Alabama Baptists tapped for service

Alabama Baptists tapped for service

During the 188th 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 (SBOM) and convention entities. The Committee on Committees names members to convention committees. The following is a complete list of individuals approved for service during the annual meeting. The list was provided by the SBOM. An asterisk (*) before the name indicates a layperson.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman: Mike Shaw
District: David Chambers, Robert Gamble, Philip R. Morris, *Mitchell E. Gavin, Danny E. Wiggins, Larry Cummings, Charles E. Brown, *Emily B. England, John P. Gates, *Olivia J. Wages, John H. Killian, Lawrence H. Phipps. Members at large: Greg Pouncey, John T. Brock, Timothy M. Cox, John A. Nixon Jr., James S. Watkins, A. Bryan Blass, Jim Cooley

STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS
Terms to Expire 2013: Mark Stokes, Autauga; Garnett P. Starnes, Baldwin; Glenn E. Brock, Barbour; Randal W. Mims, Bethel; Brad Campbell, Bigbee; Mike D. McLemore, Birmingham; *Bridget Ramsey, Calhoun; Joseph Fain, Central; Lynn Hughston, Cherokee; Rex D. Kent, Chilton;*Jimmy L. Thompson, Choctaw; Philip R. Morris, Cleburne; Danny Wiggins, Coffee; *Jeanette G. Glover, Columbia; John K. Coates, Coosa River; *Martha Thompson, Dale; *Debbie Early, DeKalb; *Frank Gingrich, East Cullman; *Jane W. Barrett, Elmore; Gene Balding, Franklin; Scott Stevens, Hale; George Moses, Lookout Mountain; Charles Ballew, Marion; Richard Pettijohn, Keith Williams, Marshall; Terry Cutrer, Mobile; Martin D. Steelmon, Morgan; *Maurene Guffin, Jason A. Dunlap, North Jefferson; *Gail Burns, James Sampley, St. Clair; *Patricia Patty, Sand Mountain; Michael D. Miller, Shelby; Robert Gamble, Tennessee River; Dwayne Norman, Walker; James S. Watkins, Washington

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chairman 2010­–11: Jim Cooley,
First Baptist, Haleyville
Terms to Expire 2012: Dusty McLemore, Linsday Lane, Athens; *Vicki Stoner, First Baptist, Boaz; Philip Morris, Heflin Baptist; *Cathy Cosper, First Baptist, Alexander City; John Granger, Church on the Circle, Enterprise; *Evelyn Andrews, Robinsonville, Atmore; *Mack Duck, First Baptist, Bay Minette; Guy Anderson, Elkdale, Selma; Scott Davis, First Baptist, Fayette; *Charman Brock, Highland, Florence; Tim Cox, Liberty, Chelsea; Lawrence Phipps (chairman 2011–12), Vaughn Forest, Montgomery

CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMISSION
Terms to Expire 2014: Edwin Hayes, First Baptist, Cullman; John F. Screws, Second Baptist, Fort Payne; Dan Ireland, Green Valley, Birmingham; Darryl Wood, First Baptist, Vincent

BAPTIST FOUNDATION
Terms to Expire 2013: John W. Nicholson Jr., Siloam, Marion
Terms to Expire 2014: *Forrest S. Latta, Spring Hill, Mobile; *William T. Coplin Jr., First Baptist, Demopolis; *Clifford L. Eubanks, First Baptist, Troy; *Stephen G. Rutledge, First Baptist, Montgomery; *W. Thomas Gaither, First Baptist, Eufaula

EDUCATION COMMISSION
Terms to Expire 2014: *Cynthia P. Hicks, Concord, Newville; Charles F. Hobson Jr., Vaughn Forest, Montgomery; Hugh M. Richardson Jr., First Baptist, Alabaster; *R.L. Guffin, First Baptist, Tuscaloosa

BOARD OF AID
Terms to Expire 2014: William E. Goodwin III, Lincoln Baptist; *Raymond M. Hutchison, University, Huntsville; Randy Johnson, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Karen Cottrell, First Baptist, Brewton

INTER-BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
Terms to Expire 2013: Earl Johnson, Christ Community, Huntsville; *Kathleen Sparks, Eastern Shore, Daphne; Kenneth Hale, Southside, Ozark; Edwin Velez, Primera Hispana, Albertville; D’Linell Finley, Southlawn, Montgomery

CHILDREN’S HOMES
Terms to Expire 2014: *Charolette Hamby, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; *Rick M. Weber, Calvary, Dothan; *Alan Wilks, Henagar Baptist

HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Terms to Expire 2014: *Nancy Beasley, First Baptist, Athens; *Virginia Craig Stephenson, First Baptist, Enterprise; *Bill Matthews, Siloam, Marion; *Don Donald, Bethsaida, Pine Apple

THE ALABAMA BAPTIST
Terms to Expire 2014: Allan Murphy, North Shelby, Birmingham; *Jim Oakley, Centreville Baptist; *Judy Stiefel, Golden Springs, Anniston; *B. Wayne Randall, Calvary, Tuscaloosa

JUDSON COLLEGE
Terms to Expire 2014: David Byrd, Northside, Jasper; *Judith K. Favor, Hayneville Baptist; *Leigh Hayes Wiatt, First Baptist, Montgomery; *Patricia B. Compton, First Baptist, Montgomery; Ed Cruce, Fairfield Highlands, Bessemer; *Anne Williamson Shumaker, First Baptist, Centre; *Frances Hamilton, First Baptist, Montgomery; *Barry Keel Jr., First Baptist, Selma

UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE
Terms to Expire 2013: *Paul A. Stanley, Shiloh, Saraland
 Terms to Expire 2014: *Martin E. Dorsett, Luke 4:18 Fellowship, Mobile; *Patricia H. Dorsett, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Robert McGinley, Dauphin Way, Mobile; *Kenny Harris, Farmstead, Jasper; *Roger E. McConnell, Spring Hill, Mobile; *Michael B. Tew, First Baptist Tillman’s Corner, Mobile

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
Terms to Expire 2014: *William J. Stevens, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; *James R. Jackson, Beulah, Sterrett; *Michael P. Dunn, First Baptist, Montgomery; *Albert P. Brewer, Mountain Brook, Birmingham; *Charles W. Lancaster, Meadowbrook, Gadsden; *J. Theodore Jackson, First Baptist, Montgomery; *Beth Thorne Stukes, First Baptist, Jasper; *David R. Belcher, Shades Mountain, Birmingham; Joseph Godfrey, Shades Mountain, Birmingham

SHOCCO SPRINGS
Terms to Expire 2014: Robert Paul Jr., Woodward Avenue, Muscle Shoals; *Milton A. Ferguson, Hepzibah, Talladega; *Melinda Gunn Poole, First Baptist, Alexander City; Barry Holcomb, First Baptist, Russellville

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Chairwoman 2010–11:
*Melissa Sahagun, First Baptist, Trussville
Terms to Expire 2013: *Phyllis Ingram, First Baptist, Montgomery; *Cecil Seamon, First Baptist, Prattville

RESOLUTIONS
Chairman 2010–11:
Rob Jackson, Central, Decatur
Terms to Expire 2011: Rob Jackson, Central, Decatur; Michael J. Brooks, Pine Flat, Selma; Gary Fenton, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; Mike McLemore, Lakeside, Birmingham; Max Roden, Gilliam Springs, Arab; *Patrick Davenport, Mount Gilead, Dothan; James Watkins, First Baptist, Leroy

RETIREMENT CENTERS
Terms to Expire 2014: *Sharon S. Kirksey, First Baptist, Spanish Fort; William R. Carr, First Baptist, Bay Minette; *Regina H. Washburn, Greensboro Baptist; *Marlin Dyess, First Baptist, Montgomery; James W. Cohorn, Parker Memorial, Anniston

MEMORIALS COMMITTEE
Chairman 2010–11: Allen Winn,
Spring Creek, Honoraville
Terms to Expire 2011: Allen Winn, Spring Creek, Honoraville; Ronnie McCarson, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Margery Gunnells, Spring Hill, Mobile; Paul Moore, First Baptist, Pelham; Harrell Cushing, First Baptist, Montgomery

INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Chairman 2010–11:
*Charles Ed White, Heflin Baptist
Terms to Expire 2013: Hardy Sellers, Vaughn Forest, Montgomery; *John Witherington, Southside, Troy

TIME, PLACE, PREACHER
Chairman 2010–11:
John Nicholson, Siloam, Marion
Terms to Expire 2011: John Nicholson, Siloam, Marion; Bill Hurt, First Baptist, Decatur; Hugh Richardson, First Baptist, Alabaster; Steve Loggins, Beechwood, Mount Olive; Jack Collins, Northside, Cullman; Wanda McLemore, Lakeside, Birmingham; Judy Riddle, Deerfoot, Trussville

ORDER OF BUSINESS
Chairman 2010–11: Michael D. Miller,
First Baptist, Columbiana
Terms to Expire 2013: Rusty Sowell (chairman 2011–12), Providence, Opelika; Henry Cox, Durant Chapel, Bay Minette