Alabama Baptists tapped for service

Alabama Baptists tapped for service

Scores of Alabama Baptists were approved by messengers attending the 180th annual session of the Alabama Baptist State Convention to serve on the governing boards of convention-related entities. Also approved were individuals to serve on the various committees of the ­convention.

Travis Coleman of First Baptist, Prattville, told messengers the Committee on Boards and Commissions met several times.

Coleman explained that some of the recommendations are dictated by bylaw requirements for geographical representation, such as membership on the executive committee of the State Board of Missions.

Presenting the report of the Committee on Committees was Ryan Whitley of First Baptist Church, Center Point. Whitley reported the committee had worked cooperatively with one another and with state executive director Rick Lance.

Both reports were adopted unanimously by voice votes. A complete listing of those approved for service follows. The list was provided by the offices of the State Board of Missions. An asterisk (*) before the name indicates a layperson.                                  (TAB)                             

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Joe Godfrey

C. Craig Carlisle, Decatur; D. Max Roden, Arab; Doug Turner, Randolph; Jeffrey L. Redmond, Tallassee; Gregory S. Aman, Ozark; R. Neal Wyatt, Andalusia; *Shirley S. Wright, Grove Hill; *Ronnie Holladay, Tyler; David W. Lowery, Carbon Hill; Dan W. Duncan, Hamilton; J. Michael Jackson, Birmingham; ­Gregory Belser, Montgomery;

Members at large: H. Andrew Hepburn, Mobile; Gary L. Hollings­worth, Trussville; L. Rick Marshall, Montgomery; James R. Sampley, Ashville; *Linda C. Shaw, Mobile; David Tew, Madison; *Gail Wood, Cullman.

 

STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS

(Only names of those presented for election or re-election are printed in the following lists.)

Terms to expire 2005: Jody Bentley, Alabama-Crenshaw; Jeffrey W. Hunter, Baldwin; Barry F. Cosper, Gary C. Cardwell, Bessemer; Ladell Blanton, Bethlehem; *Winston E. Chapman, Danny Wood, Birmingham; *I. Keith Pugh, Bullock-Centennial; E. Allen Winn Jr., Butler; *Debbie A. Harrison, Cahaba; *Dudley C. Ward, Calhoun; *Dennis F. Robertson, Carey; James L. Wright, Cherokee; J. Gregory Davis, Robert R. Foster, Colbert-Lauderdale; Van J. Gauthe, *Charles H. Olive, Columbia; *Shirley M. Smith, Covington; Jack E. Fitts Jr., Escambia; *James W. Gidley, Etowah; *Bobby B. Harvey, Friendship; *Ronald Marshall, Judson; *Charlie Miller, Madison; *Linda C. Shaw, *Patricia M. O’Neal, William D. Burtt Sr., Randy S. Johnson Sr., Mobile; Greg E. Belser, Montgomery; *Joe P. Howell, Morgan; Crantford Hicks, Mud Creek, R. Neil Carter, Muscle Shoals; *Stacy G. Jones, Pickens; Stancil Clements, Pleasant Grove; *George W. Evans Sr., Dexter J. James, Russell; Matthew D. Kilgore, Sand Mountain; James D. Pate Jr., *Melinda G. Poole, Tallapoosa; *Benjamin T. Barnett, Michael W. Flowers, Jimmy U. Roberts, Tuscaloosa; Jeffrey L. Redmond, D’Linell Finley Sr., Tuskegee Lee; Fred G. Lackey, Walker.

 

CHRISTIAN LIFE

COMMISSION

Terms to expire 2003: W.E. (Billy) Hatley Jr., Hueytown, Hueytown.

Terms to Expire 2006: Burney H. Enzor, Antioch East, Greenville; *Mitzi Lane Holladay, Benton, Benton; Curtis A. Kelley, Valleyview, Tuscaloosa; Robert L. Ledlow, Mount Gilead, Dothan.

 

BOARD OF AID

Terms to expire 2006: Philip M. Boyles, Holt, Tuscaloosa; Sidney M. Cottingham, Smoke Rise, Warrior; *Thomas L. Padgett, First, Jacksonville; Larry C. Patterson, First, Silverhill.

 

THE ALABAMA BAPTIST

Terms to expire 2006: *R. Hugh Edmonds, Bethel, Brent; Gary D. Fenton, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; *James F. House, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; Mike D. McLemore, Lakeside, Birmingham.

 

CHILDREN’S HOMES

Terms to expire 2006: *T. Harrel McKinney, Lakeview, Montgomery; *Merrill R. Barron, First, Dothan; *Helen C. Johnston, First, Troy.

 

 

BAPTIST FOUNDATION

Terms to expire 2006: *Janet Teer, Northport, Northport; *Jack P. Fite, First, Decatur; A.L. Courtney Jr., First, Pell City; *Doyle J. Powell, First, Montgomery; *Karl M. Lazenby, First, Monroeville.

 

HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Terms to expire 2006: *Eugenia E. Brown, Olive Branch, Evergreen; *Allie C. Butler, First, Decatur; *Joseph Talmadge, First, Enterprise; *Twynette W. Yeager, Siloam, Marion.

 

RETIREMENT CENTERS

Terms to expire 2006: *Grover T. Jacobs, Taylor Road, Montgomery; Paul E. Burkett, Highland Avenue, Montgomery; Kenneth L. Farley, Rehobeth, Dothan; G. Lance Hogan, First, Enterprise; *Kaye E. Mitchell, Five Points, Northport.

 

EDUCATION COMMISSION

Terms to expire 2006: K. Dennis Anderson, Vestavia Hills, Birmingham; William R. Carr, First, Bay Minette; *Jane G. Knight, First, Decatur; *Sue McFadden, First, Fort Payne.

 

JUDSON COLLEGE

Terms to expire 2006: *James L. Armour, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; *Patricia B. Compton, First, Georgiana; C. Ed Cruce, Fairfield Highlands, Midfield; *Judith K. Favor, Hayneville, Hayneville; *Robert Lee Franklin III, Vaughn Forest, Montgomery; *Steven A. Isbell, First, Fort Payne; *Anne W. Shumaker, First, Centre; *Harold H. Speir, First, Selma.

 

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

Terms to expire 2006: *David R. Belcher, Shades Mountain, Birmingham; *John E. Bell Jr., Shades Mountain, Birmingham; *Harry B. Brock III, First, Huntsville; *Michael P. Dunn, First, Montgomery; *H. Hobart Grooms Jr., Brookwood, Birmingham; *Charles W. Lancaster, MeadowBrook, Gadsden; John T. Porter, Sixth Avenue, Birmingham; *Barbara D. Thorne, First, Jasper; Tom Houser, First, Huntsville.

Life Trustees: Wallace D. Malone, Jr., Mountain Brook, Birmingham; *Judson Carey Gwin, First Baptist, Jasper.

 

UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE

Term to expire 2003: David M. Johnson, Dayspring, Mobile.

Terms to expire 2006: *Patricia H. Dorsett, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Michael E. Felton, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; H. Edward Litton, First, North Mobile, Mobile; *Roger E. McConnell, Spring Hill, Mobile;  *Robert B. McGinley, First, North Mobile, Saraland; *Lynn D. Nielsen, Evergreen, Evergreen;  *Michael B. Tew, Cottage Hill, Mobile;  *Joan C. Watterson, First, Montgomery; Murray R. Wilton, Southside, Huntsville.

 

SHOCCO SPRINGS

Terms to Expire 2006: Kenneth R. Clement, Mount Hebron West, Elmore; *J. Don Letson, Moulton, Moulton; Henry L. Lyon III, First, Montgomery; *Barry D. Vaughn, First, Sylacauga.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

*Phyllis Ingram,

Vaughn Forest, Montgomery

Terms to expire 2005: *William E. (Gene) Sisson, University, Huntsville; *Ronnie L. McClure, Mount Carmel, Gadsden.

 

INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

Rickey Michael, Vaughn Forest, Montgomery

Terms to expire 2005: Gregory S. Aman, Ozark, Ozark; *Joan K. Reynolds, Southside, Greenville.

 

TIME, PLACE AND PREACHER

Chairperson 2002–2003:

Paul Murphy, First Baptist, Arab

Terms to expire 2003: *June S. Baggett, Shades Mountain, Birmingham; Leroy Cole, West Highland, Andalusia; S. Todd Evans, Parkview, Decatur; *Janie T. Hartsook, Meadowbrook, Gadsden; H. Ed Litton Jr., First, North Mobile, Saraland; Paul T. Murphy, First, Arab; Steve Scoggins, First, Opelika.

 

MEMORIALS COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

Terry W. DeFoor, Hueytown, Hueytown

Terms to expire 2003: Terry W. DeFoor, Hueytown, Hueytown; *Mary Ann Ezell, Friendship, Pine Apple; C. Norris Hilton, Twelth Street, Gadsden; *Louise T. Huskey, Society Hill, Opelika; William E. Percy III, Odena, Sylacauga.

 

INTER-BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP

Chairperson 2002–2003:

(selected by committee)

Terms to expire 2003: *Theresa Shadrix, Meadowbrook, Oxford.

Terms to expire 2005; D. Wayne Burns, Summerville, Phenix City; *Ruth Carroll, Chalybeate Springs, Hillsboro; D. Neal Hughes, Hope Community, Montgomery; Henry T. Roberts, Judson, Andalusia.

 

BOARDS AND COMMISSION

Chairperson, 2002–2003:

Gerald Hallmark, First, Alexander City

 Terms to expire 2003: *Bessie Marie Woodfin, First, Athens; Cecil O. Brown, Cave Springs, Attalla; Bloise Zeigler, First, Sylacauga; Gerald C. Hallmark, First, Alexander City; *Jeanette Holladay, Good Hope, Troy; J. Kelly Brown, First, Atmore; James S. Watkins, First, Leroy; *Inez D. Barnett, Siloam, Marion; *Johnny L. Madison Jr., First, Jasper; Darryl R. Wood, Moulton, Moulton; *Celia C. Anthony, First, Birmingham; *Norma Gene Haynes, Eastern Hills, Montgomery.

Terms to expire 2004: Edwin J. Hayes, First, Cullman; *Mollie E. Anderton, First, Oneonta; Sidney W. Nichols, Hill Crest, Anniston; *Frank M. Morris, First, Opelika; Tom L. Anderson, Mount Gilead, Dothan; *Pat R. Northrop, First, Opp; *Elaine K. Stephens, Vernant Park, Foley; H. Taylor Bowers, Carlowville, Minter; J. Randy Pate, Grant’s Creek, Fosters; *W. Dennis Whitehead, York Terrace, Sheffield; John H. Killian Sr., Maytown, Maytown; Glenn E. Brock, Camellia, Prattville.

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

Chairperson 2002–2003:

J. Michael Anderson, First, Mobile

Terms to expire 2005: James R. Bruton, Liberty Park, Birmingham; Michael A. Northcutt, Eastmont, Montgomery.

 

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

 Larry J. Michael, First Baptist, Clanton

Terms to expire 2003: A. Wayne Crumpton, First, Alabaster; Scotty Hogan, Westmeade, Decatur; Leslie G. Hughes,Westwood, Alabaster; L. Rick Marshall, Eastern Hills, Montgomery; Larry J. Michael, First, Clanton; W. Allan Murphy, North Shelby, Pelham; Sammie Reid, Mount Zion, Warrior.

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cores of Alabama Baptists were approved by messengers attending the 180th annual session of the Alabama Baptist State Convention to serve on the governing boards of convention-related entities. Also approved were individuals to serve on the various committees of the ­convention.

Travis Coleman of First Baptist, Prattville, told messengers the Committee on Boards and Commissions met several times.

Coleman explained that some of the recommendations are dictated by bylaw requirements for geographical representation, such as membership on the executive committee of the State Board of Missions.

Presenting the report of the Committee on Committees was Ryan Whitley of First Baptist Church, Center Point. Whitley reported the committee had worked cooperatively with one another and with state executive director Rick Lance.

Both reports were adopted unanimously by voice votes. A complete listing of those approved for service follows. The list was provided by the offices of the State Board of Missions. An asterisk (*) before the name indicates a layperson.                                  (TAB)                             

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Joe Godfrey

C. Craig Carlisle, Decatur; D. Max Roden, Arab; Doug Turner, Randolph; Jeffrey L. Redmond, Tallassee; Gregory S. Aman, Ozark; R. Neal Wyatt, Andalusia; *Shirley S. Wright, Grove Hill; *Ronnie Holladay, Tyler; David W. Lowery, Carbon Hill; Dan W. Duncan, Hamilton; J. Michael Jackson, Birmingham; ­Gregory Belser, Montgomery;

Members at large: H. Andrew Hepburn, Mobile; Gary L. Hollings­worth, Trussville; L. Rick Marshall, Montgomery; James R. Sampley, Ashville; *Linda C. Shaw, Mobile; David Tew, Madison; *Gail Wood, Cullman.

 

STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS

(Only names of those presented for election or re-election are printed in the following lists.)

Terms to expire 2005: Jody Bentley, Alabama-Crenshaw; Jeffrey W. Hunter, Baldwin; Barry F. Cosper, Gary C. Cardwell, Bessemer; Ladell Blanton, Bethlehem; *Winston E. Chapman, Danny Wood, Birmingham; *I. Keith Pugh, Bullock-Centennial; E. Allen Winn Jr., Butler; *Debbie A. Harrison, Cahaba; *Dudley C. Ward, Calhoun; *Dennis F. Robertson, Carey; James L. Wright, Cherokee; J. Gregory Davis, Robert R. Foster, Colbert-Lauderdale; Van J. Gauthe, *Charles H. Olive, Columbia; *Shirley M. Smith, Covington; Jack E. Fitts Jr., Escambia; *James W. Gidley, Etowah; *Bobby B. Harvey, Friendship; *Ronald Marshall, Judson; *Charlie Miller, Madison; *Linda C. Shaw, *Patricia M. O’Neal, William D. Burtt Sr., Randy S. Johnson Sr., Mobile; Greg E. Belser, Montgomery; *Joe P. Howell, Morgan; Crantford Hicks, Mud Creek, R. Neil Carter, Muscle Shoals; *Stacy G. Jones, Pickens; Stancil Clements, Pleasant Grove; *George W. Evans Sr., Dexter J. James, Russell; Matthew D. Kilgore, Sand Mountain; James D. Pate Jr., *Melinda G. Poole, Tallapoosa; *Benjamin T. Barnett, Michael W. Flowers, Jimmy U. Roberts, Tuscaloosa; Jeffrey L. Redmond, D’Linell Finley Sr., Tuskegee Lee; Fred G. Lackey, Walker.

 

CHRISTIAN LIFE

COMMISSION

Terms to expire 2003: W.E. (Billy) Hatley Jr., Hueytown, Hueytown.

Terms to Expire 2006: Burney H. Enzor, Antioch East, Greenville; *Mitzi Lane Holladay, Benton, Benton; Curtis A. Kelley, Valleyview, Tuscaloosa; Robert L. Ledlow, Mount Gilead, Dothan.

 

BOARD OF AID

Terms to expire 2006: Philip M. Boyles, Holt, Tuscaloosa; Sidney M. Cottingham, Smoke Rise, Warrior; *Thomas L. Padgett, First, Jacksonville; Larry C. Patterson, First, Silverhill.

 

THE ALABAMA BAPTIST

Terms to expire 2006: *R. Hugh Edmonds, Bethel, Brent; Gary D. Fenton, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; *James F. House, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; Mike D. McLemore, Lakeside, Birmingham.

 

CHILDREN’S HOMES

Terms to expire 2006: *T. Harrel McKinney, Lakeview, Montgomery; *Merrill R. Barron, First, Dothan; *Helen C. Johnston, First, Troy.

 

 

BAPTIST FOUNDATION

Terms to expire 2006: *Janet Teer, Northport, Northport; *Jack P. Fite, First, Decatur; A.L. Courtney Jr., First, Pell City; *Doyle J. Powell, First, Montgomery; *Karl M. Lazenby, First, Monroeville.

 

HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Terms to expire 2006: *Eugenia E. Brown, Olive Branch, Evergreen; *Allie C. Butler, First, Decatur; *Joseph Talmadge, First, Enterprise; *Twynette W. Yeager, Siloam, Marion.

 

RETIREMENT CENTERS

Terms to expire 2006: *Grover T. Jacobs, Taylor Road, Montgomery; Paul E. Burkett, Highland Avenue, Montgomery; Kenneth L. Farley, Rehobeth, Dothan; G. Lance Hogan, First, Enterprise; *Kaye E. Mitchell, Five Points, Northport.

 

EDUCATION COMMISSION

Terms to expire 2006: K. Dennis Anderson, Vestavia Hills, Birmingham; William R. Carr, First, Bay Minette; *Jane G. Knight, First, Decatur; *Sue McFadden, First, Fort Payne.

 

JUDSON COLLEGE

Terms to expire 2006: *James L. Armour, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; *Patricia B. Compton, First, Georgiana; C. Ed Cruce, Fairfield Highlands, Midfield; *Judith K. Favor, Hayneville, Hayneville; *Robert Lee Franklin III, Vaughn Forest, Montgomery; *Steven A. Isbell, First, Fort Payne; *Anne W. Shumaker, First, Centre; *Harold H. Speir, First, Selma.

 

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

Terms to expire 2006: *David R. Belcher, Shades Mountain, Birmingham; *John E. Bell Jr., Shades Mountain, Birmingham; *Harry B. Brock III, First, Huntsville; *Michael P. Dunn, First, Montgomery; *H. Hobart Grooms Jr., Brookwood, Birmingham; *Charles W. Lancaster, MeadowBrook, Gadsden; John T. Porter, Sixth Avenue, Birmingham; *Barbara D. Thorne, First, Jasper; Tom Houser, First, Huntsville.

Life Trustees: Wallace D. Malone, Jr., Mountain Brook, Birmingham; *Judson Carey Gwin, First Baptist, Jasper.

 

UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE

Term to expire 2003: David M. Johnson, Dayspring, Mobile.

Terms to expire 2006: *Patricia H. Dorsett, Cottage Hill, Mobile; *Michael E. Felton, Dawson Memorial, Birmingham; H. Edward Litton, First, North Mobile, Mobile; *Roger E. McConnell, Spring Hill, Mobile;  *Robert B. McGinley, First, North Mobile, Saraland; *Lynn D. Nielsen, Evergreen, Evergreen;  *Michael B. Tew, Cottage Hill, Mobile;  *Joan C. Watterson, First, Montgomery; Murray R. Wilton, Southside, Huntsville.

 

SHOCCO SPRINGS

Terms to Expire 2006: Kenneth R. Clement, Mount Hebron West, Elmore; *J. Don Letson, Moulton, Moulton; Henry L. Lyon III, First, Montgomery; *Barry D. Vaughn, First, Sylacauga.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

*Phyllis Ingram,

Vaughn Forest, Montgomery

Terms to expire 2005: *William E. (Gene) Sisson, University, Huntsville; *Ronnie L. McClure, Mount Carmel, Gadsden.

 

INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

Rickey Michael, Vaughn Forest, Montgomery

Terms to expire 2005: Gregory S. Aman, Ozark, Ozark; *Joan K. Reynolds, Southside, Greenville.

 

TIME, PLACE AND PREACHER

Chairperson 2002–2003:

Paul Murphy, First Baptist, Arab

Terms to expire 2003: *June S. Baggett, Shades Mountain, Birmingham; Leroy Cole, West Highland, Andalusia; S. Todd Evans, Parkview, Decatur; *Janie T. Hartsook, Meadowbrook, Gadsden; H. Ed Litton Jr., First, North Mobile, Saraland; Paul T. Murphy, First, Arab; Steve Scoggins, First, Opelika.

 

MEMORIALS COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

Terry W. DeFoor, Hueytown, Hueytown

Terms to expire 2003: Terry W. DeFoor, Hueytown, Hueytown; *Mary Ann Ezell, Friendship, Pine Apple; C. Norris Hilton, Twelth Street, Gadsden; *Louise T. Huskey, Society Hill, Opelika; William E. Percy III, Odena, Sylacauga.

 

INTER-BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP

Chairperson 2002–2003:

(selected by committee)

Terms to expire 2003: *Theresa Shadrix, Meadowbrook, Oxford.

Terms to expire 2005; D. Wayne Burns, Summerville, Phenix City; *Ruth Carroll, Chalybeate Springs, Hillsboro; D. Neal Hughes, Hope Community, Montgomery; Henry T. Roberts, Judson, Andalusia.

 

BOARDS AND COMMISSION

Chairperson, 2002–2003:

Gerald Hallmark, First, Alexander City

 Terms to expire 2003: *Bessie Marie Woodfin, First, Athens; Cecil O. Brown, Cave Springs, Attalla; Bloise Zeigler, First, Sylacauga; Gerald C. Hallmark, First, Alexander City; *Jeanette Holladay, Good Hope, Troy; J. Kelly Brown, First, Atmore; James S. Watkins, First, Leroy; *Inez D. Barnett, Siloam, Marion; *Johnny L. Madison Jr., First, Jasper; Darryl R. Wood, Moulton, Moulton; *Celia C. Anthony, First, Birmingham; *Norma Gene Haynes, Eastern Hills, Montgomery.

Terms to expire 2004: Edwin J. Hayes, First, Cullman; *Mollie E. Anderton, First, Oneonta; Sidney W. Nichols, Hill Crest, Anniston; *Frank M. Morris, First, Opelika; Tom L. Anderson, Mount Gilead, Dothan; *Pat R. Northrop, First, Opp; *Elaine K. Stephens, Vernant Park, Foley; H. Taylor Bowers, Carlowville, Minter; J. Randy Pate, Grant’s Creek, Fosters; *W. Dennis Whitehead, York Terrace, Sheffield; John H. Killian Sr., Maytown, Maytown; Glenn E. Brock, Camellia, Prattville.

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

Chairperson 2002–2003:

J. Michael Anderson, First, Mobile

Terms to expire 2005: James R. Bruton, Liberty Park, Birmingham; Michael A. Northcutt, Eastmont, Montgomery.

 

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Chairperson 2002–2003:

 Larry J. Michael, First Baptist, Clanton

Terms to expire 2003: A. Wayne Crumpton, First, Alabaster; Scotty Hogan, Westmeade, Decatur; Leslie G. Hughes,Westwood, Alabaster; L. Rick Marshall, Eastern Hills, Montgomery; Larry J. Michael, First, Clanton; W. Allan Murphy, North Shelby, Pelham; Sammie Reid, Mount Zion, Warrior.