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Hunt appoints Committee on Committees


ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Appointments to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC President Johnny Hunt. Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Ga., announced the appointments in accordance with SBC Bylaw 19 which requires that their names be released to Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the annual meeting.

The Committee on Committees will assemble in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the SBC June 15-16 annual meeting to nominate members of the Committee on Nominations who, in turn, nominate trustees to serve on boards of the various entities of the SBC. SBC Bylaw 19 also provides that the Committee on Committees “shall nominate all special committees authorized during the sessions of the Convention not otherwise provided for.”

The Committee on Committees has 70 members, two from each of the 35 state or regional conventions qualified for representation on boards of SBC entities.

Joel Southerland, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Dalton, Ga., has been designated to serve as committee chairman.

Committee members are:

ALABAMA — Rob Jackson, Central Baptist Church, Decatur; Greg Corbin, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville.

ALASKA — Garry Loeffler, Hillside Baptist Church, Anchorage; Edward Gregory, First Baptist Church, Anchorage.

ARIZONA — Dale Gross, Northern Hills Community Church, Phoenix; Berry Norwood, First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale.

ARKANSAS — Andy Wilson, First Baptist Church, Springdale; Ronnie Deal, Greenwood First Baptist Church, Greenwood.

CALIFORNIA — Philip Kell, Woodward Park Baptist Church, Fresno; Chris Morgan, Helendale Community Church, Helendale.

COLORADO — Missy Kintzel, Applewood Baptist Church, Golden; Howard Wenger, Orchards Baptist Church, Loveland.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — Jamie Dunlop, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.; Phillip Hurst, Trinity Baptist Church, Hyattsville, Md.

FLORIDA — Keith Russell, Westside Baptist Church, Jacksonville; George Tomasson, Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Brandon.

GEORGIA — Thad Smith, Morningside Baptist Church, Columbus.

HAWAII — Emerson Wiles, Waikoloa Baptist Church, Waikoloa; Arnold Goto, Hawaii Kai Church, Honolulu.

ILLINOIS — Andre’ Dobson, Calvary Baptist Church, Alton; Jonathan Peters, First Baptist Church, Columbia.

INDIANA — Charles McMahan, Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church, West Harrison; Russell Lievers, First Southern Baptist Church, Clarksville.

KANSAS-NEBRASKA — Patrick Bullock, Summit Church, Wichita, Kan.; Vicki Smith, Faith Baptist Church, Andover, Kan.

KENTUCKY — Roger Williams, Annville Baptist Church, Annville; Steve Hussung, Rich Pond Baptist Church, Bowling Green.

LOUISIANA — Gevan Spivey, First Baptist Church, Haughton; Bill Dye, North Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe.

MARYLAND-DELAWARE — Kerry Hinton, Lynnhaven Baptist Church, Pocomoke, Md.; To be announced.

MICHIGAN — Ken Wilson, The Orchard Church, Traverse City; Larry Allen, Warren Woods Baptist Church, Warren.

MISSOURI — Barry Atkins, Harmony Baptist Church, Rogersville; Andy Chambers, West County Community Church, Wildwood.

MISSISSIPPI — Scott Cappleman, CrossPoint, Starkville; Greg Belser, Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton.

NORTH CAROLINA — Steve Burrow, Enochville First Baptist Church, Kannapolis; Stan Welch, West Asheville Baptist Church, Asheville.

NEW ENGLAND — Terry Dorsett, Faith Community Church, Barre, Vt.; Landon Reesor, Encounter Church, Stamford, Conn.

NEW MEXICO — Stan Albright, Sagebrush Community Church, Albuquerque; Jonathan Richard, First Baptist Church, Estancia.

NORTHWEST — Keith Evans, Greater Gresham Church, Gresham; Ore.; Michael Smith, Valley Baptist Church, Sedro Woolley, Wash.

NEVADA — David Simpson, Green Valley Baptist Church, Henderson; Frank Bushey, Fellowship Community Church, Reno.

NEW YORK — Bruce Aubrey, Northside Baptist Church, Liverpool; Barry Proctor, Indian River Baptist Church, Philadelphia.

OHIO — Dave Frasure, First Baptist Church, South Lebanon; Travis Smalley, Lakota Hills Baptist Church, West Chester.

OKLAHOMA — Joe Ligon, First Baptist Church, Marlow; James Wilder, First Baptist Church, Grove.

PENNSYLVANIA-SOUTH JERSEY — Mary Vasconcellos, Colts Neck Community Church, Colts Neck, N.J.; Fred Boehlke, Trinity Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Gale Hodson, Mid-Valley Baptist Church, Langley; Fred Stone, Pickens First Baptist Church, Pickens.

TENNESSEE — Ken Polk, Northside Baptist Church, Murfreesboro; Chris Kirby, First Baptist Church, Sevierville.

TEXAS — Melissa Deming, University Baptist Church, San Antonio; Baltazar Alvarez, Fellowship Church, Grapevine.

UTAH-IDAHO — Michael Liner, Salmon Valley Baptist Church, Salmon, Idaho; JeQuita Lee, Holladay Baptist Church, Salt Lake City, Utah.

VIRGINIA — Drew Landry, Spotswood Baptist Church, Fredericksburg; Grant Ethridge, Liberty Baptist Church, Hampton.

WEST VIRGINIA — Jimmy Drake, Brushfolk Baptist Church, Bluefield; Barry Miller, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Spencer.

WYOMING — Don Whalen, Boyd Avenue Baptist Church, Casper; Dale Bascue, United Baptist Church, Riverton.
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