[1]NEW ORLEANS (BP)–Nominees to serve on the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the four denominational boards — International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, and Annuity Board — the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the six seminaries and the Committee on Order of Business have been selected by the 2001 SBC Committee on Nominations.
Nominees will serve if elected by the messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 12-13 at the Superdome in New Orleans:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (82 members): 21 nominations considered; 7 new members; 14 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Calvin R. Wittman, pastor of Applewood Baptist Church, Wheat Ridge, Colo., replacing John C. Robbins, Grand Junction, Colo.; Kevin L. Kerr, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Waterloo, Ill., replacing Patrick M. Pajak, Decatur, Ill.; Charles L. Hollingsworth, minister of music/education of First Baptist Church, Haysville, Kan., replacing John Click, Wichita, Kan.; Amy M. Clingan, layperson and member of Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, Miss., replacing Reuel May Jr., Jackson, Miss.; William A. Vail, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, Mo., replacing James H. (Jim) Wells, Kansas City, Mo.; John Wallace, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Morristown, Tenn., replacing Douglas L. Dutton, Bearden, Tenn.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Karen A. Marshall, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Effingham, Ill., as a new member representing Illinois.
Nominated for second term are Donald P. Cotton, Albertville, Ala.; William E. Anderson, Clearwater, Fla.; Ronald E. Williams, Vidalia, Ga.; Mark Patton, Indianapolis, Ind.; James C. Hales, Highland Heights, Ky.; Jack M. Schneider, Columbia, Conn.; Terry M. Robertson, Amherst, N.Y.; Donald L. Bailey, Asheville, N.C.; Ann W. Frazier, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; Jim R. Daniel, Del City, Okla.; Abe F. Silliman Jr., Ripley, Tenn.; Gary A. Smith, Arlington, Texas; Richard L. Elmore, Roanoke, Va.; Fred E. Morgan, Parkersburg, W.Va.
[2]ANNUITY BOARD (45 members): 12 nominations considered; 9 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Jerry Vines, pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla., replacing Gerald E. Boman, Palm City, Fla.; Danny E. Watters, pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Douglasville, Ga., replacing Pete Sharber, Hazelhurst, Ga.; John McCarty, pastor of Holland Baptist Church, Holland, Mich., replacing James W. (Jim) Hixson, Lansing, Mich.; Robert Benson, layperson and member of Bethel Baptist Church, Independence, Mo., replacing David C. Sheppard, St. Charles, Mo.; Oliver Allred, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Albuquerque, N.M., replacing Ivey D. Massey, Hobbs, N.M.; William R. (Randy) Chestnut Jr., pastor of North Dayton Baptist Church, Dayton, Ohio, replacing Guy Morton, Vermilion, Ohio; Philip D. (Phil) Koos, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Wysox, Pa., replacing Richard D. (Rick) Welch, Peach Bottom, Pa.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Ronnie W. Floyd, senior pastor of Springdale Baptist Church, Springdale, Ark., replacing J. Kirk Thompson, Springdale, Ark., who declined to serve.
Nominated for term to expire in 2002 is William R. (Bill) Delk, layperson and member of Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, Norcross, Ga., replacing Greg Ricks, Savannah, Ga., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Willis W. Henson, Paducah, Ky.; George J. Tous van Nijkerk, Raleigh, N.C.; Robert W. (Bob) Boyles, Scott Depot, W.Va.
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD (86 members): 28 nominations considered; 15 new members; 13 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Douglas W. Merck, pastor of Mt. Yonah Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ga., replacing W.L. (Buddy) Hulsey Jr., Woodstock, Ga.; Robert L. Griffin, pastor of Parker Road Baptist Church, Florissant, Mo., replacing Nancy Callahan, Marshall, Mo.; William R. (Bill) Sanderson, senior pastor of Hephzibah Baptist Church, Wendell, N.C., replacing Winston Gattis Perry, Garner, N.C.; Samuel W. Morgan, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, Creswell, Ore., replacing Sam Friend, Bothell, Wash.; Joe S. Washington, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Cleveland, Tenn., replacing Katherine Fortner, Knoxville, Tenn.; William Michael (Mike) Smith, director of missions and member of Central Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Texas, replacing Cal Guy, Burleson, Texas; Clint Henry, senior pastor of Cherry Lane Baptist Church, Meridian, Idaho, replacing L. Grant Dimitt, Blackfoot, Idaho.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2005 are Ken Whitten, senior pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla., replacing Ralph C. Harris, Winter Haven, Fla., who resigned; Rochelle Davis Jr., pastor of Temple of Faith Baptist Church, Detroit, Mich., replacing Sharon Hessling, Sterling Heights, Mich., who resigned.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Joyce E. Stevens, church secretary/librarian and member of First Baptist Church, Carterville, Ill., as a new member representing Illinois.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 are Gerald B. Reeves, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Niceville, Fla., replacing Wayne A. Earnest, Dunedin, Fla., who resigned; Lonnie Wascom, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Hammond, La., replacing Daniel W. O’Reagan, Pineville, La., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2003 are Mary Jo Nichols, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Kenai, Alaska, replacing Robert E. Jones, Anchorage, Alaska, who resigned; William D. Curp, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Festus, Mo., replacing Rodney H. Travis, Ellisville, Mo., who resigned; John D. Floyd, layperson and member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., replacing Richard D. Sisk, Memphis, Tenn.; who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Roy Duke, Littleton, Colo.; Bill G. Duncan, Honolulu, Hawaii; Patrick T. (Pat) Stewart, St. Charles, Ill.; Phillip C. (Bo) Graves, Haysville, Kan.; Timothy I. Alexander, Florence, Ky.; Diane B. Reeder, Shreveport, La.; Lee W. Waldron, Asheville, N.C.; J. Robert W. Lakey, Sayre, Okla.; H. Blair Monohollon, Eufaula, Okla.; Lauren Law, Mt. Holly, N.J.; John D. Adams, Jackson, Tenn.; Henry Halleck (Hal) Kinkeade II, Springtown, Texas; R. Wayne Collis, Dillwyn, Va.
NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD (58 members): 15 nominations considered; 11 new members; 4 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Terry E. Posey, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Sun City, Ariz., replacing Mark S. Hickman, Scottsdale, Ariz.; James C. Sheets Sr., pastor of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Byers, Colo., replacing John C. (Charlie) Brown, Aurora, Colo.; Keith Thomas, pastor of First Baptist Church, West Palm Beach, Fla., replacing Joyce M. Boatwright, Winter Park, Fla.; Paul E. Pope, pastor of Sonrise Baptist Church, Bonne Terre, Mo., replacing Jerry A. Holbert, Springfield, Mo.; Stanley A. Gillcash, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, Watertown, N.Y., replacing James M. Guenther, Niskayuna, N.Y.; Mitchael C. Freeman, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Beggs, Okla., replacing David M. Stone, Enid, Okla.; William J. (Bill) Curtis, pastor of First Baptist Church, Florence, S.C., replacing James W. (Skip) Owens, Charleston, S.C.; Barbara McCormick, layperson and member of Locust Hill Baptist Church, Travelers Rest, S.C., replacing George Edward (Ed) Rhodes, Charleston, S.C.; Eral M. Sutton, layperson and member of Spring Memorial Baptist Church, Spring, Texas, replacing Danny Souder, Dallas, Texas; Jeffrey H. (Jeff) Shirley, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Rockwall, Texas, replacing William G. Streich, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Nominated for term to expire in 2003 is Timothy Carl (Tim) Patterson, pastor of First Baptist Church, Glen St. Mary, Fla.; replacing Herberto Baez, Jacksonville, Fla., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Donna S. Farr, Honolulu, Hawaii; William A. Fields, Hazelton, Pa.; David L. Thompson, Madison, Tenn.; Mike Gray, Salt Lake City, Utah.
LIFEWAY CHRISTIAN RESOURCES (59 members): 15 nominations considered; 7 new members; 8 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Randolph (Randy) L. Knepper, layperson and member of Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, Fla., replacing Rafael de Armas, Port Charlotte, Fla.; William D. Henard III, senior pastor of Porter Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington, Ky., replacing John R. Rice, Manchester, Ky.; Thomas Michael (Mike) Webb, layperson and member of Harmony Baptist Church, Crystal Springs, Miss., replacing Lynda Ruth Barfield, Hattiesburg, Miss.; John Biggs, layperson and member of Wake Crossroads Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., replacing Roy D. Mason, Charlotte, N.C.; Arthur Edward (Bud) Hodge, layperson and member of Smoky View Baptist Church, Maryville, Tenn., replacing Kenneth R. Speakman, Donelson, Tenn.; Fred B. Caffey, layperson and member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Martinsville, Va., replacing Bob R. Melvin, Fredericksburg, Va.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Teresa J. Norris, layperson and member of North Metro Baptist Church, Thornton, Colo., replacing Judy R. McClellan, Rifle, Colo., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Kenneth R. Clement, Elmore, Ala.; Richard C. Hundrup, Healy, Alaska; Hoyt Skip Haymans, Eustis, Fla.; Tracy L. Brinson, Cuthbert, Ga.; David W. Stokes, Brunswick, Ga.; John D. (Doug) Russell, Lebanon, Mo.; Frank A. McPherson, Moore, Okla.; Jerry C. White, Greer, S.C.
SOUTHERN SEMINARY (65 members): 14 nominations considered; 6 new members; 8 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Robert Allan Prevost, pastor of First Baptist Church, Fillmore, Calif., replacing William R. Hann, Westminster, Calif.; Glenn A. Miles, layperson and member of Harmony Baptist Church, Crystal Springs, Miss., replacing J.D. Cutrer, Baldwyn, Miss.; Ricky J. Ewing, pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va., replacing Timothy L. Piland, Suffolk, Va.; Randall L. Murray, layperson and member of Trinity Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky., replacing Melvin L. Elam, Louisville, Ky.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2006 is Penny D. Davis, minister to preschool/children and member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur, Ill., as a new member representing Illinois.
Nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Scott G. Wilkins, pastor of Fall Creek Baptist Church, Indianapolis, Ind., replacing Woody Cumbie, Indianapolis, Ind., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are James E. (Buddy) Gray Jr., Hoover, Ala.; Otis B. Ingram, Macon, Ga.; David Horner, Raleigh, N.C.; Russell R. Cook, Shawnee, Okla.; Warren D. Arthur, Hartsville, S.C.; William Jewell Davis Sr., Lubbock, Texas; E. Byron Boyer, Louisville, Ky.; John Rogers Jr., Brownsburg, Ind.
SOUTHWESTERN SEMINARY (40 members): 10 nominations considered; 3 new members; 7 renominations.
Nominee with term to expire 2006, replacing member ineligible for re-election is Alan L. Miller, pastor of Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Albuquerque, N.M., replacing Theodore E. Russell, Aztec, N.M.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 is Frederic J. Parris, layman and member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Easton, Pa., replacing Bonny Elliott, Imperial, Pa., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2003 is Harlen D. Lee, layperson and member of North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Ariz., replacing Robert L. (Bob) Dodridge, Tempe, Ariz., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Ken Lilly Jr., Fort Smith, Ark.; Mark A. Payton, Danville, Ky.; Charles E. (Eddie) Miller, Reno, Nev.; Philip A. Walker, Stevensburg, Va.; Dorothy L. (Dottie) Tommey, Parkersburg, W.Va.; Matthew E. McKellar, Tyler, Texas; David Galvan, Garland, Texas.
NEW ORLEANS SEMINARY (40 members): 14 nominations considered; 8 new members; 6 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include L. Ray Moncrief, layperson and member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Corbin, Ky., replacing James K. Pierce, Lexington, Ky.; Jerry L. Smith, pastor of First Baptist Church, Summit, Miss., replacing William A. Hanberry, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2006 is T.C. French Jr., senior pastor of Jefferson Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, La., replacing James W. Street, Jackson, La., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Gregg Simmons, pastor of First Baptist Church, Borger, Texas, replacing James B. (Jim) Dickson, Corsicana, Texas, who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 are V. Wayne Rogers, layperson and member of Beulah Baptist Church, Douglasville, Ga., replacing Cleo E. Jackson, Elberton, Ga., who resigned; Jerry W. Dixon Sr., senior pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Gettysburg, Pa., replacing Troy Lee Massey Sr., Peach Bottom, Pa., who resigned; Steven E. Linginfelter, pastor of First Baptist Church, Benton, Tenn., replacing Glen R. Putman, Cordova, Tenn., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2002 is William Phillip (Phil) Hanberry, layperson and member of Main Street Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, Miss., replacing Jerry R. Adkins, Biloxi, Miss., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Danny M. Crow, Columbia, Md.; Thomas G. Johnson, Fredericktown, Mo.; Nancy P. McClain, Niskayuna, N.Y.; Travis (Eddie) Brackett Jr., Shelby, N.C.; David C. Sommerville, Craigsville, W.Va.; Albert H. McMullen, Meridian, Miss.
SOUTHEASTERN SEMINARY (30 members): 9 nominations considered; 5 new members; 4 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Ron Cherry, layperson and member of Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas, replacing Dwight L. Smith, Florence, Miss.; Richard W. Headrick, layperson and member of Salem Heights Baptist Church, Laurel, Miss., replacing Hal Buckner Boone, Friendswood, Texas.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 is Steven Oswalt, senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Aberdeen, N.J., replacing David G. Shackelford, Schenectady, N.Y., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2002 are Terrence R. Collier, layperson and member of Ridgeview Baptist Church, Wise, Va., replacing Stanley A. Denham, Yorktown, Va., deceased; James David (Jim) Goldston, III, layperson and member of Bayleaf Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., replacing Roy P. Taylor, Burlington, N.C., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Timothy D. Lewis, Troy, Ill.; Roger L. Luther, Burton, Mich.; Jimmy R. Jacumin, Connelly Springs, N.C.; Pamela Moseley, Kingsport, Tenn.
MIDWESTERN SEMINARY (35 members): 7 nominations considered; 4 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include David J. Tolliver, pastor of Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, Mo., replacing Dennis Wood, Tempe, Ariz.; Kevin Ezell, senior pastor of Highview Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky., replacing Donald J. Stuckey, Medora, Ill.; Larry E. Hoffman, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Anna, Ill., replacing Anthony T. Mattia, Wamego, Kan.; Clarence Nolan Duke, layperson and member of Heartland Baptist Church, Belton, Mo., replacing Kent Cochran, Kansas City, Mo.
Nominated for second term are Lillie B. Black, Budd Lake, N.J.; Robert A. Mowrey, Nashville, Tenn.; Patricia M. Bowen, Little Rock, Ark.
GOLDEN GATE SEMINARY (39 members): 11 nominations considered; 8 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include James Keith Vawter, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo., replacing James A. McCullen, Mountain View, Mo.; Kenneth C. Long, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Moriarty, N.M., replacing Roetta B. Hudson, Artesia, N.M.; Edward L. (Ed) Adams, director of missions and member of Highlands Community Church, Victorville, Calif., replacing William Eugene (Gene) Dodson, Vallejo, Calif.; Kenneth W. Carpenter, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Waskom, Texas, replacing Cactus J. Cagle, Houston; Misty W. Turco, layperson and member of Calvary Baptist Church, Riverside, Calif., replacing John C. Funk, Westlake Village, Calif.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 is J. Calvin Kelly, senior pastor of Valleydale Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala., replacing William T. Trapp, Florence, Ala., deceased.
Nominated for term to expire in 2003 is Richard Edds, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church, El Dorado, Kan., replacing Mahlon C. Morley, Belle Plaine, Kan., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2002 is Adam Kravets, pastor of Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Bedford, Pa., replacing John T. Mims, Glenmoore, Pa.
Nominated for second term are Marie H. Aldridge, Washington, D.C.; James L. Downey, Anderson, Ind.; Robert M. (Bob) Fargarson, Brownsville, Tenn.
ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION (34 members): 9 nominations considered; 4 new members; 5 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Mike Farnham, minister of discipleship/life development of Green Valley Baptist Church, Henderson, Nev., replacing Earl W. Morley, Sparks, Nev.; Don Dowless, associate professor of religion and member of Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston, S.C., replacing Al Phillips, Spartanburg, S.C.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2005 are Steve M. Evans, layperson and member of Applewood Baptist Church, Wheat Ridge, Colo., replacing Fred E. Beach, Hesperus, Colo., who declined to serve second term; Randy Burkholder, layperson and member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., replacing Deen Kaplan, Washington, D.C., who declined to serve second term.
Nominated for second term are R. Dale Wallace Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; Larry L. Page, Little Rock, Ark.; Norma M. May, Montrose, Calif.; Bruce M. Crawford, Clearwater, Fla.; Ginger Bradshaw, Atlanta, Ga.
COMMITTEE ON ORDER OF BUSINESS (7 members): 2 nominations considered; 2 new members, 1 nomination for chairman.
Nominees with term to expire in 2004, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Michael W. (Mike) Routt, pastor of Rose Hill Baptist Church, Ashland, Ky., replacing Jerry A. Johnson, Louisville, Ky.; Faye M. Graves, senior associate pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Wichita, Kan., replacing Mike Hand, Del City, Okla.
Ronald J. (Ron) Rogers, Clifton, Colo., was nominated chairman.
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