NASHVILLE, Tenn. BP)–Appointments to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC President Bobby Welch.
Welch, pastor of First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Fla., announced the appointments in accordance with SBC Bylaw 19 which requires that their names be released to Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the annual meeting.
The Committee on Committees will assemble in Nashville, Tenn., just prior to the SBC’s June 21-22 annual meeting, to nominate members of the Committee on Nominations who, in turn, nominate trustees to serve on boards of the various entities of the SBC. SBC Bylaw 19 also provides that the Committee on Committees “shall nominate all special committees authorized during the sessions of the Convention not otherwise provided for.”
The Committee on Committees has 70 members, two from each of the 35 state or regional conventions qualified for representation on boards of SBC entities.
Roland Maddox of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn., has been designated to serve as committee chairman.
Committee members are:
ALABAMA — Jeff Vanlandingham, Green Valley Baptist Church, Hoover; Rachel Williams, First Baptist Church, Oneonta.
ALASKA — Doug Briney, Montana Creek Baptist Church, Talkeetna; Johnny McCoy, First Baptist Church, North Pole.
ARIZONA — Stephen Ballew, Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Casa Grande; Keith Powell, Mountain View Baptist Church, Tucson.
ARKANSAS — Larry White, First Baptist Church, Crossett; Sue Hazelwood, First Baptist Church, Little Rock.
CALIFORNIA — Jeff Ward, Stine Road Baptist Church, Bakersfield; Doug Wooten, Bonnyview Baptist Church, Redding.
COLORADO — Bob Kuntz, Applewood Baptist Church, Wheatridge; Michael Wright, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Lone Tree.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — John Folmer, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, D.C.; Michael McKinley, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, D.C.
FLORIDA — Jim Brown, First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach; Travis Hudson, Hardeetown Baptist Church, Chiefland.
GEORGIA — David Fleming, Warren Baptist Church, Augusta; Dan Spencer, First Baptist Church, Thomasville.
HAWAII — George Iwahiro, Nuuanu Baptist Church, Honolulu; Rick Lazor, Nuuanu Baptist Church, Honolulu.
ILLINOIS — Sue Jones, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur; Tim Sadler, First Baptist Church, Anna.
INDIANA — Doug Jividen, Plymouth Baptist Church, Plymouth; Butch Tanner, Calvary Baptist Church, Greenwood.
KANSAS-NEBRASKA — Bob Choura, First Baptist Church, Haysville, Kan.; Jerry Elder, Riverview Baptist Church, Wichita, Kan.
KENTUCKY — Scott Kilgore, Living Hope Baptist Church, Bowling Green; Terry Williams, Immanuel Baptist Church, Corbin.
LOUISIANA — Janie Bono, Parkview Baptist Church, Baton Rouge; Stephen Trammell, Florida Boulevard Baptist Church, Baton Rouge.
MARYLAND-DELAWARE — Bob Lilly, Catonsville Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md.; James Nichols, Faith Baptist Church, Glen Burnie, Md.
MICHIGAN — Gerald Pondell, First Baptist Church, South Lyon; Dennis Taylor, Tecumseh Missionary Baptist Church, Tecumseh.
MISSISSIPPI — Jerry East, First Baptist Church, Verona; Buddy Harbin, First Baptist Church, Grenada.
MISSOURI — Kevin Smith, Spring Hill Baptist Church, Springfield; Derek Staples, Lynwood Baptist Church, Cape Girardeau.
NEVADA — Paul Carter, First Baptist Church of the Lakes, Las Vegas; Eddie Hancock, Grass Valley Baptist Church, Winnemucca.
NEW ENGLAND — Scott Baker, Little River Baptist Church, Belfast, Maine; Mike Nerney, Living Water Community Church, Waterville, Maine.
NEW MEXICO — Michael Copeland, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Farmington; Tim Gilliland, First Baptist Church, Ruidoso.
NEW YORK — Jerry Lepasana, Bible Church International, Garfield, N.J.; Bruce Aubrey, Northside Baptist Church, Liverpoole, N.Y.
NORTH CAROLINA — James D. Grant, Calvary Road Baptist Church, Sylva; Wiley Martin, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte.
NORTHWEST — Alice Peters, Greater Grisham Baptist Church, Tigard, Ore.; David Rouse, Beacon Hill Baptist Church, Longview, Wash.
OHIO — Bill L. Diven, Liberty Heights Baptist Church, Middletown; Bill Hounshell, New Hope Baptist Church, Loveland.
OKLAHOMA — Brad Davis, Riverview Baptist Church, Bixby; Ray Ivey, Cherokee Hills Baptist Church, Oklahoma City.
PENNSYLVANIA-SOUTH JERSEY — Nan Dixon, Memorial Baptist Church, York Springs, Pa.; Ted Kostich, Thompsontown Baptist Church, Thompsontown, Pa.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Greg Davidson, First Baptist Church, Landrum; Joe Wren, Summersville Baptist Church, Summersville.
TENNESSEE — Randy Davis, First Baptist Church, Sevierville; Roland Maddox, chairman, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova.
TEXAS — Mike Lewis, Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin; Kateria McMillian, Memorial Baptist Church, Euless.
UTAH-IDAHO — Scott Maxwell, Red Hills Southern Baptist Church, Cedar City, Utah; Dennis Stoneman, First Baptist Church, Burley, Idaho.
VIRGINIA — Scott Harris, South Norfolk Baptist Church, Chesapeake; Tim Piland, Nansemond River Baptist Church, Suffolk.
WEST VIRGINIA — Terrell Bradley, Highlawn Baptist Church, Huntington; Bob Mustard, Edgemont Baptist Church, Bluefield.
WYOMING — Terrell O’Brien, Warm Valley Baptist Church, Lander; Shirley Thompson, United Baptist Church, Riverton.
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