DALLAS — Alabama Baptist Bobby G. Sorrells, member of First Baptist Church, Russellville, in Franklin Baptist Association, was honored, along with two others, for his years of service as a trustee for GuideStone Financial Resources during their Feb. 27–28 meeting in Dallas. Trustees also heard financial reports during the meeting. It was reported that GuideStone’s total assets were $8.9 billion as of Dec. 31, 2005, compared to $8.1 billion at Dec. 31, 2004. GuideStone reached an additional milestone with total assets crossing the $9 billion mark as of the end of January 2006.
Gifts to the Adopt An Annuitant program also had a banner year in 2005. With gifts of $1.4 million from the Cooperative Program and a special trust of $1.9 million from the Louisiana Baptist Convention, cash and deferred gifts to the program totaled more than $7.7 million. Trustees accepted the recommendation of their nominating committee and elected William T. Patterson of Mississippi as chairman for a one-year term and Robert L. Sorrell of Tennessee as vice chairman.
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