pine GrG''e Pinetta, 1st P] easa nt Grve (U Pleasant GrG..,e.T) Riverside Sirmns St. Jhns Jimmie McMullen, Rt. 1, Lee 3259 Dyle Bell, Rt. 1, May 3266 Mrs. Pau Lewi$ R t. 1 M nticell Gee. Burnette r Madisn 3234 Wade Shelley: Rt. 1, B)( 182, Mnticell Jam E!S Wei c h, Rt. 3, Madisn :3 234 M.. C. B u rhett r G reenvi I!e Tmmy Ferrel, Rt. 2 Madisn 3234 Mrs. Mamie Cap p s, Lam llt Will e Se..,T, Lee 3259 Mrs. R. l. Keene R t. 2, Mad is- n 3234 Gary Davis & G ere R u the rl rc, Bx 355, Mad fsn 3234 Flyd K n, Bx 33, May 3266 Eddie Ray Hale, 3 S. Range St., Madisn 3234 Karen ewee, Rt. 1, Madisn Jimmy Ragan s, R t. 1, B)( 37 A Madisn 3234 Stanley Pickles. R t. 1, Mad i sn 3234 Je-ssie Benifield, Rt. 1, Gree-n... llle Jim Sheffi eld, R t. 3, Madisn 3234 Ed gar Blair, R t. 2, Madi an 3235 Mrs. Gus Buchaflan Rt. 1, May 3266 Aurey Rwell, P.O. Bx 646 r Shcly Gr'.le Herb-ert Nrris, Rt. 4. Greenville S2 " E '2 (5 ; N,:. ye E ::;,. ",... g )S ':CIl-:.J.> 'i:;:i:l N C11C1', >-= ,. >... ::..= :g ct: c y i g. c 3 >.'2 ::;J CO" '" C "'Q u < '6 c g ", UJ u 69.!2+,,.E c.t:c: iii g' '" :5 "'" > "''' D New Member Orientatin i I g : t.> CtllJn::n Leer Trailling c 'E t::.s' a: -g z 1 u G 73 :ie-mber Tratning Prjects c. ti. : G 3 4 " t, f

51 V. >--' TABLE CHURCH MUSIC Assciatin " -p I MIDDLE FLORIDA S!ale t:f FLORIDA "" " e A:ssclatiOllal Mu!ic [lirec1r -" :' 3 "2 CLINTON HARRIS i, 'g i. AddJs City SI3Le- li g - R t. 2, Bx 195-A MauisQn Flriua 3234 "E I '" CHURCHES MUSIC DIRECTORS & AOOR ESSES u >- N 77 " 2"..t: "" S", «78 " E ] u i OJ 79 c. E. " E." " c." w" 8 B1 ".c,." va -;- :; ":..I E g 1 t. E -1- Beth 1:'1 Creek Beu].iln 1 Brewer Lake Mrs.. A. E. Tnlll<li, P.O. Bx 65, Day CE'ntral I Cherrv L<lk[!. -" ---2-" _11 3 O_I I a I I EII:t.Jlwth lintil'! D[!mO-Lt, Ht,. l3x 1'!J7 A, M{lIlLin'l! J?4'" b?/ !J.3 Erclu,. _. _ '... (J () C11,? I Faith Llm'OIl 11,11 m, m., Ix WlH\, Mj"IIilIl.: Ufj;H H II Or /'(j (J?B 17. Gn::enville (J IGI 1b (] 31?!.:i n u I H-pewell HOllrv lwis, ill 2. Mildisll Q {} _ O ,_" lq O. O L am nt M is.s M."lr Ltl il Til m j..)s n, L.. linll t a U 8[ 1 (l 16 LE'B.1st I. T, Carter, Rt. 3,J<lSIlE!l32.52 (], {I i MceUnia K<lJfrrl Swirl, Rt. 2, Mad isrj; OJ 1 Madiwtl, 1st D,l'Ji(1 LLlmleJ5-, P:O. Bx 37, r.'li:h.lisiln OJ 4 I 33 May M,I-!;:k SLl195t TiiLll, G-et,!!ia OJ,n 24 Mid-:;;V----- A<lwn Web I}, Rt. 1 r M[;.lilsClrI 326 (] '---' Ms'e-V H<l1t lw')" Cruf.E!, Rt. 3, GrL'f;!llvil18 31:n i Mt. Oli"'E j 2 31 ' 25 Nr:w H[)Jlw M is lisa Pikh.!5. lit. 1 r M:uljs(lll 3':"::1,., 1 DI 1 1!l NL... J H[)!Jdul () U. u, Ne,:;:;- rietiolli;l Mrs.. BC1ty TcrrnlT: (HImillr. :,J::!:l ---I DI----'---n-.-- Pille GrO'.'e!3 1O 1i Pindlf3.1st G. C. IlLlclliltwlI. r.. llx "113, i]h:!-ll;l 3.23() [ PIE'iiS<lIU Gm'J fl) Mh. G<!.ry ThOILl.15, 11t. I, 1]11)(./-U, May 32UBG - I} DI Ille<lB_llt Gr'.l lt Mrs. r{(:b;] f!llllrlll,llt.lrgn:[!iwil2:::' R'(!rsi[lE1 SirmmlS st. Jhll Cly(lll Kin ], Ill. I, (lfet:'milll ::nl Q "15 1 n -- G; I 44 O 1 u 1_ Di UI 1 2 3li- Q. II [) U lj U _I - fi5, C > - ] i.2 c u - " ) ) U OJ

52 TABLE E WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION 1972 a6 87 I I sa 99 1 VI N Assciatin MIDDLE FLORIDA State FLORIDA Assc latinal WMU Directr MRS. J. L. WyNN Addr.ass City Stale RI. 1, Bx 169 Madrsn Flrida CHURCHES WMU DI RECTORS & ADDRESSES t Zip 3234 Number f Organizatins 'g"'c.= _ ; E_,2 lg :;,,.5 :f r-- g, s: I: g2 d Ogj]l" ""! I]N! Be th e! Cree k Betllah Brewer lake Mrs. A. E. Thmas, P,O. Bx 65, Dav 3213 Central Mrs. Paul LWJis, Rt. 1 r Mcntic-elt Cherry Lake Mrs. Reba Watsnn, Madisn: 3234 Elizabeth Madge ShelleYr Rt. 1, Mntic:ell[} Erfdu Faith G e.a r I din e Stkfl's, R t. 3, M ad is n :3 234 Greenville Hpewell Mrs. J. L. Wyrm, Rt. 1, Madisn 3234 lamnt Mrs. A. 'IN. Ream 5, Lam Ilt Lee 1st Mrs. Hazel Sextn, Lee 325'9 Macednia Mrs:. R. L. Keene, Rt. 2, Madisn 3234 Madisn 1-st Mrs. Tmmre Green, P.O. B:x 772, M<ldfSOll 323i'1 May R ubye B rea re, Bx 22, Ma.y 3266 Mf.dwav ' Mrs. Marintha HDward, Rt. 1, MadisGn 3234 Msley Han Mt.Olive Mrs. la'j-n Drig!Jers Rt. 3 r Bx 31B, r.f:i(lis{ln 3234 New Hme Ne.'1 Hpeful N8'v r-. aced nia Pinetta 1st Mrs. Shirley Craftn r Rt. 1, Pinetta 3235 Pine Grve Mrs. Jhn D wn in g, Rt. 1 r Pin etta 3234 PI easant Grve (l) Mrs. Mayb '11 Thmas, Rt. 1, Bx 83, May 3256 P J eas.apt Grve {T) Riverside Sfrmans St. Jhns- Ol- I, :c Ii I I -g.".5 I Enrlment 5_ L_ S ' c, L b :> :."11:......,t E..c.2 ';;:.;:1 - (.) >-. 8 g. 2 i"@ :E 3'5 u : ;a <c g...,::i>-::iqj :sl! c: 5! " ::: >- 'E C"i: t, I":- E 11- i i <C " 'a '5, (.) eo CIIN g g 2 2!: :s "' ", 'i::,,- " B Ii Ii fi D O 'I D I

53 TABLE F BROTHERHOOD I 17 I 18 Asci Li n e- E e-. SLate ] ' "C OM As.sd Li n I [].r Lil I: r!1 d 1 rr.e:1 Dr ); ' C':N "" b L Arldrllss City SL;iW Zip &.: c-" t:!:. 'i;:; ) E " " E E 'E g -, O'"C ON. "-" "5 f-- MIDDLE FLORIDA l ]; FLORIDA "!' ); EUGENE STOKES ).9 " g-;; Rt.,_ Bx 3-D-l Madisn FIDriEi<l >- &! l' CHURCHES BROTHE RHOOD 1 RECTORS & ADDH ESSES u_ a:s 5i Ill_rn."' W B[,lllel C'l!ck Reu!<ll1 BrcwerLc CClltml ChE1TIj LClKe '-" w IEli2ab'llh JE!rrv ShlIc'r'. Rl.,Mnticell Eridu FaiH J. V. Casn, nt, 3, Mi!:lisll 3/.:fO 8 17 Grcen... ill I. <1m fir Andwws., G H..'l! 11'.' illl :!2 :131 U Hpewell [Jill Lam!), 56 Ok Dr., M.ildiwil 32:NO D a ---+-I % Lamnt Lec, 1st,\II ace-rt 11 ifl ""clisn. ht J. S, FltJrney. P,O. B-x 53, Madisn M,y Midwav Jtmy Ta'r'lr, Rt. 1, Madisll 3234 g Msley 1"'.111 Mt. Olive CI-c- Ph-ilips, P.O. Bllx 31, Madisiln N.;!'NH()nlll Sim Andrws, Rt. 1 r Madisn NE.v HOlJJul NC'... M<lcc.;llli<l rijlu Gr... Pinnlt<l, ht Cp.c-il emf l() n, R t. 1 r Pin etta fi te(] im t GHW) (L i:. P. Sl,SSOIlS, Ill. 1, M<l'r' PICiHimt G rm'c! [Tf Hi'E!rsidE! Sinnns St. Jtms

54 . V1 *" TABLE G TOTAL RECEIPTS, LOCAL EXPENDITURES & STEWARDSHIP Assciat!n MIDDLE FLORIDA State FLORIDA AS5ciatinalTr-easurer W. T.COODY Address City S!a1<:! 2if) P. O. Bx 215 Madisl1 Flrida 323.QO CHURCfjES TREASURERS & ArJDRESSES I Bethel Creek Rvce Mrgan T Rt. 1, Bx 79, Mul{ Beulah J, T. Payne, Rt. 1, lee 325'9 Brewsr Lake H. L. Smith, Rt. 1, MilYO 32{1iJ6 Central Olive r Serug:)s" Rt. 1 M ntic.;! 1 r C"''' L"", J. W. Casn, Rt, 3, Madisn 3234 Elizabeth Mary Ugh tsey, Rt. 1 r M niice I r Eridu Mrs. Grady L81,'.'is, Rt, 1, Bx 74, p,;;-rry Faith Lery Rutherfrd, Madis n 3234 Greenvif!e Jam 8S Owen, G reenv ill e Hpewet! Bill La mil r 513 <1 k Dr., Miu:iis-n 3234 Lamnt Tm H. Baifey, P,O. Bx: 56, Lamnt lee, 1st R. l. McLaner 914 S. Range St" Madisn 3259 Macednia Rbert Be! Iflwer r R t. 1, Lea 3254 Madisn, 1st l. R. l,ud-arei, P,O. Bx: 267, Madisll32D59 May Mrs. J, D, Gard<!Il, Bx: 26, lfay 3266 Midway Jhny Taylr, Rt.lMadisn3234 Msley Han Jun ita- Cntee, R t. 1, Bx 179A, 1'1.'1 ad i sn 3234 Mt.Oliye Mrs. Charls W'eUs, Rt, 3, Bx 21OC, Madisn New Hme A. C. Wrtey, Rt" Madisn 3234 Nf!WHul G rge Hemlers n, Ma-d ir n New Macednia Lee Barcley, Rt. 1, Bx: 167, Greenvilfe Pine Gr'.le J. Arth ur Cruce, Rt. 2, Mad i sn 3234 Pin-etta, 1st. J. W. DDwning, Rt. 'I, Pinett.a 3235 Pleasa nt Gr... e f L I Mrs, A, F. Bucllanan, Rt. 1 May 3266 PJeasan t Gr lie n) Mrs, Flrrie Cruce, P.O, Bx 1325, Shady GrO'.'e Rivers-Ide Mrs, J. T. Thrn as, R t. 1, May : Sirmns Hmer. B all.ey, G ree m'ille St, Jhns Nrm en Newman, R t. 4 Gre-e IW j] Ie ;'\_ -- DIldg8L prm. OT [!lllpllflsis Llsed ;; i during th8yeilr. g, E,,", 5.8 ] :2 ;; a, E.g ';; ] &:.:::-:"'-. C E 1. z OQ 1 G U ] Q 5! G I 15 6,5 1,67 U 25 (J Q <18 g, Q II fi 5 2 I- I I I I. >- -S i:.,;: :::.':l i " -a, r:;. 5" g,.. 'I: :g5 E>- ] f ' - ['t :: e.a E. -"-5 >-2 ':.s:g...q:.c >- _ -ru., 1;, C g J3 :5.!. ' g'.:..c';: :, fi,... 2il 2 u " 8m; 8G \ B D B a q D9' B2 B m D N S5 D q B9 155B G G (;8 3SD B82 I 25JI 182 9S9 289

55 J v. v. TABl.E H MISSION EXPENDITURES 1972 I 11E A-sscialin CFIurcll MIDDLE FLORIDA Spnsred MrS5 ins OTHER MISSION CAUSE EXPENDITURES." 'Stille- c c " c c E. Ii, FLORIDA. c a.s 1: ::t OClaUOI];ti Supl!i"iJlI;;-;1-;-1 r Mi.;-jOtI laci.1l1in.i'l1 MiiDnr'r'l <.><>: : E '' ] 1 : ] 8 l E l: " g.:c ih :I!!.a REV.B,D.LOCKE <.> "', -52 'E.. '"...J ii B - c..t:: C'1 Q. Addres City. Stal!l p--... t: 1-.,e. 211 We'tridge Dr. Tallah,,,"" Flrida 3234 :E VI c e.g 8. g CHURCHES CHURCH CLERKS & ADDRESSES.nil 11 c - t; ] li,s"e c.,i' 6, c " '". C." '8 1:';::; C:;. - a.... VI,: 'i1, :E g;; <t R- 'E <>:c. g '5 '. S; O "' <.> E Ll::Eq: :2'<.> <.>_ Ol: --' r" & Belhe! Creek Beul.all Brewer Lake C-e-ntr.ai Cherry Lake Elizail th Eridu Filith Greenvflle Hpewell lam leer 1st Macednia Madiwn, 1st Miss C<lndkl) G(}I}dwin, Ri. 1. Bx 154, May 3266 Jimmie Mcl'l'1u]l-e-n, Rt. 1.l 3259 Mrs. T. C. Buchanan, P.O. Bx 34 Day 3213 Mrs. Blanche Crark, Ri 1, Mnticell Mrs. G e. Bu rnnetls I Mad iwn 3234 Nrman Hartsfield, Rt 1, Mntice'l Mrs. Altn Le.'/is, Rt. 1, Bx 75, Perry MIS. Mary BElli, RL 2, 8x 3 D-l, Madisfl 3234 James OWBn, GrSi!'llville BOO Q B fi Mrs.J.L.Wvnn, Rt. 'IMi3lO.... _9?_O}. a U_ Mrs. Atia Bet! Da... is, P.O. Bx 5'6, l<jlllollt :2336 3'fti 49 ' a loo Edgar Bars, P.O. Bx 33,le Crdie V. Welch, Rt. 2, Madisn a I Carl Bevis. P.O, Bx 23. Madisn E E221 IMay _5.:,!ck Su_g_.TiHn, Gelgia Midway G. A. B<JrnE!tI, R L 1 lee Msley Hall Jl1lliL-iI Cruce, R L. '1, Hx 179A, Madisn Mt. Olive Mrs. La... n Drt-ggers, Rt, 3 Bx 31 8, Madisfl New Hme Mrs. Jhni-e Tuten, Rt. 1, Madisn 3234C Il New HOjJl:lfl.1l Walter Grantham, Rt. J, Bx 3 3C, Madisn a a New r.,121cedflia -- Mrs. Rsce AndrE:!ws, Rt.l Greenville a 15 Pinl:l Gm"-'t' Mrs. 8Ell1e Da... ls, Rt. J, Mad isn Pinetta,lst Mrs. M. c. Wd./l:rdP.O. Bx 4. Pnetla Pleasant Grve (L} MrS". Edna Majf5, Rl. 1, Bx 6O May sa a_nt Gr'.ll:l (Tl Mrs. Virginia Rwell, Gell. Del., Sh.ady Gr... e g Q.. _. 8 River5iEl Mrs. lel'x Ly{Jn$ Rt. 1, Bx 236, May C - irmns Helen Eakins, Rt. 3, Greenville a t. Jhns Marc'\.Js Dav, Rt. 4, B:.;: 23, Greenville (I

56 V1 \ TABLE I SPECIAL INFORMATION 1972 I 19 I 2 I 21 I i2612)12ap9i S AS.5-ciatin MIDDLE FLORIDA Slate FLORIDA Mderatr REV, I.T, CARTER Addre;.s City Slate Zip ',- > E.c "' >-m 1;, RI, 3 Bx 124 Jasper flrida 3252 CHURCHES CHAIRMEN OF OEACONS & ADDRESSES Bethe! Crk Beutah Brf!!Wer Lake C-entral Cherry lake Elizabeth Eridu Faith GreenviUe liope\'lell [amnt Lee 1st Maeedllia Madisn 1st May Midwa.y Msley Hall Mt.Oli... e New Hme New Hperul New Maced nia Plne Gr... e Pinetta s.t PleasarU Grve [L) Pleasant Grve (1) R[Ie-rside Sfrmns St, Jhns C[aytn Dees., P,O. Bx 5, Day iller Sc ruggs, R t. 1, MO ntkel! Herb ert Det\Il tt, R t. 1, Bx 197 A, M ntieell Lery Rutherfrd, R.t. 2 Madisn 3234 J Pate, Greenville Carv Lamll, E. Mtl!inr St., MadiSlln c. J. Reams r Lamnt J, H, Phillips, Lee 3259 Rb-ert Bellrtwer, Rt, 1, Lee Brads Wil!ughby P.O, Bx 71, Madisn 3234 William Hart Rt. 1, Bx 118-B, Ma.y E. E. PIlHlips. Rt. 1. Madisn 3234 Lery Cruce, Rt. 3 Green.... il1e 31331,Clyde Ttl m as, Lee 3259 Ph i lip Hwe-II, R t. 1, Mad is n 3234 'If,'aiter Granlham Rt, 3, Bx 3C 3, Madisn 3259 Tm my Barcley. R t. 1, Gre envi I [e V. E. Adams r Rt. 2, Madisn 32.3O M. C. Wdard, P.O, Bx 4, Pinetta 3235 G. L Thmas, Rt. 1, May 3265 R, D, Knwels, Rt, 1, Perry Hmer BaileYJ Rt, 3, Greenville Luther Nrris, Rt. 1, GreemiHe :. ;,g '1 a.f OJ-+' f.[.] Is :: ci Z G zt::. 1 O \ CO m..existing during- pas.t yr. 'i 'E' a :;:,3 C ;c H -g,g.c +" '- ;';l I: rc: C":I >... e,g B a YO O! 1 VIO OOYO 1 1 ' Y OOYYY V OOVV OOOOOODOO DO es c:bu rch have r bwrve? 1.g CII C :::::;, I:.+" Q,).Q..c :E.s:E,= 2 Hlf: r; [ 5 ' : E -"'_ U 2 IZI Q c a 1 1 v v Yf: V V V Y V Y GOY IOivl OOOVOjO '1 1 OYOYVO OOOYYO Y OV V Y YOOOOO I 51.!s, % s,-g?; :,1 -:ad 81: :;:!:: IJ':I... 8.c :s: Et"8 --,-- :i''o'u v N ""'" V v Y V V Y Y N N 39 I "9,,> g.s fl'e -' " ] 'E.s 2. 5r <3 2 ",.c,, 1: ".!:! OJ 5. E:S ll. AM I PM I -I x x x I x x II 1 42 j,1 ".., z I 44 t E I c :., " Q c E g e g >- 8