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nde~; Church Financial nformation 1 9 ~~ :: Church Membership nformation Officers, Meeting Dates, and Speakers Association Calendar for 2004 4 5 (: Ordained Ministers Executive Committee 5 Church Clerks 7 Sunday School Superintendents 7 Church Traininq Directors Ordained Deacons 7 7 8 AFWBWAC and Masters Men Presidents Committees Executive Committee Meetinq 8 8 3 3 10! Quarterly and Annual Minutes 11,,, ~ Con!:~titution l 7 : ByLaws ~7::7 _ 31 F:ules oq Decorum Articles of Faith 31 u:: ww Chu1 ch Covenant 33 34! Bits and Pieces of Free Will Baptist History ":14 ":18 ~ i,:
i, 1 FNANCAL STATEMENT ALL FUNDS SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCATON OF FWB OCTOBER 1, 2002SEPTEMBER 30 1 2003 TOTAL BALANCE ON HANDALL FUNDS 9/30/2002 $2 1 63676 i DEPOSTS 10/1/02 12/31/02 DEPOSTS 1/1/03 3/31/03 DEPOSTS 4/1 03 6/30/03 DEPOSTS 7/1 03 9/30/03 $1,61884 $1,02400 $3,51920 $75140 TOTAL RECEPTS TOTAL FUNDS DSBURSEMENTS: OFFCERS CHLDREN HOME CHLDREN HOME BOARD MEMBER FEES ALABAMA STATE DUES COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS YOUTH CAMP EVANGELST JON! PETTSMSSONS ALABAMA STATE ACTS 1:8 PROGRAM COUPLES RETREATVNEYARDS SPEAKERS TOTAL DSBURSEMENTS NET FUNDS 9/30/03 BALANCE 9/30/02 DUES AND PLATE OFFERNGS DSTRBUTONS NEW PROSPECT CAMP DUES AND COUPLES RETREAT DUES AND PLATE OFFERNGS DSTRBUTONS NEW PROSPECT DUES AND PLATE OFFERNGS DSTRBUTONS MOUNT ZON NEW PROPSPECT NEW PROSPECTACTS 1:8 PROGRAM DUES AND PLATE OFFERNGS NEW PROSPECT DSTRBUTONS TOTALS DSBURSEMENTS NET CASH PER ACCOUNT 1ST GTR $10000 $59500 $69500 GENERAL FUND $1,04637 $1,10350 ($32953) $30200 ($10570) $39950 ($9888) $46970 $48215 ($9888) $3,17025 ($1,577 90) $1,59235 2ND GTR 3RD GTR $3000 $4070 $6900 $10000 $84700 $1,73400 $27500 $33200 $46970 $23625 $1,27800 $2,85565 MSSON BOARD OF FUND EDUCATON $75655 $83384 $9415 $23538 $51534 $3,06000 $13200 $3020 $7550 $3000 $2825 $7063 $12000 $3000 $1500 $25425 $2825 $7063 $1,06940 $5,31056 ($33200) ($4,697 75) $73740 $61281 4TH GTR $4200 $3150 $10000 $1,11000 $49550 $1,77900 $6,91344 $9,55020 TOTAL $11270 $10050 $30000 $59500 $3,69100 $77050 $33200 $46970 $23625 $000 $6,60765 $2,94255 TOTAL FUNDS $2,63676 $1,10350 $000 $51534 $3,06000 $43400 $000 $3000 $39950 $000 $12000 $3000 $46970 $49715 $25425 $000 $9,55020 ($6,60765) $2,94255 i! i " ] i i " PAGE 1
2002 / 200~ CHURCH FNANCAL NFORHATON SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCATON OF FREE H LL BAPTST CHURCH t4ahe NCOHE REPARS SUPPLES UTLTES REVVALS HSSiot!S CHLDREN routh SALARr DUES PROPEj::T\ 8: RENOV HOHE ACT VTr VAWE: EVERGF:EEN $30,19582 $1,15005, n/p S1,3"1802 n/p S7,78000 n/p $12985 $13,77500 $16000 n/p HOUNT ZON :;;27 738 "10 s 3,89185 $35915 $2,6923"1 t11sc $3 "ll 7"1 $88300 $30000 $50000 $12000 $9,57500 $66338 s 120,0(10 STAFF $1,10000 oth~w tieil PROSPECT $3,08"100 $?,90200 $3,"17500 $2,97000 $2,16300 $25~00 $3,02100 $13,30000 $"10000 $280,0(10 HEll Z Ot4 $96,052"12 $2,83831 $8,"1~031 $5,03"112 $1,1976"1 $11,81857 $2,83522 $3,05989 $25,77312 $"17000 $"150,0(10 STAFF $18~3785 / ( PLGRHS REST > $5,66"158 $95"119 OTHER $99795 $32500 $7,80000 $21000 SARDS $135,87699 S",63500 $15,50000 $3,00000 $9,00000 $"1,00000 $2,36000 $30,00000 $36000 $G"O,OCO EXPANSONS $135,00000 UNON GROVE nlp n/p n/p n/p n/p n/p n/p STAFF n/p $5,82500 n/p n/p n/p TOTALS $332,51863 $162,26379 $20,3"1799 S29,?6G83 $8,3756"1 $31,06157 $7,58922 $8,6907"1 $125,58597 S2,26338 S1"190,0CO PAGE 2
HEHBERSHP NFORHATON ASSOCATONAL ~EAR 2002 BEGNHNGtADDTOHStLOSSES FOR 20022003 CHURCH ORG [H El"l BAP LEH OTH DEA LEH HOT S SAVE CTS tiahe DATE [3 tc2 OJ 03 03 03 03 103 HEH AH HEH lave Arr HEH JHAC 2003 lave HH AH HEH lave Arr lord HN LC Hit~ PRA~ER HEETNG, 20 30 10 EVERGREEN 0 1 0 HOUNT ZON r1 3 tie PROSPECT 1(11 2 1 2 HEJ ZON 1E 8 2 PLGRHS REST 7E 1 SARDS 183 11 7 1 UtU ON GROVE ss 1 32 e8 10"1 170 77 201 80 eo 15 12 33 75 8 10 8 eo 10 2 1"1 12 3 1 5 2 30 2 57 1 5 10 8 eo TOTALS 717 15 12 1 s 7 732 257 20"1 10 8 20 3 8 0 157 PAGE 3
Paqe 4 Southeastern Association Officers for 2004 Danny Henderso~Moderator 366 county road 835 Headland, Alabama 36345 3346330251 Ralph Ba~~erClerk/Treas "4 H h 1" 1 ~ :::: 1g way ~ Clayton, Alabama 36016 3347759703 Joey Pettis~Vice Mod 1139 county road 566 Ozark, Alabama 36360 3347956741 Nina VickersFlowers 607 Hclly Drive Eufaula, Alabama 36027 3346873463 2004 Meetjng DatesL Places, and Seeakers Registration beqins for each session at 8:30 AM in the morning with the body called to order at 9:00 AM except the Friday night session Registration begins at 6:30 PM for this session and call to order at 7:00 PM January 17, 2004 Speakel~ Mcunt Zion C L Culpepper Apr i 1 17, Speaker ::(JCJ<i Pilqrims F~est F:al ph Baker July 10, 2004 Speaker October 15, 2004Friday Night Speaker 0: tober 16, 2004Sa tu r day Speaker Sardis J:ey Pettis New Zion Thcmas Kid::land New Prospect Larry Sowell Memorial Service F~oss Pe ters Substitute Speaker for Year Billy Bevan Christian Board of Education 2004 Calendar Youth Rallies Dates and Places February 28 2004 7:00 PM New Prospe: t May 15, 2004 7:00 PM New ZlOn August 21, 2004 7:00 PM Everqreen November 20, 2004 7:00PM Sardis Winter Retreat will be held December 29 & 30, 2003 All Youth are invited to attend these two days of worship and fellowship at Coffee Baptist Vineyards Mike Cox, Speaker Ccuples F:_etreat at Coffee Baptist Vineyards Mal~ch 20, 2004 with DeWayne and Barbara Taylor Junior Youth Camp will be held at Coffee Baptist Vineyards on June 14 18, 2004 Evangelist Mike Cash
Senior Youth Camp Vineyards on June Evanqelist will be held at 1 : ::~, :: on Cost per camper will be $12000 each Coffee Baptist Christian Powell, The AFWBWAC District meetinq is not scheduled at present The Pastors and Workers Conference will be the First Free Will of Northport, Al February 9 11, 2004 The State Association and 5, 2004 hosted by Meeting t1adiscn will be on November 3, 4 FWB Church, Madison, Al Kan!sas City, M L Louisville, Kentucky July 17 "71, 2005 Birmingham, Alabama July 16, )() 2006 Little F,, Ad~ansas July 15 19, ::()() 7 i ss::ou r i July 18 :: ncj4 Charleston, West Virqinia JLtly ::() ~, 2008 Cincinnati, Ohio July 19 1"\ ~,::,, 2009 Ok lahcma City, Ok lahcmc~ July 18 0:: 0 _, 2010 Chal~lotte, Nol~th Carcl ina July 17 1 :: 2011 Ordained and Licensed Ministers October 18,_ 20Q3 Everqreen Bro Joey Pettis 1139 County Road 566 Ozark, Alabama 36360 3347356741 Bro Ross Peters Route 1 Box 84 Ariton, Alabama 36311 334 76~;::~"2 346 New Prospe:t Bro Danny Henderson 366 County Road 835 Headland, Alabama 36345 ~, E~ c: 1 ~u ~ 1 ~w (JLw Bro Larry Sowell 224 Broad Street Headland, Alabama 36345 334633(>324 Union Grcve None Listed c/o Sylvia Ethridge, Clerk Route 4 Box 546 Abbeville, Alabama 36310 t1:ltnt Zion Bl~::o Ra 1 ph Baker 3422 Highway 131 Clayton, Al 36016 334775"3703 New Zicn Bro Thomas Kirkland 9716 County Road 99 Headland, Al 36345 3346935024 Pilqrims F:est Bro C~ L Culpepper F o B,_,1, 41 i: Eufaula, Al 36072 3346874462 Sardis Brc Billy Bevan P 0 Box Eufaula, Al 36072 3346878967 Paqe 5
Paqe Executive Committee Br: Larry Peavy EvE:l~qreen P 0 Bo:,; 453 East Ariton, Al 36311 " "=6"=1() " 3347522()32 Sis Nina VickersFlowers Mount Z icn 607 Hclly Drive Court Eufaula, Al 36027 :3346873463 Bro Everette Mullins New Prcspec t 3674 C6unty Road 75N Clopton, Al 36317 "=6"=1Cl, 3345856863 Bro Lamar Buxton Pi 1 q r i ms F:es t 7320 Highway 10 Abbeville, Al 3345853250 Bro Mickey Gilmore Sardis 204 Wi llcw Oaks Eufaula, Al 36027 3346877523 Bro Holt Stokes Union Grove 6485 County Road 53 Abbev i 11 e, A 1 3345853030 Sis Edna Whitehead New Z i :n 302 Murray Street Headland, Al 36345 3:346332753 All Ordained Minister in qood standinq with a Church qood standinq in this Association is a member of this Committee The moderator, Vice Moderator, and the Clerk/Treasurer are members of this committee 0 U1 Church Clerks Ever qn?en Sis Beulah Peavy P 0 Bo:; 453 Ariton, Alabama 36311 "" 4 7 6 (") ::"J u;, :: :: / 11ount Z icn Sis Nina VickersFlowers 607 Hclly Drive Eufaula, Alabama 36027 3346873463 New Prospect Sis JoyceMullins 3674 County Road 75N Clopton, Alabama 36317 3345856863 Pilqrims Rest Bro Lamar Buxton 7320 Highway 10 East Abbeville, Al 36310 3345853250 Sardis Sis Georqia Gilmore 1064 Highway 30 Clayton, Alabama 36016 3346875416 Union Gr::ve Sis Sylvia Ehtridge 3753 County Road 65 Abbeville, Al 36310 3345852853 New Zicn Sis Edna Whitehead 302 Murray Street Headland, Alabama 36345 3346332759
htnday Schr:u:l?qpel"" i n,tepderl;s EveYgl een BYo Matt HaYden 211 Sutton Dairy Road AYiton, Alabama 36311 36310 33:17622668 Pi 1 c:n i m ~~ F:es t Bro Odis L Buxton 7320 Highway 10 East Abbeville, Alab~ma 33=t585325<) McLtnt Zir:n Bro James M Lipscomb Box 3046Co Road 221 Abbeville, Alabama 36310 3345853733 New Pl"r::rsper:t Bro Tracey AYmstt"ong 204 Rockdale Court Dothan, Alabama 36301, :>6";)1(), 3347343603 Sal" dis Bro Mickey Gilmore 204 Willow Oaks Ct Eufaula, Alabama 36027 334687 7523 Union Grove Bro W i 11 Mad do~: ~6e1 :: J, r ~ad _ wu e~ Abbeville, Alabama 3345855013 New Zir:rn Bro: Tom Shelley Route 2 Box 123 Headland, Alabama 36345 334633 2833 CTS Di rectcrs Pilgrims Rest Br: Gene Carr 111 Dc than Rr:ad Abbeville, Alabama 36310,, + "J: r8 6 7,_, ",, \oj _ " Ordained Deacons Everqreen Church Bro Hubert Phillips 218 Sutton Dairy Road Ariton, Al 36311 3347622374 Mount Zion Church Bro Wallace stanley Route 1 Box 278 Eufaula, Al 36027 3345852360 Bro Bart Harden 211 Sutton Dairy Road Al"iton, Al 36311 3347622688 Bl"o James Lipscomb E ""46, 0 ~ox ~u o ~oa d 44 ~~1 Abbeville, Al 36310 3345853733 Bro Larl"y Peavy Th:mps:n P 0 Bo::o:t: 453 Ariton, Al 36311 r:> :> 4 7 6 : : ( 0 : J w : :,1 ;J : Bro Ch:u les Kent Dl"ive Eufaula, Al 36027 3346875994 New Prospect Cl1urcl1 Bro William Sowell 2777 County Road 75N Clopton, Al 36317 3345855318 Page 7 New Zir::on Chur:h Bl"o Billy Shelley F~:Lt te 2 B:Y: 345 Headland, Al 36345 :\? y oj 4 6 :::t,, J J : : = :of : 1" 8 i
Bro Tracey Armstrong 204 Rockdale Court Dothan, Al 36301 334734 3609 Bro Cleveland Shelley ~Ltt= p; c "),: B ~ ::" Jw Hr::adland, Al 36345 : ;~ "= 46 a" : ;J,J : 78 "= w Bro Troy Barron 2463 County Road Clopton, Alabama 3345852CJ22 68 36317 Bro Kyle Hardy F:ou te 3 Bo:r; 38 Headland, A 1 "6"4,:;,,:;, ~ 3346932758 Pilgrims Rest Church Brco Lamar Buxton 7320 Higl1way 10 East Abbeville, Al 36310,,,, 4 0:: 8 0::,,, t:" ("),:;, u " "" ;:, :: \J Brc Gene Cat~r 111 Dothan F~c ad Abbeville, Al 36310 334585~7~627 Sardis ChLtr:h Bro Johnny Gilmore 1064 Highway 30 Clayton, Al 36016 3346875416 Bro Bryan Gilmore 495 Highway 30 Clayton, Al 36016 3346874568 Bro Everette 0~1earn 18 OHearn Drive Eufaula, Al 36027 3346873560 Women Nationally Activ~ Mount Z icon Sis Nina Vickers~Flowers 607 Holly Dt~ i ve Eufaula, Alabama 36027 33468734463 Bro Joe Whitehead 302 Murray Street Headland, Al 36345 3346932753 Bro Jack Armstrong 213 Broad Street Headland, Al 36345 334 633 3068 Bro Tom Shelley 1 ::J o 0 OM Headland, Al 36345,,~4 r 8"o::"J u~ r:;j:j~:: w :J Union Grove Church Bro Will Maddox 2651 County Road 53 Abbeville, Al 36310 3345855013 Bro Jack Starling 713 County Road 57 Abbeville, Al 36310 3345856174 for Christ Sardis Sis Lisa Gilmore 204 Willow Oaks Ct Eufaula, Al 36027 334687 7529 Mas ters Men Mount Zionc/o Bro Ralph Baker, Pastor3422 Highway 131 Clayton, Alabama 36016 3347759703 Ccommi ttee~s Credential~ and gxamini,ng Bro Jo:oey Pettis Term E:r:pires Octobet~ :: nn? _ Bro r L Culpeppc;~r Tel" m E:,;pires Oo: t:ber 2007 Br = F: a 1 ph Baker Tet m E:r:pi res Octcber 2004 Bro Danny Henderson Term Expires Oct::ober ::1)()1::" _ J Bro loji 11 iam Sowell Term E:r:pires Oct::ober 2005 Bro Th:mas Kirkland Term E:r:pi res 0: t:ber :: nn6 Brc Jce Whitehead Term E:,;pires October 2006 Page 8
Christian Board of Education Bro Chris Culp TeYm E::pi Yes Octo bey :: onr= J BYo Jeffer y Pettis Tel" ll Expires Oct6ber ~: nn4 Bro Tr,::tcey Arm!strcno Tenn EY;pin:s O:tobeY :: nos Children Home, Sis Baybara KiYkland TeYm E:,:pi Yes OctcbeY :not: a J ~ OlS 1"1 i r i am Shelley Term EY:pires October 2004 BYo Jchnny Gi lm:ye TeYm E:,;pi res Oc tcbey :: nos Bro F:al ph Baken Board Member Ter m E:,;pires Oc tcbel" ::()()4 Finance Sis Edna Whitehead Term EY:pi res Octcber :: ont:: ~ B " : LamaY Buy; ton TeYm E:,:pi Yes 0 c 1:; c bey 2004 Sis Dct ~ Jhi tener Term EY:pi res Octcber 2006 Bro Pc\Lt 1 Dyson Term Ex pi r es October 2005 Bro Bryan Gi lmcre Term E:,;pi res October :: nn4 Sis; Jchnnie F:u t h Taylor Term EY:pires O:tober 2006 Ncm ina~ i nq Sis Linda S::we 11 Sis Pam Pettis Sis Nina Vi ckel"sflowers Tel"m EY:pi l"es Oc t:bel" :: not:: \J Term E:,:pi res Oc tcber :: nn4 Term EY:pi r es Octcbey :: nns Pla:emen t Sis D:lly Vic keys Term Ey;pi l"es O:tober :: n n u t:: c \::) i, <:" J:y:e Mullins Term E:,:pi res October :: nn4 Sis Sylvia Ethridge Term E:,:pires October 2006 ;:::, Sis Lillian VJi 1 SOil Term E>~pires October ;((t:: Sis Mary Culpepper Term E:rpires Oct:ber, ")") ~ :: t t : Sis Shal" rcn Petei"S Term EY:pires O:tober 2006 Executiv~ Committee Meeting The Executive Committee met at Mount Zion Church on Tuesday night, November 4, 2003 at 7:00 PM The purpose of this meetinq is to establish a theme and to elect speakers for the coming year, and any ethel"" business that miqht arise Members present were: Sister Nina VickersFlowers, Mount Zion; Bro Everette Mullins, New Prospect; Sister Edna Whitehead, New Zion; Bro Mickey Gilmore, Sardis; and Bro Holt Stokes, union 13Yove Ministers present were Bro Joey Pettis, Evergreen; Bro Ralph Baker, Mount Zion; Bro Danny Henderson, New Prospect; Bro C L Culpepper, Pilgrims Rest Bro Thomas Kirkland, New Zion Bro Joe Whitehead Accompanied Sister Paqe ;:
Paqe 10 Edna Whitehead and was a visitor Bro Will Maddox attended with Bro Stokes Tt1e meeting wa~ called to order by Bro Danny Henderson, Moderat6r Bro C L Culpepper led in prayer There was no old or unfinished business No new busiriess was brouqht forward We moved to the theme for the year 2004 TRe theme selected for the coming year is from the book of Romans, Chapter 13:1114 titled "it is time" The theme presented by Ralph Baker with a suqqested outline Speakers for the various meetings was then nominated and elected by acclamation The January meeting will be at Mount Zion with C L Culpepper as the speaker for this meeting The April meeting speaker will be Bro Ralph Baker a~d will be t1osted by Pilgrims Rest The July speaker will be Bro Joey Pettis, hosted by Sardis The Friday night session will be hosted by New Zion and the Speaker will be Bro Thomas Kirkland The Saturday Annual Session will be hosted by New Prospect where the Speaker will be Bro Larry Sowell The substitute for the year will be Bro Billy Bevan and the Memorial Service speaker will be Bro Ross Peters rhere beinq no more business a motion was made to adjourn and this was carried A time for refreshments and fellowship followed in the Church fellowship hall
JANUARY ~ 18, 2003 SARDS FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH FRST QUARTERLY SESSON OF 2003 ; SARDS FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH LOCATED ON HGHWAY 30 N EUFAULA, ALABAMA HOSTED THE FRST QUARTERLY SESSON OF THE 2003 ASSOCATON REGSTRATON FOR THE DAYS SERVCE BEGAN AT 8:30 AM WTH THE BODY CALLED TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM BY THE MODERATOR, BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON, WHO OPENED THE SESSON WTH PRAYER FOLLOWED BY A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THE NEW YEAR, THE POTENTAL THAT FACED US, AND THE DESRE TO SEE GROWTH N THE CHURCHES AND N THE ASSOCATON THS YEAF: HE READ FF:OM CO F: NTH ANS CHAPTEF: 6 VEF:SE 14 "BE YE NOT UNEQUALLY Ym<ED TOGETHEF:" BROTHER BLLY BEVAN EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE ASSOCATON AND BROTHER CLARENCE CULPEPPER GAVE THE RESPONSE ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLED ASSOCATON PEOPLES BROTHER BRYAN GLMORE LED THE MORNNG SONG SERVCE WHERE SELECTONS NCLUDED "WHEN WE,ALL GET TO HEAVEN" "JUST OVEF~ N THE GLOF:Y LAND" AND "AMAZNG GRACE" MUSC WAS PROVDED BY SSTER LNDA SOWELL THE MORNNG OFFERNG WAS RECEVED BY BROTHERS JENNNGS GLMORE AND MCKEY GLMORE BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE PRAYED THE OFFERTORY PRAYER AN OFFERNG OF $13200 WAS RECEVED BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE BROUGHT THE MORNNG DEVOTON USNG AS SCRPTURE JOHN 2:16 WHAT HABTS ARE WE OLD CHRSTANS GONG TO SHOW THE YOUNGER CHRSTANS THAT THEY MAY WALK AND TALK AS THEY SHOULD WE HAVE A GRAVE AND GREAT RESPONSBLTY TO GOD, MAN, CHURCH, AND COMMUNTY TO SHOW FORTH GODS LOVE, MERCY, GRACE, PATENCE, LONG SUFFERNG, AND FORGVENESS WE HAVE TO TALK T, LVE T, WALK T VERY GOOD DEVOTON WE HAD WTH US 5 MNSTERS PLUS BROTHER BLLY BEVAN WHOSE LETTER WE HAVE NOT AS YET RECEVED T~~E 5 ARE BRO RALPH BAKER, CLARENCE L CULPEPPER, DANNY HENDERSON, THOMAS KRKLAND, AND JOEY PETTS AGAN, BROTHER BLLY BEVAN WAS PRESENT BUT WE HAVE NOT AS YET RECEVED HS LETTEF~ THERE WERE 6 ORDANED DEACONS WHO REGSTERED THESE ARE JACK ARMSTRONG, NEW ZON; LAMAR BUXTON, PLGRMS REST; BRYAN GLMORE AND JOHNNY GLMORE, SARDS; WLLAM SOWELL, NEW PROSPECT; AND JOE WHTEHEAD, NEW ZON T S ALWAYS A PRVLEGE AND BLESSNG TO HAVE THESE ORDANED MEN OF GOD PRESENT AT EACH FUNCTON OF THE i ASSOCATON, PASTORS AND DEACONS; WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE MORE TO ATTEND WE HAD SEVERAL VSTORS FROM WTHN THE ASSOCATON WHO WERE NOT ORDANED NOR DELEGATES TO REGSTER THESE NCLUDE SSTERS EDNA WHTEHEAD, BARBARA KRKLAND, EMLY PETTS; BROTHERS JERRY WHTEHEAD, BEN WHTEHEAD, ASHLEY PAGE 11
GRGGS, SAM TRAMMELL, JEFFERY PETTS WE ARE BLESSED AS WELL BY THESE TAKNG TME TO ATTEND AND BE A PART OF GODS BU!3NESS DELEGATES WHO ANSWERED THE ROLL CALL ARE: c EVERGREEN; LSA HARDEN, PAM PETTS, MARJORE PHLLPS: MOUNT ZON; SYLVA BRANNON, MELNDA OWENS, DOLLY VCKERS, NNA VCKERS, DOT WHTENER, AND ALTERNATE ANN tiatcher: NEW PROSPECT; ANN ARMSTRONG, CHRSTNE BROWN, LNDA HENDERSON, LNDA SOWELL, EMMA TEW: NEW ZON; MARVELL ARMSTRONG, ANDREW BOSTCK, CHRS CULP, JOHNNE RUTH TAYLOR, JEANETTE TRAMMELL, LARRY WHTEHEAD, AND ALTERNATE BETTY WHTEHEAD: PLGRMS REST; PAUL DYSON, AMANDA OWENS, CAROLYN BUCKZAR, AND ALTERNATE MARY CULPEPPER: SARDS; MCKEY GLMORE, LSA GLMORE, JENNNGS GLMORE, JULEEN GLMORE, JAMES GLMORE, GEORGA GLMORE, GLORA BEVANS, AND ALTERNATE TRACEY GSSENDANER: UNON GROVE; SYLVA ETHRDGE AND LNDA FLOYD THERE WAS A MOTON AND SECOND TO SEAT THESE AS DELEGATES TO THS SESSON OF THE ASSOCATON THESE AND THE ORDANED AUTHORTY, WLL VOTE ON ANY BUSNESS PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE BODY THS DAY THERE WERE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AND THE MODERATOR ASKED THAT WE SNG A COUPLE OF SONGS AT THS TME AGAN, LED BY BROTHER BRYAN GLMORE AND SSTER LNDA SOWELL WE SANG WANT TO KNOW MOF:E AND N THE SHADOLJ OF THE CROSS 11 WE THEN TOOK A SHOF:T F~ECESS AT 10:05 N THE MORNNG WE REASSEMBLED FOR THE MORNNG BUSNESS SESSON TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE MORNNG PREACHNG HOUR WE ENTERED FRST NTO THE BUSNESS SESSON THE ONLY BUSNESS WERE ROUTNE COMMTTEE REPORTS ON ACTONS TAKEN OR NEEDNG TO BE TAKEN THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS BY COMMTTEE THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON GAVE AS THER REPORT THE FOLLOWNG: THE WALKATHON S NOW OVER TWO CHURCHES PARTCPATED, EVERGREEN AND NEW PROSPECT DONATONS FOR THS S STLL COMNG N AND A FNAL REPORT WLL BE GVEN AT A LATER DATE THE WNTER RETREAT AT COFFEE BAPTST V NEYAF:DS S NOW OVEF~ ALL WHO ATTENDED WERE BLESSED AND HAD A WONDERFUL TME WE HAD 16 CAMPERS FROM OUR ASSOCATON AND A TOTAL OF 60 ATTENDED FROM BOTH ASSOCATONS WHCH PARTCPATED NEXT S OUR SPRNG RETREAT TO BE HELD N MARCH WE WLL HAVE A MEN AND WOMEN OR A COUPLE RETREAT WE WLL BE SENDNG OUT NFORMATON AS T DEVELOPS~ OUR YOUTH RALLES FOR THE YEAR WLL BEGN WTH THE FRST ONE HELD AT NEW ZON ON MARCH 15, 2003 COMMENCNG AT 7:00 PM PLEASE ATTEND AND ENCOURAGE ALL THAT YOU CAN TO ATTEND SUBMTTED BY TRACEY ARMSTRONG, MCKEY GLMORE, AND ~OEY PETTS, MSC AS NFORMATON~ THE CHLDREN HOME BOARD HAD NO REPORT, HOWEVER, THE BOARD MEMBER SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE HOME AND ENCOURAGED THOSE ASSEMBLED TO PRAY FOR THE HOME DUE TO RECENT SHORT FALLS N GVNG WE HAVE RESTRCTED ALL PROJECTS AT THE HOME TO THOSE OF NECESSTY WE CAN USE ANY TYPE TEM A NORMAL HOME WOULD USE N TS FUNCTONS CANNED GOODS, PERSONAL TEMS, KTCHEN TEMS, ETC F YOU KNOW OF AN PAGE 1, _
ABUSED CHLD, A CHLD T~iAT NEEDS SOMEWHERE FOR SHORT OR LONG TERM CONTACT THE HOME AND SEE F THAT CHLD CAN BE ACCEPTED WE ARE THERE FOR THE CHLDREN MSC AS NFOF:i"1AT ON THE MSSONS COMMTTEE MOVED THAT A CHECK FOR $20000 BE GVEN TO JON PETTS FOR HER UPCOMNG MSSONS TRP TO SPAN FROM THE MSSONS FUND N THE ASSOCATON AND THAT EACH CHURCH TAKE A DONATON FOR HER TRP TO ASSST N THE COST OF THS MSSONS JOURNEY MSC THE FNANCE COMMTTEE FOLLOWED THE MSSONS COMMTTEE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLATE OFFERNG OF #13200 BE GVEN AS A CONTRBUTON TO THE JON PETTS SPAN MSSON TRP TO HELP N THE COST OF FNANCNG THE TRP MSC THE CREDENTALS COMMTTEE REPORTED THAT DUE TO AN OVERSGHT WE HAD FALED TO NFORM THE BODY THAT A LETTER OF GOOD STANDNG HAD BEEN GRANTED ON BEHALF OF BROTHER KETH COLE TO THE NORTH FLORDA ASSOCATON THS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE ANNUAL SESSON BUT WAS OVERLOOKED BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND, THE PASTOR OF NEW ZON, AND BROTHER COLES PASTOR, RECOMMENDED THAT HE BE GRANTED SUCH LETTER AS THERE WAS NO MATTER PENDNG AT HS HOME CHURCH TO PRECLUDE SUCH A MOTON WE GRANTED THE LETTER AS T WAS OUR DUTY TO DO SO WE ALSO HAVE EXAMNED BROTHER BLLY BEVANS ON REQUEST OF SARDS~AND RECOMMEND THAT HE BE ACCEPTED NTO OUR BODY, PENDNG RECEPT OF LETTER FROM PREVOUS ASSOCATON OF GOOD STANDNG MSC THE RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE, THE NOMNATNG COMMTTEE, AND THE PLACEMENT COMMTTEE HAD NO REPORTS TO OFFER AT THS MEETNG WE NOW ENTER NTO OUR MORNNG WORSHP HOUR WTH SNGNG, PRAYNG AND REJOCNG WE EXPECT TO HEAR A GREAT MESSAGE FORM THE MORNNG SPEAKER, BROTHER BLLY BEVAN, PASTOR OF SARDS CHURCH AGAN, LED BY BROTHER BRYAN GLMORE AND SSTER LNDA SOWELL WE OPENED THE SON(:i SERVCE WTH 11 FEEL LKE TF:AVEL NG ON, LL BE A FF~ END WHEF:E COULD GO VEF:Y SPRTED AND GRACOUS SNGNG JEAN GLMORE, JOHNNY GLMORE AND BRYAN GLMORE SANG A SPECAL FOR US BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON, MODERATOR THEN NTRODUCED THE MORNNG SPEAKER, BROTHER BLLY BEVAN ~ FOR THE MORNNG MESSAGE BROTHER BLLY STARTED N REVELATON, CHAPTER 2 VERSE 1 5 READNG HE THEN SOUGHT THE LORDS COUNSEL N PRAYER AFTER WHCH HE PROCEEDED TO PREACH A MESSAGE BLESSED FROM HEAVEN ABOVE AND SURELY WTH THE ANONTNG OF GOD AND FED BY THE HOLY SPRT OF GOD SO MANY PONTS AND COUNTER PONTS WERE MADE T S ALMOST MPOSSBLE TO PUT ALL THEM N PERSPECTVE HERE SUFFCE T TO SAY HE TOUCHED ON GETTNG BACK TO BASCS GOD HAS A PLAN BASC PURE LVNG, HOLY LVNG, RGHTEOUS LVNG BASC POWER PLUS PONTED PLUS PREACHNG S NEEDED BASC THE POWEROF GOD S REQURED THE MESSAGE PAGE 13
USED REFERENCES FROM TTUS 2:12; EPHESANS 5:27; ZECHARAH CHAPTER 4; S CHRONCLES CHAPTER 12 AND MANY OTHER QUOTATONS JUST GET BACK TO THE BASCS A VERY NSPRNG MESSAGE ON COMPLETON OF THE MESSAGE BROTHER BLLY RELNQUSHED THE PULPT TO THE MODERATOR OF THE ASSOCATON, BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON DRECTONS WERE MADE CONCERNNG THE NOON MEAL AND TME OF FELLOWSHP THERE WAS GVEN A RSNG VOTE OF THANKS TO SARDS FOR TS HOSTNG THE FRST QUARTERS ASSOCATON AND PROVDNG US WTH AN EXPECTED WONDERFUL MEAL AND FELLOWSHP APRL 19, 2003 NEW PROSPECT FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH SECOND QUARTERLY MEETNG THS SESSON OF THE ASSOCATON WAS HOSTED BY NEW PROSPECT CHURCH LOCATED BETWEEN TEXASVLLE, AND CLOPTON WTH A CLOPTON ADDRESS THE DAY BEGAN WTH REGSTRATON AT 8:30AM THE SESSON WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE MODERATOR, BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON AT 9:00 AM WTH OPENNG PRAYER BY BROTHER ANDREW BOSTCK THS DAY BEGNS ON A NOTE OF SADNESS AS WE ARE NFORMED THAT SARDS HAS LOST TO DEATH TS BELOVED NTERM PASTOR OF A SHORT TME, BROTHER JOHN EDWARDS WE ARE ALL FAMLAR WTH BROTHER JOHN AS HE PASTORED FOR MANY YEARS N DOTHAN AND SERVED AS THE STATE MODERATOR FOR 25 YEARS BEFORE STEPPNG DOWN DELEGATES FROM SARDS WLL NGT BE ATTENDNG THS MEETNG NOR WLL TS NEW PASTOR BROT~ER BLLY BEVANS ALL WLL BE ATTENDNG THE SERVCE OF BROTHER JOHN OUR PRAYERS AND SYMPATHY GO OUT TO THE MANY LOVED ONES TODAY WHO ARE BROKEN HEARTED WE ASK THAT GOD BRNG SPEEDY HEALNG AND COMFORT TO THE FAMLY BROT~1ER WLLAM SOWELL GAVE THE HOST CHURCH WELCOME AND BROTHER JOEY PETTS GAVE THE RESPONSE ON BEiALF OF THE PEOPLES OF THE ASSOCATON BROTHER EVERETTE MULLNS WTH SSTER LNDA SOWELL PLAYNG THE PANO LED THE BODY N SNGNG "PRASE THE LOF:D HE SET t1e FF:EE AND "?EDEEMED BROTHER WLLAM AND LARRY SOWELL RECEVED A OFFERNG WTH BROTHER LARRY PRAYNG THE OFFERTORY PRAYER AN OFFERNG OF $11700 WAS RECEVED BROTHER LARRY SOWELL BROUGiT THE MORNNG DEVOTON USNG AS A TEXT GENESS 5; MALACH 3; DEUT 6:5 AND 2 CHRONCLES 7:14 WE LVE N A SOCETY THAT BELEVES N HEALNG WTHOUT PRAYER; BLESSNGS WTHOUT REPENTANCE; AND GLORY WTHOUT LVNG RGHT FOLKS, TODAY, WE NEED TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED; DRESS AND ACT ACCORDNGLY, AND PRESENT THE MAGE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRST TO A LOST AND DYNG WORLD F WE DONT WHO WLL? A VERY PONTED DEVOTON TO THE CHURCH AND CHRSTAN FAMLES OF THE WORLD~ WE HAD 6 MNSTERS, 6 DEACONS, 1 VSTOR, AND 21 DELEGATES MNSTERS ARE RALPH BAKER, CLARENCE L CULPEPPER, DANNY HENDERSON, ROSS PETERS, JOEY PETTS, AND LARRY SOWELL DEACONS ARE; JACK ARMSTRONG, TROY BARRON, LAMAR BUXTON~ MERLYN LPSCOMB, WLLAM SOWELL, AND JOE PA(3E 14
WHTEHEAD DELEGATES ARE EVERGREEN; SHARON PETERS AND PAM PETTS; MOUNT ZON; YVONNE KLCREASE, NNA VCKERS, AND DOT WHTENER; NEW PROSPECT; LNDA CORDELL, JOYCE MULLNS, EVERETTE MULLNS, LNDA SOWELL; NEW ZON; MARVELL ARMSTRONG, ANDREW BOSTCK, LOR SHELLEY, JOHNNE TAYLOR, EDNA WHTEHEAD, LARRY WHTEHEAD; PLGRMS REST; PAM DYSON, PAUL DYSON, CAROLYN BUCKZAR AND ALTERNATE AMANDA OWENS; SARDS; ALL ATTENDNG JOHN EDWARDS FUNERAL; UNON GROVE; SYLVA ETHRDGE, LNDA FLOYD, RUTH WHTEHEAD A : MOTON BY AND VOTE OF THE ORDANED AUT~ORTY PRESENT SEATED THE DELEGATES TO ATTEND TO THS DAYS BUSNESS WHCH MGHT BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BODY THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE CONCERNNG THE UPCOMNG ROLL CALL SUNDAY AND THE NEED FOR EACH C~URCH TO CALL BROTHERDANNY HENDERSON WTH THE ATTENDANCE FGURES FROM EACH CHURCH BROTHER CULPEPPER ANNOUNCED HOMECOMNG AT PLGRMS REST ON THE FRST SUNDAY N MAY WTH THE BROTiER RAY RLEY AS SPEAKER NEW PROSPECT WLL BE HAVNG REVVAL BEGNNNG N JULY WTH BROTHER MKE BECKON SPEAKNG EACH NGHT RECESS WT~ PRAYER BY THE MODERATOR AT ABOUT 10:07 WE REASSEMBLED FOR THE BUSNESS AND WORSHP TME OF THE MEETNG BEGNNNG WTH THE VAROUS REPORTS FROM THE COMMTTEES AS FOLLOWS CREDENTALS COMMTTEE REPORTED THAT BROTHER BLLY BEVAN S CONFRMED BY THE CLERK OF THE PAUL PALMER ASSOCATON, BRO JM TURNBOUGH, TO BE A MEMBER N GOOD STANDNG WTH THAT ASSOCATON, HOWEVER, ALL LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATON MUST COME FROM THE APPONTED COMMTTEE WHLE THE ASSOCATON S N SESSON THEY WLL MEET N MAY 2003 AND A LETTER WLL BE GRANTED AT THAT TME MOUNf ZON HAD TWO CANDDATES TO BE PLACED BEFORE THE COMMTTEE FOR EXAMNATON AS DEACON, HOWEVER, DUE TO NJURY TO ONES WFE N A FALL AT CHURCH AND THE BOARD REQURNG A 20 DAY NOTCE TO PREPARE FOR EXAMNATON MOUNT ZON HAS DECDED TO WAT UNTL LATER ON AND SCHEDULE A MEETNG AT THE HOME CHURCH FOR THE EXAMNATON NFORMATON MSC THE BOARD OF CHRSTAN EDUCATON MADE THE FOLLOWNG REPORT WE THANK NEW ZON FOR HOSTNG OUR LAST RALLY A GROUP OF TEENS PUT ON A DRAMA THAT SHOWS US WE HAVE NFLUENCE ON OTHERS AND THAT CONSEQUENCES FOLLOW ACTONS, GOOD OR BAD WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT RALLY N MAY AT NEW PROSPECT WE ASK THAT ALL PEOPLE BE N PRAYER FOR THE CAMPS COMNG N JUNE AT COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS JUNOR CAMP WLL BE JUNE 16720 WTH BROTHER JOE TOLBERT AS SPEAKER AND SENOR CAMP WLL BE JUNE 2327 WTH BROTHER TM RAYBON AS SPEAKER CAMPERCOST WLL BE $10000 PER CAMPER THERE ~ias BEEN A CHANGE N GRLS DRESS CODE BLUE JEANS WLL NOT BE ALLOWED PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WLL TOUCH HEARTS, CHANGE LVES, AND DRAW CHRSTANS CLOSER TO HM THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTNUED SUPPORT FOR THS BOARD, BOTH PRAYERFULLY AND FNANCALLY THE FNANCE COMMTTEE RECOMMENDED THE PLATE OFFERNG, OF $11700 GO TO THE GENERALFUND MSC : PAGE 15
PAGE 16 CHLDREN HOME COMMTTEE, MSSONS COMMTTEE, PLACEMENT COMMTTEE, NOMNATON COMMTTEE, AND T ~E RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE HAD NO REPORTS TO OFFER THE REGSTRATON COMMTTEESHDWS A TOTAL OF 40 WHO REGSTERED SGNN SHEETS SHOWED 34 NDVDUALS AND THERE WERE SOME MEMBERS N THE FELLOWSHP HALL AND T WAS ESTMATED BY THS CLERK THAT T~1ERE WERE APPROXMATELY 45 48 N ATTENDANCE, THOUGH NOT ALL HAD REGSTERED WE HAD SOME VERY SPRTED CONGREGATONAL SNGNG AND SPECALS AS WELL LED BY THE HOST CHURCH SONG LEADER AND MUSc AN ltje SANG LET MY LFE BE A LGHT LJDNDEF:FUL A NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES", "JUST A LTTLE TALK ltjth JESUS", AND AMERCA L S(i COF:DELL SAN(:J NOTHNG BUT A 1"1 F::ACLE wll DO AND 1"1AF~Y KNEW LNDA SOitJELL SAND FOR us FEEL T E NALS" AND SWEET BEULAH LAND" DANNY HENDERSON SANG "Hm J LONG HAS T BEEN" ~ T ~E MORNNG MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT BY BROTHER ROSS PETEF~S SHAF:E SO1E THOUGHTS ON "HOW TO BLESS GOD" F AD THE WORD OF GDS, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ, SEE T ~E HAND OF GOD AT WORK, BRNG OURSELVES NTO A WALK WTH HM, PURSUE WTH DLGENCE THE WLL OF GOD, BE AWARE SN AND ACTS OF SN MUST BE PUNSHED, SO HOW DO WE BLESS GOD? GODS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON US, GODS STANDARD OF RGHT DR WRONG, LET GOD SET THE STANDARD OF LVNG, SHOW FORTH A CHANGED LFE, SEEK HS FACE, GET RESTARTED AND REFOCUSED, TURN FROM YOUR WAYS TO HS WAYS, YELD TO HS WAYS, TOTAL SURRENDER A RSNG VOTE DF THANKS WAS GVEN TO T~E HOST CHURCH FOR A WONDERFUL DAY OF HOSPTALTY AND THE EXPECTED GOOD MEAL TO FOLLOW DSMSSED FOR LUNCH N PRAYER BY BROTHER TF~OY BAF~F:DN JULY 12, 2003 NEW ZON FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH THRD QUARTERLY SESSON THE THRD QUARTERLY SESSON BEGAN WTH REGSTRATON AT 8:30 AM FOLLOWED BY A CALL TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM BY THE MODERATOR, BRO DANNY HENDERSON HE WELCOMED TO ASSOCATON AND HOPED FRO A GRACOUS AND GODLY DAY OPENNG PRAYER BY BRO JOEY PETTS BRO DANNY MADE A FEW REMAF::<S ABOUT "t 1DV NG FROM GOD " HE CAUTONED THE MEETNG ABOUT THE WALK AND THE TALK, THE ATTTUDE AND THE ACTONS TMELY BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND GAVE THE WELCOME BY THE HOST CHURCH AND BROTHER TRACEY ARMSTRONG GAVE THE RESPONSE AND NOTE OF APPRECATON FOR NEW ZON HOSTNG THS SESSON OF THE ASSOCATON WE HAD SEVERAL SONGSLED BY THE HOST CHURCH MUSCANS BROTHER HENDRCKSON SELECTED TO SNG HY"1NS "GVE ME A VS ON", "BLESSED ASSUF:ANCE", AND THE FAMLY OF 130D" _ THE PLATE OFFERNG WAS THEN RECEVED BY BROTHER TRACEY ARMSTRONG AND ONE FALED TO RECORD HS NAME AND MEMORY WLL NOT LET ME RECALL ATTHS TME C THNK T WAS PROBABLE BROTHER JACK ARMSTRONG, BUT AM NOT SURE)
T~E PLATE OFFERNG WLL BE DESGNATED LATER N Tl~E BUSNESS SESSON THE PLATE OFFERNG WAS A TOTAL OF $1 45 50 < THE MORNNG DEVOTON WAS BROUGHT BY BROTHER BLLY S~ELLEY OF THE HOST CHURCH AND HE USED 1ST TMOTHY 1:18 AND EZRA 9:5 AS HS SCRP"TURE BASE HE PON"rED OUT THAT N TMOTHY THERE S THS CHARGE AND N EZRA HE PONTED OUT T~iAT THEY CAME TOGETHER AND CONFESSED EVERY KNOWN SN AND CONDTON, HUMBLED THEMSELVES, THEY WERE HEARD BY GOD, THE FOLK DD REPENT AND DD FORSAKE THER SNS CONCERN MUST BE SHOWN BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND CLOSED WTH PRAYER RECOGNTON OF MNS"rERS WE HAD 8 PRESENT WHO ARE: BROTHERS RALPH BAKER, BLLY BEVANS, C L CULPEPPER, DANNY HENDERSON, THOMAS KRKLAND, JOEY PETTS, LARRY SOWELL, AND MNSTER OF MUSC AT NEW ZON RON HENDRCKSON DEACONS PRESENT WERE JACK ARMSTRONG, TRACEY ARMSTRONG, JESSE BARNETTE, TROY BARRON, LAMAR BUXTON, JOHNNY GLMORE, WLLAM SOWELL, AND JOE WiiTEHEAD ONE VSTOR ATTENDNG, BROTHER ROGER BENNETT FROM THE CHLDRENS HOME THE ROLL CALL OF DELEGATES: EVERGREEN; PAM PETTS: MOUNT ZON; MELNDA OWENS, DOLLY VCKERS: NEW PROSPECT; CHRSTNE BROWN, MARE CARROLL, EMMA TEW: NEW ZON; MARVELL ARMSTRONG, BARBARA KRKLAND, BOBBE SHELLEYi JOHNNE RUTH TAYLOR, JEANETTE TRAMMELL, EDNA WHTEHEAD: PLGRMS REST; CAROLYN BUC(ZAR, PAM DYSON, AMANDA OWENS: SARDS; GLORA BEVANS, GEORGA GLMORE: UNON GROVE; SYLVA ETHRDGE A TOTAL OF 18 DELEGATES REGSTERED MSC TO SEAT BY THE ORDANED AUTHORTY ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEW PROSPECT AND UNON WLL BE HAVNG F:E\J VAL JUL Y 27 30, 2003 < NE!J PROSPECT WLL HAVE BROTHER MKE BECKON UNON DD NOT GET NEW ZON WLL BE HAVNG BBLE SCHOOL STARTNG JULY 19 MENS RETREAT WLL BE AT TRNTY CAMP THE CHLDREN HOME REPRESENTATVE, BROTHER ROGER BENNETT, GAVE A SHORT TALK ON THE HOME AND THE CHLDREN N OUR CARE HE THANKED THE PEOPLE FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THROUGH TiE YEARS AND ASK THAT THEY CONTNUE TO PRAY, GVE, AND SEEK~ MSC AS NFO _ < THE MODERATOR ASi( FOR A MOTON TO ENTER NTO BUSNESS AND T WAS SECONDED AND CARRED HE THEN APPONTED BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND TO COMPLETE THE YEAR UNTL THE < ANNUAL SESSON ON THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON REPLACNG BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE WHO HAS A CONFLCT WTH TME MSC < THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON PRESENTED THE < < FOLLOWNG REPORT: THE LAST RALLY WAS HOSTED BY NEW PROSPECT AND THE PUPPETEERS FROM THE FRST CHURCHN DOTHAN MADE A WONDERFUL PRESENTATON AND WAS ENJOYED BY ALL THERE WAS ABOUT 90 N ATTENDANCE THE NEXT RALLY WLL BE AUGUST 16 AT EVERGREEN JUNOR CAMP WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THERE WERE 37 CAMPERS WTi 10 FROM OUR ASSOCATON THE EVANGELST HAD DOUBLE BOOKED HS APPONTMENTS BUT GOD USED BROTHER JASONMLLER N A MGHTY WAY TiE ALTAR WAS FLLED NGHTLY WTH REDEDCATONS AND AT LEAST PROFESSED SALVATON FOR THE FRST TME SR < PAGE 17
CAMP PROVED TO BE JUST AS SUCCESSFUL BROTiER TME RAYBON PREACiED WTH SPRT LED AND SPRT CONVCTON SERMONS EACH NGHT AND AGAN THE ALTARS WERE FLLED WE HAD 9 CAMPERS FROM OUR ASSOCATON T~lERE WLL BE A BACKTO SCHOOL RALLY AT HARVEST FWB CHURCH N OZARK ON AUGUST 2ND WTH SERVCES BEGNNNG AT 7:00 PM BROTHER JOHNNY SEXTON WLL BE PREACiiNG WE THANK YOU FOR YOURPRAYERS AND SUPPORT WTH WHCH WE CANNOT DO WTHOUT SUBMTTED BY TRACEY ARMSTRONG, MCKEY GLMORE, JOEY PETTS THE CREDENTALS COMMTTEE HAD A REQUEST TO GRANT LETTER OF GOOD STANDNG TO THE LBERTY ASSOCATON OF NORTH FLORDA ON BEHALF OF BROTtiER BOBBY REGSTER WE RECOMMEND LETTER ge SENT: MSC WE HAVE RECEVED LETTER OF GOOD STANDNG FOR BROTHER BLLY BEVANS AND HE S RECOGNZED AS BENG N FULL FELLOWSHP WTH THS ASSOCATON MSC THE FNANCE COMMTTEE RECOMMENDED THE PLATE OFFERNG OF $14550 GO TO THE CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON TO ASSST N REPLACNG DEPLETED FUNDS FROM THE TWO CAMPS JUST COt~PETED MSC RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE HAD A VERBAL REPORT FROM SSTER PAM PETTS ON GENERAL CONDTONS OUR YOUTH AND THE CHURCH N PARTCULAR ARE FACNG A VERY TMELY AND SOBERNG THOUGHT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS MSSONS, PLACEMENT, NOMNATNG AND CHLDREN HOME COMMTTEE HAD NO REPORT T~1E BOARD MEMBER TO THE HOME DD HAVE A SHORT REMNDER THAT WE ARE A HOME, NOT AN ORP~ANAGE WE TAKE (DS WHO ARE N A PRECAROUS POSTON AND TRED TO PUT STABLTY NTO THER YOUNG LVES MANY ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THER OWN HOMES N A SHORT TME WHLE OTHERS STAY WTH US TtiROUGHOUT THER GROWNG YEARS WE TRY TO BE THERE WHEN THE NEED ARSES T~1ANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS, SUPPORT, AND CONCERNS WE ~1AD A VERY GOOD SONG SERVCE LED BY THE HOST CHURCH lje SANG BEAUTFUL zon THE ljay OF THE CF:OSS LEADS HO1E JUST A LTTLE TALK w n1 JEsus LvNG BY,, FATH BROTHER HENDRCKSON SAND TWO SPECALS, ONE BETWEEN OTHER CONGREGATONAL SONGS AND ONE AT THE END HE SANG "BEYOND THE CROSS" AND "THE ANCHOR HOLDS" THE MORNNG MESSAGE WAS DELVERED BY THE LORD THROUGH BROTHER JOEY PETTS USE THS TERM FOR AM REMNDED OF A SMLAR WRTNG FROM THE MNUTES OF YEARS AGO BY SSTER LNNE STOKES N HER HSTORY tjr T NG SHE SAD SO1ETH NG L n:e "BF:OTHEF~ 11 LETTE PREACHED AS ONE ANONTED OF GOD, WTH POWER AND CONVCTON AND WTH THE FRE OF THE SPRT THS S HOW FELT THE LORD USED BROTHER JOEY THS DAY N 2003 USNG CHRONCLES AND ROMANS AS SCRPTURE GUDES BROTHER JOEY PREACHED AS ONE N TOUCH WTi GOD ON A MOST PERSONAL LEVEL THS DAY PONTS HE MADE WERE FLLED WTH A NEW FLLNG THAT THE WORLD CAN SEE, OFFERED SACRFCES COUR BODY), : PAGE 18
DEDCATED, iallowed, US A VERY GOOD AND TRULY FROM GOD THROUGJi THS MAN TO MOVNG MESSAGE TJiERE WAS A RSNG VOTE OF THANKS FOR > THE HOST CHURCH FOLLOWED BY A GOOD NOON MEAL AND FELLOWSHP BROTHER C L CULPEPPER DSMSSED WTH PRAYED AND ASK GOD TO BLESS T~E EVENNG MEAL WE WLL MEET AGAN AT THE ANNUAL SESSON OR ON THE STREETS OF GOLD GOD BLESS E lef::yone OCTOBER 17, 2003 UNON GROVE FREE WLL BAPTST CHURCH FRDAY NGHT SESSON OF ANNUAL THE FRDAY NGJ1T SESSON BEGAN WTH REGSTRATON AT 6:30 PM N THE SANCTUARY OF UNON GROVE CHURCH THE BODY WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE MODERATOR, DANNY HENDERSON, AND HE WELCOMED THE FOLK WJ10 HAD GATHERED FOR T~S SESSON BROTHER DANNY OPENED THE SESSON WTH PRAYER HE THEN NFORMED THE BODY OF A CHANGE N THE STATE DUES WHCH MOST WERE APPARENTLY UNAWARE OF THE DUES HAD BEEN RASED BY 55000 FROM $8500 TO $13500 ONLY ONE CHURCi N SEVEN SEEMED TO BE AWARE OF THS CHANGE T WAS RECORDED N THE STATE 1"1! NUTES THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMENTS MADE CONCERNNG A UPCOMNG VOTE N WASHNGTON CONCERNNG HOMOSEXUAL MARRAGES VERSUS BBLCAL MARRAGE AS SET FORTH BY THE FATHER ALL MEMBERS WERE URGED TO MAKE A DFFERENCE THROUGH PRAYER AND LETTER OR PHONE CONTACT WTH OUR SENATOR OR REPRESENTATVE AND STRONGLY VOCE OUR OPNON AS TO THE POSTON OF THE BBLE ON TH1S TEM THE WELCOME TO THE HOST CHURCH WAS GVEN BY BROTHER WLL MADDOX THE RESPONSE WAS OMTTED WE HAD A SHORT SONG SERVCE LED BY HOLT STOKES OF THE HOST CHUF:CH THE CONGF::EGATON THEN SANG "POWER N THE BLOOD" FOLLOWED BY SEVEF~AL SONGS BY THE MXED CHOF: OF HOLT STOKES, DOT WHTENER, LNDA SOWELL, CHARLES BAXLEY, AND ZEKE STOKES SONGS THEY CHOSE NCLUDED "t1anson OVER THE HLL TOP DotJN ON t1y KNEES AND HOW LONG HAS T BEEN " VEF:Y BEPtUT FUL SONGS 1J TH A GF:EAT 1"1ESSAGE AN OFFERNG WAS RECEVED WTH PRAYER BY BROTHER WLL 1"1ADDOX THE OFFEF: NG 1J LL BE COt1B NED WTH TOMOF~F~Dt JS OFFEF: NG AND BY THE BODY DESDNATED BY THE FNANCE COMMTTEE FOR VOTE THE EVENNG MESSAGE WAS DELVERED BY THE MODERATOR, BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON LOOKNG FRST TO 2ND CHRONCLES 7:14, OLJR TJiEME VERSE, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO DELVER A STRRNG MESSAGE ON SEVERAL KEY PONTS CONCERNNG THE WORLD AND THE ciurch T SEEMS TODAY THAT GOD S NOT ALLOWED N THE HOME AS HE SHOULD BE; HE S LEFT OUT OF BUSNESS DECSONS, AND SADLY, HE S LEFT OUT OF CHURCH DECSONS HE WENT ON TO PONT OUT THAT THOUGH GOD S JiOLY, PURE, RGHTEOUS, AND PERFECT HE S AT THE SAME TME A GOD OF WRATJi AND JUDGEMENT AS WELL AS A JEALOUS GOD~ HE WLL NOT SHARE HS POSTON WTH ANY OTHER GOD FOR HE AND, PAGE 13 ;, ; ; ;;;;; ;;;;; ;,;; = = :;: _, ======~ _,,,~cc = =c~
HE ALONE S GOD~ PEOPLE COME TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY, BUT, OH LSTEN TO T~EM ON MONDAY N Tf~E WORLD TODAY WE NEED TO BE ALL THAT WE SHOULD BE AND COULD BE HE READ FROM GENESS ON MARRAGE PONTNG OUT THE DFFERENCE BETWEEN ABRAHAM AND LOT AND THE TWO FAMLES fie SPOKE ON ROMANS 117 AS WELL AS TMOTHY CHAPTER AND VERSE 5 HE CLOSED WTH A VERY PONTED QUESTON WHAT ABOUT YOU TONGHT? ARE YOU DONG WHAT YOU CAN? CAN GOD RELY ON YOU? A QUESTON ALL HAD TO ANSWER N HS/HER OWN HEART BROTHER WLLAM SOWELL THEN PRAYED THE BENEDCTON AND ASKED GODS, BLESSNG ON THE MEAL AND TRAVEL TO OUR PLACES OF ABODE WE STOOD ADJOURNED UNTL 9:00 AM SATURDAY MORNNG WHEN WE WOULD REASSEMBLE AT EVERGREEN FOR TJiE BUSNESS SESSON AND MORE FELLOWSHP TOGETHER OCTOBER 18, 2003 SATURDAY ANNUAL SESSON DAY TWO EVERGREEN FREE WLL BAPTST CfiURCH DAY TWO OF T~E ANNUAL SESSON BEGAN WT~ REGSTRATON BEGNNNG AT 8:30 AM BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON CALLED THE SESSON NTO ORDER AT APPROXMATELY 9:00 AM N THE MORNNG BROTiiER JEFFREY PETTS OPENED THE MEETNG WTH PRAYER TliE MODERATOR THEN READ FROM THE BOOK OF 1ST CORNTiiiANS A FEW VERSES OF SCRPTURE TO GET THE DAY STARTED OFF N TfiE WORD THE WELCOME WAS THEN GVEN BY BROTHER JOEY PETTS AND THE RESPONSE GVEN BY BROTHER WL_AM SOWELL A PETTS PANO YOU N SHORT SONG SERVCE FOLLOWED LET BY BROTHER JOEY AND SSTER LNDA SOWELL PROVDNG THE MUSC BY SON(JS SELECTED NCLUDED 11 HOLD MY HAND 11 LL i1eet, THE t 10F:N NG AND sn CAN NEVER ENTER THEF~E AN OFFERNG WAS RECEVED WTH BROTHERS JOE WHTEHEAD AND JACK ARMSTRONG SERVNG AS USHERS BROTHER JEFFREY PETTS BROUGiiT T~E MORNNG DEVOTON USNG VERSES 223 FROM THE BOOK OF JUDE ALSO MADE REFERENCE TO ACTS 8:26~ ACTS 920, ACTS 3:28 PHLLP THE EUNUC~l WAS A WTNESS PAUL PREACHED N T~E SYNAGOGUE PETER WTNESSED TO THE LAME MAN JESUS TO NCODEMUS A VERY GOOD DEVOTON CLOSED WTH THE QUESTON, WHAT CAN GOD EXPECT FROM YOU? FOLLOWED BY A SHORT RECESS FOLLOWNG THE RECESS WE HAD SEVERAL CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE: SARDS WLL BE HAVNG A SNG WTH THE 13f~OUP APPONTED" AS THE FEATUF:ED SNGERS ALL AF NVTED TO ATTEND NEW ZON WLL BE HAVNG HOME COMNG ON NOVEMBER 3, 2003 AND EVERGREEN WLL BE HAVNG HOME COMNG ON NOVE~BER 9, 2003 FOLLOWNG THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS WE RECOGNZED 6 MNSTERS; BROTHERS RALPH BAKER, BLLY BEVANS, CLARENCE L CULPEPPER, DANNY HENDERSON, THOMAS f(rkland, JOEY PETTS A LKE NUMBER OF ORDANED DEACONS ROSE TO BE COUNTED BROTHERS ODS BUXTON, : PAGE
JOHNNY GLMORE, WLLAM SOWELL, AND THREE WHO DD NOT REGSTER NO VSTORS STOOD TO BE RECOGNZED ROLL CALL OF DELEGATES WT THE FOLLOWNG BROTtiERS AND SSTERS ANSWERNG: EVERGREEN CtiURCH; MARJORE PHLLPS AND LLLAN WLSON; MOUNT ZON; NNA FLOWERS, DOLLY VCKERS, AND DOT Wt1TENER; NEW PROSPECT;_ JOYCE MULLNS, EVER~ETTE MULLNS, LNDA SOWELL, ALTERNATES CHRSTNE BROWN, ANN ARMSTRONG, EMLY PETTS; NEW ZON; MARVELLE ARMSTRONG, BARBARA KRKLAND, JANELL SHE(LEY, JOHNNE RUTH TAYLOR, JEANETTE TRAMMELL, AND EDNA WHTEHEAD; PLGRM REST CHURCH; NONE; SARDS; LSA GLMORE, GLORA BEVANS, JULEEN GLMORE; AND UNON GROVE CHURCH; LNDA FLOYD, SYLVA ETHRDGE, PEGGY tlerrng WE HAD THE REPORTS FROM THE VAROUS COMMTTEES AND OTHEF: BUS NESS AS T SHOULD A F: SE CREDENTALS COMMTTEE; MSSONS COMMTTEE, AND CHLDREN HOME BOARDS HAD NO REPORTS AT THS SESSON CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON MADE THER REPORT AROUND THE SUMMER CAMP FOR JUNORS AND SENORS AND THE UPCOMNG YOUTH RALLES WHCH ARE OUTLNED N THE MNUTES A SKATE PARTY WLL BE HELD JONTLY BETWEEN OUR ASSOCATON AND THE STATE LNE ASSOCATON AT TtiE BOBALU ROLLER RNK MONTHLY THS WLL BE FROM 6:30 8:30 WHEN SCHEDU(ED THE BOARD WLL NFORM THE CHURCHES WHEN THE NGHT WLL BE EACH MONTH WNTER RETREAT DECEMBER 29 AND 30 AT COFFEE BAPTST VNEYARDS WTH SPEAKER MKE COX HAS BEEN SCHEDULED ALSO THE MARCH RETREAT FOR COUPLES WTH DWAYNE AND BARBARA TAYLOR HAS BEEN SET THE WNTERRETREAT WLL COST $3000 WtiiLE THE MARCH SERVCE WLL COST $3500 THE RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE GAVE A REPORT BY SSTER PAM PETTS WTH A PETTON FORM EACH CHURCH MEMBER COULD SGN AND SEND TO THER RESPECTVE SENATOR AND OR REPRESENTATVE FAMLY LFE S AT STAKE AS NEVER BEFORE N TtiE HSTORY OF THS NATON MSC THE REPORT WAS CONCERNNG THE UPCOMNG VOTE N CONGRESS AROUND THE HOMOSEXUAL ACTVST AND OTHER GROUPS WHO ARE PROMOTNG SAME SEX UNONS N AMERCA TO BE RECOGNZED AS LEGAL NOMNATNG COMMTTEE MADE TS ANNUAL REPORT AS PERTANS TO OFFCERS AND BOARD MEMBERS MSC MODERATOR BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON; VCE MODERATOR BROTHER JOEY PETTS; CLERK/TREASURER BROTHER RALPH BAKER; ASST CLERK/TREASURER SSTER NNA FLOWERS; CREDENTALS COMMTTEE BROTHER JOEY PETTS TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2007 AND BROTHER C L CULPEPPER TER EXPRNG OCTOBER 2007; CHLDREN HOME BOARD MEMBER BROTHER RALPH BAKER; CHLDREN HOME COMMTTEE_ MEMBER BROTHER JOHNNY GLMORE TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2006; CHRSTAN BOARD OF EDUCATON BROTHER TRACEY ARMSTRONG TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2006; BROTHER CHRS CULP TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2005; BROTHER JEFFEREY PETTS TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2004 FNANCE COMMTTEE SSTER DOT WliiTENER TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2006; MSSONSCOMMTTEE SSTER JOHNNE RUTH TAYLOR TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2006; NOMNATNG,,, PAGE, 1 ~ ;,;;;;;;,;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;:==== === ~~==cc=====~
PA13E, : ; COMMTTEE SSTER NNA VCKERSFLOWERS TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2006; PLACEMENT COMMTTEE SSTER SYLVA El"~RDGE TERM EXPRNG OClOBER 2006; RESOLUTONS COMMTTEE SSTER S~ARON PETERS TERM EXPRNG OCTOBER 2006 SUBMil"TED SSTER LNDA SOWELL, SSTER PAM PETTS, SSTER NNA VCERS FLOWERS MSC BY SELECTNG ENTRE SLATE THE PLACEMENT COMMTTEE GAVE SATURDAY JANUARY 17, 2004 SATURDAY APRL 17,2004 SATURDAY JULY 10, 2004 FRDAYNGHT OCTOBER 15, 2004 SATURDAY OCTOBER 16, 2004 THE FOLLOWNG REPORT: MOUNT ZON PU3RMS F ST SAF~DS NEW ZON NEW PfWSPECT RESPECTFULLY SUBM rred BY: SSTER JOYCE MULLNS SSTER DOLLY VCKERS SSTER SYLVA EHTF: DGE THE FNANCE COMMTTEE GAVE TS ANNUAL REPORT WTH T~E BUDGET REMANNG THE SAME AS T HAS BEEN THE FNANCE COMMTTEE RECOMMENDED THE PLATE OFFERNGS OF FRDAY AND SATURDAY BE RETANED N GENERAL FUND RESPECTFULLY SUBMTTED BY BROTHER LAMAR BUXTON, SSTER DOT WHTENER, SSTER EDNA WHTEHEAD MSC CONCLUDNG THE BUSNESS SESSON WE THEN HAD SOME CONGREGATONALSNGNG LED BY MEMBERS OF THE HOST CHURCi WE SANG SEVERAL SONGS NCLUDNG WLL SNG Tl ie WONDROUS STORY" FOLLOWED BY PRAYER BY BF:OTHER DANNY HENDERSON lje THEN CONTNUED SNGNG ~ J TH "l JON T T BE WONDEF:FUL THEF~E" 01 1 ljant TO SEE H t1 11 WHEN WE ALL GET TO HElWEN AT THS T t1e BF:::OTHEF: AND S STEF: PETTS SAN13 A SPECAL 11 S NNE F: Sf1VED BY GF:ACE 11 F:EALL Y BLESSED THE SOUL THE MEMORAL SERVCE WAS CONDUCTED BY BROT~ER RALPH BAKER N MEMORY OF THOSE WHO HAD GONE ON DURNG THE PAST ASSOCATON YEAR THOSE BROTHERS AND SSTERS NO LONGER WTi US ARE: EVERGREEN, GLADYS PAYNE; MOUNT ZON, MARGARET PALMER, WLLE C McGLVARY, LLLAN TURNER, AND JAMES SOWELL; NEW PROSPECT, MYRTLE BROWN; NEW ZON, PLGRMS REST, AND SARDS REPORTED NONE; UNON GROVE REPORTED MELSSA BUSH, JMMY GAMBLE, MARE WHTEHEAD, VVAN HOPKNS MAY THESE BASK ETEF:NAL_LY N THE ARMS AND LOVE OF JESUS OUR LORD CLOSED WTH PORTONS OF TWO SONGS: WHAT A DAY THAT WLL BE AND WONT HAVE TO WORRY ANYt 10F~E BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND THEN BROUGHT THE MORNNG MESSAGE USNG SCRPTURE FROM 11 TMOTHY 3:15; 11 TMOTHY 4: 15; t1alach 3: 6; HEBF:EWS 3: 12; f~nd 13: 8; JO N 14: 1621 ; JOHN 15:110; AND JOHN 16:7~15 FURTHER REFERENCED EPHESANS 6:14 A VERY GOOD AND WELL PREPARED MESSAGE FOR THE HOUR BROTHER JOEY PETTS DSMSSED WTH PRAYER AND LUNCH FOLLOWNG A VERY GOOD DAY NDEED THE EXECUTVE COMMTTEE MET AT MOUNT ZON CHURCH ON TUESDAY NGHT, NOVEMBER 4 2003 TO MAKE PLANS FOR T1E YEAR 2004 BROTHER DANNY HENDERSON CALLED THE MEETNG TO ORDER AT ABOUT 7:00 PM WTH OPENNG PRAYER OFFERED BY BROTHER C L CULPEPPEF~
THE Tl ieme FOR THE COMNG YEAR WAS SUBMTTED BY BROTHER RALP~i BAKER AND NCLUDED AN OUTL~E FOR EACH t 1ESS~H:JE: THE THEt 1E S " T S T 11E i:;nd T!1E SC:;;: PTURE REFERENCE S ROMANS 13:11 14 SATURDAY JANUA~Y 17, 2004 BROTHER C L SATURDAY APRL 17, 2004 BF::OTHER F:ALPH MOUNT ZON CHURC~ CULFEPPER P Li::Jf<: t 1 S F:EST BAKER ;;:>r JLJLY ~ATu~oAt r< 1 ~ U ~~~ 0 A~or~ 1 ::UUr ;;:> r": ~:> BROTHER JOEY PETTS FRDAY NGHT OCTOBER 15, 2004 NEW ZON BROTiER THOMAS KRKLAND SATURDAY OCTOBER 16, 2004 NEW PROSPECT BROT~iER LARRY SOWELL T~E SUBSTTUTE SPEAKER FOR THE YEAR S BROTHER BLLY BEVANS AND THE MEMORAL SPEAKER WLL BE BROTHER ROSS PETEF:S MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THE MEETNG WERE AS FOLLOWS: BROTHER JOEY PETTS, EVERGREEN; BROTHER RALPH BA(ER AND SSTER NNA VCKERSFLOWERS, MOUNT ZON; BRO DANNY HENDERSON AND EVERETTE MULLNS, NEW PROSPECT; BROTHER THOMAS KRKLAND AND SSTER EDNA WHTEHEAD, NEW ZON; BROTHER C L CULPEPPER, PLGRMS REST; BROTHER MCKEY GLMORE, SARDS; AND BROTHER HOLT STOKES, UNON GROVE BROTHERS JOE WHTEHEAD AND WLL MADDOX ALSO ATTENDED FROM NEW ZON AND UNON GROVE MEETNG CLOSED WTH PRAYER AND REFRES~MENTS FOLLOWED PAGE,,,,;~,:)
\::ltion and ~~:ylao,s of Jhe C:nstiJ Southea~>j;E~ rrl tl So:";,jat:L!_:::on 9f Eree lji l_l f;~}ptist Chu r o:: hf?s n order to encourage arld inspire tt1e Churct1es of the Asso:oci;lticn to, engage in :::1 mo rf2 defi nite plan cf No~ k to labor to:ogether in unity, and to coordinate their efforts for a greater program for Christ and His Kingdorn, we do hereby adopt this Constitution and ByLaws Article One Name: This orqanization st1all be known as tl1e Southeastern Association of l~ree Will Baptist Chul ches i i " Article Two Officers: The Officers of this Associatign shall be a Moderator, a Vice Moderator, Clerk/Treasurer, and an Assistant Clerk/Treasurer office o:of Cler~(/Treasurer may be combined <::\ The = Article Three M!m~ershiQL This Association shall be composed of Churches in good standing according to the Faith and Practices of the Treatise of the National Association of Free Will Baptist Article Four Additions: Churches desirinq member ship in this Association shall send delegates bearing a petitionary letter f the Church, upon examinatior1 by the Credentials and Examininq Committee, 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 Resres@ntation: Each Church in this Asso:ociation is expected to be represented at each quarterly and annual sessio:on of the Association by letter and delegates as prescribed in the ByLaws Article Six = nd~g~ndenc~ o:of 9hurches: Each Church of this Association is a distinct and independent organization having full and absolute authority to manage its internal affairs, to elect its Pastor, Officers, and to receive ar1d dismiss members Section One: Each Church in tt1is Association shall have, hold, and control its property, real and otherwise _ection TJ::_ The Assc":iaticn holds no:o authority :over or in the member Churches; it is only a vehicle through which member Churches fello:owst1ip, work, and co:ooperate in all tt1ings which tend to:o promote and advance the cause of Christ and the Free Will Baptist Faith in Gods Kingdom Sectioo Three = Piscipline: This Association shall act only in an advisory capacity Should there arise in tt1e 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 tt1e final authority However, if said ChurchCesl fail to comply with same, this Body, when in session, may, by PAGE 4
cnajority vote of the delegates preser1t, withdraw the hand of fellowsl1ip until such ticne as ChurchCes) has set its ho:::u se i n o l" de r Al"t:j,cle Seveo = i1petinqs: The Assc11:iation sh::\11 meet in quarterly sessions on Saturday before the tt1ird Sunday irl January and April The July session will convene on 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 ur1til 9:00 PM and on Saturday before the third Sunday in October The three quarterly sessions ar1d the Saturday annual sessior1 shall be called to order at 9:00 AM, (registration begins at 8:30AM), on each day of the association CChange made ir1 July 2000) Section One: Roberts rules of order shall be used as a quide in all business transactions and parlia1nentary usaqes Article = Eigh~ Pastors: All churches in this association are expected to require their Pastor to be a member of the conqreqation 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 churches are expected to require a Pastor joining the church to petitiorl for membership in this body not later than the next association meetinq (See Credentials and Examininq Comn1ittee section under the ByLaws for rules and requirements on becoming a member in qocd standinq ministe1 s) Article Nine Provision for Ordained Aytbority: Section One: All ordained ministers and be a member in qood standinq with a church in inq with this Association Section Two: Ordained ministers and l1ave more than one living wife; likewise, ministers and deacons wives cannot have livinq husband deacons must q:od stand dea:cns cannot ordained mcre than one Secticn Thref:: Ordained ministers can hold no credentials other than those recognized by the National Association of Free Will Baptist and this Association Article Ten Executive Committee: This committee is composed of the moderator, vice moderator, clerk/treasurer all ordained ministers who are in qood standinq with a church in good standing with this Association, along with one elected member from each church in qood standing with this Association Article Eleven = Other elected committees: To help plan, promote, organize, andassist 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 PAGE a:::: :: ;