2007 Minutes. of the. uarterly Meetings. and the. One Hundred Twenty-Ninth. Annual Session. of the. Southeastern Association

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1 2007 Minutes of the uarterly Meetings and the One Hundred TwentyNinth Annual Session of the Southeastern Association of Free Will Baptist Churches

2 : i ' j ' ; ' ' ' N D E X F' A c:.i E ' " ',' ' ' ~ i i. : i! ' i \ \ i ' CHURCH NFORMATON A~D MEMBERS~P FRONT PAGES OFFCERS, MEETNGS, SPEAKERS PAGES 1 & 2 LOCAL, STATE, NATONAL DATES COMMTTEE REPORTS COMMTTEES AND MEMBERS MNSTERS AND OFFCERS EXECUTVE COMMTTEE CHUF~CH CLEF~<S SUNDAY SCHOOL, CTS D F~ECTORS, MASTERS' MEN, WNAC LADES ORDANED DEACONS PAGE., ",.., PAGE.:;, 5 PA13E {::. ~, ' ~ 7 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 8 PAGE!. ' '. j.. ' ' '' ' '! ' ' " ' ' i!, ' ' ' i ANNUAL FNANCAL AND MNUTES PAGE 111 '3 CONSTTUTON AND BYLAWS ARTCLES OF FATH PAGE PAGE ':>c),7 ~ " a..,;. ' l. ' ' \.! CHURCH COVENANT PAGE :. ::, "' HSTOF~Y PAGE 3034!! \ '

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5 SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCATON OF FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCHES 2008 OFFCERS MODERATORJOEY PETTS, 9716 COUNTY ROAD 99, HEADLAND, ALABAMA TELEPHONE : VCE MODERATORDANNY HENDERSON, 366 COUNTY ROAD 83 S, HEADLAND, ALABAMA TELEPHONE 3346~32051: CLERK/TREASURERRALPH BAKER, 3422 HGHWAY 131, CLAYTON, ALABAMA TELEPHONE : ASSSTANT CLERK/TREASURERNNA VCKERSFLOWERS, 607 HOLLY DRVE, EUFAULA, ALABAMA TELEPHONE : MEETNG DATES AND PLACES FOR 2008 FRST QUARTER MEETNG JANUARY 19~ 2008 AT EVERGREEN FWB WTH THE SPEAKER TO BE BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND. SECOND QUARTER MEETNG APRL 19, 2008 AT MOUNT ZON CHURCH WTH THE SPEAKER TO BE CHOSEN BY MSSONS COMMTTEE T S HOPEFUL TO HAVE BROTHER ALLAN AUSTN FROM ELDRDGE. THRD QUARTER MEETNG JULY 12, 2008 AT PLGRM'S REST CHURCH WTH THE SPEAKER TO BE BROTHER C. L. CULPEPPER. ANNUAL SESSON FOR FRDAY NGHT OCTOBER 17, 2008 WLL BE AT SARDS CHURCH WTH THE SPEAKER TO BE BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON. ANNUAL SESSON FOR SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2008 WLL BE AT NEW ZON CHURCH WTH THE SPEAKER TO BE BROTHER BLLY BEVAN. THE THEME FOF.: 2008 S "THE LOVE OF A CONSECRATED CHF~STAN." SCR.PTURE BASS ST JOHN 1:1 THE MEMORAL SERVCE WLL OCTOBER 18, 2008 AT NEW ZON CHURCH CONDUCTED BY BROTHER JOEY PETTS. THE SUBSTTUTE SPEAKER FOR 2008 S BROTHER RALPH BAKER. THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON SCHEDULES DECEMBEF~ 28 AND 2'3, 2007 WNTER RETF.:EAT AT COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS. BF~OTHER JEREMY 0\ERSTF~EET WLL BE. THE SPEAf<ER.. CHURCHES WLL BE ADVSED OF ANY COST. FEBRUARY 15 AND 16, 2008 MEN'S RETREAT WTH BROTHER CARL SEXTON AS SPEAKER AT COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS. P{~13E 1

6 THE JUNOR YOUTH CAMP WLL BE HELD THE WEEK OF JUNE 1620, THE SPEAKER WLL be BROTHER KENNY COUSAR. THE TEEN YOUTH CAMP WLL BE HELD THE WEEK OF JUNE 2327, THE SPEAKER S BROTHER BRAN WLLAMS. OTHER NFORMATON WLL BE FORTHCOMNG FROM THS BOARD AS THE EVENTS DRAW NEARER. A RETREAT MARCH 7 AND B, 2008 AT GEORGE T. BAGBY STATE PARK. A POSSBLE LADES RETREAT AT THE VNEYARDS MAY ~ AND 3, THESE ARE POSSBLTES AND NOT YET CONFRMED. THE ~HRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON HAS SCHEDULED 4 YOUTH RALLES DURNG THE COURSE OF THE ASSOCATON YEAR TO BE HOSTED BY THE FOLLOWNG CHURCHES: NEW PROSPECT CHURCH ON FEBRUARY NEW ZON ON MAY 17, EVERGREEN ON AUGUST 16, SARDS ON NOVEMBER 15, ALL MEETNGS WLL BEGN AT 7:00 PM. THE ALABAMA STATE ASSOCATON MEETNG WLL BE NOVEMBER 57, THE MEETNG WLL BE HOSTED BY FRST FREE WLL DOTHAN. THE ALABAMA STATE PASTOR'S AND WORKER'S CONFERENCE MEETNG ON FEBRUARY FRST FREE WLL OF NORTHPORT WLL BE THE HOST CHURCH. THE NATONAL ASSOCATON MEETS N THE FOLLOWNG CTES ON THE DURNG THE MONTH OF JULY AND LSTED DATES. CHARLESTON, WEST VRGNA CNCNNAT, OHO OKLAHOMA CTY, OKLAHOMA CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLNA MEMPHS, TENNESSEE TAMPA, FLOF~ DA FORT WORTH, TEXAS GRAND RAPDS, MCHGAN JULY 20 23, 2008 JULY 19 22, 20(:, 3 JULY 18 JULY 17 21, , 2011 JULY 15 18, 2012 JULY 21 24, 2013 JULY JULY 19 22, 2015., PAGE..

7 ANNUAL COMMTTEE REPORTS GVEN OCTOBER 20, 2007: THE CREDENTALS AND EXAMNNG COMMTTEE ONLY REPORT WAS THE EXAMNATON OF LE"rTERS AND SEA'TNG OF DELEGArES AT EACH SESSON OF THE ASSOCATON. FOR NFORMATON ONLY ON OCTOBER 20, 2008 BY THE COMMTTEE BROTHERS THOMAS KRKLAND, DANNY HENDERSON, WLLAM SOWELL, JACK ARMSTRONG, C. L. CULPEPPER, JOEY PETTS, RALPH BAKER. THERE WAS NO PRESENTATON NOT VOTE ON THS REPORT. THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON GAVE THEF: REPJF.:T AND THS S RECORDED ON PAGE 1 AND 2 OF THS SET OF MNUTES. PLEASE SEE THE DATES, TMES, AND PLACES AS SET FORTH THERE. RESPECTVELY SUBMTTED THS 20 DAY OF OCTOBER 2007 BY: BROTHERS CHRS CULP, TRA~EY ARMSTRONG, LARRY SOWELL. MSC THE FNANCE COMMTTEE REPORT GVEN BY BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON THE ASSOCATON CONTNUE TO PERCENTAGE DUES AS SET FORTH AT THE PRESENT TH1E AND BENG; 20/. BOARD OF CHRSTAN EDUCATON, 15/. MSSONS COMMTTEE, AND 15/. CHLDREN'S HOME. THE REMANNG 50% TO REMAN N THE ASSOCATON TREASURY FOR LOCAL ASSOCATON ~AUSES. THE PLATE OFFERNG OF $ FOR OCTOBER 19 AND 20, 2007 RECOMMENDED TO GO NTO GENERAL FUND. RESPECTVELY SUBMTTED THS 20 DAY OF OCTOBER 2007 BY: SSTERS DDT WHTENER, EDNA WHTEHEAD, AND BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON. MSC THE PLACEMENT COMMTTEE RECOt"'MENDED THE FOLLOWNG CHURCHES AND DATES TO HOST THE 2008 MEETNGS: JANUAF:Y 1 ' EVERGF.:EEN FF.:EE WLL BAPTST CHURCH APRL 19, 2008 MOUNT ZON FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH JULY 12, 2008 PLGRM'S REST FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH OCTOBER 17, 2008 SARDS FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH OCTOBER 18, 2008 NEW ZON FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH RESPECTVELY SUBMTTED THS 20 DAY OF OCTOBER 2007 BY: SSTERS SYLVA ETHRDGE, DOLLY VCKERS, AND JOYCE MULLNS. 1'1SC PAGE

8 THE NOMNATNG COMMTTEE GAVE THE FOLLOWNG REPORT: MODERATOR BROTHER JOEY PETTS VCE MODERATOR BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON CLERK TREASURER BROTHER RALPH BAKER ASSSTANT CLERK/TREASURER SSTER NNA VCKERSFLOWERS OFFCERS OF THE ASSOCATON ARE ELECTED EACH OCTOBER. CREDENTALS AND EXAMNNG COMMTTEE NOMNEES WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2011: BROTHERS JOEY PETTS AND C L CULPEPPER. CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2010 BROTHER LARRY SOWELL. CHLDREN'S HOME COMMTTEE WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2010 SSTER M F.: Ai'1 SHELLEY. CHLDREN'S HOME BOARD MEMBER WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2008 BROTHER RALPH BAKER. MSSONS COMMTTEE WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2010 SSTER PAM PETTS. NOMNATNG COMMTTEE WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2010SSTER MELNDA DVJENS. PLACEMENT COMMTTEE WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2010 SSTER JOYCE MULLNS. RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE WTH TERM EXPRNG N 2010 SSTER BETTY WHTEHEAD. RESPECTVELY SUBMTTED THS 20 DAY OF OCTOBER 2007 BY: SSTERS NNA VCKERSFLOWERS, CHRSTNE BROWN, MELNDA OWENS MSC THE MSSONS COMMTTEE REPORTED ON THE NEW HOME MSSONS AND THEY ARE DONG WELL.. ALSO REPORTED BY RCK CASH THAT 4 CHURCHES REPORTNG GAVE OVER $12, TO THE ACTS 1:8 PROGRAM. WE ARE AHEAD OF PROR YEARS AND ALSO HEAD OF THE BUDGET. PRASE THE LORD. THESE ARE THE BEST FRST 9 MONTHS EVER N THS PROGRAM. JAME LANCASTER HAS RETURNED TO URUGUAY. MSC AS NFORMATON. THE RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE DD NOT 13VE A F~EPOF~T THE EXECUTVE COMMTTEE WLL MEET AT MOUNT ZON FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH ON TUESDAY EVENNG, OCTOBER 30, 2007 AT 7:00 PM TO PLAN THE 2008 ASSOCATON YEAR. THE HOST CHURCH WLL PROVDE REFRESHMENTS FOLLOWNG THE MEETNG. ALL MEMBERS OF THS COMMTTEE ARE URGED TO ATTEND. PAGE 4

9 THE EXECUTVE COMMTTEE MET WTH MOUNT ZON C~URCH ON THURSDAY NGHT, OCTOB~R 30, 2008, AT 7:00 PM. THE MEETNG WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE MODERATOR. BROTHER JOEY PETTS 1 AT 7:17PM. ALL_ SEVEN CHURCHES WAS REPRESENTED. EVERGREEN BY BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND; MOUNT ZON BY BROTHER RALPH BAKER AND SSTER NNA VCKERSFLOWERS; NEW PROSPECT BY BROTHER EVERETTE MULLNS; NEW ZON BY BROTHER JOEY PETTS AND SSTER EDNA WHTEHEAD; PLGRM'S REST BY BROTHER C. L. CULPEPPER AND BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON; AND UNON BY BROTHER HOLT STOKES. THE MODERATOR READ FROM THE BOOK OF ST CORNTHANS 12:1231. MOTON FOR BUSNESS BY BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON WTH A SE~OND FROM BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND. PRAYER BROTHER THOMAS f< F.:KLAND. THE FRST ORDER OF BUSNESS WAS TO SELECT A THEME FOR "THE LOVE OF A CONSECF.:ATED CHFH ST AN" WTH 1ST JOHN 1 : 1 AS A S:F.:PTUF.:E BASS WAS SELECTED. MOTON BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND SECONDED BY BROTHER C L CULPEPPER. SPEAKERS WERE NOMNATED AS FOLLOWS: BF.:OTHER THOMAS KRKLAND FOR THE JANUAF.:Y SESSON AT EVERGREEN; A MSSONAF.:Y SPEAKER FOF.: THE APRL SESSON AT MOUNT ZON, HOPEFULLY BROTHER ALLAN AUSTN FROM ELDRDGE; BROTHER C L CULPEPPER FOR THE JULY SESSON AT PLGRM'S REST; BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON FOR THE FRDAY NGHT ANNUAL SESSON AT SARDS, AND BROTHER BLLY BEVAN FOR THE SATURDAY ANNUAL SESSON AT NEW ZON. THE SUBSTTUTE SPEAKER FOR THE YEAR WLL BE BROTHER RALPH BAKER AND THE MEMORAL SPEAKER WLL BE BROTHER JOEY PETTS. THE MODERATOR THEN ASK F THE CLERK HAD BROUGHT THE RALLY DATES FOR THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON AND BENG NFORMED HE HAD NOT WE ENTERTANED A MOTON TO ADJOURN.. PAGE 5

10 COMMTTEES CREDENTALS AND EXAMNNG JOEY PETTS C L CULPEPPER THOMAS < F.:f<LA\lD J i~c< AF.:MSTF.:ONG DANNY HENDEF:Sm~ l>j LL r~l"l SOWELL F.:ALPH BAf<ER OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBER OCTOBEF.: ~ n 1 n ~.1 Cl8... ~~ ~ CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON LAF.:RY SOlJELL rracey ARMSTRONG CHF.: S 1:ULP OCTOBEF.: 2010 ') ()()'~ OCTOBEF.: OCTOBER 2008 ~H F.: At 1 SHELLEY JOHNNY G U10F.:E BARBARA KRKLAND RALPH BAKERBOARD MEMBER LAt1AR BUXTON DOT WHTENEF.: EDNA vjh TEHEP1D CHLDREN'S HOME FNANCE MSSONS OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF: OCTOBEF.: OCTOBEF.: ,.)(}q.._t_.., ~ nn ' Pr~M PETTS JOHNNE RUTH TAYLOR PAUL DYSON OCTOBEF: OCTOBEF.: 2009 OCTOBER 2008 NOMNATNG MELNDA Ql.JENS NNA VCKERSFLOWERS CHF:STNE BROWN JOYCE MULLNS SYLVA ETH': D13E DOLLY V CKEF:S PLACEMENT '... OCTOBEF: 2010 OCTOBER 200'3 OCTOBEF: 2008 " OCTOBEF: 2010 OCTOBEF.: 2009 OCTOBEF.: 2008 PA13E 5

11 RESOLUTONS BETTY L.JHTEHEAD SHAFW'J F'ETEF.:S LLL AN L.J LSON. ORDANED AND LCENSED MNSTERS OCTOBER 20, 2007 OCTOBEF.: 2010 OCTOBEF.: 200'3 OCTOBEF.: 2008 EVERGREEN THO'1AS f< F~KLP1~W 105 MARCAP DRVE ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA F.:OSS PETEF.:S F~OUTE 1 BOX 84 ARTON, ALABAMA '346 MOUNT ZON F.:ALPH BAf<EF.: 3422 HL JY 131 CLAYTON, ALABAMA '3703 NEW PROSPECT DANNY HENDEF~SON 366 COUNTY ROAD 83 S HEADLAND, ALABAMA ' LAF.:RY SOWELL 224 BROAD STREET HEADLAND, ALABAMA ' NEW ZON JOEY PETTS 9715 COUNTY ROAD 99 HEADLAND, ALABAMA ' PLGRM'S REST C. L. CULPEPPEF~ F'. D. BOX 241 EUFAULA, ALABAMA SARDS BLLY BEVAN F'. D. BOX 503 EUFAULA, ALABAMA UNON (CLERK) SYLVA ETHF<: DGE 9753 COUNTY ROAD 55 ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA '3 OFFCERS MODERATORJOEY PETTS 9716 COUNTY ROAD 99 HEADLAND, ALABAMA GLERK/TREASRALPH BAKER 3422 HGHWAY 131 CLAYTON, ALABAMA DANNY HENDERSONVCE MODERATOR 366 COUNTY ROAD 83 S HEADLAND, ALABAMA ASST CLERf<TREASNNA VCKERS 607 HOLLY DRVE EUFAULA, ALABAMA PAGE 7

12 E'./EF.:3F.:EEN BF.:OTHEF.: LARRY PEAVY. " /\._},_; j' 0 B 0 " 4 "" "=' ARTON, ALA~AMA '32 EXECUTVE COMMTTEE t10unt ZON SSTER NNA VCKERSFLOWERS 507 HOLLY DF.: \)E EUFAULA, ALABAMA ~:3453 NEl J F'F.:OSPECT BF.:OTHEF.: EVERETTE MULLNS 3674 COUNTY ROAD 75 N CLOPTON, ALABAMA '3 P U3F.: ~1' S PEST BROTHER LAMAF.: BUXTON 7320 HGHWAY 10 E ABBEVLLE ALABAMA NEW Z 01'~ SSTER EDNA WHTEHEAD 30~ MURRAY STREET HEADLAND, ALABAMA SAF.:D S BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE 204 WLLOW OAKS COURT EUFAULA, ALABAMA '3 UNON BROTHEF.: HOLT STOKES 6485 COUNTY ROAD ~3 ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA CHURCH CLERKS EVERGREEN SSTER BEULAH PEAVY P. 0. BOX 453 ARTON, ALABAMA ':\"? 4 76 :.. :: n ::a :: w...;,_....j... NEW PROSPECT SSTEF.: JOYCE MULLNS 3674 COUNTY ROAD 75 N CLOPTON, ALABAMA '3 PLGRM'S REST BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON 7320 HGHWAY.10 E ABBEVLLE,. ALABAMA MOUNT ZON SSTER NNA VCKERSFLOWERS 607 HOLLY DF.:VE. EUFAULA, ALABAMA NEW ZON SSTEF.: EDNA WHTEHEAD 302 MURRAY STREET HEADLAND, ALABAMA '33275'3 SARDS SSTER GEORGA GLMORE 1064 HGHWAY 30 ' CLAYTON,. ALABAMA UNON SSTER SYLVA ETHRDGE 9753 COUNTY ROAD 65 ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA :.:::85'3 PA13E 8

13 SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERNTENDENTS N SUTTONS DARY ROAD ARTON, ALABAMA NEW PROSPECT TRACEY ARMSTRONG 204 ROCKDALE COURT DOTHAN, ALABAMA '34360'3 PLGRM'S REST ODS L. BUXTON 7320 STATE ROAD 10 E ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA MOUNT ZON CHARLES THOMPSON 402 l<ent DF;: VE EUFAULA, ALABAMA '34 ZON SHELLEY COUNTY '<:OAD.,6 HEADLAND, ALABAMA "" NEW Tm1., ~f.::"..::._,...j SARDS MCKEY G Ll"OF.:E 204 WLLOW OAKS COURT EUFAULA, ALABAMA UNON WLL MADDOX 2651 COUNTY ROAD 53 ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA MOUNT ZON NNA V~KERSFLOWERS 607 HOLLY DF: VE EUFAULA, ALABAMA C T S DRECTORS PLGRM'S REST ODS L. BUXTON 7320 STATE ROAD 10 E ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA W N A C AUXLARY SARDS 13EORG A 13 LMOF.:E 1064 HGHWAY 30 CLAYTON, ALABAMA , MASTER'S MEN... ''. '... MOUNT ZON DONALD l~h TENEF: 1707 COUNTY ROAD 31 EUFAULA, ALABAMA PA13E '3

14 ORDANED DEACONS EVERGREEN HUBEF.:T F'HLLF'S 218 SUTTON DAF.:Y F.:OAD AF.:TON, ALABAMA '374 BAFH HAF.:DEN 211 SUTTON DAF.:Y ROAD ARTON, ALABAMA LAF.:F.:Y F'E::WY F' 0 BOX 453 ARTON, ALABAMA '32 MOUNT ZON JAMES M LPSCOMBNACTVE BOX 3046 COUNTY F.:OAD 221 ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA :334585<37'3'3 ~~ALU1CE SH\NLEY 101 SUNSET DF.:VE EUFAULA, ALABAMA CHAF:LES THot 1F'SON 402 <ENT DF.: \E EUFAULA, ALABAMA '3'34 NEW PROSPECT ln LL Pd'1 Sot.. JELL 2777 COUNTY F.:OAD ~LOF'TON, ALABAMA '"''"'4 "'81:::" t=' :;..:;,_,._~.._~..:.; 75 ~J ""6""17 u u. NEW ZON TOM SHELLEY 295 COUNTY ROAD 26 HEADLAND, ALABAMA '33283'3 TF:ACEY AF.:t 1STRONG 204 ROCKDALE COURT DOTHAN, ALABAMA '34360'3 PLGRM REST GENE CAF.:R 111 DOTH~N F.:OAD ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA ODS L. BUXTON 7320 STATE ROAD 10 E ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA ~.50 SARDS JOHNNY GLMOF.:E 1064 HGHWAY 30 CLAYTON, ALABAMA , ' '.: BF.:YAN 13 LMOF.:E 4'35 HGHWAY 30 ~LAYTON, ALABAMA BLLY SHELLEY 1471 COUNTY ROAD HEADLAND, ALABAMA 3346' :: :: CLEVELAND SHELLEY 9355 COUNTY F.:OAD 99 HEADLAND, ALABAMA ' KYLE HARDY COUNTY F.:OAD 99 HEADLAND, ALABAMA '332758,JACf< AF.:MSTRONG 213 BROAD STF.:EET HEADLAND, ALABAMA ' ' '.. ' EVERETTE 0 "1!E,~F.:N 18 O'HEARN DRVE EUFAULA, ALABAMA F'AGE 10

15 UNON l JLL 1"\ADDOX 2651 COUNTY ROAD 53 ABBEVLLE, ALABAMA 36~ JACK STARLNG CNACTVEl 713 COUNTY ROAD 57 N ABBEVLLE. ALABAMA ' ANNUAL FNANCAL REPORT BALANCE 0'3/30/06 OCTOBER 2006 DEPOSTS: D SBUF~SEt1ENTS: JANUARY 2007 DEPOSTS: D SBUF.:Sa1ENTS: APRL ~007 DEPOSTS D SBURSEJ1ENTS: BALANCE 12/31/06 BALANCE 3/31/07 BALANCE 6/30/07 JULY 2007 DEPOSTS D SBURSEt1ENTS: BANK CHARGE FOR CANCELLED CHECKS BALANCE 9/30/ $5, ' '371 1 '3 1, $6, $6, '3.10 $6, ' C" 1 ;;;,.01) $6, GENERAL FUND $2, MSSONS FUND $ TOTAL FUNDS AT.9/30/07 $6, BOARD OF EDUCATON $3, THE FRST QUARTERLY SESSON OF 2007 WAS HELD AT PLGRM'S REST FF.:EE WLL BAPTST CHURCH HTH REGSTF.:ATON BEGNNNG AT 8:30 AM. THE MODERATOR, BROTHER JOEY PETTS CALLED THE MEETNG TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM. BROTHER PETTS CALLED ON BROTHER DAVD TEAT FOR OPENNG PRAYER. THE WELCOME WAS E:X'TENDED BY BROTHER.. PAUL.,D'fSON ANDcTHE RESPONSE GVEN BY BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND. PAGE 13 A TME OF SPECAL PRAYER FOLLOWED BY CONGREGATONAL SNGNG LED BY BROTHER LARRY SOWELL HTH SSTER LNDA SOWELL PROVDNG PANO ACCOMPANED. SEVERAL SONGS WERE SELECTED WTH "HE SET t1e FF.:EE, " "THE LOVE OF t30d, " "VCTORY N JESUS." PAt3E 11

16 USHERS THEN RrCEVED THE MORNNG OFFERNG WHCH WLL BE DESGNATED BY THE FNANCE COMMTTEE AT THE BUSNESS SESSON. A TOTAL OFFERNG OF WAS RECEVED. SERVNG AS USHERS WE~E BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON AND BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE. BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON PRAYED THE OFFERTORY PRAYER. BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON THEN BROUGHT THE MORNNG DEVOTON USNG SCRPTURE FROM LUKE 22:2740. A SHORT, BUT, NSPRNG DEVOTON. TODAY WE HAD 7 MNSTERS, 5 DEACONS, 5 VSTORS, AND 22 DELEGATES AND 3 ALTERNATES. MNSTERS PRESENT WERE BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND FROM EVERGREEN; BROTHER RALPH BAKER FROM MOUNT ZON; BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON FROM NEW PROSPECT; BROTHER JOEY PETTS FROM NEW ZON; BROTHER C. L. CULPEPPER FROM PLGRM'S REST; BROTHER BLLY BEVAN FROM SARDS; BROTHER LARRY SOWELL FROM NEW PROSPECT, BROTHER KENNY COUSAR, YOUTH MNSTER FROM SARDS. DEACONS PRESENT WERE LAMAR BUXTON, PLGRM'S REST; JACK ARMSTRONG, NEW ZON; JOHNNY GLMORE, SARDS; WLLAM SOWELL, NEW PROSPECT, AND JERRY WHTEHEAD, NEW ZON. VSTORS WAS 1 FROM PLGRM'S REST; 1 FROt! NEl~ PF:OSPECT; 2 FF.:OM NHJ ZON; ZON. THE DELEGATES WERE SEATED BY VOTE OF THE ORDANED AUTHORTY. AS WE HAD NOT RECEVED EVERGREEN'S LETTER, AND KNOWNG FROM PAST EXPERENCE T l.jas A "(3L TCH" SOMHJHEF.:E WE VOTED TO ACCEPT DELEGATES AND SEAT THEM ALONG WTH OTHERS. LETTER WOULD BE SENT OR RE SENT, WHCHEVER THE CASE. THERE WERE 42 REGSTERED WHLE PHYSCAL COUNT WAS CLOSER TO 50. A MOTON BY BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON AND SECONDED BY BROTHER BLLY BEVAN TO ENTER BUSNESS SESSON. MOTON WAS CARRED. THE CREDENTALS COMMTTEE REPORTED THE FOLLOWNG: ON REQUEST OF SARDS WE HAVE EXAMNED BROTHER KENNY COUSAR ACCORDNG TO THE FATH AND PRACTCE OF FREE WLL BAPTST TO BE ACCEPTED AS AN ORDANED. MN STER N OUF: AS SOC AT ON. T. ' '. ' S NOTED THAT DUE TO HS MNSTRY BENG N NDEPENDENT FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCHES AND ASSOCATED WTH BBLE COLLEGE HE BE ACCEPTED AS A MNSTER N OUR ASSOCATON. WE WLL WRTE MOUNT OLVE CHURCH WHERE HE WAS ORDANED FOR A LETTER. THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON REPORTED THERE WAS A YOUTH WNTER RETREAT AT COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS WTH 25 CAMPERS AND A TOTAL CAMP OF 39. THE NEXT YOUTH RALLY WLL BE 2/24106 AT NEW PROSPECT...'SUMMER CAMPS ARE N JUNE AT COFE"EE BAPTST VNEYARDS..,a..::...J WNTER RETREAT WLL BE DECEMBER 28 AND PA3E 12

17 .,,..,_.~_ THE COUPLES RETREAT S NOT KNOWN AT THS TME. AS WE GET T L~ED OUT CHURCHES WLL BE NOTFED. MEN'b RETREAT WLL RE APRL 20 AND 21, 2007 AT COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS WTH REGSTRATON AROUND FRDAY NOON WTH ~ATNG AT 6:00 PM. THE FRST SERVCE WLL BE AT 7:00 PM FRDAY NGHT. THE SPEAKER WLL BE BROTHER DANNY THOMPSON AND THE COST PER CAMPER WLL BE $ THERE WAS NO REPORT BY THE C~LDREN'S HOME COMMTTEE, THE NOMNATNG COMMTTEE NOR THE PLACEMENT COMMTTEE. THE FNANCE COMMTTEE CONSSTNG OF BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON, SSTER DOT WHTENER, AND SSTER EDNA WHTEHEAD MOVED THE PLATE OFFERNG BE RETANED N THE LOCAL TREASURY. MSC THE MSSONS COMMTTEE REPORTED A MSSONS JONT MEETNG WTH STATE LNE FEBRUARY 3 AND 4. GENERAL MSSONS WORK WAS REPORTED AND WAS MSC. THERE WAS NO FLOOR BUSNESS. A MOTON BY BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON SECONDED BY BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE TO END ~USNESS AND THS WAS. CARF.: ED... CONGREGATONAL SNGNG LED BY.BROTHER LARRY SOWELL AND SSTER LNDA SOL~ELL PF.:OVDNG MUSC. "JESUS, HOLD 11Y HAND" "l.jhen HE PUT A LTTLE SUNSHNE N" "JUST A LTTLE TALK l~th JESUS" AND " 'VE NEVEF: BEEN SORF:Y" THE MORNNG MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT BY BROTHER BLLY BEVAN AND USED PROVERBS 22:28 AND OPENED THEN WTH PRAYER. HE USED ALSO DEUT. 19:14, JEREMAH 6:16, HEBREWS 13:8. A VERY GOOD MESSAGE USN~ THREE MAJOR PONTS; PERSONAL PETY, AVERAGE CARNAL CHRSTAN, AND POWERFUL PREACHNG FOR THE TME WLL COME WHEN THEY WLL NOT HEAR. CLOSED WTH PRAYER AND AN NVTATON HYMN "JUST AS AM." THEF.:E l.jas A GATHERNG N THE AL TAF: Fm:: PRAYEF.: AND COMMTMENT. ' ' '. ' THERE WAS A F.:SNG VOTE OF THANKS TO THE HOST CHURCH FOF.: ALL THE HOSPTALTY SHOWN AND WE WEF.:E DSMSSED FOR A WONDEF.:FUL MEAL PF.:EPARED BY THE HOST CHUF.:CH. DSMSSED WTH PRAYER BY BROTHER KEN~Y COUSAR ASkiNG. GOD'S BLESSNGS 0~ THE : ' ' MEAL. AND THE SAFETY OF TRAVEL BACK TO. OUR RESPECTVE HOMES. NEXT MEETNG WLL BE N APRL AT NEW ZON FREE WLL BAPTST CHUF.:CH N LOWEF.: HENF~Y COUNTY. " ,...,..... ~ F'AGE 13

18 THE SECOND QUARTERLY MEE"riNG WAS HOSTED BY NEW ZON FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH ON APRL 14, REGSTRATON BEGAN AT 8:30 AM AND THE MODERATOR CALLED THE MEETN13 TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM. BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND LED THE OPENNG PRAYER. THE WELCOME WAS GVEN BY BROTHER CHRS CULP WTH THE RESPONSE FROM RROTHER DANNY HENDERSON. THE CONGF.:EGATON JONED N SNGHm "THE SOLD F.:OC<" "HE ABDES".!'1USC BY SSTEF: JEP,N ETHF:DGE AND LED BY BROTHER KENNETH ETHRDGE. 1:';ND THE OFFERNG WAS THEN RECEVED AND PRAYER BY BROTHER JACK ARMSTRONG. THE PLATE OFFERNG WLL BE DESGNATED BY THE FNANCE COMMTTEE DURNG MORNNG BUSNESS SESSON. THE DEVOTON WAS GVEN BY BROTHER JOEY PETTS. HE TOOK HS SCRPTURE FROM ST KNGS 8:56. GOD'S PROMSES ARE PRECOUS. ARE YOU DOWN AND OUT? JUST PRAY AND HE WLL ANSWER YOUR PRAYER. BROTHER JOEY ENDED WTH PRAYER. WE HAD 8 MNSTER~ REGSTERED: BROTHERS THOMAS KRKLAND, C L CULPEPPER, )OEY PETTS, DANNY HENDERSON, PETERS, AND LARRY SOWELL FROM OUR ASSOCATON, BROTHER CASH FROM THE STATE OFFCE AND BROTHER DALE McCOY FROM GREATER VSONS N PRATTVLLE. ROSS "'' r:. ~ f,.. WE HAD 6 DEACONS REGSTERED: BROTHERS CHRS CULP, JACK ARMSTRONG, JERRY WHTEHEAD, JOHNNY GLMORE, ODS L. BUXTON, AND WLLAM SOWELL. WE HAD 15 REGSTERED AS VSTORS: BARBARA KRKLAND, EMMA TURNER, MARY TEAT, SCOTTY, PAM PETTS, DON WHTENER, LNDA SOWELL, BELNDA SOWELL, LARRY SOWELL, WESLEY SOWELL, FAY CULP, JEANETTE CLEMENTS, ED~A WHTEHEAD. DELEGATES AND AL TEf:NATES CALLED. AND SEATED ARE:. BARBARA KRKLAND, SHARON PETERS, MARJORE PHLLPS, EVERGREEN; DOT WHTENER, DOLLY VCkERS, MELNDA OWENS, NNA VCKERSFLOWERS, MOUNT ZON; CHRSTNE BROWN, LNDA HENDERSON, TERRY WHALEY, NEW PROSPECT; JEAN ETHRDGE, KENNETH ETHRDGE, BETTY WHTEHEAD, MRAM SHELLEY, JOHNNE TAYLOR, AND MARVELL ARMSTRONG, NEW ZON; PAM DYSON, PAUL DYSON, CAROLYN BUCKZAR, PLGRM REST; RUSSELL DAVS, GAL DAVS, GLORA BEVAN, SARDS JANCE SMTH, PEGGY HERRNG, SYLVA ETHRDGE, ALTERNATE LNDA FLOYD,,UNON. MSC TO SEAT ALL DELEGATES.... BROTHER RCK CASH FROM THE STATE OFFCE THEN TOOK THE PODUM AND SPOKE OF THE WORK N THE STATE THAT S GONG ON RGHT NOW. HE ASKED SPECAL PRAYER FOR THE MOBLE MEETNG WHERE THEY WOULD MEET TO PURCHASE LAND THERE. SPECAL PRAYER FOR BROTHER RANDY WRGHT SUFFERNG WTH CANCER. PA13E 14

19 THE ACTS 1:8 PROGRAM GVNG HAS REEN SUPPORTED REALLY WELL. PRESENTLY WE STAND AT $~44, DENNS HAYGOOD WORK WLL GO SELF SUPPURTNG N APRL RUSSA AND OTHER t1nstf.:y. THE NEXT YOUTH RALLY WLL BE MAY 19, 2007 AND WLL BE HOSTED BY EVERGREEN WTH NEW 2ON HOSTNG THE AUGUST RALLY. PLGRM'S REST WLL HAVE HOMECOMNG MAY 6, 2007 WTH REVVAL FOLLOWNG ON MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NibHTS. BROTHER JOEY PETTS WLL BE GUESr EVANGELST. SERVCE WLL BEGN EACH NGHT AT 7:00 PM. ALL ARE NVTED. rhe ASSOCATON THEN ENTERED THE DAY'S BUSNESS WTH commttee REPORTS BENG THE MOST THEREOF. THE CREDENTALS COMMTTEE, PLACEMENT COMMTTEE, NOMNATNG COMMTTEE, RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE, CHLDREN HOME COMMTTEE ALL HAD NO REPORT: THE MSSONS COMMTTEE GAVE TME TO BROTHER DALE McCOY FROM THE GREATER VSON 1'1NSTRY OF PF.:ATTVLLE. HE SPOKE OF THE ADVANCE OF THE WORK. THE MSSONS COMMTTEE MOVED WE SEND $ TO THS WORC FROM THE MSSON FUND. MSC. THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON BROUGHT THE ASSOCATON UP TO SPEED ON WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENNG AND REMNDNG ALL OF THE UPCOMNG EVENTS. YOUTH RALLY, MEN'S RETREAT, CAMP. THE FNANCE MOVED THE MORNNG OFFERNG OF $ GO TO THE GENERAL FUND. MSC. THE WORSHP SERVCE BEGAN WTH CONGREGATONAL SNGNG LED BY KENNETH AND JEAN ETHF.: DGE.. SONGS OF. PRASE \.JERE "GLORY.LAND WAY" "LET MY LFE.BE A LGHT" "HE LVES" SSTER. MARY TEAT SANG.. A SPECAL ''BEYOND THE CROSS''.. ' '...,. ' '. '.'.. BROTHER DALE McCOY BROUGHT THE MORNNG MESSAGE FROM LUKE 10: 3842 AND JOHN 12: 1:'3, JOHN 11: JESUS KNOWS ljhen YOU ARE HURTNG. WE CAN FND ANSWERS AT HS FEET. THE BEST PLACE TO BE S AT JESUS FEET, ~bt BESDE HM, N FRONi OF HM, OP BEHND H'1, BUT AT HS FEET, AS MAF~Y WAS, THE MODERATOR CLOSED WTH. AN NVTATONAL HYMN ''WHAT CAN \.JASH AWAY MY SNS '"~ WE: TlciEN HAD A RSNG VOTE OF. THANKS EO F.! THE HOST CHURCH WTH DSMSSAL PRAYER BY BROTHER JERRY WHTEHEAD. A WONDERFUL MEAL WAS ENJOYED BY ALL. THE THRD QUARTERLY SESSON HOSTED BY SARDS FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH ON JULY 7, 2007 WTH REGSTRATON AT 8:30 AM AND THE MODERATOR CALLED THE MEETNG TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM. BROTHER DAVD TEAT OPENED WTH PRAYER. PAGE 15

20 P F.. ~'Ol"HE"' 1 r.. TO BE STFWNG JOEY READ FROM JOSHUA AND OF GOOD COURAGE. 1:9 AND FMPHASZED WE NEED BROTHER JOHNNY GLMORE LED N PRAYER TO OPEN THE SESSON AND BROTHER C L CULPEPPER GAVE THE RESPONSE. BF.:OTHEF.: Bt<YAN 13 LMOF.:E LED THE SONG SEF.:V CE. "GLOF.:Y TO HS NAt 1E." THE MOF.:i?S FAmLY THEN SAND SE\ERAL SONGS AND WAS A REAL BLESSNG TO ALL. WE RECEVED THE MORNNG OFFEF.:NG WTH BF.:OTHER THOMAS KRKLAND PRAYNG THE OFFERTORY PRAYER. $1b4.85 WAS RECEVED. BROTHER KENNY COUSAR BROUGHT THE MORNNG DEVOTON USNG ST CHRONCLES 29:1. GOD HATH CHOSEN: GOD S CALLNG: GOD S CHALLENGNG. THE CAUSE S ABOUT GOD. CLOSED WTH PRAYER. WE HAD 8 MNSTERS PRESENT: RALPH BAKER, BLLY BEVAN, THOMAS KRKLAND, JOEY PETTS, DANNY HENDERSON, C L CULPEPPER, KENNY COUSAR, LARRY SOWELL. WE HAD 5 DEACONS: LANAR BUXTON, JOHNNY G(NORE, JERRY WHTEHEAD, BF.:YAN GLMORE, AND WLLAM SOWELL. WE HAD 11 VSTORS: WESLEY SOWELL, SETH SOWELL, MARY TEAT, SHELBY ANDERSON, KALEE ANDERSON, SONNY MOF.:RS, LNDA MOF.:F.:S, JULEEN GLMOF.:E, GEORGA GLMORE, TM SELLERS, AND 13LOF.: A BEVAN. DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES: EVERGREEN CHURCH BARBARA KRKLAND; MOUNT ZON MELNDA OWENS, SYLVA BRANNON, NNA VCKERSFLOWERS; NEW PROSPECT LNDA SOWELL, LNDA.HENDEF.:SON; NEW ZON DAVD TEAT, JEAN ETHRDGE, KENNETH ETHRDGE, PAM PETTS, BETTY WHTEHEAD;.PLGRM'S REST MARY CULPEPPEF.:; SAF.:DS F~USSELL DAVS, GAL DAVS, JAMES GLMOF~E, BOBBY COOK, JENNFER TRAMMELL, JM WALKER, SF.:., BADE DAYS, EARL GLMORE, ALTERNATE; UNON SYLVA ETHF~DGE, PEGGY HERRNG, JOANN ELLOTT, LNDA FLOYD ALTERNATE, AND JANCE SMTH ALTERNATE. MSC TO SEAT ALL DELEGATES BY THE ORDANED AUTHORTY.... BROTHER BLLY BEVAN MENTONED THAT THE MORRS FAMLY APE MEMBERS OF SARDS, BUT ARE AVALABLE FOF.: SNGS, REVVALS, AND OTHEF.: WORK OF THE LORD.., A"f"10:05 BUSNESS SESSON OPENED WlTH ~ RAVER~ c THERE WAS VERY LTTLE BUSNESS TODAY SO T WAS VERY SHORT. THE ~REDENTALS, CHLDREN HOME, NOMNATNG, PLACEMENT COMMTTEES HAD NO REPORT. THE FNANCE COMMTTEE MOVED THE PLATE OFFERNG OF $ BE GVEN TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THS WAS MSC. F'A13E 16

21 THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON GAVE A SHORT REPORT ON CAMP, ATTENDANCE, AND T~AT BROTHER SETH SuWELL HAD ACCEPTED THE CALL TO THE MNSTRY. HE CAME TO THE PODUM FOR A FEW MNUTFS AND SPOKE OF THE GRATTUDE OF PRAYNG PEOPLE AND HOW HE HAD ~OME BACK TO THE LORD AND NOW WAS DEVOTNG HS LFE TO THE WORK OF THE LORD. MSC TO ~ND BUSNESS SESSON BY JuHNNY GLMORE AND SECONDED BY LAMAR BUXTON. WE HAD 48 REGSTERED FOR THE DAY ACCORDNG TO REPORTS. THE BUSNESS SESSON WAS OVER AND WE STARTED THE WORSHP HOUR WTH SNGNG BY THE MORRS FAMLY. THEY WERE OF A GREAT BLESSNG TO ALL WHO WAS N ATTENDANCE. VERY NSPF~NG AND UPLFTNG SONGS AND THEY SANG SEVERAL At'! SUF.:E ALL l JAS BLESSED BY THEt1. THE MORNNG SPEAKER WAS NTRODUCED AND BROTHER JOEY PETTS OF NEW ZON CHURCH DELVERED A STRRNG MESSAGE USNG JOHN 8:12 FOR A SCRPTURE ALONG WTH ST JOHN 1:7. THS WAS A VERY GOOD MESSAGE ON THE LGHT OF THE WORLD. AM SURE ALL N ATTENDANCE WAS GREATLY BLESSED. AN NVTATONAL FOLLOWED ''LORD 'M COMN~ HOME.'' BROTHER.BLLY BEVAN GAVE DRECTONS FOR THE NOON MEAL. BROTHER BLLY DSMSSED WTH PRAYER. ' THE ANNUAL FRDAY NGHT SESSON HOSTED BY NEW PROSPECT ~HURCH WTH REGSTRATON AT 6:30 PM. CALL TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM WTH OPENNG PRAYER BY BROTHER LARRY SOWELL. THE WELCOME WAS GVEN BY BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON AND THE RESPONSE BY BF.:OTHEF.: CHF.:S CULP. WE HAD REGSTEF.:ED A TOTAL OF 22 BUT THERE WAS MORE N ATTENDANCE THAN WHAT REGSTERED. ~JE HAD ONE CONC:iF~EGAT ONAL HYt1N, 'LL FLY AWAY, THEN PRAYER BY BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND. WE HAD SEVERAL SPECALS FF:01'1 A TF.: 0 WTH BF:OTHER DANNY HENDEF:SON AND OTHERS. THEY SANG WHY ME LOF.:D, A N' T NOTH N13 COM N13 BETWEEN ME AND GOD. SSTER LNDA HENDERSON AND SSTER LNDA SOWELL DD A SPECAL '..... ' ' '.... '.. '. ' THS VALLEY S FOR ME. THE GROUP THEN SANG BEULAH LAND AND CO1E 1'10F.:N Ni:3. WE HAD AN OFFERNG RECEVED BY BROTHERS LARRY AND SETH SOWELL WTH OFFERTORY PRAYER BY BROTHER WLLAM SOWELL. BROTHER ALLAN AUSTN FROM THE CHLDREN HOME BROUGHT THE EVENNG MESSAGE. A VERY GOOD MESSAGE FOR OUR TMES. WE HAD 'ANc ALTAR OF PRAYER caf"j:erward~ FOR OUR NATHJN,. AND cleaders,....", THE SATURDAY ANNUAL SESSON HOSTED BY UNON BEGAN WTH REGSTRATON AT 8:30 AM AND THE CALL TO ORDER AT 9:00 PM BY THE MODERATOR, BROTHER JOEY PETTS AND BROTHER WLL MADDOX WELCOMED THE ASSOCATON TO UN ON CHURCH. BF.:OTHER THO"AS KRKLAND GAVE THE RESPONSE. WE LOOKED FORWARD TO A GOOD DAY N THE HE LORD. PA13E 17

22 THE CONGREGATON THFN SANG ONE snng LED BY BROTHER HnLT STOKES AND ~STER JEAN ETHRDGE TTLED F'OWER N THE BLOOD. AN OFFERNG WAS RECEVED TOTALNG S115.b5. THE FRDAY NGHT OFFERNG WAS $55.34 MAKNG THE PLATE OFFERNGS FOR THE ANNUAL SESSON $ THS WLL BE DESGNATED AND VOTED ON N THE BUSNESS SESSON AS TO HOW TO USE THE MONEY. BROTHER HOLT STOKES GAVE THE MORNNG DEVOTON AND DD A VERY GOOD JOB USNb AS SCRPTURE MATT: 5:4345; ROMANS 11:1621, AND CHAPTER 12:13.. THERE WERE 7 MNSTERS PRESENT: RALPH BAKER, BLLY BEVAN, C. L. CULPEPPER, DANNY HENDERSON, THOMAS KRKLAND, JOEY PETTS, LARRY SOWELL. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 6 DEACONS PRESENT: JACK ARMSTRONG, LAMAR BUXTON, JOHNNY GLMORE, CHRS CULP, WLLAM SOWELL, AND l.j LL 1'1ADDOX. VSTORS NOT AS DELEGATES WERE JAKE FORRESTER, JOYCE MULLNS, EVERET1 MU([fNS; MARY. CULPEPPER; SANDY BEASLEY, JANE SOWELL, AND SCOTTY PETTS. DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ARE: BARBARA KRK(AND, BEULAH PEAVY, AND MARJORE PHLLPS, EVERGREEN; MELNDA OWENS, NNA VCKERSFLOWERS, DOLLY VCKERS, DDT WHTENER, ANN HATCHER AND ALTERNATE BECKY WHTENER, MOUNT ZON; CHRSTNE BROWN, LNDA HENDERSON, LNDA SOWELL, AND JACK RYALS, GWEN SOWELL ALTERNATES NEW PROSPECT; MARVELL ARMSTRONG, EDNA WHTEHEAD, LARRY WHTEHEAD, PAM PETTS, JEAN ETHRDGE, KENNETH ETHR.DGE, NE~ ZiON; CAROLYN BUCKZAR, PAM DYSON, PAUL DYSON, PLGRM'S REST; JMMY BAXTER, GLORA BEVAN, CARLA CUTCHENS, RUSSELL DAVS~ GAL DAVS, SANDRA ~AXTER, JOYCE HOQUE, SARDS: LNDA FLOYD, PEGGY HERRNG, JANCE SMTH, UNON. BY THE ORDANED AUTHORTY THESE ARE EATED. MSC :. MOUNT ZON ANNOUNCED A SNG FRST SUNDAY NGHT N DECEMBER; EVERGREEN WAS HAVNG HOMECOMNG FRST SUNDAY N NOVEMBER, NEW ZON WAS HAVNG REVVAL N NOVEMBER WTH BROTHER DAVD CROWE ~S ~0~NG~L~T THE MEMORAL SERVCE WAS GVEN BY BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON USNG ST CORNTHANS 15:50. AFTER COMMENDNG THOSE WHO HAD, DEF'ARTED, TO A 'BETTER c~.:.. AND"HE,,GL8SED,Wr:H,. PRAYER., THOSE NAMED AS DECEASEb ARE: BROTHER JAMES WLSON, EVERGREEN; SSTER ANN BAKER, MOUNT ZON; BROTHER TROY BARON, NEW PROSPECT; MOEASE SPANN, MONETTE SHELLEY, MARY LOU SHELLEY, EARL SHELLEY, NEW ZON; MARGE DUKE, BLLY HARRS, ROBERT CCOULD NOT DECPHER LAST NAME1, PLGRM'S REST; GOLDEN HERRNG, BETTY ETHRDGE, LUCY FLOYD KRKLAND, UNON. PAGE 18

23 THE BUSNESS SESSON WAS OPENED WTH PRAYER BY BROTHER ~LLY BEVAN. PL~ASE SEE PAGES 3, 4,...JiW.,,i,_!_. "" '"F.' "'"JL' ot'm 'T'E t:. REPORTS GVEN AT THE ANNUAL SES ON SATURDAY HOSTED BY Uti ON. THE HOST CHURCH THEN OPENED THE WORSHP SERVCE WTH THE SENORS GROUP SNGNG SEVERAL SONGS. MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ARE BROTHER HOLT STOKES, ZEt(E STOKES, DOT WHTENER, WTH SSTER JEAN ETHRDGE AT THE PANO. CERTANLY SOME GOOD UPLFTNG ~ONGS THAT BLESSED ALL N ATTENDAN~E. THE MODERATOR THEN NTRODUCED THE MORNNG SPEAKER, BROTHER RALPH BAKER. HS WAS NOT A MESSAGE OF DO'S AND DON'T'b, BUT A MESSAGE OF COMMENDATON FOR THE FATHFULNESS THE PEOPLE OF THS ASSOCATON HAS SHOWN THRU THE YEARS. HE SPOKE OF THE YEARS WHEN CAMP WAS BURSTNG, WORKERS HAD TO BE FURNSHED AS WELL AS MENUS AND FOOD. OUR CHURCHES ARE WELL KEPT AND A REFLECTON ON THOSE ATTENDNG, THE MSSONS WORK OF THE ASSOCATON. JUST A MESSAGE NTENDED TO UPLFT THE FOLK FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, ARE DONG AND WLL DO. A F:SN!.:i VOTE OF THANKS WAS GVEN TO THE HOST CHURCH AND PRAYER WAS HAD FOR THE FOOD AND FELLOWSHP BY BROTHER WLL 1'1ADDOX.. '. '. ' ' ' ',,.. '..... ' '. ',., ''... PAGE 1 '3

24 Constitution and ByLaws of the Southeastern Association of Free Will Baptist Chur :hes n order to en~ourage and inspire the Churches of the Association to enqaqe in a more definite plan of work to labor toqether inu~ity, and to coordinate their efforts for a griater program for Christ and His Kingdom, we do hereby adopt this Constitution and ByLaws. Constiitution Article One Name: This nrqanization shall be known as the Southeastern Association of Free Will Baptist l:hurches. Article Two Officers: The ufficers of this Association shall be a Moderator, a Vice Moderator, a Clerk/Treasurer, and an Assistant Clerk/Treasurer. The office of Clerk/Treasurer may be combined. = Article Three Membership: This Association be composed of Churches in good standing according Faith and Practices of the Treatise of the National Assnciation of Free Will Baptist... ' shall teo the.._,._,, = Article Four Additions: Churches desiring membership in this Association ~hall send delegates bearing a petitionary letter. f the Church, upon examination by the ~redential~ and Examining Co~mittee, are found to be in order and properly organized as specified in the Treatise, they shall, by vote of this body, be received in full fellowship. = Article Five Representation: Each Church in this Association is e:,;pected tu be represented at each quarterly and annual session of the Association by letter and delegates as prescribed in the ByLaws. = Article Six ndependence of Churches:.Each Church c.t this Associati,:)n is a distinct and iriaepehdent organization having full and absblute authority t~ manage its internal affairs, to elect its. Pastor, Officers, and tu receive and dismiss members. '. Section One: Each Church in this Assotiation ~hall have, hold, and control its property, real and otherwise. Section Two:.. 1he Association holds no. authority bver : r in the member Churches; it is only a vehicle through, " which',"fllember:. 8hul" ches., JeJ,l = wsbip.,_woj; k,,,and,_ g_qog t;cltg j,p, all things which tend t6 pro~ote and advan~~ ~rie caus~ of Christ and the Free Will Baptist Faith in God's Kingdom. Section Three= Discipline: This Assbciation shall act only in an advisory capacity.. Shoul.d there arise in the local Church any question in Doctrine, Practices, or Discipline, the Bible and the Treatise of the Faith and Practices of the Free Will Baptist shall be considered the final authority. However, if said Church(es) fail to comply with same, this Body, when in session, may, by PAGE :: () "

25 majority vote of the delegates present, withdraw the hand of fellow~hip until such time as Church(es) has set its hc use in o1 der. = Article Seven Meetinqs: The Association shall meet 1n quarterly sessions on Saturday before the third Sunday in January and April. The July session will convene un Saturday before the second Sunday (change made in 1995.) The annual session shall convene on Friday night before the third Sunday in October from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM and on Saturday before the third Sunday in October. The three quarterly sessions and the Saturday annual session shall be called to order at 9:00 AM, (registration begins at 8:30 AMl, on each day of the association. (Change made in July 2000.) Section One: Roberts' rules of order shall be used as a guide in all business transac tions and parliamentary usages. = Article Eight Pastors: All churches in this association are expected to require their Pastor to be a member of the cnngregation he serves. n the event a Pastor serves more than one church he is expected to become a member of one of the churches he serves. All chltrct'ies are. e:.:peded tc reqlii re a. Pastc r "j,:dhing the church to petition for membership in this body not later than the next association meeting. (See Credentials and Examining Committee section under the ByLaws for rules and requirements on becoming a member in good standing for ministers.) = Article Nine Provision for Ordained. Authority: Section One: All ordained ministers and deacons must.. be a member ih good standing with a ch~rch in good standing with this Association. Section Two: Ordained ministers and deacons cannot have more than one living wife; likewise, ordained ministers' and deacons' wives cannot have more th~n one livinq husband. '. Section Three: Ordained ministers ca~ ~bld nb credeatials other than those recognized by the National Associati :.n of Free Will Baptist and this Associa.ti :.ri. Article Ten ExectJtive Committee: T~is com~itte~ is composed :<f the moderator, vi :e madel ator, c ledjt reasurer all :<rdained ministers who are in good standif1g with a church in goad standing with this Association, along with one elected member.from.eac.h church.incgoocl.s.taj1d.ing, \,ljj;.h. this Association. '..,. ''.. = Article Eleven Other. elected committees: To help plan, prdmote, organize, and assist in.carrying on the business of the Association in a Christian manner, the following committees are elected by the Association while in session from those properly nominated to hold that office. The duties and functions of these elected committees are set out in the ByLaws of the Constitution. These committees are:., 1

26 ' A. Credentials and Examining Com1nittee composed nf seven members frum the ordained authority of this Association in good ~tandinq with this body and members of a church in this Association in good mtanding. These shall be elected two for four year., two for three years, two for two years and nne for one year. Each year at the annual session one or more members shall be up for replacement or renomination. See ByLaws for duties to be perfo~med. B. Christian Board of Education composed of three m.mbers elected from nominations presented to the body while in session. These are elected one fnr three years, one for two years and one for one year. Each year at the annual session one or more members hall be up for replacement or renomination. See the ByLaws for the duties to be performed. r. Missions Committee composed of three members elected from nominations presented to the body while in session. These are elected one for three years, one for two years, one for one year. Ea~h year at the annual session one or more members shall be up for replacement or renomination. See the ByLaws for the duties to be perfc>rmed. D. Children Home Committee composed of three members elect~d f~~~ac>~init{6ris ~iei~rit~d t6 the body whil~'in session. These are elected C>ne fc>r three years, one fc>r two years one for one year. Each year at the annual sess1on one or mare members shall be up fc>r replacement or renomination. See the ByLaws far the duties tc> be perf,::jrmed. 01. At the annual sessic>n each year a nominee shall be placed before the Association to serve as the Board Member.ta the Children HC>me. This member is tc> be able to attend the meetings at the HC>me, vote on the prc>ceedings at the Hc me, and keep this Associatb;n._informed qf all that qccurs at the Home that would.have meaning tc> ~11 the members 6f this Association. The Board Membe~ wo~ld not. '. ' be part C>f the Children Hc me Cc mmittee unless also serving as an ele~t~d member of that CC>m~ittee withi~ the AssC>ci. " '.. ". ~.... ' '.,... ' E. Placement rommittee composed C>f three member~ elected from nominations pr~senied t~ this body while in session. The~e sh~ll be!~~ct~d one for three ye!rs, o~e fc>r two years~ one for one year. Each year a.t the annual session 6n~ C>r more members ~hall be up for replac~m~nt or renomination. See the By~aws for the duti~s to be per~ formed. " F.: ' Nom,ina.ti nq, Committee composed' ol, t h!!:ee.membe.. ~Sc _: : elected from nomi~ations p~esented tc> this body while in session. These shall be elected one for three yea~s, one for twc> years, one fc>r one year. Each year at the annual session one or more members shall be up replacement C>r be renominated. formed. See the ByLaws for the duties to be per G. Resolutions cc>mmittee composed C>f three_ members elected from nominations presented to this body while in session. These shall be elected one for three years, one for two years, one for one year. Each year at the annual PAGE

27 sess1c:cn c'ne ':'r m,:,re mernbers sl,all be up for replacement or be renominated. See the ByLaws for the duties to be per f<: rmed. ~1. Fina1,ce l::,:,mnli ttee =~~cnposed c f three A}efnber s elected frorn nominations presented tot his body while 1n sess1on. These.hall be.lected one for three years, one for two years, one for one year. Each year at the annual sess1c~n one or mc,re members s~1all be Llp f,:,r replacement or be renominated. See the ByLaws for the duties to be performed. Article Twelve: Any individual n,minated to hold any office or position in this Associatinn must be a member of good standing with a member church of this Association that is in good standing with this Association. Article Thirteen Required Quorum: Thirty C30l delegates frum six (6) or more churches who are memb~rs good standing with this Association shall constitute a quorum. A lesser number may adjourn until such a quorum 1s present. i BvLaws to the Constitution of the Southeastern Association of Free Will Baptist '. '... '" ''""' " ed sc, Article annltally. nominated. One = Officers: All officers shall be elect Any officer may succeed himself 1n office if Article Two = Duties of Officers: Section One =Moderator: The moderator shall reside over all meetings nf the Association, appoint temporary committees, and.:all the Executive Committee together when. nelessary. Section Two = Vice Moderator: The Vice Moderator shall preside over the meetings of the Association in the absence of the Moderator, call the Executive Committee into session when necessary, and assist the Moderator in the general work of the Assnciation Section Three Clerk: The Clerk shall record the proceedings of the quarterly and annual session of the Association and Of the Executive Committee, and shall have them edited and printed into the annual minutes. The Clerk shall turn all records of the Association over to his/her successor in office. Section Four Treast1rer: The treasurer shall have.. charge of all Association funds. Treasurer shall ke~p a record of call mc nies..:receiv.sd andc.paicd,ccou't. byc,t.be. A.s.sQ.c.i::c:...,_, ation. Treasurer shall distribute 1urids ~t th~ dir~~tion of the Association while in session or Executive Committee by a majority present. Treasurer shall turn all records :Jf the Associati :.n QVer tq his/her SU :cesscor in o:office. = Section Five Provision for Moderator:. n case of the absence Qf both Moderator and the Vice Moderator, the seni 11" ministel" C f the standing deleqa.tes shall act in that :apao:i ty. PAGE

28 Article Three = Duties of elected committees: Section One Executive Committee: This committee.hall meet in October following the annuals session of the Association on a date, time, and place appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of planninq the next years Association calendar, and any other 5usiness that might properly come before this committee. A. May be called into session at any time the Association is not in session by the Moderator, or in his absence, the Vice Moderator. B. Shall act as the prnmotional agency for the variolls work ~f the Ass ~cia tic n. C. Shall act on behalf of the Association of Churches on things when the Association is nut in sessinn tl1at cannot wait until the next meeting. = Section Two Credentials and Examining Committee: A. Examine all church letters presented tn the Association and maks recommendatinns as to the order of letters and delegates. B. Examine, at the request of the local church, any candidate desiring a license to preach as a Free Will Baptist Minister and make recommendations to the body.... ''.. '...,... ~..,. b., ",.,_..,.,,,....'.. '. "''.,..,.'. C. Examine all candidates for the office of d~acon, at the request of the local church, and make recommendatiun to the body. D. Examine all candidates for ordination; ~inister or deacon, at the request of the lncal church, and make a re~ommendation to this body. The candidate is required tu meet with the Credentials and Examining Committee twenty C20) days prior to the Association meeting in which the Committee chairman. will make a recommendation. on the. candidate to the body present in his report to the Association.. t will be the duty of the candidate to inform the Clerk or... Committee chairman for this meetinq to be scheduled. E. E:f.amine all ministers ccominq fro:.m Qther sister. ' '. ' Associat.ians to pastor.in this AssociatiQn ~nd make a recqmmendation tq the body. '. F. Examine all ministers cominq fqrm other deno:ominaticons o;:,r independent o:hurch~s who desi1 e teo cobtain a licens~ tq pre~ch in the free Will ~aptist denomination. Such candidates must: first sun encie1c any Cl'~dentials c~rr,ntly held. Any candidate c6ming, frq~ anoth~r denominatiqn or independent church will be placed und~~ the watch tare Qf the Association for a period of time not less' than= one~year ;.''"Any o:a ndfdate 'rrotc ree:ommellded'" for~ ceo...,,_, aco:eptance into:. this body will have all persconal papers returned to him. G. Committee may use orid, written, cor a o:combinatio:.n of both, in its' examination of candidates for Qffice. Written forms shall be provided by this Committee. H. Committee shall grant to a minister leavinq this Association his letter oi goqd standing from this Association to a new Association in the time this Association is not in session; PROVDED there are no charges filed by the church he is leaving, Qr there is no Association charqes filed aqainst hitn. PAt3E..4

29 Sec ti 11 Th1 ee C!)ris tiall B ~ayd c f Ec:Ltca tion: A. To plan, ~rganize, and SLlpervise yot~ th rallies, a youth revival, CTS competition, Sunday School promotion, and sumrner camp f : r the Assc ciati : rl. B. To promote the Bible College and education of our people. C. To recommend to the Association a camp Director who is to be nominated and elected nn later than the April session of the Association. This Committee and the camp Director.hall have the authority to make arrangements for the place camp is held, secure an Evangelist, solicit workers, purchase such teaching materials and aids as necessary, establish dress codes fnr camp and set up the activities for the camp. Section f ~Llr ~lissic ns C ~mmi ttee: A. To promote mission work in the Association. 8. To keep before the churches of the Association the needs of our missionary families; Ho1ne and Foreign. C. To bring to nur Association meetings missionary families, or the Missionary himself when po~sible, to keep us informed; to plan retreats, conferences, etc. in the.. mlssl :tn area. Section five Children Home i::.:.ffiinittee: A. To plan ways within the Association to ra1ae funds to relieve strain on the Home. B. To keep the Association informed as to the pressing needs of the Home. C. To make arrangements to have representatives from.. the Home as often as possible to give the Association a feeling of the Home... Section six Placement Committee: To coordinate with our Sister churches the pl~ces the Quarterly and Annual sessinhs 6f the Associatio~.. for = Section seven Nominating Committee: A. Nominate candidates for As~ociation offices. B. Nominate candidates for various Committees at each Annual sessic n. C. Nominate replacements for various Committees when.. '... necessary at Quarterly sessions when a Committee has. lost a member for any reason. Se :tion eiqht Finance Committee:: A. Prepare an Annual. budget t~ be presented.to..:the' A~sc : i'at ic n"'at'"the''arirlual sess ioff"fbr approva:l.;:.r... o. :. "...,., disapproval. B. Recommend to the Association at each session the disposition of the plate offering. C. Tc assist, a.t their request, the Christian B :tard of Education ir1 financing the camp, youth rallies, youth revival. = Section nine Resolutions Committee: Bring to the Associations' attention any matter needing our attention in the local, state, or national interest.., c:" PAGE..L...J

30 Se :ti : rl Ten = F:eports: Each committee shall give a report of its' activitie at each sessic n c f tt1e Ass ~ciati ~n in ~rder t : keep the Association properly informed. Section eleven: Any Committee may bring to the attention of the Moderator matters that could affect the A sociation in such a way that the meeting of the Executive might be required to handle the matter. f the Moderator feels the need to be pressing and cannut wait until the next regular session he may call the Executive Committee into session to handle such matters. = Article Four Representation of Churches: Section One: Each church is expected to send quarterly and annual reports of progress on forms furnished by the Association Secti ::.n Two: Each church is expected to be represented at each session of the Association by elected delegates determined by the number of active church membership as presented at the preceding annual session. Each church shall be entitled to three (3) delegates for the first fifty (50) adive me'mbers or pc rtion ttiere ::.f. Ea::h chur :h shall be entitled to one (1) additional delegate for each. additional twenty five (25) members or portinn thereof. Secti ::.n Three: All ordained ministers and deacons who are members 1n good standing with a church in good standing with this Association shall be a standing delegate. Secti ::on Feour: Delegates and alternates seated at any session of the Association must have been elected by their home church and their name sho::own on the church letter presented teo that session of the Association. No app6intments may be made by a church pastor nor ~ay any substitute be made in any other manner to stand in for an elected delegate dr.... '... alternate. To be. seated the... names..... must. be on the '"' church ' letter. Section Five: Delegate dues are fixed at fiva dollars ($5.00) per authc rized de!egate tot t')e quari<p'rl}' sessions and ten dollars C$16.00) per delegate to the annual session. Section Six: To heilp defray the cc st. of th~ operation of :t;he Associa~ion it is requested that each churc.h send an add Hi ona'l'.h f.t;y, centsc (.$~50~ per ;~act:iypo' o:hurch..:.membe!"c' to' _.. c support local causes in.the Associ.ation to each session of the Association. Article Five Use eof funds: Sect i ::.n One: Funds are teo be used for the printing eof the annual minutes. PAGE 26