Book of Reports for the One Hundred and Eighty-First Annual Meeting of the Edisto Baptist Association

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1 Book of Reports for the One Hundred and Eighty-First Annual Meeting of the Edisto Baptist Association Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 150 Hi-Cotton Lane Springfield, South Carolina

2 Declaration of Faith Whereas it is necessary for a mutual understanding of the churches in this body, or the satisfaction of the Association with which we may correspond and for general information of those who may desire to know something of us, that there should be some general principles laid down by which it may be known upon what grounds we are associated; We, therefore, the Edisto Baptist Association, do declare the following views of the Gospel upon which we are united. 1. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the revelation of God's will to man, constitute the obligatory rules for man, in all his revelation, as a creature and a member of society. 2. We believe that the Scriptures reveal the existence of one living and true God; subsisting in three distinct persons, known by the names Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that these are one in essence possessing equal attributes. 3. We believe that God, who made all things, created man upright but he has sought many inventions; that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; and that by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified before God. 4. We believe that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. 5. We believe that Jesus Christ, the eternal only begotten Son of God, was made flesh; that He was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered, bled, and died and was buried, rose again, and is now at the right hand of the Father, making intercession for His people, and will come again a second time without an offering unto salvation. 6. We believe that Jesus Christ, in His perfect work magnified and made honorable the divine laws; is the end of the law of righteousness to everyone that believeth in Jesus; and that whosoever will may come and take of the water of life freely. [ I ]

3 ~ ~ MINUTES ~ ~ THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIRST ANNUAL SESSION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDISTO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION HELD AT PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH 150 HI-COTTON LANE SPRINGFIELD, SC ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 22, 2017 MODERATOR REV. PHILLIP E. PROVEAUX VICE MODERATOR REV. BILL WATKINS DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS/MISSIONARY REV. JOHN C. MULLER, SR. CLERK/TREASURER MR. JON SMITH THE NEXT ANNUAL SESSION OF THE EDISTO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD AT TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH 113 TABERNACLE ROAD SPRINGFIELD, SC ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 28, 2018 BEGINNING AT 3:00 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER MISSION MESSAGE REV. WESLEY KINARD [ II ]

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS - INDEX EDISTO ASSOCIATION BUDGET FOR 2018; COVERS PERIOD 1/1/2018 TO 12/31/2018 (TENTATIVE) CALENDAR (TENTATIVE) CHURCH STAFFING CHURCH STATISTICAL DATA CHURCHES AND PASTORS CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. AMENDMENTS DECLARATION OF FAITH (INSIDE FRONT COVER) [ I ] DEPARTMENTS OF WORK PERSONNEL FOR 2018 (TENTATIVE) DISASTER RELIEF REPORT DISCIPLESHIP REPORT GENERAL OFFICERS FOR 2018 (TENTATIVE) HISTORY OF MEETING PLACES, OFFICERS, PREACHERS JOB DESCRIPTIONS MEMORIALS: DEATHS REPORTED BY CHURCHES MESSENGERS TO THE 2017 ASSOCIATION MEETING MODERATOR APPOINTED COMMITTEES ORDER OF BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2018 (TENTATIVE) TABLE OF CONTENTS [ III ] TIME, PLACE, PREACHER REPORT (2018 ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION) [ II ] TREASURER'S REPORT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REPORT WMU REPORT SC BAPTIST CONVENTION REPORTS EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TREASURER ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHURCH STRENGTHENING & DISCIPLESHIP TEAMS HUMAN RESOURCES AND LEADERSHIP MISSIONS MOBILIZATION TEAM REPORT OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICY OPERATIONS GROUP SHARE HOPE START CHURCHES EDUCATION ANDERSON UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRY (BCM) GROUP BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CONNIE MAXWELL CHILDREN S HOME SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST MINISTRIES FOR THE AGING, INC THE COURIER WOMEN S MISSIONARY UNION (AUXILIARY TO SCB CONVENTION) [ III ]

5 One Hundred and Eighty-First Annual Session PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH 150 HI-COTTON LANE SPRINGFIELD, SC SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, :00 P.M. MODERATOR Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux PARLIAMENTARIAN --- Rev. Owen McAlister SONG LEADER Mrs. Margaret Ann Barr VICE MODERATOR Rev. Bill Watkins SEC./TREAS./CLERK Mr. Jon Smith PIANIST Mrs. Mandy Fulmer ASSOCIATION MISSIONARY / DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS Rev. John C. Muller, Sr. ORDER OF BUSINESS MODERATOR Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux PIANO PRELUDE Mrs. Mandy Fulmer CALL TO ORDER THE 181 ST ANNUAL SESSION Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux WELCOME Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux PRAYER Rev. Bill Watkins HYMN # Since Jesus Came into My Heart Congregation (Standing) RECOGNITIONS CELEBRATING 125 PLUS YEARS IN THE ASSOCIATION WINDSOR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH YEARS (ESTABLISHED IN 1882) ~ MESSENGERS FROM THE CHURCHES ~ ~ VISITORS FROM WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION ~ ~ VISITORS FROM WITHOUT THE ASSOCIATION ~ ~ ADDITIONS OF NEW PASTORS AND CHURCH STAFF PERSONNEL DURING THE PAST YEAR ~

6 ADOPTION OF ORDER OF BUSINESS 2018 TIME, PLACE & PREACHER COMMITTEE Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux 2018 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux ADOPTION OF CALENDAR (SEE PAGES 10-11) Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux SC BAPTIST CONVENTION PRESIDENT OF CONNIE MAXWELL CHILDREN S HOME Rev. Dr. Danny Nicholson EBA REPRESENTATIVE, SCBC EXECUTIVE BOARD Rev. Dr. Bill Paulling ASSOCIATIONAL COMMITTEES / ORGANIZATION REPORTS BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE Mrs. Vickie Watkins EVANGELISM & MISSIONS COMMITTEE Rev. Dr. Jared Pemper DISCIPLESHIP, NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE Dr. Debbie Bass NOMINATING COMMITTEE Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux RESOLUTIONS & CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE Rev. Gareth Hegler YOUTH Rev. Adam Hensley / Rev. Ross Smith HYMN # Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine Congregation (Standing) ORGANIZATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER REPORTS ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONARY REMARKS & INTERCESSORY PRAYER ---- Rev. John C. Muller, Sr. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS & ADOPTION OF REPORTS Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux SPECIAL MUSIC O Praise the Name Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Praise Band HYMN I Stand Amazed in the Presence Congregation (Standing) MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Mr. Jon Smith PRAYER Rev. Adam Hensley MISSION MESSAGE Rev. Gareth Hegler MODERATOR S COMMENTS Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux BENEDICTION ADJOURN REFRESHMENTS AND SHOWCASE EXHIBITS ARE LOCATED IN THE ADJACENT FELLOWSHIP HALL

7 GENERAL OFFICERS FOR 2018 (Tentative) Moderator Rev. Phillip E. Proveaux 157 Jerendon Pro. Lane Cope SC Vice Moderator Rev. Bill Watkins 5411 Columbia North Monetta SC Clerk-Treasurer Mr. Jon Smith PO Box 471 Salley SC Assistant Clerk-Treasurer Mrs. Tina Salley PO Box 428 Salley SC Association Missionary/Director of Missions Rev. John C. Muller, Sr. PO Box 1401 Lexington SC Sunday School Mrs. Julie Gartman 227 Furtick Dr. Springfield SC Vacation Bible School Mrs. Mandy Fulmer 196 Hydrick Rd. Wagener SC Discipleship Director Dr. Debbie Bass 365 Surrey Race Rd. Salley SC Music Director Mrs. Margaret Ann Barr 7737 Neeses Hwy. Springfield SC Youth Directors Rev. Adam Hensley 440 Hi-Cotton Lane Springfield SC Rev. Ross Smith 2529 Pine St. Pelion SC WMU Director Mrs. Jan Hegler 122 Chloe Lane Aiken SC Men's Ministry Director Mr. Bob Salley, Sr. PO Box 436 Salley SC Women s Ministry Director (Vacancy) Disaster Relief Director Mr. Donald Fulmer 196 Hydrick Rd. Wagener SC Prayer Coordinator Rev. Dr. John O Cain 1723 McSwain Drive W. Columbia SC Evangelism Director Rev. Dr. Jared Pemper PO Box 96 Springfield SC MODERATOR APPOINTED COMMITTEES FOR 2018 (Tentative) Nominating Committee Mrs. Mandy Fulmer 196 Hydrick Rd. Wagener SC * Mrs. Julie Gartman 227 Furtick Drive Springfield SC Rev. Wesley Kinard 109 Cedar Rd. Windsor SC Time, Place, and Preacher Committee Rev. Dr. Dalton L. Ward 518 Shadowbrook Dr. Columbia SC Rev. Adam Hensley 440 Hi-Cotton Lane Springfield SC * Rev. Dr. J. Brad Willis 151 Wheat Road Aiken SC

8 STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2018** (Tentative) Budget, Finance, Stewardship Committee Mrs. Carolyn Buchner -- (19) 127 Gabriel Way Wagener SC Mr. Wayne Furtick (18) 725 Veterans Rd. Springfield SC Mr. Larry Poole (18) 2608 Pine Street Pelion SC Mr. Donnie Howard (20) 135 Bluefield Rd. Lexington SC * Rev. Timmy Barr (20) 7737 Neeses Hwy Springfield SC Evangelism/Missions Committee * Mr. Terry Kittrell (20) 7825 Norway Rd. Springfield SC Rev. Dr. Jared Pemper - (19) PO Box 96 Springfield SC Mr. Ray Drayer (18) 945 Williams-Evans Rd. Springfield SC Mrs. Allison Minton --- (18) 591 Gooseneck Rd Aiken SC Mr. Rufus Morgan (18) 707 Springfield Rd. Springfield SC Constitutional/Resolution Committee * Rev. Gareth Hegler -- (19) 122 Chloe Lane Aiken SC Mr. Paul Salley (19) PO Box 428 Salley SC Mr. Charles Sharpe----- (18) 1068 Perron Garvin Rd. Wagener SC Rev. Dr. Bill Paulling-- (18) 4360 Wire Rd. Batesburg SC Rev. Josiah Mazzell --- (20) 1841 Cedar Creek Rd. Pelion SC DEPARTMENTS OF WORK PERSONNEL FOR 2018 (Tentative) Prison Ministries Rev. Dr. Bill Paulling 4360 Wire Rd. Batesburg SC Mrs. Frances Yon 180 Lee St. Wagener SC Guidestone Financial Services Rev. Chris Addy 312 Hallman Wagon Rd. Leesville SC Ministry to the Aging Mrs. Sarah Hott 275 Millers Pond Rd. Salley SC Baptist Courier Rev. Dr. John B. Willis 151 Wheat Road Aiken SC Connie Maxwell Children's Home Mrs. Nell T. Able 111 Henderson ST NW Salley SC Baptist Foundation Mr. Bill Cole 180 Cadle Crossing Rd Windsor SC Office of Public Policy Mrs. Rita Brown PO Box125 Springfield SC Christian Education & Campus Ministry Dr. Debbie Bass 365 Surrey Race Road Salley SC White Oak Conference Center Rev. Dr. Bill Paulling 4360 Wire Rd. Batesburg SC Newsletter Editor/Website Manager Dr. Debbie Bass 365 Surrey Race Rd. Salley SC (nn) Signifies year that individual rotates off the named Committee at the year s end. * Signifies Chairperson of the designated committee. ** See By-Laws paragraph 4b to determine the Standing Committee Rotation.

9 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE EDISTO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION SECTION 1 ARTICLE I This body shall be called the Edisto Baptist Association and shall maintain affiliation with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. ARTICLE II The purpose of this Association shall be: To provide an organization for the promotion of fellowship, love and brotherhood among the churches of our Association; and To promote the winning of the lost and encourage Christian growth through worship, Christian piety, morality, missions, education, evangelism benevolence and social concern, all for the glory of God. ARTICLE III The membership of this body shall be confined to churches which are Baptist in faith and practice and which cooperate and support the agencies of the Association, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention. Every church shall be entitled to one messenger at large and one for every twenty-five (25) members but not to exceed ten (10) for the annual meeting. Churches desiring membership in the Association shall apply to the Executive Committee, and if recommended by this Committee and by the Association, shall agree to come under the watchcare of the Association for a period of one year. At the end of one year, upon recommendation of the Committee, membership within the Association shall be confirmed by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the messengers in its annual meeting. ARTICLE IV The officers of this Association shall be a Moderator, Vice Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, Assistant Clerk and Assistant Treasurer, or a combination Clerk-Treasurer and Assistant Clerk-Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Association and shall take office at the close of the Associational Meeting at which they are elected and shall serve until a new election shall take place. The Moderator and Vice Moderator may serve only two (2) years in succession and then there must be a one (1) year period before serving in the same office again. The Director of Missions is an exofficio member. SEE AMENDMENT # 3, PAGE 7 ARTICLE V This Association disclaims any authority over the churches. It only possesses the privilege of recommending to them any measures it may be thought proper for the advancement of its objectives, of inquiring into the state of its constituent members; and if it shall appear, upon information, that any of them have departed from the faith of the Gospel as set forth in the Declaration of Faith and Articles I and II, appended to the Constitution, of withdrawing from them if, after affectionate and gospel labors to bring them back from their errors, they remain irreclaimable. ARTICLE VI The Association may hold correspondence or form connection with any other religious body of same faith and order for the promotion of its objectives, as yet to leave the churches that compose it free to act as they think proper.

10 ARTICLE VII The Association shall have the power to make By-Laws for government. ARTICLE VIII The Constitution may be amended by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the messengers present at any annual meeting, provided notice thereof has been given and the proposed changes printed in the minutes of the previous year s session. SEE AMENDMENT #4, PAGE-8 ARTICLE IX The Executive Committee shall be the Association ad interim. This committee shall consist of all pastors, one layperson elected by each church, the general officers, heads of all departments of work, the chairman of all standing committees of the Association and the Director of Missions as an ex-officio member. The Moderator, Vice Moderator, Clerk and Treasurer, elected by the Association, shall serve as Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Executive Committee. This Committee shall meet each quarter and at any other time as the occasion demands. ARTICLE X The business of this Association shall be conducted according to latest revision of Robert s Rules of Order where not otherwise specified by this Constitution and By-Laws. The Moderator shall serve or appoint someone to serve as Parliamentarian. ARTICLE XI The Association shall promote the Sunday School, Discipleship Training, Music, WMU, Baptist Men and Missions Committee and all related organizations by the election of such persons to lead in these areas of work. The Association shall also promote and inform the churches in areas of Missions, Stewardship, the Baptist Homes for the Aging, Annuity Board, Evangelism, Baptist Foundation and the Obituaries, and other Southern Baptist affiliated causes. SECTION 2 BY-LAWS 1. Meeting: The Messengers shall meet annually on the fourth Sunday in October at a place designated at the previous annual meeting. 2. Each church shall send to the Association Clerk a full report of its year s activities, not later than the second week of October. This report shall be on annual church profile forms provided by the Convention. 3. The Moderator shall appoint the following committees: Nominating Committee; Time, Place and Preacher Committee; and any other committees as needed. These committees shall function from the close of the Annual Meeting. Notwithstanding the above, the Moderator shall appoint a Resolutions Committee which may serve for the meeting at which it is appointed. SEE AMENDMENT #1, PAGE-7 4a. The Nominating Committee shall present to the Association for approval, recommendations for Association officers and representatives and members of the standing committees. As a service to member churches of the Association, when ordinance to the Southern Baptist gospel is requested by a church, the Association will provide a Presbytery or Ordaining Council. An Approved questionnaire can be provided by the Association.

11 4b. The standing committees, consisting of five (5) rotating members each, shall include Budget Committee; Evangelism/Memorial Committee (see Amendment 1A below); Constitutional Committee/Recreational Committee (see Amendment 1B below). Rotation shall be achieved by the two (2) longest consecutive serving members rotating off, provided every third year only one shall rotate off. Other standing committees may be added when approved by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Association at any Annual Meeting. SEE AMENDMENT #2, PAGE-7; SEE PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5, PAGE-8 5. The Clerk shall enroll the names of the messengers, keeping the proceedings of the Association, and prepare a fair copy of the minutes and compiled annual church profiles for the press. He shall be paid an amount as set in the budget for his services The Treasurer shall take charge of all moneys and special offerings belonging to the Association, and dispose of them as the Association shall direct. He shall at each session of the Association, and at each quarterly executive committee session, present a written report of the state of his office. The business of the Association shall be opened and closed each day of its session by prayer. AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Amendment # 1 Ratified October 26, 2014 Section 2, Bylaw # 3 now reads: The Moderator shall appoint the following committees: Nominating Committee; Time, Place and Preacher Committee; and any other committees as needed. These committees shall function from the close of the Annual Meeting. Amendment # 2 Ratified October 26, 2014 Section 2, Bylaw 4b now reads: The standing committees, consisting of five (5) rotating members each, shall include Budget Committee; Memorial Committee; Constitutional/Resolution Committee; Evangelism/Missions Committee, and Recreational Committee. Rotation shall be achieved by the two (2) longest serving members rotating off, provided every third year only one shall rotate off. Other standing committees may be added when approved by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Association at the Annual Meeting. Amendment # 3 Ratified October 25, 2015 Rewrite of Section 1, Article IV Section 1, Article IV of the Constitution now reads: The officers of this Association shall be a Moderator, Vice Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, Assistant Clerk and Assistant Treasurer, or a combination Clerk-Treasurer and Assistant Clerk-Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Association each year at the October Annual Meeting and shall take office on January 1 and serve until December 31. The Moderator and Vice-Moderator may serve only two (2) years in succession and then there must be a one (1) year period before serving in the same office again. The Director of Missions is an ex-officio member.

12 Amendment # 4 Ratified October 25, 2015 Rewrite of Section 1, Article VIII Section 1, Article VIII of the Constitution now reads: The Constitution and Bylaws may be changed or amended at the Annual Edisto Baptist Association meeting in October. The proposed change or amendment will be provided to the Constitution/Bylaw committee and Executive Committee prior to the May Executive Committee meeting for study and approval. With approval, it may be presented at the Annual Edisto Baptist Association meeting. The Constitution/Bylaw change or changes or amendments will require three-fourths (3/4) majority vote and become effective immediately Proposed Amendment # 5 First Reading Approved by Executive Committee in Session on February 6, Section 2, Bylaw 4b now reads: The standing committees, consisting of five (5) rotating members each, shall include Budget Committee; Memorial Committee; Constitutional/Resolution Committee; Evangelism/Missions Committee, and Recreational Committee. Rotation shall be achieved by the two (2) longest serving members rotating off, provided every third year only one shall rotate off. Other standing committees may be added when approved by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Association at the Annual Meeting. Section 2, Bylaw 4b Proposed Change SEE BOLD STRIKE THROUGHS The standing committees, consisting of five (5) rotating members each, shall include Budget Committee; Memorial Committee; Constitutional/Resolution Committee; and Evangelism/Missions Committee, and Recreational Committee. Rotation shall be achieved by the two (2) longest serving members rotating off, provided every third year only one shall rotate off. Other standing committees may be added when approved by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Association at the Annual Meeting. EBA DISASTER RELIEF REPORT Rev. Own McAlister, Director Sue Harmon, South Carolina Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Director, recently traveled with the state Disaster Assessment Team to Houston, Texas. Since that time we have deployed food units on two-week intervals, and we will continue until units are no longer needed. The Mud-Out units are on standby. At least one Chaplain is assigned to any disaster unit. Chain Saw units have been deployed to Florida. In the near future, there will be long-term unit needs in Puerto Rico and Caribbean islands. The most pressing need at this time is financial assistance for basic living supplies. You may contact Sue Harmon s office in the SC Baptist building for more details. Please consider taking advantage of Disaster Training offered by our state convention. Pray for all the victims of Harvie, Irma, and Las Vegas shooting.

13 Resolution #1 Appreciation RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT Rev. Gareth Hegler, Chairperson WHEREAS, we, the messengers to the One Hundred Eighty First Annual Meeting of the Edisto Baptist Association (EBA) at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Springfield, South Carolina on Sunday, October 22, 2017 have been received with enthusiastic affection, encouraged and challenged in ministry, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we express our appreciation to the members and pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Springfield, and to all groups and individuals who helped facilitate this meeting; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we express our appreciation to the EBA officers, various committees, groups, musicians, singers, and speakers for their motivational leadership before us; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that we offer sincere thanks to our Heavenly Father for the opportunity to commit our time, resources, and talents to sharing the story of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory now and forever. Resolution #2 Reaching Unreached People Groups and Places WHEREAS, we, the messengers to the One Hundred Eighty First Annual Meeting of the Edisto Baptist Association (EBA) at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Springfield, South Carolina on October 22, 2017 recognize that an unreached people group is a language group where fewer than 2% of the population are evangelized with the gospel of Jesus Christ and where there is not an active church planting strategy among them; and WHEREAS, we further understand that unreached people groups exist in the Edisto Baptist Association area, in South Carolina and North America, as well as internationally; and WHEREAS, Jesus' last words in Matthew 28:18-20 were that every believer should be going and making disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey all He has commanded us, with the promise that He will be with us to the end of the age; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that each EBA church identify who in its community speaks a different language or comes from another country, make an introduction, and befriend these individuals; and BE IT FURTHER RESOVED, that each EBA church provide missions education so that members can learn about unreached people groups and can be equipped to take mission trips where many unreached people groups live; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that every EBA church will be encouraged to contact the SCBC Missions Mobilization Team during the next year to learn how local churches can accomplish the Great Commission by sending prepared workers and teams to unreached peoples and places from South Carolina to the ends of the earth.

14 EBA CALENDAR Check the South Carolina Baptist Convention Calendar for more conferences & training. OCTOBER Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Rocky Springs Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m. 7 Sat SC Missionary Parents Fellowship, SCBC 8 Sun Global Hunger Day 14 Sat WMU Executive Board Meeting, SCBC 21 Sat EBA Fall Youth Rally 22 Sun Edisto Baptist Association Annual meeting at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 3:00 p.m. 31 Tue Light the Night - CTFK NOVEMBER Mon Baptist Women s World Day of Prayer 7 Tue Election Day 7-8 Tue - Wed SCBC Annual Meeting, Shandon Baptist Church 18 Wed WMU, We are Here For You 23 Thu Thanksgiving DECEMBER Sat WMU Leadership Team & WMU Directors Tabernacle at 10:00 a.m. (Prisoner Packets due) 3-10 Sun - Sun Season of Prayer for International Missions, (study, prayer, offering) 4 Mon Association Ministers and Wives Christmas Party at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 7:00 pm. 5 Tue Christmas at Camp La Vida 25 Mon Christmas JANUARY Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Rocky Grove BC 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat WMU Leadership Team & WMU Directors 10:00 a.m. at Mount Hermon Baptist Church. 5 Mon Executive Committee Meeting to be announced 7:00 p.m Mon - Sun Focus on WMU 17 Sat Children s Mission Day at Windsor First Baptist Church, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. MARCH Sun - Sun Season of North American Missions (study, prayer, offering) 5 Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Oak Grove BC, 7:00 p.m. 22 Thu WMU Executive Board Meeting, First Church, North Augusta Fri - Sat WMU Missions Encounter and Annual Meeting, First Church, North Augusta 24 Sat SC BNF Annual Meeting, North Augusta 24 Sat SC Missionary Parents Fellowship, North Augusta APRIL Sun Easter 2 Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Berlin BC, 7:00 p.m. 7 Sat Camp La Vida Work Day 8 Sun Cooperative Program Day 10 Tue WMU Spring Meeting at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 8:00 p.m Fri - Sat WMU Executive Board Orientation Retreat, CLV MAY Thu National Day of Prayer 7 Mon Executive Committee Meeting at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m. 5 Sat WMU Leadership Team & WMU Directors meeting, Health Kits Due at Bethcar BC 10 a.m. 13 Sun WMU Mother s Day and Mother s Day Offering Fri - Sat WMU Associational Training Sun - Sun Baptist Association Emphasis

15 JUNE Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Salley BC 7:00 p.m Sun - Mon WMU, SBC Missions Celebration & Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas Mon - Fri GA/Acteens week, CLV Tue - Wed Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas Mon - Fri GA Week, CLV Fri Sat Mother/Daughter Overnight, CLV 17 Sun Father s Day Mon - Wed Mother/Daughter Minicamp, CLV Wed - Fri GA/Acteens Minicamp, CLV Sat - Sat Mother/Daughter Overnight, CLV JULY Wed Independence Day 9-13 Mon - Fri GA/Acteens week, CLV Mon - Wed GA/Acteens Minicamp & GA Leader Training, CLV Wed - Fri Children in Action/Youth on Mission Minicamp, CLV Mon - Fri Children in Action/Youth on Mission Minicamp, CLV 30 - Aug 3 Mon - Fri GA/Acteens Minicamp & GA Leader Training, CLV AUGUST Mon Executive Committee Meeting to be announced, 7:00 p.m. 25 Sat Woman2Woman at Seivern, time TBA SEPTEMBER Sun - Sun Season of Prayer for State Missions and Janie Chapman Offering 10 Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at New Holland BC, 7:00 p.m. 18 Tue Missionary Day, CLV 22 Sat GA/CA Day at Connie Maxwell Children s Home, Greenwood OCTOBER Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Mt. Ebal BC, 7:00 p.m. 6 Sat SC Missionary Parents Fellowship, Columbia 13 Sat WMU Executive Board Meeting, SCBC Fri Sun Carolina Girls 28 Sun Edisto Baptist Association Annual Meeting at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER Fri Sat Women s Get-Away 4 Sun SBC Global Hunger Sunday 5 Mon Minister s and Wives Conference at Mount Hermon, 7:00 p.m. 5 Mon Baptist Women s World Day of Prayer Tue - Wed SCBC Annual Meeting, TBA DECEMBER Sun - Sun Season of Prayer for State Missions and Lottie Mon Christmas Offering 3 Mon Minister s and Wives Conference Christmas Party at Tabernacle BC, 7:00 p.m. 4 Tue Christmas at Camp La Vida

16 TREASURER S REPORT Income from January 1, 2017 through October 12, 2017 Gifts Designated Berlin , Bethcar , Corinth Dean Swamp , Kedron , Mt. Ebal , Mount Hermon , New Holland Oak Grove Perry Pleasant Hill , Rocky Grove , Rocky Springs , Salley , Seivern , Springfield First , Tabernacle Wagener First Baptist Church , Windsor First Baptist Church , Missions Project Youth Rally Vacation Bible School Love Gifts , , WMU Receipts Miscellaneous TOTAL $42, $2, YOUTH ACCOUNT WITH ENTERPRISE BANK TOTAL = $ ACCOUNT SUMMARY EDISTO CHECKING ACCOUNT --- JAN. 1, 2017 THROUGH OCT. 12, 2017 Beginning Balance (1/01/2017) 50, Certificates of Deposit 4, Income (Undesignated) 42, Income (Designated) 2, Total Expenses year-to-date (41,343.19) Ending Balance $58,667.60

17 2017 EXPENDITURES VERSUS BUDGET JAN 1, 2017 THROUGH OCT. 12, 2017 DESCRIPTION BUDGETED EXPENSES 1 Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Miscellaneous Annual Report Printing Association Mission Trip , Audit Accounting Records Baptist Men s Ministry ASSOCIATION CLERK/ TREASURER Salary , , Christmas Gift Cooperative Program , , Disaster Relief Training Discipleship Training Evangelism Honorariums (Seminar Leadership, Guest Speakers) Liability Insurance Memorials ($50.00/per occurrence) Minister s and Wives Conference Miscellaneous (A $2,069 Love gift was designated for an EBA Pastor s aid) , Mission Support , Music Newsletter , Office Equipment , Office Supplies Prayer Coordinator Honorariums Prayer Rally Recreation Scholarships Sunday School Travel Expenses (For DOM and Clerk/Treasurer travel expenses) , , VBS WMU , , Website Maintenance Youth Rally , ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONARY/DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS 0 0 Total Compensation $34, (See breakout, next 4 lines below) Annuity , , Housing , , Life Insurance Salary , , Other DOM Allowances (See next 3 lines below) Business Meetings Christmas Gift Conventions GRAND T0TAL $66, $41, Page Note: 1 Note Line item 8. The budget proposal for the Cooperative Program is $2,000 plus an additional 10% of the 2015 receipts after expenses are deducted at the close of the budget year in The 2017 TOTAL will increase when the 10%, as defined here is calculated

18 Line No BUDGET REQUEST FOR EDISTO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION DESCRIPTION AMOUNT 1 Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Miscellaneous Annual Report Printing Association Mission Trip 1, Audit Accounting Records Baptist Men's Ministry Association Clerk / Treasurer 0 7 Salary 4, Christmas Gift Cooperative Program 1 1, Disaster Relief Training Discipleship Training Evangelism Honorariums (Seminar Leadership, Guest Speakers) Liability Insurance Memorials ($50.00/per occurrence) Minister s and Wives Conference Miscellaneous Mission Support (One time $600 Max. for Individual or Church) 3, Music Newsletter (issued quarterly) 1, Office Equipment 1, Office Supplies Prayer Coordinator Honorariums Prayer Rally Scholarships Sunday School Travel Expenses (For DOM and Clerk/Treasurer Business Expenses) 4, VBS WMU. 3, Website Maintenance Youth Missions 3, Associational Missionary / Director Of Missions 0 Total Compensation $35,500 (See breakout, next 4 lines below) 0 32 Annuity 6, Housing 5, Life Insurance Salary 22, Other DOM Allowances (See next 3 lines below) 0 36 Business Meetings Christmas Gift Conventions GRAND T0TAL (See Note 1) $68, Page Note: 1 Note Line Item 9: The budget for the Cooperative Program is $1,500 plus an additional 10% of the difference between the undesignated incomes less the undesignated expenses at the close of the budget year in The GRAND TOTAL for 2018 will increase by this adjustment.

19 DISCIPLESHIP REPORT Dr. Debbie Bass, Director Discipleship includes Bible Drill, Discipleship Rally and Speaker s Tournament. Several churches are using Bible Drill format and/or materials. Its design is to equip children with key passages, the verses, and books of the Bible. The drill is for grades 4, 5, 6; however, materials are available for grades 1, 2, 3; youth, high school; and adult. To participate in the state drill, the church, then the association must host a drill. Our goal is to work toward church participation and eventually have an annual association drill. Another Discipleship area is a Discipleship Rally and Speaker s Tournament. For the past few years, we have encouraged use of the BGEA MY HOPE format. My Hope is a national initiative to encourage and prepare the local church and Christians to share the Gospel message with friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors in their church service area. The DVD is free and includes testimonies from celebrities and worship messages. The DVDs and materials are available online ( and include a prayer guide, poster, bulletin insert, banner, and Bible study follow-up booklet (Living in Christ). Newsletter The first EBA quarterly newsletter was published February Distribution of the quarterly publication is by to member churches and the newsletter is available on the EBA website. The publication date follows each executive meeting (February, May, August, October) and includes information submitted by churches and departments of work, committees, and/or officers. News for inclusion in each newsletters is submitted by the church, committee chairman or other designated representative through ebainformation@gmail.com. The newsletter provides an additional communications tool for member churches to stay connected with the current events at other churches, as well as updates from EBA officers, departments of work and committees. Website (EdistoBaptistAssociation.org) The EBA website is in its fourth year. Since its launch in 2013, it has accumulated almost 28,000 views. The website provides a look at the EBA and its work. Updates are made as needed with information from member churches submitted through the website (edistobaptistassociation.org) or through at ebainformation@gmail.com Both these tools of communication, the newsletter and website, serve to connect all EBA churches and EBA officers or departments of works. Each church, as well as departments and committees are encouraged to provide news, information and current events for publication in the newsletter and on the website in our efforts to stay connected electronically Christian Education/Collegiate Ministries: Information about the Baptist-sponsored SC Colleges appears separately in this annual report. Offered at these and other SC colleges is an opportunity for college students to become involved in and stay included in Christian activities through SC Collegiate Ministries. The SCBCM coordinates missions and outreach with 40 SC college campuses ( Scholarship and other resource information are accessible from the EBA website. Not only can churches plan and pray for their college students while they are away from home, but also churches can connect students with the support of campus ministries while away from their home church to attend college. At the local K-12 school level, a program to coordinate with and pray for local schools is available to all interested churches through Heart4Schools. The SCBC offers a workshop and guidance for interested churches. Links to resources and information are on the EBA website. (

20 EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT, 2017 Gary Hollingsworth Executive Director/Treasurer South Carolina Baptist Convention It is hard to believe that two years will soon have passed since becoming a part of the South Carolina Baptist Convention family! What a joy it continues to be to connect with so many wonderful South Carolina Baptist people, churches and ministries. A lot has happened in these nearly two years and it is exciting to anticipate future ministry opportunities in our state, nation and world. You will read specific ministry reports of many of the wonderful things God is doing so please take time to read each report. As you do, whisper a prayer for more lost people to come to Christ and more saved people to grow deeper in their walk with Jesus in the days ahead. Reports normally look back in terms of what has been done. Most of the reports you will read are indeed a reporting of the activity of God over the past year. Reports also inform us so we will be better prepared for the future. As we look toward the future, our VISION is clear: Every life saturated and transformed by the hope of the Gospel, beginning in South Carolina. Our MISSION is set: Utilizing the essential catalysts of prayer and leadership our Mission is to help churches in South Carolina multiply disciples to SHARE HOPE, STRENGTHEN CHURCHES, START CHURCHES AND SEND MISSIONARIES. Our purpose is focused: To help churches fulfill the Great Commission. I and our entire team pledge, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to everything possible to help see our Vision, Mission and Purpose fulfilled! In addition to the ministry reports, you will also see current trends in Cooperative Program giving. These trends are proving to be fairly consistent nationally, but by the grace of God, we are praying and asking God for an upward rise in days to come. Resources always follow vision, so that is why we are staying tenaciously tethered to our Vision, Mission and Purpose. Every strategic decision, especially those dealing with personnel and budget matters, is bathed in prayer and after seeking the wise counsel of our Executive Board members and other key leaders. Until we see a rising trend in CP giving, we will be the very best stewards of the dollars our churches send through the Cooperative Program and make sure we operate in the black. Our sterling audit reports are a tribute to our competent staff and the leadership of our Executive Board members. God had clearly given me five words that have helped me frame much of the work that I and our team seek to do through the SCBC. They are: RELATIONSHIPS In traveling around the state, I hear this word more than any other. I want every one of our 2,100 plus churches to feel like they have a relationship with the SCBC in some meaningful way. RESOURCES It is unlikely the SCBC will be able to ever produce all the resources necessary to serve all our churches, but our team can and should be resident experts in knowing about the various ministry resources that are biblically sound, financially affordable, culturally relevant and practically implementable. RESEARCH It is reasonable to expect denominational entities to provide accurate and timely data to help church leaders be aware of opportunities and challenges in doing ministry today. We are working hard to be better prepared in this area. RELEVANT There was once a day when Southern Baptists were fairly monolithic but such is not the case today. I heard someone say recently that there are over 60 identifiable groups in the larger SBC family! My desire is to equip and lead our team to be able to find ways to assist as many churches as possible in order to help them all advance the Great Commission. RESPONSIVE We are blessed to have Godly men and women serving on our SCBC team, but we also recognize the challenge of a small team trying to serve such a large number of churches. Our promise is to be responsive when any of our churches need assistance. The things we can do,

21 we will do and the things we cannot do, we will do our best to help find someone who can help with their particular need. If there is one statistic that troubles me most, it is the declining number of baptisms, not just in our state but around our nation. Everything, and I do mean EVERY THING, we do, is done with the intention of either seeing a lost person come to Christ or a saved person grow deeper in their commitment to Christ. That is what Jesus did when he said to His first disciples, Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men. Let s pray and work and give and trust God that we will see the next great Spiritual Awakening come soon. It must begin somewhere, so why not here in South Carolina?! ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHIEF STRATEGIST REPORT Dr. Mark Aderholt Simply put, our passion and purpose is helping churches fulfill the Great Commission. We focus on four priorities: evangelism, missions mobilization, church planting, and church strengthening and discipleship. So how do all of these facets fit together in one focused, unified strategy? ADVANCE Churches who fulfill the Great Commission advance the Kingdom by focusing on a continuous cycle of serving needs, sharing hope, sending workers, and starting new work. Around the state and around the world, we are surrounded by lostness. Spurgeon reminds us that the whole business of the whole church is to take the whole Gospel to the whole world. Social programs, political ideologies and goodwill organizations are not the answer. The church the bride of Christ is the only institution ordained and empowered by the Holy Spirit to bring about societal transformation. This is why churches are at the hub of the advance wheel. Our Church Strengthening and Discipleship Team, led by Steve Rohrlack, offers relationships, ideas, opportunities, and tools to help churches all across our state develop strong disciple-making cultures inside the walls of the church in order to better fulfill the Great Commission outside the walls. How can a church know if they are making progress in Kingdom advance? How can a church know which areas are succeeding in Great Commission fulfillment? The Lord blesses them with four visible results. KEY RESULT AREAS 1. New Connections. As a church makes disciples who serve their communities, the Lord blesses that church with new connections. In turn, these lead to real relationships through which the Gospel message can be shared and lived out with no strings attached. Our Missions Mobilization and Evangelism Teams partner together to offer relationships, ideas, opportunities, and tools to help churches all across our state love their neighbor by actively serving their needs and adding value to their communities.

22 2. New Creations. As a church makes disciples who share hope through the lens of real relationships, the Lord blesses that church with new creations. People from our communities, who are hearing and seeing the Gospel come to life through the lens of a relationship with a Jesus-follower, begin turning from their sin and embracing a new life and identity in Jesus. This is where their journey actually begins! Our Evangelism Team, led by Lee Clamp, offers relationships, ideas, opportunities, and tools to help churches all across our state lead their neighbors to Christ and disciple them in a life-on-life fashion into fully-devoted followers. 3. New Co-Workers. As a church sacrifices and sends these disciples out to serve and share with others, the Lord blesses that church (and the Kingdom) with new co-workers. Our Missions Mobilization Team, led by Tim Rice, offers relationships, ideas, opportunities, and tools to help create sending cultures in churches all across our state. In so doing, these churches place an unmitigated focus on enlisting, equipping, and sending their members into the harvest fields to engage unreached pockets in their communities, unreached places across the state, and unreached peoples across the planet. 4. New Congregations. As a church commissions new co-workers to start new work among unreached peoples and places, the Lord blesses that church (and the Kingdom) with new congregations. These new churches, planted with the DNA of solid theology, cooperative relationships, and sacrificial giving add immediate value to their environments by meeting real needs in their communities. In so doing, they advance the Kingdom by continuing the cycle of serving others, sharing Hope, sending workers, and starting new work themselves! Our Church Planting Team, led by Jay Hardwick, offers relationships, ideas, opportunities, and tools to help churches make their next move in developing leaders, starting, and restarting churches all across the Palmetto State. What exactly is Advance? In partnership with our associational and ministry partners, our teams encourage churches to make their next move in Great Commission fulfillment by helping them: Assess the status of their Great Commission culture Identify barriers to serving others, sharing hope, sending workers and starting new work Develop concrete action plans for advancing to the next level Our teams partner with churches by offering relationships, ideas, opportunities, and tools to accelerate their progress. As we advance by faith, we are trusting the Lord to utilize South Carolina Baptists to saturate every man, woman, and child in the Palmetto State with the hope of the Gospel. With more than two billion people across the planet with little to no Gospel access, the time for advance is now. Until All Have Heard, Dr. Mark Aderholt Associate Executive Director Chief Strategist South Carolina Baptist Convention

23 For God and humanity, Anderson University seeks to be an innovative, entrepreneurial, premier comprehensive university where liberal arts, professional studies, and graduate studies thrive within an uplifting, welcoming, and distinctively Christian community of diverse faculty, staff and students dedicated to intellectually rigorous learning, a caring and hospitable campus culture, and personal transformation. Highlights 2017 Record enrollment continues at AU, as the university will eclipse the 3,500 mark for the first time this fall. Besides being the biggest freshman class ever (704), this is also the most academically prepared class with an average SAT score higher than Anderson University maintains a high position in the U.S. News & World Report ranking, as a Top Tier Regional University in the South. U.S. News & World Report also lists AU as a Best Value School among regional universities in the South. The Princeton Review included Anderson on a list of best colleges and universities as one of the Best in the Southeast. Anderson University hosted a record 6,000 guests for Palmetto Boys State and Crossroads Summer Camps. More than 500 high school and junior high students made professions of faith and an additional 500 students made decisions to pursue leadership in ministry during Clayton King s Crossroads Summer camps. The College of Health Professions is seeking accreditation of our three-year doctoral program in our School of Physical Therapy, which is poised to be the first Physical Therapy program in the upstate of South Carolina. The development of 9,000 square feet of space for our School of Physical Therapy and our School of Nursing s graduate programs has been completed. The renovated space is equipped with the following: nursing lab, office space, meeting facility, student lounge, two physical therapy labs, research labs and a locker room. Our students are enjoying the recently completed 90,000-square-foot G. Ross Anderson Student Center. The facility includes a new dining hall, a 400-seat multi-purpose theater, a banquet hall, bookstore, student activities offices, a fitness center, and retail dining kiosks such as Chick-Fil-A express and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Anderson University was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the second consecutive time for the excellence of its Mobile Learning Initiative, which features the use of ipads in specially designed classes on campus. Only 400 schools (K-12 through graduate schools) in the world have been selected for this distinction. Anderson was named one of America s 100 Best College Buys for the 11th consecutive year as well as one of America s Best Christian Colleges. Anderson University has obtained Preaching magazine and YouthWorker journal and will continue publication of these two long-established print publications for ministry leaders. Prayer Requests Please join us in praying for the health and safety of our students during this academic year. We ask that you pray that we will continue to have the freedom to be faithful to our mission of being a truly Christian academic community in the face of governmental pressure on us, and all Christian colleges, to bend to the increasingly secular culture. Join us in praying that our students lives will be changed and that they will change the world they touch when they leave us.

24 Charleston Southern University recognizes the important partnership in the gospel it shares with the churches of the South Carolina Baptist Convention (Philippians 1:5, HCSB). Our vision statement articulates our role in this partnership: to be a Christian university nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading and serving. Below we list some of our key ministries in 2017 to faculty, staff, students, the surrounding community and the world: Key Stats Over 2,000 students exposed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ 96 students received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior 1,027 students rededicated their lives to Jesus Christ 42 students served on a short-term mission trip Over 50 collegians were involved in intentional evangelism Learning 280 Charleston Southern University students participated in discipleship groups on and off campus including 51 discipleship group leaders. Charleston Southern University faculty and staff received monthly faith integration training to strengthen their biblical worldview and enhance their communication of the gospel. 74 Collegians prepared for church related vocations along with 81 Christian Studies Minors. Leading The Movement 2016, a series of gospel-centered, spiritual awakening worship services, resulted in 25 students committing their life to Christ. Approximately 2,000 collegians received exposure to the gospel of Jesus Christ in the classroom and chapel. 15 students participated in the 2016 Student Leadership Academy that focused on leadership training and building connections. CSU cooperated with the SCBC Collegiate Ministry Director Ken Owens during a weekly student worship. 72 students signed interest cards with IMB and NAMB. Serving Campus Ministries collaborated with the A21 Project (ending sex trafficking) during the month of October and raised over $600 in one night to support the ministry. Charleston Southern University partnered with Operation Christmas Child and packed a record 1,823 shoeboxes. Student clubs, organizations and athletic teams participated in this annual event. Over 403 collegians attended Campus Ministry programs. Rebecca Ortiz (nursing) and Abbey Shackley (nursing) received their summer appointments through IMB to the Philippines. Campus Ministries took a team to Florida over spring break serving children in The Hope Center (Palm Beach Gardens) and homeless with Orlando Union Rescue Mission (Orlando). Engage Monthly Partners included Habitat for Humanity, Doors to Freedom, Operation Christmas Child, Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, Tri-County Family Ministries, Water Missions International and Eagle Harbor Boys Ranch. Prayer Requests: Pray for the faculty, staff and students who seek to integrate their faith in North America and internationally.