Alabama Baptists tapped for service

Alabama Baptists tapped for service

During the 18th annual meeting of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, Baptists from across the state were elected to serve on the governing boards of convention-related entities. Also approved by messengers were individuals to serve on the committees of the convention. 
    The committee on boards and commissions nominates members to serve on the executive committee, the State Board of Missions and convention entities. The committee on committees names members to convention committees. 
    A complete list of those approved for service follows. The list was provided by the State Board of Missions. An asterisk (*) before the name indicates a layperson.(TAB)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
   Chairman: Roger Willmore
   Members-At-Large: Lawrence H. Phipps, Montgomery; Emily B. England, Brent; Charles E. Brown, Mobile; and Fred Lackey, Jasper.

STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS
   Terms to Expire 2009: *Guy Bruce, Alabama-Crenshaw; *Harold Howell, Autauga; David C. Walsh, Bethlehem; *James H. Jones, Bibb; *Jody E. Baker, Birmingham; Ricky L. Thacker, Birmingham; *Danny Alldredge, Blount; Mike G. Holcomb, Calhoun; Wayne A. Woods, Calhoun; Charles D. Rasberry, Chilton; *Olivia J. Wages, Colbert-Lauderdale; John T. Brock, Colbert-Lauderdale; Cleveland Brown, Conecuh; *James M. Hayes, Coosa River; Larry Cummings, Covington; *J. Curtis Walden, Dale; Mel R. Johnson, DeKalb; David Chambers, East Cullman; Mark C. Smith, Elmore; A. Bryan Blass, Etowah; *Debbie L. Parrish, Fayette; John Nicholson, Lamar; *Betty Whitman, Limestone; Mark D. McClelland, Madison; Mike Northcutt, Montgomery; Mickey Castleberry, Montgomery; Daniel B. Wiggins, Jr., Pleasant Grove; Richard L. Richie, Randolph; David Spray, St. Clair; Jerome Weed, Salem Troy; *Lamar Brooks, Sardis; *John Westbrook, Selma; Les G. Hughes, Shelby; Ralph R. Smith, Sipsey; Wayne Shelton, Sulphur Springs; Kris Dolberry, Tennessee River; Joe C. Sowell, Tuskegee Lee; Don Stephens, Tuskegee Lee; Michael Keith Gambill, West Cullman; Edwin J. Hayes, West Cullman; Jim Cooley, Winston.

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
   Chairman 2006–2007: Charles H. Olive, Ridgecrest, Dothan
   Terms to Expire 2008; Charles Freeman, Hillwood, Huntsville; *Jimmy Black, First Baptist, Cedar Bluff; Michael Trull, Marble City, Sylacauga; *Barbara Nichols, Hill Crest, Anniston; *Kay A. Burns, Summerville, Phenix City; Billy Joy, Hillcrest, Enterprise; *Allen Miller, First, Opp; *Lindsey C. Boney III, First, Fairhope; Rex D. Kent, First, Demopolis; Scott Slayton, First, Parrish; *Dennis Homan, Highland, Florence; Timothy M. Cox, Liberty, Chelsea; Jim Graham, Coosada, Coosada.

CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMISSION
   Term to Expire 2008: *Mitzi Holladay, Benton, Benton.
   Terms to Expire 2010: Burney H. Enzor, Pleasant Home, Brantley; Curtis Kelley, Taylorville, Tuscaloosa; Robert L. Ledlow, Mt. Gilead, Dothan; Tim Patton, First Baptist, Greenville. 

BAPTIST FOUNDATION
   Terms to Expire 2010: *Jack P. Fite, First, Decatur; *W. Thomas Gaither, First, Eufaula; Jack Fite Lovelace, First, Selma; *Doyle Jack Powell, First, Montgomery; *Janet Teer, Northport, Tuscaloosa.

EDUCATION COMMISSION
   Terms to Expire 2008: D’Linell Finley, Southlawn, Montgomery.
   Terms to Expire 2009: Walter Jackson, Calvary, Tuscaloosa; *Dianne H. Morgan, First, Prattville.
   Terms to Expire 2010: *Jane G. Knight, First, Decatur; *Sue W. McFadden, First, Fort Payne; Hugh Richardson, First, Alabaster; David E. Tew, First, Madison.

CHILDREN’S HOMES
   Terms to Expire 2010: *Merrill Barron, First, Enterprise; *Harrel McKenney, Taylor Road, Montgomery; *Melanie Wilks, Henagar, Henagar.

BOARD OF AID
   Terms to Expire 2008: *Tammy Simms, University, Huntsville.
   Terms to Expire 2010: William E. Goodwin III, Lincoln, Lincoln; *Raymond Hutchinson, University, Huntsville; Randy Johnson, Cypress Shores, Mobile; Jerome King, First Baptist, Shawmut.

RETIREMENT CENTERS
   Term to Expire 2010: *Paul E. Burkett, Highland Avenue, Montgomery; *Marlin “Scooter” Dyess, First, Montgomery; Ken Farley, Rehobeth, Dothan; *Grover T. Jacobs, Taylor Road, Montgomery; *Kaye Mitchell, Five Points, Tuscaloosa.

INTER-BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
   Chairman 2006–2007: Don Reece, First Baptist, Boaz
   Terms to Expire 2009: Charles L. Autery, Christian Way, Camden; John H. Davis, Jr., Winewood, Birmingham; E. Benton Goodman, First, Vernon; Thomas Dean Simic, Winterboro, Alpine.
 
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
   Terms to Expire 2010: *Erskine Donald, Bethsaida, Pine Apple; *Margaret Ann Edmonds, Bethel, Brent; *Joseph D. Talmadge, First, Enterprise; *Bessie Marie Woodfin, First Baptist, Athens.

UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE
   Terms to Expire 2007: *Dean N. Parker Jr., Dayspring, Mobile; *Joe Bedwell, First, Jackson.
   Terms to Expire 2010: *Patricia H. Dorsett, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Ronald Kenneth Harris, Westside, Jasper; Ed Litton, First, North Mobile, Saraland; *Roger E. McConnell, Spring Hill, Mobile; *Lynn Nielsen, Evergreen, Evergreen; *Michael B. Tew, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Joan Watterson, First, Montgomery; Murray Wilton, Southside, Huntsville.

JUDSON COLLEGE
   Terms to Expire 2010: James L. Armour, Elam, Tallassee; David Byrd, Northside, Jasper; *Patricia B. Compton, First, Montgomery; Ed Cruce, Fairfield Highlands, Midfield; *Judith Favor, Hayneville, Hayneville; *James S. Hines, First, Selma; *Anne W. Shumaker, First, Centre; *Harold H. Speir, First, Selma.

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
   Terms to Expire 2008: *Pete M. Hanna, Liberty Park, Birmingham.
   Terms to Expire 2010: *David R. Belcher, Shades Mountain, Birmingham; *John E. Bell Jr., Shades Mountain, Vestavia Hills; *Albert P. Brewer, Mountain Brook, Birmingham; *Harry B. Brock III, Mountain Brook, Birmingham; *Michael P. Dunn, First, Montgomery; Joseph C. Godfrey, First, Pleasant Grove; *C. Thomas Houser, First, Huntsville; *Charles W. Lancaster, MeadowBrook, Gadsden; *Barbara D. Thorne, First, Jasper. 

THE ALABAMA BAPTIST
   Terms to Expire 2010: *Hugh Edmonds, Bethel, Brent; Gary Fenton, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; Mike D. McLemore, Lakeside, Birmingham; Robert Paul Jr., First, Talladega.

SHOCCO SPRINGS 
   Terms to Expire 2010: Gene H. Hannah, First, Montgomery; Edwin F. Jenkins, First, Athens; *Melinda Gunn Poole, First, Alexander City; *Glenda Sue Riley, First, Ashland.

INSURANCE COMMITTEE
   Chairman 2006–2007: Robert E. Gladney, First, Tuscaloosa
   Terms to Expire 2009: *Bobby Ray Patrick, First, Pleasant Grove; *Horace W. Powell, First, Prattville.

TIME, PLACE AND PREACHER
   Chairman 2006–2007: Harold Fanning, Shoal Creek, Decatur
   Terms to Expire 2007: *Wynette Cox, First, Prattville; Harold Fanning, Shoal Creek, Decatur; Thomas W. Fountain Sr., Southside, Opp; Mike Golson, First, Dothan; Clint Pressley, Dauphin Way, Mobile; Mark C. Smith, First, Eclectic; G. Tommy West, Chalkhead, Ozark.
  
AUDIT COMMITTEE
   Chairwoman 2006–2007: *Melissa P. Sahagun, First Baptist, Trussville
   Terms to Expire 2009: *Henry J. Dunlop Jr., First, Alexander City; *Donald Eugene Setser, Dauphin Way, Mobile.

RESOLUTIONS
   Chairman 2006–2007: Joseph C. Godfrey, First, Pleasant Grove
   Terms to Expire 2007: Joseph C. Godfrey, First, Pleasant Grove; Jerry Grandstaff, Southside, Dothan; *Linda Holladay, Taylor Road, Montgomery; Steve Scoggins, First, Opelika; *Roderic G. Steakley, Whitesburg, Huntsville; *Mark Williams, First, Montgomery; Larry Wright, First, Florence.

MEMORIALS COMMITTEE
   Chairman 2006–2007: Charles B. Stroud, First, Helena
   Terms to Expire 2007: David H. Bentley, First, Opelika; *Nelda H. Jernigan, First, Montgomery; *Ira L. Myers, Dalraida, Montgomery; *Elsie Shannon, First, Montgomery; Charles B. Stroud, First, Helena. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS
   Chairman 2006–2007: Charles T. Carter, Shades Mountain, Vestavia Hills
   Terms to Expire 2009: *Harold S. Hartley, Millry, Millry; Mike D. McLemore, Lakeside, Birmingham.