ST. LOUIS (BP)–Nominees to serve on the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the four denominational boards — International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, and Annuity Board — the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the six seminaries and the Committee on Order of Business have been selected by the 2002 SBC Committee on Nominations.
Nominees will serve if elected by the messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 11-12 in St. Louis:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (82 members): 21 nominations considered; 7 new members; 14 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Royce J. Sweatman, minister of education of First Baptist Church, Harrison, Ark., replacing William R. (Bill) Elliff, North Little Rock, Ark.; Thomas M. Vinson, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Winter Park, Fla., replacing Charles L. Roesel, Leesburg, Fla.; Paul R. Badgett, pastor of First Baptist Church, Pikeville, Ky., replacing C.C. Brasher, Benton, Ky.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2006 is Roger S. Oldham, pastor of First Baptist Church, Martin, Tenn., replacing Jerry N. Tidwell, Jackson, Tenn., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2005 are Ida South, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Mathiston, Miss., replacing Amy M. Clingan, Brandon, Miss., who resigned; Jack E. (Eddie) Ferguson, layperson and member of Central Baptist Church, Henderson, N.C., replacing Ann W. Frazier, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., who is deceased.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 is Charles E. Harper, layperson and member of Goodwood Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, La., replacing Gail Pucik, Baton Rouge, La., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are John P. Harvill, Jr., North Mobile, Ala.; Bryan E. Easley, Prattville, Ala.; A. Dean Nichols, Kenai, Alaska; James McDaniel, Brinkley, Ark.; Rob Zinn, Highland, Calif.; D. Franklin (Frank) Cox, Lawrenceville, Ga.; Neal H. Walls, Oakwood, Ga.; William T. Crosby, Mansfield, La.; Clark Stwart, Crystal Springs, Miss.; Greg T. Mathis, Hendersonville, N.C.; Michael S. Hamlet, North Spartanburg, S.C.; Gerald Smith, Irving, Tex.; Carroll Reynolds, Boise, Idaho; Archie R. Smith, Virginia Beach, Va.
ANNUITY BOARD (45 members): 10 nominations considered; 4 new members; 6 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Barry Devine, pastor of First Baptist Church, Delmar, Del., replacing Gary C. Glanville, Reisterstown, Md.; Kenneth R. Howe, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Lebanon, Mo., replacing Jerry M. Dance, Ewing, Mo.; M. Truman Fallaw, layperson and member of Shandon Baptist Church, Columbia, S.C., replacing Timothy E. (Tim) Head, North Charleston, S.C.; Robert L. (Bob) Sorrell, retired associate pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn., replacing Wayne M. Rodgers, Collierville, Tenn.
Nominated for second term are Bobby G. Sorrells, Russellville, Ala.; Gerald B. Jones, Fayetteville, Ark.; K. Milton Higgins, Fresno, Calif.; William R. (Bill) Delk, Norcross, Ga.; John J. Mulligan, Schenectady, N.Y.; Wendell C. Lang, Pryor, Okla.
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD (87 members): 20 nominations considered; 8 new members; 12 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Chuck McAlister, senior pastor of Second Baptist Church, Hot Springs, Ark., replacing Joe W. Atchison, Rogers, Ark.; Joseph Allen (Jay) Dennis, senior pastor of First Baptist Church at the Mall, Lakeland, Fla., replacing O. G. (Tim) Locher, Hollywood, Fla.; Paul H. Chitwood, pastor of First Baptist Church, Somerset, Ky., replacing Lee Molloy, Paducah, Ky.; Chuck Herring, pastor of First Baptist Church, Richland, Miss., replacing Billy Joe Beckett, Columbus, Miss.; Sharon D. Tillery, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Artesia, N.Mex., replacing Sara P. Preston, Farmington, N.Mex.; Winston Curtis, pastor of Highland Park Baptist, Duncan, Okla., replacing R. Alan Day, Edmond, Okla.; Stephen Swofford, pastor of First Baptist Church, Rockwall, Tex., replacing Charles W. Clary, Arlington, Tex.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2006 is Bill Sutton, pastor of First Baptist Church, McAllen, Tex., as a new member representing Texas.
Nominated for second term are Billy F. Hudgins, Bluff, Ala.; J. David Baxter, Mableton, Ga.; Edward D. Ricketson, Jr., Warrenton, Ga.; Johnny L. Nantz, Las Vegas, Nev.; Paul K.S. Kim, Cambridge, Mass.; Michael J. Barrett, Pleasant Garden, N.C.; Edward B. Copeland, Dublin, Ohio; Barbara C. (Bobbie) Caldwell, Simpsonville, S.C.; Randy C. Davis, Morristown, Tenn.; Albert Lee Green, Lancaster, Tex.; George Wyndham Cook, Jr., Pasadena, Tex.; Robert (Bob) Pearle, Fort Worth, Tex.
NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD (58 members): 16 nominations considered; 4 new members; 12 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006 are Ellie Wade Ficken, layperson and member of Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala., replacing Pat Northrop, Opp, Ala., who declined to serve; Ted H. Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, Fla., replacing Ken Alford, Brandon, Fla., who resigned; William C. Hatfield, pastor of First Baptist Church, Chestertown, Md., replacing Wayne R. Kempson, Waldorf, Md., who resigned; Reva Daniel, layperson and member of Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton, Miss.; replacing Barry Clingan, Brandon, Miss., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Barry C. Holcomb, Ashford, Ala.; Johnny L. McCoy, North Pole, Alaska; Carel G. Norman, Heber Springs, Ark.; James D. Hill, Blanchard, La.; Joseph I. (Joe) Strahan, Vicksburg, Miss.; Mark A. Smith, Bridgeport, Conn.; Jesse L. Lott, Jr., Hickory, N.C.; Don W. Reeves, Corvallis, Oreg.; John A. Brady, Sr., Houston, Tex.; Stan Coffey, Amarillo, Tex., David B. Fannin, Houston, Tex.; Albert Y. Kawamoto, Arlington, Tex.
LIFEWAY CHRISTIAN RESOURCES (58 members): 17 nominations considered; 6 new members; 11 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Bryan E. Smith, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Van Buren, Ark., replacing Clifford L. Palmer, Centerton Ark.; Mark H. Anderson, senior pastor of Colonial Heights Baptist Church, Jackson, Miss., replacing Gus Q. Merritt, Newton, Miss.; Melvin M. Pugh, layperson and member of Willow Street Baptist Church, Willow Street, Pa., replacing Lonnie J. Clayton, Delran, N.J.; Kent Holt, minister of education of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C., replacing Ronald K. Edwards, Greer, S.C.; Charles M. Roberts, senior pastor of Denman Avenue Baptist Church, Lufkin, Tex., replacing D. L. Lowrie, Lubbock, Tex.; Kirk Casey, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Idaho, Falls, Idaho, replacing Randall J. Myers, White Bird, Idaho.
Nominated for second term are Rick Evans, Montgomery, Ala.; Phil Neighbors, Bakersfield, Calif.; Bob R. Bumgarner, Jacksonville, Fla.; Fred Luter, Jr., New Orleans, La.; Tim Marrow, Albuquerque, N.Mex.; William H. (Will) Langford, West Chester, Ohio; Thomas J. (Tom) Woodson, Tulsa, Okla.; Kenneth W. Jones, Nashville, Tenn.; Randy K. Davis, Amarillo, Tex.; Ed J. Ethridge, Carrollton, Tex.; Dorothy Barker, Morton, Tex.
SOUTHERN SEMINARY (65 members): 13 nominations considered; 8 new members; 5 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2007, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Randy Daymude, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Fountain Hills, Ariz., replacing Charles H. Gibson, Phoenix, Ariz.; James O. Norman, layperson and member of Valley Baptist Church, Searcy, Ark., replacing Orman W. Simmons, Little Rock, Ark.; Walter Price, senior pastor of Fellowship in the Pass Church, Beaumont, Calif., replacing Roger Spradlin, Bakersfield, Calif.; John Thomas (Tommy) Green, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Brandon, Fla., replacing Jim Wilson, Orlando, Fla.; Robert L. Beckett, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Deming, N.Mex., replacing Virgil Dugan, Albuquerque, N.Mex.; John Mark Mathena, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Broken Arrow, Okla., replacing Jim Lee, Edmond, Okla.; Harold O’Chester, senior pastor of Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin, Tex., replacing David L. Wilson, Lubbock, Tex.; David Hume, layperson and member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky., replacing Jerry L. Rexroat, Lousivlle, Ky.
Nominated for second term are H. D. McCarty, Fayetteville, Ark.; Chun W. Ro, Paducah, Ky.; T. Gary Watkins, Collierville, Tenn.; Lois W. Gray, Radcliff, Ky.; Melba D. Boudreaux, Wyoming, Pa.
SOUTHWESTERN SEMINARY (40 members): 9 nominations considered; 6 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire 2007, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Scott Hobbs, pastor of First Baptist Church, Griffith, Ind., replacing L. Sid West, Fort Wayne Ind.; Carl W. Lane, minister of education/outreach of New Hope Baptist Church, DeQuincy, La., replacing Robert E. Anderson, Baton Rouge, La.; Gregory Wade (Greg) Dills, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Sachse, Tex., replacing Ronnie H. Yarber, Mesquite, Tex.; Jack Sherrod Smith, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Dallas, Tex., replacing Ralph W. Pulley, Jr., Dallas, Tex.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2007 is Barry W. Thompson, executive pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Ga., replacing A. David McLendon, Lithis Springs, Ga., who declined to serve.
Nominated for term to expire in 2003 is Anthony George, senior pastor of Aloma Baptist Church, Winter Park, Fla., replacing James L. Leftwich, Melbourne, Fla., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Ted G. Stone, Durham, N.C.; John A. Hays, Pataskala, Ohio; E. Dean Gage, Bryan, Tex.
NEW ORLEANS SEMINARY (40 members): 8 nominations considered; 5 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2007, replacing members ineligible for re-election include James Craig Campbell, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Russellville, Ark., replacing Arnold A. Burk, Russellville, Ark.; Donald L. Doby, layperson and member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Hillcrest Heights, Md., replacing Kyle M. Oliver, Temple Hills, Md.; Stanley H. Ballard, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Kettering, Ohio, replacing David M. Prather, Amelia, Ohio.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2007 is Bud Young, layperson and member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church, Mobile, Ala., replacing C. Wesley Grant, Fairhope, Ala., who declined to serve.
Nominated for term to expire in 2003 is Mitchell A. Hamilton, senior pastor of Mississippi Avenue Baptist Church, Aurora, Colo., replacing Davis L. Cooper, Littleton, Colo.
Nominated for second term are Jerry B. Garrard, Tallahassee, Fla.; William Phillip (Phil) Hanberry, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Joe R. Tillerson, Albuquerque, N.Mex.
SOUTHEASTERN SEMINARY (30 members): 6 nominations considered; 4 new members; 2 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2007, replacing members ineligible for re-election include William J. (Jack) Homesley, senior pastor of Christ Community Church, Huntersville, N.C., replacing Cecil Ray Taylor, North Mobile, Ala.; George T. Schroeder, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., replacing Dale E. Thompson, Fort Smith.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2007 are Michael K. McCarthy, senior pastor of Holyoke Community Church, Holyoke, Colo., replacing Gerald G. Wessels, Jr., Louisville, Colo, who declined to serve; James W. Bryant, professor at University of Mobile and member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church, Mobile, Ala., replacing Jimmie R. Herring, Bastrop, La., who declined to serve.
Nominated for second term are James David (Jim) Goldston, III, Raleigh, N.C.; Terrence R. Collier, Pound, Va.
MIDWESTERN SEMINARY (35 members): 8 nominations considered; 6 new members; 2 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2007, replacing members ineligible for re-election include George H. Harris, senior pastor of Castle Hills First Baptist Church, San Antonio, Tex., replacing Reagan Bradford, Edmond, Okla.; Gene L. Downing, layperson and member of Southern Hills Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Okla., replacing Conrad (Buster) Brown), Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2007 are Robert E. (Bob) Ball, layperson and member of Old Town Hill Baptist Church, Muncie, Ind., replacing Stephen D. Simko, Porter, Ind., who resigned; Jeffrey L. Dial, senior pastor of Celebration Baptist Church, Wichita, Kans., replacing John E. Marshall, Springfield, Mo., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 are Judy L. Crain, layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Easton, Md., replacing Edward W. Underriner, Reistertown, Md., who resigned; John J. Eckle, layperson and member of Covington Baptist Church, Maple Valley, Wash., replacing Wesley B. Anderson, Veradale, Wash., who resigned.
Nominated for second term is William H. (Bill) Robertson, Jr., Monroe, La.; Loretta L. Bringer, Maywood, Mo.
GOLDEN GATE SEMINARY (39 members): 10 nominations considered; 7 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2007, replacing members ineligible for re-election include E. Randall Adams, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church, McAlester, Okla., replacing Samuel R. Porter, Sapulpa, Okla.; John R. (Dick) Lincoln, pastor of Shandon Baptist Church, Columbia, S.C., replacing Charles D. Anderson, Columbia, S.C.; John C. Funk, layperson and member of First Southern Baptist Church, West Hills, Calif., replacing William E. (Bill) East, Bakersfield, Calif.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2007 are Arthur W. Barrett, Jr., layperson and member of First Baptist Church, Harrison, Ark., replacing Benny Thompson, Garfield, Ark., who declined to serve; Robert W. (Bob) Galey, senior pastor of Oakland Woods Baptist Church, Clarkston, Mich., replacing Charles M. Adams, Ann Arbor, Mich., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Kelly J. Burris, senior pastor of Kempsville Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, Va., replacing Terry L. Harper, Colonial Heights, Va., who resigned.
Nominated for term to expire in 2004 is Robert K. Owens, pastor of Edgemont Baptist Church, Bluefield, W.Va., replacing Charles T. Grant, Jr., Huntington, W.Va., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Michael W. Nolen, Plainfield, Ill.; Adam Kravets, Bedford, Pa.; Gary E. Black, San Rafael, Calif.
ETHICS & RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION (34 members): 9 nominations considered; 6 new members; 3 renominations.
Nominees with term to expire in 2006, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Floyd A. Paris, pastor of Unity Baptist Church, Ashland, Ky., replacing Claude M. Witt, Louisville, Ky.; James L. (Jim) Brown, layperson and member of Trinity Baptist Church, Southaven, Miss., replacing Paul D. Walley, Richton, Miss.; Neil J. Boron, assistant pastor of Amherst Baptist Church, Amherst, N.Y., replacing Florence H. Hui, Brooklyn, N.Y.; William A. Thomas, Jr., layperson and member of Bon Air Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., replacing Ronald W. Lee, Virginia Beach, Va.
Also nominated for term to expire in 2006 is Velma D. Henderson, layperson and member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Hillcrest Heights, Md., replacing Eric Pelletier, Washington, D.C., who declined to serve.
Nominated for term to expire in 2005 is Harry A. (Hal) Lane, pastor of Westside Side Baptist Church, Greenwood, S.C., replacing Don Dowless, Charleston, S.C., who resigned.
Nominated for second term are Charley E. Westbrook, Fairview Heights, Ill., Donald L. Lacy, Sr., Valley Center, Kans., David Willets, Tulsa, Okla.
COMMITTEE ON ORDER OF BUSINESS (7 members): 2 nominations considered; 2 new members, 1 nomination for chairman.
Nominees with term to expire in 2005, replacing members ineligible for re-election include Sean Paul Pierce, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Potsdam, N.Y., replacing Ronald J. (Ron) Rogers, Clifton, Colo.; Leon Hyatt, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church, Pineville, La., replacing Fred Powell, Kansas City, Mo.
T.C. Pinckney, Alexandria, Va., was nominated chairman.
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