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Purpose Statement:

The Savannah Baptist Association exists to encourage fellowship and cooperation among the churches; under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, it seeks to

establish, strengthen, train, and work with the churches as they fulfill their mission in their unique

setting.

Theme:

Serving and Honoring God Together

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Contents

Meeting Agenda ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Church Directory Savannah Baptist Association ..................................................................................................................... 4

Savannah Baptist Ministries .................................................................................................................................................... 6

Ministry Team Nominations for 2018-2019 ........................................................................................................................... 7

Standing Committees or Ministry Entities .............................................................................................................................. 8

Savannah Association Annual Budget 2019 ............................................................................................................................ 9

Savannah Baptist Association Missionary ............................................................................................................................. 11

Savannah Baptist Center ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

Seafarers Ministry 2018 ........................................................................................................................................................ 14

VBS Report 2018 ................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Women’s Missionary Union .................................................................................................................................................. 19

Senior Adult Ministry ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

Armstrong Baptist Collegiate Ministries ............................................................................................................................... 21

Annual Calendar .................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Georgia Baptist Mission Board ............................................................................................................................................. 35

GBMB Staff Directory ............................................................................................................................................................ 35

Meeting Minutes................................................................................................................................................................... 36

CONSTITUTION OF THE SAVANNAH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION ................................................................................................ 43

BY-LAWS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 47

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70th Annual Fall Meeting

The CrossRoad Baptist Church

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:45 PM

Meeting Agenda

6:45 Pre-Session Music The CrossRoad Baptist Donna Davis Jackson

7:00 Call to Order Rev. Billy Miller Moderator

7:02 Music The CrossRoad Baptist Donna Davis Jackson

7:10 Welcome, Scripture, and Prayer Dr. Johnny Bowen The CrossRoad Baptist

7:20 Enrollment of Messengers Connie Martin Clerk

7:23

Associational Misc. Business

Rev. Buddy Wasson Rev. Quillian Mercer Rev. Rev. Billy Miller Rev. Billy Miller Rev. Billy Miller Rev. Buddy Wasson

Recognition of New Pastors & Staff Recommendation from Mission Church Start Team Recommendation from Administration Team Nomination Committee 2019 Budget Introduction of Speaker

7:50 Special Music

The CrossRoad Baptist

Donna Davis Jackson

7:55 Inspirational Speaker Dr. Johnny Bowen The CrossRoad Baptist

8:25 Installation of Officers Rev. Buddy Wasson Associational Missionary

8:30 Prayer & Benediction Rev. Buddy Wasson Associational Missionary

-Refreshments Following Meeting Prepared by The CrossRoad Baptist Church-

Theme: Serving and Honoring God Together

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Church Directory Savannah Baptist Association

704 Wheaton Street Savannah, GA 31401

Phone: 912-232-1033 CHURCH PASTOR (WIFE) ADDRESS CITY ZIP OFFICE

Antioch Doug Cone (Jennifer) 8102 Waters Avenue Savannah 31406 354-8815

Ardsley Park Jonathan Tillman (Kristin) 3802 Bull St. Savannah 31405 234-1256

Baptist Church at Ebenezer Matt Hines (Laura) 2401 Ebenezer Rd Rincon 31326 754-4440

Bethel Eddie Deas (Elizabeth) 1295 Little Neck Rd Savannah 31419 748-9085

Beulah Dan Bryant (Marjorie) 700 Beulah Church Rd. PO Box 299

Pembroke 31321 653-2640

Bonnybridge Dan Hall 811 Bonnybridge Rd Pt. Wentworth 31407 964-0553

Bull Street Calvin Fowler (Char-La) 1400 Bull St. Savannah 31401 236-1511

Calvary Baptist Temple Kenny Grant (Shirley) 4625 Waters Avenue Savannah 31404 351-2288

Central Kenneth Harrelson (Sherry) 4010 Old Louisville Rd Garden City 31408 965-0752

Chapel-By-Sea David Laughner (Ginger) 811 Butler Ave., PO Box 235 Tybee Island 31328 786-4647

Chevis Oaks Kyle Waddell (Amy) 102 Sylvania Road Savannah 31419 925-3852

Christ's Community 1805 East Gwinnett St Savannah 31404 233-8925

Corinth Robbie Norman (Bethany) 19536 Highway 144 Richmond Hill 31324 727-2617

Countryside Rick Flowers (Rahsa) 1201 Noel C Conaway Rd Guyton 31312 728-3253

Dean Forest Guy Boyd (Sherrie) 1524 Dean Forest Rd Garden City 31408 964-7369

Delesseps Avenue 1310 Delesseps Ave Savannah 31404 352-4714

Faulkville Chad Vanderburg (Jennifer) 144 Zeigler Rd. PO Box 265 Bloomingdale 31302 748-7332

FBC Bloomingdale Jason Rowe (Marcy) 2 E. Moore Rd. PO Box 279 Bloomingdale 31302 748-4017

FBC Ellabell 3425 Hwy. 204 PO Box 238 Ellabell 31308 858-2029

FBC Garden City Larry Speir (Carolyn) 35 Nelson Avenue Garden City 31408 964-1448

FBC Marlow Gene Fail (Debbie) 2229 Central Avenue Guyton 31312 772-7438

FBC Pooler Bryan Parrish (Codie) 204 US Hwy 80 W PO Box 506

Pooler 31322 748-7521

FBC Port Wentworth Paul Mongin (Tammy) 402 Pinehurst Pl Pt Wentworth 31407 964-5811

FBC Richmond Hill 9184 Ford Avenue PO Box1390

Richmond Hill 31324 756-2196

FBC Rincon Gary Lewis (Krissy) 201 East 6th

Street Rincon 31326 826-5536

FBC the Island Brooks Cail (Suzy) 6613 Johnny Mercer Dr Savannah 31410 897-2142

Goshen Road Cory Moore (Shannon) 1323 Goshen Rd PO Box 739

Rincon 31326 826-1826

Higher Ground Andy Vaught (Martha Lee) 9120 Whitefield Avenue Savannah 31406 355-1505

Hispanic First Baptist Samuel Rodriguez (Martha) 1 Gamble Road Savannah 31405 236-4425

Immanuel Lane Sanders (Jennifer) 7375 Hodgson Memorial Dr Savannah 31406 354-0548

Int’l Bible Christian Fellowship

Jesse Pamplona (Vickie) 2607 Aimar Avenue Savannah 31406 224-8834

Isle of Hope Billy Miller (Sonja) 22 Rose Avenue Savannah 31406 355-9815

Jasper Springs Dale Simmons (Kim) 62 Smith Avenue Garden City 31408 964-6864

Lighthouse (Bloomingdale) Dwayne Dasher (Michelle) 310 Ash St. PO Box 278

Bloomingdale 31302 658-5145

Lighthouse (Savannah) Bobby Awtrey (Patsy) 401 Quarterman Dr. Savannah 31410 897-6357

Meldrim Darrell Bailey 229 Ohoopee Ave. PO Box 64

Meldrim 31318 748-5220

New Beginnings Christian Community Church

Eric Henley (Shelia) 2310 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah 31401 388-6757

New Providence Erik Palmberg (Susan) 106 Church St. PO Box 98

Guyton 31312 772-3590

New Vision Gary Bradham (Tina) 2417 Louis Mills Blvd Savannah 31405 236-4841

North Salem Quillian Mercer (Rachael) 955 Highway 30 Pt. Wentworth 31407 964-7933

Northside Mike Jones (Irene) 3621 GA 21, PO Box 254 Rincon 31326 826-5346

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One Savior Ben Canfield (Maria) 289 Harley Road Guyton 31312 728-3810

Powers Travis Cowart 1104 US HWY 80 PO Box 730

Eden 31307 748-6288

Quacco Paul Pinel (Iris) 215 Quacco Road Savannah 31419 257-6516

Rothwell Devin Bell (Carol) 216 East Rothwell St Pooler 31322 748-7593

Sand Hill David Feldkamp (Tara) 1931 Sand Hill Road Guyton 31312 398-4990

Savannah Baptist Center Marco George (I) (Myrah) 704 Wheaton St Savannah 31401 232-1033

Savannah Korean Houngjik Kim 6165 Chief OF Love Rd Savannah 31419 927-0081

Silk Hope Jonathan Phillips (Lori) 4929 Pineland Drive Savannah 31405 233-8424

Skidaway Island John Crunkleton (Kelli) 2 West Ridge Road Savannah 31411 598-7997

South Newington Steve McCoy (Peggy) 462 John Carter Road Bloomingdale 31302 748-4831

Southside Stuart Doyle (Natalie) 5502 Skidaway Road Savannah 31406 355-7937

Sycamore Church Dusty Reynolds (Audrey) 2031 Grove Point Rd Savannah 31419 289-8949

The Church at Godley Station

Darren Thomas (Mikki) 1601 Benton Blvd Savannah 31407 330-8461

The CrossRoad Baptist Johnny Bowen (Geneva) 8510 Middleground Rd PO Box 60746

Savannah 31420 925-0571

Thunderbolt Baptist Truc Phan (Trinh) 3205 Russell Street Thunderbolt 31404 354-2830

Victory Baptist 1815 Montgomery X-Rd Savannah 31406 354-8547

Whitemarsh Island Doug Cone, Sr (Vicki) 59 Johnny Mercer Blvd Savannah 31410 897-4159

Windsor Forest Mark Gentry (Cindy) 12521 White Bluff Rd Savannah 31419 925-8650

Woodlawn Gary Johnson (Debra) 407 Talmadge Avenue Garden City 31408 964-8676

Missions and Satellite Churches

Morningstar Grady Taylor (Arlene) 2835 US Hwy 80 Bloomingdale 31302 748-5757

Language Missions

Ardsley Park Chinese Joseph Wong (Hannah) 3802 Bull St. Savannah 31405 234-1256

Hispanic at Rincon Francisco Rodriguez (Jenie) 100 Sandstone Dr. Bloomingdale 31302 373-7333

Iglesia Bautista Latinoamericana of Savannah

5502 Skidaway Rd Savannah 31406 355-7937

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Rev. Buddy Wasson, Associational Missionary [email protected]

Connie Martin, Financial Secretary

[email protected]

Janet Bell, Admin Assistant

[email protected]

Savannah Baptist Ministries

Savannah Baptist Center

704 Wheaton Street, Savannah, GA 31401

Phone: 912-232-1033

www.savbaptistcenter.org

www.facebook.com/savbaptistcenter

Stephanie Carr, Director

[email protected]

Janet Bell, Receptionist

[email protected]


Phone: 912-232-1033

www.sbassociation.org

[email protected]

www.facebook.com/savannahbaptistassociation

Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Armstrong State University

12033 Abercorn Street Ext., Savannah, GA 31419

Phone: 912-925-8563

www.armstrongbcm.org

Rev. Tony Branham, Director

[email protected]

Seafarer’s Ministry


International Seaman’s House

Phone: 912-234-2438

Rev. Everett Tumblin, Director

Cell: 912-656-7552

[email protected]

Savannah Baptist Assembly

930 Honey Ridge Road, Guyton, GA 31312

Phone: 912-772-3368

Big House Phone: 912-772-9864

Tommy Duke, Director

[email protected]

www.sbassembly.org

www.facebook.com/savannahbaptistassembly

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Ministry Team Nominations for 2018-2019

Associational Missionary is ex-officio member of all teams and leads the Administration Team

Administrative Team

Associational Missionary Rev, Buddy Wasson

Moderator Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship

Moderator-Elect Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Baptist Church

Clerk Connie Martin, FBC Rincon

Assistant Clerk Janet Bell, FBC of the Islands

Treasurer Stephen Bell, FBC of the Islands

Assistant Treasurer Rev. Stan Stones, The CrossRoad Baptist Church

GBC Executive Committee Representative Rev. Quillian Mercer, North Salem Baptist Church

Associational Missions Team Rev. Quillian Mercer, North Salem Baptist Church

Dr. Darrell Bailey, Meldrim Baptist Church

Personnel Team

Moderator Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship

Moderator-Elect Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Baptist Church

Treasurer Stephen Bell, FBC of the Islands

Assistant Treasurer

Associational Missions Team

Rev. Stan Stones, The CrossRoad Baptist Church

Vacation Bible School and Children’s Director Dr. Bill Gammon, RBC Rincon

World Changers Coordinator Rev. Tony Branham, Baptist Collegiate Minister

WMU Director Susan Bragg, Bull Street Baptist Church

Disaster Relief Director David Osborne, Immanuel Baptist Church

Missions/Church Start Director Rev. Quillian Mercer , North Salem Baptist Church

Evangelism Director

Associational Prayer Coordinator Dr. Darrell Bailey, Meldrim Baptist Church

College Ministry Director Rev. Tony Branham, Baptist Collegiate Minister

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Standing Committees or Ministry Entities

Assembly Committee 2019 Grant Washington, S. Newington 2019 Erik Palmberg, N. Providence 2019 Terry Mulvehill, N. Providence 2020 Kevin Carter, FBC Rincon 2020 Donnie Martin, FBC Rincon 2020 Rhonda Stones, The CrossRoad 2021 Deborah Boerger, Calvary 2021 Dusty Reynolds, Sycamore 2021

Ex-Officio Moderator – Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship Vice Moderator—Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Associational Missionary – Rev. Buddy Wasson

Seafarers Committee

Rev. Everett Tumblin, Bull Street Rev. Joseph Wong, Ardsley Park Chinese Roy Lee, New Providence

Baptist Center Committee (Trustees) 2019 Stephen McAliley, The Church at Godley Station 2019 Stan Stones, The CrossRoad 2019 Teresa Green, Southside 2020 Linda Macmillan, Higher Ground 2020 Pat Osborne , Immanuel 2020 Gary Lewis, FBC Rincon 2020 Debra Johnson, Woodlawn 2020 DeeDee Linton, FBC Garden City 2021 Andy Vaught, Higher Ground 2021 Susan Bragg, Bull Street 2021 Polly Stewart, FBC of the Islands 2021 Sybil Nease, Meldrim 2021 Jean Hood, The CrossRoad 2021 Jenine Price, Skidaway Island 2021 Steve Britton, FBC Garden City

Ex-Officio Moderator – Rev. Jesse Pamplona, International Bible Christian Fellowship Vice Moderator - Dr. Johnny Bowen, The CrossRoad Associational Missionary – Rev. Buddy Wasson Director Savannah Baptist Center – Stephanie Carr

Collegiate Ministry Team 2020 Rev. Todd Wiechmann 2020 Brenda Robinson 2021 Rev. Jon Humphreys 2021 Rev. Quillian Mercer 2022 Rev. Jon Tillman 2022 Dorcus Branham

The following are Associational Committees and will be appointed by the Associational Administrative Team, as needed:

Nominating Committee Resolution & By Laws Committee Annual Sessions Planning Committee

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Savannah Association Annual Budget 2019

Savannah Baptist Association Annual Budget 2019

2018 2019

Missions/Evangelism/Outreach

10642-01 Seamen Director Salary $11,140.48 $11,140.48

10668-01 World Changers $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10670-01 Associational Mission Trips $5,000.00 $2,500.00

Total Fixed for Missions/Evangelism/Outreach $14,640.48

Percentage Missions/Evangelism/Outreach

10635-01 Baptist Center (8% of Budget) $21,806.31

10645-01 Student Ministry (AASU 2.3% of Budget) $6,269.32

Total Percentage Missions/Evangelism/Outreach $28,075.63

Church Growth

10710-01 Men's Ministry $500.00 $500.00

10712-01 Seminary Extension (NOBTS) $1,000.00 $500.00

10715-01 Disaster Relief General $350.00 $1,000.00

10720-01 WMU $1,775.00 $1,775.00

10725-01 Sunday School $750.00 $500.00

10730-01 Music $500.00 $250.00

10732-01 Evangelism $3,000.00 $1,500.00

10735-01 GA/RA Ministry $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10736-01 VBS $1,300.00 $1,300.00

10738-01 Association Media Services (Website & e-mail)

$600.00 $600.00

10742-01 Senior Adult Ministry $450.00 $450.00

10758-01 Savannah Day at Baxley $200.00 $250.00

Total Church Growth $9,625.00

Administration

10809-01 Housing Allowance - AM $18,000.00 $18,000.00

10810-01 Salary/Allowances - AM $36,050.00 $36,050.00

10812-01 Convention Expense - AM $3,000.00 $3,000.00

10814-01 Ministry Expenses - AM $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10815-01 Annuity - AM $15,600.00 $15,600.00

10817-01 Travel pay - AM $4,500.00 $4,500.00

10823-01 Clerical overtime $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10829-01 Financial Secretary $21,218.00 $21,218.00

10830-01 Treasurer Salary $3,713.15 $3,713.15

10842-01 Christmas Bonus $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10843-01 Administrative Assistant Salary $13,261.25 $10,000.00

10844-01 Training (ACS for Connie and ACR for Janet) $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10850-01 Auto Expense Reimbursement $800.00 $800.00

30805-01 Assembly Salaries $28,232.30 $28,232.30

30806-01 Assembly - Auto Allowance $2,400.00 $2,400.00

30808-01 Tax Deferred Annuity/Assembly Director $3,120.00 $3,120.00

Total Administration $150,633.45

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Operations

10640-01 Seafarer's Office/Program Expenses $400.00 $400.00

10837-01 Janitorial Supplies $200.00 $200.00

10851-01 Memorial Fund $300.00 $300.00

10910-01 Insurance/Workman's Comp $10,000.00 $10,000.00

10912-01 Gen. - F.I.C.A. / Medicare Employer $4,000.00 $4,000.00

10914-01 Office Maintenance $3,180.00 $3,180.00

10916-01 Utilities $13,500.00 $13,500.00

10918-01 Equipment Maint/Svc Agreement (ACS) $4,000.00 $4,250.00

10920-01 Office Supplies $3,500.00 $3,500.00

10921-01 Postage $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10923-01 Office Equipment (Purchase) $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10945-01 Seamen's Van (Maintenance & Gas) $2,150.00 $2,150.00

10946-01 Miscellaneous Expenses $1,000.00 $1,000.00

10980-01 Expense - Emergency Savings $3,500.00 $3,500.00

10949-01 Bank Fees and Expenses $0.00 $500.00

30804-01 Assembly-Temp Labor $3,500.00 $3,500.00

30807-01 Assembly Utilities $18,000.00 $18,000.00

30809-01 Assembly - Maintenance/Operation $15,000.00 $15,000.00

30812-01 Assembly - Miscellaneous Expense $1,000.00 $1,000.00

30813-01 Assembly Development $1,800.00 $1,800.00

30815-01 Assembly -F.I.C.A. / Medicare Employer $2,500.00 $2,500.00

30816-01 Assembly-Equipment Replacement Rsrv $2,000.00 $2,000.00

30817-01 Assembly - Conference/Convention $800.00 $800.00

30818-01 Assembly Development - Media/Advert $600.00 $600.00

30965-01 Assembly A/C for BigHouse & Lodge $4,000.00 $4,000.00

Total Operations $96,930.00 $97,680.00

Total budget before Baptist Center and Student Ministry

$278,240.00 $272,578.93

Baptist Center and Student Ministry $28,659.00 $28,075.63

Total budget with Baptist Center and Student Ministry $306,899.00 $300,654.56

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Savannah Baptist Association Missionary

Rev. Rothell “Buddy” Wasson

Our 2017 – 2018 Association year really was a continuation of our last year.

A lot of construction at the Savannah Baptist Assembly has taken a lot of our time. We had some ups (accomplishments)

and downs (disappointments) and yet God has been so very faithful to us. Construction is still continuing. Praise the Lord

that we now we have Rev. Tommy Duke as our Assembly Director. He is doing and I know he will do an excellent job at

the Assembly.

As of this meeting, it is our hope and prayer to accomplish two major changes. First, to change our Association meeting

schedule by reducing our meeting from four times per year to two times per year, and instead of meeting on the third

Tuesday of the month we will meet on Sunday nights.

Secondly, we will be streamlining our Ministry Teams. We believe that we can handle many of our Ministry needs in-

house through the Administration Team and by the Association Missionary.

I love to tell everyone how Blessed we are as an Association with all the different Ministries we have. These Ministries

are:

The Savannah Baptist Center

The Seafarers Ministry

The Savannah Baptist Assembly

The Baptist Collegiate Ministry.

We are ministering to so many people in so many ways. Each and every one of the Savannah Baptist Association can be

and should be a part of these Ministries. We would be happy to plug you into one or more of these Ministries.

What a tremendous honor it is to serve as the Association Missionary of the Savannah Baptist Association. It is hard to

believe that I have been here six years. I am truly blessed.

Paper Drive for Baxley Children’s Home

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Stephanie Carr, Director

Mission Statement

The Savannah Baptist Center exists to bring glory to God by bringing churches, groups and individuals together to

serve and meet the needs of our community.

Mission Teams

Eleven mission teams have served at the Baptist Center.

These teams travelled to Savannah and accomplished many great things for us as well as served in our day-to-day

ministries.

Summer Day Camp/ VBS outreach

Sorted donations

Organized food pantry, clothes closet, storage areas, kitchen pantry

Bulletin Board art

Cleaning inside & outside of building including polishing pews, steam cleaning pew cushions, deep cleaning

restrooms & the kitchen, pressure washing the exterior & sidewalk, Sunday School rooms, janitor’s closet, etc.

Lawn work

Lending library

Helped us prepare for Sunday morning breakfast, Sunday School & church service

List of ministries areas served:

Food Pantry

Clothes Closet

Park Ministry

Assisting our Ministry Partner, LifeBridge

Preparing lunches for Oasis clients and serving at the Oasis

Prayer Ministry

Sewing Class

Bible Study

Women’s Ministries News: In fall of 2017, we added an additional day of women’s ministries. The ladies meet on

Wednesdays beginning at 10am and Thursdays beginning at 1pm. They participate in Bible studies, sewing, quilting, and

music classes. The ladies continued meeting throughout the summer which provided three additional months of activity

to our traditional schedule of no bible study and sewing classes during the summer. We have been blessed with

volunteer sewing instructors and bible study teachers for our additional days of ministry. The sewing class projects

include making quilts for the homeless, pillowcases for the Ronald McDonald house, dresses and shorts for children in

Africa.

Partnerships and Outreach Activities

Outreach Event: The Savannah Baptist Center, Savannah Baptist Center Church, and a mission team from Virginia visited

the neighboring housing projects and distributed cookies and flyers with information on the church services and the

summer VBS. We also shared the information with the children who participate in the park ministry.

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Community Thanksgiving Dinner: The Savannah Baptist Center and Baptist Center Church partnered with a local

construction company and Shellman’s Bluff Baptist Church to provide a worship service and Thanksgiving meal to our

community.

Community Christmas Dinner: Thank you to all who served and participated in our annual event. Approximately 97

people enjoyed a Christmas musical performance and a wonderful lunch. 40 Baptist Center volunteers were joined by 37

musicians and choir members from a local church. Great fun, food, and fellowship as we serve our Lord.

Health Clinic -Partnership: Partnered with the Homeless Authority and the JC Lewis Health Center to provide healthcare

for the homeless ladies who use the Oasis laundry facility. Doctors and triage nurses are present to screen clients and

provide basic physical care and mental health counseling. We are currently offering this clinic two times monthly. The

ladies are already at the Center to take a shower and do their laundry. At the most recent report, only one other agency

in Savannah is hosting this clinic. We have the capacity to grow with the program as more services are offered.

Update: We welcomed Olivia Carr as our Volunteer Coordinator in March 2018. Please contact Olivia at

[email protected] for current volunteer opportunities.

Total Services Provided January 2018-August 2018

Bible Study, Sewing, Music 768 Food Pantry 369 Clothes Closet 1403 Oasis Laundry, Showers, Day Lockers 6105 Total services 8645 Total Volunteer Hours January 2018-August 2018 5399

Praise God and Thank You!


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Seafarers Ministry 2018

Rev. Everett Tumblin, Director

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea

and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:7-8 (ESV)

1. Ministry to seafarers that witnesses to the truth, love and power of Jesus to save all who repent and trust

in Him as God’s Savior from the deception, denial and destruction of sin: our mission to seafarers.

Witnessing to the hundreds of seafarers who come to the port of Savannah in various terminals week by

week is fast-paced at times, slow in moments and always surrounded with security regulations and

procedures. This year the mission was carried out over 146 days/1291 hours of direct ministry. Boarding

some 27 ships, distributing tracts and Bibles in many languages, I transported 1,060 seafarers on 145

shopping trips, driving 8,751 miles. Your support in prayer, donations of ditty bags and financially made

this possible.

2. Long-time lead Chaplain Bill Maxey of International Seamen’s House retired this year, moving to

Tennessee. Also, Fr. Richard Young of Catholic Diocese of Savannah retired this year. Both faced

age/health issues that severely limited their ministry duties. Consequently, those who remain active have

been busy as ships grow in number and size. Each vessel carries some 25 seafarers, most of whom are able

to depart their ships briefly, and almost all wanting to do so in this port, regarding us as friendly and safe.

Filipino, Indian and Chinese nationalities form the bulk of crews, with others from nations around the

globe.

3. Two Chinese seamen stand out this year. Cen came to our facility in January, a crewman of the container

ship ZIM ALABAMA. He practiced his English with me as we ate snacks, played pool and then said he

wanted a zippo lighter, so we went in search and he found several, which apparently are for parents,

uncles and grandparents. He was delighted and when we came back to our facility inside Garden City

Container Terminal, he located a New Testament in Chinese. He asked me to autograph it and took his

picture with me. He also contacted his parents in central China via his smart phone, and they greeted me

with big smiles. When he looked at his new Bible he was puzzled by my inscription Galatians 2:20 below

my name, so I located it in Chinese and he read it. I gave further testimony of my faith and he was

interested in what I had to say. I took him back to his ship and then, in early summer, he called me from

China and we spoke. I encouraged him to read his Bible and locate a Christian in his village. I may not see

him again, but then again, I may, probably on another ship… And last month I met Ma, a Chinese crewman

whom I took shopping with seven Sri Lankan shipmates. He said to me in halting English, “First time in

America”, and smiled. After the shopping trip, I offered him a copy of the Gospel of John, labeled “Living

Water”. He took it gladly, unlike his shipmates. He thanked me and I said, “You can practice your English

with this book.” God’s Word goes forth and will not return void.

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Savannah Baptist Assembly

Rev. Tommy Duke, Director

Greetings Savannah Baptist Association Members,

Grace and peace to you from the beautiful grounds of the Savannah Baptist Assembly on Honey Ridge Road in

Effingham County. My family and I are excited and humbled by the opportunity to serve as Director of this

ministry, and in turn, serve you and your church.

The Savannah Baptist Assembly is dedicated to the Glory of God for the purposes of building Christian

character and helping individuals find and rightly respond to God’s will for their lives. Its secluded setting has

provided an environment for rest, recreation, retreat, and renewal since 1967, serving over 100,000 guests

and seeing over 440 people make a profession of faith in Christ on these grounds.

More recently, thanks to the tireless efforts of our volunteers, we are finishing up a series of considerable

renovations and upgrades (many of which were prompted by storm damage). As such, your next visit will find

metal roofs and vinyl siding on most of our buildings, a dramatically refreshed Tabernacle, four brand-new

sleeping cabins with connected bath houses, and high-speed internet availability in all meeting facilities.

As thankful as I have been to learn more about what God has been doing at the Assembly over the past 50+

years, I look forward with anticipation to what the future will hold. In today’s “always-on, social media” world,

the quiet places of reflection are more vital than ever, and the Assembly is uniquely positioned to provide such

a place.

To that end, I’d like to personally invite you and your church to come out and be a part of this unique ministry

by taking advantage of any (or all) of these four opportunities:

PRAY – Please pray that we will cooperate with God to become the location of choice for our churches

and their members to push away, experience His creation, and find a renewed relationship with Christ.

COME – The Assembly is a ministry and asset of our association and our desire is to make the best and

highest use of it for God’s glory. To that end, I hope you’ll consider us your first option for: fellowship

events, camps, retreats, gatherings and whatever else the Lord leads you to plan. Not sure what’s

available at the Savannah Baptist Assembly or if we can accommodate you? Contact me to schedule a

tour ([email protected] / 912.772.3368).

SERVE – As you might imagine, with a 50-year old retreat center there are countless opportunities for

you and your congregation to volunteer to serve. We’re currently looking for some “Friends of the

Assembly” to lend a hand with upkeep, repairs and upgrades. Let me know if you’d like to come out

and we’ll have projects lined up and ready for you and/or your group.

GIVE – The Savannah Baptist Assembly is a ministry of your Savannah Baptist Association. Therefore,

your regular and robust giving to support all the ministries of the association is the first and best way

for you to financially support this ministry. That said, if your church (or individuals therein) is interested

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in giving specifically to the Assembly, over and above your associational giving, please contact me or

the associational office.

Thanks for the opportunity to serve you, your church, our association and the Lord through this unique and

rewarding ministry. While I firmly and passionately believe that we have a mandate to do our part to advance

God’s Kingdom, it is spaces of retreat (like the Savannah Baptist Assembly) that allow us as followers of Christ

to find the rest, recreation, reflection, and renewal in Him to press on toward fulfilling the Great Commission.

I look forward to the opportunity to welcome you to the Savannah Baptist Assembly.

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VBS Report 2018

Dr. Bill Gammon Association VBS Director

Reporting churches:

Game On has been a huge success all over the country. Many churches, new churches, church starts, etc. have

used this VBS to reach hundreds of kids and families. Thank you to FBC Richmond Hill for hosting the VBS

Regional this past spring. We look forward to the 2019 VBS theme: In the Wild.

Church Enrollment

Baptist Church at Ebenezer 96 Bull Street 181 Corinth 69 Cross Road Baptist 55 Dean Forest 45 Faulkville 12 FBC Bloomingdale 60 FBC Garden City 160 FBC Richmond Hill 485 FBC Rincon 720 Higher Ground Life Church 118 Morning Star 94 New Providence 135 North Salem 226 Powers 93 Silk Hope 167 South Newington 193 Windsor Forest 66 Woodlawn

Decisions for Christ total: 62

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Women’s Missionary Union

2017-2018 Savannah Baptist Association Leadership Team

WMU Director Susan Bragg 25 Palmetto Bay Road Savannah, GA 31410

897-0644 657-5747

[email protected]

Prayer Coordinator

Thelma Bennett 325 Weisenbaker Rd Rincon, GA 31326

826-6281 346-0252

[email protected]

Women on Mission Consultants

Gay Donovan 7604 Wymberly Court Savannah, GA 31406 Angela Jernigan P.O. Box 513;Bloomingdale 31302

351- 0301 658-1028

[email protected]

74828829 6591165 [email protected]

GA Director Karen Mulvehill 194 Horseshoe Rd. Bloomingdale, GA 31302

748-4819 [email protected]

Treasurer

Pamela Crovatt(Pam) 5 Chamois Court Pooler, GA 31322

748-7600 659-5806

[email protected]

BCM Consultant & Area Director Beverly Purcell 521 Buckhalter Road Savannah, GA 31405

236-0858 429-2740

[email protected]

Area #1 Juanita Mills 22 Silverstone Circle Savannah, GA 31406

308-6268 354-6998

Area #2 Polly Stewart 23 E. Deerfield Road Savannah, GA 31410

897-8726 657-7557

[email protected]

Area#3

Beverly Clark 411 First Ave. Pooler, GA 31322

748-8497 412-8497

[email protected]

Area #4

Dolly Welch 2103 New Mexico St. Savannah, GA 31404

236-3501










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Senior Adult Ministry

The Senior Adult Picnic was held at J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill on May 17, 2018. Disaster Relief once again

provided another great lunch of ham and that wonderful potato salad. Tim Malchak provided the music. The new venue

was very nice with lots of room. Everyone had a great time.

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Armstrong Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Tony Branham, Collegiate Minister

Report from Dr. Joe Graham, Specialist, GBMB The college and university students of today will be the leaders of, and missionaries from, our churches

within a generation. Collegiate Ministries works to inspire collegians with the principles of on-going

cooperative missions and ministry while allowing their creativity and energy to flow back to the churches of

their association, to Georgia Baptists, and to Southern Baptists. For more information about Georgia Baptist

Collegiate Ministries around the state, please visit our website at http://gabcm.org/

Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries focus a great deal of energy on Collegiate Missions through Send Me

Now Missions. In the summer of 2018, Georgia BCMs and partnering churches sent 144 students to serve in

missions here in Georgia, across the nation, and around the world and raised $172,705 to send them. Seven

of those students were from the BCM of Armstrong of Georgia Southern who gave over $6200 toward the

overall missions goal. For more information, go to http://sendmenow.net/

Confluence is a statewide collegiate conference for all Georgia Baptist churches and BCMs. Confluence 2018

took place September 21-23 at Eagle’s Landing FBC near McDonough. The theme was “Bold” and the

emphasis was on evangelism. 30 BCM of Armstrong students were challenged and stretched in evangelism

and returned to campus eager to share what they learned. For more information, go to

http://www.confluencega.com/

ENGAGE 24 is a national collegiate emphasis on evangelism that is focused on encouraging every collegian to

share his or her faith with someone who is not a believer during one 24-hour period. This year, the emphasis

date was October 10. The BCM of Armstrong hosted the Great Exchange on that date and completed 68

surveys. At least 3 people prayed to receive Christ and many seeds of the Gospel were planted. For more

information and resources for ENGAGE 24, go to www.engage24.org.

Reducing “lostness” in Georgia is something about which we are all concerned. One of the ways we measure

our success is by the total evangelistic impact of Baptist Collegiate Ministries. During the 2017-18 academic

year, we had 4,289 students involved regularly in our ministries statewide. During that year our Campus

Ministers reported 348 collegians who made professions of faith during BCM worship times and events. 178

other individuals made professions of faith as a result of BCM ministry programs and/or teams. Finally, our

student Summer Missionaries reported that 617 individuals made professions of faith during the summer as a

result of their ministries.

That was a total of 1,143 people who professed faith in Christ over the past year as a result of Georgia

Baptists’ investment in Collegiate Ministry. This means for every 3.75 students involved in our ministry, one

new Christian found faith in Christ. 1:3.75 is an outstanding ratio and Georgia Baptists can be proud of their

Campus Ministers and students.

Continue to pray for God to move on our college campuses. Pray for increased boldness with the Gospel.

Pray also for an increased partnership between the BCM and local churches.

http://gabcm.org/

http://sendmenow.net/

http://www.confluencega.com/

http://www.engage24.org/

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Annual Calendar

October 2018 Savannah Baptist Association

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

Annual Fall Meeting 6:30 pm

The CrossRoad

Ministers Meeting 11:00am




Assembly Committee

Meeting 6:30pm

Columbus Day

Pastor's Appreciation

Day Baptist Center Trustee Meeting

1:30


Church ACR Deadline

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November 2018 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

Baptist Center Trustee Meeting

1:30




Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving Day

Offices Closed

Baptist Center

Volunteer Meeting

10:00 AM

GBMB Annual Meeting Second Baptist Church Warner Robins

World

Day of

Prayer

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December 2018 Savannah Baptist Association


1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16

18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

New Year's

Eve

Week of Prayer for International Missions and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Offices Closed

31

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Week of Prayer for International Missions and Lottie Moon

Christmas Offering

Offices Closed

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January 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31


Ministers Meeting

11:00am

Ministers

Meeting

11:00am

New Year's

Day

Baptist Assembly

Committee Meeting 6:30pm

Martin Luther King Jr.

Birthday


1:30

Office Closed

Admin Team

10:00am

RA Racer Derby

Immanuel 8:00 AM

Office Closed

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February 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28



Valentine's Day


1:30

Center Volunteer Meeting

10:00

Focus on WMU Week

WMU Banquet 6:30 PM

Immanuel


Ministers Meeting

11:00am

Focus on WMU Week

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March 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Baptist Assembly

Committee Meeting 6:30pm


Ministers Meeting

11:00am

Ministers Meeting

11:00am


Week of Prayer for North American Mission & Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

Admin Meeting

10:00

Executive Committee

Meeting

Isle of Hope

6:45

GA Mother/ Daughter Banquet

New Providence


1:30

Week of Prayer for

North American Missions

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April 2019

Savannah Baptist Association Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21

24 25 26 27

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Savannah

Day at Baxley

Children’s Home

(leave 8:30am)


1:30





Load truck

for Baxley

Children's Home

1:00pm "Paper Drive"

Easter

23 22

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GA Baptist Women's Spring Event

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Good Friday Office Closed

Palm Sunday

30


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May 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

Ministers Meeting

Noon

Ministers Meeting

Noon

Baptist Center Trustee Meeting 1:30pm

World Day of Prayer

Senior Adult Picnic

11:00am J.F. Gregory

Park

Memorial Day

Offices Closed

Assembly

Committee

Meeting 6:30pm

Savannah Baptist Association Emphasis Week

Center Aux

Meeting 10:00

Mother's Day

Ministers Meeting

noon

Savannah Baptist

Association Emphasis

Week

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June 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Father's

Day

Baptist Center Trustee

Meeting 1:30

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July 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29


1:30

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch Noon at

Restaurant

Independence Day

Office Closed

Children’s Camp (Girls)

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon at

Restaurant

30 31

Children’s Camp (Boys)

Children’s Camp (Boys)

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August 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31


1:30

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon

At Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon

at Restaurant

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon

at Restaurant

Assembly

Committee

Meeting 6:30pm

Ministers Meeting

Lunch noon

at Restaurant

Center Volunteer Meeting

10:00

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September 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30


1:30




Labor Day

Offices Closed

Admin Meeting 10:00 am


GBMB Church Administration

Ministry Conference FBC Pooler

6-9 PM

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October 2019 Savannah Baptist Association


1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

Annual Fall Meeting 6:45 pm





Assembly Committee

Meeting 6:30pm

Columbus Day

Pastor's Appreciation

Day


1:30

Church ACR

Deadline

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Georgia Baptist Mission Board

Because of the length of the reports from GBMB, we have provided the Website so that anyone who wishes to

can access that information.

Go to http://gabaptist.org. The following is a screenshot of the page that you will see. Click on any of the links

to read the content.

GBMB Staff Directory

6405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097-4092

770-455-0404 or 1-800-746-4422

If you would like to find the directory listing on the Website, go to http://gabaptist.org/a-z-staff-listing-

2/. You will see an alphabetical listing of all GBMB staff.

http://gabaptist.org/

http://gabaptist.org/a-z-staff-listing-2/

http://gabaptist.org/a-z-staff-listing-2/

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Meeting Minutes

Executive Committee Meeting January 30, 2018

Higher Ground Baptist Church

The meeting started with music provided by Higher Ground Baptist Church.

Rev. Andy Vaught, pastor of Higher Ground Baptist Church, welcomed everyone and led in prayer.

Rev. Darrell Bailey, the Associational Prayer Coordinator, read scripture and had prayer.

Rev. Billy Miller called the meeting to order.

Tommy Pirtle reported that there were 9 churches, 14 members, 13 guests, and 10 staff members present.

The minutes from the last meeting did not get printed so we will read them at the next meeting.

Reports from Savannah Baptist Ministries:

Rev. Buddy Wasson

There are no new pastors or staff members. Rev. Rick Flowers was in an accident and crushed his pelvis. He is in good

spirits and the surgery went well. He is looking at a long recovery.

Francisco Rodriquez fell off of a roof and broke his leg, hips, some ribs and his sternum. He is healing well and back to

preaching.

Please be in prayer. Within the next 10 years, associations may be obsolete. Our giving and attendance has gone down.

This is also true for the individual churches. Across Georgia, churches are giving 5% or less to the cooperative program.

We have 66 churches in our association. One church is asking to join and a mission church may come into association as

a church. Twelve churches have not given anything in the last 5 years, twelve give less than $1000 yearly, and twelve

give between $1000 and $2000 yearly. Our ministry supports the Seafarer’s Ministry, the Savannah Baptist Center, BCM,

and the Assembly. See my article in the newsletter. We need to pray. We have started having only prayer at our

preacher’s conferences, instead of having someone preach. We will do that for a while and build relationships. Along

with giving, participation is down. I love associational work. I believe associations are necessary. They work and are

good. It is my hope and prayer that we will not become one of the statistics of the last five years. We are trying to

change that so it won’t go in that direction. Some other associations are starting to meet on Sunday night instead of a

week night and attendance is increasing. That is something to pray and think about. We want to touch more people and

have them informed about the association. We have enough financial resources to cover us for the next 3 or 4 years if

things stay the same as they are now. We are very frugal. We have a sweet spirit of fellowship in our pastor’s meeting

and encourage pastors to come to them. Please make the association a point of prayer that God would be honored in all

that we say and do.

Stephanie Carr –Savannah Baptist Center Director

We have done 14,000 services in the last year. We started tracking our volunteer hours and have had 5,000 in the past

year. Praise the Lord for that. We have some partnerships with people in the area. Hitch Village used to be next door.

People are now moving in to the new apartments and we are making connections with them. We had a Community

Thanksgiving Dinner, collaborating with the Savannah Baptist Center Church, a construction company working nearby,

and Shellman’s Bluff Church. We came together and planned it within two weeks. We had the Community Christmas

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Dinner as in the past. Our newest thing is working with the JC Lewis Health Center and the Homeless Authority to

provide a medical clinic at the center in a room that had been sitting empty. Our homeless ladies are volunteering to

help. We are the only ones in the whole city doing two days a week. I reported in September that we were expanding

our ministries. We are focusing on prayer. We added a new day for Bible Study. We have added quilting to the sewing

class and the Men’s Bible Study is now meeting weekly. We expanded and grew and now we are taking what’s in place

and going deeper. When we care about each other, it comes out in a beautiful spirit of unity. We are continuing all of

our activities throughout the summer. We have an outline of mission opportunities at the center to give you an idea of

how you can help. We have some here or I can email you a copy. We have a volunteer meeting this Thursday at 10:00

and you are welcome to join us. Thank you for helping and praying for and with us and it is a joy to be with you tonight.

Rev. Everett Tumblin – Seafarer’s Ministry Director

This is my 13th year at SBA. Isle of Hope brought me some ditty bags this afternoon. I gave out approximately 250 of

these during Christmas. I had a Chinese man come in and I spoke to his parents in China over the phone. I gave him a

Chinese Bible. He was going to take it back home, read it, and share it with his mother and father in China. Thank you for

your support with prayer and things like these ditty bags. God’s work is the work of grace. Praise to Him.

Tony Branham

We are trying to help students grow up in the Lord. Churches gave us bags made by Mission Friends and a lot of hot

chocolate so we will give some to the Center. We will feed between 350 and 400 people in March. We partner with

churches, doing it together. Eight groups meet each week and we had 20 students last night. We have a weekly

emphasis doing table talks. Monday we will do the “Great Exchange”. We will be doing surveys and people usually come

to know Jesus when we do this. Save the date for the Dessert Theater on November 8-10 and World Changers June 11-

16. I will send you a volunteer list. We always need people to help feed the World Changers. Churches can be a ministry

site. We want to do a better job of follow-up. There are a lot more opportunities this year. We are trying to recruit more

local people. Thank you for all gifts, lunches, and prayers. I am thankful that you support me through the cooperative

program. This is my 32nd year working with college students. The Georgia Baptist Mission Board emphasis is reaching the

next generation. We need to reach the young people. GBMB has a Website to help churches start a program. I am here

to help you too. We are all about people coming to know Jesus.

Rev. Buddy Wasson – Old Business

I will combine information about the Assembly with old business. We have suspended all ministries at the Assembly to

get things back up and running properly. We have decided to put bathrooms in each cabin so you won’t have to go out

in the middle of the night. We have about $32, 000 from the insurance to complete this project. We can’t do it with that

amount of money without volunteer labor. We have Baptist Builders who are willing to do the building part. Gap

ministry will help Sonny Underwood with plumbing and putting the forms up. We also have set aside money for the

tabernacle. We have a mission team from New Sunbury- Altamaha Association coming to put the roof on with a discount

on the metal. They will also help with the siding and do it in one day in March at cost. We are planning on putting a

metal roof on cabin 5 and the lodge. Mr. Henderson liked our old tractor and may trade metal and labor for the lodge

for the tractor. He later decided to add vinyl to the lodge and cabin 5 to the deal. Gap Ministries will put siding on the

tabernacle, fill cracks in the floor, put down carpet squares, and paint the interior. Donnie Martin & Kevin Carter are out

there almost every day. They found underground valves and the septic tank. The tops of the septic tanks are broken. We

will have them pumped out and have new tops put on.

We are looking for new director. We have 7 or 8 resumes. The personnel committee is working on it. The applicants

don’t always understand what the job is. They will be facility director, not campus pastor. They have to understand that

they must live in the apartment.

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I want to also give an update on the audit. A lady was recommended by GBMB, lives locally, and is giving us a discount.

We hope to hear from her by the spring meeting.

Rev. Billy Miller reiterated that World Changers food providers stay with the group during lunch.

New business – Rev. Buddy Wasson

According to Constitution and bylaws, the moderator has to select a nominating committee for the upcoming year and

have a slate to be presented at the spring meeting. We don’t ever have a full slate but that’s ok. Rev. Billy Miller has

selected Rev. Jesse Pamplona and Rev. Marco George and they agreed to be on nominating committee. I will meet with

them. We have a lot of ministry positions that are no longer needed. We will be looking at honing this down a little bit.

We can provide training through GBMB without having a person in this position. We want ministries that work and

flourish. We want you to pray about these positions. We will have a job description for each job.

We are fortunate as an association. I meet with others every month and we have so much ministry, compared to what

others have. If the association becomes obsolete, everything suffers. With that in mind, we need to be praying, giving,

and participating. Getting people to volunteer is not easy. If we are not supported, it is tough. We need you to be a part

of everything we do. As we continue thinking of going to Sunday night meeting instead of Tuesday, we will be praying

for wisdom.

Rev. Buddy Wasson dismissed in prayer.

Refreshments were served by Higher Ground Baptist Church.

Respectfully submitted, Connie Martin Assistant Clerk Savannah Baptist Association

Annual Spring Meeting Sand Hill Baptist Church

March 20, 2018

The moderator of Savannah Baptist Association, Rev. Billy Miller, called the meeting to order.

Music was provided by the Sand Hill Choir.

Rev. David Feldkamp welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Dr. Darrell Bailey read scripture and led in prayer.

Tommy Pirtle, clerk of Savannah Baptist Association, presented the numbers - 12 churches, 24 messengers, 17 guests,

and 5 staff members.

Rev. Buddy Wasson, Associational Missionary of Savannah Baptist Association, recognized David Norris as the new

Associate Pastor at Meldrim.

Rev. Miller announced that Dr. Johnny Bowen could not be here and that Rev. Buddy Wasson would be explaining some

changes with the Nominating Committee.

Rev. Wasson reminded everyone that we had mentioned at the last meeting that we were praying about changes to the

way that we conduct business for the Association. Most associations do not have 4 meetings a year. They have gone

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down to 2 meetings. We want to discuss the possibility of taking 4 meetings a year down to 2. We are recommending

eliminating the January & September Executive Committee Meetings and changing the Spring Meeting in March to an

Executive Committee Meeting and keeping the Fall Meeting as it is. The dates may change to Sunday evenings. Almost

50% of our churches do not have Sunday night meetings. There are more people on Sunday nights at other associations

who have changed. We would have to change the amendments so we will send out letters in July, discuss this at the

September Executive Committee Meeting, and vote at the Annual Fall Meeting in October. That is the only time we can

change our Constitution and By-Laws.

We are also recommending streamlining ministries of association. The Sunday School/Small Group Director, the

Discipleship Development Director, the Church Music Director, the Senior Adult Director, the Men’s Ministry Director,

and the Interfaith Witness Director positions will be eliminated. All of the other positions will be under one team named

the Associational Mission Team. We will not take away events, just streamline them. We can handle them in-house. We

will vote on this at the October meeting. Pray about this and let us know if you have questions. Most associations are

going to this format right now.

Rev. Buddy Wasson introduced the Inspirational Speaker, Rev. Samuel Rodriquez of Hispanic First Baptist Church. He

said he has really come to love him as a sweet brother in Christ. He is a doer. We have been bringing in our associational

pastors to preach at our meetings so that we can get to know each other.

The Sand Hill Choir Director led the congregation in “Victory in Jesus.”

Rev. Samuel Rodriquez gave the inspirational message. He has a CD and wanted to sing but the sound system was not

working so he couldn’t. Samuel told of his childhood in Mexico and his journey in the ministry. He showed slides of his

family, his different churches, and his mission work. He said he is Mexican by birth, American by decision, and, most

important, a Christian by the grace of God. He is proud to be a Christian. He told of the history of the Hispanic First

Baptist Church and where they are today. He emphasized that we should stop fighting and work together and see new

people as opportunities instead of problems.

After Rev. Rodriquez spoke, several people shared how something that he said touched their hearts.

Rev. Buddy Wasson closed in prayer and refreshments were furnished by Sand Hill Church.

Submitted by, Connie Martin Assistant Clerk Savannah Baptist Association

Called Executive Committee Meeting

August 16, 2018


For the Purpose of Voting on a Candidate for Assembly Director

The meeting opened with prayer by Billy Miller.

Rev. Buddy Wasson called the meeting to order. The purpose of this called Executive Committee Meeting is to review

and vote on a candidate for the Director of the Savannah Baptist Assembly. Tommy Duke will speak, we will have a

question and answer period, and then we will vote. Rev. Wasson talked through the process of selecting the director.

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After James Cannon resigned in September, we started the process of praying about what to do and we got together

with the personnel committee of the Association. The personnel committee is basically the leadership of the

Administration team. We also added Donnie Martin and Rhonda Stones, since they both are on the Assembly

Committee and Donnie is the chairman. We advertised in the Christian Index and sent out emails within a 2 hour

circumference of the association area asking for resumes, closing out at the end of January. We received 13 resumes and

honed them down to 5. Tommy’s name rose to the top. We spoke to him about it and the committee met with him.

After that we set aside time for prayer. We did not want to rush. Everyone affirmed in writing that they thought he was

the man for the job. We also kept the other candidates informed where they were on the list because we did not want

to leave them hanging. We all, including Tommy and his wife, Amber, prayed about it to be sure that he was God’s man

for the job. We scheduled a Meet and Greet for Aug 2. There were 12 people here that night. As a matter of

information, a quorum for any meeting for SBA is whoever is here. Some questions were brought up at that meeting and

Rev. Wasson called Tommy Duke up to share with the group to discuss those issues again.

Tommy told about himself. His father was the pastor of Cresthill Baptist Church in the early 90s. He lived here from the

time he was 13 until his mid-twenties. God called him into vocational ministry at South Effingham Community Church,

which is now called One Savior. His father was the church planter for that church. His first opportunity in the ministry

was being on staff there as a Student Pastor. After a couple of years, he planted churches in Pittsburgh for several years

and then in South Florida. He and Amber have two boys. While in Florida, Tommy started having chronic migraines so

they moved to Alabama to be near family. That is when he started a ministry training pastors and church planters. One

client was Kenny Grant and he invited Tommy to work at Calvary. He served there a year and a half. That job ended at

the end of last year because of his health issues. Tommy started seeing a doctor who helped him and he has not been

sick since January. He still serves pastors and ministers. Buddy Wasson shared with him that there was a need for a

director at the Assembly. Tommy was not interested at first but said that he would pray about it. He and his wife had

both spent a lot of time out there as teenagers. The Assembly impacted their lives. The more they prayed, the more they

felt that God wanted them there.

Questions: Will you be full time? Answer: We will live out there and I will travel some, once a month, but my wife will be

there when I am not.

Rev. Buddy Wasson specified that Tommy will be gone 3 to 4 days a month. He now has help and does not have to be

gone all of the time. He could also bring some seminars in. There are people calling all of the time to make reservations.

We will put together a presentation about what we have done at the Assembly. If you have photographs of time past,

we would appreciate it if you would let us use them. In addition to Tommy, Donnie Martin and Kevin Carter will be out

there when needed. It is hard for a man to support a family on this salary. His ministry could also help us. It could

become a partnership in ministry.

A vote was taken by secret ballot. The yes vote was unanimous. The job starts now. Tommy Duke was asked if he would

accept. He agreed and Rev. Buddy Wasson welcomed him into the Association as the Director of Savannah Baptist

Assembly.

Everyone laid hands on Tommy as the meeting was closed in prayer.

Submitted by

Connie Martin

Assistant Clerk

Savannah Baptist Association

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Executive Committee Meeting August 25, 2018

Chapel by the Sea

The Executive Committee Meeting was started with congregational singing led by June Maddox, Media Director of

Chapel by the Sea. Ms. Maddox also sang a beautiful solo.

Dr. David Laughner, Pastor of Chapel by the Sea, welcomed everyone.

Rev. Darrell Bailey, Associational Prayer Coordinator, read from the book of 1st John and led in prayer.

The meeting was called to order by Rev. Jesse Pamplona. Rev. Pamplona is the Vice-Moderator and is serving for the

Moderator, Rev. Billy Miller, who could not attend.

Connie Martin, Savannah Baptist Association Clerk, reported the number of churches and members. There were 11

churches with 14 members, 14 guests, and 9 staff members.

Rev. Pamplona presented the minutes from the Spring Meeting and the called Executive Committee Meeting to elect

the Assembly Director, Rev. Tommy Duke. The minutes were approved.

Savannah Baptist Association Ministry Reports

Rev. Buddy Wasson, Associational Missionary

Rev. Wasson welcomed the new ministers who have come aboard since the last meeting. These listed were Rev. Chad

Vanderburg at Faulkville Baptist, Rev. Randall Jeffers at Faulkville Baptist, Rev. Tim Addy as Worship Pastor at FBC

Pooler, Rev. Paul Mongin as Pastor of FBC Pt. Wentworth, Dr. Lane Sanders is Pastor at Immanuel Baptist, and Rev. Ben

Canfield at One Savior Church, replacing his brother, Steven Canfield.

We only have 6 churches without pastors at this time. These are Christ’s Community, Delesseps, FBC Ellabell, Victory,

Savannah Baptist Center Church, and Southside Hispanic. We will be bringing in another church at fall meeting, Trinity

Baptist. They have met all of the requirements. Bill Bozeman is the pastor.

We also have items available for all churches to use. These items are a snowball machine, a popcorn machine, a large

grill, two canopy tents, and a generator.

The Pastor’s Conference meetings on Mondays are now called Ministers’ Meetings and are open to all church staff. We

will be using a variety of programs, such as a season of prayer, open discussion on different topics, and WOW factors for

each person. These meetings are held on Mondays at 11:00. October 1st Dr. Keith Niger, who oversees the Barnabus

Counseling Center, will be the speaker. On October 15th, Dr. David Drake, from Truett- McConnell, Dailey Waters retreat

center for pastors and families, will speak. On Oct. 29th,, Jeff Wren from Billy Graham associations will tell us about a

major evangelist event. They want to help us bring in evangelism events. Things are well in the Association.

Stephanie Carr-Savannah Baptist Center

Stephanie introduced Olivia Carr as new Volunteer Coordinator. She was a summer missionary for two years before this

and has volunteered a lot. You can reach out to her about any events. To review my last report, we talked about added

ministries, the new bible study, the sewing class, health care for women and we are now adding men. Our ministries

continued meeting during the summer. Our building is large enough to keep having them during VBS and mission teams.

The people from the mission teams went to sewing classes and bible studies. They were doing missions with us instead

of for us. Everybody had something to offer. We are building relationships. That is unique to the Baptist Center. We are

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all growing together. She shared a letter written by someone who works as volunteer and has a job with the church and

the center. She is homeless but trying to get out of that situation. She volunteered in 2017 and helped with the oasis and

feeding people. In March of 2018, she started helping with Sunday Morning Breakfast. In May of 2018, she was baptized.

She is faithful to be there every Sunday. At the end of June, she was employed by the Baptist Center to work two days a

week as janitor. In July, she was voted in as church clerk of Savannah Baptist Center Church. God gave her what she

needed to do. She helped train mission teams. They were surprised that they were working alongside one of the

homeless. She now feels part of a family. Thank you for the encouragement you give.

Rev. Tommy Duke-Director of Savannah Baptist Assembly

Rev. Duke explained that he has a process going on to figure out how we can serve you. We have been limited for

groups because of storm damage. A lot has been completed and we are working to get done. Four new cabins have been

completed and we are working on the bathhouses. In the meantime, the Assembly is up and running. We have capacity

for about 50 people to stay overnight. It is exciting. Since 1967, we have provided the resources for 100 thousand guests

to be served. Over 440 people have accepted Christ on the grounds of the Assembly over the years. God has brought us

to this place and the best is yet to come. Come tour and find out what we are all about. Most of my ministry has been

about one side of Godly tension. He puts us in tension between two truths. We can’t be all about one thing without

another. One tension is that we all are pursuing the great commission. The other tension is that Jesus tells us to pull

away and reconnect. We have to rest and refresh. That is the ministry of the Savannah Baptist Assembly.

Rev. Everett Tumblin-Director of the Seamen’s Ministry

Rev. Tumblin discussed things that are required for the job. God has sent me to gather up the nations that come into

Savannah. Ships come and go. There may be 100 in a week. I meet them in the name and power of the spirt of the Lord

Jesus Christ.

Rev. Tony Branham-BCM Director

Rev. Branham reported that we are still doing the same work since the merger at Armstrong. We are hoping to do some

progressive dinners in the spring. Churches can get to know the students. We just went to Confluence. It’s awesome. It

was about how to share your faith. Some students decided to be bolder in their witness and have started leading bible

studies and being baptized. We have already raised most of the money for summer missions. On Oct. 10, we will have

the weekly lunch program out to campus. Oct. 9th is the Great Exchange. Dessert Theater will be soon. The title is

“Pancake Special” and it is written by a student. We can’t do the things we do without your partnership. Thank you.

Old Business

Rev. Wasson reported on the changes to be discussed in the Constitution and By-Laws. We are ministering a lot. Most

associations do not have the ministries that we have. Two recommendations will be voted on at the fall meeting.

1) Streamline our meetings down to two meetings a year. The executive committee meeting will be in March and the

fall meeting in October. We also recommend moving from Tuesday to Sunday. Tonight we will open up for discussion.

Rev. Gary Johnson asked how many churches do not have Sunday night services. “I think that it’s a great idea but my

church needs more education for me to be able to attend.” Rev. Q Mercer commented that he thought Sunday night

may be easier than Tuesday for attendance. Host church congregations may be more likely to be there. Susan Bragg

asked about the location of meetings. Buddy explained that we try to move from region to region so that it will be

convenient to everyone.

2) The Nominating Committee is recommending that we streamline the different missions of the association and

combine some teams. We will not be eliminating ministries. We can do all of this in-house instead of having a director

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as a name on a piece of paper that does not have a job to do. It does not have to be voted on. The administration team

can make the decision.

Rev. Pamplona shared the recommendations from the nominating committee. These nominations include Johnny

Bowen as vice moderator and Stan Stones as Assistant Treasurer. We still do not have a full slate because we will be

voting on making the list smaller in October at the Annual Fall Meeting. There were no nominations from the floor. Rev.

Mercer wanted to know when the changes would take effect. Buddy answered that they would take place in January.

Rev. Wasson reported on the audit. We have never had an audit. We need to know if we are doing something incorrect.

It is to protect Connie, the association, and me. Kimberly Moore audited and only charged $3500. We are excellent.

There were only a few recommendations to change things. Some suggestions are not plausible for us to do. Overall, we

just need to fix a few bookkeeping entries. Stephen Bell and Connie do an excellent job.

Buddy presented the budget. We were able to reduce our budget by about 6 thousand dollars. He pointed out the line

items that will be reduced or increased. If you have questions meet with the finance committee but we will have a

discussion at the fall meeting if needed. Question- does the budget ever equal receipts. Actually the budget is usually

higher than receipts. We stay above by being frugal and watch our spending. Question -Have the percentages changed

for the Center and BCM. No, percentages are same; the total fluctuates by the giving amount.

The meeting was adjourned with prayer by Buddy Wasson.

Refreshments were served by Chapel by the Sea.

Respectfully Submitted, Connie Martin Clerk, Savannah Baptist Association

CONSTITUTION OF THE SAVANNAH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

PREAMBLE

The Savannah Baptist Association is a cooperative ministry of autonomous Southern Baptist Churches in the

Greater Coastal Empire area of Georgia. Our core values are: service to churches, leadership development in the

churches, mission and evangelism opportunities for the churches, and unity among the churches. Our mission statement

is: The Savannah Baptist Association will promote excellence in ministry and missions to help churches become healthy

and multiplying bodies of Christ.

ARTICLE I - NAME

This body shall be known as “SAVANNAH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, INC.” as specified in the charter and shall

hereinafter be referred to as THE ASSOCIATION.

Article II - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1: COMPOSITION: THE ASSOCIATION shall be composed of Baptist churches that are in cooperation with

the program of THE ASSOCIATION, and with its Faith and Message as set forth in the charter thereof and in Article VIII

hereof. All churches represented in the membership of THE ASSOCIATION shall be entitled to enroll messengers at all

sessions of THE ASSOCIATION without further action of THE ASSOCIATION.

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Section 2: REPRESENTATION: Every church represented in THE ASSOCIATION shall be entitled to two (2)

messengers and one (1) additional member for every $500 given to the association per year. The total number of

messengers from any one church shall not exceed ten (10) at any session.

Section 3: ADMISSION: Churches desiring to be received into the fellowship of THE ASSOCIATION must have

been constituted at least six (6) months before the Fall Session of THE ASSOCIATION, and must present to the

Missions/Church Start Team sixty (60) days prior to the Fall Session the following credentials: (1) Petitioning letter, (2)

Constitution and By-Laws of the Church, if such exists, and (3) the Articles of Faith of the church or a statement that the

church has adopted the Baptist Faith and Message of 2000. Upon the recommendation of the Missions/Church Start

Team and a majority vote of the messengers present to receive the church, the Moderator shall declare the church

received and its messengers seated.

Section 4: COOPERATION: Cooperating churches of THE ASSOCIATION will support the Baptist Faith and Message

of 2000, send to the clerk an Annual Church Report, send messengers to the Executive Committee meetings and Annual

meetings of THE ASSOCIATION, contribute financially to THE ASSOCIATION, and participate in the missions and ministries

of THE ASSOCIATION.

Section 5: DISMISSAL: Should any church disqualify itself by doctrines contrary to those of THE ASSOCIATION, or

by its failure to financially support THE ASSOCIATION in accordance with its ability to do so, the Executive Committee,

upon failing to reconcile such church, may recommend dismissal. A majority vote in the Fall Session shall be required to

withdraw fellowship from a church. Proper notice of probable action must be given to all churches by THE ASSOCIATION

or the Executive Committee before such action may be taken. If a church desires to withdraw from THE ASSOCIATION, or

cease to exist, it is requested that written notification be given to THE ASSOCIATION.

Section 6: CHURCH PROFILE: Each church represented by members in the membership of THE ASSOCIATION

shall send annually, preferably at the time of the Fall Session but no later than November 1, to the Clerk a church profile

which shall include a report of the activities of the church during the preceding church year.

ARTICLE IV - SESSIONS

Section 1: FALL SESSION: THE ASSOCIATION shall hold a Fall Session on the third Sunday night in the month of

October at a time and place set by the Administration Team.

Section 2: SPECIAL SESSIONS: Special sessions of THE ASSOCIATION may be held at the call of the Administration

Team. The Administration Team shall exercise this prerogative only in case of extreme emergency.

Section 3: NOTICE OF SESSION: A written notice of all sessions of THE ASSOCIATION shall be sent to each church

represented in the membership of THE ASSOCIATION not less than five (5) nor more than (90) days prior to the session.

The notice shall state the time and place of the session, and, in case of special session, the purposes for which called.

Section 4: PROCEDURE: Any officer of THE ASSOCIATION may call a meeting to order and may act as Chairman

thereof, precedence being Moderator, Moderator-Elect, Clerk, and Assistant Clerk. In the absence of all such officers,

the messengers present may elect a Chairman. The Clerk or Assistant Clerk of THE ASSOCIATION shall act as secretary at

all meetings but in their absence the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE V - ASSOCIATIONAL OFFICERS

Section 1: GENERAL OFFICERS: The General Officers of THE ASSOCIATION shall be the Moderator, Moderator-

Elect, Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Treasurer, and Assistant Treasurer.

Section 2: ORGANIZATIONAL OFFICERS: The organizational officers shall be such team members and

departmental officers THE ASSOCIATION may elect through its nominating committee process.

Section 3: TRUSTEES: The Moderator, Moderator-Elect, Clerk, and Treasurer shall be the Trustees of THE

ASSOCIATION.

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Section 4: ELECTION OF OFFICERS: At the Executive Committee prior to the Spring Meeting, the Moderator shall

appoint a nominating committee of three persons to bring a slate of officers and team leaders at the Spring Meeting.

Other nominations will be accepted from the floor and an election will be held. Installation of all such officers shall be at

the Fall Session. These officers shall serve for the ensuing year and until their successors have been elected and

installed. The Moderator-Elect shall be installed as the Moderator in the year succeeding his election as Moderator

Elect.

Section 5: DUTIES OF OFFICERS:

(A) MODERATOR. It shall be the duty of the Moderator to preside during all meetings of THE ASSOCIATION; to

preside as Chairman of the Executive Committee; preside as Chairman of the Personnel Team; to appoint with

Associational approval any special committees that THE ASSOCIATION or the Executive Committee shall authorize him to

appoint; and to serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.

(B) MODERATOR-ELECT. It shall be the duty of the Moderator-Elect to assist the Moderator in his duties and be

ready to assume his responsibilities in any emergency. He shall, in the absence or at the request of the Moderator, do

and perform the duties of the Moderator. The Moderator-Elect shall serve as Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee

and as an ex-officio member of all committees.

(C) CLERK. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep an accurate record of the proceedings of THE ASSOCIATION,

serve as Secretary of the Executive Committee, furnish churches Annual Church Reports for making reports to THE

ASSOCIATION, and direct the printing and distribution of the Minutes of THE ASSOCIATION.

(D) ASSISTANT CLERK: It shall be the duty of the Assistant Clerk to assist the Clerk in his duties and be ready to

assume his responsibilities in an emergency. He shall serve as Assistant Secretary of the Executive Committee.

(E) TREASURER: It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to supervise the receiving, proper crediting, depositing, and

paying out upon proper authorization all monies of THE ASSOCIATION. Following approved methods of accounting, the

Treasurer shall keep accurate records of all receipts and disbursements. The Treasurer shall present reports to the

Executive Committee and THE ASSOCIATION when in session. The Treasurer shall be authorized to sign checks and shall

be bonded by an amount set by the Administration Team.

(F) ASSISTANT TREASURER. It shall be the duty of the Assistant Treasurer to assist the Treasure in his duties and

be ready to assume his responsibilities in any emergency. He shall be authorized to sign checks and shall be bonded for

an amount set by the Administration Team.

(G) TEAM LEADERS: It shall be the duty of all Team Leaders to promote, direct, and organize the activities of

their team and to give reports to the Executive Committee and THE ASSOCIATION during the Fall Session.

(H) TRUSTEES: It shall be the duty of the Trustees to represent THE ASSOCIATION by the authority of THE

ASSOCIATION in acquisition and disposal of Associational property, transact on behalf of THE ASSOCIATION in acquisition

and disposal of Associational property, sign all deeds, notes, contracts, and agreements, and intervene in all suits.

ARTICLE VI - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section 1: PURPOSE: The purpose of the Executive Committee is to carry on the work of THE ASSOCIATION

between sessions. The Constitution and By-Laws of THE ASSOCIATION shall be the Constitution and By-Laws of the

Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall place in effect all orders of THE ASSOCIATION, shall assist the

churches in the spread of the Gospel, and shall make recommendations to THE ASSOCIATION.

Section 2: MEMBERSHIP: The Executive Committee is composed of the general officers, Team Leaders, chairmen

of all standing committees, the Associational Missionary of THE ASSOCIATION, and the pastor, one associate minister,

and two lay members from each church represented in the membership in THE ASSOCIATION. The lay members shall be

elected by their churches.

Section 3: OFFICERS: The officers of the Executive Committee shall be the General Officers of THE ASSOCIATION.

Section 4: MEETINGS:

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(A) Regular Meetings: The regular meetings shall be held on the third Sunday night in the month of March of

each year at a time and place set by the Administration Team.

(B) Special Meetings: When necessary, the Chairman and the Secretary may call a special meeting of the

Executive Committee, after consulting with the Administration Team. A written notice of all special meetings of the

Executive Committee shall be sent to all members of the Executive Committee. In case of special meetings, the

purpose(s) for their meeting shall be included in the notice.

(C) Place of Meetings: The members for the Committee may hold their meetings in such place or places as the

Executive Committee may from time to time determine. However, the preferred method of selection of meeting sites is

to rotate the meetings among the churches in THE ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE VII - COMMITTEES

Section 1: AUTHORIZATION: The Order of Business Committee shall be the Moderator, Moderator-Elect, Clerk,

and Associational Missionary. The Personnel Committee shall be the Moderator, Moderator-Elect, and the Treasurer.

The Associational Council shall be the general officers, the organizational officers, and the Associational Missionary.

Other standing committees shall be such committees as THE ASSOCIATION shall deem necessary.

Section 2: ELECTION: The Nominating Committee shall nominate for election at the Spring Session all standing

committees/teams on a rotating basis and shall name the chairman of each committee/team for the coming year. The

members of these committees shall be selected from the membership of the participating churches. Except in

extraordinary circumstances, no person shall serve on more than one committee at a time.

Section 3: DUTIES: The duties of the committees/teams shall be specified in an operations manual of THE

ASSOCIATION which shall be approved by THE ASSOSCIATION or the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VIII - DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

The Holy Bible, the inspired, infallible and inerrant word of God, is the basis of our faith and the final authority

concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind. It is the sole and final source of all that we believe for

purposes of expressing the faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline of the Association and its related ministries.

We accept the BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE 2000 as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention to be the

representation of our core values.

ARTICLE IX - PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The Parliamentary Authority for THE ASSOCIATION shall be Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised (latest revision). The

Moderator shall appoint a Parliamentarian to serve at all meetings of THE ASSOCIATION and the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS

This Constitution and the By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of the messengers present and voting at

the Fall Session of THE ASSOCIATION. The proposed amendment shall be published to the membership of the Executive

Committee at least three (3) months prior to the Fall Session at which the vote is taken.

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BY-LAWS

1. AUTHORITY: THE ASSOCIATION shall look upon the churches as independent in all their internal affairs, and neither THE ASSOCIATION nor its Executive Committee shall exercise any ecclesiastical authority or claim any legislative or judicial powers over them. 2. FISCAL YEAR: The fiscal year of THE ASSOCIATION shall begin with the first day of January and end on the 31st day of December each calendar year. 3. ASSOCIATIONAL YEAR: The associational year on which information is to be reported from the churches shall begin on the first day of September and end on the 31st day of August of each calendar year. 4. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: The Moderator, Moderator-Elect, and Associational Missionary shall be ex-officio members of all committees and shall be notified of all committee meetings. They are without voting privileges. 5. QUORUM: A quorum for any meeting of THE ASSOCIATION, or the Executive Committee shall be those Messengers or Members present. 6. NEW OR UNUSUAL BUSINESS: In the event of unpublicized new business at a meeting of THE ASSOCIATION or the Executive Committee, any messenger or member may declare it new or unusual business and move that it be tabled until the next regular meeting. A vote of twenty percent (20%) of those present and voting may designate it as new or unusual business, and it will be tabled until it is publicized and taken off the table for discussion and vote at the next scheduled meeting. 7. ENROLLMENT OF MESSENGERS: All messengers to the various sessions shall register in accordance with the method of registration as set out in the Operations Manual and shall be enrolled as messengers to THE ASSOCIATION upon registration. 8. BOOK OF REPORTS: All reports to be made to the annual session of THE ASSOCIATION shall be in writing and reproduced in sufficient number to be distributed to the messengers upon the convening of the session. The distribution shall be in lieu of the reading of the reports. All reports to be incorporated in the Book of Reports shall be sent to the Associational office by September 15th each year. 9. POLICY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF MISSIONS AND CHURCHES: The churches represented in the membership of THE ASSOCIATION are requested to cooperate with the Missions/Church Start Team of THE ASSOCIATION in establishment of missions and churches. It is suggested that any church wishing to start a work or to relocate is asked to confer with the Missions/Church Start Team of THE ASSOCIATION as to the advisability of such action. 10. Associational Missionary: THE ASSOCIATION shall employ an Associational Missionary who shall be primarily responsible to THE ASSOCIATION. The Operations Manual shall contain a job description for the Associational Missionary.

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