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1 BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM STATE tj c v-..,"'""'-"'---- Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs. 1. NAME vj; l \ C CAVY\S (Last) Give full names. (Second) For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses. [EXAMPLE: Cole, Mary Ann (Smith).J 2. BIRTH vj1 ns±on - SAle.-m &> v:~vth.. (Place) (Cotnty) DEATH 3. PARENTS o...v- ~ r-o. V\. \:f1 r'\. CA.t\.cl V\.c Ko..t-he.1...-H'\ <.. H-ildv-e. W1 ll' cutts {EXAM LE: Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (B own) Doaks] Father's occupation Sclf-~flnye& Mother's occupation )±cm Y)'\D'\.ker 4. BROTHERS ( tf") List full names and year of birth (Living or deceased) Number. ChP>des. b'"g.n~fo1,jv- - 19' 7 J lirry 01rd.C{eJ SISTERS ( 3) List full names and year of birth (Li~ or deceased) Number ~h.da lf;o,y, - i'tlf3 ) 8ovtV\{f Swe - f ~t/:5 (State) fdat,j) 6. CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE: (Please list each residence of 3 years duration or more, up to the time of the 18th birthday) Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R); town under 2500 pop. (T); city 2500 or more pop. (C). Check one. R D T D C [2( J.3 Wf'Lold ftde Fov>ff-h, tj c, 5). -57 RQ" TO CO 3131 ~n,o(dc\ &J 11 ". 57-b3 Gd" TD c D Stoa ShAi+OL{o"'- ().,- R o To c o 7. EDUCATION: Grammar school: Graduate? Yes ( v{ No ( High school: Graduate? Yes ( vf No ( School attended: /ikrth fuy-st:tfa (N el (Whether graduate or not; if more than one was attended, show the last one.) College: Years attended: None ( ) One ( ) 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( v)' Whether graduated or not, list college(s) attended: \A/t>1,JLt,. Fore.9± OV\1c/. ijj ~snn-saiem. >J. c '' (EXAMPLE: 1935-'38) :;... 1'20-17 ;;2.. /R A ~.: (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) ~ -- ' (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree) Graduate-level: List college(s), seminary(ies), etc. attended; earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree) Sov.fhe ASiftn, $etffi. WCA. ke. EC res+ Af. C ~ 112-?s m. {Z. t? ate)

2 8. SPECIAL A WARDS OR RECOGNITION RECEIVED: (Honorary degrees, such as: D.D., Howard College, 1948; citations, such as: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1939; honorary positions, such as: "Man of the Year"-Pryor, Okla., 1943; etc.) ~"' 5~ ±n IN.Cl!:e E-Or<'st J"' ;Jus ~ 9. MARITAL INFORMATION: Spouse Birthdate Place ot Marriage Date of of Spouse (Town and State) Marriage (1) frle>..rr ;n lov-.le.. )Aj,( lic~vvts 1 /3o/ SJ t.j:l1st'1>a- $c~le.vn. 6/3//;;>... ' (2) Number of children ( ). List their full names and birthdates: (an example of a married daughter would be: Mrs. John Alan (Mary Lou) Ross, ) 10. VOCATIONAL HISTORY (List all vocations, occupations, trades, or professions engaged in for two or more years) 11. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE: Conversion i i ~ 'f=. I A Baptism rate (Agel List any church, other than Baptist, with which formerly affiliated ~ained as: Minister ( /) Deacon ( ) Other ~ ~#'Ci (Date?:fa:nea) cl~r~ clcu.cb. >rrii:tj \~ tys tfa) 12. LOCAL CHURCH ACTIVITY, UNSALARIED (Place the number of years service, in the space provided, for each office ever held.) Gen. Supt., Dept. Supt.. Teacher. List below other Other Offices Director, Director, Counselor, offices or service, (give number of years service) President Circle Chm. Sponsor, such as: Sec., Leader Assoc. Supt., etc. Deacon - Ch. Treas. - Trustee - Ch. Library - S.S. Usher -- Ch. Recreation Ch. Clerk - Choir Mem. -- T.U. V.B.S. Broth. W.M.U. I Other - Choir Direc. - Ch. Committee Chm.L; List completed Study Course diplomas (Indicate related organizations, such ' as: S.S., T.U., etc.) 13. DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE, UNSALARIED. (Please list positions held in Baptist associations, conventions (state or Southern), national and world-wide organizations, such as; moderator, president, clerk, trustee, board, commission or committee members; etc.) Example: S.S. Superintendent Bethel Association Kentucky (Position) (Organization, board, agency, etc.) (State) (Date) QmrhJku, 01" 1l~~--= J~~,..",.,,~~T\...I'--"""--,N-=-..>...:c.' ~'~~7 s~

3 14. TO BE FILLED OUT ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, IN SAL ARIED CHURCH-RE LA TED VOCATIONS. (Including pastors, denominational workers, missionaries, ministers of education and music, church secretaries, faculty members or employees of Baptist institutions, agencies, etc.) TYPE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE: List all positions of such service with one or more years of duration; check F (full-time) or P (part-time). Examples: 1 l'osi tion) (Church, agency, area, institution, place of service) (Date of service) F O P [!] 1. pastor County Line Baptist Church, Turkey Creek, La F [Kl P D 2. missionary Ogbomosho, Nigeria, W. Africa F r;p PD f}sscx:. &sbr ~C.\t\v.n..h)Sm'"rth: Je(d; cl.c... F P lq73-75 F 0 P F O PD FD PO 15. OTHER TYPES OF RELIGIOUS SERVICE: (In associations, assemblies, colleges, conventions (state or Southern), national or world-wide meetings, such as: speaker, music director, committee chairman, etc.) (Position) (Place of Service) ( Da Le of Service) Gnf Lea.<Lv.c (a.~!'f Gsv.1eQ.Q July 1'17'[,, h..a lv l~b l 16. AUTHORSHIP (Include books, booklets, lesson courses or curriculum material, and tracts) (Book, item, etc.) (Publisher) (Date published) 17. CLUB OR GROUP MEMBERSHIP: (Service organizations, fraternal, P.T.A., Civic, etc.) List important positions of leadership held Munk L 0f ~ Mrn<n<~fryf 18. HOBBIES AND LEISURE INTERESTS: Favorite~ Others Ct:>~~JQ\(~~ff>f ~ 19. PUBLIC SERVICE: (Military, educational, political, etc. not previously listed)

4 The information for items # 1-19 has been filled in by~ ~ Mailing address ars=-a. (Jesrf}:w(s St- Svn/J:J..&'Jr/Ji/J,lc Sources used in compiling the information are: (Example: personal knowledge; minutes, Calvary Baptist Church, Wisner, La.; Court Records, Copiah County, Miss.; etc.) fuseyn>.l Hi,-01rJ~ DO YOU HA VE LETTERS, DIARIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, OR OTHER MEMENTOES???? The Baptist Historical Collection would like to have this material or be allowed to photocopy such items for permanent preservation here in the Collection. We establish personal collections by the name of the donor. Any donated materials relating to the life and endeavors of our N.C. Baptist pastors and denominational leaders will be preserved for future generations of Baptists. Too often in our highly mobile society these items are thrown away or hastily discarded. They should be preserved. Let us know if we can assist you with the preservation of your personal papers. Phone (919) , extention 277 collect.

5 First Baptist's Associate Pastor Former Math Major Studies For Ministry By JIM LAUGHTER Herald Staff Writer Five years ago, Sti;:\'.e Wil- ~entered Wake Forest University with every intention of studying mathematics. A few days ago, Steve assumed his new duties as associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Smithfield. From the objective and impersonal world of numbers to the subjective and highly personal world of religion-his change in career directions was drastic. The 23-year-old Winston-Salem native knows when the change occurred, but he's not prepared to explain why. "I decided to major in religion at the end of my freshman year," Steve recalled. "It was a. call you can't describe with words." Almost a year ago, he was married to Marcia Lowe, a Waynesville native who has spent most of her 21 years in Winston-Salem. The young couple lived in Wake Forest this past school year, where Steve is working on his master's degree in religious education at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. They only recently moved into their Riverside Drive home in Smithfield. ~rn31dy...,...,~..... "'"- Slier Ciw: Chatham News Smithfield Herald -&P11euu ~iee11e Cu.---tedgeT'.. j ' r "Warm Reception" "We've had a very warm reception," Marcia said. "I think we'll enjoy living in Smithfield. It's not nearly as big as Winston, but it's bigger than Wake Forest-just the right size to get to know a lot of people." Steve came to Smithfield to serve with the Rev. John Ryberg, pastor of First Baptist. He replaces the Rev. Bill Stillerman, associate pastor of the church for almost four years. Mr. Stillerman accepted a pastorate in Mt. Gilead this spring. "I've found this to be a very dynamic church," the new as. sociate pastor said. "The church is fortunate to have Mr. Ryberg as pastor. At the same time, Mr. Ryberg is fortunate to have such an unusual church." He explained his use of the adjective "unusual" with the observation: "Too many churches today are isolated from worldly concerns. They refuse to come to grips with any number of political, social, and eco- ~ nomic issues.' "The racial issue is a good example," he continued. "The way it looks, the church will be the last major institution to intergrate." "Divided On War" He believes Christianity has had virtually no effect on a more global issue. "The church is too divided on war," Steve said. "As long as you have Christian hawks and Christian doves, no effective action is pos-. Sible." He went on: "Sex education is another area ignored by too many churches. True, this is basically a responsibility of parents, but churches are made up of all members of the family. With this or any other type of Christian education, the home needs the church and the church needs the home.'' He elaborated on the homechurch relationship: "Most parents today have a misconception regarding the institution primarily responsible for the religious education of their children. The church should never replace the home as the basic institution for the religious education of children. It should assume a supporting role. Parents have many advantages over other types of teachers, but they need guidance in this area. Parents need to realize that religion is more easily caught than taught.'' The new associate pastor comes from a large home. He is the fifth of eight children, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Williams of Winston-Salem. His wife is the second of three children, a daughter of Mrs. ed by a sense of balance, a desire to avoid the extremes of the human experience. This outlook is mirrored in his observations on the so-called "Jesus Movement" that has attracted so many American young people. "The movement has excell.ent potential, but it must be channeled in the right direction," Steve said. "Extreme emotionalism is as unhealthy as extreme intellectualism. These young people need more guidance, a better theological understanding of the things they are expressing." Steve Williams, new associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Smithfield, is pictured with his wife Marcia at his church office. soon as we get settled down." Steve's not sure his future includes the pulpit. "Right now, I'm leaning toward an educational ministry," he explained. "But I still have a year and a half of school before I receive my master's, and I won't have to decide until then. I enjoy teaching, and this job involves a lot of that." In addition to assisting Mr. Registered Nurse Ryberg with worship services, Marcia is a registered nurse, visitation, and administration, a 1971 graduate of Forsyth the associate pastor will direct Memorial Hospital School of a number of youth programs at Nursing. She plans to begin First Baptist. looking for a job, either in a Wherever his future leads, the hospital or a doctor's office, "as former math major will be guid- Jack Lowe of Winston-Salem and the late Mr. Lowe. "My father was a lay minister for years," Marcia explained. "For as long as I can remember, I've been involved with church programs in one way or another. This church has so many volunteer workers, but I guess they can find something for me to do." 1 1

6 Steve Williams To Be Ordained Steve Williams, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Smithfield, will be ordainehto 'the Baptist ministry during a special ordination service at 4 p.m. Sunday (October 12) in the church sanctuary. The Rev. John Ryberg, pastor of the church, will deliver the ordination sermon. Taking his text from I Corinthians, Mr. Ryberg will speak on "The Foolishness of Preaching." Two other area Baptist leaders will also participate. The Rev, Colin Harris, prof CSSOI' of religious education at Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest, will bring a charge to the minister. And the Rev. N. R. Demchak, pastor of Crestwood Baptist Church, will bring a charge to the church. Mr. Williams, who has been at First Baptist since May of 1973, completed his undergraduate work at Wake- Forest University. This past spring he completed work on a master's degree in religious education at Southeastern Seminary. He and his wife Marsha make their home on Davis Street in Smithfield. In addition to pastoral ministries, Mr. Williams is director of religious education. at the Smithfield church. Scotl;~d -N~ck- C~;;,;.,;~nwealth Selma: Johnstonian-Sun Shallotte: Brunswick Beacon Shelby: Cleveland Times Slier City: Chatham News Smithfield Herald

7 Pastor Returns To Church The Rev. Steven Barnett Williams is resuming his pastorate of Jewel Baptist Church on W. Fairfield Road. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams Sr. of Winston-Salem, he is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Southeastern Theological Seminary. Williams has served as associate pastor of The First Baptist Church, Smithfield, for the past two years. He and his wife, Marcia, reside... 1nn ('\, TT p Greenville Retlector Henderson Dispatch Hendersonville: Tirnes-News Hickory Daily Record High Point Entervrise.tacksonville Da1Y News Kannapolis Independent Kinston Free Press Lenoir News Topic Lcxinqton Dispatch Lurnb'erton: Robesonian Morganton News-Herald New Bern: Sun-Journal Norfolk: Vir9inian Pilot Raleiuh: News & Observer Raleigh Times Rorille Re:f~75

8 .Page 6-The SENTINEL, Winston-Solem, N. C., Friday, January 9, Church Notes I Minister Returning to Area By VIRTIE STROUP Sentinel R llglon Reporter A Winston-Salem native has returned to the area to become pastor of Jewel Baptist Church in High Point. He is the Rev. Steve B. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. \ ~harles F. Williams Sr. of...,~hattalon Drive. )({" He is a 1972 graduate of f.'j-p Wake Forest University and a V 1975 graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest. Williams comes to his new work from Smithfield, where he served as associate pastor of First Baptist Church. His wife is the former Marcia Lowe, daughter of Mrs. Robert Osborne of Wayside Drive and the late Jack Lowe. She is a 1972 graduate of Forsyth Memorial Hospital School