NEW ORLEANS (BP)–Seventy Southern Baptists from 35 state Baptist conventions have been named to serve on the 2001 SBC Committee on Nominations.
The Committee on Nominations will nominate people to serve on boards, commissions and committees. They will present their report to the 2002 SBC annual meeting in St. Louis.
The committee is made up of two people from each state convention — one layperson and one in church-related vocational work.
Committee on Nominations members are selected by the Committee on Committees.
David H. Shepherd of Trinity Baptist Church, Niskayuna, N.Y., will serve as chairman.
Committee members, listed by state, name and church are (* indicates layperson from each state):
ALABAMA–*Alan L. Bagwell, First Baptist Church, Arab; Joe Godfrey, Taylor Road Baptist Church, Montgomery.
ALASKA–Joy E. McCaul, First Baptist Church, Soldotna; *Russell Allen Wagstaff, Hillside Baptist Church, Anchorage.
ARIZONA–Ron Hart, First Southern Baptist Church, Tucson; *Tom Thompson, First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale.
ARKANSAS–*Lisa Bell, First Baptist Church, Centerton; Dwight Crowley, Everton Baptist Church, Everton.
CALIFORNIA–*Jerry Atkinson, Immanuel Baptist Church, Highland; Glen Paden, Immanuel Baptist Church, Ridgecrest.
COLORADO–Mark Hensley, West Greeley Baptist Church, Greeley; *Gregory Dean Smith, Pine Drive Baptist Church, Aurora.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA–Pamela (Pam) Jensen, First Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro; *Shirley Russell, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Temple Hills.
FLORIDA–Richard Powell, McGregor Baptist Church, Ft. Myers; *Robert Shear, First Baptist Church, Winter Park.
GEORGIA–Paul S. Purvis, First Baptist Church, Conyers; *Edward Vise, New Hope Baptist Church, Fayetteville.
HAWAII–Paul Nakanishi, Cornerstone Fellowship Church, Mililani; Stanley Shiroma, Wai’anae Baptist Church, Wai’anae.
ILLINOIS–Bruce Cullers, First Baptist Church, Eldorado; *Lloyd Hendrickson, Naperville Baptist Church, Naperville.
INDIANA–Terry Joe Betts, Charlestown Road Baptist Church, New Albany; *Michael L. Yoder, Fall Creek Baptist Church, Indianapolis.
KANSAS-NEBRASKA–*James A. Arnold, Calvary Baptist Church, Valley Center; Monte T. Brown, Grace Southern Baptist Church, Goddard.
KENTUCKY–William David Henard, III, Porter Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington; *Janice W. Rogers, First Baptist Church, Pikeville.
LOUISIANA–Jerry Wayne Chaddick, New Hope Baptist Church, DeQuincy; *Robert S. (Steve) Miller, North Shreve Baptist Church, Shreveport.
MARYLAND-DELAWARE–Mike Miller, First Baptist Church, Easton; *Dana Newton, Gunpowder Baptist Church, Freeland.
MICHIGAN–*Jane Alexander, Warren Woods Baptist Church, Warren; Ken Sharp, New Beginnings Baptist Church, Lake Orion.
MISSISSIPPI–Harold (Hal) Tribble Kitchings Jr., Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton; *Chuck Roberts, Trinity Baptist Church, Southaven.
MISSOURI–Sean Brooks, Southview Baptist Church, Raytown; *James E. Montgomery Jr., Second Baptist Church, Springfield.
NEVADA–*Rodney (Rod) Salmon, Green Valley Baptist Church, Henderson; *Tom McDonald, First Baptist Church of the Lakes, Las Vegas.
NEW ENGLAND–Richard T. Satkowski, Christ Baptist Church, Worcester; *Michelle Renee Simonton, Freedom Baptist Church, Goffstown.
NEW MEXICO–*Paul Hudson, First Baptist Church, Artesia; Wilfin R. (Billy) Weckel, First Baptist Church, Deming.
NEW YORK–Terry M. Robertson, Amherst Baptist Church, Amherst; *David H. Shepherd, Trinity Baptist Church, Niskayuna.
NORTH CAROLINA–*Alisa M. Bentley, Bay Leaf Baptist Church, Raleigh; Brian Taule, Calvary Baptist Church, Charlotte.
NORTHWEST–Bruce Sloan, Chehalem Valley Baptist Church, Newberg, Ore.; *Don Tilley, First Baptist Church, Tacoma, Ore.
OHIO–Ron Mitchell, First Baptist Church, Huber Heights; *Roy Eugene (Bud) Wilson Sr., New Hope Baptist Church, Loveland.
OKLAHOMA–Craig Christina, First Baptist Church, Duncan; *Ronald Plant, Northwest Baptist Church, Oklahoma City.
PENNSYLVANIA-SOUTH JERSEY–Terry Douglas, Wrightsdale Baptist Church, Peach Bottom; *Wendell Mulder, Stewartstown Baptist Church, Stewartstown.
SOUTH CAROLINA–Kenneth A. Hardin, Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston; *Richard C. Mathis, First Baptist Church, Spartanburg.
TENNESSEE–*Michael Kenneth Chesney, Broadway Baptist Church, Maryville; Kevin L. Shrum, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville.
TEXAS–Paul D. Garcia, Victory Baptist Church, Plano; *Mike Mericle, Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin.
UTAH-IDAHO–Mike Palmer, Salmon Valley Baptist Church, Salmon; *Michael Purcell, Layton Hills Baptist Church, Layton.
VIRGINIA–Houston P. Roberson, Bethel Baptist Church, Chesapeake; *Bernard C. Swann, Bon Air Baptist Church, Richmond.
WEST VIRGINIA–*James Frank Arnold, Grace Baptist Church, Parkersburg; Ron McCoy, Cameron Baptist Church, Cameron.
WYOMING–Fred Creason, First Southern Baptist Church, Moorcroft; *Jim Starr, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rock Springs.
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