Other groups set to meet in conjunction with convention annual meeting

Each year at the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting, various groups meet to connect and conduct business. 

Meeting alongside this year’s convention, which will be held at Eastern Shore Baptist Church, Daphne, on Nov. 17–18, are: 

• Alabama Church Planter Network — The Alabama Church Planter Network will host a dinner Nov. 15, 6 p.m. at 3 Circle Church, Fairhope. Special guest speaker will be Ed Stetzer, executive director of LifeWay Research and pastor of Grace Church, Hendersonville, Tennessee. Following the dinner, separate sessions will be held for church planters and their wives. Registration will open at 5:30 p.m. and child care will be provided. To register, visit abscannualmeeting.org/alabama-church-planter-network-dinner.
• Volunteers in Missions — The Volunteers in Missions will host a banquet at Eastern Shore Baptist Church, Daphne, on Nov. 17, 5 p.m. This dinner is a time of fellowship for those who have volunteered on missions trips. Deadline to register is Oct. 23 and seating is limited. To register, visit abscannualmeeting.org/vimbanquet. For more information, contact Virginia Gardner at 334-613-2238 or vgardner@alsbom.org.
• Alabama African-American Pastors — The Alabama African-American Pastors Dinner will be held Nov. 16, 4:45 p.m. at Faith Family Fellowship, Spanish Fort. Special guest speaker will be Mark Croston, national director of LifeWay’s Black Church Partnerships in Nashville. Deadline to register is Nov. 11. To register, visit abscannualmeeting.org/africanamericanpastorsdinner.
• Alabama Network of Christian Community Ministers (ANCCM) — ANCCM will meet Nov. 16 at First Christian Church, Mobile. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m. Speakers will be Matt and Tara Armbruster of Ransom Ministries. Lunch is included. Annual dues also are to be paid at the meeting. For more information about annual dues or to register, contact Lisa Rose at lrose@mgmbaptist.org or 334-271-6794. 
• Director of Missions — The Director of Missions meeting will be held Nov. 16 at First Baptist Church, Fairhope. There will be a time of fellowship at 10:30 a.m., followed by a business meeting at 11 a.m. Alan Cross, former pastor of Gateway Baptist Church, Montgomery, will be the guest speaker during lunch. To register, contact Elmore Baptist Association Director of Missions Jim Jackson at 334-567-7321. 
• Pastors Conference (see page 9). 

To request messenger cards for the state convention annual meeting, go to http://cards.alsbom.org. For more information, contact Sandy Harmann at 1-800-264-1225 ext. 266 or sharmann@alsbom.org.

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