Stories tagged with: 2012 state annual meeting roundup

• Ark. Baptists' budget to surpass $22M

  by Staff, posted Friday, December 07, 2012 (11 years ago)

  CABOT, Ark. (BP) -- Messengers to the 159th Arkansas Baptist State Convention annual meeting approved a 2013 Cooperative Program budget of $22 million and honored Emil Turner in retiring as ASBC executive director in February.

  "NOW" was theme of the meeting at First Baptist Church in Cabot, where the convention's president, Greg Addison, serves as pastor. Addison was elected to a second term during the Oct. 30-31 sessions.

  The meeting was attended by 634 messengers, slightly down from ... Read More

• Penn-Jersey Baptists meet despite hurricane

  by Staff, posted Thursday, December 06, 2012 (11 years ago)

  McMURRAY, Pa. (BP) -- Messengers to the annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey pressed on despite the impact of Hurricane Sandy on their region, gathering for a time of business and fellowship.

  In the immediate aftermath of the storm, with disaster relief just beginning in the eastern part of the convention, messengers convened in the western part of the convention at Faith Community Church Lakeside in McMurray, Pa., Nov. 1-2.

  The meeting drew 104 messeng... Read More

• Hawaii Pacific Baptists hold 70th annual meeting

  by Faith McFatridge, posted Wednesday, December 05, 2012 (11 years ago)

  HONOLULU (BP) -- Hawaii-Pacific Baptists highlighted missions during their 70th annual meeting in Honolulu, even as the convention faces a 2.4 percent reduction in Cooperative Program funding for its outreach. Read More

• SBC of Virginia installs Brian Autry as exec

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, December 05, 2012 (11 years ago)

  HAMPTON, Va. (BP) -- When church planter Clint Clifton was asked if the SBC of Virginia could do a video spotlighting his story of church planting during its 2012 annual homecoming, he didn't think it would lead to a spontaneous offering. Read More

• Wyo. Baptist meeting has Gideon as theme

  by Staff, posted Monday, December 03, 2012 (11 years ago)

  BUFFALO, Wyo. (BP) -- Messengers to the Wyoming Southern Baptist Convention considered the biblical account of Gideon with the theme "Who Me? So What? Wow!" based on Judges 6-8 during their 29th annual meeting at Big Horn Baptist Church in Buffalo.

  The Nov. 8-9 sessions drew 90 messengers and 22 guests from the convention's 106 churches and missions with a total membership of nearly 11,000.

  A report by the Future Study Group was delivered, presenting a future design, structure and dece... Read More

• W.Va. Baptists increase CP giving

  by Staff, posted Friday, November 30, 2012 (11 years ago)

  PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (BP) -- Messengers to the 42nd annual meeting of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists at Fairlawn Baptist Church in Parkersburg, W.Va., received "inspirational and instructive" reports, according to Terry Harper, the convention's executive director.

  "Who could doubt that we have wonderful, conservative leaders heading our seminaries after hearing Chuck Kelley from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as he presented the annual Bible study for each session... Read More

• Minn.-Wis. Baptists continue CP pledge

  by Staff, posted Friday, November 30, 2012 (11 years ago)

  ROCHESTER, Minn. (BP) -- Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists increased their support of national and international Southern Baptist ministries for the third consecutive year, continuing a commitment to .5 percent annual increases toward reaching 50 percent of the anticipated Cooperative Program budget.

  Messengers at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted to give 14.5 percent of an anticipated $475,000 in 2013 Cooperative Program receipts to national and international mis... Read More

• Ill. Baptists recognize strength in cooperation

  by Meredith Flynn, posted Wednesday, November 28, 2012 (11 years ago)

  DECATUR, Ill. (BP) -- Messengers to the 106th annual meeting of the Illinois Baptist State Association heard an urgent plea: Go -- to the places and people in the state with the greatest need and with a spirit of partnership and cooperation.

  "For Southern Baptists in particular, the strength has always been in cooperating," IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams said. "Let's choose to cooperate, to be dependent on each other."

  "Mission Illinois" was the theme of the meeting, attended by 4... Read More

• Utah-Idaho Baptists aim to double churches

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, November 28, 2012 (11 years ago)

  SALT LAKE CITY (BP) -- Utah-Idaho Southern Baptists focused on extending their reach in line with the 2020 Vision of sharing Christ and starting and strengthening churches during their 48th annual meeting in Salt Lake City last month.

  Messengers unanimously approved the 2020 Vision report encouraging doubling the number of churches to 300 and reaching 1 percent of the population in the two states by the end of 2020. The 2020 Vision team led by Utah-Idaho convention president Kirk Baker will... Read More

• Tenn. Baptists approve Vision 2021 report

  by Lonnie Wilkey, posted Monday, November 26, 2012 (11 years ago)

  BARTLETT, Tenn. (BP) -- Messengers to the 138th annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention at Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett, Tenn., overwhelmingly adopted the report of the Vision 2021 Team which included 10 recommendations.

  Among the recommendations was the adoption of a new vision statement and seven core values, along with an affirmation of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 and a plan to move toward a 50/50 distribution of Cooperative Program funds with the Southern Baptist C... Read More