PIE DMONT

T IST ASSOCIAT ION

N orth Carolina

HE LD WITH

LINDLE Y PAR K BAPTIST CHU R CH

B E SSEME R BAPTIST CHU R CHOCTOB E R 28

,1 976

ModeratorV ice Moderator

ClerkTreasurer

Date of N ex t Meeting : Octob er .27 , 19 77

Lawndale and Summerfield FirstPreachers

b Alton McE achern

Harry Poovey

asTable of Contents

Associational DirectoryExecutive Board Memb er s

,Laymen

S tanding Comm itteesCHU R CH DIR E CTOR Y

Minis te rs L icensed This YearMinisters Ordained This Year .

L ic en sed Memb ers .

Ministers Be longingTo Churches,Other Than Pastors .

Church S taffMembersH istorical Events in The Churches .Con stitution and Amendmen tsProgramProceedingsR E POR TS

Executive B oardTreasurer’s ReportAs sociational Budget 1 976-1 977Special S tudy Comm ittee ReportTru stee ReportSunday S choolChurch Training ReportWMUMusic Minis tryNominating Commit teeTime

,P lace

,Preacher Committee

Credentials CommitteeEvangelismCouncil on OrdinationCommit tee on Comm itteesLakewood Comm itteeResolutions Commit teeAnnuity BoardChildren’s HomesCooperative ProgramBaptist HospitalBap tis t Campus MinistryBaptist H omes for th e AgingChristian L ife CouncilChris tian Action L eague a .

Baptis t FoundationIN MEMORIAM .

MESSENGERSMinisters Available for Supp ly or I nterim Wdrh.

Associational PropertiesCalendar ofActivitiesH istorical TablesS tatistical Table sOther Churches

As sociational D irectory

erator

Moderator

uday S chool Directorsso . S . S . DirectorDirector ofOutreachVB S DirectorAction ConsultantYounger PreschoolMiddle PreschoolOlder PreschoolYoung Children .

Middle ChildrenOlder ChildrenYounger YouthOlder YouthYoung Adult sMiddle Adult sS enior AdultsS ecretary

hut ch Training Directorew Member TrainingChurch Memb er Training Director Terry Lawson (Clifton Road)Leader Training Dire ctor Dwight Thomas (Lawndale)Preschool Training Director . Jack Heath (Greensboro First)Children Training DirectorYouth Training DirectorAdult Training Director

Brotherhood DirectorBaptist Men DirectorMission S tudy Leader .Mission Action L eaderRA D irectorPioneer CounselorCrusader Counselo rLad CounselorActivitie s LeaderEnlistment

VMU DirectorAs sistant DirectorBap tist Women ’s DirectorAssistant BW DirectorB YW DirectorAs sistant B YW DirectorActeen DirectorAssistant A cteen DirectorGirls in Action DirectorAssistant GA Director

Charle s How ell (Parkway)Charles Page (Lawndale)

M rs . Ruby (V irgil) Bridge s (Summerfield l st)Sam Wilson (Greensboro l st)

.Robert S tewart (Friendly Ave . )0 . S . White scarver (S ixteenth S t . )Larry Austin (Parkway)Joel Drinkard (Central Chapel)Ralph Kn ight (S ixteenth S treet)Mrs . Do t Boldman (Lawndale)

Mrs . L iz H igdon (FriendlyAve .

Mrs . S andra Canipe (Greensboro l st).Mrs . B etty Jo Meadows (Parkway)Andy Carroll (Summerfield l st)

Tom Paul (Friendly Ave .

.Larry Wakefield (Guyilfo rd)

David L indeman (Southside)Lee Keck (Rolling Roads)S . C . Ray (Greensboro l st)

.Mrs . Sharon F ield s (Rankin)Everette Richardson (Lawndale)

. Jerry Hilliard (S ixteenth S t . )Paul S ams (S ixteenth S t . )S anford H . Smith (Pleasant Garden)Robert L . Butchart (Friendly Ave . )

Terry Lawson (Clifton Rd . )Dwight Greeson (Rolling Roads)

Jerry Kennon (Gate City)Frank Goslen (Lawndale)

L arry Lanning (F lorida S t . )Lynn Kennon (Gate C ity)J. erry Martin (Gate City)

M rs . Ann(S anford) Smith (Pleasant Garden). Mrs . Vivian (Harry) Poovey (Rolling Rd s .Mrs . Frances (Thomas) Funderburk (Bessemer)

Mrs . Carol (Joe) Rogers (Lawndale). Mrs . Jack Yat es (College Park)Mrs . Patricia (Randall) Min ix (Gate Cit )

Mrs . Juanita (Henry) McIver (Sharpe R I )M. rs . Evelyn B enfield (Lindley Park)

.Mrs . Ann (Dale) Toomey (Pleasant Garden)Mrs . Patricia (C . H . ) Frazier (Reedy Fork)

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Music DirectorPre schoolYounger Childr enOlder ChildrenYouthAdult s Dick Hill (F lo rida S t . ) anPart—t ime ProgramsVo cal Techniques DirectorChurch Music L ib rarianAs so . Music S e cretary .

Asso . Accompanis tTACLO (The As so . Church Library Organization)President Mrs . Daphne (George) Leonard

Vice President . .Mrs . Roy D aviTechnical P roces s Consultant . Mrs . William ClarkS ecretary .

Chairman of E vangelis

Ho spital Rep re sentativeHomes for Aging Rep resentative .

Children’s Home sAnnuity BoardRadio and Te levisionBaptist S tudent UnioCooperative ProgramChristian Action LeagueTrus tee

,Term Ending 1 977

Trustee,Term Ending 1 978

Trustee,Term Ending 1 979

Christian Education Representative .

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS,LAYMEN

BESSEMER,William B . Summers

CLIFTON ROAD,M . L . Lawson

COLLEGE PARK,Jack Miller

COMMUNITY,F loyd Brown

ELLER MEMORIAL,Donald Rumley

FLORIDA STREET,Bobby Matthews

FRIENDLY AVENUE,Jame s W . Crews

GATE CITY,Randy Minix

GETHSEMANE,Harbor Craig

GREENSBORO FIRST,w. H . We stphal

GUILFORD,W . A . Foust

H ILLCREST,Rob ert Flinchum

,S r .

HUNTER HILLS,Paul Shaw

LANKFOR D MEMOR IAL ,Lawrence Jordan

Rob ert L .

G eneva Metzger (Greensboro 1 31Victor Dowd (Be sseme 1

.Robert Summerell (Friendly AvéCarl Andrews (Parkway

William Westphal (Greensboro 1 s1.H . A . Boone (F lorida S t

Mrs . Gerald ine (Marvin) Lacke(F lorida S tre e1

LINDLEY PARK,Jack Pierce

MAGNOLIA STREET,Ray B lake

NORTHSIDE,Linwood Oat es

PARKWAY,Roy Farlow

PINE CR OFT,Cody McCandless

PLEASANT GARDEN Charles JordeRANKIN

, J . P . LindseyREEDY FORK

,L . E . Church

R OCKY KNOLL ,Horace Davis

ROLLING ROADS,Frank Hadaway

S IXTEENTH STREET,Rob ert Wyric

SOUTHSIDE,George Buchanan

SUMMERFIELD FIR ST ,R alph Vaugl

SUMNER,Albert Whitaker

STANDING COMMITTEESAUDITING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONSRob ert Kelley

,Chairman Vernon Williams

,Chairman

Les Tilley John Cow ellDa lon Green

COUNCIL ON ORDINATION Ral’

ph KnightRonald Wall

,Chairman Mrs . Geraldin e Lackey

Francis LunsfordJack Roe PROGRAM COMMITTEEArthur Tatem Mrs . Joy B rannonJame s Thomp son B ill ClaffeyRoy Thornberry Gene Moore

Sam Riddle,Chairman

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEES . C . Ray , Chairman RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEEJames Brooks A . L . Parker, ChairmanJames Crews Mrs . Ray B enfieldMrs . Robert Wyrick N eil YonceMrs . Harry Poovey

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IME,PLACE

,PREACHER

CONSTITUTION COMM ITTEE Curtis Harrington,Chairman

Lewis Boroughs,Chairman T . W . E ste s

Gerald Primm Mrs . Curtis WoodsTom WilliamsAubrey McLellan

Mrs . S anford S rriith

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEESMrs . Frances FunderburkCarl Garner

,Chairman

Bobby Ma tthew sDan S earsRalph Webb

Church D i rectory

MINISTERS L ICENSED THIS YEARFLORIDA STREET

James Boseman,221 9 E merywood , 27403

Randy Huckabee , 204 Village Lane , 27409FRIENDLY AVENUE

William Alman Reames, Jr . ,

2 Augusta C t 27405

PLEASANT GROVERonnie Hinson , Rt . 1 , Fairmon t , N . C .

Hunt Southwell,321 7-A Calumet Dr Raleigh , 276 10

S IXTEENTH STREETBobby S etzer

MINISTERS ORDAINED THIS YEAR

BRIGGS MEMORIALRev . Joe Chandler, Rt . 5 , Box 28 8—A ,

27405

FRIENDLY AVENUERobert C . S tewart , 53 17 Broadmoor FL,

274 10

Eugene Moore,2706 B eaconwood Dr 27405

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTGerald Causey

,P . 0 . Box 242 , S eagrove , N . C . 2734 1

GRE ENSBORO FIRSTGeneva Melzger , 2604 Overbrook Dr.

MAGNOLIA STREETH . B . Allen , Jr .

PLEASANT GROVERonnie H inson

,Rt . 1 , Fairmont , N . C . 28340

LICENSED MINISTERS

CLIFTON ROADTerry Lawson , 606 Merritt Dr. , 27407

FLORIDA STREETBarry Dillard

,3 106 Uls ter Dr 27406

Talmadge Greene , 2013 Cedarfo rk , 27407Bill Baird

,1457 Harper Road

,Asheboro

,27203

James Moffitt, 909 Benjamin Parkway ,

27408

James Bo seman,22 1 9 E merywood Dr . , 27403

Randy Huckab ee,204 Village Lane

,27409

HILLCRESTWillard S tanley

,Route 2

,Box 329-A ,

Gre ensboroLAWNDALE

Mack Donald Bro ck, Jr . , 5 13

-E S . Mendenhall S t 27403

NORTHEASTMarty H ear n

, 7 1 6 Franklin S treet , Winston-S alem ,27 101

NORTHS IDEClarence Tucker

,Rt . 5 , B ox 249-A ,

27405

PARKWAYMark Cranford

,2 106 H iatt S treet

,27403

Carl Ginther, 5 608 Country Lane , 274 10

REEDY FORKBennie W right

,Rt . 1 3 , B ox 5 57 , 27406

Park s Gregory,Rt . 2 , Box 630,

B rown Summit 272 14SEDGEFIELD

B eauford Smith,Rt . 1 2 , Box 379 , 27406

SHARPE ROADRalph Cordell

, 4401 Brookhaven ,27406

M IN ISTERS BELONGING TO CHURCHES,OTHER THAN PASTORS

BESSEMER BAPTISTJ .B

.Clifton

, (R) , 6 1 9 Wagh S treet , 27405CAMP HERMAN

R.Cole Lee

, (R) , Rt . 2 , Brown Summit t 272 14

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CLIFTON ROADS

.R

.Young

, (R) , 1 901 S tarlight Dr1ve , 27407COLLEGE PARK

George W.Lewis

, (I) , 3227 Edenwood Dr1ve , 27406James N

.Ellis

, (L ) , 1 908 Madison Ave . ,27403

COMMUNITYRoy Oldham

,Rt . 1 , Box 1 8 , Juhan 27283

ELLER MEMORIALA

.A

.Rogers

,N . O

’Henry B lvd 27405

FLORIDA ST .

Kenneth Kelley, 7 1 8 Devon Dr 27406

FR IENDLY AVENUEK . B . Warme , (I) , 2317 Fortune Lane , 27408

GETHSEMANEJim Covington , (I) , Rt . 2 , 27405Clifford Vestal

,Rt . 2 , 27405GREENSBORO FIRST

Dr . Vance Havner, 109 McIver , 27403

A . H . Outlaw,2603 Sherwood S t . ,

27403

J immy Edwards,1 701 Whiteley PI. , 27406

Dw ight Fickling, 405 Westover Terrace , 27403Gilbert P ierce,4903 Hilltop Road , 27407

Thomas Jones, (R) , 9 1 8 Fairgreen Road , 274 10

Claud Bowen, (R) , 605 Greenway North , 27403

Geneva Metzger,2604 Overbrook Dr 27408

Raymond Lanier, (R) , 1401 Vib e S treet , 27405

De l Suggs,3414 Overton , 27408

Arnold Robert son, (E) , Box 2670, 27401

Marvin Bass,4 1 22 S tirrup Drive

,27405

HILLCRESTRichard Wilson

, (I) , 1 928 Trosper Road , 27405LAWNDALEHarvey Harris

, (I) , 2102 Kello DriveWilson Stewart , ( I ) , Rt . 3 , Box 388 , 274 10John Owen , 3504 Can terbury , 27408

LINDLEY PARKJohn W . Lip scomb ,

2510Walker Ave . ,27403

NORTHS IDEE dgebert Guffey , (I) , 33 1 1 Donnell S treet , 27405

PARKWAYRonald Wal l

, (R) , 3028 Robinhood Drive , 27408PINECROFT

Donald B loodworth, (I) , 4 Cypresswood C t 27405

PLEASANT GROVEC . G . Coe , (R) , 402 Edney Ridge Road , 27408

ROCKY KNOLLDon Moody

, 703 Creekridge R d . ,27406

SHARPE ROADAlfred Thomas

, (I) , Rt . 2 , Box 47 1 , McLeansville 27301

S IXTEENTH STREETDoyle Moore

,6 1 7 English S treet , 27405

James Bullo ck,1 1 8 Berkshire S treet

,27403

SOUTH ELM STREETCharles Belch

, (O) , APDO 8 25 , Barquisimeto , Edo , LaraPaul Belch

, (O) , S t . Louis , MO .

Mauriciao Var gas, (O) , 2308 Swindon Lane, 27284

STEVENS MEMORIALJo seph Lawson

,25 1 9 Suffolk Drive , H igh Po int 27260

CHURCH STAFF MEMBERS

BESSEMERMrs . Audrey App le , MM Organist

,1002 Syke s S t . ,

27405

Mrs . Judy Johnson,S ec .

,Rt . 2 , Box 28 90,

Gibsonville 27249BUCHANAN

B ill Meadows, (Part time) MM , 808 S . Elam Ave 27403

BRIGGS MEMORIALJoe B . Chandler , MM ,

Rt . 5 , Box 28 8-A ,27405

Mrs . Margie Axsom,S ec . ,

3801 P eterson Ave . ,27405

CAMP HERMANMr . Warren Co thren1325 E . Cone B lvd . ,

27405

CALVARYMarcus S izemore

,MM

,37 1 2 Lynhaven

Mrs . Annette Redding, S ec . ,3304-E Martin Ave . ,

27405

CLIFTON ROADMrs . Maxine Woods

,624 Ashland Drive , 27407

Henry Teague,1010Pineland

,27407

COLLEGE PARKHarry Forb es

,MM

,107 Forestdale Drive , 27403

Mr . and M rs . Jack Yates , MY , 5 1 2 S . Ayco ck ,27403

Mrs . Karl Luff,S e c 2400S . Holden Rd 27407

COMMUNITYS teve Huff

,Rt . 8

,27406

Marsha Huff,Rt . 8 , 27406

ELLER MEMORIALEdwin Chenowith

,MM

,1 200Fourth S t 27405

Lo retta Carroll,S ec 1 200Fourth S t . ,

27405

FLORIDA STREETDick Hill

, 3538-E Lynhaven D r . , 27406Kenneth Ke lly

,Mission Pastor

, 7 1 8 Devon Drive , 27406Mrs . Polly Morgan , 221 7 Woodb erry Drive , 2 7403B enny Prit chett

,3605-D Lynhaven Dr 27406

FRIENDLY AVENUEEugene Moore

,MM-MY

,2606 B eaconwood Drive

,27405

Rob ert S tewart,ME

, 53 1 7 Broadmoor Place , 274 10Mrs . Jane By rd , 104 Manor Court , 27403GATE CITYMr . J erry Martin , Rt . 1 2 , Box 796 , 27406Mrs . Mild red John son , 4201 S anta Fe Trail , 27406GETHSEMANEMr . H erb ert Snyder , Rt . 2 , Box 283 ,

2 7405

Claudine Martin,R t . 2 , B ox 84 1 , Brown Summit 272 14

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTBobby Riley

,MM

,Box 486 , Gibsonvflle 27249

Mrs.Bobby Riley

,S ec . ,

Box 486 , Gib sonvill e 27249GRE ENSBORO FIRST

Douglas People s,MM

,B ox 5443 ,

27403

Del Suggs,Asst . Pastor , Box 5443 , 27403

Joel Drinkard,Mission Pastor, Box 5443 ,

27403

S.C

.Ray

,ME , Box 5443 , 27403

Donna Forrest er , MY ,Box 5443 ,

27403

Mrs.Nina Wigglesworth

,S ec . , Box 5443 ,

27403

GUILFORDLarry Wakefield

,ME-MY

,Rt . 1 1 , Box 554 ,

274 10

Emery Marx,4802 Tara Dr 27401

‘

Mrs.Pat Ke lly

,S ec . ,

1604 S tokes S t . ,27407

HILLCRESTMrs

.Faye P

.Graves

, 5 1 8 University Dr . , 27403Mrs

.Wanda Brown , S ec . ,

405 Spicewood , 27405HUNTER HILLS

S.V

.Blake

,1606 Random Dr .

,27407

Mrs.James Burgess

,1 31 6 Dorsey St . ,

27407

LAN KFORD MEMORIALLawrence Brady

,1403 Maple S treet , 27405

LAWNDALEFran Moseley

, 4500Knight B ridge , 27405Mrs . Jean Rowden , Sec . , 2101 Kery Drive , 27408Mr . John C .

’

Cowell , ME , 5 505 Courtfield Drive , 27405LINDLEY PARK

Mrs . Gwyn Mitchell,MM

,4305 Whipporwill , 27407

Mrs . Ann Oak es , S ec . , 5422 Garden Lake Drive , 274 10MAGNOLIA STREET

Mrs . Myra Thrasher, MM ,231 2 R evolan Drive 27407

Mrs . Pauline Phipps , S ec 1 009 Elderwood P lace , 274 10MCCONNELL ROAD

C . Daniel Church , 27409 Denise Drive , 27407Rob Harrell

,Rt . 6

,B ox 535-A ,

27405

NEW HOPELonnie FoustRt . 5 , Box 2 1 9 , 27405

NORTHEASTMr. J . Henry Shelton ,

MM,Rt . 1

,B ox 63

,McLeansville 27301

Marion C . Talb ert , Rt . 2 , Box 622 , Brown Summit 272 14NORTHSIDE

Carol Burnett, 35 17 Cotswald Ter. , 27405

James Parrish,MY

, 4 100N . O’Henry B lvd . ,

27405

Forrest Swaney,S ec . ,

3206 Shallowford Drive,27406

PARKWAYLarry Austin

,1 709 B fland Dr 27408

Hazel Martin,S ec . , 2705 Dellwood Dr . , 27408

PINECROFTMrs . Greta Dil lard

,MM

, 709-C Creekridge Apt s .Mrs . Nancy Forbes

,MY

, 31 07 Cent er St . ,27407

PLEASANT GARDENBill S lack

,2507 Gracewood Dr 27408

Royce Fargis , ME , 9 1 5 Lewis Road , 27406Mrs . Rachel Sutton , S ec . ,

Rt . 1 ,Box 36 5 , Pleasant Garden 273 1 3

PLEASANT GROVERichard O’

B rien,MM

,4909 Brompton S treet

RAN KINSam Marion

,1 21 2 Wilden Place

,MM

Mrs . C . B . Barber , 4 100N . O’

Henry Blvd 27405

REEDY FORKAdrian Harris

, Jr . ,ME 8cMY

,Rt . 2

,Box 5 76 , Brown Summit 272 14

Jo e V . H ill , MM ,3508 Vernon S treet , 27408

Mrs . Wanda Bullard , Se c R t . 2 , B ox 230—B ,Brown Summit 272 14

ROCKY KNOLLJimmy Jones

,MM

,3604 F let cher Drive , 27406

Mrs . Margaret Morgan,S ec . ,

6 14 Creekridge Road , 27406ROLLING ROADS

Ward Ostrander,MM

,1 08 Buena V ista

,H igh Poin t

Mrs . S arah Bozeman , S ec . ,200L ionne Drive

,27407

Lee Keck,ME

,28 24—A

,Holden R d . ,

27407

SHARPE ROADMr . Kenneth Kelley

, 7 1 8 D evon Drive , 27406Mrs . Marion B . Mane ss , S ec 35 1 2 Barbour R d. ,

27406

S IXTEENTH STREETRyland Young

,MM

,2225 W . Cone B lvd . ,

27405

Alman Reames,2 Augusta C t .

,27405

Mrs . Mon ica Long, Sec . , 3202 Harte Place , 27405STEVENS MEMORIAL

Joseph McKinney ,5 1 2-E S . Mendenhall S t . ,

27403

Mrs . Jean Warren , 29 25 Martha’s P lace

,27408

SOUTH ELM STREETJim Wrenn

,R t . 1 , Box 1 61 -B ,

Whit settMr . Burley Moore , 2606 S . Elm St . ,

27406

Mrs . Marie B rown , S ec . , 36 10S . Elm S treet , 27406SOUTHS IDE

David Lindeman,MM 85 ME

,273 5 Freeman Mill Road , 27406

Paul Spoon,MY

,2735 Fre eman Mill Road , 27406

Mrs . Dorothy Thomas , S ec . ,2735 F reeman Mill Road , 27406

SUMMERFIELD FIRSTAndy Carroll

,MM 85 ME

,P . 0 . B ox 14 ,

Summerfield 27358

Mrs . Ruby Bridges , S ec . , -R t . 2 ,

Summerfield 27358

SUMNERBrice McGlammery ,

4400Burningtree Drive , 27406TEMPLE

Mrs . Charlo tte Cox ,MM

,Rt . 3

,27406

H ISTORICAL EVENTS IN THE CHURCHES

BESSEMER— Tape Ministry begunBRIGGS MEMORIAL — Opened B riggs Memo rial K iddie Kollege , added four mor

buses,start ed radio min istry

CLIFTON ROAD— Church renovated auditorium and redecorated fellowship hall

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DLLE GE PARK— Ce leb rat ed 70th Birthday March 28 ,1 976

LLER MEMORIAL— Tape Ministry begun to Shutins

RE E NSB OR O FIRST— Bicent ennial Night— Spe cial dinner and special dress,with

historical exhib it sUILFOR D— Pastor Macon Greene retired ; purchased property adj oining churchproperty ; sold one parsonage

AWNDALE — 2oth Anniversary in S ept emb erAGNOLIA STREET— Organ deb t paid in full

,1 97 6

EW HOPE — Dedication of picnic shelt er held May 1 6,1 976

OR THE AST — May 1 6,1 976 B icent ennial Day

\R KWAY — 20th Anniversary Celeb rat ion ; Church History prin ted. BASANT GROVE— Educational Building Dedication

,Ronnie H inson Ordination

ANKIN — B icentennial C eleb ration,old parsonage torn down .

EE DY FORK— Rev . Talb ert ’s l oth Anniversary as pastor, Choir recorded it ssecond album

IAR PE ROAD— Added new addition to sanctuaryFE VE NS MEMORIAL— Jo seph McKinney called as Min ist er ofMusic and Youthin January

,1 976 ; Renovat ion of kitchen and fe llowship hall completed .

JMME R FIE LD FIRST— B icentennial Ob servance and Ce leb rat ion

Cons titution

ARTICLE I

he Asso ciation Shall be cal led the Piedmon t Baptis t Asso ciation.

ARTICLE II

Sec tion 1 . The Association shall be compo sed of co —opera ting Missionary Bap‘

t Chur ches which have been duly re ceived in to and con tinue in the fe llow ship ofe Associa tion . No te : A CO -Opera ting Church being defined as :(1 ) A Church which makes an annual repor t to the A ssocia tion on form s pro

ded by the Asso ciat ion through the Clerk .

(2 ) A Church which con tribu tes toward the suppor t of Associationa l endeavorsnearly as po ssible to the adop ted plan of the Associa tion .

(3 ) A Church which sends du ly e lec ted mes senger s to the Annual Asso cia tiona leeting and duly elected m embers to the Execu tive Board mee tings of the AssoItlon .

(4 ) A Church who se m embership consis t s of be lievers baptized by immersionSe ction 2 . Churches sha ll be received in to the fe llowship on ly after having been

Ider the watchcare of the Asso cia tion for one fu ll year . Applica tion sha ll be maderough a creden tials commit tee appoin ted annual ly by a comm it te e on commit tees(1 approved by the Association . The Execu tive Board sha ll have authority to:eive any church under watchcare upon recommenda tion of the creden tia ls comlttee . Churches under watchcare of the Association sha ll make writ ten repor t s toe clerk of their progres s and co -opera t ive effor t in the work . The c lerk sha llrnish forms to churches under watchcare for these repor t s .Section 3 . The Execu tive Board shall have au thori ty to appoin t a Sub

>mmittee from its m ember s to counse l wi th any church of the Asso cia tion whichls for two consecu tive year s to :

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(1 ) Send annual repor t to the Association .

(2 ) Co -opera te w i th the Asso cia tion .

(3 ) Send mes senger s to the A ssociation and to the Execu tive Board m ee tings 0the As socia tion .

Upon the receipt of an unfavorab le repor t of this Sub -Comm it tee an?a ccording to the firs t sen tence of Ar ticle I I above Continue in fe llowship”theExe cutive Board may a t the nex t annual Asso ciational m ee ting recommend th<

wi thdrawal of fellowship fromsuch a church .

ARTICLE I I I

Messengers of the churches to the m ee tings of the As so cia tion shall be com

posed of the pas tor s of said churches,the ordained m in isters who are membe rs 0 ‘

the churches,and three m es senger s from each church who se m embership is le s

than 300 and one addi tional mes senger for every 200 members or frac tion thereO ‘

in excess of 300. The said m essengers shall , before taking their seats , produce letterfrom respective Church show ing their appo in tmen t a s mes sengers .

ARTICLE IV

The Asso ciat ional se ssion shall be held a t leas t once a year .

ARTICLE V

The Officer s shall be Modera tor,whos e term sha ll no t exceed two years ; Vice

Modera tor,Clerk

,and Treasurer . If deem ed expedien t by the Association the Offic

of Clerk and Treasurer may be combined .

ARTICLE V I

The officer s of the Asso ciation shall be chosen annually by the Associa tion .

ARTICLE V I I

The Associa tion Shall be clo thed wi th au thori ty to advise the Churches toucing all things per taining to their in tere s t bu t shall in no case presume to d1rec t 0con trol them in reference to their own governmen t or internal policy .

ARTICLE V II I

A Comm it tee of Arrangem en ts,con sis ting of three members , shall b e appoin t

ed on the firs t day of each ' ses sion to prepare and repor t the proceedingssugge s t topic s proper for the con sideration and action of the nex t annual Ass

tion m ee t ing . I t sha ll be the duty of this comm it tee to outline and pub lishprogram fo r the nex t annua l Associa t ional mee ting or for any special or callemee ting of the Asso cia tion .

ARTICLE IX

Baptis t bre thren,no t members of the As socia t ion , who may be pre sen t at an

session o f the body , may on invi ta tion by the body ,take seat s and partic ipate i

the deba te s of the Assoc iation .

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ARTICLE X

Se ction 1 . T he Modera tor , Vice -Moderator , C lerk ,Treasurer

,Woman ’s Mission

ary Union Direc tor , Sunday School Superin tendent , D irec to r of the S choo l ofChris tian Training , Music Direc tor , Bro therhood Director , Evange lism Cha irman

,

Christian Educa tion Represen ta tive,Bap tis t S tuden t Represen tative

,Chris tian

Literature Represen ta tive , Cooperative Program Repre sen ta tive,Chairman of

Trustees , members of the Lakewood Commit te e,Superin tenden t of Missions

,Pas tor of each of the cooperating Churches and Mission s,re tired former pas tor s of

Bap tis t churches in the Piedmon t Association,and one layman elec ted by each

church or m is sion and whose nam e is recorded in the le t ter from said church ormission to the annua l m ee ting of the As sociat ion and approved by the Associationsha ll con s ti tute the Execu tive Board ; The Execu tive Board shall m ee t on Mondaynigh t after the third Sunday of each quar ter for transac tion of the business of theAssocia tion . The Exe cu tive Board shall ac t for the Asso cia tion be tween the annualses sion s and special m ee tings of the As socia tion . The Execu tive Board shall decidethe number required for a quorum at the firs t m ee ting .

Sec tion 2 . The Personnel Commit tee sha ll b e compo sed of the followingofficer s of the Piedmon t Bap tis t Association : Modera tor

,Vice -Mode rator

,C lerk

,

Treasurer,and the Chairman of the Benevo lence Commi t tee , the Chairman of the

Activi ties Commit tee,the Chairman of the Church E xtension

‘

Committee , theChairman of the Finan ce Comm itte e

,the Chairman of the Chri s tian Education

Comm it tee,the Chairman of the Properties Comm it tee , the Chairman of the Lake

wood Commit tee,and the Chairman of the Civic and Social Service Commit tee .

This Commit te e shall hold offic e and shall function un til the new comm it te e isin stalled at the fir st regu lar mee ting of the Execu tive Board after the AnnualAs sociation Mee ting .

The Pe rsonnel Commit tee shall e lec t a Chairman during the firs t m ee ting afterthe annual se ssion of the A s socia tion . The Per sonnel Comm it tee shall meet uponcall from the Chairman Of Super in tenden t ofMission s .

The Superin tenden t ofMission s and all o ther paid A ssoc ia tional per sonnel shallbe under the d irec t supervision and be re spon sible imm ediate ly to the Per sonnelComm it tee and ultim ately to the Execu tive Board of the A ssociation . ThePer sonnel Comm it tee shall be inve sted with the authority to ac t a s agent of theExecu tive Board in mat ter s where the Su erintendent ofMission s and/or o th er paidper sonnel are involved including proced

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ure s of work . The Per sonnel C omm itteeshall receive all sugge s tion s for improvements in . the work of the Super in tenden t ofMission s and counse l with him and aid him to se t in ac tion any sugge s tion s tha tmay be deem ed wise .

Se ction 3 . The Execu tive Board shall be divided in to eigh t comm ittee s . Eachcomm ittee shall be equal in number

,if po ssible

,excep t tho se that are spec ified

o therwise . The m ember s and chairman of each comm ittee shall be elec ted by thecommittee

,compo sed of th e Moderator

,Vice-Modera tor

,Clerk and Trea su rer and

presen ted to the Execu tive Board a t the fir st m eeting for app roval,and shall

function until‘ their su ccessor s are elec ted . The variou s comm it te e s shall mee tquar terly and more often if necessary to s tudy it s work and bring nece ssaryrecommendat ion s to the Execu tive Board .

Se ction 4 . The e igh t comm it te e s and their du ties are :BENEVOLENCE COMMITTEE

The Benevolence Comm it tee shall be compo sed,where po ssib le

,of a tru s tee

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and o r the a ssociational repre sen tative of the following institu tion s , comm is sion s orboar d s : N .C . Bap tis t Ho sp ital , N .C . Bap tist Hom e for the Aging ; N .C . Baptis tChildren ’s Homes ; Annuity Board of the the Radio and Te levisionComm is sion of the S .E .C . O ther member s Of the Execu tive Board may serve

,a s

appo in ted,on this comm it tee . The dutie s of this comm it tee shall be to keep itse lf

informed of the work being done in the insti tu t ion s m en tioned above and makerecommendation s to the Execu tive Board relative to an help or emph ase s whichmay be ex tended them . This comm it te e shall seek to keep the Executive Boardinformed at all tim es on the serv ic e s offered by each and shall seek to encourage thepar tic ipation of local church es in the work

,m inistr ies

,and financial need s of each .

This comm ittee shall m ee t at least quar terly and m ore often if nece s sary .

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

The A ct ivitie s Comm ittee sh all be composed of all the officer s of theA s so ciation includ ing th e head s of all the as sociational organization s and th echairman of all comm it tee s who are concerned with the en tire associationalprogr am

,and o ther member s appo inted from the Executive Board . This comm ittee

sh all make such sugge s tion s to the Executive Board as may be neces sary for th ecoord ina tion of the A ssoc ia tion of the var ious phase s of the associational p rogr am .

This comm ittee shall prepar e a calendar of ac tivitie s in a manner that will assure themo s t effec tive coordina tion of the A ssoc iation ’s efforts and pre sen t it for th eadop tion by the Execu tive Board . A ll a‘s sociational wide m eetings not included inthe calendar of ac tivitie s shall be approved by this comm ittee . This comm ittee shallmee t at leas t quar terly and more often if nece ssary .

THE CHURCH EXTENS ION COMM ITTEE

The Church Ex ten sion Comm it te e of the Executive Board shall be compo sedof six m ember s

,with two m ember s ro ta ting off each year . The fir st year two

member s shall be e lected for one year term s,two m ember s fo r two year term s and

two member s for three year term s and thereafter m emb er s shall be elected to th reeyear term s . The m ember ship of this comm itte e shall be composed of no more thanthree pas tor s and of o ther m ember s appo in ted from th e Executive Board whorepre sen t d iffe ren t area s of the A s sociation . The church ex ten sion committee shallconcern it se lf with the e s tablish ing of all type s of church ex ten sion s , whetherin s titutional m in is tr ie s

,Vacation B ible S chools

, Good W ill Cen ter s , or Missions andChapels

,whether de sign ed to become churches or no t . This comm itte e shall

con tinually s tudy the need s for church ex tension s wi thin the A ssociat ion and makea propriate recommenda tion s to th e Execu tive Board . The se recommendation ssffall concern location and purchase of lo t s for new churche s or chapels and thesecur ing of spon soring churche s for new m is sion projec t s . The comm it te e shallmake recommenda tion s in coopera tion w ith the Fin anc e Commit te e regard ing gift sor loan s from th e A ssocia tion fund for chu rch ex ten sion and aid . This committe eshall stand ready to he] any m is sion s or chapel s of th e A ssociation

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in the matte r sof secur ing loan s or gi t s from the var iou s denom in ational sources , u keeping it selfinformed as to polic ie s and procedure s re la ting to the acqu ir ing of such help .

Regu lar progre s s repor t s from m is sion s and chapels within the A ssocia tion shall beheard by this committee a t it s regular m ee tings . This comm ittee shall meet at lea stquar ter ly and more often if n ec e ssary .

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fo r which they were e lected and thereafter m ember s shall c be e lec ted to three-yearterm s by th e Executive Board . The pre sen t Comm ittee and all future electedmember s of the Lakewood Comm it te e shall becom e m ember s of the ExecutiveBo ard .

The Lakewood Comm it te e shall have the re spon sib ility of considering withpower to act in all matter s re lat ing to the A ssemb ly inc luding the securing andsupervising of any paid per sonnel or any o ther contracted help requir ed to operateand/or main tain the A ssembly .

This comm it tee may confer with any other Comm ittee it deem s wise in thedischarge of its re spon sib ility . This Comm it tee Shall be re sponsible u ltimate ly to theExecu t ive Board of the A s sociation .

This comm ittee shall mee t at lea s t quar ter ly and more often if necessary .

CIV IC AND SOCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE

The C ivic and So cial Servic e Comm Ittee shall be com o sed of the repre~

sentative of th e Chr istian A ction League,the chairman o

.

the Comm ittee of

Juven ile Rehabilitation,th e chairm en of o ther comm ittee s appo inted by th e

Modera tor of the Exe cu tive Board dealing with social issues,and o ther member s

appo in ted from the Execu tive Board . This comm ittee shall s tudy and make recommendation s to the Execu tive Board rela ting to per tinen t so cial issue s . I t shall be thefurth er re spon sib ility of this comm it tee to survey the areas of social need s in ourcommun ity and to make appropr ia te recommendations to the Execu tive Board . I tis to be under stood that the se areas shall include alcohol , cr im e , and delinquency ,

gambling,race relation s

,church- s ta te rela tion s

,Salaciou s litera ture and the like .

This comm it tee shall mee t at lea st quarterly and more Often if nec essary .

ARTICLE XI

Comm ittees shall be nom inated by the Comm it tee on Comm it te e s and e lecte dby the Associa t ion . Special comm it te e s may be appointed by the Moderator as then eed s arise .

ARTICLE XI I

This Con stitu tion may be amended at any regu lar se ssion of the Asso ciation bya two - th ird s vo te of the m es senger s pre sent and vo ting

,prov ided the pro o sed

am endm en ts are pre sen ted in writ ing and made available to all me ssenger s , and)

read

a t one se ssion,a s due no tic e

,to be acted upon a t a sub sequen t se ssion .

ARTICLE XII I

The ru les Of this body shall follow Kerfoo t Parliamen tary Prac tice .

ARTICLE XIV

This Association shall co-ope rate with the Bap tist Sta te Conven tion .

ARTICLE XV

The tim e of th e hold ing of the annual se ssion shall be on the last Thur sday of

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Oc tober of each year,except where prevailing condition s make it advisab le to

change this date,in , which even t the Execu tive Board shall be empowered to

de term ine the date of the mee ting .

ARTICLE XV I

S ec tion 1 . T itle to all proper ty,real or per sonal , own ed and held by the

A ssociation,either outr ight or on sp ecial tru st

,w ith the excep tion of the A ssoci

ation’

s current Operating fund s , shall be ve s ted in a Board ofTrustee s to con sist ofthree person s

,member s or messenger s of the A ssocia tion .

Section 2 . Said Trustee s shall be cho sen to any regu lar or sp ec ial m ee ting of theAssociation . Vacancie s may be filled at any regu lar or spec ial mee ting of theAssociation and in the event the vacancy occur s be tween regu lar or sp ecial mee tingsof th e A ssociation such vacancy or vacancies may be filled a t any regular or spec ialmeeting of the Executive Board .

Se ction 3 . Tru stee s shall serve for term s of three years , excep t that the term s ofthe fir st group s of Tru stees to be cho sen shall be s taggered ,

one of said Trustee s toserve for a term of one y ear , one of said Trustee s to serve fo r a term of two year s ,and one of said Trus tee s to serve for a term of three year s .

S ection 4 . The Trustee s shall appo int their own chairman and secre tary,to

serve for term s of on e y ear each,subjec t to reappointmen t .

Se ction 5 . The Tru stee s of the A ssocia t ion,in addition to holding title to

As sociation ’s real and per sonal proper ty,as hereinbefore se t ou t

,shall sign and

execute all deeds , bill s of sale,con trac t s , no te s , mor tgage s , deeds of tru st , and

other paper s and documen ts affe cting the A s socia t ion’s p roper ty,upon au thori

zation duly given at any regular or sp ec ial mee ting of the A ssocia tion or uponauthor ization given at any regu lar or sp ec ial mee ting of the Ex ecu tive Board heldbetween regular or special mee tings of the A ssoc iation .

Section 6 . The Trustees shall have power to adminis ter the rou tine affair sinciden t to their office

,Such as receip t of property

,the making of deposits , e t c

wi thout express au thority ,bu t the execu tion of all formal in s trument s , the pur

chase Or sale of proper ty,the making of loans or o ther permanen t investmen t s and

the dispo sition of proper ty shal l be upon the au thority specified in Section 5 .

Ar ticle s I I , V , VI , X ,XV Amended S ession s

,Ju ly 2 3 ,

24,1 9 30

Article XV Amended Ses sion s,July 2 1

,1 9 32

Ar ticle X Amended Session s,October 23 ,

24 1 935Atticles VI I I , X , XI , Amended Session s , October 23 ,

24 , 1 940Ar ticle X Amended Session

,October 1 9 ,

1 944

Article XV Amended Session,October 2 1

,1 948

Article X Amended Session,Oc tobe r 1 9 , 1 9 50

Ar ticle 10Amended Session,October 1 8 , 19 5 1

Ar ticle s 11 , ‘

X Amended,Ar ticle 1 6 Adop ted

,Se ssions

,Oc tober

Ar ticles II , I II Amended Session s , October 22 , 23 , 1 9 53

Ar ticle X , Section 3 , Amended Session ,October 2 1

, 1 9 54Ar ticle V Amended Session

,October 24 , 1 9 57

Ar ticle II Amended Session,October 23 , 1 958

Ar ticle X , Section I , Amended Sessions , October 24 , 1 9 58Revised Se ssion s , October 22 , 23 , 1 9 59

Ar ticle 10, Rewri t ten October 23 , 1 964

Ar tic les I I , XV , XV I , and X ,Revised

,October 22 , 1 9 6 5

Artic le XV Revised , October 1 9 . 1 967

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Ar ticle X Revis ed,Oc tobe r 24 , 1 96 8

Ar tic les I I and XI I Amended Oc tober 28,1 97 1

Ar ticle X,Sec tion 1

,Amended October 24 , 1 974

Ar tic le X,Section 3 and Se ct ion 4 Revised , O ctober 23 , 1 9 7 5

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATION AN NUAL MEETING83rd Se ssion , Octob er 28 , 1976

Get Ready— Reach OutMorning S ession Lindley Park Baptist Chur ch

WORSHIPHymn S inging Jackie Mitchell

,Pianist

Peggy Gordon, OrganistAndy -Carroll , Song Leader

Prayer .Ralph Knight

BUS INESS

Call to Order , Enrollment ofMessengers . Vernon WilliamsWe lcome by Host Church Ray B enfieldReport from Program Committee Alton McE achern

WORSHIP

Worship in Music,Spiritual Concert . Baptist S tudent U nion/

Geneva Metzger.Chalmus Hicks

Curtis HarringtonBUS INESS

Report o fAsso ciational LeadersExecutive Commit tees and Board ReportTreasurerProgress Report o f S tudy Committ e e .

Organizational ReportsSunday S chool O . S . WhitescarverChurch Training Rob ert St ewartWMU . Ann SmithBro therhood Sanford Smi thMusic B ill SlackCommitt eesNominat ingTime

,Place

,Preacher

CredentialsEvangelismOrd inationOn Commit teesDenominational Causes

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Misce llaneous BusinessAdjourn for Lunch

WORSHIPHymn SingingPrayerWorship in Music

,Spiritual Concert .

BUS INESS

Resolutions A . L . ParkerDenominational Institut ions (T o be print ed in Book o fReport s)Baptist Book -

S tore . Jan ClarkAnnuity . Sam O’

N eal

Children’s Home J . Parker McLendon

Biblical Recorder Marse GrantCooperative Progra Bill LambWake Forest University . H . Douglas LeeBaptist Hospital Calvin Knight

Baptist Homes for Aging Bill PooleSoutheastern Baptist Seminary Garland HendricksChristian Action League B illWallace(Representatives of these agencie s are to have time to speak as schedule permit s ; otherwise , their report s will b e print ed in the Book of Reports . )Miscellaneous BusinessMemorial Service Ronald WallAdjourn

E venlng Session B essemer Baptis t Church

Hymn Singing Bill SlackAudrey App le

,Organist

Sharon Satterfield ,Pianis t

Welcome by Host Church Vick DowdMisce llaneous BusinessWorship in Music , Spiritual Concert The Fred Huntley Cho ir

of the Shiloh Bapt ist ChurchB lonnie Tipton and Nancy H . Young , Directors-Organis t s

Thomas Cort sRoy Thornberry

OUR INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERDr . Thomas Cort s is to bring the me ssage at the evening session . He is President

of Wingate College , one of the seven colleges suppo rted by North Carolina Bap tis t s .Wingat e trustees have recently vo ted to go to a four-year college . It is now thelargest privat e Junior College east of the Mississip p i .

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Proceedings

October 28,1 976

1 . The eighty third se ssion of the P iedmont Baptist Association was calledto order at L indley Park Baptist Church October 28

,1 976 , 9 :30 a .m . by Moderator

Vernon Williams .2 . Andy Carroll led the congregation in S inging .

3 . Ralph Knight offered the morning prayer.4 . The clerk was recognized . She moved that tho se me ssengers who had regis

tered and those who may register during the session,constitute the body of the

eighty-third session of the Piedmont Baptist Association .

5 . Ray Benfield welcomed the A ssociation to Lindley Park Church .

6 . Alton McE achern reported from the Program Committe e . There was oneaddition to the p rinted p rogram . Bob Summerell

,Christian Action League

Representative,to speak during the aft ernoon ses sion .

7 . During the worship period Geneva Metzger present ed a S piritual Concert .Curtis Harrington delivered the morning sermon

,

“ The Task ‘of the Church .

”Heused I I Corinthians 8 : 1-1 1 as his text .

8 . Moderator Vernon W illiams gave the Executive Commit tee Report .9 . Treasurer S am Wilson gave the Treasurer’s Report and presented the

budget for 1 976-1 9 77 . Bo th were adopted .

10. A report from the Trustees was present ed by W . H . We stphal , Chairman .

The report was approved .

1 1 . Charles Page report ed from the Special S tudy Commit tee . The report was

reviewed,discussed

,and approved as print ed .

1 2 . Miscellaneous Business :a . Gerald Primm moved that the name of J . B . Clifton , former pastor ofBuchanan Baptist Church

,be included in the list o f moderators of the

Association in the year 1 969 . H e was ele ct ed to serve that year , but hadto resign after his election due to health problems . The mo tion wasadopted .

b . N ew pastors and educational dire ctors ln the A sso ciation were recognized.

13 . The morning session adjourned at 1 2 : 1 5 p .m .

14 . The afternoon session opened w ith congregational singing led by DickHill . Pe te Boone led ln prayer .

1 5 . Organizational Reports (A ll approved)a . Sunday S chool b Rob ert S t ewart for Oscar White scarverb . Church Training y Robert S tewartc . WMU by Ann Smithd . Brotherhood by S anford Smi the . Music Report

1 6 . S am Wilson gave the Nominating Comml ttee Report .1 7 . The Time , Place , Preache r Committee recommended that the 84th Annual

S ession of the A ssociation b e held Oc tober 27,1 977 with morning and afternoon

sessions at Lawndale Church and the evening se ssion at Summerfield First Church .

Dr . Alton McE achern Is to p reach the associational sermo .n The alternate 13 HarryPoovey .

1 8 . Charles Cross reported from the Credential s Commit tee .

1 9 . A . L . Parker reported as Chairman of Evangelism .

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20. Claud Bowen gave the Council on Ordination Report .

2 1 . Margaret Wilson gave the Commi t tee on Commi t tees Report .2 2 . Dick Hill p resented a Spir itual Concert .23 . A . L . Parker reported from the Resolu tions Commit t ee .

24 . Jan C lark repo rted from the Baptist Book S tore .

25 . S am O’

N eal reported from the Annuity Board .

26 . Parker McL endon b rought a report from Children ’s Hom e of N . C .

27 . There was a repor t from the Biblical Recorder .28 . Bill Lamb repor ted from the Cooperative Progr am .

29 . Douglas Lee repor ted from Wake Forest Un iversity .

30. The Bap tis t Hospital Report was given by Calvin Knigh t .3 1 . The BSU Report was given by Geneva Metzger .

32 . B ill Poole p re sen ted the Homes ‘for the Aging Report .

33 . Garland Hend ricks reported from S outheas tern S eminary .

34 . Bill Wal lace gave the Chris tian Action League Report .35 . Miscellaneous Bu siness :a . Timo thy Law son express ed appreciation for the prayer s and supportgiven by the A sso ciation following his son’s accident .

b . A . L . Parker thanked the As sociation for all prayers and expressions ofconcern follow ing. his accident .

36 . Ronald Wall led in a Memorial S ervice .

37 . After the closing prayer, the aft ernoon s ession was adjourned .

EVEN ING SESSION38 . The evening session of the Piedmont A ssociation was called to order by

Moderator Vernon Williams .39 . Bill S lack led in congregational singing .

40. Victor Dowd welcomed the A ssociation to B essemer Chur ch .

4 1 . Miscellaneous Business : The As sociation voted to re ceive Gat e City Chur chas a fully cooperating memb er church of the P iedmont Baptist Asso ciation .

42 . Special music was p resent ed by the Fred Hun tley Cho irs of Shiloh Bap t istChurch .

43 . D r . Thoma s Cort s b rought the evening message .

44 . The clo sing prayer was led by Roy V . Thornb erry , Jr . and the E igh ty- thirdAnnual S ession of the Piedmont Baptist As sociat ion stood adjourn ed .

EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORTThe Execu tive Board of the Piedmont Baptis t As sociat ion held regu lar

meet ings as called forth by the cons titution .

During the year the board me t with the following churches . Rolling Roads ,Par kway,Sharp Road , Summ erfie ld

At the January meeting,the Pe rsonn el Commit tee report ed the resignation of

W . A . Duncan , Superin t endent of Missions . The Exe cu tive B oard moved that alove offering b e taken in all the churches for the Duncan Family . The churcheswere called upon to hold the Duncan Fami ly 1n prayer dur ing the day s followingthe tragic death of their son .

The Exe cutive Board approved the Evangelism Commi t tees report for JointRevival effort April 24 — May

The Lak ewood Comm it te e report ed that Phase I has b een comp le ted andPhase I I now is in progr es s .

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The Board gave support to Mr. 81 Mrs . S anford Smith in their effort to cOor

dinate the Home Mission Board Art Exhib it and the drama,

“ Fabrics of Freedom .

”Approval was given for an Associational Church Music L ibrary for churches

desiring to participate .

The Moderator and Vice Moderator were instructed to appo int two commi ttees z

( 1 ) To select a Professional I n surance CommIttee to’

report on all Asso ciationalinsurance need s .

(2) To appo int a committ ee to study the work of the Association and reportback to the Board the Associational ne__ed s regarding Lakewood , theAssociational Office

,Superintendent ofMissions

,and the Superint endent ’s

home .

The work of all committees has been encouraging and we commend them fortheir faithfulnes s in exercising their job of responsib ility . Although our me etingshave not been attended lik e they should

,hopefully the new year will start l with

new life,interest

,and enthusiasm that we might accomplish the will and purpose of

God in our A ssociation .

Respectfully submitted,

Vernon Williams,Moderator

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Piedmont A ssociationComm itt ees for 1 976CHURCH EXTENS ION

*Ralph Webb ’

7 7 (P)Robert Holcomb e ’

7 8

Don Kim rey ’

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M . L . L aw son ’

7 6

George Po teat ’

7 7

N eil Younce ’

7 8

CIVIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES

*T om William sRay BenfieldLuther B rameF loyd B rownCharles CrossVictor DowdJack MillerH . D . Jack RoeJames ThompsonRonald WallJarry AutreyJoe WestDonnie WyrickW . A , McGehee

Herb ert Olive r

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Sharpe RoadL indley ParkN ew HopeCommunityBuchananB es semerCollege ParkMagnolia S treetS outh Elm S treet

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*Dewey PriceClaude Bow enJ . C . BrownGeorge BuchananLaw rence JordanGeneva MetzgerW . F . MonroeHarold Profit tEverette RichardsonMrs . Mary Jon RoachAaron Wicke rCurtis WoodsCletus Yow

,S r .

Gilb ert CookSam Riddle S r .

*Rob ert S tewartD . L . BameCarl GarnerM rs . George LeonardJ . P . LindseyA . L . ParkerB ill PetersonS am RiddleB ill SlackS anford SmithMrs . S anford SmithO . S . Whit escarverJames Talb ertArt TatemB ill Claffey

*Grover EveretteO . G . BuchananHarda Callicu ttL . E . ChurchClyde CollinsKenneth KellyF rancis LunsfordC . A . McL ellan

Mrs . Barbara MoodyCharles PageRalph VaughnRalph WebbSherman Young

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

ACTIVITIES

Church Training

TACLO

B E N E VOLE NCE

Children’s Home s (P )(P)

Hospital

Homes For AgingRadio and T .V . (P)Annuity Board (P)Re tired Pastor

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Camp HermanGuilfordHunter HillsS outhsideLankfo rd MemorialBaptist S tudent Un ionS tevens MemorialLoveLawndaleGreensboro Firs tImmanuelClifton RoadSharpe RoadLake BrandtP ine cro ftS outheast

F riendly AvenueGethsemaneNortheastGreensboro FirstRankinFriendly AvenueEller MemorialP leasant GroveF lorida S treetP leasant GardenP leasant GardenS ixteenth S treetReedy ForkNorthside

Gate C ity

H ill crestTempleRolling Road sReedy ForkGreensboro F irstDevon DriveGibsonville FirstCollege ParkParkwayLawndaleSummerfield FirstRocky Knoll

Roy Thornb erryR . Cole Lee

Ex officio memb ers :Vernon Williams Moderator (P ) P leasan t Garden

Superintendent ofMissionsPIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

TREASURER’S REPORTOctob er 1

,1 97 5 — S eptemb er 30,

1 976

Balance at October 1,1 97 5

Budget Receipts (S chedule A)Church Extension Fund Receipt sMisce llaneous Receipt s (S chedule B)

SALARIES BUDGET DISBURSEMENTSMissionary ’s S alary 33 ii

Missionary ’s T ravelMissionary ’s Hosp . 85 L ife Ins.Missionary ’s Christmas GiftS ec . and Other Clerical H elp 351 8 35

OTHER PERSONNEL EXPENSEAdmin . Contingency Fund 8 35

Utilities— Pas tormmIns . 8c Main .

— PastoriumMissionary ’s Retire . FundMissionar y’s Conv . Conf. Exp . .00

Workmen’s Compensa tionHo spital I ns . —S ecretary 35 0035

OFF ICE SUPPLIES 85 EXPENSESupp lies and o ther 8 55TelephoneAssociational MinutesMain . 85 Repair , Exis t . Equip .

Office InsuranceRent— PBA OfficePROMOTIONAs so . Church T raining 55 35Evangelistic Clinic .00

A sso . Sunday S choolAs so . R A

’

S

Music EducationLibrary ExpenseWMU Ii 15

LAKEWOODAc tivitie s Direc tor— Salary 35 ii

2 5

Ins . ,Main . ,

Imp rovement sProper ty MortgageCaretaker S alary iiCare taker RetirementCare taker Social S e curityCare taker Christmas Gift 35

INCIDENTAL FUN D

(Inc ludes Social S ecurity) ii ii ii ii 305 .

TOTAL BUDGETO ther D isbursementsYouth Cho ir Re treatDuncan OfferingLaw son OfferingChildren’s Choir CampTo tal Disbrusements

Add No te Payment s Deducted from W . A . Duncan’s S alaryAdd So cial S ecurity and Withho lding Unpaid at

BANK BALANCERegular Checking Accoun tGeneral Fund Savings Account

CHURCH EXTENS ION FUNDBank Balance 35

(I ncludes Interes t)NOTE RECEIVABLE 9/30/76 Amt . Loan Received BalanceWillomore Church 35 0 35

LAKEWOOD SUMMER CAMPS ACCOUNTReceipt s iii

DisbursementsBalance 35

SCHEDULE A — BUDGETBe ssemerBuchananCamp HermanClifton RoadCollege ParkEller MemorialF lorida S treetFriendly AvenueGate CityGe th semane

Gib sonvill e l stGreensboro l stGuilfordH illcrestHunter HillsJ essup GroveLankford Memorial

Lawndal eLindley ParkMagnolia Street

SCHEDULE B — MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTSSpecial Fund— Duncan NoteDuncan OfferingLawson OfferingSharpe Road— LakewoodLawndale— Youth Cho ir RetreatFlorida S treet — R A ProgramHunter Hills— MinutesLakeview— MinutesPleasant Grove— Minut esCash — WH Account BalanceRA Track MeetYouth Cho ir RetreatChildren’s Choir CampP leasant Garden— LakewoodSumme r Camps AccountInterest Income— Gen . Fund SavingsTotal

PROPOSED BUDGETPIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONOctob er 1 976 — S eptemb er 1 9 77

SALARIESSuperintendent ofMissions’ SalarySuperintendent ofMissions’ Trave lSuperintendent ofMissions’ Ho spital InsuranceS ecretary and Other Clerical HelpSub-total

OTHER PERSONNEL EXPENSEAdministrative Contingency FundUtilities— PastoriumInsurance— PastoriumMaintenance— PastoriumSuperint endent ofMissions’ RetirementSuperintendent ofMissions’ Convent ion 85 Conference Exp .

Workmen’s CompensationHospital Insurance-S ecretarySub-total

OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EXPENSESupp lie s and OtherTelephoneA ssociational Minu tesMaintenance and Repair-Exist ing EquipmentRen t— PBA OfficeOffice I nsuranceSub—to talPROMOTIONChurch TrainingEvangelis tic ClinicSunday S choolR . A . ProgramMusic Educat ionLib rary ExpenseWMU

B rotherhoodSub-to talLAKEWOOD

Activities Director and Othe r Summe r Worker sMain tenance and Improvement s — BuildingsIn suranceProperty Mor tgageCaretaker-S alary

,e t c .

Main tenance of GroundsN ew Equipmen t — PlaygroundUtilitiesJanitorial SuppliesSub-total

INCIDENTAL FUND t

TOTAL BUDGET

1 976 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS1 . The Finance Comm it tee recognizes the amb it ious nature of this budget . I t is ourfeeling that these monies can be realized during the coming year . We anticipat ea 10% increase in contributit s by the churches . We also are propo sing a specialas sociational O ffering b e taken which is discussed in the following paragraph .

2 . The Finance Commit tee recommend s that a Week of Prayer for As sociationalMission s b e ob served May 1 -8 , 1977 . I f required , a special offering by coopering churches would b e taken for associational missions . A realistic goal may be

This money would b e con sidered regular budget receIpts .

3 . We have set a budget figure for the Sup erintendent o f Missions’ salary andsupport for the ent ire fis cal year

,1 976- 1 977 . We realize that it probably will be

several months yet b efore we could secure a Superintendent ofMission s .4 . We also recognize that there are special commit tees at work presently who maymake recommendations at the Annual A ssociational Meeting that may alter this

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budget.That

,however , is the respon sib ility of tho se commit tees and the action

of the A ssociation itse lf. We are making this budge t based on the bes t information we have availab le during S eptemb er , 1 9 76 .

S . we recommend the adoption of this budge t and the no tes at tached to thebudget .

F inance Commit teeP iedmont Bapt is t A sso ciationS ept emb er 1 3

,1 976

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY COMM ITTEEOF THE P IEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

The following recommendations are being made in response to act ion takenby the Piedmont Baptis t A sso ciation Execu tive Board which m et at the Sharp eRoad Baptis t Church in July

,1 976 . During this mee t ing , the Exe cu tive Board

approved the recommendation of the Personnel Commit tee that the Moderatorand Vice Moderator appoin t a Spe cial S tudy Commi t tee to study and eva lua tethe needs of the A ssociation . These re comm endat ions represen t the conclusionsof this commit tee :

1 . Recommendation Concerning a Dire ctor o fMis sions :We recommend that an Associat ion Commit tee

,composedOf the Moderator

,

Vice—Moderator,Clerk and Treasurer

,immediately appoin t a S earch Com

mittee which would b e charged w ith the following responsibilities :A . To draw up a new job des crip tion or revise the exis ting job descriptionfor the po sit ion of Director of Mission s of the Piedm on t Bapt ist As sociation

,to b e submit ted to the Exe cutive Board a t the January

,1 97 7 me e t

ing for review and approval .B . T O seek God ’s man to fill the po sition ofDirector ofMissions o f the Piedmon t Bap tis t Associat ion

,and to presen t their re commenda tion to the

Executive Board of the A sso ciation .

2 . Recommendation Concerning As sociat ional Owned Hous e .

We recomm end that the propertie s commit tee working in conjunction with acer tified appraiser make repairs as they deem necessary to enhance thefuture marke t value of the house .

We further re commend that this hous e b e pu t on the marke t by theproperties commit tee and sold at the appraised value

,with pro ceeds being

depo sited with the associational Treasurer to b e as signed at the discret ion ofthe as sociation th ru the finance comm itt ee

,with consideration being given

to the us e of the pro ceeds for capital improvements at Lakewood and/or afuture associational office .

3 . Recomm endation Concerning As sociational Office :In ligh t of the re sponses to the su rvey conducted concerning the presentassociational office

,we recommend

That until such time that we call a director of missions,the associat ional

office remain in the pre sent location,and that upon the arrival of that

dire ctor of mis sions,the proper tie s commit tee shou ld be instructed to

work w ith him to re lo cate the associational Office .

We further recomm end that in p lanning to re lo cate,the fo l low ing factors

should be taken into consideration :A . Available parkingB . Accessibility from maj or thorough fares

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C.The purpo se and minis try of the associat ion

D .

’ An t icipated p ersonnelE

.Space for conferences an d a lib rary

4 . Recommendation Concern ing Lakewood Bap tis t A ssemb ly :The favorable respon se to a w ell planned summer day camp program staffedby trained Ch ris t ian personnel at Lakewood in the

,summer of 1 976 is a

fur ther indication that an effective and wor thwhile minis try can bedeveloped through use of our Lakewood p roperty and facili t ies .Our recommendation relat ive to L akewood is made with the recogn itiontha t the phy sical facilit ies of a camping/conference cent er are simp ly meansto an end and that adequat e planning

,dir ecting and s taffing must complete

the requirements for an effective mini stry . With the confidence that thePe rsonnel Commi t tee in conjun ction with the Lak ewood Committee willseek out and emp loyee qualified p ersonnel to accomp lish the obj ectives ofan app roved camp ing minis try

,we feel that immediate attention mus t be

given to p lanning for improvement s of the physical facili ties to accommo

dat e a full s cal e summ er camp ing program with options to ultimatelydevelop a year-round camping/conference center.In order to pursue a well-defin ed course of properties improvements

,it is

recommended that up to of the L akewood budget b e used to engagethe se rvices of a civil engin eering/land p lanning professional to develop amas ter p lan with accomp anying cost estimat es for renovation , rearrangement

,improvem en t o r construct ion of necessary Lak ewood facili ties . Such a

p lan will include a recommendat ion re lative to the sequence of imp lementation to b est suit the needs of the various phases of camping/conferenceminis tries

,i. e day camp

,full summer camp (over night) , year-round camp

ing/ conference .

I t is further recommended that the moderator appo int a pastor,an educa

tional direc tor,and a music director from Piedmont Bap tis t As sociation

churches to work with the Lakewood Commit tee for the coming year andtha t the duties of the Lak ewood Committee b e reviewed and redefined theminis terial asp ect s of Lakewood as w ell as property re sponsib ilitie s .The L akewood Commit tee and the thre e additional appo in tees will workwith the engineer/ land p lanner in develop ing the mas ter p lan .

The Commit tee on Commit t ees should re commend a t least one pastor , oneeducat ional director and one music d irector for all future Lakewood Commit tees .

5 . Re commendat ion Concerning As sociational Outreach Minis t rie s :Recogni z ing the fact tha t a great deal o fJesu s ’s earthly minis try was spent inm eeting the physical

,so cial

,and emo t ional n eeds of p eople

,we feel that the

Piedmon t A s sociation must also b e concerned with the se ne eds in peop le .

Our recommendation relative to Outreach Ministries is general and two fo ldin nature . Fir s t , we mus t d efine the needs of our association and secondly ,

p lan a logical app roach to meeting these needs . Our investigations have t e

vealed that a special commit tee has b een commissioned by the PiedmontBaptis t A sso ciation in recent years to study the Ou treach Ministries of ourasso ciation and o ther associations in N . C . and other states . Therefore ,b efore pursuing further studies of a similar nature , we recommend thatresult s of this comm i t tee’s findings b e submitt ed to the Executive Board atits January

,1 977 me eting .

Recogniz ing the n eed for leadership in the p lann ing for asso ciational involvemen t in Ou treach Mini s t ries

,we recommend that the Director of Missions

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SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORTFor two year s

,your Sunday S chool t eam has adopted an obj ective to regain

the confid ence of the churche s through it s programming . A S a result, 35 churches

participated the fir st year and 40 o f the 55 churche s part1c1pated this past year .Churches were selective in the event s in which they cho se to participate . A pictureof that response is seen b elow:

1 97 5

Churches participating in Leadership Training 22

Numb er of People 1 32

Churches par ticipating in Bible S chool Clinic 28

Numb er of People 140

Churches participating in Pastor-D irecto r Work shop 1 6

Numb er of People 41

The following calendar for the upcoming ear is proposed :NOVEMBER 1 2

,1 976 — January B ible S tudy or Pastors

JANUARY 24 ,1 977 — A clinic exc lusively for local church V .B .S lD irectors

(a new prOpo sal)MARCH 10

,1 1

,1 977 — A three—day workshop for those in our Association who will

teach the associational V .B .S . Clinic (A state-wide event)MAY— Pastor—Director Work shopSEPTEMBER 1 2

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,1 977 — Leadership Training (I t is suggested that simi lart raining opportunity b e provided during the first and second quarters)

The Sunday S chool t eam,made up of men and women

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from our churches , hasgenerously offered to the churches their services upon invitation . We submit thisre port with the View that we can keep on building stronger churches throughSunday S chool .

Oscar White scarver, Director

CHURCH TRA INING REPORTThe most successful Church Training proj ect provided during the year was the

annual Children ’s Memory Work Tournament . Twenty-six children from sevenchurche s participated in the May event hosted by Lawndale Baptist Church . Mrs .Jackie Ledford our efficient and enthusias tic children’s consultant and tournamentdirector

,challenges every church to write the S tate Church Ministrie s and Training

Department for the Memo ry Work leaflet and begin working to help childrenmemorize appropriate Bible verses

Church Training offered two other conference s,one for those interest ed

in b eginning Leader Training Classe s,the other for Committee Memb ers . But the

general weaknes s of training programs in the churches was refl ected in lack ofattendance . Although good conferences were p lanned

,the learning banquet

spread,no one came .

However,good news" A very excellent training proj e ct for th e Association

was provided in cooperation with the Associational Lib rary Ministry . Our MediaWorkshop

,w ith guest consultant John Hack from the Sunday S chool Board

,and

Mrs . Elizabeth Jones,Librarian at F irst Baptist

,F lorence

,S . C . ,

served fourteenchurche s and thirty seven people

,some o f whom took bo th the Clas sifying and

the Audio-Visual Workshop ses sions .

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We commend to you Mr . Everette Richardson,new Church Training Director

for the Association . His experience and expertise herald s a new day of assis tanceto the churches in the area of Chur ch Train ing"

Respectfully submi t ted,

Rob er t C . S tewart , DirectorWOMAN’S MI SSIONARY UNION RE PORT fo r 1 975-76

Woman’s Missionary Union is an o rganization with a thrilling past,an exciting

present,and a challenging future .

”This year WMU in the A ssociation has performed the following tasks :

-1 . Int erpret ed and channeled to church WMU leaders and memb ers the overarching concerns o f the Association .

2 . Provided and int erpreted information about the WMU Program to churchWMU leaders .

3 . Provided training to church WMU leaders and memb ers .4 . Provided resources to church WMU leaders in their work .

5 . Provided cooperative work for the churches .These tasks were accomp lished through activities such as a Leadership Work

shop,Mission Friends Work shop

,Mission Action Wo rkshop

,manual study

,joint

mission action proj ect s ( such as continued work vvith our Vietnamese family , helping to furnish the Home for Autistic Children

,collecting of gift s for women

prisoners,and sponsorship of work-re lease program for them) . In spirat ion and

fellowship were provided through Banquets during Focus Week for G .A .

’

s andBaptist Women

,a World Day of Prayer in Novemb er

,jo int sponsorship of a mis

sionary during the Week of Prayer , a fashion show for Baptist Young Women , sleepovers and retreats for A cteens

,and Day Camp for

In addition to these kinds of activities,your associational WMU Officers kep t

in touch with churches via the A ssociational Newsletter , telephone consultations ,“

letters,teaching of mis sion studie s

,and visits to the churches .

We also found time to host the S tate WMU Convention to Greensboro inMarch

,attend Ridgecrest and Mundo Vista Conferences and the National Convem

tion in Norfolk .

I t has been an exciting year and one of growt h and expansion in the form of

Associational WMU Age-Level Councils and also in growt h of new organizationswithin the lo cal churches . We in WMU want to say

“ thank you”fo r your enthusiasm

,your support

,and your hard work . We ar e much indeb ted to you in the

Association for a continued mi ssion awareness and conce rn for “ there ain’t .nocir cus without no animals .

Our calendar for the new year is packed with all kinds of exciting event s . Welook forward to serving you again this year as we help to proclaim the Good Newsof J esus Christ at home and abroad through awarenes s

,dire ct evangelism ,

missionaction

,mis sion organizations

,study

,prayer and suppo rt . How thrilling to b e a part

of such a great undertaking"

Resp ectfu lly submittedMrs . Sanford H . SmithA ssociationalWMU Dire cto r

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BROTHERHOOD REPORT FOR 1975-76

This year has b een a growing year for Brotherhood work in the S tate andP iedmont Association . There was a state-wide growth of 8% over last year . Someof the Bro therhood o fficers p articipat ed in the state ’s Leadership Conference atCamp Carraway and led in Associational B rotherhood (Baptist Men and RoyalAmbassador s) Workshop s . The Royal Ambas sador D irector, J erry Kennon , GateCity Baptist

,and the B rotherhood D irector

,S anford Smith

,Pleasant Garden

Baptist,worked w ith several churches in establishing new Bro therhood work and

encouraging a revitalization of existing organizations .The Mission S tudy leader

,Harvey Phipps

,Friendly Avenue Baptist

,taught the

Foreign Mis sion Adult S tudy in five churches in the Association with goodresponse .

Nine men and women participat ed in the Home Mission Board’s ChristianS ervice Corps in August of 1 976 . A week was spent in Indiana working with theIndiana Baptis t S tate Convention .

The Royal Ambassador Dire ctor,with the help of his commit tee was active

in many areas of work . The S tate track meet saw David Edwards winning the100 yd . dash . Twenty-five boys and couns elors went to the S tate Meet at Campb ellCollege . The Pinewood Derby was a success again and the S tat e Winner will bedetermined a t the S tate Meeting in Novemb er .

Over'

100 boys part icipat ed in the “ S ee Wake Forest Day”last fall and 80came back to Lawndale Chur ch to hear a U S—2 Missionary speak . The Crusaderand Pioneer Congre ss was also promo ted .

Gate City Baptist Church sponsored a weekend camp for unchurched boysat Lakewood this summer which was very meaningful . We encourage other churchesto consider such a sponsorship .

The S tat e Brothe rhood S e cretary led a Mission Education Dialogue in Greensboro for the Pastors of the Piedmont Association in S ept emb er and 23 pastorsattended . We believe this will have a lasting effect on Brotherhood work in theAsso ciation . We b elieve the involvement of men and boys in mi ssion study andaction is important and even necessary if a church is to carry out the Great CommISSIOn .

Respectfu lly Submitted,

S anford H . SmithA ssociational Brotherhood Director

ASSOCIATIONAL MUSIC MIN ISTRY REPORTThe year of 1 976 showed an increase in cooperation among churche s of the

association within the ar ea of mu’

Sic . I t is felt that this y ear has b een the sort of anew b eginning in this area. The associational Music Committee has done an excellent job in as sisting the associational director and we have been greatly helped byEd Chenoweth

,and Andy Carroll .

Some of the highlights of the past y ear are :1 .The cont inuation of a G .T . I . sponsored clas s to help train adult choir members .

2 .One of the outstanding events of th e year was the Third Annual YouthCho ir Retreat held at Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center April 30-May 2 ,with guest d ire ctor Elwyn Raymer . The group pre sented the musical “ Revolutionary Id eas at the Florida S treet Church May 2 with over 100 voices

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singing and about 500 people pre sent . Our own Gene Moore directed theperformance .

3 . In Augus t we had our “ Children’s Music Day Camp with Philip Martin ofMemphis

,Tennes see as the gues t dir ect or . They pre sen ted the musical

“ Freedom Song at Friendly Avenue Chur ch,wi th our own Andy Carroll

direct ing . Ed Chenow e th,Gene Moore

,and Andy Carroll con t ribut ed

greatly as music teache rs”fo r this music camp .

4 . Ano ther opportunity included a John Pe terson Clinic Sponsored by a lo calb ook store and held at Friendly Avenue Chur ch . Dr . John P e terson held athree-hour reading clinic .

5 . Within the nex t two weeks (Novemb er 9 we will b e hold ing an associational Music L eader ship S chool which will offer classes for bo th d irectorsand choir memb ers of all ages . This is b eing done in conjunction with theS tate Convention

,and we will have an out s tanding faculty using bo th

local and visiting mu sicians .6 . Early in the year

,we were able to have a fellow ship banque t with over

50 directors and accompanis t s present . Many plans w ere made whichare in the proces s of b eing comp le ted

,such as an “ Associational Music

Lib rary and a bi-monthly new slet ter for all choir directors of theassociation . We are striving to have me etings now on a q uart erly b asis .

7 . Ano ther opportunity came to serve when choir memb ers o f the assoc1ationmade up a choir under the direct ion ofM r . Doug P eoples to sing at the S ta teWMU Conven tion .

One of the weaknesses of 1 976 was the lack o f forward p lanning,and we are

hoping to turn thi s in to our b igges t ass et for nex t year. We have already finalizedmost all plans for the following event s in 1 977 :

1 . Associational Music D ire ctors and Organist s Banque t,Janua ry 1 977

2 . Youth Choir Retreat,Mar ch 1 977

3 . Children’s Music Day Camp,July 1 977

4 . Adul t Music Fe stival,Octob er

,1 9 77

5 . Associational Music Leader ship S chool,October 1 9 77

6 . Additional classes at G .T . I .The asso ciational Music Commi t tee is also b ein g en larged so that we may b et ter

serve Christ in the area of music min is try wi thin the fellow ship of churches of thisas sociation .

Respec tfu lly submi t ted,

Bill SlackA ssociational Music D ire cto r

NOMINATING COMMITTEE RE PORTModeratorVice ModeratorC lerk .

TreasurerSunday S chool D irectorA sso . S . S . Dir ector

Director of Ou treachVB S DirectorAc tion Con sul tantYounger Preschool

.

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Charle s How ell (Parkway)Charles Page (Lawndale)

Mrs . Ruby (V irgil) B ridges (Summerfield l st)S am W ilson (Greensboro l st)

Robert S tewar t (Friend ly Ave . )0 . S . Whitescarver (S ix teenth S t . )

. Larry Aus tin (Parkway)Joel D rink ard (C ent ral Chap el)Ralph Kn igh t (Six teenth S t reet)M rs . Do t Boldman (Lawndale)

Middle Preschool .Older Preschool .Young Children .

Middle ChildrenOlder Ch ild renYounger Youth .

Old er Youth .

Young AdultsMiddle Adul t sS enio r AdultsSecre tary

Church Training Dire c torN ew Member Training

Church Membe r Tra in ing Dire ctor Terry Lawson (Clifton Road)Leade r T raining D irecto r. Dwight Thomas (Lawndale)Pre school Training Directo r . J ack Heath (Greensboro First)Children Training DirectorYouth Training Dire ctorAdult Training Directo r

B ro therhood DirectorB ap tist Men DirectorMis sio n S tudy Leade rM ission Ac t io n LeaderRA Dir ectorPio neer Coun se lo rCrusader CounselorLad Counse lo rAc tivitie s Leader .

E n l istmentWMU Director

Assis tant Direc torB aptist Women

’s DirectorAssistant BW DirectorB YW Directo r .

As sis tant B YW DirectorAc teen Dire cto rAss istant A c teen Director( iir ls in Act ion Direc to rAs s Is tant GA Directo rS e cre taryTreasure r

Music DirectorPre schoo l .Younger Ch ildrenOlder Ch ildrenYou thAdul ts . Dick Hill (Flo rida S t . )Par t-time ProgramsVo cal Te chniq ue s Directo rChurch Musie Librarian

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Mrs . L iz H igdon (Friendly Ave . )M rs . Sandra Canipe (Greensboro l st)M rs . Betty Jo Meadows (Parkway)Andy Carroll (Summerfield 1 st)

. T om PaUl (Friend ly Ave . )

.Larry Wakefield (Guilford )David L indeman (Southside)

. Lee Keck (Rolling Roads)S . C . Ray (Greensboro l st)M rs . Sharon F ield s (Rankin)

E ve rette Richardson (Lawndale)

Jerry Hilliard (S ixteenth S t . )Paul S ams (S ixteenth S

S an ford H . Smith (Pleasant Garden)Robert L . Butchart (Friendly Ave . )

Terry Lawson (Clifton Rd . )Dwight Gree son (Rolling Road s)

Jerry Kennon (Gate City).Frank Goslen (Lawndale)Larry Lanning (Florida S t . )Lynn Kennon (Gate City)J erry Martin (Gate City)

Mrs . Ann (S anford) Smith (Pleasant Garden)M rs . Vivian (Harry) Poovey (Rolling Rd s .

Mrs . Frances (Thomas) Funderburk (Be ssemer. Mrs . Carol (Joe) Rogers (Lawndale)

M rs . Jack Yat es (College Park)Patricia (Randall) Minix (Gate Ci")

Juanita (Henry) McIver (Sharpe R.Mrs . E velyn Benfie ld (Lindley Park)

Mr s . Ann (Dale ) Toomey (Pleasant Gardenrs . Patric ia (C . H . ) Frazier (Reedy Fork)M rs . Clara (Jerry) Newnam (E ller Memorial)

Helen(Olden) Graham (Rankin)

Bi 1S lack (Pleasant Garden)E d Chenoweth (Eller Memorial)Andy Carroll (Summerfield 1 st)

.Gcne Moore (Friendly Ave . )and M rs . Audrey Apple (Bessemer)Ward Ostrander (Rollin Roads)R yland Young (Six teent S treet )

Mrs . Sarag(Timo thy ) Lawson(Lankford Memo rial )

As so . Music S ecre tary J eanne Webb (F lorida S t ree t )Asso . Accompanis t Fran Mo seley (Lawndale)

TACLO (The Asso . Church Lib rary Organizat ion)Pre sident M rs . Daphne (George Leonard (Greensboro l s t)Vice President . .Mr s . Roy Davis (Friendly Ave . )Te chnical Process Consultant . Mrs . William Clark (Pleasan t Grove)Secretary M rs . Be tty Spivey (Ro cky Kno ll)

Chairman of Evangelism .A . L . Parker (Friend ly Ave . )Hospital Representative Ray B enfield (Lindley Park)Homes for Aging Representative . Curtis Woods (Clifton Road)Children’s Homes Grover Evere tte (H illcres t)Annuity Board Ralph Webb (Ro cky Knoll)Radio and Television Rob ert L . Butchar t (Friend ly Ave . )Baptist S tudent Union G eneva Me tzger (Greensboro l st)Cooperative Program Victor Dowd (Besseme r)Christian Action L eague .Robert Summerell (Friendly Ave . )Trustee

,Term Ending 1977 Carl Andrew s (Parkway)

Trustee,Term Ending 1978 William Wes tphal (Greensboro l st)

Trustee,Term Ending 1979 H . A . Boone (Flo rida S t . )

Christian Education Representative . Mr s . Geraldine (Marvin) Lackey(F lo rida S t ree t)

S erving on the Nominating Comm itt ee 1 975-1 976Carl GarnerCurtis HarringtonGeraldine L ackeyAlb ert L ineberrySam Wilson

,Chairman

TIME,PLACE PREACHER COMMITTEE REPORT

THE TIME,PLACE AND PREACHER COMMITTEE makes the following

recommendation to the A sso ciation1 . We recomm end tha t the date for the 84th Annual S es sion of the As sociation b e held on October 27

,1 9 77 .

2 . We recommend that the morning and afternoon ses sions be he ld withthe Lawndale Baptist Church and the evening s ession w ith the Firs t Bapt is tChurch of Summerfield

,North Carolina .

3 . We recommend that Dr . Alton McE achern preach the A s so ciational sermonand the Rev . Harry Poovey serve as alternate .

Respectfu lly submittedArthur C . Tatem ,

ChairmanJim KincaidMrs . Jim App le

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORTThere have been ”no new application s this year from mission s or chur ches to

join the asso ciation . However,S edgefield Church

,which cam e under the wat ch

care of the Executive Board las t year,is seeking to b e come a full fledged m emb er

of the association . A letter of progress relative to their work and ministry w ill be

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included in the 1 976 As so ciational Minutes .As memb ers o f the Credential s Commit tee

,we heartily recommend them

,

tofull standing as a fully cooperating Baptist Church with our P iedmont Associationand Baptist work acros s the state .

The following letter was sent to the pastors of Barker Road,Bethel

,Jones

Memorial,Lake Brandt

,Lebanon

,Love

,Mart in Avenue and P lainview churches .

Octob er 1,1 976

Dear Brother,

Last year,according to our Minut es we did no t receive the as sociational letter from

your church .

We know that the t ime often runs by us,and we do hope that you will be ab le to

send your as sociational report to our clerk this year . We are always glad to hearfrom you and have contact and cooperation from our sist er churches .I f there is any problem or need to commun icate with us on this matter , pleasele t us know .

B les sings on you and yours . We would lik e to se e you ,hear from you , and renew

our relationship at the up coming Annual A sso ciation Meeting October 28 .

Cordially,

Charle s C . Cross

Respec tfully submitted,

Charles C . Cros s , ChairmanCreden tial s Committee

March 5 , 1976Rev . Charles Cro s sRoute 6

,Box 542

Greensboro,North Carolina 27405

Dear Brother Cro ss :

I am pleased to make the follow ing report of the progre ss of the SedgefieldBaptist Church .

To date,our church membership is 47 . This indicate s an increase of 22 mem

bers since Octob er when we officially request ed to be come a part of the PiedmontBaptis t A s sociation .

We are and have b een having the Sunday Morning, Sunday Evening, andWednesday Evening services regularly

,as well as Sunday School in which we have

6 1 enrolled . Our highe s t Sunday S chool at tendance has be en 58 .

We are presently preparing for the addition to our church ministeries of theWMU

,Brotherhood

,and Church Train ing . Our budget for 1 976 is of

which is designated fo r the Cooperative Program support and contribu

tions to the Piedmont B apt ist As sociation . The church contributed to the1 975 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering . We have ob served the ordinance of the

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included in the 1 976 As so ciational Minutes .A s memb ers of the Credential s Commit tee

,we heartily recommend them to

full standing as a fully cooperating Baptist Church with our P iedmont Associationand Baptist work acros s the state .

The following letter was sent to the pastors of Barker Road,Bethe l

,Jones

Memorial,Lake Brandt

,Lebanon

,Love

,Martin Avenue and P lainview churches .

Octob er 1,1 976

Dear Bro ther,

Last year,according to our Minut es

,we did no t receive the as sociational letter from

your church .

We know that the t ime often run s by us,and we do hope that you will be able to

send your asso c1at lonal report to our clerk this year . We are always glad to hearfrom you and have contact and cooperation from our sister churches .I f there is any problem or need to commun icate with us on‘

this matter , p leasele t us know .

B lessings on you and yours . We would lik e to see you ,hear from you , and renew

our relationship at the up coming Annual A sso ciation Meeting October 28 .

Cordially,

Charles C . Cro ssRespec tfully submitted

,

Charles C . Cross , ChairmanCreden tial s Committee

March 5,1976

Rev . Charles CrossRoute 6

,Box 542

Greensboro,North Carolina 27405

Dear B rother Cro ss :I am pleased to make the following report of the progre ss of the S edgefield

Baptist Church .

To date,our church memb ership is 47 . This indicate s an increase

,

of 22 members since Octob er when we officially request ed to be come a part of the PiedmontBaptist As sociation .

We are and have b een having the Sunday Morning,Sunday Evening, and

Wednesday Evening services regularly,as well as Sunday School in which we have

6 1 enrolled . Our highe st Sunday S chool attendance has be en 58 .

We are pre sently preparing for the addition to our church ministeries of theWMU

,Broth erhood

,and Church Train ing . Our budget for 1 976 is of

which is designated fo r the Cooperative Program support and contribu

tions to the Piedmont B aptist As sociation . The church contributed to the1 975 Lottie Moon Chris tmas Offering . We have ob served the ordinance of the

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Lord’s Supper on two o ccasions and the ordinance of Baptism on two occasions .Four persons have been baptized .

Currently,the church is meeting in adequat e facilities leased from the S edge

field Country Club in the building referred to as the Manor House . We are presentlylooking for a building sit e and have solicit ed the help of Mr. Jack C lark from theChurch Building and Planning Department of our S tate Baptist Convention

,and

we will be consulting with the Church E xtension Committe e through it s chairman ,Brother Webb

,as Soon as a sit e is considered feasible . We alr eady have established a

building fund account with on d eposit .Our out reach effort s are indicating and confirming the need of a S outhern

Baptist Church in this and the surrounding area .

We ask for the prayers of you and your Committe e as we endeavor to serve

I n H is S ervice,

Sedgefield Baptist ChurchO tis W . Davis , Pastor

Octob er 2 1 , 1 97 6

Charles C . Cross,Chairman

Credentials Commit teePiedmont Baptist Association1010Homeland AvenueGreensboro , North Carolina 27405Dear Brother Cro ss

,

Thank you for your interest in our church . Apparent ly the following informationnever reached your office .

The memb ership of Jones Memorial Baptist Church voted unanimously to b ecomean Independent Bap tist Church effective January 1 , 19 75 .

I f there are any questions concern ing this action '

taken by Jone s Memorial,I will be

happy to answer them .

Please take any action nece ssary to remove our church name from the Associationmemb ership roll .I pray that the b lessings o f our Lord and Saviour will cont inue to b e upon you untilHis return .

In Christ ’s Service ,David A . Oates

,Pastor

EVANGELISM REPORT

Congratulations to our churche s and people for every person won to Christduring the past associational year.

Yet,most of us will readily admit that the harvest has been too

,

small .One pastor wrote to his people some months ago that during the preceding

year he had buried more peop le in cemet erie s than he had buried in the baptismalwaters of his church . All of us ought to b ecome more concerned about this ratioin our respec t ive churches .

Our primary concern must b e to introduce the lo st to J esus Christ '

and havingwon them

,to then nurture them in the faith . Hopefully they will jo in the wit~

nessing army of the Lord .

To help achieve this goal,we have be en planning for over two years the

S imultaneous Evange listic Crusade for April 24-May 1,1 977 . Over thirty-five

churches have already enlisted in this evangelistic thrust and Oth ers are expect ed tocome aboard soon . I s your church commit ted ? I f so ,

you are in for a spiritual treat .I f not

,decide to come on in— don’t procrastinate .

There can b e nothing b etter in P iedmont Carolina in 1 977 than all associationalchurche s banded together in revival and evangelistic endeavor.

“ H ere ’s Life Greensboro”has b een in the making for many months . Baptistchurches and o thers are cooperating together in this unique evangelistic opportu

mity ; at this w riting, over forty churche s from several denominations are committed .

May the spirit of the L iving Lord fall fre sh on all of our associational churchesduring the months ahead .

Respectfully submitted,

A . L . ParkerChairman of Evangelism

COUNCIL ON ORDINATION REPORTThe Council on Ordination has met twice during the last year. Upon the recom

mendation of F riendly Avenue Chur ch,we examined Eugene Moore ; upon the

recommendation ofGreensboro F irst Church,we examined S . C . Ray .

Gene Moore was examined July 26 and ordained August 8 ,1 976 . S . C . Ray

was examined October 1 8 and ordained October 3 1 . Both men are active in God’sministry .

S erving on the committee to review Gene Moore were Ray B enfield , JamesThomp son

,Charles Page

,Timo thy Lawson

,Ronald Wall and Claud Bowen . S erving

on the commit tee to review S . C . Ray were Alton McE achern ,Rob ert Caldwe ll ,

Charles Page,A . L . Parker, Charles Cross , V irgil Mims , Jr . ,

and Ronald Wall .Thanks should b e given to these who so fairly and kindly led to a thorough

witnessing of the candidates’ b eliefs . Our A ssociation is fortunate to have men suchas Eugene Moore and S . C . Ray in the Christian ministry .

All of us in our churches should b e earnestly praying that God will lead otheryoung men and women into full time Christian work . Surely there are many in ourchurches who have felt the beckoning of God ’s spirit and who need encouragement

in declaring pub licly their calling.

Respectfully submitted ,Claud Bowen

,Chairman

Council on Ordination

COMMITTEE ONCOMMITT E E S REPORTAUDITING COMM ITTEE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONSRobert Kelley

,Chairman Vernon Williams

,Chairman

L es Tilley John CowellDaylon Green

COUNCIL ON ORDINATION Ralph KnightRonald Wall

,Chairman Mrs . Geraldine Lackey

Francis LunsfordJack Roe PROGRAM COMM ITTEEArthur Tatem Mrs . Joy BrannonJames Thomp son B ill ClaffeyRoy Thornberry Gene Moore

Sam Riddle,Chairman

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEES . C . Ray , Chairman RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEEJames Brooks A . L . Parker, ChairmanJames Crews Mrs . Ray B enfieldMrs . Robert Wyrick Neil YonceMrs . Harry Poovey

TIME,PLACE

,PRE ACHER

CONSTITUTION COMM ITTEE Curtis Harrington,Chairman

Lewis Boroughs,Chairman T . W . Estes

Gerald Primm Mrs . Curtis WoodsTom WilliamsAubrey McLellan 1 975-1 976 COMMITTEE ON COMM ITTEESMrs . Sanford Smith Mrs . Margaret Wilson

,Chairman

Mrs . Vivian PooveyCOMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Rob ert S t ewartMrs . Frances Funderburk Dan S earsCarl Garner

,Chairman

Bobby MatthewsDan SearsRalph Webb

LAKEWOOD COMMITTEE REPORT

Dur1ng the past year the Lakewood Commit t ee has worked hard in order tobr1ng about some significant changes in the Lakewood program .

Many improvement s were made on the grounds and buildings . A new caretaker

,.

Mr . S t eve Ripley , was hired in August . Mr . Ripley is doing a fine job . The

commI ttee expresses appreciation to Mr . Bill Murray w 0 had served as caretaker.During June , July , and August , a summer camp program was reestablished

.

Mr . Mark Cranford dir ected the camp program . A total of 130 children participated

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from all over th e as sociation .

peop le used L akewood during th e y ear . They represent approx1mately

25 d ifferent churches or organiz ations .Jo e Bryant , Charles Jordan , Jimmy K incaid , E rnest Welch , W . A . Foust , S . V

Whi t esell , H enry Odum ,and Horace Dav1s serve on the Lakewood Committ ee .

Respectfully submitted ,Horace Davis , ChairmanLakewood Commit tee

RE PORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS COMMIT TEE1 . B e it re solved that we express our sincere apprec1at10n to the Lindly Park BaptistChurch and her Pastor

,Ray B enfield for hosting the day s essions of the Pied

mont Baptist Association and to the ladies and men o f the churches for a mostexcellent meal. Further thank s are expre ssed to the B essemer Baptist Church andher pastor

,Victor Dowd

,for hosting the evening session of th e Association .

2 . B e it resolved that we commend Alton McE achern and his Program Committeefor their diligent work and express thank s and appre ciation to every speaker,singer and to all who submitted reports .

3 . B e it resolved that we express appreciation to V ernon Williams who has servedab ly as Moderator and to Vice-Moderator Charle s Howell

,Clerk Barb ara Moody

and to the Me ssengers for services rendered .

4 . B e it resolved that we express appreciation to any and all reporters includingdenominational and secular newspapers

,radio and television for coverage given

the Associational Meeting .

5 . B e it finally resolved that we expre ss appreciation to Curt is Harrington for thetimely and challenging Asso ciational S ermon and to W . A . Duncan for his lastmonths of service

,and to all who have conduct ed the work o f the Association

throughout the year .

Respectfully submit ted,

A . L . Parker, ChairmanMrs . Carl AndrewsJ . B . Clifton

1 976 ASSOCIATIONAL REPORTAnnuity Board of the S outhern Baptis t Convention

Southern Baptist churches depend on the Annuity Boar d to provide retirementand in surance prot e ct ion to pastors and others in church-related vocations

.

The Board hold s in tru st retirement cont ributions from nearly persons.

Their contributions will b e convert ed into annuity b enefits when they retire.

These contributions , taken together, are considered as funds held in trust byth e Annuity Board . They now amount to While this appears to b e agreat d eal of money

,this must b e divided among the future annuitants and

serve their lifetime,post-retirement needs.

Darold H . Morgan , president of the Board,describ ed 1975 as an excellent

y ear of recovery , growth , and optimism”for the agency . Income from the investment Of fund s held in trust attain ed a one-year re cord of

Benefit s paid to retirees , widows , and the d isabled in 1 975 amounted to

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During the Annuity Boar d’s 58 year s of ex istence,it has paid more

than $ 14 1 million in retirement and pro tection b enefit s .A 13th Check is sued in Decemb er , 1 975 provided annuitants wi th an

ex tra month’s income to help them comb at the rapidly ris ing co st of living . Thecomb ined amount of thi s ex tra benefit came to I t is called the 13thCheck b ecause it is over and above the 1 2 regular monthly payments .

The Annuity Board help s churches and SE C agencies get the best coverage atthe most advantageous rat es in life

,heal th

,and disab ility insurance .

Additional information about the Annuity Board may b e obtain ed throughthe Development Office

,Annuity Board

,SB C

, 5 1 1 North Akard Building , D allas ,TX 75201 .

STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS,1 976

Retirement Plans :Plan A (churches-agencie s)Plan B (churches-agencies)Plan C (chur ches-agencies)To tal Benefits Paid

(retirement)Relief BenefitsRelief RecipientsInsuranceHealth In suranceGroup L ife (churche s)Group L ife (agencies)*Life B enefit Plan*Closed to new memb ers

In North Carolina 2667 staff members of 2 140 churches and association s arepar ticipating in the S outhern Baptist Retirement Program — 242 1 in the FamilyB enefit S ection (P lan A) , 1 039 in the Age S ecurity section (Plan B ) , and 240 inthe Var iable B enefit S ection (P lan C) .

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAM RE PORT

This year the challenge has been to great ly increase each churche s’ CooperativeProgram giving. Why? To aid the work of the Kingdom .of our Lord , since theCooperative Program is preaching

,teaching

,and benevolent ministries

,through

missionaries and count less other outreach ministries stretching from yourchurch around the world .

I . PREACHING— All around the world men and women are preaching Jesusthrough home

,foreign

,state and asso ciational mi ssionarie s . A majority

of these missionaries would have to stop their work if we did not haveCooperative Program dollars .

I I . BENEVOLENCE — The needs o f the homeless child and aged and the needfor healing is great . Southern Baptist s , by giving money , follow the lead Ofof the Great Physician in he lping our sick to get well

,and meeting some of

the needs o f the homeless aged and children .

III . TEACHING— Je sus was a teacher. Most of His ministry was spent t eaching.

Teaching is a part of our gospel witne ss today through th e CooperativeProgram in our colleges

,seminaries

,and even in mission elementary and

high schools overseas .These are three goals1 . Give a tithe of your income into your church .

2 . He lp influence the church where you are a memb er to give at least 10% ofyour receipt s to the Cooperative Program .

3 . Where this or more is now b eing done , increase your churches’ gift s by 1% ofeach dollar received .

I f God doesn’t control the pocketbook,He doesn’t control the heart . This is

true of churches as well as individuals .

Respectfully submitted,

Har ry E . PooveyCooperative Program Chairman

Baptist S tat e Convention of N . C .

— C ecil A . Ray , General S e c’y — Treas . Dept .

of S teward ship and Cooperative Progr am Promo tion ,R . Tom Greene , Director.

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM RECEIPTS

Cooperative Program Gifts actually re ceived by the bus iness office of BaptistS tat e Convention of No rth Carolina for the period list ed below . These gifts aredivided among all work of the denomination .

Special offerings from the churche s are not included in the se figiI res . Checkthis with your church records and p lease report any difference to R . Tom Greene ,P . O . Box 26508 , Raleigh , N . c . 2761 1 .

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Christian stewardship”is a phrase frequently heard in staff mee tings atBaptist Hospital . The hospital’s leadership holds to a philosophy of administrationbased on stewardship and tries to pass this on to all emp loyees . A continuingeffort is made to help each emp loyee

,whatever his partictilar job , to realize

that he is part of a team involved in a Christian ministry of healing. The differencethis makes in the whole atmosphere Of the hospital is evident to patients andvi s1tors .

This sense of stewardship demands a continual updating and upgrading o f

medical p rocedure s to assure patients the highest quality care . One of the mostsignificant recen t developments is the creation of a department of Family Medicine .

This departmen t provide s primary health care for a limited numb er of families,that

is,the kind of all-round

,ongoing health care normally provided by a family

physician . At the same time the department offers training in family medicine_for

physicians who will enter this field of practice . This will help to bal ance the trendO f recent years toward increased specialization in the practice of medicine .

Many of th e physicians training in family medicine are receiving part of theirclinical experience in smal l town s and rural communities under the auspices ofthe Area Health Education Centers (AHE C) , creat ed by the S tate legislature . I t isb elieved and hoped that some of them will choose to remain in these areas for theirpermanent practice .

Improvement of phy sical facilities is ano ther expression of the hospital’

s senseof stewardship . In recent month s renovation of the west and south wings of thehospital has been completed ; construction has b een completed on an addition tothe water-chilling facilities ; construction has begun on a 4-level parking deck infron t of Reynold s Tower which will provide approximately 800 parking

,space s

for visitors ; and construction has begun on a new building to house the new department of Family Medicine .

The Pastoral Care Department continues to make its contributions toward thefulfillment of our stewardship . A chap lain is as signed to each area of the ho spitaland is respon sible for providing a p astoral min istry to patients , staff and visitorsin that area. There are capacity enrollments in all phases of the Clinical PastoralEducation program s . A third satellite has opened in Morganton during the pastMother’s Day gifts for the fiscal year ending June 30 were

compared to a total of for the preceding fiscal y ear .

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BAPTIST CAMPUS MINI STRYReport of the UNC-G Baptist Campus MinistryGeneva Metzger

,Campus Minister

October 20, 1 976

The 1 975-76 school year was one in which students showed a continuinginterest in pursuing study and worship opportunities on the UNC-G campus . Asecond year seminary student

,Larry Coleman

,served as an intern in Campus

Ministry at UNC-G ,and his presence in the Cent er at night gave the student s a

place to go in the evenings to seek guidance . We are pleased that more young menare involving themselves in religious activities on campus .

Our programming during the year revolved around a Sunday evening generaltopics discus sion and a Tuesday night Bible study which followed the same theme .

Our themes for the year were “ God Moving Through You”,

“ Death and Dying”,

“ Making E thical Decisions”,Towards a Realistic View of Marriage”

,Prayer

Personal Growth”,and “ The L ife and Teachings of Jesus Our Advisory Board

pastors and some staff memb ers taught the Tue sday night studies as well as somesmall groups in late aft ernoons .

This year we had a folk team Freedom Road”which Larry Coleman directed,

and a BSU choir,New Beginnings”

,which Dick Nelson ; Lawndale Baptist ,

directed . Both groups sang a total of 33 time s in the churches , retreats , on campusand at local and state BSU meetings . This year both groups are led by student sand are in rehearsal now and are accepting invitations for the 1 976-77 school year .

UNC-G students were actively involved in missions this ast year. During theyear they visited weekly at Evergreens Nursing Home and hePped with a children’sprogram on S aturdays . During the summer o f 1 976 we had Six student s working asBSU summer missionaries for which the UNC-G s tudents raised towardsa state goal of One of our active B SU ’

ers , Jane H errin , was appointed aMissionary Journeyman to th e Philippines where she is now on the fie ld . We nowhave three UNC-G graduat es in the Journeyman program

,Allan Putnam

,Julie

Spivey and Jane Herrin . One of our most interesting spring events was “ MissionsEmphasis for H igh S chool S eniors”when we had Dr . Arthur Rutledge , HMB ,

andLarry Jones

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,as special speakers

,along with newly appoint ed 1 976

summer missionari es from many N . C . campuses . A similar event is planned for1 977 .

Laura Cord le was elected as a S tat e BSU Vice-President , and three otherUNC-G student s served on BSU Commit tees . We had students in att endance atthe S tate Officers’ Workshop , S tate BSU Fall Convention , BSU S pring Conference ,Missions Conference at Southeast ern S eminary

,and the National S tudent

Ministries,

“ Freedom ’

76 in San Antonio . We are grateful for our continuedsupport by the University Administration which allows us to move freely

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on

campus in many areas of university life,to make pastoral visits , and hold B 1ble

studies and d iscussions in the residence halls . And we are grateful for our continuedsupport b our BSU Advisory Board churches

,College Park

,Friendly Avenue , First

Baptist,FIbrida S treet

,Lawndale

,Lindley Park

,and Parkway .

This 1 976 Fall S emester we have over 1 600 Baptist student s in the 9800student body population . Of that 1600, 1 100 commute daily to classe s whi chmeans they are in your churches or in associations nearby . To try to reach th1sgrowing commuting population we have luncheon-discussions for commut ingstudent s on Tuesdays and Wednesday s . Please encourage your students to takepart in one of these .

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As campus minist er I had opportun ity to attend and speak in several churches ,asso ciat ions and B sU ’

s this year . In addition I led B ible studies in the residence halland discussions at the Cent er . I s erve as advisor to our B SU Council which plans allthe activities which take place in our C ent er , and I spend a lot of my time in counse ling. I trust that this year you will invite me or some of our student s to share withyou the experiences we are having as Christians on a University Campus .

NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOMES FOR THE AGING1 976 REPORT

Your North Carolina Baptist Homes have,in the past year

,comp leted 25

years of growth and development . These have been good year s, filled with theabundant ble ssings and goodness of the Lord . H e has brought us from one Home

,

in March of 1 95 1 , to five Homes and an excellent Nursing Facility,from one

resid ent to 230 residents and patients . Hundreds have been minist ered to duringthese years , many lives have been b lessed, and families have been helped immeasurably .

The past year has b een o f special excitement and enthusiasm as we ent eredinto the Fund-Raising E ffort to raise for the construction of theWest ern North Carolina Baptist Home in Asheville . In S eptemb er, 1 975 , BrotherRalph Cannon , beloved pastor, and Trust ee of the Homes , was called by theTrustees to serve as Director of Development and Denominational Re lations andhas b een leading the fund raising progr am for the We stern North Carolina BaptistHome in a remarkable way . H e reports that the response from our Baptis t pas torsand people in Western North Carolina has b een most encouraging, and that thereis every indication that we will reach the goal. We are grateful not only to tho sein Western North Carolina

,but throughout the S tate

,for th e happy and succe ssful

response that we have experienced thus far as we move toward making this additional Home available for our older people in one of the most b eautiful spotsin the world .

When ' comp leted,the West ern North Carolina Home

,in Asheville

,will aecom

modate 50 people , and will bring the to tal capacity of our Baptist Home s andthe Nursing Care Unit to 280. We now operat e five other Home s

,and a Nursing

Care Unit,in Winston-S alem ; the A lb emarle Home , in Alb emarle ; the Hamilton

Home,in Hamilton

,N . C the Yanceyville Home

,in Yanceyville .

In these Homes the b e st o f care is given,the compassion and love of Christ

shared and underscored . The love gifts of North Carolina Baptists make thisChristian care and concern possible through two very vital sources— TheCooperative rogram

,and the S pecial Offering for the Homes ’ total income is

provided,and

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the majority of the residents who cannot pay the full cost of careare supplemented . We ar e grat eful for the se life-sustaining gifts and thank everyNorth Carolina Baptist who makes them possible" Gift s this year, through thesesource s

,are greater than ever b efore

,and ifwe are to me et the overwhelming needs

of O lder people in our midst we mus t doub le and trip le our efforts , bo th in numb ersministered to

,and in support of them .

Close at hand is another venture in the development of the Home s which we ’reexcited — the building of apartment s on the sit e of the Hayes Home property inWinston-S alem. The first of these unit s is to b e completed by the fall of 1 977 .

Those interested in this phase of the ministry of Baptist Homes may contact B illPoole

,the Executive D ire ctor of the Home s for information .

Great things are in store for us in our Homes for the Aging as we look to thefuture

,and we covet the earnest prayer and the continual support o f every North

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Carolina Baptist as we move ahead in this challenging ministry to older people inour midst .

Respectfully submitted ,William A . PooleExecutive Director

1 976 REPORT OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE COUNCILThe emphasis of the Christian L ife Council in 1 976 has been twofold : cit izen

ship and family relationship s .In January a b icentennial packet was mailed to every North Carolina Baptist

pastor.In addition

,a numb er of sermons and conferences have dealt with Chris

tian Citizenship . S ix tract s on citizenship were written and p rinted and are availablefor local church use .

A major concern for the Christian home has prompted the Council to distributeover pieces of literature relative to the family . Over a hundred sermonson the home were preached and a numb er of conferences were conducted .

A workshop for Youth Ministers was co-sponsored with the Youth MinistriesS ection .

A S ingle Adult Conference is scheduled for October 29-30 in Charlo tte .

One of the most exciting d evelopments is the creation of the Departmentof Christian Family L ife . W . Douglas Cole will head this Department which will bea part of the Christian Life Council .

The Council continues to serve as a research,resource and referral agency

for North Carolina Baptists regarding applied Christianity . Dozens of requests arereceived and answered from Baptist pertaining to everyday life situations .

The Christian Life Council’s reason for existence cent ers on the concept ofhelping those who call Him “ Lord

,Lord”to know and do His commandment s .

CHRISTIAN ACTION LEAGUEREPORT TO ASSOCIATION

This past year the North Carolina Christian Action League has been involvedwith the problem of hard core pornography

,mas sage parlors and b eer and wine

sales . An anti-ob scenity and pornography ordinance has b een draft ed by ourattorney

,Mr . Allen Bailey , in cooperation with lawyers from C itizens For Decency

Through Law . This ordinance covers hard core pornography as it has been definedby the Supreme Court . The Supreme Court has also ru led that such matters are notcovered by the First Amendment guarant ees . The ordinance has been adopted inseveral North Carolina Cities and Counties and is under serious consideration inother p laces in the S tate . S ince this ordinance covers only a City , Town , or Countywhere h is adopted

,we are seeking the passage of a stat e—wide ordinance that would

regulate the . material that come s under the purview of the Supreme Court ruling.

We recommend that you contact the candidates for the General Assembly in yourDistrict and ask for their support for a stronger obscenity regulating statute . I t isessential that all candidat es make their position clear on issues affecting publicmorality . Christian men and women are running for office . We must let them knowthat the peop le of North Carolina want something b ett er . Our legislators can give usItb etter law. They must do it . They will respond to our effort s . Let ’s let themnow.

We regret to report that in Spite of strong opposition by state and lo cal

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Christian Action L eague leaders , Mill er Brewing Compan has pur chasedacres and is in the proce ss of building a rewery in Eden , N . C .

The company has promised to put the name “ Eden”on every can and bottleproduced at the plant . Just think of “ b eer from Eden In line with this increasedproduction

,efforts are being made to open up more outlet s for retail sales in

‘ the state which will increase the number of permit s from the resentI s this an examp le of the need for mo re united action against the eviIs of alcohol?

We are grateful for the victories that have been won . S ome failures areacknowledged because people have been deceived by the so-called fantasticprofits from the sale o f b everage alcohol and have voted for legalizing it .

The Christian Action L eague is your voice on the stat e-wide level. We speak foryou as we seek to deliver God ’s mes sage o f condemnation on the beverage alcoholindustry . We are grat eful for your support and we ne ed your continuing support .The work of the League can b e put on a firm foundation by budget support fromthe churches across the state . You are urged to support the League in this way andwith your prayers for God’s guidance in the work we seek to. do . I t is God ’s workthat we are doing. We work for Him as we speak for you .

AgaIn we thank you for your cooperat ion and support and prayers .Respectfully submitted

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PEDR I TI CAJUDLHNA.

Bob Summerell

THTE PNDR I TI CAJUDLUNALBAPT TST INDUTHLATHJN, ENC . RI HKNRT

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In a trac t that came across the Foundation desk during the pas t year was anote about the will of the famou s financier J . P ierpoint Mo rgan . It is reported tohave contained words and inco rpo rated 37 differen t articles of instruction

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all of which were necessary because a vast fortune has to be properly dispersed .

What Morgan valued most,however

,was indicated by the opening statemen t of

tha t legal documen t . I t read , “ I commit my soul to th e hands of my S avior,full of

confidence that,having redeemed it and washed it with H is most precious blood,

He will p resen t it faultless before the th rone of my H eavenly Father . I en treat mychildren to defend

,at all hazard the ble ssed doc t rine of comple te atonemen t for

sin th rough the blood ofJesu s Christ once offe red , and through that alone .

”What a te s timony "This w eal thy man recogn ized tha t of every thing he owned,

his mo s t valued “ pos session”was the p ricele ss -gift of salvation . Paul, in I I Corinthians say s “ I seek n ot YOURS but you .

”A s we think ofChristian stewardship

,we are accus tomed to thinking first about giving or raising money . Christian

s tewardship is not primarily a MEANS for raising money,but a plan for making the

right kind of men .

During the 1 975-1 976 fiscal year, the North Carolina Bap tist Founda tion hascontinued to be u sed as a channel for Baptists of ou r s tate to provide a tangiblesupport for mis sions in a perpe tual way for the years to come . Through a will ofa person who had received financial assis tance y ears ago from our Bap tist Ho spital,a t ru st was established with the Bap tis t Foundation to p rovide income forthe ho sp i tal’s needy p atients . The income of the investment for one year w ill repaywhat the hospital p rovided in financial assis tance to this p erson .

The children of one family,upon the settlemen t of the es tate of their father

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placed all the residence of the estate w ith the Foundation to establish a trus t in

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COLLEGE PARKMrs . J . E . SharpeMr . G . L . DupreeMrs . B . W . Highfill

Mr . H . O . WeaverMrs . S . N . B ryantMrs . D . A . WelkerMrs . W . A . WithersMr . M . E . Marsh

COMMUNITYMrs . Eva MarshMr . W . Ferree Newby

ELLER MEMORIALMr . Kelly B lumMr . Claud C reedMrs . I la DaltonMr . Howard Jame sMrs . I ra McQueenMr . H . C . MoneyMrs . Carrie SmithMr . C . C . S tanley

FLORIDA STREETMrs . S allie DixonMr . J . Paul PughMrs . B es sie HallMr . Avery AngelMr . Richard BowmenMr . Tommie S tewartMrs . L . B . Ow ensMr . Edgar ReganMrs . Eula FesmireMr . Clyde PayneMr . J . M . Caskadon

Mr . W . S . PattersonMrs . Sara Trul oveMrs . Grace Hassell

FRIENDLY AVENUEDr . Raymond MeiselMr . Bollie BassMrs . Eula S e lfMr . D . R . TomlinMrs . M . G . WalkerMr . R . S . KellyMr . Phillip Odom

Mrs . B . H . CalhounMrs . B ettie App leMrs . Mattie RichardsonMrs . I rene TpmlinMr . J immy B . WillsJack H . Farrell , Jr .Hermon 0 . Edwards

GETHSEMANEMr . D ennis Sharpe

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTMrs . L emma MatkinsMrs . Daisy ThomasonMr . Roy We lchMrs . S ally EdwardMrs . I ra Hudgins

GRE ENSBORO FIRSTMr . Harry R . OwenMr . Hunt er J . FarnsworthMrs . I . O . W ilk ersonMr . Jo seph L . CatesMr . Wilson S . VaughnMr . JohnG . GregoryMrs . W . D . JohnsonMiss F lorence MarleyMr . Thomas Leander CarrollMrs . F . D . WhiteheadMrs . Hub ert C . MyersMr . W . W . McSwain

Mr . Wil liam D . Anderson , J r.Mr . Elvin L . MashburnMr . Frank R . Poole , S r.Mr . Malcomb DuncanMiss B lanche L . WhiteMr . J ennings B . WalkMr . O . B . GuptonMrs . V erne D . S ebastianMr . David E . AllredMiss Zona H endersonMiss Margery N . CheekMrs . J . O . DownsMr . J . F . HinshawMr . Charles G . Hartsfield

Miss Ruth Anne AustellS idney «B . AllenW . Raymond Taylor ,

Miss Iva MinorMiss Edna MinorMrs . Joe W . Westb rookMr

.John W . Donavant

Mrs . J .E . Yarbo

Mrs . L illian G . S cruggsMr . Joel Moffitt

GUILFORDMr . T . L . DavenportMr. R . B . Miller, J r.Mr . Walt er Crawford

HILLCRESTMrs . Maude BrissonMrs . Mamie I sleyMr . Luke Field s

HUNTER HILLSMrs . Pearlie PowersMr . B ratch Wray

LAWNDALEMr . Fred TranthamMr . C . E . McInto sh

Mr . Fred VestalLINDLEY PARK

Mr . Lynn LawrenceMr . G lenn HackneyMrs . B ill Phillip s

MAGNOLIA STREETMrs . Rob ert Y ow

Mr . H . D . RoyalMrs . B . L . FergusonMrs . Audrey Rogers

NORTHS IDEMr. Carl HartgroveMr. Wade DowdyMrs . Louise MorrisonMr. Gaston Manuel

PARKWAYMrs . Everette B ibeeMr . Carlie G . AndrewsMr . James R . Royster

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Mr . Claude M . SasserMr . Thomas L . HendersonMrs . L eander Holmes

PLEASANT GARDENMrs . T om Jones

RANKINMr . Bobby LankfordMrs . E thel Talley

ROCKY KNOLLMrs . B eulah SpoonMr. Henry H insdaleMr . Richard Ozment

ROLLING ROADSMr . B ill Parnell

SHARPE ROADMr . Al Ray Rawls

SOUTH ELM STREETMr. W . G . MercerMr . John S immonsMr . Rudolph CoxMrs . Martha Ritte r

SOUTHSIDEMr . John HudsonMrs . Ada Hepler

STEVENS MEMORIALMrs . Louise HowardMr . Luther Mason

SIXTEENTH STREETMrs . Gertie NicholsMrs . Vallie KendricksMr . B ryant WilsonMrs . Georgia KingMiss L illian McDaniel

Mr . H . E . TouchstoneMrs . Leona WoodsMrs . Mab el Squat sMrs . S arah H eweyMrs . Clyde S outhern

BESSEMERRev. J . B . CliftonRev. V . S . DowdMr . Jack CooperMrs . Jack CooperMr . Gene LattaMrs . Gene LattaMr . H . M . L loydMrs . H . M . L loydMr . E . C . CobleMr . W . B . Johnson

BRIGGS MEMORIALRev. Marion Bullo ckRev . Joe ChandlerMr . Troy CableMrs .

'Margie Axsom

CAMP HERMANRev. R . C . L ee , S r.Mrs . Margie PriceMrs . Ester MagMr . Howard Mag

CLIFTON ROADM s . Elizab eth A p leMr . Eugene H en eyMrs . Ruby LawsonMrs . Shirley TeagueMrs . Gladys WatkinsMrs . J ewel Henry

COLLEGE PARKMr . Harry E . ForbesMrs . Alice Hol tMr. Aus tin JamesMrs . Draper LeighMr. J . W . Smith

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FLORIDA STREETMr . Bobby MatthewsMr . Pete BooneMrs . France s B ooneMr . Jame s AllredMrs . Katie AllredMrs . G eraldine LackeyMrs . Marie Meadows

ELLER MEMORIALMrs . Loretta CalhounMr . Edwin ChenowethMr . Fred HoltMr . Jimmy KincaidRev . Gerald C . PrimmA . A . Rogers

FRIENDLY AVE .

Mr . A . W . EdwardsMrs . A . W . EdwardsMr . Frank PaschalA . L . ParkerRobert S tewartEugene MooreMrs . R . P . RoyalMrs . Mae B rownMr. I . W . VernonMr . H enry MooreMrs . H enry Moore

GATE CITYMrs . Paula H iltonMrs . B lanche S tanleyMr. Walt S tanleyMr . E rne st WelchMrs . Donna JenkinsMrs . Lynn Kennon

GETHSEMANEMr . Harbor CraigMr s . Harbor CraigMrs . Rosa HippMr . George Ke llam

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTEdna GulleyRalph Fo sterAleene C larkE llen EdwardsElijah EvansAnne Bly theMrs . Willie SummerMr . Willie SummerLorena McLean

GUILFORDT . W . EstesLarry WakefieldGrace Wright

H ILLCRESTMrs . Margaret CagleMrs . Minnie HilliardMr . Rob ert WillardMrs . Eva WillardMrs . Willie H illiard

HUNTER H ILLSMelvin SimpsonJames BurgessPaul ShawBe tty Gregory

LANKFORD MEMORIALMrs . Margaret ParksMrs . E ffie KendrickMrs . E ileen Jordan

LINDLEY PARKMr . Jack Pier ceMr . Charlie MillsMr . Brady RussellMr s . Joy MillsMr . T . C . AdamsMr . Harry KimballMrs . Morene Kimb allMr . Hal SprinkleRev . John L ipscomb

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MAGNOLIA STREETMrs . Tom ClaytonMrs . Ronnie Rob insonMr . J . E . PooreMr . Baxter S cott

MCCONNELL ROADMr . Herman KeyMrs . H erman KeyMrs . J . T . EllisMrs . Minnie Biggs

NEW HOPERaymond Bates

NOR THSIDE

Art TatemMrs . Joyce TatemErnest S ewellMrs . Pattie WardMrs . I rene MeltonMrs . Grace S ewell

PARKWAYMr . W . A . Aydelette

Mrs . W . A . Aydelette

Mr . Larry AustinMr . Martin AustinMrs . J im MooMrs . Dean Gu

PLEASANT GARDENMrs . Marie JordanMrs . Grace WilliamsMrs . Thelma Anderson

PLEASANT GROVERev . Sam Ridd le , J r .Mr s . A . M . WardMr . A . M . WardMr s . John Collins

RANKINMr s . W . H . Lucas

PINE CR OFTJo Ann LovingoodGlade LovingoodEdna CookEugene SuddrethKit ty GriffithVirginia Co ckrell

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Mrs . Raymond Shepherd Ryland Y oungMrs . W . S . Caudle Johnny J ohnsonMrs . Joe Barnett Rev . Ralph KnightMrs . J . P . L ind sey Mrs . Ralph KnightMrs . Raymond ShepherdMr . Hugh Smith

, Jr. SOUTHSIDEMrs . O . L . Graham Rev . C . L . Capp s

David LindemanREEDY FORK Juanita Capps

Rev. J ames Talbe rt Ed Eggle stonRev . Adrian Harris , J r . Ike BryantMrs . Wanda BullardMr . Alvin Bullard STEVENS MEMORIALMr . Parks Gregory Mr Earl Nall

Mrs . R . V . Thornb erry

Rev . Ralph Webb MI’

S . Ruth SW OffO I’d

Mr . Charlie Dy e Mrs . W . F . MonroeMr . Horace DavisMrs . W_T . App le Mrs . L ela CarterMr . John Key

Mrs . Nell CarterMrs . Vernie Davenport

ROLLING ROADS Mrs . Julia AyersMr . Harry Poovey Mr . Marion AyersMrs . Vivian PooveyMiss Lee Keck SUMNER

Grace Brook sSHARPE ROAD Do t Brooks

Mrs . Lois Belk Rev . James Brook sMiss Cindy Morton Mr . F . S . AndersonMarvin StraughnMrs . Hilda Browe r TEMPLE

Mrs . Dorothy AvantS IXTEENTH STREET

M r . Rob ert WyrickMrs . Rob ert Wyrick

Rev . R . V . Thornberry

MINISTERS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPLY OR INTERIM WORKClaud Bowen605 W . Greenway , North Phone : 29 2-3348

Greg Cassady3214 Del Monte Drive Phone : 8 55-1 276

J . B . Clifton6 1 9 Waugh S treet Phone : 273-2603

Raymond Lanier1401 V ine S treet Phone : 273-7063

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Norman L ivengood1 1 25 Edgemont Road

Ronald Wall3028 Rob inhood D r . Phone : 288—42 1 8

Oscar Whitescarver6 Pall Mall Place Phone : 288-8466

ASSOCIATIONAL PROPERTIESThe Piedmont Baptist Assemb ly is lo cated 1 5 miles southeas t of Gre ensboro .

F rom Greensboro travel U .S . Highway 42 1 southeast to Alamance Road , turn lefton Alamance Road and follow to Lakewood sign on right of highway .

Superintendent ofMission’s HomeThis home is located at 7 1 9 Westland Drive , Greensboro . Westland Drive is

to the left of Friendly Avenue about five miles from Greensboro business area ,or about one mile from Gui lford College to the right of Friendly Avenue . The Association office is located at 1010Homeland Avenue .

Calendar of Activit ies

JANUARY EMPHASES : World Mis sions Conference ; Make Your Will Month1 New Y ear’s Day— PBA Office Clo sed

3 7 January Bible S tudy Week (Romans),5 PBA Music Committe e , We stern Sizzlin S teak House , Battleground Ave.

9 Soul-Winning Commitment Day1 0 Finance Committee Meeting, Lawndale Church1 3 As sociational Council Meeting, PEA Office

14-1 5 Home Mission Teacher Training, Caraway1 7-1 8 Pastor—Music Director Workshop s

,L enoir

,Fayettevil le

,Kannapolis , Burling

tonSunday S chool T eaching/LearningWorkshops , Raleigh

1 7 Executive Board Meeting, Immanue l ChurchAnnual Music Directors and Organi st s Banquet

,Flo rida S treet Church

2 1-2 2 Tru stee Orientation Conf. , Royal Villa , Raleigh23 Baptist Men’s Day24 VB S Directors’ Clinic

,Parkway Church

28 29 Lay Witnes s Annual Meeting, Caraway3 1-Feb ruary 1 Music L eadership S chool

,Parkway Church

3 1 Sunday S chool Bible T eaching/LearningWorkshop , Raleigh

FEBRUARY EMPHASES AND ACTIV ITY : Baptist S eminarie s , Colleges andSchools ; Transfer Chruch Memb ership Month ; Home Missions Grad ed Studies ;Five Fabulous Sundays . During February

,PBA Sunday S chool Specialists are

available to churches who want them to come for Leadership Training. It w illbe necessary for them to come some Sunday prior to teaching.

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1 Music Leadership Training S chool, Parkway Church1 Sunday S chool T eaching/LearningWork shop , Burlington3 Sunday S chool T eaching/LearningWorkshop , S alisbury6 Baptist World Alliance Sunday7

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S tate Evangelism Conf. , GreensboroSunday S chool Bib le T eaching/LearningWorkshop , Greensb oro

1 1 —1 3 Marriage Enrichment Retreat , Caraway1 3 Race Relations Sunday

14-1 8 WMU Fo cus Week14 Finance Committ ee Meeting

,Lawndal e Church

Sunday S chool T eaching/Learning Workshop ,Durham

1 7 WMU Focus We ek Banquet,Greensboro F irst Church

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20 NC Baptist Home s for Aging Offering

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2 1 -23

Baptist S eminaries and College s and S chools DayRegional Children ’s Choir FestivalsSunday S chool T eaching/LearningWorkshop , H ickory

2 1 Church Training L eadership Conference , Eller Memorial Church24 GA Banquet

,Greensboro F ir st Church

25-27 High S chool S eniors Retreat , Caraway25-26 Adult Choir Fe stival Workshop s

28 Sunday S chool Bib le T eaching/LearningWorkshop , Rocky Mount

MARCH EMPHAS IS : Home Missions1

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28-30

Urban Conference,Winston-S alem

Day Camp Workshop,W ilson

Music Committee Meeting,We stern Sizzlin

,Batt leground Avenue

VB S Clinic,S outhport

Urban Conf. , FayettevilleDay Camp Workshop

,Elizabethtown

Language Mission Conf. , CarawayS tate Youth Choir Festival

,First Church

,Win ston-Salem

S tate Day Camp Workshop,Mundo Vista

Week o f Prayer for Home MissionsSunday S chool T eaching/LearningWorkshop , A sheboroVB S Clinic

,Caraway

Youth WeekAnnie Arms trong East er OfferingDay Camp Workshop

,Canton

Sunday S chool B ible T eaching/LearningWorkshopWMU Annual S ession

,C ivic C enter

,Asheville

VB S Clinic,Ridgecre st

Day Camp Workshop,Charlot te

Annual A sso ciational Youth Choir RetreatAssociational Youth N ightYouth Choir ConcertSunday S chool B ible T eaching/LearningWorkshop , WilmingtonPE A VE S Clinic

,Gre ensboro Fir st Church

Sunday S chool B ib le T eaching/Learning Workshop , Whit evilleS tate Pioneer RA Congre ss

,Wingate College

Handb e ll F estival,Greensboro First Church

We ekday Earley Education Work shop,Temp le Church , Raleigh

“ Proclaiming the Word”Preaching Workshop,Chowan College

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27-28 S tate CorrectionalMinistries Conf. , Raleigh28 Children’s B ib le Drill

,Fruitland

3 1-June 7 Orientation We ek for Summer Workers,Gardner Webb

JUNE EMPHAS IS AND ACTIVITY : Annuity Board Ministries ; Baptist Heritage ;VE S ; Assemb lies : Ridgecrest and Glorieta

4 Children’s B ible Drill , Asheboro1 2-13 WMU Annual Meeting

,Kansas City

1 2 Religious Lib erty Sunday1 3-1 8 Youth Ministry Week , Southport13-1 7 GA Camp , Mundo Vista1 3 Caraway Open s

14-1 6 Southern Baptist Convention,Kansas C ity , Mo .

27-July 1 A cteen Camp,Mundo Vista

27-July 2 Children’s Choir Camp , S outhport

JULY EMPHAS IS AND ACTIVITIES : Christian Literature ; S tate Papers , Denominational Publications

,and Missionary Magaz ine s . Assemblie s : Ridgecrest

and Glorieta3 Christian Citizenship Sunday

4-9 Sunday S chool Bib le Conf. , S outhport4-8 Week of Christian S tudy and F ellowship , Mars H ill

GA Camp,YWCA Camp

,Winston-S alem

A cteens Camp,Mundo Vista

6 Music Committ ee , West ern Sizzlin S teak Hou se , Battleground Ave .

8-9 Mo ther-Daught er (GA Grades 1-3) S leepover , Lakewood10 Christian Lit erature Day

1 1 —1 6 Children’s Choir Camp , FruitlandWorld Missions We ek

,Southport

1 1 -1 5 GA Camp , YWCA Camp , Winston-S alemActeens Camp , Mundo Vista

1 1 Finance Committe e Meeting,Lawndale Church

Music D irectors Meeting1 2 Baptist Women ’s Prayer Retreat

,Lakewood

Council on Christian Higher Education,Wingate Co llege

14 PBA Council Meeting,PBA Office

1 6-22 Sunday S chool We ek at Ridgecre st1 8-22 PBA GA Camp

,Lakewood

RA Camp,Truett

,Haye sville

GA Camp,YWCA Camp

,Win ston-S alem

A cteens Camp,Mundo Vista

1 8 23 Youth Conference 1,Southport

1 8 Executive Board,Hillcrest Church

23 29 Sunday S chool Week,Ridgecrest

25-30 Youth-Adult Music Week,Southport

RA Camp,Truett

,Haye sville

GA Camp,Mundo Vista

Music Day Camp,Florida S treet Church and Lakewood

24 A ssociational B riefing Meeting,Ridgecrest

30-Aug . 1 Library/Weekday Early Education Conference , Ridgecrest3 1 Children’s Cho ir Concert

AUGUST EMPHAS IS AND ACTIVITIES : Church Music , On-To-College Day ;Assemblies : Ridgecrest and Glorieta

1 -6 Youth Conference I I , Southport1-5 GA Camp , Mundo Vista

RA Camp,Truett

,Haye sville

3 Youth Conference II I , S outhport2 GA Camp

,Mundo Vista

8 Finance Committee , Lawndal e14 Language Missions Day

1 5-1 9 Vacation Week , SouthportGA Camp,Mundo Vista

19 S tatewide Youth Evangelism N ight , Greensboro Coliseum20 Workshop for Church Clerks

20-26 S tudent Week at Ridgecrest21-28 Church Music Week , Ridgecrest2 1-27

“ Happiness”Retreat for Exceptional Persons,Caraway

22-26 Music Expansion Week26-30 Associational Officers Work shop

,Fruitland

27-S ept . 2 Sunday S chool Week,Ridgecrest

28 On To College Day29-S ept . 3 Sunday S chool Leadership

,Southport

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SEPTEMBER EMPHASIS AND ACTIVITIESChurch Program Launching Month ; Foundations : Southern Ba tist and S tate ;S eason of Prayer for S tate Missions and Offering (as promo ted y states) ; S tateMissions Day in Sunday S chool and Offering (Sunday following S eason of Prayer) ;S tudent Jo in-the-Church Day (Sunday following college openings)2-4 BSU S tat e Officers Work shop , Caraway2-3 Associational Officers Workshop , Mundo Vista7 Music Committ ee Meeting

,We stern Sizzlin S teak House , Battleground Ave .

Children’s Home Area conf. , Broyhill Home9 10 Associational Officers Workshop , Mundo Vista

Brotherhood L eadership Train ing Retreat,Caraway

1 2-1 6 Missionary Education D ialogue sChurch Training RalliesChildren Exp loring Discipleship

1 2-13 PBA Sunday S chool and Church Training Leadership Night , Magnolia S treetChurch

1 2 Training S ession of Church Clerks , Magnolia S treetFinance Committee Meeting

,Lawndale Chur ch

1 5 Children ’s Home Area Conference,Mills Home

1 6—1 7 Volunteer/Part-tim e Music Directors Retreat , Caraway1 8 S tate Missions Day and Offering

1 9-20 Multi-Vention,Caraway

Associational L eadership S chool1 9 WMU Leadership Workshop , Friendly Avenue Church20 Church Building Conference , Lower Creek Church , Leno ir22 Children’s Home Area Conf. , Kennedy Home

23—25 Lay Renewal Celebration23—24 Adult Choir Workshop

,Friendly Ave . Church

25-October 2 Sunday S chool Preparation Week25 Adult Choir Program

26-30

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Four Preschool-Children Music Work shops H ickory,Charlo tte

,Winston

S alem,Raleigh

Children’s Home Area Conf. , Odum HomeBaptist S tate S tudent Convention

OCTOBER EMPHASES AND ACTIVITIES : Cooperative Program ; Church Budget

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Development ; Associational Group Training S chools ; Outreach MonthBaptist Women S eminarsChaplain/Wives Renewal Retreat , CarawayCooperative Program Prayer Emphasis in ChurchesBaptist Women S eminarsBaptist Young Women Convention

,Ridgecre st

Sunday S chool All Age Group Conf. , CarawayChurch L etters to be ReturnedBiblical Recorder DayF inance Committee Meeting

,Lawndale

Council on Christian Higher Education Meeting,Mundo Vista and Caraway

Cooperative Program Prayer Emphasis in the Churche sPBA Council Meeting

,PBA Office

Deacons Retreat,Caraway

Sunday S chool All Age Group Conf. , RidgecrestYounger Crusader RA Camp

,Caraway

S enior Adults Retreat,Caraway

Executive Board,College Park

Cooperative Program Prayer Emphasis in the ChurchesS enior Men ’s Retreat

,Caraway

Career and Profes sional Womens Retreat , RidgecrestCooperative Program Prayer Emphasis in the ChurchesAnnual Associational Meeting

,Lawndale and Summerfield F irs t Churches

Marriage Enrichment RetreatCreative Methods in B ible S tudy

,Caraway

Pioneer RA Officers Workshop,Caraway

High Att endance Day in Sunday S chool

NOVEMBER EMPHAS IS AND ACTIVITIES : F oreign Missions Graded Studies ;S tewardship and Budget Sub scription

1 WMU Special Activities Work shop,Ridgecre st

3 WMU Special Activities Workshop,Mundo V ista

4-5 Chairman Deacons/Pastors Conf. , First Church Winston-S alem64 2 RA Week6 RA Sunday7 Baptist World Day of Prayer, Immanue l Church8 WMU Special Activities Workshop , Williamston10 WMU Special Activit ies Workshop , S outhport

1 1-1 2 Youth Council Retreat,Caraway

1 1 January B ible S tudy Preparation,N . C . Baptist Colleges and Southeastern

S eminary13-14 N . C . Baptist Men ’s Convention1 3 American B ible So ciety Day

14-1 6 Baptist S tat e Convention,Charlotte

14 Chaplains/Wives Luncheon14 Finance Committ ee Meeting, Lawndale Church

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Church Administrators Conference , CarawayCrusader RA CongressTraining Retreat for Asso . A cteens Officers

,Mundo Vista

Foreign Mission Graded S eries S tudyThanksgiving Offering

,Children’s Homes

MK Retreat,Mundo Vista

Discipleship Retreat , CarawayThank sgiving Offering

,Children’s Home s

“ M”N ight,Parkway Church

DECEMBER EMPHASES AND ACTIVITY : Foreign Missions ; Student Day atChristmas

4-1 1 Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions , Lottie Moon Christma s Offering1 2 Finance Committee Meeting

,Lawndale Church

25 S tudent Day at Christmas

FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION1 977 Memphis , Tenn . . Jun e 14-1 6

1 978 Atlanta , Ga June 13-1 5

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DirectoryMINISTE RS LICENSED THIS YEAR

CLIFTON ROADEd Edgerton , 1809 Heilwood Dr . , 27407

COMMUNITYDouglas Garner Huff, Rt . 8 , 27406

John T . Talbert , 2807 Emerson R d . , 27405

Lonnie Foust , 3518 McKnight Mill Road , 27405SOUTH ELMRick Ray , 410 Jackson St. , Kannapolis , N. C . 28081

MINISTERS ORDAINED THIS YEARELLER MEMORIAL

Fred Holt, 3609 Old Birmingham Hwy . , Anniston , Ala . , 3620

FRIENDLY AVENUE0

William Alman Reames , Jr Seminary Village , Louisville , Ky . ,

GREENSBORO FIRSTS . C . Ray , P . 0. Box 5443, 27403

Mark Cranford , 2106 Hiatt Street , 27403WILLOMOR E

Clyde Church , 2502 S . Chapman ,27403

LICENSED MINISTERSCLIFTON ROAD

Terry Lawson , 606 Merritt Dr 27407E . D . Edgerton , 2809 Heilwood Dr .

FLORIDA STREETBarry Dillard , 3106 Ulster , 27406Talmadge Greene , 2013 Cedarfork , 27407

James Moffitt , 909 Benjamin Parkway , 27408James Boseman , Jr . , 2219 Emerywood R d . , 27403

Randy Huckabee , 204 Village Lane , 27409GIBSONVILLE FIRST

Lawrence Clapp , Southeastern Seminary , Wake Forest , 27587

HILLCRESTWillard Stanley , Rt . 2 , Box 329-ADavid Barham , Rt . 1 , McLeansville

IMMANUELJerry Simpson , 203 B . Yorkleigh , Jamestown 27282Dan Vaughan , 5901 W . Market St. , 27409

LAWNDALEMack Donald Brock , Jr . , 513 S . Mendenhall St. ,

27403

NORTHSIDEClarence Tucker , 3700 Miller Dr . ,

27405

REEDY FORKBennie Wright

, 3243 Jidemi R d . ,27406

Parks Gregory , 4800 Yanceyville R d . , 27214

SOUTH ELMMauricio Vargas

, 2308 Swindon Ln . , Kernersville ,27284

MINISTERS BELONGING TO CHUR CHES , OTHER THAN PASTORSBESSEMER

J . B . Clifton , 619 Waugh St. ,27405

CALVARYColeman Watkins (R ) , 3714 Dawson Ave . , 27401

Donald 0. Kimrey , Rt . 4 Box 441 , 27406Marcus Sizemore (EM ) , 3712 Lynhaven Dr . , 27406

CAMP HERMANR . Cole Lee , Sr . (R ) , 5814 Summit Ave . , Ext Brown Sh mmit, 27214

CLIFTON ROADS . R . Young (R ) , 1901 Starlight Dr . ,

27407

COLLEGE PARKGeorge W. Lewis ( I ) , 3227 Edenwood Dr . , 27406

James N: Ellis Long Beach , N . C .

ELLER MEMORIALA . A . Rogers , 1604 North 0. Henry Blvd . , 27405

FRIENDLY AVENUEJ. R . Washington , Jr . , 2325 Westhaven Dr 27403

GETHSEMANEJim Covington , Route 2 , 27405Clifford Vestal , Route 2 , 27405

GREENSBORO FIRSTMarvin Bas s , 4122 Stirrup Dr 27407

Dr . Claud Bowen (R ) , 605 W . Greenway N . , 27403

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Jimmy Edwards (PI ) , 1701 Whiteley PL, 27406

Dwight Pickling , 405 Westover Terr . 27408

Donna Forrester , 217 Adams St. , 27401Dr . Vance Havner (E ) , 109 McIver St 27403

Thomas 0. Jones (R ) , 918 Fairgreen R d . , 27410

Raymond Lanier (R ) , 1401 Vine St 27405

Norman Livengood (PI ) 1125 Edgemont Rd . 27406

Geneva Metzger (CH ) , 2604 Overbrook Dr 27408

A . H . Outlaw, 2104 Gracewood Dr . , 27408

Gilbert Pierce , 4903 Hilltop R d . , 27407

Arnold Robertson (E ) , P . 0. Box 9461 , 27410Del Suggs (CH ) , 3414 Overton Dr. , 27408

HILLCRESTGlenn B adenhop ( O ) 4205 Bell Orchard Dr 27405

IMMANUELJack Matthews (O ) , 2106 Cheltenham Blvd . , 27407

Fletcher Thomas ( I ) , 1413 Clermont St 27403

LAWNDALEHarvey Harris , 2102 Kello Dr . , 27408John Owen , 3504 Canterbury St. , 27408

LINDLEY PARKJohn W. Lipscomb , 2510Walker Ave . , 27403

NORTHSIDEE dgebert Guffey ( I ) , 3311 Donnell St. , 27405

Lee Beach , 3927 Yanceyville St. , 27405PARKWAY

Dr. Ronald E . Wall (PI ) , 3028 Robin Hood Dr 27408

Dale M . Riddle (EM-E P ) , P . 0. Box 315 , 27402PLEASANT GROVE

James Allred (R ) , 4207 Pennydale Dr 27407

C . G . Coe (R ) , 402 Edney Ridge R d . , 27408

Robert Hunter , 3716 E . Groometown R d . , 27407

ROCKY KNOLLDonald Moody ( I ) , 3201 Lardner Rd .

Clyde Triplett , 2519 Phoenix Dr . , 27406

SHARPE ROADAlfred Thomas , Rt . 2 Box 471 , McLeansville , 27301

Kenneth Kelley, Rt . 4 B ox 595 , 27406SOUTH ELM

Charles Belch (O ) , Apdo 355 , San Cristobal , VenezuelaPaul Belch (O ) , St . Louis , Mo .

WILLOMOR EHarding Coon (E P ) , 801 Terrell St. , 27403

CHURCH STAFF MEMBERSBESSEMER

Mrs . Aubrey Apple , MM , 1002 Sykes St. , 27405

Mrs . Judy Johnson , Sec . , Rt . 2 Box 289 D , Gibsonville , 27249Bill A . Meadows , MM , 808 S . Elam Ave . , 27403

CALVARYMarcus Sizemore , MM , 3712 Lynhaven Dr . , 27406

CAMP HERMANWarren Cothren , MM , 1325 E . Cone Blvd . , 27405

CLIFTON ROADSherry Setzer

,MM , 514-H S . Mendenhall St. , 27403Maxine Woods , Sec 624 Ashland Dr. , 27407

COLLEGE PARKHarry E . Forbes , MM, 107 Forestdale Dr 27403

Mr . and Mrs . Jack Yates , MY , 512 S . Aycock St. , 27403Mrs . Carl Bjork , Sec 4238-K United St 27407

COMMUNITYSteve Huff, MM , Route 8 , 17406

ELLER MEMORIALEdwin F . Chenoweth , MM 3405 Ober lin Dr . , 27405

Elaine K . Williford , Sec 1609 Twain Rd 27405

FLORIDA STREETRev . Tom McRae , MM MY , 335-0 Montrose Dr . , 27407

Polly Morgan , Sec . 2217 Woodberry Dr 27403

FRIENDLY AVENUERev

.Eugene Moore

, M , 2706 B eaconwood Dr . 27405

Rev . Robert Stewart , ME , 5317 Broadmoor Pl 27410

Mrs . Jane Byrd , Sec 104 Manor Ct 27403

GATE CITYRandy Class , M , Box 1275 , Lexington, 27292Mildred Johnson , Sec 4201 Santa Fe Trail , 27406

GETHSEMANEMrs . Henry Martin , M , 5488 Yanceyville R d. , Brown Summit

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTBobby Riley

,MM , P . 0. Box 486 , Gibsonville , 27249

Lawrence Clapp,MY

,Wake Forest , N . C. , 27587

Mrs . Bobby Riley ,Sec . , P . 0. Box 486 , Gibsonville , 27249

GREENSBORO FIRSTDouglas Peoples , M , P . 0. Box 5443, 27403S . C . Ray , AP , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

Norman Livengood,MP

,P . 0. Box 5443, 27403

Joseph M . Ratliff , ME , P . 0. Box 5443, 27403Donna Forrester , MY MR

,P . 0. Box 5443, 27403

Mrs . Nina Wigglesworth , Sec P . 0. Box 5443, 27403GUILFORD

Emery Marx , MM 4802 Tara Dr . , 27410

Rev . Larry Wakefield , ME MY , Rt . 11 , Box 554, 27410Mrs . Patricia Kelly , Sec . 1604 Stokes St 27407

HILLCRESTJim Oliver

,MM , 2227 Cone Blvd 27408

Mrs . Wanda Brown , Sec 405 Sp icewood Dr 27405

HUNTER HILLSMrs . Phyllis Barbour , MM, 4406 Cornell Ave. , 27407

IMMANUELArt Williams

,MM MY

,Rt . 2 Box 68 , Pleasant Garden , 27313Mrs . Paul Strader , Sec . , Rt. 1 Box 115 , Stokesdale , 27357

JESSUP GROVEMrs . Jeanette Powers , Sec . , Route 2 , Summerfield , 27358

LANKFORDLawrence Brady , MD , 1403 Maple St. , 27405

LAWNDALERev . Tom McR ae , MM MY , 4600 Starmount Dr . , 27410

Rev . John Cowell , ME , 5504 Courtfield Dr . 27405

Mrs . Jean Rowden , Sec . , 2401 Kery Dr . , 27408

LINDLEY PARKMrs . Carol Burnett , MM , 3517 Cotswold Terrace , 27405Mrs . Emily Hazelwood, Sec . , 5401-A West Friendly Ave . , 27410

MCCONNELL ROADRob Harrell , Rt . 6 Box 535 A , 27407

MAGNOLIA STREETMr s . Myra Thrasher , MM , 2312 R evolan Dr . , 27407Mrs . Pauline Phipps , Sec . , 1009 Elderwood FL, 27410

NEW HOPELonnie F ous t , MM, 3518 McKnight Mill R d. , 27405

NORTHEASTDon Ross , MY , 3607 Sunnycrest Ave . , 27405Mrs . Lynda Andrews , Sec . , Rt . 2 Box 168 , McLeansville , 27301

NORTHSIDEMrs . Forrest Swaney , Sec . , 3206 Shallowford Dr . , 27406

PARKWAYMike Jones 3112-1 Calumet Dr Raleigh , 27610

Larry Austm, ME , 1709 Efland Dr. , 27408

Miss Hazel Martin , Sec 2705 Dellwood Dr 27408

PINECROFTMrs . Greta Dillard , MM , 709-C Creekridge R d . , 27406

PLEASANT GARDENWilliam Slack, MM , 2507 Gracewood Dr . , 27408

M iss Laura Haywood , Sec . , 126 McIver St . Apt . , 27403PLEASANT GROVE

Mrs . Melba Garst , MM , 4508 Somersworth Dr . , 27407

RANKINE . Samuel Marion , MM , 1212 Whilden FL, 27408

William West , ME MY, 2821 N. O’Henry Blvd . , 27405

Mrs . C . B . Barber , Jr . , Sec . , 4100 N . O’Henry Blvd 27405

REEDY FORKJpe V . Hill , MM , 3508 Vernon Street , 27408Bennie Wright , MY , 3243 Jidemi Road 27406

Mrs . Wanda Bullard , Sec 5702 Summ1t Ave . , Brown Summit, 27214ROCKY KNOLL

Jimmy Jones , M , 3604 Fletcher Dr . , 27406

ROLLING ROADSWard S . Ostrander , MM, 108 Buena Vista , High Point , 27260Miss Dianne Lee Keck ,ME , 2428 A S . Holden R d . , 27407M .rs Sarah Bozeman , Sec . , 2000 Lionne Dr 27407

SEDGEFIELDRonald B . Smith , MD, Rt . 1 , Box 383, Julian , 27253

SHARPE ROADKenneth Kelley , MM , Rt . 4, Box 595 , 27406Mrs . Marian Maness , Sec . , 3512 Barbour R d. , 27406

SIXTEENTH STREETRyland K . Young , MM , 2225 W. Cone Blvd . , 27405Mrs . Monica Long , Sec . , 3202 Harte Place , 27405

SOUTH ELM STREETJim Wrenn

,MM , 5706

=Thacker Dairy R d. , 27406

Mrs . Marie Brown , Sec 3610 S . E hn Street , 27406STEVENS MEMORIAL

Clarence Brady , MD , 1305 Spry St 27407

Mrs . Jean Warren , Sec 2925 Martha’s Place , 27408SOUTHSIDE

David M . Lindeman , MM ME , 2735 Freeman Mill R d. , 27406

Mrs . Julia Teeters , Sec . , 2735 Freeman Mill Rd 27406

SUMMERFIELD FIRSTC . A . Carroll , MM MY , P . 0. Box 14, Summerfield , 27358Mrs . Ruby Bridges , Sec . , Rt . 2 Box 101 , Summerfield , 27358

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committees and approved by the Association . The Executive Board shall haveauthority to receive any church under watchcare upon recommendation of thecredentials committee . Churches under watchcare of the Association shall makewritten reports to the clerk of their progress and co-operative effort in the work .The clerk shall furnish forms to churches under watchcare for these reports .

Section 3. The Executive Board shall have authority to appoint a SubCommittee from its members to counsel with any church of the Associationwhich fails for two cons ecutive years to :( 1 ) Send annual report to the Association .

(2 ) Co-operate with the Association .

3) Send messengers to the Association and to the Executive Board meetingsof the As sociation .

Upon receipt of an unfavorable report of this Sub-Committee and accordingto the first sentence of Article II above “ Continue in fellowship”the ExecutiveBoard may at the next annual As sociational meeting recommend the withdrawal of fellowship from such a church .

ARTICLE IIIMessengers of the churches to the meetings of the Association shall be com

posed of the pastors of said chur ches , the ordained ministers who are membersof the chur ches , and three messengers from each church whose membership isless than 300 and one additional messenger for every 200 members or fractionthereof in excess of 300. The said messengers shall , before taking their seats ,produce letters from respective Church showing their appointment as messen

ARTICLE IVThe Associational session shall be held at least once a year .

ARTICLE VThe Officers shall be moderator , whose term shall not exceed two years ;

Vice-Moderator , Clerk and Treasurer . If deemed expedient by the Associationthe office of Clerk and Treasurer may be combined .

ARTICLE VIThe officers of the Association shall he chosen annually by the Association .

ARTICLE VIIThe Association shall be clothed with authority to advise the Churches touching all things pertaining to their interest but shall in no case presume to director control them in reference to their own governments or internal policy .

ARTICLE VIIIA Committee of Arrangements cons isting of three members , shall be appoint

ed on the first day of each sess1on to prepare and report the proceedings andsuggest topics proper for the cons ideration and action of the next annual Association meeting. It shall be the duty of this committee to outline and publisha program for the next annual Associational meeting or for any special or calledmeeting of the Association s

ARTICLE IX

Baptist brethren ,not members of the Association , who may be pr esent at anysession of the body,may on invitation by the body , take seats and participate

in the debates of the Association .

ARTICLE XSection 1 . The Moderator,Vice-Moderator , Clerk , Treasurer , Woman’s Mis

sionary Union Director , Sunday School Superintendent , Director of the School ofChristian Training ,

Music Director,Brotherhood Director , E vangehsm Chalrman,

Christian Education Representative,Baptist Student Representative , Christian

Literature Representative,Cooperative Program R epresentatlve , Chalrman ofTrustees

,members of the Lakewood Committee , Superintendent of Missions ,

Pastor of each of the cooperating Churches and Missions , retired former pas

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tors of Baptist churches in the Piedmont Assoc iation, and one layman electedby each church or mission and whose name is recorded in the letter from saidchurch or mission to the annual meeting of the Association and approved bythe Association shall constitute the Executive Board . The .Executive Board shallmeet on Monday night after the third Sunday of each quarter for transaction ofthe business of the Association . The Executive Board shall act for the Association between the annual sessions and special meetings of the Association. TheExecutive Board sha ll decide the number required for a quorum at the firstmeeting

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Section 2. The Personnel Committee shall be composed of the followingofficers of the Piedmont Baptist Association : Moderator , Vice-Moderator , Clerk ,Treasurer , and the Chairman of the Benevolence Committee , the Chairman ofthe Activities Committee , the Chairman of the Church Extension Committee , theChairman of the Finance Committee , the Chairman of the Christian EducationCommittee , the Chairman of the Properties Committee , the Chairman of theLakewood Committee , and the Chairman of the Civic and Social Committee .

This committee shall hold office and shall function until the new committee isinstalled at the first regular meeting of the Executive Board after the AnnualAssociation Meeting .

The Personnel Committee shall elect a Chairman during the fir st meetingafter the annual session of the Association . The Personnel Committee shall meetupon call from the Chairman or Superintendent of Missions .

The Superintendent of Missions and all other paid Associationa l personnelshall be under the direct supervision and be responsible immediately to the Personnel Committee and ultimately to the Executive Board of the Association . ThePersonnel Committee sha ll be invested with the authority to act as agent of theExecutive Board in matters where the Superintendent of Missions and/or otherpaid personnel are involved including procedures of work . The Personnel Committee shall receive all suggestions for improvements in the work of the Superintendent of Missions and counsel with him and aid him to set in action any suggestions that may be deemed wise .

Section 3. The Executive Board shall be divided into eight committees . Eachcommittee shall be equal in number , if possible , except those that are specifiedotherwise . The members and chairman of each committee shall be elected bythe committee composed of the Moderator, Vice-Moderator , Clerk and Treasurerand presented to the Executive Board at the first meeting for approval , and shallfunction until their successors are elected . The various committees shall meetquarterly and more often if necessary to study its work and bring necessaryrecommendations to the Executive Board .

Section 4. The eight committees and their duties are :BENEVOLENCE COMMITTEE

The Benevolence Committee shall be composed , where possible , of a trusteeand/ or the associational representative of the following institutions commissions or boards : N. C . Baptist Hospital , N . C. Baptist Home for the Aging ; N. C .

Baptist Children’s Homes ; Annuity Board of the the Radio and TelevisionCommission of the S .B .C. Other members of the Executive Board may serve , asappointed , on this committee . The duties of this committee shall be to keepitself informed of the work being done in the institutions mentioned above andmake recommendations to the Executive Board relative to any help or emphases which may be extended them . This committee shall seek to keep theExecutive Board informed at all times on the services offered by each and shallseek to encourage the participation of local churches in the work , ministries ,and financial needs of each . This committee shall meet at least quarterly andmore often 1f necessary .

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEEThe Activities Committee shall be composed of all the officers of the Asso

clation including the heads of all the associational organizations and the chairman of all committees who are concerned with the entire associational program ,

and other members appointed from the Executive Board . This committee shall11

make such suggestions to the Executive Board as may be necessary for thecoordination of the Association of the various phases of the associational program . This committee shall prepare a calendar of activities in a manner thatwill assure the most effective coordination of the Association’s efforts and present it for the adoption by the Executive Board . All associational-wide meetingsnot included in the calendar of activities shall be approved by this committee .

This committee shall meet at least quarterly and more often if necessary .

THE CHURCH EXTENSION COMMITTEEThe Church Extension Committee of the Executive Board shall be composed

of six members , with two members rotating off each year . The first year twomembers shall be elected for one year terms , two members for two year termsand two members for three year terms and thereafter members shall be electedto three year terms . The membership of this committee shall be composed of

on more than three pastors and of other members appointed from the ExecutiveBoard who represent different areas of the Association. The church extensioncommittee shall concern itself with the establishing of all types of church extensions , whether institutional ministries , Vacation B ible Schools , Good Will Centers , or Missions and Chapels , whether designed to become churches or not. Thiscommittee shall continually study the needs for church extensions within theAssociation and make appropriate recommendations to the Executive Board .

These recommendations shall concern location and purchase of lots for newchur ches or chapels and the securing of sponsoring chur ches for new missionprojects . The committee shall make recommendations in cooperation with theFinance Committee regarding gifts or loans from the Association fund forchurch extension and aid . This committee shall stand ready to help any missionsor chapels of the Association in the matters of secur ing loans or gifts fromthe various denominational sources , keeping itself informed as to policies andprocedures relating to the acquiring of such help . Regular progress reportsfrom missions and chapels within the Association shall be heard by this committee at its regular meetings . This committee shall meet at least quarterlyand more often if necessary .

FINANCE COMMITTEEThe Finance Committee shall be composed of the ViceModerator , Treasurer ,

Representative of the Cooperative Program and other members appointed fromthe

,Executive Board . The Vice-Moderator shall be chairman of the committee .

The duties of the committee are to receive regular information from the Treasurer relative to the financial status of the Association ; to promote stewardshipand mission emphasis in the Association ; to present the budget to the ExecutiveBoard for approval and presentation to the Association and to keep the E xecutive Board informed of the financial conditions of the Association . TheFinance Committee shall bring recommendations to the Executive Board concerning any program to raise funds for the budget and for other mission causesapproved by the Executive Board . The Finance Committee shall be respons iblefor the promotion of any plan of stewardship adopted by the Executive Boardand lor the Association and shall bring periodic progress rep orts of this workto the Executive Board . This committee shall meet immediately prior to theregular meetings of the Executive Board and at such other times as the committee feels neces sary to discharge its responsibilities .

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEEThe Christian Education Committee shall be composed of the Christian Edu

cation Representative,Baptist Student Union Representative , Christian Liter

ature Representative , and at least one alumnus or trustee , if available from the

membership of the Executive Board , from each school that is supported throughour Baptis t State Convention and Southern Baptist Convention , and other members appointed from the Executive Board . The Christian Education Committeeshall keep informed of the work being done in these institutions and makerecommendations to the Executive Board that would help these schools

. andchurches to work together for the caus e of Christian Education . The comrmtteeshall study the Baptist Student Union Work on the campuses of the colleges

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The time of the holding of the annual session shall be on the last Thursdayof October of each year , except where prevailing conditions make it advisableto change this date , in which event the Executive Board shall be empoweredto determine the date of the meeting.

ARTICLE XVISection 1 . Title to all property , real or personal , owned and held by the

Association , either outright or on special trust , with the exception of the As sociation

’s current operating funds , shall be vested in a Board of Trustees to

consist of three persons , members or messengers of the As sociation.

Section 2 . Said Trustees shall be chosen to any regular or special meetingof the Association . Vacancies may be filled at any regular or special meetingof the Association and in the event the vacancy occurs between regular orspecial meetings of the Association such vacancy or vacancies may be filledat any regular or special meeting of the Executive Board .

Section 3. Trustees shall serve for terms of three years , except that theterms of the first groups of Trustees to be chosen shall be staggered , one ofsaid Trustees to serve for a term of one year , one of said Trustees to servefor a term of two years , and one of said Trustees to serve for a term of threeyears .

Section 4. The Trustees shall appoint their own chairman and secretary ,

to serve for terms of one year each, subject to reappointment .Section 5 . The Trustees of the Association , in addition to holding title to

Association’s real and personal property , as hereinbefore set out, shall signand execute all deeds , bills of sale , contracts , notes , mortgages , deeds of trus t ,and other papers and documents affecting the Association’s property , uponauthorization duly given at any regular or special meeting of the Associationor upon authorization given at any regular or special meeting of the ExecutiveBoard held between regular or special meetings of the Association .

Section 6 . The Trustees shall have power to administer the routine affairsincident to their office , such as receipt of property , the making of deposits ,etc without express authority, but the execution of all forma instruments ,the purchase or sale of property , the making of loans or other permanent investments and the disposition of property sha ll be upon the authority specifiedin Section 5 .

Articles II , V,VI , X , XV Amended Sessions , July 23, 24, 1930

Article XV Amended Sessions , July 21 , 1932Article X Amended Sessions , October 23, 24, 1935Articles VIII

,X , XI , Amended Sessions , October 23, 24, 1940

Article X Amended Session , October 19 , 1944Article XV Amended Session , October 21 , 1948Article X Amended Session , October 19 , 1950Article X Amended Session , October 18 , 1951Articles II

,X Amended , Article 16 Adopted , Sess ions , October 23, 24, 1952

Ar ticles H ,III Amended Sessions , October 22 , 23, 1953

Article X , Section 3, Amended Ses sion , October 21 , 1954Article V Amended Session , October 24, 1957Article II Amended Session , October 23, 1958Article X

,Section 1 , Amended Sessions , October 24, 1958

Revised Sessions , October 22 , 23, 1959Article X Rewritten October 23, 1964Articles II

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,XVI , and X , Revised , October 22 , 1965

Article XV Revised , October 19 , 1967Article X Revised , October 24, 1968Articles II and XII Amended October 28 , 1971

Article X , Section 1 , Amended October 24, 1974Article X

,Section 3 and Section 4, Revised , October 23, 1975

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ProgramPIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

84th Session , October 27, 1977CO-OPE RATION KEY TO BOLD MISSIONS

Lawndale Baptist Church9 :15 Association Music Emphasis Multi-media Presenta tion

WORSHIPGene Moore , Song LeaderFran Moseley , Organist

PrayerBUSINESS

Welcome by Host ChurchReport from Program Committee

WORSHIP

Music~Sp iritual ConcertScripture Julius Lambeth

Alton McE achern

Report of Associational LeadersExecutive Committee and Board Report Charles HowellTreasurerOrganizational Reports

Sanford SmithMusic Bill SlackW.M.U

Committee Reports

Time , Place , Preacher Curtis HarringtonS . C . Ray

Ronald WallOn CommitteesDenominational CausesMiscellaneous Business

12 :00 Adjourn for Lunch (Lunch provided by host church )Afternoon Session Lawndale Baptist Church

WORSHIPTom Elam , Song LeaderFran Moseley, Organist

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Prayer Otis DavisWorship through MusicSpiritual Concert

BUSINESS

ResolutionsDenominational Institutions( to be printed in B ook of R eports )

Children’s Home

Wake Forest Univers ityBaptist HospitalBaptist Student Union

Southeastern Baptist SeminaryMiscellaneous Business

Evening Session First Baptist Church , Summerfield7 :00 Associational Music Emphasis Multi-media Presentation

WORSHIP'

7 :15 Hymn SingingBecky Gatewood , Organist

Kay Jessie , PianistWelcome by Host Church Curtis HarringtonMiscellaneous BusinessWorship through Music , Spiritual ConcertWorship through the Spoken WordAdjourn s4th Annual SessionBenediction

FELLOWSHIP

Afterglow— Preview of Truce In The Forest”film— Robert Stewart

OUR INSPIRATIONAL SPE AKERThe evening session will be highlighted by the message of Dr. Daniel L . (Dan)

Griffin . He is presently serving as pastor of First Baptist Church , WinstonSalem , having moved there in 1975 from Tampa , Florida . A native of Arizona ,he lived in Oklahoma with his parents before attending Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. While attending school there he married hiswife , Marilyn Miller . They now have three children. Upon graduation he servedas Associate Pastor in Wes t Pahn Beach , Florida and later as Pastor in Bayshore , Florida before moving to Winston-Salem .

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12 . Denominational causes : None presented .

13. Miscellaneous business :a . A . L . Parker asked to meet with other members of the ResolutionsCommittee , Mrs . Ray Benfield and Neil Yonce , during the noon re

cess .

b . Bobby Matthews reported the Search Committee had resumed seeking a Director of Missions .

c . The Moderatox introduced the Associational office secretary , LucilleGrubbs . New pastors and church staff members were asked to ihtroduce themselves .

14. The morning ses sion adjourned at PM .

15 . The afternoon session opened with Tom»Elam leading the congregationin singing

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“ The Old Rugged Cross ,”“ He Lives , and “ One Day . Otis Davisled in prayer.

16 . Gene Moore and Carol Burnett presented a Spiritual Concert .17. A . L . Parker reported for the Resolutions Committee . All resolutions

were approved .

18 . Denominational Institution ( to be printed in B ook of R eports ) reportedas follows :

Cooperative Program : Alfred Miller .

Baptist Student Union : Geneva Metzger .

Baptist Book Store : Jan Clark ( oral report ) .

Annuity Board : Felix Arnold ( oral report ) .Children’s Home report received .

Wake Forest University : James Scales ( oral report ) .

Biblical Recorder : Woodrow Hill ( oral report ) .Baptist Hospital : Harry Gable .

Baptist Homes for Aging : Mrs . Ethel Lee .

Southeastern Baptist Seminary : Betty Weathers ( oral report )Gardner-Webb College : Robert Abrams ( oral report )Report of Council on Christian Life and Public Affairs received .

Report of the N . C . Baptist Foundation , Inc . , received.

19 . The Memorial Service for the 174 listed as deceased during the pastchurch year was led by the Moderator, Charles Howell . He used Exodusas his text .20. After the closing prayer by Charles Howell , the afternoon session ad

journed at PM .

EVENING SESSION21 . The evening session of the Piedmont Baptist Association opened at

PM . with a multi-media mus ic emphasis .

22. Andy Carroll led the congregation in singing, For the Beauty of theEarth”and “ To God Be the Glory .

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23. Vice Moderator Bobby Matthews called the session to order .

24. Host pastorCur tis Harr ington welcomed messengers and guests to Summerfield ,

First . Of special interest to the congregation was the informationthat the Summerfield Church was one of five churches constituting the newPiedmont Baptist Association in 1894.

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25 . Miscellaneous business :a

.Sanford Smith reported approximately had been given to theState Missions Offering by Associational churches .

26. Tom Elam presented a Spir itual Concert.27. Worship through the spoken word was led by Dr. Daniel Griffin , pastor

of First Church , Wins ton-Salem. Using John as his text , Dr . Griffin spokeon “ The Pilgrimage of Following Jesus .

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28 . Robert Stewart presented a preview of the film ,

“ Truce in the Forest .29 . The closing prayer was led by Vernon Williams and the Eighty-fourth

Annual Session of the Piedmont Baptist Association stood adjourned atP . M .

(Note : Registered mes sengers and guests totaled

Ruby Bridges Clerk

EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORTThe Executive Board of the Piedmont Baptist Association held a special

called meeting and regular quarterly meetings as directed by the constitution .

During the Year , the Board met with the following churches : Clifton R oad ,Immanuel , Pleasant Grove , Hillcrest , and College Park.

The Board approved a love fund for Chalmus Hicks at the called meeting

In January , approval was given to a job description so that the Search Committee appointed to seek a Director of Missions could begin its work.

A Working Committee was approved to begin promoting the AssociationalSimultaneous Revival scheduled for April 24-May 1 .

In April , approval was given to an Associational goal of for the StateMissions Offering in September ( State goal ofBobby Matthews was elected as Vice Moderator .

In July , the Search Committee presented the name of James W. Abernathyfor Director of Missions and a unanimous call was extended .

The Board approved assisting the Sedgefield Church in purchasing propertyat 6007 High Point Road .

The Association’s property at 719 Westland Drive was sold .

In October, the Search Committee reported it was again seeking a Directorof Missions .

Guidelines to administer the As sociational Music Library were set out by theMusic Committee .

R espectfully submitted ,Charles Howell , ModeratorRuby Bridges Clerk

EXECUTIVE BOARDPiedmont Association

CHURCH EXTENSION(P ) Rocky Knoll 1977

G’boro First 1977

Friendly Ave . 1978

(P ) Immanuel 1978

(P ) Gate City 1979

1979

Ralph Webb , Cbrm .

George PoteatRobert HolcombeNeil YonceRoy Farlow

Horace Davis , Cbrm .

Joe BryantJimmy KincaidHenry S . OdomW . A . FoustMrs Mattie SpencerWilliam B . SummersVernon WilliamsMrs . Elizabeth Apple

Grover Everett , Chrm.

Ray BenfieldO . G . BuchananRobert L . ButchartL . E . ChurchRichard EverhartRaymond LanierFrancis LunsfordAubrey McLellanRoy ThornberryRalph VaughanRalph WebbCurtis WoodsSherman Young

R obert Stewart , Cbrm .

Ruby BridgesCarl GarnerCharles HowellMrs . Daphne LeonardCharles PageA . L . ParkerEverette RichardsonSam RiddleBill SlackMrs . Ann SmithSanford H . SmithJames TalbertSam WilsonRobert Wyrick

LAKEWOOD

BENEVOLENCE

ACTIVITIES

Larry Austin , ParkwayGene Moore , Friendly Ave .

( Special 1-year term ( 1977 )

appointed by Moderatorper Association Resolutionat Annual meeting ) .

N .C. B ap . Childrens HomesN . C . Hospital Rep .

Radio TV Commission

Annuity B oardBap . Homes for the

S . S . DirectorClerk

ModeratorTaclo

Vice ModeratorCbrm . for EvangelismTraining DirectorMusic DirectorWMU DirectorBrotherhood DirectorTreasurer

Rocky Knoll 1977

Jessup Grove 1977

Eller Memorial 1977Immanuel 1978

GuilfordRank in 1978

Bessemer 1979

Pleasant Garden 1979Clifton R oad 1979

Friendly AvenueReedy ForkMcConnell RoadG’boro FirstGibsonville FirstCollege ParkRankinSummerfield FirstRocky KnollClifton Road

Friendly AvenueSummerfield FirstNortheastParkwayG’boro FirstLawndaleFriendly AvenueLawndalePleasant GrovePleasant GardenPleasant GardenPleasant GardenReedy ForkG

’sboro First

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James EdwardsBobby InmanRalph KnightMsr .

Geraldine Lackey Christian Education Rep .

M. L . LawsonGeneva Metzger Baptist Student UmonLinwood Oates

Ruby BridgesHorace DavisGrover EveretteCharles HowellAlton McE achernW . F . MonroeCharles PageRobert StewartRalph WebbTom WilliamsSam Wilson

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONTREASURER’S REPORT

OCTOBER 1 , 1976 SEPTEMB ER 30, 1977Balance at October 1 , 1976Budget Receipts ( schedule A )Miscellaneous Re ceipts ( Schedule B )

SALARIES DISBURSEMENTDir . of Mis sions’ SalaryDir. of Missions’ TravelDir. of Missions’ Hosp . Ins .

See . and other Clerical HelpTOTAL

OTHER PERSONNEL EXPENSEAdm . Contingency FundUtilities-PastoriumInsurance-PastoriumMaintenance-PastoriumDir. of Missions’ RetirementDir. of Missions’ Conv . Conf . Exp .

Workmen’s CompensationHospital Insurance-SecretarySocial Security-Sec . and Others

TOTAL

OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EXPENSESupplies and OtherTelephoneAs sociational MinutesMaintenance , Repair Exist . Equip .

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Southeast ChapelWillomoreSixteenth StreetFlorida StreetClifton RoadG’sboro First

NorthsideHunter HillsRolling RoadsSumner

PERSONNEL COMMITTEESummerfield First ClerkRocky Knoll Cbrm . , Lakewood Comm .

(P ) Hillcrest(P ) Parkway Moderator(P ) G’

sboro First Cbrm . , Properties Comm .

Stevens Memorial Chrm. , Christian E . Comm .

(P ) Lawndale V.Mod_. Cbrm . Fin . Com .

Friendly Avenue Cbrm ., Activities Comm .

(P ) Rocky Knoll Cbrm . Church Ex . Comm .

Sharpe Road Ch . , Civ. So . Ser . Comm.

G’sboro First Treasurer

R ent— PBA OfficeOffice Insurance

TOTAL

PROMOTIONEvangelistic ClinicSunday SchoolRA ProgramMusic Education

Brotherhood

LAKEWOODActivities Dir . Other WorkersMaintenance , Improve — BuildingsInsuranceProperty MortgageCaretaker— Salary , etc .

Maintenance— GroundsNew Equipment— PlaygroundUtilitiesJanitorial Supplies

TOTALINCIDENTAL FUND

TOTAL BUDGETOther Disbursements :Hicks FundMusic EducationSimultaneous RevivalLess Unpaid WH and SS

Total Receipts

BANK BALANCE September 30, 1977Checking AccountGeneral . Fund Savings Acct .PBA Summer Camp

Balance

CHUR CH EXTENSION FUND SAVINGS ACCOUNT September 30, 1977BalanceReceipts (Willomore Loan Pd . )

Interest (Less N. C . Int . Tax )Less Loan ( Sedgefield Church )

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SCHEDULE A— BUDGET RECEIPTSBessemerBuchananCalvaryCamp HermanClifton RoadCollege ParkEller MemorialFlorida StreetFriendly AvenueGate CityGethsemaneGibsonville FirstGreensboro FirstGuilfordHillcrestHunter HillsImmanuelJessup GroveLankfordLawndaleLindley Park

TOTAL

SCHE DULE B — MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTSHicks Fund Westland Ave . Prop . Int.

Minutes Refund— Duke PowerMusic Education Refund— Church ClerlmSimultaneous Revival Southern Life InsuranceInterest Income— Gen’l . (Lakewood Mortgage Refund )Funds R eed. Trustees Lakewood— Pleasant GardenSummer Camp ’

76 Acct . Bal . PBA Summer Camp ( 1977 )

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONPROPOSED BUDGET

1977 1978

Director of Missions SalarySecretary and Other Clerical HelpSub TotalOTHER PERSONNEL EXPENSEAdministrative Contingency FundDirector of Missions Conference and Convention Exp .

Workmen’s CompensationHospital Insurance SecretarySocial Security Secretary and OthersSub TotalOFFICE SUPPLIES AND EXPENSESupplies and OtherPostageTelephoneAssociational Minutes

Magnolia StreetNew HopeNortheastNorthsideParkwayPinecroftPleasant GardenPleasant GroveRankinReedy ForkRocky KnollRolling RoadsSedgefieldSharpe RoadSixteenth StreetSouth ElmSouthsideStevens Memorial f

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monthly , at the rate of 6per annum , entire principle ofdue in 36 monthsPayment to Attorney for DeedDocumentary Stamps for DeedSales CommissionPayments of Interest were received anddisbursed as follows :Payment due 8-15-77Payment due 9-15-77Payments transmitted to AssociationalTreasurer , per instructions of the Executive Board :September Payment

Balance of cash held for Piedmont B aptistwAs sociationat 9-30-77Note of Purchaser in the amount of is held ,due on or before July 15 , 1980.

William H . Westphal ‘

Chairman , Board of TrusteesPIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONSUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT , 1976-77

THREE EQUIPPING EVENTS provided by PBA S . S . team of consultantsgave opportunities for our local churches to train their workers for more ef

fective teaching and leadership . To the extent that pastors and churches tookadvantage , Sunday School in the Piedmont will see growth and increasedlearning this next year.( 1 ) Sixteenth Street Church hosted the spring clinic on our new Better Bible

Teaching series of textbooks . Over 300 enthusiastic workers jammed into thefellowship hall vand adjoining classrooms as our state’s Special Worker team led

conferences .

(2 ) Under the detailed leadership of VE S Director Joel Drinkard , the JanuaryPrincipals’ Early Planning Clinic”and the April Associational Age Group VE SClinic trained more than 200 men and women to serve on the faculties ofchurches throughout Guilford County . Hundr eds of boys and girls thank you"(3) Our annual September Sunday School Worker Clinic provided the widest

scope of conference offerings we’ve had for a good many years " Seventeendifferent opportunities were available to the more than 250 conferees from 37

churches .

A CONTINUAL CONSULTING ROLE : Your associational team of consultantshad numerous opportunities during the year through dozens and dozens ofphone conferences , personal consultations and invitations to lead Clinics inseveral churches . This great team of specialists will again be available during1977-78 to assist churches in building strong , vibrant and outreaching BibleStudy programs" I express appreciation for their faithful service and challengepastors and churches to call on them .

A NEW YEAR ,A NEW LEADER . I commend to you our new Director ,

David Lindeman,Educational Director

,at Southside Church . Along with Ed

Chenoweth,new VE S Director , he will lead this potentially great association

to new froiitiers of achievement to God’s glory"Respectfully Submitted ,Robert C . Stewart , Director

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CHUR CH TRAINING REPORT

Church training during the past year has not exactly set the world on fireand for this the blame rests squarely at the door of the Director. In 1977-78 weplan more learning activities and to find out what you need in the churchesearly in this quarter we are going to schedule a meeting with the Church Training Directors , the Pastors and Minister of Education and will base our programnext year on what comes out of this meeting .

Last year our Children’s Bible Drill was held at Lawndale Baptist with thethe Florida Street and Pleasant Garden Baptist Churches sending participantsand six from PB A advanced to the State Finals . We appreciate the dedicationof the youth leadership in these two churches and to the rest of you we wouldsay go and do likewise . The Bible Drill leaflets are now available and you canorder what you require from the State Church Ministries and Training Department in Raleigh . Let’s get started now if you Show enthusiasm so will youryouth.

In September we had a Regional Training Conference at the Friendly AvenueBaptist Church under the direction of Doris Morgan , State worker and severalof her associates . This conferense was for both workers and children and a goodattendance helped to enhance the program .

At one time Piedmont had the largest M night attendance in the region butwe have slipped . This year on November 28th we are planning to have one ofthe finest of all M nights . We plan to have good music , some feature that willbe educational and interesting and an inspir ing message from Dr. Mark Certs ,

Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. I know that he willchallenge and thrill our hearts .

With this to kick us off, let’s make 1977-78 the year when Church is revitalizedin the Piedmont Baptist Association .

Respectfully submitted ,Everette L . Richardson ,

Director

WOMAN ’S MISSIONARY UNION REPORT 1976-77

This year has been an exciting and challenging one in Associational WMUas we went about the task of assisting WMU S in churches to do their work andrepresented them in doing work which could not be done as effectively by eachchurch working alone .

Training for leaders was provided at the September Workshop . A MissionsR eadathon was begun to grow “

Knowbodies”in our churches . WMU officerstook advantage of training at Mundo Vista and Ridgecrest and helped fill“Friendly House”as some 40 women from the a ssociation received trainingin WMU work .

Many age level activities for inspiration and study were provided during theyear . One of the outstanding events for Baptist Women was a mission study ,

“ The Woman I Am ,

”arranged as a series of “ pictures”with characters andsettings provided from 12 churches . G . A .

’s had a Mother-Daughter banquetin June and Acteens had several special events during the year .

WMU participated in several mission projects including : collecting of Christmas gifts for women prisoners ; 2 truck loads of needed items for the Faulkenberry’s , Home Missionaries in Virginia ; work with the State Bold MissionOffering ; continued help with the Home for Autistic Children and our Vietnamesefamily ; work with Internationals ; and assisting the BSU center with luncheonsfor Town Students weekly.

Several new organizations were begun in churches during the year . YourWMU officers taught mission studies in many churches and spoke on manyoccasions at prayer meetings , Sunday Evening Services , Baptist Women’sMeetings , Breakfasts , and yes , even Sunday Morning Services . The March Ah

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nual Session had 150 present from 28 churches .

Thank you out there for your continued concern and r esponse to our callsfor help . You are a wonderful group of caring churches .

We stand ready to assist you in any way we can to make your WMU an instrument for s ervice to our Lord . We encourage you to take advantage of theopportunities that will be provided for enrichment and training during thecoming year .

It is a continued privilege to serve as your Director .

Respectfully submitted ,Mrs . Sanford H . SmithWMU Director

BROTHERHOOD REPORT 1976-77

The Brotherhood work in the Piedmont Association continues to grow in number and interest . However , there are several churches without a Royal Ambassador program or a Baptist Men’s unit .A Baptist Men’s Rally was held at Kernersville First Baptis t and a Brother:

hood Leadership (R . A . Baptist Men’s ) Conference was conducted at GreenStreet Baptist Church in High Point with several of our men in attendance .

We , along with the WMU , were heavily involved in the State Mission BoldOffering in September . Early reports indicate that the offering for the Association will be 300% over the previous year’s offerings .

We anticipate greater growth and involvement in minis tries this new year .

Respectfully submitted ,

Sanford H. SmithBrotherhood Director

ASSOCIATIONAL MUSIC MINISTRY REPORTThe year of 1977 has certainly been a milestone in the area of our associa

tional music ministry . It has been the most productive in the past several years .

This has been brought about by a dedicated committee that has met monthlytrying to discover the needs of our association and then planning activities toinvolve the churches .

Thisf

started in January with the Directors /Accompanists banquet at FloridaStreet Church . Cold weather held the attendance down , but an

' interesting planning meeting was held . This was followed in early February at the ParkwayChurch by an associational leadership music school and membership workshop .

Here again cold weather and energy problems held attendance to 90 people .

An outstanding faculty included Charles Gatwood from Raleigh and Mr. andMrs . Dan Barefield , plus leaders from our association .

Our fourth annual Youth Choir Retreat was held in March at Ridgecrest andFriendly Avenue Church . This attracted 323 youth from 17 association churches .

Dr. Phillip Landgrave , from the Southern Baptist Theoligical Seminary schoolof church music was our guest director . This was a rewarding experience forthose that attended

,plus Channel 2 News carried a special newscast on Sunday ,

March 18 publicizing the Piedmont Baptist Association. A portion of this groupalso taped a TV program of music that was aired on “ Good Friday”. Mr. DanPeoples , of First Baptist , directed the local program .

In July Miss Rose Marie Cooper was our guest director for our Annual Children’s— Music day camp . This was held at the Lawndale Church and Lakewood .

There were 96 younger children enrolled and they premiered a special musical written by Miss Cooper . This was a very successful camp , and we feel ouryouth had a great musical experience as well as a recreational experience atLakewood .

One of the most thrilling experiences of the year was just completed in September when we held our FIRST Adult Choir Retreat . Festus Robertson , fromthe Sunday School board in Nashville , was guest director . We had an enrollment

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE R EPORTModerator Charles Howell (Parkway )Vice Moderator Bobby Matthews (Florida St . )

Mrs . Ruby (Virgil ) Bridges Summerfield l st)Treasurer Sam Wilson (Greensboro l st)Sunday School Director

Single AdultsDirector of OutreachVE S DirectorAction ConsultantYounger PreschoolMiddle PreschoolOlder PreschoolYoung ChildrenMiddle ChildrenOlder ChildrenOlder Youth Lary Wakefield (Guilford )Young Adults Lee Keck (Rolling Road )Middle Adults Joe Ratliff (Greensboro l st. )

Senior Adults S . C . Ray (Greensboro 1st. )

Secretary Rosemary Hand ( Southside )Library Consultant Daphne Leonard (Greensboro l st)College Students Geneva Metzger (Greensboro l st)

Church Training Director Everette Richardson (Lawndale )New Member TrainingChurch Member Training DirectorLeader Training DirectorPreschool Training Director Mrs . Dot Boldman (Lawndale )Children Training DirectorYouth Training Director Jerry Hillard (Sixteenth St . )Adult Training Director Paul Sams ( Sixteenth St . )

Brotherhood Director Sanford H . Smith (Pleasant Garden )Baptist Men Director Weddy HoffmanMission Study LeaderMission Action LeaderRA Director Dr . Wilson StewartPioneer CounselorCrusader CounselorLad CounselorActivities LeaderEnlistment

WMU Director Mrs . Ann ( Sanford ) Smith (Pleasant Garden )Asst . DirectorBaptist Women’s Director Mrs . Carol (Joe ) R ogers (Lawndale )As st . BW Director Mrs . Loretta (Clifton ) Hix ( Sharpe Road )BYW Director Mrs . Patricia (Randall ) Minix (Gate City )Asst . B YW Director Mrs . Patricia (C . H . ) Frazier (Reedy Fork )Asst . BW Director Mrs . Loretta (Clifton ) Hix ( Sharpe Road )Asst . Acteen Director Mrs . Evelyn (Ray ) Benfield (Lindley Park )GA Director Mrs . Ann (Dale ) Toomev (Pleasant Garden )Asst . GA Director Mrs . Wayne “Malone (Florida St . )Mission Friends Director Mrs . Connie (George ) Dickens (Lawndale )Asst . Mission Friends Director Mrs . Sue ( Carl ) Andrews (Parkway )Secretary Mrs . Clara (Jerry ) Newnam (Eller Memorial )Treasurer Mrs . Helen (Olden ) Graham (Rankin )

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David Lindeman ( Southside )Jan Clark (Greensboro l st)Larry Austin (Parkway )

Ed Chenoweth (Eller Memorial )Ralph Knight ( Sixteenth St . )Bobbie Cordell (Sharpe Rd . )

L Dot Boldman (Lawndale )Liz Higdon (Friendly Ave . )

Virginia Seltzer (Greensboro 1st)Sandra Canipe (Greensboro l st)Juanita McIver ( Sharpe Rd . )

Mission Action Dir .

Nominating Committee

Music DirectorPreschoolYounger ChildrenOlder Childr en

AdultsPart-time ProgramsMusic LibrarianSecretary/TypistAccompanistVocal Tech . Low VoiceVocal Tech . High Voice

TACLO (The Association Church Library Organization )Mrs . Roy Davis (Friendly Ave ) .

Vice PresidentTechnical Process Consultant Mrs . William Clark (Pleasant Grove )

Mrs . Betty Spivey (Rocky Knoll )Chairman of Evangelism A . L . Parker (Friendly Ave . )

Hospital Representative T. W . Estes (Guilford )Home for Aging Julius Lambeth (Rolling Roads )Children’s Home Bill Claffey (Gate City )Annuity Board Curtis Harrington ( Summerfield l st)Radio and Television Tom Wall (Sixteenth St . )Baptist Student Union Gevena Metzger (Greensboro l st)Cooperative Program Ralph Knight ( Sixteenth St . )Christian Action League Bob Summerell (Friendly Ave . )Trustee , Term Ending 1978 William Westphal (Greensboro l st)Trustee , Term Ending 1979 H . A . Boone (Florida St . )Trustee , Term Ending 1980 H . B . Blackwelder (Rolling Roads )Serving on the Nominating Committee1976-77Vernon Williams , ChairmanJohn CowellDaylon GreenRalph KnightMrs . Geraldine Lackey

TIME , PLACE , PR EACHER COMMITTEE REPORTTHE TIME , PLACE AND PREACHER COMMITTEE makes the following

recommendation to the As sociation :1 . We recommend that the date for the 85th Annual Session of the Asso

ciation be held on October 26,1978 .

2 . We recommend that the morning and afternoon sessions be held with theRankin Bap tist Church and the evening session with the Eller MemorialBaptist Church .

3. We recommend that Reverend Thomas C . Williams preach the Associational sermon and that Reverend C . Aubrey McLellan serve as alternate .

Respectfully submitted,

C . M . Harrington ,Chairman

T . W . EstesMrs . Curtis Woods

Mrs . Sara (A . L . ) Parker (Friendly Ave . )

Mrs . Frances (Thomas ) Funderburk (Bessemer )Mrs . Margaret (Paul ) King ( Stevens )

Mrs . Deloris (Robert ) Ingold (Reedy Fork )Mrs . Rachel (Arthur ) Shackelford (Greensboro l st)

Mrs . Marcelene (Wayne ) Malone (Florida St . )Bill Slack (Pleasant Garden )Bobby Cordell ( Sharpe Road )

Ed Chenoweth (Eller Memorial )Andy Carroll ( Summerfield l st)

Art Williams ( Immanuel )Tom McRae (Florida Street )

Tom Elam (Lawndale )Jimmy Jones (Rocky Knoll )Ryland Young ( Sixteenth St . )Mrs . Lucille Grubbs ( Stevens )

Mrs . Jeanne Webb (Florida St . )Mrs . Fran Moseley (Lawndale )

Gene Moore (Friendly Ave . )

E VANGELISM REPORT1977

Evangelism is one of the key words in the vocabulary of Southern Baptis ts .

Someone has well said ,

“ evangelize or die .

”Churches need to cooperate on the associational level to evangelize a given

geographical area . After two years of p lanning , our association engaged in aSimultaneous Crusade April 24-Mav 1 , 1977 . Each participating church receivednew life in several ways . Church members exp erienced revival : spirituallylost people were saved ; others came by transfer of church letter and thechurches in general were edified .

The fellowship breakfasts were excep tionally meaningful to the Pastors andEvangelists . The final one was marked by a tremendous leading of the HolySpirit . It did us good to Share and p ray together .

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We continue to be grateful to Bill Lamb and Richard Everett for their strongleadership on a state-wide basis . The February conference was excellent ineverv respect and the August Youth Nite was one of the best ever .

May we commend the “ lay renewal weekend”spons ored jointly bv Brotherhood and Evangelism . Churches participating in this have given glowing re

ports .

Now a brief word about the year ahead . If you have a good idea concerningEvangelism Outreach . p lease share it with me and I will Share it with thechurches in the association .

Allow me to close as I did last year , Mav the spirit of the Living Lord fallfresh on all of our associational churches during the new church year .

”Respectfully submitted ,A . L . ParkerChairman of Evangelism

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTE E REPORTAUDITING COMMITT EE Dan SearsRobert Kelley , Chairman Curtis WoodsLes m e"

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONSCOUNCIL ON ORDINATION Mrs . Geraldine Lackey

,Chairman

Roy Thornberry , Chairman Larry WakefieldT . W . Estes Daylon GreenFrancis Lunsford Al LineberryJack Roe Vernon WilliamsBill Slate

PROGRAM COMMITTE EJames Thom sonpGene Moore , Chairman

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MPS JOY,

BrannonOtis Davis , Chairman Ray B ea eld

i n?n RESOLUTIONS COMMITT E EM

es

R bgewsw A . L . Parker, Chairmanrs . o rt yrick Mrs . Ray BenfieldMrs . Vernelle Cates Pete Boone

CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE TIME,PLACE

,PREACHER

Lewis Boroughs , Chairman A1 McE achern,Chairman

Gerald Primm Richard KiddTom Williams Jan ClarkAubrev McLellanMrs . Sanford Smith 1976-1977 COMMITTE E ON

COMMITTEESCOMMITTEE ON COMMITT EES Mrs . Frances FunderburkRalph Knight

,Chairman Bobby Matthews

Mrs . Frances Funderburk Dan SearsBobby Matthews Ralph Webb

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5 . Be it resolved that we express appreciation to Robert Stewart f0

0 OO or hfective and far-reaching Influence in several areas of

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Associational work.

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Robert, we shall miss you but wish you Godspeed as you lead in Sunday Schoof

Respectfully Stibmitted ,

A . L . Parker , ChairmanMrs . Ray BenfieldNeil Yonce

BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA,INCORPORATED

REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATIONSPIE DMONT AR EA

Baptists of North Carolina provide a ministry of love and care to children,young people and their families . The program is more than rooms and meals

and activities and recreation . It’s more than buildings and grounds .

The careof children 18 missions reaching out with a helping hand ; it is evangelismsharing the joy of life in Christ it is love and affection the givingof hugs and kisses and friendship ; it 18 education teaching an appreciation)for the finer things in life ; it is restoration enabling families to functionagain.

Campuses at Mills Home , Thomasville ; Kennedy Home , Kinston ; Odum Home,

Pembroke ; and Broyhill Home , Waynesville-Clyde continue to serve as centersof service and operation in their respective areas of the state .

Foster Home care , a state-wide program of the Homes , is vita l to numbers ofchildren fneeding , special help . Additional foster homes are needed throughoutthe state . We welcome opportunities to talk with prospective foster parentsabout this area of service .

E mergency Shelters at Forest City , Charlotte , Burlington and Henderson aremeeting a critical need . They provide a ready resource for children who needhelp immediately. During a period of one to ninety days responsible planningis made for the child’s future .

The Maternity Home in Asheville , opened in 1970, has proved to be a muchneeded and well received service . More than three hundred girls have beenserved from throughout North Carolina and beyond . It is recognized for itsquality of care and Christian concern.

Social Work and Family R esource Centers enable us to work with families inproviding services to children , family rehabilitation , family education and preventive services . These Centers are located at Waynesville , Asheville , Charlotte , Thomasville , Burlington , Raleigh ,

Kinston,Fayetteville and Pembroke .

The Child Development Cente r on the Mills Home Campus at Thomasville pro;vides a demonstration program for churches who are interested in establishingservices for preschool age children in nursery school education , day care andkindergarten . We welcome opportunities to assist churches any place in theState who want to develop this type program .

Members of our staff are anxious to have you and members of your churchesvisit on any of our campuses . To see , observe and to feel in person what it islike to live in a children’s home is to appreciate our child care ministry . Thankyou for your dependable support in numerous ways . It shall be our purposeto keep this a dynamic ministry and to meet the needs of those whom we serve .

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAM REPORT1977

Will you lead every member of the church where you serve to give a titheor more of his income into the church treasury and lead the church to give thesuggested amount to the Association plus giving from lo

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/o to 50% of churchreceipts through the Cooperative Program?

The Southern Baptist Convention theme for this year is Bold Missions ’But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you ; and youshall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to theend of the earth .

”This command of Jesus in Acts clearly calls for boldnesson the part of His followers . These words emphasize our commitment to missions and mission support .In I Corinthians the apostle Paul says , we are labourers together

for God .

”We must continually challenge one another as Baptists to ministerin Christ’s name through the church , through the association , and through theCoo

péarative Program in bold support of missions at home and around the

worCommitment to a bold mission task calls for spec ific action on our part as

individuals and churches .

“ Bold Missions”is our theme . Let us make it a realityin our (personal response and in our churches . It ought to become more thana challenging goal . With the leadership of the Holy Spirit and the generousresponse of God’s people it will be possible to meet the goals suggested below .

WE RECOMMEND THESE GOALS :1 . Every chur ch in the association BOLDLY ADVANCING THEIR

. GIVINGthrough the Cooperative Program for world miss ion support , and givmg thesuggested amount to Associational Missions .

2 . Every church in the association increasing the percentage of the total budgetincome given through the Cooperative Program .

3. That every church seriously cons ider its responsibility to develop Christianstewards and determine to elect and train a stewardship committee to assistthe church in developing Christian stewards .

4. That every church . conduct a stewardship emphasis this year . This comingyear, the stewardship theme is “ Bold Believers in Giving Through a Growing Commitment .”

5 . That an associational stewardship conference be held in order to assistchurches in planning and conducting their stewardship programs .

6 . That every church double Cooperative Program giving and associationalrms sion giving by 1982 .

R espectmully Submitted ,

Victor S . DowdCooperative Program Chairman

BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION OF NORTH CAROLINACECIL A . RAY , GENERAL SECRETAR Y-TREASURER

DIVISION OF STEWARDSHIP , D . D . MARTIN , JR . , DIRECTORCOOPERATIVE PROGRAM RECEIPTS

Cooperative Program gifts actually received by the business office of Baptist State Convention of North Carolina for the period listed below . These giftsare divided among your missions , educational , and benevolent ministries .

Special offerings from the churches are not included in these figures . Checkthis with your church records and please report any difference to O. D . Martin ,Jr . , P . 0. Box 26508 , Raleigh ,

N . C . 27611 .

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DIVISION OF STEWARDSHIP , O . D . MARTIN , JR . , DIRECTOR

Piedmont

BessemerBethelBriggs MemorialBuchananCalvaryCamp HermanClifton RoadCollege ParkCommunityEller MemorialFlorida St .Friendly AvenueGate CityGethsemaneGibsonville FirstGreensboro FirstHillcres tHunter HillsImmanuelJessup GroveJones MemorialLake BrandtLakeviewLankford MemorialLawndaleLebanonLindley ParkLoveMcConnell RoadMagnolia StreetMartin ‘

AvenueNew HopeNortheastNorthsideNorthwestParkwayPhiladelphiaPinecroftPlain ViewPleasant GardenPleasant GroveRankinReedy ForkRocky KnollRolling RoadsSedgefieldSharpe RoadSixteenth StreetSoutheastSouth Elm St .Souths ideStevens MemorialSummerfield FirstSumner

Willomore Street

SEPTEMBER 30, 1977

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For the second year our programming was centered around a Bible studyon Tuesday evenings , to enable students to grasp biblical truths , and a generaltopics program on Sundays , to help students apply biblical truths to everydaylife . Many of our Advisory Board. staff personnel and lay people were the leaders for these two programs .

Our choir and folk group were both student-led . Both groups had opportunitiesto lead worship in several churches and at BSU and to perform in a varietyof other settings . During 1977-78 , Don Bowden , a layman from FB C, is directingthe choir , NEW BEGINNINGS , and our campus ministry intern , MarshallKerlin , is leading the folk group , FREEDOM ROAD . In addition we are beginning a new puppet ministry . All of these groups are available to your church .

Our newest ministry last year was to commuting students . During 1976-77

we had 10 students who participated in a sack lunch-discussion once each week .

Beginning this fall the Associational WMU is helping in this minis try by providing the meal for the students . You can help in this ministry by encouragingyour commuting students to join us for these luncheons on Mondays from 1-2

pm .

As usual UNC-G students were actively involved in missions this past year .

During the year they visited weekly at Evergreens Nursing Home . DuringSpring Break five students and the campus minister joined students from fourother colleges in a Mission Work Project in Charlotte . During the summer of1977 we had 7 students serving as summer miss ionaries for which the UNC-GBSU raised a total of $719 towards a state goal of $9600. Betty Ann Minceywas appointed a Missionary Journeyman and joined 3 other UNC-G’ers asjourneymen . For the second year we sponsored a “ Miss ion Emphasis for HighSchool Juniors and Seniors .

”This is one way to educate young people to themany missions opportunities available to them . We had BSU Summer Missionaries , camp workers , US-2’ers and Missionary Journeymen to lead the diseussions , and the Associational WMU provided the food.

Statewide we had 3 students serving on State BSU committees . We tookdelegations to State Officers Works hop in September ; to State Students FallConvention in October at Ridgecrest ; to the National Baptist BSU conventionin February at Memphis ; and to the Spring BSU Leadership Conference atCaraway in April .

We have continuing support and cooperation from the University and fromour Advisory Board Churches , College Park , Friendly Avenue , First Baptist ,Florida S treet , Lawndale , Lindley Park and Parkway .

As campus minister I had the opportunity to attend and speak in severalchurches , associations and BSU’S this year . I led Bible studies and discussionsat the Center and in the residence halls . I led conferences at Spring LeadershipConference , Summer Mis sions Orientation , and Missionary Journeymen Orientation. I was elected as Vice-President for Programs of the newly organizedAs sociation of Southern Baptist Campus Ministers which will meet pre-session ofthe SBC each year . Locally , I serve as adviser to our BSU Council which plansall the BSU activities which take place in our Center , and I spend a lot of mytime in individual and group counseling . In addition I serve on the N . C . A&T

United Chr istian Campus Ministry B oard .

NORTH CAR OLINA BAPTIST HOMES FOR THE AGING1977 REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATIONS

The past year in your North Carolina Baptist Homes for the Aging has beenone of the fullest and most exciting in the twenty-Six years that the Homeshave been ministering .

Of keenest interest was the ground-breaking service for the new WesternNorth Carolina Baptist Homes

,on the Pearson Estate on Richmond Hill , in

Northwest Asheville , last October , when more than a thousand people fromour western North Carolina Baptist Churches , as well as many others throughout the State

,were present . It was a thrilling moment indeed when Trustees ,

Staff,and Residents of the Homes

,Pastors , and other Church Leaders latched

on to ropes,attached to a huge bul ldozer , pul led together and helped to move

the first dirt at the site,heralding the beginning of the construction of your

sixth Baptist Home for the Aging.

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Construction is now underway for this lovely Western North Carolina BaptistHome

,which will initially accommodate 50 people .

Another exciting venture is the construction of four duplex apartments atthe site of the Hayes Home in Winston-Salem. These a partments W111 care for16 additional persons and will be ready for occupancy in the fall of 1977 . Sixtysix more people will be served in our Baptist Homes family in the next twoyears .

Gifts from our Baptist people have been very encouraging during the pastyear through the Cooperative Program and through the third Sunday of February Offering . These sources supply 35°/o of the total budget of the Homes andare used continually to supplement the care of the majority of the residentswho cannot pay their full cost of care . They are love gifts indeed and are alife-line for those whose needs could not be met without them .

The needs of Older persons in our society today are great and are overwhehning . Plans are in the making for an accelerated ministry in our NorthCarolina Baptist Homes that will touch an ever increasing number of persons .

These plans will call for a greater concern and commitment on our partthan ever before . The future of our North Carolina Baptist Homes is as brightas the promises of God

,and in the future , the Lord , and these older peoplein our mids t , will be looking to you to share in meeting the needs as we reach

out and serve more of these dear ones who desperately need help .

Respectfully Submitted ,William A . PooleExecutive Director

COUNCIL ON CHRISTIAN LIFE AND PUB LIC AFFAIRSCharles Dorman , President

Charles V. Petty , Executive DirectorMoral compasses . Lost by some , misread by others , ignored by many. When

one either is immoral or amoral he has failed to acknowledge the Lordshipof Christ over his life style . How one lives authenticates what one believes .

Jesus said , “ You are my friends if you do what I tell you to do”(JohnPhillips ) .The Council on Christian Life and Public Affairs attempts to help North

Carolina Baptists “ do”their faith through the following :ConferencesThe Council sponsored a workshop on sexuality ; a conference on parenting ;

a marriage preparation project ; a single adult conference ; two statewide marriage enrichment retreats ; four associationa l ministers-wives retreats ; a workShop on euthanasia , and co-sponsored a conference with Youth Ministry foryouth ministers .

R esearch , R esource , R eferralMany resources , periodicals , journals , books and newspapers , etc . , are read,

clipped and filed into over 200 categories . This file information is available onspecific topics upon request .LiteratureA new series of tracts entitled “ The Bible Speaks”was printed in 1977 . The

ten top ics in this series are Aging , Alcohol , Citizenship ,Ecology

,Family

,Hun

ger , Money , Ra ce , Sex , and War and Peace .

Another new tract was written on “ How to Do Local Church Family LifeConferences .

”A third new piece of literature was a fact sheet booklet which will be dis

tributed to pastors the last of November .

The Council continues to distribute the popular Family Life series in 21 tracts .

CitizenshipIn attempting to carry out the New Testament instruction to be responsibleCitizens , the Council became involved in several issues dur ing this past sessionof the

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General Assembly. Some issues of concern were Pornography , Liquor-bythe-drink , Equal Rights Amendment , and Cap ital Punishment .

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R egister Citizen Opinion was distributed to a number of interested persons .

Issue of ConcernTelevision This year’s report will focus on this one issue . Thousands upon

thousands of SOAP cards”were distributed to North Carolina Baptists throughthe Christian Life Council in cooperation with the W . M . U . ,

Brotherhood ,and

cooperative Ministries Departments .

“Ra dio

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and television stations are governed by the requirement that theyoperate”

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in the public interest , convenience and necessity .

”This phrase in theCornmumcations Act of 1934, the law that established the framework of regulation for broadcasting , is based on the simple proposition that the airways belong to the public and that the limited number of frequencies available for radioand television should not be used for private interests By the Communications Act and the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission ,

every station must broadcast programming which is intended to fulfill theneeds , interests and problems of its communities . (Southern Exposure

,Vol

.II , No . 4 PageJesus said , “ You have '

not because you ask not .”Very few Americans haveever asked anything of television producers or stations . We passively receivewhatever they choose to broadcast over our airways . Therefore , it is neitherunreasonable nor censorship for the public to share their views with the television industry . In fact , Christian stewardship requires that we do so .

The Chr istian Life Council of the Southern Baptist Convention has producedan excellent packet of materials entitled “ Help for Television Viewers .

”Churches are urged to acquire these materials for their congregations . TheChristian Life Council is producing a condensed resource piece for mass distribution.

Television can and has radically altered America’s way of life . It is the mostpersuasive and prevasive medium in America today. To ignore or tolerate anyand all programming is irresponsible . Christians do not have any other choice .

We must speak calmly , clearly , rationally and forcefully . Hopefully , the network will not only hear but also will learn and then act on the basis of whatAmericans are saying .

“ The general concern about television is clear . The pat

tience of the American people has run out . Changes in programming have tobe made . The people are pleading for social responsibility on the part of thenetworks . Before it is too late ; let the medium get the message .

”(THE BAP

TIST PROGRAM , September ,Council MembershipSeveral Council members will conclude their terms of service this year . North

Carolina Baptists are indebted to these who have served them well .

REPORT OF THE N . C . BAPTIST FOUNDATION , INC .

1977

The North Carolina Baptist Foundation , Inc . was approved in 1919 and chartered in 1920. The objectives were clearly stated in the charter :1 . To promote the making of gifts for Baptist causes .

2. To receive , own , hold, administer , and distribute gifts of any kind .

The}foun

dation continues to strive toward fulfilling the objectives stated inits c arter .

Growth of assets have increased from the original in 1920 toin 1977 . Total income paid out to Baptist causes through 1976 wasincluding the amount paid from the Graves estate to build the Yanceyvilleunit of the Baptist Homes .

The staff cons ists of three salaried employees : Edwin Coates, ExecutiveSecretary Sara Ann Hobbs , Director of Estate Planning ; and Dianne Babb ,Staff Assmtant. Leon Spencer is employed to mainta in operating budget records and Tom Dimmock , a Ra leigh attorney , is retained for consultation onlegal matters and preparation of legal documents .

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GIBSONVILLE FIRSTMrs . Bertha Kernodle

GREENSBORO FIRSTMiss Mabel StraughanMrs . W . E . WhiteMrs . David M . QuateMrs . Hubert M . RhodesMrs . Edwin W . Vaughan MAGNOLIA STREETLJ . Hassel Griffin Mrs . Pearl CollierW . S . Gordon , Jr. Mrs . Jane GeodeJ . B . Alexander MCCONNELL ROADDr . Luther Butler Carl Ramsey CombsMrs . V. F . Smith

NEW HOPEMrs . Ben L . SpenceMiss Mary Ellen Blackmon Mrs . Adabelle Sandhn

Fred M Walters Mrs . Frances KendricksMiss Lillian M . Bell NORTHSIDE BAPTISTJulian C . Wrenn Mr . Maurice MooreFrank R . Casper Mrs . Beulah Dandr idgeR . E , Nolan Mrs . Grace GauldenJames T . Bradley MYS J . T . Lowe

Robert W. Franklin Mrs Lena RussellBanks MoreneMrs . C . E . KeamsMrs . L . C . Sykes , Sr.

Ralph B . ScismMrs . J . D . PattersonMiss Esther WrightThomas C . GroganMrs . Clement Yancey , Jr .

Dr . Wayne J . BentonMerritt W. Wayt

GUILFORDWesley C . FerrellMrs . Myrtle BurtnerMrs . Ellen KingCarson StanleyMrs . Kathryn StanleyVance CombsMrs . Bebra Mobley

RANKINHILLCREST John HarrisMI' S . Eula Grimes Banner BishopMS . Alice White Charles Donaldson

HUNTER HILLS Kermit PayneRev . Chalrnus Hicks Grady Leonard

LANKFORD Albert WestMrs . Maggie Kendrick REE DY FORKH . F . Gordon Mrs . Millie EllieRaymond Kivette William Pegram

LAWNDALE Mrs . Oneida SimpsonGlenn Edwards Steve Harris

Robert KinneyLINDLEY PARKL . K . ReeceAlan BillingsRobert SanctonOtho JohnsonJack Drummond

PARKWAYMr . J . J . AllenMrs . Mary H . TaylorMrs . Artie L . ShieldsMrs . Roy C. FarlowMr . David J . Kendrick

PLEASANT GARDENRichard Dryman , Jr .

Frank WhiteAllan GouchourMrs . Maggie PhillipsGene Kelly

PLEASANT GROVEMrs . Carrie BillingsMrs . W . N. KenanMr . John MaidenCarey D . Ward

Mrs . Hilda HudsonMrs . Martha Neugent

ROCKY KNOLLWilliam EvansMrs . Cora SpringfieldMrs . Addie BeaverMrs . Connie AiliffHubert SandersAustin Lewis

ROLLING ROADSJohn W. Morrison

SIXTEENTH STREETTommy MichaelMrs . Aeri ParisMrs . Julia ReedMrs . L . F . ParisMrs . Hattie Sells

SOUTH ELM STREETCarlton Oliver

STEVENS MEMORIALMrs . Ola Thornberry , Sr .

Mrs . Dairy VarnerSOUTHSIDEMrs . Mable FieldsMrs . Ollie LewisCarl Thrower

BESSEMERR ev. V. S . DowdRev . J . B . CliftonMrs . Audrey AppleMr . Henry FloydMrs . Henry LloydMr . E . C . CobleMr . Gilbert WilliamsonMrs . Gilbert WilliamsonMrs . Dot DowdMr . T . E . Pardue

CALVARYRev . K . Richard KiddMr . Marcus SizemoreMr . Coleman W . Watkins

CAMP HERMANMrs . Mary Lou JonesMrs . Esther MayMr. Lee Roy Butler

CLIFTON ROADSMrs . Elizabeth Apple

SUMMERFIELD FIRSTMrs . Oma ParrishMrs . Earl TrogdonMrs . Myrtle SmithCecil Winfree

SUMNERWally VernonJim HodgeWalter Sandr idgeMae Meehan

TEMPLER . D . ThomasMrs . Nellie Loving

BUCHANANIke BrownW. A . BreedloveEugene HutchinsB . F . Southern

IMMANUELRev . B . L . GuptonMrs . Clayton BrownMrs . Grace FitzgeraldMrs . Marie FitzgeraldBryon H . ParrVernon H . Main

MESSENGERS

Mrs . Lillie IddingsMrs . Frances MayoMrs . Dale SimmonsMrs . Jewel HenryMrs . Nina TolleyMr Gene Henley

COLLEGE PAR KMiss Jane HowellMrs . Draper LeighMrs . Nell MillerMrs . W. T . EmersonMrs . Donald StockardMrs . Bernice EdwardsMr . Billy LongMrs . Billy Long

ELLER MEMORIALRev. Gerald PrimmMr . Edwin ChenowethMr. A . A . RogersMrs . Gerald PrimmMrs . Mattie RogersMrs . Blanche Gardner

FLORIDA STR EETMr . James AllreyMr . B obby MatthewsMr . Pete HuckabeeMrs . Nell MatthewsMrs . Nita HuckabeeMrs . Elsie SmithMr . Henry WatsonMrs . Louise Watson

FRIENDLY AVENUERev . A . L . ParkerRev. Robert C . StewartRev . Eugene MooreMr . A . W. EdwardsMrs . A . W. EdwardsMrs . R . P . RoyalMr. Frank PaschalMrs . J . Henry Moore

GATE CITYRev . William ClaffeyMr . Paul BarbeeMr. Ernest WelchMrs . Jeanne Claffey

GETHSEMANEMr . Harbor CraigMrs . Harbor CraigMrs . Ra lph HippMr . George Kellam

GIB SONVILLE FIRSTMrs . Betty WelchMrs . Lorene StukaMr. Dan SearsMr . Elijah EvansMrs . Allene ClarkDr. F . A . LunsfordMrs . Edna GulleyMrs . Viola Litten

GUILFORDRev . T . W . EstesRev. Larry WakefieldMrs . Eula RainesMr . John MiklesMr. John GoodmanMrs . Grace WrightMrs . Mabel Hoffman

HILLCRESTMrs . Margaret CagleMrs . Minnie HilliardMr . Robert Willard

Mrs . Kathleen SamsMrs . Grace SewellMr. Ernest SewellMr . Clem Dowdy

Dr. Chares HowellRev . Dale M. RiddleDr . Ronald E . WallMrs . Dale Riddle

Mrs . Jim Aydelette

Miss Hazel MartinMr. Larry H . Austin

Mrs . Eva WillardMrs . Willie Hilliard

HUNTER HILLSMr. Melvin SimpsonMr . James BurgessMr. Paul Shaw

1Mrs . Betty Gregory

JE SSUP GROVEMrs . Jeanette Powers

LANKFORD MEMORIALMrs . Margaret ParksMrs . Lona GregoryMr . W . A . Kendrick, Jr.

LINDLEY PARKMr. Jack PierceMr . T . C. AdamsMrs . Inez MyersMrs . Mary AdamsMr . Brady Rus sellMrs . Emily Hazelwood

MAGNOLIA STREE TMr. Reece Craven

MccoNNE LL ROADMr. Herman R . KeyMrs . Herman R . KeyMrs . J. T. Ellis , Jr.

Mrs . Minnie BiggsNEW HOPEMr . Raymond Bates

NORTHEASTMrs . Martha HunterMrs . Imogene SheltonMrs . Lynda Andrews

NOR THSIDE

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Claud Bowen

William H . Cain1004 N. Elm Street

Greg Cassady

J. B . Clifton619 Waugh Street

Ernest Duggins5714 Lauderdale Road

W. E . (Ed ) Garrison2807 Sherwood StreetLiberty, N. C .

Raymond Lanier

Donald Moody

Ronald Wall3028 Robinhood Drive

J . R . Washington , Jr .

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Clyde Triplett2519 Phoenix Drive

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TABLE OF CONTE NTS

Associational DirectoryExecutive Board Members , LaymenStanding Committees

CHURCH DIR E CTOR Y

Ministers Licensed Th is YearMinisters Ordained Th is YearLicensed MinistersMinisters Belonging to Churches

,Other Than Pastors

Church Staff MembersHistorica l Events in the Churches

Proceedings

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Executive Board ReportExecutive Board , CommitteesTreasurer’s ReportTrustee’s ReportAssociational Budget 1978-1979

Sunday SchoolChurch Tra iningWMUBrotherhoodMusic

Credentials CommitteeEvangelism CommitteeOrdination CommitteeCooperative Program

Resolutions CommitteeChristian Education CommitteeAnnuity BoardBap tist Homes for the AgingChristian Action LeagueBap tist FoundationBap tist Camp us MinistryChristian Life and Pub-lie AffairsBaptist HospitalB iblical Recorder

In MemoriamMessengersMinisters Ava ilable for Supply or Interim WorkAssociational PropertiesCalendar of ActivitiesHistorical TableStatistical Tables

As socia tional Directory

Ray Benfield (Lindley Park )

Bobby Matthews (Greensboro 1st)Mrs . Frances Boone (Florida St. )

Treasurer Sam Wilson (Greensboro lst)Sunday Schoo l Director David Lindeman (Magnolia St. )

Ass istant S . S . DirectorOutreach DirectorPastoral Lia isonDir. of Teaching Improve . Tra iningVE S DirectorSecretaryMiddle AdultCo llege StudentsOlder YouthYounger YouthOlder ChildrenMiddle ChildrenYounger Children Richard Moretz (Guilford )

Lucille York ( Sharpe Rd . )Mrs . Dot Boldman (Lawnda le )

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Younger Preschool Charles Bridgers (Friendly Ave. )

Church Tra ining Director Everette Richards on (Lawndale )New Member Tra ining Mrs . Ray Lawson (Lawndale )Leader Tra ining Director Dwight Thomas , Jr . (Lawndale )Preschool 1 Mrs . J . W. Boldman (Lawndale )Preschool 2 Mrs . Robert Higdon (Friendly Ave . )

Preschool 3 Mrs . B . L . Triplett (Pleasant Garden )Children Tra ining 1Children Tra ining 2Children Tra ining 3Youth Tra ining Michael Rice ( Sixteenth St. )

Allen Winters ( Sumner )Clifton Hix ( Sharpe Rd . )

Baptist Men Director Sanford Smith (Pleasant Garden )Clifton Hix— Sanford Smith

Miss ion Action Leader Clifton Hix— Sanford SmithR . A . Committee“

Cc-Cha irmen Bill Perdue ( Stevens Mem . )

Jerry Kennon (Gate City )Pioneer CounselorCrusader CounselorLad CounselorActivities LeaderEnlistment

Mrs . Shirley Barbee (Gate City )Assistant WMU D irector Mrs . Betty Spencer (Guilford )Baptist Women Director Mrs . Carol Rogers (Lawndale )Ass istant Baptist Women Dir . Mrs . Loretta Hix ( Sharpe Rd . )

Bapt ist Young Women Director Mrs . Patricia Mlnix (Gate City )As s istant Baptist Young Women Dir . Mrs . Patricia Frazier (Reedy Fk . )

Sandra Canipe (Greensboro l st)Larry Austin (Parkway )Max Reece (Hillcrest )

Mark Sizemore ( Calvary )Ed Chenoweth (Eller Mem . )

Mrs . Ros emary Hand ( Souths ide )Ginger Smith (Lindley Park )Don Harrington (Lawndale )Jan Clark (Greensboro lst)

Geneva Metzger (Greensboro lst)Mike Rice ( Sixteenth St. )

Bill West (Rankin )

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E XECUTIVE BOARD MEMBE RS LAYME NBESSEMER , William B . SummersCAMP HERMAN , Harold BradyCLIFTON ROAD , M . L . LawsonCOLLEGE PARK, Jack MillerCOMMUNITY , Floyd BrownELLER MEMORIAL , Jimmy Kinca idFLORIDA STREET , Pete BooneFRIENDLY AVENUE , Don LewisGATE CITY , Jerry HolcombeGETHSEMANE , George Ke llam andHarbor Cra ig

GIBSONVILLE FIRST , Dan SearsGREENSBORO FIR ST , W . C . NorrisGUILFORD , Buddy NanceHILLCREST , Robert Flinchum , Sr .

HUNTER HILLS , Paul ShawIMMANUEL , David OsborneJESSUP GROVE , Cecil Rumley , Sr .

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Chur ch Dir ectoryMINISTERS LICENSED THIS YEAR

CALVAR YRoger S . Wright , 2446-0 S . Holden R d . , 27407

CLIFTON ROADWilliam Young , Jr .

LANKFORD MEMORIAL , LawrenceJordan

LINDLEY PARK, Brady RussellNORTHEAST, Wallace AndrewsPARKWAY , Howard BrewerPINECROFT , Sherr ill HortonPLEASANT GARDEN , Charles JordanREEDY FORK , Howard CockmanROCKY KNOLL , Horace DavisSEDGEFIELD , Vernon FousheeSHARPE ROAD , Asheley Ha ithcockSIXTEENTH STREET , Robert WyrickSOUTHSIDE , George BuchananSTEVENS MEMORIAL , Clarence BradySUMMERFIELD FIRST , Walter HolderSUMNER, Allen WintersWILLOMOR E , Ed McGehee

FRIENDLY AVENUEMalcohn Robertson , 3903 W . Friendly Ave . , 27410

GREENSBORO FIRSTReginald Lutz , Southeastern Sem Wake Forest , N . C . 27587

LAKE TOWNSENDRufus J . McLaurin, 1810 Morgan-Smith Dr 27405

MINISTERS ORDAINED THIS YEARCALVARYMarcus Sizemore , 3712 Lynhaven Dr 27406

GREENSBORO FIRSTDavid Hughes , Woodbrook Bapt Ba ltimore , Md .

HUNTER HILLSRaymond Huckabee , Jr 4552 Providence FL, New Orleans ,

MAGNOLIA STREETDavid M . Lindeman , 1203 Magnolia St. , 27401

NORTHEASTDouglas Maness , Rt . 6 , B ox 499 , 27405REEDY FORKBennie G . Wright , 3243 Jidemi R d . , 27406

SOUTH ELMBill Harrison , Rt . 1 , B ox BQA, Olin , N . C . 28660

LICE NSED MINISTER SCALVARYRoger S . Wright , 2446-0 S . Holden Rd 27407

CLIFTON ROADTerry Lawson , 514-H MendenhallEd Edgerton , 1809 Heilwood

FLORIDA STREETBarry Dillard , 17-D Covey Lane , 27406Tahnadge Greene , 2013 Cedarfork , 27407

James Moffitt , 909 Benjamin Parkway , 27408

James Boseman , Jr 2219 Emerywood R d . , 27403

FRIENDLY AVENUERobert E . Summerall , 4711 Kingswood Dr . , 27410Malcolm Robert son , 3903 W . Friendly Ave 27410

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTLawrence Clapp , P . 0. Box 547, Gibsonville , N . C . 27249

HILLCRESTWillard Stanley , Rt . 2 , B ox 329-A.

David Barham , Sr . , Rt . 1 , McLeansvilleHUNTER HILLS

Thomas Vogler , 3514 Gentry St. , 27407

IMMANUELJerry Simpson , 203B Yorkleigh , Jamestown , N . C . 27282

W. Creighton Marlowe , 15850 Gils on St. , Portland , Org .

Dan Vaughan , 4501 Chaucer Dr . , 27407

JE SSUP GROVEPaul Marshall , R t. 3, B ox 832, 27410

LAKE TOWNSENDRufus J . McLaurin, 1810Morgan-Smith Dr 27405

LAKEVIEWGreg Cassady , Delmonte Dr .

NEW HOPELonnie K . Fons-t, 3518 McKnight Mill R d. , 27405

John T . Ta lbert , 2807 Emerson R d . , 27405

NORTHSIDEClarence Tucker , 3700 Miller Dr . , 27405

REEDY FORKParks Gregory , 4780 Yanceyville R d . , Brown Summit , N . C . 27214

SEDGEFIELDBeauford R . Smith , Rt . 12, B ox 379 , 27406MINISTERS BELONGING TO CHURCHES , OTHER THAN PASTORS

CALVAR YColeman Watkins , 3714 Dawson Ave 27401

Dona ld 0. KimreyCAMP HERMANR . Cole Lee , 5814 Summit Ave . , Brown Summit , 27214

CLIFTON ROADS . R . Young , 1901 Starlight Dr . , 27407

COLLEGE PARKGeorge W . LewisSam L . Riddle , Jr 2503 Atlanta St. , 27406

ELLER MEMORIALA . A . Rogers , 1604 N . O

’Henry Blvd 27405

FRIENDLY AVENUEJohn Owen (PI ) , 815 Montpelier Dr . , 27410

J . R . Washington (PI ) , 2315 Westhaven Dr . , 27403

Gloria Bridgers , 807 Westridge Rd 27410

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTFrancis A . Lunsford (R ) , 76 Murdock Ave Asheville

GREENSBORO FIRSTMarvin Bass 4122 Stirrup Dr 27407

Claud B . Bowen (R ) , 605 Greenway N 27403

Jimmy Edwards (PI ) , 1701 Wh iteley PI. 27406

Dwight Fickling (O ) , 405 Westover Terr 27408

Donna Forrester (O ) , 217 Adams St. , 27401

Vance Havner (E ) , 109 McIver St. , 27403Dewey R . Jones (CW ) , 5106 Forest Oaks Dr . , 27406

Thomas 0. Jones (R ) , 918 Fa irgreen R d . , 27410

Raymond Lanier (R ) , 1401 Vine St . , 27405Norman Livengood (PI ) , 1125 E dgemond Rd , 27406

Geneva Metzger (CH ) , 2604 Overbrook Dr 27408

Gilbert Pierce 4903 Hilltop Rd 27407

Arnold Robertson (E ) , P . 0. Box 9461 , 27410Del Suggs (CH ) , 3414 Overton Dr 27408

HILLCRESTGlenn B adenhop ( O ) , 4205 Bell Orchard Dr 27405

IMMANUELJack Matthews (O ) , 2106 Cheltenham Blvd . , 27407

Fletcher Thomas ( I ) , 1413 Clermont St 27403

Walter Heilig ( I ) ; 910W . Florida St. , 27403

LINDLEY PARKJerry B . Barfield , 2522-F Hiatt St 27403

John W . Lipscomb , 2510 Walker Ave . , 27403

NORTHEASTDouglas Maness , R t. 6 , B ox 499 , 27405

NORTHSIDEE dgebert Guffey , 3311 Donnell St 27405

Lee Beach , 3927 Yanceyville St. , 27405

PAR KWAYWilson L . Stewart (PI ) , Rt . 3 Box 388 , 27410Rona ld E . Wa ll (R ) , 3028 Robin Hood Dr 27408

Dale H . Riddle (EM-E P ) , P . 0. B ox 315 , 27402

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GREENSBORO FIRSTDouglas P . Peoples , M , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

S . C . Ray , Asst . Pastor , P . 0. Box 5443, 27403Norman Livengood , MP , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

Joseph M . Ra tliff , ME , P . 0. Box 5443, 27403Donna Forrester , MY MR,P . 0. Box 5443, 27403

Mrs . JO Covert , Sec . , P . 0. Box 5443, 27403

GUILFORDEmery Marx , MM , 4802 Tara Dr . , 27410

Richard Moretz , ME MY , 800 Stage Coach Tra il , 27410.Mrs . Patrick Kelly , Sec 1604 Stokes St. , 27407

HILLCRESTJim Oliver , MM MR , 2227 Cone Blvd . , 27408

Mrs . Wanda Brown , Sec Rt . 2 , B ox 248-D, 27405

HUNTER HILLSMrs . Phyllis Barbour , MM , 4406 Cornell Ave 27407

B ill Young , MY , 2406 Spring Garden St 27403

Mrs . Trudy Eads , Sec . , 4318 Halifax R d . , 27407

IMMANUELArt Williams , MM MY , Rt . 2, B ox 68 , Pleasant Garden, 27313

Mrs . Reavely Strader , Sec . , Rt . 1 , B ox 115 , Stokesdale , 27357JESSUP GROVE

Terry Lisk , MM , 915 Onslow Dr 27408

Jeanette Powers , Sec . , Rt . 2 , B ox 288 , Summerfield , 27358

LAKE TOWNSENDRufus J . McLaurin, Jr . MM ,

1810 Morgan-Smith Dr 27405

Mrs . Ann Butler , Sec Rt . 2 , Box 247-A-25, 27405

LAKEVIEWCharles Pinkelton , MM , 1317 20th Street , 27405

LANKFORD MEMORIALLawrence Brady , MM , 1403 Maple St 27405

LAWNDALETom Elam , MM MY ,

2913 Shady Lawn Dr 27408

Don Harrington , Asst . Pastor ME , 201 Leland , 27408Shirley Jones , Sec . , 2309 Albright Dr 27408

LINDLEY PARKMiss Ginger Smith , MM , ME MY , 4010 Walker Ave . , 27403

Mrs . Emily Hazelwood , Sec 4010Wa lker Ave . , 27403

MAGNOLIA STREETMyra R . Thrasher , MM , 2312 R evolan Dr . , 27407David M . Lindeman ,

ME MY , 1203 Magnolia St. , 27401Mrs . Pauline Phipps , Sec . , 1009 Elderwood PL, 27410

McCON NE LL ROADRob Harrell], MM , Rt . 6 , Box S3SA, 27407

NEW HOPEMrs . Bettie Talbert , MM , 2807 Emerson Rd . , 27405

NORTHEASTHenry Shelton , MM , Rt . 1 , Box 63, McLeansville , 27301

Mary Summers , Sec . , 1427 Vine St. , 27405

NORTHSIDEJoe McKinney , MM MY , 309 McIver St. , 27403Mrs . Lou Ann Ayers , Sec . , Rt . 6 , Box 188 Lot 76 , 27405

PARKWAYR . Michael Jones , MM, 427 Juds on Dr . , Wake Forest , 27587Larry Austin , ME , 1709 Efland Dr . , 27408

Miss Hazel Martin , Sec . ,2705 Dellwood Dr . , 27408

PINECROFTDwight H . Morris , MM , 2505 Daye Dr 27406

PLEASANT GARDENWilliam Slack , MM ,

2507 Graced Dr 27408

B ob Thomas , MY ME , 811 Sherrillwood Dr . , 27406

Mrs . Elsie Prevette , Sec Rt . 1 , B ox 30 C-4, Climax , 27233

PLEASANT GROVEMelba Gars t , MM , 4508 Somersworth Dr 27407

RANKINE . Samuel Marion , MM ,

1212 Whilden FL, 27408

William 0. West , ME MY , 1715 Spry St 27405

Mrs . Nata lie Barber , Sec . , Lot 24, *

4100 N . O’Henry Blvd . , 27405

REEDY FORKJoe V . Hill , MM , 3508 Vernon St. , 27408

Mrs . Robin McDaniel , Sec . , 1109 Larkhill Court , Brown Summit ,ROCKY KNOLLJimmy Jones , M , 3604 Fletcher Dr . , 27406

Mrs . Margaret Morgan , Sec . , 614 .Creekridge R d . ,27406

ROLLING ROADSJeff Price

,MM , 309 McIver St. , Apt . 7 , 27403

Mrs . Sarah Bozeman , Sec . , 2000 Lionne Dr . , 27407

SEDGEFIELDMariam P . Davis , MM , 210 Amberwood Dr . , Jamestown , 27252

SHAR PE ROADKenneth Kelly , M , Rt . 4, B ox 595 , 27406

Mrs . Marian Maness , Sec . , 3512 Barbour R d . , 27406

SIXTEENTH STREETRyland K . Young , MM , 2225 W . Cone Blvd 27408

Michael Rice,ME MY 2706 Orange St. , 27405

Mrs . Monica Long , Sec 1513 Countrys ide Dr . , 27405

SOUTH ELM STREETMrs . Marie Brown , Sec . , 3610 S . Elm St. , 27406

SOUTHSIDECharles Cheek ,

MY,2735 Freeman Mill Rd 27406

Mrs . Pat Gambill , Sec 2735 Freeman Mill R d . , 27406

STEVENS MEMORIALJames Wrenn,

MM , 5706 Thacker Da iry Rd 27406

Mrs . Jean Warren , Sec. ,2925 Martha’s Place , 27408

SUMMERFIELD FIRSTCharles A . Carroll , MM , P . 0. Box 14, Summerfield , 27358Mrs . Ruby S . Bridges , Sec . , Rt . 2 , Box 101 , Summerfield , 27358

SUMNERSmith Anderson , MM , 703 Wicker St. , 27403

Mrs . Dona Webster , Sec . , 2520 Cherbonne , 27407

TEMPLEMrs . Charlotte Cox, MM , Rt . 3, 27406

WILLOMOR EMarvin Pollard , MM , Rt . 1 , Box 135 , 27406

HISTORICAL EVENTS IN THE CHURCHCOMMUNITY Dedicated new Fellowsh ip Hall on June 4, 1978 .

FLORIDA STREET Dedication Dr . and Mrs . Charles Howell .GATE CITY On November 20, 1977 a commiss ioning service was held forMr , and Mrs . David Jenkins who were leaving as missionaries to jointhe Wycliffe B ible Translators .

GUILFORD Rev . and Mrs . Larry Wakefield , Min . Youth/E ducation wereappomted missionaries to Mexico . New As sociate Min . Youth/E ducationjoined sta ff , Cons truction began on Multip urpose building and paving ofparking lot .

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LINDLEY PARK Observed 3oth Anniversary , elected first woman deaconMrs . Ethel Faga .

MAGNOLIA STREET Noon-time Community-wide devotionals beganevery Wednesday , handicap ramp completed Minister of Education/Youth hired and orda ined .

NORTHEAST Ordination of Rev . Douglas Maness .

PARKWAY Dedicated Dr . and Mrs . Charles H . Howell as foreignmissionaries to Lima , Peru .

PLEASA

NT GROVE Calling new pastor January 1 , 1978 : Rev. Robert W .

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RANKIN May 28 , 1978 church Observed appreciation day for Pastor RoyThornberry with a this-is-your-Iife type “program . New carpet was installedin the church and pew cushions secured in August

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and men’s fellows-hip began in Sep tember .

ROCKY KNOLL A note burning Of the Church debt , Sept . 24, 1978 .

SHARPE ROAD Remodeled Church Kitchen .

SOUTH ELM STREET Orda ined Bill Harrison .

STEVENS MEMORIAL Purchased property on corner of Church and BondStreets , Greensboro , N . C .

SUMMERFIELD FIRST Car presented to Rev . C . M . Harrington on FifteenthAnniversary as Pastor Of the Church .

Con stitutionARTICLE I . NAME AND PURPOSE

Section 1 . The Ass ociation shall be called the Piedmont Baptist Association .

Section 2. The purpose Of this As sociation shall be to provide an organizationthrough which Southern Baptist Churches may voluntarily and cooperativelywork together to promote .and foster the Christian Gospel and by which suchaffiliated Churches may mutually develop , promote and encourage programsfor the edification of the Churches . The Association shall cooperate with theBaptist State Convention Of North Carolina and the Southern Baptist Convent ion .

ARTICLE II . COMPOSITIONSection 1 . The Association shall be composed Of the Cooperating SouthernBapt ist Churches which , at the date Of the adopt ion of this Constitution , currently compose the affiliated Churches Of th is Association and such other SouthernI

éaptist Churches as may hereafter become affiliated Churches pursuant to thisou

-stitution.

Section 2 . Any Church desiring to be affiliated with and received into thefellowship Of the Association shall apply by letter making a statement of itsfa ith and practices and declaring its purpose to cooperate with the As sociation .

The Statement adopted by the Southern Bapt ist Convention on May 9 , 1963

entitled “ The B aptist”

Faith and Message is hereby adopted by th is Association and shall serve as the basic guide Of the Credentials Committee , electedas hereinafter provided , in carrying out its duties under this Constitution withrespect to affiliations with the Association . Affiliated Churches shall be thosewhose membership consists Of believers baptized by immersion only . Uponinvestigation by and recommendation Of the Credentials Committee an appli

cant Church may upon the favorable vote Of two-thirds Of the messengerspresent and voting at a meeting of the Association be received into the fellowship Of the Association . Between meetings of the Association the ExecutiveBoard may , upon the recommendation Of the Credentia ls Committee , receiveany Church under watchcare pending final approva l by the As sociation .

Section 3. The Association sha ll have and exercise no authority over anyChurches , but it may determine the propriety of reta ining its affiliation andfellowsh ip with any Church which the Association , after investigation and report

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Section 2 . The Executive Board shall be composed of the Officers of theAss ociation , the Chairmen Of the Standing Committees of the As sociation , thePastor

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Of each cooperating Church or Miss ion,one layman elected by each

cooperating Church or Mission and the Director , Superintendent or head of eachmajor division of work Of the Association .

Section 3. The Executive Board shall meet at least quarterly at such timeand place as may be determined by the Board . Special Meetings Of the Executive Board may be called by the Moderator upon at least seven days priorwritten or actual ora l notice to the members of the Board .

ARTICLE VI . COMMITTEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARDSect ion 1 . For the purpose Of facilitat ing the work of the Association and

ass isting the Execut ive Board in carrying out its respons ibilities the ExecutiveBoard shall elect , promptly after the beginning of the Association year, themembers and Cha irmen Of the Standing Committees enumerated and describedbelow . In addition to the Standing Committees listed below the Executive Boardmay from time to time elect Sp ecial Committees with such respons ibilitiesand duties as the Executive Board may determine . The Officers of the Association shall make recommendations to the Executive Board concerning the makeup and composition of the Standing Committees except where the membership isspecifically determined by this Constitution . Wh ile the membership Of theStanding and Specia l Committees elected by the Executive Board shall generally be taken from the members of the Executive Board a member Of anysuch Committee who has ceased to be a member Of the Executive Board shallnot thereby be disqualified from completing such member’s term on such Committee unless otherwise disqualified as set forth in this Cons titution .

Sectlon 2 . The Standing Committees elected by the Execut ive Board shallmeet quarterly or as frequently as necessary to carry out their duties andrespons ibilities and sha ll make periodic reports and recommendations to theExecutive Board as may be required to keep the Executive Board informedof the work of such Committees . A meeting of any Committee may be ca lledupon at least 48 hours prior written or oral notice by the Cha irman of anyCommittee or by the Clerk of the Association at the direction of the ExecutiveBoard . The compos ition , duties and responsibilities Of the Standing Committeeselected by the Executive Board shall be as follows :

(a ) Activities CommitteeThe Activities Committee shall be compos ed of the officers of the

Association,the heads of all the Associational organizations , the Cha irman

Of all of the Standing Committees elected by the Executive Board and suchother persons as determined by the Execut ive Board . The Committee shallmake recommendations to the Execut ive Board for the effective coordinat ion of the programs and work Of the Association , prepare a calendar of activities for approval of the Execut ive Board and coordinate any specIal Association-wide programs or meeting ,

not previous ly included on the calendarOf activities , which may develop during the Association year .

( b ) Benevolence CommitteeThe Benevolence Committee sha ll be composed of such number Of mem

bers , not less than nine , as may be determined by the Executive Board .

The Executive Board shall attempt to elect to this Committee those personswho are involved in or acqua inted with the work of institutions , commiss ions and boards which f

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this Committee is charged with the responsxbllity

Of interpreting to the Association . The Committee shall seek to serve asinformational and promotiona l lia ison between the Ass ociation and the various institutions

,commissions and boards of the North Carolina State Bap

tist Convention and the Southern Baptists Convention including part1cularlythe North Carolina Baptist Hospital , North Carolina Baptist Home for theAging

,North Carolina Baptist Children’s Homes , the Annuity Board

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Ofthe Southern Baptist Convention and the Radio and Television CommmsmnOf the Southern Baptist Convention . The Committee may , w1th the approval

Of the Executive Board,develop programs and plans for informmg and en

couraging the participation of Churches Of the Assoc iation in the work , mmistries and financial needs Of such institutions , commissions and boards .

( c ) Christian Education Committee

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The Christian Education Committee shall be composed of such numberof members , not less than fifteen , as determined by the Executive Boardand shall include the Chr istian Education Representative , Baptist StudentUnion Representative

,Christian Literature Representative and others

determined by the Executive Board to be appropriate repres entatives Ofthe educationa l institutions of the North Carolina Baptist State Conventionand the Southern Baptist Convention . The Committee shall keep informedOf the work of the institutions and make reports and recommendations to

the Executive Board concerning the promotion of Christian Education andass istance to and strengthening Of the Baptist Student Union work in thecolleges in the area of the Association .

Chur ch Extens ion CommitteeThe Church Extens ion Committee shall be composed Of six members ,

each serving three years , with two members rotating Off each year . The

membership of this Committee shall be composed Of no more than threePastors and of other members elected from the Executive Board who represent different areas Of the Association . The Comm ittee sha ll concernitself with all types Of Church extens ions , including institutional ministries ,Vacation B ible Schools , Good Will Centers , Miss ions and Chapels . The Committee shall continually study the needs for Church extens ions within theAssociation and make appropriate recommendations to the ExecutiveBoard . These recommendations may concern location and purchase Of lotsfor new Churches or Chapels and the securing of sponsoring Churches fornew miss ion projects . The Committee shall make recommendations in co

operation with the Finance Committee regarding gifts or loans from theAssociation fund for Church extension a id . This Committee shall stand readyto assist any missions or chapels Of the As sociation in securing loans orgifts from the various denominational sources . Regular progress reportsfrom miss ions and chapels within the Association shall be heard by this Committee at its regular meetings .

( e ) Civic and Social Service CommitteeThe Civic and Social Services Committee shall be composed Of such

number Of members , not les s than nine , as determined by the ExecutiveBoard . The Committee shall be responsible for studying and making recommendations to the Executive Board concerning significant social issues andspecial social needs within the area Of the As sociation . Social issues shall

include but not be limited to alcohol , drugs , cr ime , delinquency ,gambling ,

race relations , Church-State relations and salacious literature .

( f ) Finance CommitteeThe Finance Committee shall be compos ed Of the Vice-Moderator ,

Treasurer , Representative of the Cooperative Program , and other members , not less than s ix , elected from the Executive Board . The Vice-Moderator shall be Cha irman Of the Committee . The duties Of the Committee shallbe to receive and review information from the Treasurer concerning thefinancial affa irs Of the Association ; to promote stewardship and missionemphasis in the Association ; to present the budget to the Executive Boardfor approval and presentation to the As sociation and to keep the ExecutiveBoard informed Of the financial condit ions Of the As sociation . The Committee shall make recommendations to the Executive Board concerning anyprogram to ra ise funds for the budget and for other miss ion causes approved by the Executive Board and sha ll be responsible for the promotionof an

yplan Of stewardship adopted by the Executive Board and/ or the As

soc1a Ion.

( g ) Lakewood CommitteeThe Lakewood Committee shall be composed Of nine members , each

serving three years , with three members rotating off each year . The Committee , subject to the ultimate authority Of the Executive Board , shall berespons ible for the operation , ma intenance and direction of the LakewoodBaptist Assembly . The Committee shall coordinate with the Finance Committee on financial requirements of the Assembly and may confer withthe Personnel Committee on matters Of personal policy .

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The Personnel Committee shall be composed of the Officers of the Association , the Cha irman Of the Finance Committee ,

the Cha irman of the )

Lakewood Committee and at least three other persons elected by the Executive Board . The Committee shall be respons ible for formulating personnelpolicy r ecommendations to the Executive Board and serving as lia isonwith and ass isting in the coordination Of the work ofi the Superintendent OfMiss ions and other staff personnel of the Association , except to the extentthat such duties are delegated to the Lakewood Committee .

( i ) Properties CommitteeThe Properties Committee shall be c omposed of the Cha irman of the

Trustees Of the Association and other members , not less than six ,elected

from the Executive Board . The duties Of this Committee shall be to correlate all recommendations coming to the Executive Board and make suchother recommendations as it may deem appropriate relating to the phys icalproperties owned by the Association . This sha ll include such items “as repa irsand ma intenance

,insurance , property improvement and long-range develop

ment p-lanmng .

ARTICLE VII . COMMITTEE S OF THE ASSOCIATIONSection 1 . The Association shall elect at the Annual Meet ing the GeneralCommittees enumerated and described below . These Committees shall serveuntil the next Annual Meeting and until their succes sors are elected . In addition to the General Committees listed below the Association may elect fromtime to time such Sp ecial Committee with such duties and responsibilities asthe Association shall determine .

Section 2 . The Committees elected by the Association shall meet as frequently as necessary to carry out their duties and resp ons ibilities . The Cha irmanshall give or cause to be given at least 48 hours prior written or oral not ice Ofany Committee meetings . The comp os ition, duties and responsibilities Of theGeneral Committees shall be as follows :

(a ) Auditing CommitteeThe Auditing Committee shall be composed - Oi two or more members

who sha ll be respons ible for or shall cause the financial records Of the Association to be audited and a report thereof to be furnished to Officers of

the Association and the Chairman Of the Finance Committee .

(b ) Council on OrdinationThe Council on Ordination shall be comp osed Of at least six ordained

minis ters who shall be available for counseling with and as s isting any Ofthe Churches of the Association who have persons seeking ordination .

( c ) Credentials CommitteeThe Credentials Committee shall be composed Of at least nine mem

bers with respons ibility for investigating applications for and recommendingto the Association the extens ion Of fellowsh ip and affiliation to other Churcheswithin the area Of the Association . The Committee shall also consider andmake recommendations to the Association with resp ect to any proposalconcerning the withdrawal Of the fellowship and affiliation of the As sociation from any Church . Any question concerning the seating Of the messengers shall be referred to the Credent ials Committee for investigation andrecommendation .

( d ) Constitution CommitteeThe Constitution Committee shall be comp osed Of at least five mem

bers with the respons ibility Of cons idering and making recommendationswith respect to any proposed changes in the Constitution of the Association .

( e ) Committee on CommitteesThe Committee on Committees shall be comp osed Of at least five

members .The Committee shall have the respons ibility of submitting nom

inations to the Association to fill the pos itions , including the Cha irman thereOf Of each General Committee Of the Association , including the Commlttee

on Committees .

( f ) Committee on NominationsThe Committee on Nominations shall be composed of at least five

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MOR NING SE SSION R ankin B ap tist Church , 3317 Summit Avenue ,

Greensboro, N . C.

Sub-Theme B old Missions— Committing

AM— Regis tration Of Messengers and Vis itors Host ChurchPrelude of Organ Music Mrs . Daylon Greene , Rolling Roads

AM— Ca ll to Order and Welcome Bobby Matthews , Moderator

Enrollment Of Messengers Mrs . Ruby Bridges , ClerkAdoption of Program Agenda Ray W . Benfield ,

Program Chmn.

Greetings from the Host Church Roy Thornberry , Pastor

AM— *Hymn NO. 265 : God Of Grace and God of Glory — HughesWard Ostrander , Friendly Avenue

AM— Treasurer ’s Report Sam Wils on , Treasurer

AM— Finance Committee Report Budget PresentationAM— Misce llaneous Bus iness

Cons titution Committee Report Lewis BoroughsAM— Scripture and Prayer Everette Barham

,Summerfield

AM— ADDRESS : The Baptist Association Howard Ford , RaleighDirector , D ivis ion of Missions , Baptist State Convention Of N . C .

AM— *Hymn NO. 293: Send Me , 0 Lord , Send Me — B igelowAM— Report from Wake Forest Univers ity Ray W . Benfield

Henry B . StokesAM— Report from Gardner-Webb College Paul HolcombAM— Report from the Annuity Board Curtis Harrington

Regina ld StroupAM— Report from the Baptist Book Stores Jimmy Edwards

AM— Report from the Baptist Homes for the Aging Julius Lambeth

AM— ASSOCIATION’S EXECUT IVE BOARD REPORT

AM— *Hymn NO. 260: Brethren , We Have Met to Worship — Moore

AM— Special Mus ic Tom McR ea , Florida StreetAM— Scripture and Prayer Aubrey McLellan, College ParkAM— ANNUAL SERMON Tom Williams , Sharpe RoadAM— *Hymn No: 288 : Tell The Good News”— BartlettAlli— *Benediction and Bless ing B ill West , Rankin

Adjourn to Bold Miss ions— Committing”Noon— Lunch Served by the Host Church

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AFTE R NOON SE SSION— R ankin B ap tist Church , 3317 Summit Avenue ,Greensboro, N . C.

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Sub-Theme B old Miss ions— E ducating

PM— Regis tration of Messengers and Vis itors Host Church

Prelude Of Organ MusicPM— Call to Order and Welcome Moderator

*Hymn NO. 300: Ring the Bells of Heaven — Root Art Williams ,Immanuel

Scripture and Prayer Pete Boone , Florida Street

PM— Organizationa l Reports— Sunday School David LindemanChurch Tra ining Everette Richards onWMU Ann SmithBrotherhood Sanford SmithMus ic Bill Slack

PM— Miscellaneous Bus inessPM— *Hymn NO. 377 :

“ Fa ith is the Victory”— SankeyPM— Introduction of Guests Yvonne Sma ll and “ Ricky Little , FB C-G

PM— Report from the Baptist Children’s Homes B ill ClaffeyW. Isaac Terrell

PM— Report from the Christian Action League D . P . McFarland

PM— Report from the Baptist F oundation Edwin Coates

PM— Report from the local Baptist Student Center Geneva Metzger

PM— Report from Meredith College Ray W . BenfieldCarolyn Robins on

PM— Report from Wingate College Harry Sherwood

PM— Report from the Baptist Hospital T . W . EstesGera ld N . Hewitt

PM— *Hymn No . 344: I Know Whom I .Have Believed”-McGranahan

PM— CONCERT OF MUSIC Introduced by B ill ClaffeyCampbell College Chorale

PM— MESSAGE Robert CleggDirector of Student Activities , Campbell College

Adjourn to Bold Missions— Educating

PM— Benediction Ernest Welch , Gate City*Standing

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E VE NING SE SSION E ller Memorial B aptist Church , 1200 Fourth S treet,Greensboro, N . C.

Sub-Theme “B old Missions— Witnessing

PM— Registration Of Messengers and Vis itors Host ChurchPrelude Of Mus ic— Mrs . Gerald Primm , Pianist , and Mrs . Bill Patterson , Organist

PM— Handbell Choir , First Baptis t Church ,Greensboro Joye Brannon ,Director

PM— Call to Order and Welcome Moderator*Hymn NO. 427 :

“ The Master Hath Come — Welsh MelodyGinger Smith , Lindley Park

PM— Scripture and Prayer Andy Cline, PinecroftPM— Greetings from Host Church Gerald Primm , PastorPM— REPORT FROM THE COOPERATIVE MINISTRIESDEPARTMENT O . L . Sherrill

Retired General Secretary , General Baptis t State ConventionPM— Committee Reports— Nominating . . Geraldine Lackey

Committee on Committees Ralph KnightTime , Place and Preacher . Alton McE achernEvangelism Leroy ParkerOrdination R oy ThornberryCredentials Otis DavisCons titutlon Lewis Boroughs

PM— Miscellaneous BusinessPM— *Hymn NO. 451 : O Zion , Haste — Wa lchPM— CONCERT OF MUSIC Handbell Cho ir , First Baptist Church

GreensboroPM— MISSIONARY MESSAGE Speaker Introduced by Ray W . BenfieldZebedee V . Moss , Missionary Of the Foreign Miss ion Board , SB C

Radio-TV Representative for Africa , Na irobi , KenyaPM— Report Of the Resolutions CommitteePM— Memorial Service

Handbell Choir , FB C-G Sha ll We Gather At The River”Adjourn to “ Bold Missions— Witnes s ing”

9 :00 PM— Benediction*Standing

OU R MISSIONAR Y SPE AKE R

The Rev . Zeb Moss has served as a missionary s ince 1959 , in Zambia until1973. He and Mrs . Moss now live in Kenya . His book for youth , Missions Alive ,was written in 1971 . Mrs . Moss is from Union Mills , N. C and Zeb is a nativeof Hoke County, N . C . She is a graduate of Gardner-Webb and Meredith Colleges , and he is a graduate Of Wake Forest University and Southeastern Seminary . He is presently work ing on the D .Min . degree at Southeastern Seminary

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PR OGR AM COMMITTE E

Ray W. Benfield"

, Cha irman , Lindley ParkBill Claffey , Gate CityJoye Brannon , First , GreensboroBobby Matthews , Ex-Officio , First , Greensboro

LOCAT ION OF CHUR CHE S

Both churches are in the northeast quadrant of the city. Rank in is on SummitAvenue , and Eller Memorial is just off Summit Avenue at 4th Street , near theWendover Avenue exit. U . S . 29 North is just east of Summit Avenue .

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17 . The congregation sang Brethren , We Have Met to Worship”to beginthe Hour Of Worship . Tom McR ae brought special music . Gera ld Primm readfrom John , Chapter 14. Tom Williams preached the Associational Sermon us ingNOhn as his subject . The congregation was led in s inging Tell the Goodews .

18 . Following the benediction and bless ing by Bill West , the morning sessionadjourned at AM.

19 . The afternoon sess ion was called to order by the Moderator .

20. Art Williams led in the singing of Ring the Bells of Heaven .

”21 . Pete Boone read Ephesians -13 and led in prayer .

22. Organizational reports were given as follows ( to be printed in Book of

a Sunday School David Lindemanb Church Tra ining Everette R ichardsonc . W.M.U . Ann Smithd . Brotherhood Ann Smith for Sanford Smithe . Music Report rece ived23 Miscellaneous bus iness cons idered :

a . Sam Wilson asked the Resolutions Committee to bring a resolution tothe evening sess ion affirming the action of the —Executive Board incalling Reverend Manuel E . Cunnup as Director Of Missions .

24. Art Williams led the congregation in singing Fa ith is the Victory .

25 . Yvonne Sma ll and “ Ricky Little”introduced the speakers for the afternoon .

26. Bill Claffey moved the adoption Of the report of the Baptist Children’s

Hlomes ( seconded and approved ) and introduced W . Isaac Terrell to speak on

t e report .27. D . P . McFarland brought the report from the Christian Act ion League .

28 . Edwin Coates gave the Baptist Foundation report .29 . The report from the local Baptist Student Center was brought by Geneva

Metzger .

30. Ray W . Benfield brought the report of the Christian Education Committee ,and introduced Carolyn Robinson who brought an oral report from MeredithCollege and Harry Sherwood who brought an oral report from Wingate College .

The report from the Baptist Hos pital was brought by T . W. Estes . Heintroduced Gerald N . Hewitt who spoke on the report.32

dArt Williams led the congregation in s inging I Know "Whom I Have B e

lieve33. A concert Of mus ic was presented by the Campbell College Chorale .

34. Robert Clegg , Director Of Student Activities at Campbell College , broughtthe message , using Luke as his text .35 . Fo llowing prayer by Ernest Welch , the afternoon session adjourned atP .M.

EVENING SESSION36. The evening ses s ion of the Piedmont Baptist Association began at

PM . with mus ic presented by the Handbell Choir Of First Baptist Church ,

Greensboro .

37 . The evening session at Eller Memorial Bapt ist Church was called to or

der by the Moderator .

38 . Ginger Smith led the congregation in s inging “ The Master Cometh .

39 . Andy Cline read Scripture from the Book Of Ezekiel and led in prayer .

40. Gera ld Primm brought greetings from the host church .

41 . Ray Benfield introduced Dr . 0. L . Sherrill , retired General Secretary ,General Baptist State Convention , who brought the report from the CooperatlveMinistries Department .42 . Committee reports were received at th is time (all approved ) :

a . Nominating Geraldine Lackeyb . Committee on Committees Ra lph Knightc . Time , Place , and Preacher Ralph Webb

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d . Evangelism Leroy Parkere . Ordination R oy Thornberry , Jr .

f . Credentials (NO report )g . Constitution Study Lewis Boroughs . A motion was made andseconded to adopt the Constitution as presented . Motion carried .

43. Miscellaneous business was considered :a . New staff members were recognized .

b . Henry Odom gave the report on Lakewood .

44. Ginger Smith led the congregation in singing O Zion ,Haste .

”45 . The Handbell Choir of First Baptist Church , Greensboro , presented a

concert of mus ic .

46. Zebedee V . Moss , Miss ionary Of the Foreign Miss ion Board , SE C, RadioTV representative for Africa , Na irobi , Kenya , brought a message , us ing Acts

for his Scripture .

47 . The report Of the Resolutions Committee was brought by Leroy Parker .

He also read a resolution on Liquor-by-the-Drink and moved its adoption . Seconded and unanimous approval given .

48 . A Memorial Service for those listed as deceased during the past churchyear was led by Bobby Matthews , followed by the Handbell Choir of FirstBaptist , Greensboro , playing “ Shall We Gather At the River .

”49 . The new Director Of Missions for the Piedmont Baptist As sociation , Rev

erend Manuel E . Cunnup , was introduced at th is time .

50. Following the benediction , the E ighty-fifth Annual Sess ion of the Piedmont Baptist Association stood adjourned at P M .

(Note : All written reports submitted during the session are printed in the Bookof Reports . Registered messengers and guests totaled

Respectfully submitted ,Ruby Bridges , Clerk

EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORTThe Executive Board Of the Piedmont Baptist Association held three specialcalled meetings and regular quarterly meetings as directed by the Constitution .

During the year , the Board met with the following Churches : Gate City ,Lawndale , Parkway , Stevens Memorial , Gibsonville First , College Park , andLindley Park .

Lake Townsend Baptist Church made a formal request for membership in theAssociation in January .

In February , the Search Committee presented the name of Nolan C . Johnstonfor Director Of Missions and a unanimous call was extended .

In April , the Search Committee reported it was again seeking a Director OfMissions .

In July , Charles Howell announced his resignation as Moderator to accepta call to the foreign mission field . Bobby Matthews was elected to serve therema inder of Dr . Howell’s term as Moderator and to continue as cha irman ofthe Finance Committee .

Tra ining for the Key Leadership Conference was held at Ridgecrest . OurAssociational Key Leadership Conference , held on July 10, was a tremendoussuccess . Thirt een clinics were conducted by our own Associational workers .

Cecil Ray was the keynote speaker . It is recommended that a conference of thistype be held aga in next year .

At the quarterly meeting in October , the name Of Reverend Maneul E . Cunnupwas presented by the Search Committee for cons ideration as D irector of Missions . A special called meeting was set for October 23, 1978 , at Lindley ParkBaptist Church .

An insurance survey requested by Charles Howell was completed and theinformation was presented at the October meeting by Horace Davis . Coveragehas been brought up to current requirements .

At the special ca lled meeting on October 23, 1978 , Reverend Manuel E . Cunnupwas presented to the Board . His call as Director of Missions for the PiedmontBaptist Association was unanimous . He accepted the call and will be on thefield December 1 , 1978 .

Respectfully submitted ,

Bobby Matthews , ModeratorRuby Bridges , Clerk

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B ill Claffey , Chm .

B illy GloverNeil YonceElmore RouseFrancis LunsfordJack Pierce

Henry S . Odom , Chm .

W . A . FoustMrs . Mattie SpencerWilliam B . SummersVernon WilliamsMrs . Elizabeth AppleJoe RatliffVic DowdCarl Andrews

R oy Thornberry , Jr .

William ClaffeyT . W . EstesO . G . BuchananTom WallHoward CockmanRichard Everhart*Raymond LanierAubrey McLellan*Everett BarhamCurtis HarringtonJulius LambethRichard KiddMax ReeceEugene Hardin*Alton WeeksW . F . Monroe

Mrs . Ann Smith , Chm .

David LindemanMrs . Ruby BridgesJohn A . Poe

Charles HowellMrs . Lee DavisBobby MatthewsA . L . ParkerEverette RichardsonRobert PhelpsB ill SlackSanford H . SmithJames Ta lbertSam WilsonRobert Wyrick

Nominations 1978

EXECUTIVE BOARDPiedmont As sociat ionCommittees for 1978CHURCH EXTENSION

(P ) Gate City 1979

Friendly Ave . 1978(P ) Immanuel 1978

Parkway 1979(P ) Gibsonville First 1980

Lindley Park 1980

C . Bapt . Children’sC . Hospital Rep .

Radio TV Commiss ion

Annuity BoardBapt . Homes for the Aging

W.M.U . DirectorSunday School Dir .

Clerk

ModeratorTaemoVice ModeratorCha irman EvangelismTra ining DirectorMus ic DirectorBrotherhood DirectorTreasurer

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LAKEWOODImmanuelGuilfordRankinBessemerPleasant GardenClifton RoadsGreensboro l st

BessemerParkway

BENE VOLENCERankinGate CityGui lfordTempleSixteenth St .Reedy ForkMcConnell RoadLankford MemorialCollege ParkSummerfield FirstSummerfield FirstRolling RoadsCalvaryHillcrestNorthsideTempleStevens Memorial

ACTIVITIESPleasant GardenMagnolia St .Summerfield FirstNortheastParkwayFriendly Ave .

Greensboro FirstFr iendly Ave .

LawndalePleasant GrovePleasant GardenPleasant GardenReedy ForkGreensboro FirstSixteenth St .

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Otis DavisJames EdwardsBobby InmanM . L . LawsonGeneva Metzger Baptist Student Union*Linwood OatesWilliam SlateJulius LambethPete Boone*Vernon FousheeA . T . Sherri llJim Newby

PERSONNELRuby Bridges Summerfield FirstHenry S . Odom ImmanuelRoy Thornberry Ra nkinCharles Howell ParkwayAlton McE achern Greensboro FirstRay Benfield Lindley ParkBobby Matthews Greensboro FirstAnn Smith Pleasant GardenBill Claffey Gate CityCurtis Woods Clifton RoadSam Wilson Greensboro First*The names appearing are e ither interim pastors or the cha irmen of the deacons from churches who fa i led to report an Execut ive Board representative . Itis the recommendation of the Nominating Committee that these interim pastorsand deacon cha irmen serve on the Executive Board until such time as the churchformally elects a pastor or Executive Committee representative .

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONTREASURER’S REPORT

OCTOBER 1 , 1977— SEPTEMBER 30, 1978

Balance at October 1 , 1977Budget Receipts ( Schedule A )Miscel laneous Receipts ( Schedule B )

DisbursementsTransfer Funds Genera l SavingsGeneral Fund Savings :Ba lanceInterestLess Intangible TaxTransferred FundsLess Treasury B illInterest on Treasury B illLess Transaction Charge

Church Extension Fund :BalanceInteres tLess Intangible TaxNote Receivable 10-1-78Sedgefield ChurchBank Balance as Of

Checking AccountGeneral Fund SavingsTreasury B ill

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SedgefieldSoutheast ChapelWillomoreClifton RoadsGreensboro FirstNorths ideSumnerRolling RoadsFlorida StreetSedgefieldSouth Elm StreetWillomore

ClerkChm . , Lakewood Com.

Chm Benevolence Com.

ModeratorChm . , Properties Com.

Oh-m . , Christian Ed . Com .

V . Mod . Chm . Fin . Com.

Chm. ,Activities Com.

Chm. , Church Ext . Com.

Chm Civic Soc . Serv .

Treasurer

SCHE DULE ABessemerBuchananCalvaryCamp HermanClifton RoadCollege ParkEller MemorialFlorida StreetFriendly AvenueGate CityGethsemaneGibsonville FirstGreensboro FirstGuilfordHillcrestHunter HillsImmanuelJessup GroveLake TownsendLankford MemorialLawnda leLindley Park

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SCHEDULE BSimultaneous RevivalEnvelopesUtilities RefundSales Tax RefundInterest , Westland Dr . PropertyInsurance , Refund Westland Dr . PropertyMusic EducationPEA Summer Camp Account (77 ) ClosedPleasant Garden , LakewoodLakewood Day CampersSunday School ClinicMovie “ Truce In The ForestHandi Clean , LakewoodLove Offering : Howell Wakefield

DISBUR SEMENTS DISBURSEMENTSDir - Of Miss ions Salary -0

Sercetary Other Clerical HelpSub total 3 6

Adm . Contingency FundDir . of Miss ions Conf . Conv . Exp .

Workmen’s CompensationHospital Insurance , SecretarySocial Security , Secretary OthersSub total

Supplies Other ExpensesPostageTelephoneAssociational MinutesMa in . , Repa ir Exist . EquipmentRent , PB A OfficeOffice InsuranceSub total

Magnolia StreetNew HopeNortheastNorthsideParkwayPinecroftPleasant GardenPleasant GroveRankinReedy ForkRocky KnollRolling RoadsSedgefieldSharpe RoadSixteenth StreetSouth E lm StreetSouths ideStevens MemorialSummerfield FirstSumnerTemple

Church Tra iningEvangelistic ClinicSunday SchoolR . A . ProgramMusic EducationLibrary ExpensesW . M . U .

BrotherhoodSub total

Activities Dir . Other WorkersCaretaker

,Salary Etc .

Ma in . , Improve — BuildingsMa intenance— GroundsInsuranceNew Equipment— PlaygroundUtilitiesJanitorial SuppliesLong Range PlanningSub total

Incidental FundTOTAL BUDGETOther DisbursementsOffice SuppliesMus ic EducationSunday SchoolIncidental FundHowell-Wakefield OfferingTOTAL EXPENDITURESFUNDS COLLECTED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR PIEDMONT BAPTISTASSOCIATION OCTOBER 1

,1977 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1978

Payments Of interest at the rate of 6 on a principal Of wererece ived as follows from the purchasers Of the property at 719 Westland Drive ,Greensboro , N . C .

Payment due October 15 , 1977Payment due November 15 , 1977Payment due December 15 , 1977Payment due January 15 , 1978Payment due February 15 , 1978

Payment due March 15 , 1978Payment due April 15 , 1978Payment due May 15 , 1978Payment due June 15 , 1978Payment due July 15 , 1978Payment due August 15 , 1978Payment due September 15 , 1978

Payments transmitted to Associational Treasurer , perExecutive Board :

October , 1977 paymentNovember , 1977 paymentDecember , 1977 paymentJanuary

,1978 payment

February,1978 payment

March,1978 payment

April,1978 payment

May,1978 payment

June,1978 payment

July,1978 payment

*August,1978 payment

*September , 1978 payment

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PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONSunday School Report , 1977-78

In addition to the continuing consultant role assumed by the Sunday SchoolTeam, the following projects were offered for the local church Sunday Schoolleadership this year :1 The Pastor D irector Planning workshop was held two times . Because of a

planning error , the origina l workshop was held onMemorial Day . In orderto Offer planning for as many churches as would respond ,

another workshopwas held in Augus t .An Outreach Clinic , May 22 at Parkway Church ,

led by Larry Austin,Out

reach Director Of our association . The purpose Of this clinic was to explorevarious outreach ideas for Sunday School work , as ava ilable for each general age group .

3 Vacation B ible School Activities— These were led by Edwin Chenoweth .

a We attended the State VE S Tra ining Clinic,Caraway

,March 2-3.

b We Offered an Early B ird VB S D irector’s Clinic at Eller MemorialChurch , March 13.

c We Offered an Associational VE S Clinic at First Church ,April 17 .

This Clinic was Offered in the morning and in the evening .

4 As a pilot project in conjunction with the State Sunday School Board,Miss

Diane Buchanan , Souths ide Church , served as our Associational BackyardB ible C lub and Mission VE S consultant . There were two Miss ion Schoolsreported with a tota l enrollment Of 227

,and thirteen Backyard B ible Clubs

reported with a tota l enrollment of 327.

A Curriculum Interpretation Clinic for adult and youth material was ledby Lee Porter , Baptist Sunday Schoo l Board , Nashville ; at Lindley ParkChurch on May 2 .

6 Our Sunday School Leadership Tra ining Clinic ( called “ Sunday SchoolPotpourr i”) was held at Lawndale Church ,

Sept . 11-12 . This clinic was opento s ix associations , and Offered 26 separate conferences . We enrolled 333.

It is regretful that the personnel list is so incomplete for the coming year .

P leasebe assured that each church will be informed concerning who the con

sultants and clinicians are as soon as they are procured . If you have a desireto serve , and an expertise in some Sunday School area , please feel free to ca llme at Magnolia Street Church to discuss the poss ibility Of your working withus in Associationa l Sunday School Work .

Respectfully submitted ,David M . Lindeman , Sunday School Director

CHURCH TRAINING REPORTWe wish that we could give a glowing report of accomplishments during thepast year but unfortunately this is not the case . We have been ava ilable for assistan

ee to the churches and we encourage you to ca ll on us when we can be

helpfu

We hope to have a full slate Of workers by the beginning Of the new Associational Year . This will enable us to serve the chur ches in a ll areas of work .

A list of these department workers will be listed in the As sociationa l Minutesor if you need help call me at 272-3414 or 292-6283.

We had participants from four churches in the children’s scripture drill and'

we urge each Of you to encourage your children to part icipate because it willbe a growth experience for the chi ldren ,

their parents and their leaders . TheChurch Tra ining program has aga in returned the Sword Drill to the Junior HighDepartment . This can be a very meaningful program as your young peoplelearn to use the B ible properly . The speakers program for young people has

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been reinstituted and our Youth Leaders will be promoting this in your churches .

I am sure that many of the churches have tra ining programs but do not callit Church Tra ining . We congratulate Parkway for beginning a church programand we pray that other churches will follow their leadership . If you need assistance we stand ready to give any help we can .

Our Clinic for Church Committees was not well attended this year . We areplanning to have another Clinic next year and will appreciate your markingyour calendar and sending your Committees to this clinic . If you have suggestions as to the type of Committee Clinics we should hold please let us hearfrom you .

Last year we had good "

trendance at our “ M”Night . This year , RichardEverett

,with our State Baptist Convention , will be our speaker . The program

will be at Friendly Avenue and your support will be appreciated .

We covet your prayers for the Church Tra ining workers that God will useus to he lp in a program of work that will magnify His name .

Respectfully submitted,Everette Richards on

WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION

WMU in the Piedmont is alive and growing . We’ve had an exciting year aswe’ve worked with the churches in WMU . We’ve seen growth in the area ofB YW work and we ’ve seen renewed enthus iasm among other leaders .

The Associational WMU has provided leadership tra ining for churches in thearea such as the Fall Leadership workshop at Florida St . Church which featured an autograph party with Mrs . Sara Parker . We also provided two miss ions

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lnstitutes for all age levels to help develop mis s ion study teachers in thec ure es .

Activities for each Of the age levels were provided on the As sociational levelthroughout the year , except for Mission Friends where none are recommendedbecause Of the young age Of the ch ildren . Among the activities , G . A .

’s had abanquet and an Old-fashioned picnic and swim as well as a week of res identcamp at Lakewood . Acteens had a spaghetti supper , on a ra iny , cold night thatwas delightful despite the weather . The BW Focus Week Banquet at First Baptist drew a record number with a large number of men in attendance . Therewas a BW Pres idents’ Dessert Party and the Annual BW/B YW Prayer Retreatat Lakewood .

One of the most thrilling events of our year was the WMU reception at Lindley Park for the two families from our association who will represent us on

the foreign miss ion field , the Charles Howells and the Larry Wakefields . St illanother couple , the Jack Yates from College Park , have felt the call to fulltime service and will be serving in the Miss ion Service Corps in Kenya for twoyears . Surely these fine couples are the fruit Of our missionary zeal here in thePiedmont . Let’s support them with our prayers and offerings during the comingyears .

Miss ion action continues to be an integral part of the As sociation’s work .

Through the combined help of the churches we were able to provide luncheseach Monday for town students at the BSU Center on the UNC-G campus . Wehad a very rewarding program for Internationals that featured severa l eventsduring the year . We appreciate the cooperation of the churches in the loan of

buses to help with this project . We collected socks and lipsticks for women atthe State Prison in Raleigh . We look forward to continuing these activities during the coming year .

Women in the Piedmont Association can be proud of the work they are do ing .

We have some Of the most talented and capable leaders in the State right herein our own Association . There is a spirit Of genuine love and cooperation between the leaders as they serve Our Lord here in the Piedmont .On a personal note , my term Of Office has ended . It has been a privilege

to serve first as Assistant WMU Director for two years and then as WMUDirector for three . I am a far richer person because of it . The friendships I’vemade with you and your unselfish example Of giving of yourselves have helpedme grow as a Christian . Thank you for the valuable lessons you’ve taught me .

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I can leave the Office knowing that there ’s no Association in North Carolinathat has a better group Of leaders to serve them than does the Piedmont . Maywe truly be filled with power to be witnesses for Christ here and to the uttermost parts Of the earth .

Then when the garnered fieldSha ll to our Master yieldA bounteous store

,Christ , hope Of all the meek ,Christ , whom all earth shall seekChrist , your reward shall speak ,

Joy evermore .

From The Women’s Hymn by Fannie E . S . Heck

Mrs . Sanford H . SmithBROTHERHOOD REPORT

We have had a revival of interest in R . A . work in the Association . Severalchurches have revitalized their leadership and program . We anticipate that nextyear we will have good R . A . leadership at the associational level which willbuild on the exist ing program .

The Baptist Men carr ied out a mission project to Ironton , Ohio , led by Mr .

Clifton Hix Of Sharpe Road . We had participants from Guilford Baptist ,Road and Pleasant Garden . We had one group to go to the Asheville area topaint a rura l church .

We would like to see greater interest on the part Of pastors and educationaldirectors in the formation of Baptist Men’s units in the local churches . TheBaptist Men’s unit of Brotherhood can be the strongest ministering arm of thechurch and , indeed , should be . I hope that the pastors will give the new Associational Brotherhood Director , C lifton Hix, their full support . I thank thechur ches for the opportunity to serve in this capacity for the past five years .

Respectfully submitted ,Sanford H . Smith

MUSIC MINISTRY REPORTIf we were to eva luate the year Of 1978 , we would say that we had a good

year . Your ass ociational music committee has done an excellent job , meetingon a monthly basis , to plan the various functions of the mus ic ministry Of our

Association . We have endeavored to involve all the churches Of our association .

In January we had our Annual Directors /Accompanist Banquet at FloridaStreet . We had over 50Directors /Accompanists at the banquet . Charles Storey ,

from the music department in Raleigh was our gues t speaker .

In March , we had our Fifth Annua l Youth Choir Retreat at Ridgecrest . Dr .

B ing Vick from Furman University was our director , and we had an enrollmentOf 285 youth from 19 associational chur ches . Once aga in , a port ion Of the mus iclearned on the retreat was video-taped and shown on Channel 2 T . V .

In April,we had our first associational Music Festival where the cho irs came

together , sang for other choirs , and the directors and choirs were given someinstruction on how to improve

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themselves . Although only 5 churches participatedthe experience was great , and we are expecting many more choirs this year .

Tom McR ae ,was our director for Get On Board , Children a mus ical about

Noah and the Ark . This was the mus ic learned at our ch ildren 5 music day campin July . We had an enrollment of over 100 youth , grades 4 to 6 . This was heldat Immanuel and Lake-wood .

As th is annual report is being written we are preparing for our second adultmini retreat . From all indications we will have a good retreat th is year . FestusRobertson will be the Guest Director .

Your committee has worked hard in planning an Associational Music Programfor all churches

,and you will read in the annual calendar to be published w1th

these reports a ll the activities scheduled for next year .

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Pastorial LiaisonDir . of Teach ing Improve . Tra iningVE S DirectorSecretarySenior AdultMiddle AdultSingle AdultCollege StudentsOlder YouthYounger YouthOlder ChildrenMiddle ChildrenYounger ChildrenOlder PreschoolMiddle PreschoolYounger Preschool

Church Tra ining DirectorNew Member Tra iningLeader Tra ining D irectorPreschool 1Preschool 2Preschool 3Children Tra ining 1Ch ildren Tra ining 2Ch ildren Tra ining 3Youth Tra iningAdult Tra ining

Brotherhood DirectorBaptist Men DirectorMiss ion Study LeaderMiss ion Action LeaderR . A . Committee CO-ChairmenPioneer Couns elorCrusader CounselorLad CounselorActivities LeaderEnlistment

WMU Director Mrs . Shirley Barbee (Gate City )Ass istant WMU Director Mrs . Betty Spencer (Guilford )Baptist Women Director Mrs . Carol Rogers (Lawndale )Ass istant Baptist Women D ir . Mrs . Loretta Hix ( Sharpe Rd . )

Baptist Young Women Director Mrs . Patricia Minix (Gate City )Ass istant Baptist Young Women Dir . Mrs . Patricia Frazier (Reedy Fk . )

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Max Reece (Hillcrest )Mark Sizemore ( Calvary )

Ed Chenoweth (Eller Mem .

Mrs Rosemary Hand ( Souths ide )Ginger Smith (Lindley Park )Don Harrington (Lawndale )Jan Clark (Greensboro l st)

Geneva Metzger (Greensboro 1st)

Mike Rice ( Sixteenth St . )Bill West (Rankin )

Richard Moretz ( Guilford )Lucille York ( Sharpe Rd . )

Mrs . Dot Boldman (Lawnda le )Charles Bridgers (Friendly Ave . )

Everette Richardson (Lawndale )Mrs . Ray Lawson (Lawndale )Dwight Thomas , Jr . (Lawndale )

Mrs J . W . Boldman (Lawndale )Mrs Robert Higdon (Friendly Ave . )

Mrs . B . L . Triplett (Pleasant Garden )

Michael R ice ( Sixteenth St . )A. 11en Winters ( Sumner )Clifton Hix ( Sharpe Rd . )

Sanford Smith (Pleasant Garden ). Clifton Hix— Sanford SmithClifton Hix— Sanford SmithBill Perdue ( Stevens Mem . )

Jerry Kennon (Gate City )Howard Caudle (Greensboro 1_st)

Mrs . Nancy Phelps (Pleasant Grove )Mrs . Ann Toomey (Pleasant Garden )Mrs . Marce line Malone (Florida St . )Mrs . Connie Dickens (Lawndale )Mrs . Sue Andrews (Parkway )

Mrs . Clara Newnam (Eller Mem . )

Mrs . Helen Graham (Rankin )Mrs . Sara Parker (Friendly Ave . )

Mrs . Frances Funderburk (Bessemer )Mrs . Audrey Apple (Bessemer )

Mrs . Marceline Malone”

(Florida St . )Mrs . Wanda Halsey ( Sixteenth St . )

Mrs . Nell Caudle (Calvary )Mrs . Pat Stockard ( College Park )

B ill Slack (Pleasant Garden )Andy Carroll ( Summerfield l st)Mrs . Fran Moseley (Lawndale )

Edwin Chenoweth (Eller Mem . )Tom McR ae (Florida St . )Tom Elam (Lawndale )

Ward Ostrander (Friendly Ave . )

Part-time Programs Ryland Young ( Sixteenth St . )James Wrenn ( Stevens Mem . )

Librarian Secretary Mrs . Lucille Grubbs ( Stevens Mem . )Accompanist

*TACMOPres identVice PresidentAudio VisualTechnical Proces s ConsultantSecretary

Cha irman of EvangelismHospital RepresentativeHome for Aging RepresentativeChildren’s Home Representative

Annuity BoardRadio Televis ionBaptist Student UnionCooperative ProgramChristian Act ion LeagueTrustee

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Trus tee , Term Ending 1980Trustee

,Term Ending 1981Serving on the Nominating Comm ittee 1977-1978

Mrs . Geraldine LackeyLarry WakefieldDaylon GreeneAl LineberryVernon WilliamsHistorian Mrs . Jane Howell ( College Park )

TIME , PLACE , PREACHE R COMMITTEE REPORT

THE TIME PLACE AND PREACHER COMMITTEE makes the followingrecommendatmn to the As sociation :1 . We recommend that the date for the 8sth Annual Sess ion of the As sociationbe held on October 25 , 1979 .

2 . We recommend that the morning and afternoon ses s ions be held with theSharpe Road Baptist Church and the evening sess ion with the Camp Herman Baptist Church .

3. We recommend that Reverend H . D . Jack R oe preach the As sociationalsermon and that Reverend Charles Cross serve as alternate .

Respectfully submitted ,

Ra lph Webb , Chairman

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iofiT WyfickRoy Thornberry , Chairman Don LewisT . W . EstesMax R eece CONSTITUTION COMMITTE EVernon Williams Sam Johns on , ChairmanA . C . Scott Curtis HarringtonJ . B . Clifton

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Mrs . Lee Davis (Friendly Ave . )

Mrs . Jo Levens (Pleasant Garden )B ob Farley (Greensboro l st)

Mrs . William Clark (Pleasant Grove )Mrs . Rosemary Hand ( Souths ide )A . L . Parker (Friendly Ave . )

Curt is Woods ( Clifton Rd . )

James Clifton (Camp Herman )Daylon Greene (Rolling Rd . )

Horace Davis (Rocky Knoll )Tom Wall ( Sixteenth St . )

Geneva Metzger ( Greensboro l st)

R oy Thornberry , Jr .(Rankin )

Max Reece (Hillcrest )H . A . Boone (Florida St . )

H . B . Blackwelder (Rolling Rd . )

Jack Sutton (Pleasant Garden )

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES RESOLUT IONS COMMITTEEVictor Dowd , Chairman A . L . Parker , Cha irmanRa lph Knight B ill WestCurtis Woods Ronald Wall

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE Bobby MatthewsB ill Claffey , Cha irman Dan SearsAdrain Harris Curtis WoodsRyland YoungNewling Richey

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEEThere was one application to join the Piedmont Baptist Association th is year

submitted by Lake Townsend Baptist Church . They were admitted under thewatchcare of the Executive Board in January 1978 . A letter of progress relativeto the ir work and minis try will be included in the 1978 Associational minutes .

As members of the Credentials Committee , we heartily recommend them to

full standing as a fully cooperating Baptist Church with our P iedmont BaptistAs sociation and Baptist work across the s tate , upon the completion of theiryear under the watchcare of the Execut ive Board .

Respectfully submitted ,Otis Davis , Cha irman

EVANGE LISM REPORTBold Mission Thrust involves advance in every area of church life . Evange

lism is the heart core of this great undertaking .

We are challenged to baptize twice as many peop le in 1982 as we did in 1976 .

Th is is the big over-arching goal of the association . This goal is reachablethrough careful evangelistic planning and execution on both the associationaland church levels .

Here are severa l suggestions for the churches :1 . Elect an Evangelistic Task Force2 . The Task Force will work with the pastor in planning Revivals and otherOutreach Activities

3. Lay-led Reviva l Weekends4. Lay

-renewal WeekendsI recommend that an Associationa l Task Force or committee be selected and

appointed by the cha irman of evangelism .

May I recommend to you this phrase “ Evangelize and grow In 1978-79 .

Respectfully submitted ,A . L . Parker , Cha irmanEvangelism

COUNCIL ON ORDINATION REPORTThe following men were approved for ordination upon the recommendation

of their respective churches :Marcus T . Sizemore at Ca lvaryDouglas Maness at NortheastRobert T . Summerell at Friendly Avenue

Respectfully submitted ,R oy V . Thornberry , Jr . , Cha irmanCouncil on Ordination33

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To This DateChurches To Above Date Last Year

LawndaleLebanonLindley ParkLoveMcConnell RoadMagnolia StreetMart in AvenueNew HopeNortheastNorthsideNorthwestParkwayPhiladelph iaPinecroftPla in ViewPleasant GardenPleasant GroveRankinReedy ForkRocky KnollRolling RoadsSedgefieldSharpe RoadSixteenth StreetSoutheastSouth Elm St .SouthsideStevens MemorialSummerfield FirstSumnerTempleWillomore StreetCentral ChapelDevon DriveFraser ChapelOther Than ChurchTOTAL

LAKEWOOD COMMITTEE REPORTThe Lakewood Committee for 1977-1978 consisted of the following persons .

H . S . Odom , Immanuel , Cha irman ; W . A . Foust , Guilford ; Mattie Spencer ,Rankin ; E lizabeth Apple , Clifton Road ; William Summers , Bessemer ; Carl Andrews , Parkway ; Vernon Williams , Pleasant Garden ; Victor Dowd , Bessemer ;S . C . R ay , Greensboro l st.

The first item of business for the committee was the employment of a newcaretaker . Mr . and Mrs . Ed Permar were selected for the job after advertising ,

screening and interviewing . The Permar family moved into the house at Lakewood in Apri l and have done an outstanding job of keeping the facilities in goodcondition . It is anticipated that the Permars will be the caretakers at Lakewoodfor severa l years .

S . C . Ray cha ired the subcommittee on Summer Camp . A summer staff wasemployed cons isting of the following : Miss Bobbie Moffitt , Director ; Ron Settle ,Associate Director ; Pattie Troxler , C indy McIver , Shawn Stinson , Counselors .

Each were employed for 10weeks at the following rates : D irector perweek , Associate Director per week , Counselors per week .

The attendance at 6 weeks of day camp was 198 in age groups of 4 years to

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11 years . In addition to the day camps there were G . A . camps and musiccamps .

The income and expenses for Summer Camp is as follows : SalariesExpenses total less camper fees cost to the association

Mr . Ray and his committee performed a commendable job on this subcommittee.

Extensive remodeling and repa irs were done on the caretaker house whichwas in dire need of repa ir . Repairs to the counselors’ cottage and dining hall ,repairs to plumbing system , electrical system , pool and cabins was done .

Mrs . Elizabeth Apple and Mrs . Mattie Spencer served as Cha irpersons of thekitchen subcommittee and performed their usual good job . Both these ladieshave served on the Lakewood Committee several times in the past .The long range planning subcommittee was cha ired by Carl Andrews . Due toserious health problems which developed in late spring , Carl Andrews has notbeen able to accomplish the desired goa ls of this subcommittee .

Every weekend Lakewood was used by the churches of the association . No

count is available on the people who used Lakewood in the evenings and weekends . It is estimated to be in excess of 1000.

An attempt was made to get each church in the association to be responsiblefor the ma intenance on part of the Lakewood property . This attempt to getAssociation-wide support to better ma inta in the Lakewood facilities was notwell received or responded to . Gate City Church did take their requested assignment which was to repair one cabin and did a commendable job . Otherchurches have done part of their requested ass ignment , and it is hoped thatthey will do more this winter and next spring .

At the present time all subcommittees for the year have been dissolved .

The retiring Lakewood Committee make the following recommendations :( 1 ) The Association make a decision on the use of Lakewood . There are 80

plus acres in the facility . As presently organized and built the use of Lakewoodis limited to one group at the time . There is room for picnic shelters , campingareas and other facilities to make the property more ava ilable if the association elects to do so.

( 2 ) It is recommended that Long Range Planning for Lakewood be placedin the Properties Committee and that a study of the feasibility of expandingthe facilities be made . It is recommended that a decision be made within thenext 6 months on whether or not to restore the lake . The dam was washed out

in the heavy ra in of Sept . 8 , 1977 and has not been repa ired due to the costinvolved . It is estimated that the restoration of the lake to make it suitablefor boating and fishing would cost in excess of( 3) A request has been received from Mr . Willie Coble , a neighbor of Lake

wood and an adjoining property owner , for sale to him of about acre of

the property to provide better access to his property . It is recommended thatthe properties committee study this and make a decis ion or report to the association for any decis ion to sell or grant a right of way to Mr . Coble .

4) Budget support to Lakewood not to be reduced , but increased as neededto permit needed ma intenance to be done . There are major repa irs that need

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to be made , such as repa ir of pool apron .

( 5 ) That extreme care be taken in the appo intment of the Lakewood committee to get people who will give the time and energy necessary to serve .

That people e lected be those with skills and experience in building or ma intenance , and camp operations .

( 6 ) That the staff for summer camp be employed no later than April l st sothat plans for the summer can be adequately made .

My thanks to all those who have served on the Lakewood Committee this yearand to all the many other people who have helped in many ways .

Respectfully submitted ,H . S . Odom , Cha irman

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The following letter was received by the Association secretary and I feelthis needs to be shared with all of you.

Dear Piedmont Baptists ,In beha lf of my husband , Ed , daughter , Teresa and myself , I would like tothank you , the people of the Piedmont Bap-tist Associational churches . Yourmany express ions of encouragement and appreciation have helped us to meetthe cha llenge we accepted when we became your caretakers at Lakewood .

The caretaker’s cottage was redecorated and we moved at Easter .

“ A NewBeginning”plunged us into building and equipment upkeep , pool ma intenance ,diplomacy , landscaping and clean-up . There were some problems we couldn’tsolve so we relied heavily on the Lakewood committee . Ma l Lib Apple wereespecially helpful . They spent a year at Lakewood about ’69 . They helped usdetermine what made most of the place work . Bennie Mattie Spencer helpedsolve several problems . We have Mattie and the G . A .

’s to thank for a coolsummer in the form of an a ir conditioner for the ’

house and Benny for installingit . Hank Odom saw to it that we had what we needed and he and Horace Davisand others got the pool into operation . The Gate C ity senior men were super withCabin # 1 . So many others have been helpful in many ways .

Many interesting things have happened to us , like the time I was unable toreach Hank Odom in an emergency situation . Teresa suggested I ask his secretary to leave this message on his desk . HELP " He responded rather quickly . Ilearned to drive the tractor easily but couldn’t figure out how to engage themower . I a lmost ran over the plumber’s truck trying to find the right lever .

Ed came in white as a ghost one night after checking the pump house . Hehates it when black snakes hang from the rafters . One day I mowed and rakedwhile campers were here . When I showered and dressed , I star-ted out in thecar and stopped by to check the pool . As I approached , I heard some of theyoung people say , Hey , who is that?”“ Mike is that your mother?”etc . Theydidn’t recognize me without my tractor .

We enjoyed meeting so many of you. Bless you for your patience and understanding . We ate well G . A . week . We mowed , chlorined and backwashedthrough an interesting summer .

We hope to improve Lakewood in the coming years . Perhaps some of youwould like to help by sharing small fruit trees , shrubbery and other plants andtrees . If so, call me at 697-1964 and I will pick them up and get them into thelandscape to beautify the next “ New Beginning .

”Your Caretaker’s caretaker ,Belle Permar

REPORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE1 . Be it resolved that we express our s incere appreciation to the RankinBaptist Church and her pastor , R oy Thornberry , Jr . ,

for hosting the day sess ionsof the Piedmont Baptist Association , and to the ladies and men of the churchfor a most excellent meal . Further thanks are expressed to the Eller MemorialBaptist Church and her pastor , “Gera ld Primm , for hosting the evening sess ionof the Association .

2 . Be it resolved that we commend Ray Benfield and the Program Committee for an excellent program , and express thanks and appreciation to everyspeaker and to all who submitted reports .

3. Be it resolved that we express appreciation to Charles Howell and BobbyMatthews who served as Moderator and to Clerk , Ruby Bridges , Secretary ,

Lucille Grubbs , and to the messengers for services rendered .

Special thanks to our retiring Clerk,Ruby Bridges , for several years of most

excellent work .

4. Be it resolved that we express appreciation to any and all reporters , including denominational and secular newspapers , radio , and televis ion , for cov

erage given the Associational meeting .

5 . Be it resolved that we express appreciation to Tom Williams for the timelyand stimulating sermon and to a ll who provided music throughout the Associational meeting .

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in the effort of Southern Baptist in various ways .

For instance , more than 190 ministerial students are enrolled at CampbellMars Hill has put out a brochure entitled “ Bold Miss ions at Mars Hill College .Dr . Craven Williams at Gardner-Webb says , We welcome the opportunity atGardner-Webb to offer ourselves to the churches .

”Dr . Scales at Wake ForestUniversity says , “ The goal of your Christian Education Committee is a nobleone . We are eager to cooperate with you and to assist in any way we can withthe work of our denomination We would be happy if groups from thechurches would visit our campus .

”The Chowan College president says,

“ Thefinancial support which the churches of the Piedmont Baptist Association arepresently giving through the Cooperative Program is deeply appreciatedKeep Chowan College and her s ister institut ions in your concerns and prayersalways .

”Dr . Weems at Meredith asks , “ That we make known some of theGOOD things that are happening in Baptist Colleges .

”Wingate Pres ident Cortssays , I sincerely appreciate your interest and your desire to strengthen the tiesbetween colleges and churches .

”Two types of Seminary Extension work are poss ible in the Association . ASeminary Extension Center might be one possibility . This Center could beconnected with Guilford “Technica l Institute , possibly , or in one of the churchesthe Associationa l Office , or in some other location . Also , Home Study is a liveoption through the Department in Nashville . Brochures are ava ilable in theAssociational Office .

Bold Missions is a part of every church , individual Christ ian , and everyinstitution and agency of the Convention if we permit it " Christian HigherEducation is a definite part of Bold Miss ions in North Carolina , and our schoolscarry the banner well . Let us support them with our prayers , our financialassistance , and our spiritual attitude . Let us urge our young people to attendour Baptist schools , and help them to do so .

Res pectfully submitted ,

Ray W . Benfield ,Cha irmanANNUITY BOARD REPORT

1978 ASSOCIATIONAL REPORTYear of Contrasts

The year 1977 was one of contrasts for the Annuity Board .

While the Board grew markedly in new retirement and insurance accounts ,investment earnings suffered due to poor stock market performance .

The year also represented a period of strong demands which resulted fromservicing needs of new accounts , a complex asset allocation process , implementation of a new church retirement program and accounting respons ibilities of

new investment funds .

Key statist ics in 1977 included :1 . A permanent per cent increase in most annuitants ’ checks . The increase was retroactive to January 1 .

2 . A tota l of pa id in retirement and protection benefits . Insurance

benefits through church , agency and seminarian programs exceeded $12 milmu.

3. The enrollment of 545 new churches in the basic retirement plan . New pastors and church employees in : Plan A numbered and members upgraded their program .

Plan A members increased from in 1976 to in 1977 . Enrollmentin Plan B rose from to but P lan C’s membership dipped fromthe previous year to for the year ended .

In 1977, premium income totaled including relief . Total assetsclimbed to compared with $473,l 4z,63l a year earlier .

REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATION’SHOMES FOR THE AGING FOR 1978

Stop " Look" and Listen " This warning s ign at our ra ilroad crossings is a lifesaver and should be observed strictly by all who drive , walk , or run . It is goodfor us to “ stop

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ministries and work of the institutions and agencies of our Baptist State Convention. This is the special opportunity that messengers to our 80 Baptist Associations have each year , as well as messengers to our Baptist State Convention. Periodically , there is vita l and up~to~date news of our respectiveministries in our B iblical Recorder and in Charity and Children .

Our Baptist Homes for the Aging have received vita l support from our

more than 3400Baptist Churches through two vital sources through the years :1 . The Cooperative Program , which supplies about 8% of our total budget ;2 . The Special Offering which supplies l 6°/o of our total budget .These gifts are used to supplement the care of the majority of the residentsin our Baptist Homes and are a life-line , therefore , to res idents who could notpossibly pay the cost of care , if it were not for these gifts . We are gratefulfor these gifts and for every church and every person who has had a part inmaking them possible .Since our February , 1978 offering for the Baptist Homes was the last SpecialOffering ever , we are greatly concerned that our churches and our peoplecontinue , in an ever increas ing manner , their loyal support for the Homes .

The total goal of the State Missions for 1979 , in which we will share with our

other Baptist institutions , and with the specific causes of State Missions isOur Baptist Homes will receive from this Offering , if the

total goal is reached . If not , we will not receive that amount . This figure offrom the time it was projected until Sep tember of 1979 , will repre

sent a period of two years . During this perIOd we will most hkely have to borrowmoney to operate the Homes for the Aging , since we normally receivefrom the Special Offering .

Also , of great concern is the fact that we are scheduled to open the WesternNorth Carolina Home

,in Asheville around February 15 , 1979 , to accommodate

50 additional people , prior to the September , 1979 State Miss ions Offering andwith no additional per cent of the Cooperative Program dollar . In fact , we t e

ceive 1 of the Cooperative Program . and this per cent has not beenchanged during the 27 years of the ministry of the Bap tist Homes for the Aging .

Though the Homes receive more money through the Cooperative Program thanformerlv in dollars , around 00, the per cent of the budget of the Homesprovided through the Cooperative Program has dropped lo°/o to The needsof the Homes for the Aging are greater than ever , and we are vitally concernedabout how thos e needs are going to be met. It is estimated that we will needan additional to operate the Western North Carolina Baptist Home .

From whence sha ll this come? We believe that it will come from our Baptistpeople , that we are a people on bold mission for the Lord ,

that we will trustHim more for our needs , and pull together , in meeting the 1979 State Miss ionsgoal of that we will give more thr ough the Cooperative Program forall of our Baptist work and causes "Of interest in our Homes for the Aging in p rojected growth and service is a

new proposed wing to the Hayes Home in Winston-Sa lem wh ich will house 51additional patients and res idents and bring our total capacity in all of theHomes and the Nursing Care Unit to 351 persons .

The growing edge of our national and state population is in the area of theaging , those 65 years of age and above . We must continue to prepare for themand move out, by the Lord’s help , to undertake more for them in our churches

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our communities , and in our Baptist Homes for the Aging .

Will you join us in our prayers and in our plans for those aging persons whowill look to us for help "

REPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ACTION LEAGUEThe N . C . Christian Action League has had a very active year . Following avote which defeated the Liquor-by-the-Drink Bill on Wednesday , June 7th( 61 in the House of Representatives

, one Representative , Mr . Jack Pughof Asheboro , who had voted aga inst the B ill , asked for a chance to recons ideron the following day . Then under heavy pressure from the lobbyists other Representatives were not present for the vote and the bill carried ( 57 This wassent back to the Senate where they approved the amendments and local option

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on Liquor-by-the-Drink became lawful . We feel that th is is very deplorable because the peop le of our State spoke loudly and pla inly on this matter at thepolls in 1973. We do not believe that they have changed their minds .

Now the attention has been shifted from the Halls of the General Assemblyto the local areas across the State . There are 43 counties and ahnost 100 citiesand towns with AB C. systems . Th is means that we could be facing th is many“ Brush Fire”elections in the near future .

We would express our sincere appreciation to the Baptists of North Carolinafor their moral and financial support of the North Carolina Christian ActionLeague in the past . We are depending upon you who have strong convictionsagainst the increased distribution , sale , and consumpt ion of alcoholic beveragesin North Carolina and aga inst Obscenity and pornography to continue to supportthe League this year by planning this in your annual budget or receiving aspecial offering for these purposes .

NEW ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NAMEDA new Associate D irector , Rev . Coy L . Privette of Kannapolis , N .

“C hasbeen elected and is currently serving on a part-time basis . This is expectedto add much leadership strength to the league and he is exp ected to becomeour Executive Director upon the retirement of Dr . D . P . McFarland.

OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHYStrong action is currently under way in the battle aga inst obscenity and pornography in our State . A federal judge in Raleigh ruled “ that a statute passedin 1977 by the North Carolina General Assembly which would define and curbpornographic materials in N . C . violates the first amendment of the Constitut ion of the United States .

”Senator I . Beverly Lake will argue th is for theNorth Carolina Attorney General before the fourth Circuit Court in Richmond ,

Virginia , this fall . Let us pray for h is success .

Respectfully Submitted ,D . P . McFarland, Executive Director

REPORT TO BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONSNORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST FOUNDATION , INC . 1978

A survey in several counties representative of the cross-sect ion of our statehas provided interesting information regarding the seriousness , or lack of seriousness , to which stewardship of estates is cons idered . Court records and willswere carefully studied in these counties to determine the disposition of pos

sess ions for a specific time . Facts revealed were :1 . 3070 of the decedants died without a written will .2 . Very little was provided for the church or any charitable cause throughthe wills that were probated ( Six-tenths of one percent was given to allcharitable causes and only 65 one-thousandths of one percent was left toall Baptist causes . )

3. 45% of a ll assets were left either to husbands or wives , of all assetswere left to children by parents , and 27°A, was left to grandch ildren or

other persons .

4. Projected to a statewide bas is for one year , two-thirds of one billion dollarsis left in estates each year.

5 . Based on res ident Baptist population in the state , a tithe of the estatesof Baptists that die each year would provide in excess of additional dollars annually to the support of Christian miss ions and ministriescarried on by our churches and denomination .

Bapt ists who believe in Bold Mission endeavors will1 . prepare a will or have their will updated ;2 . provide for their church pledges and commitments to be fulfilled throughtheir will ;

3. seriously cons ider a tithe of their estates to a Christian cause .

An excellent example to follow is that set by two members of one_church inthe mounta in area of North Carolina . They have w111ed their possessmns to the

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Southern Baptis t seminarians in NYC , and Miss ionary Journeyman Orientation .

Locally , I serve as an advisor to our BSU Council wh ich plans all the BSU ac

tivities which take place in or through our Center , and I spend a lot of my timein individual and group counseling . I serve on the N . C . A&T United ChristianCampus Ministry Board and two Associational Committees . For the second yearI was elected as VP for programming for the Association of Southern BaptistCampus Ministers , and I cha ir a sub-committee of National Student Ministriesof the B SSB .

I trust your church will give me or the students in our B SU an opportunity toshare with you on some occas ion . The summer miss ionaries , folk group ,

cho ir,

or worship team are available for worsh ip services , retreats or mission groups .

I would like you to know some of the UNC-G students who are letting God workthrough their lives .

DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRSThe Christian Life Council is comprised of twenty persons elected by the StateConvention . These persons give overall leadership to the Council’s staff .A number of moral concerns were addressed by the Council in 1978 . Familyrelationships continue to be a h igh pr iority . Opportunities such as marriageenrichment retreats , a workshop on parent ing ,

s ingle adult emphas is,and min

ister-wife retreats were conducted by the Council . Various materia ls dealingwith family life were produced and dis tributed . Strengthening the Christian homeis essential to the welfare of our nation and churches and the Christian LifeCouncil is committed to that task .

Much energy was spent working for the defeat of the liquor by the drink bill .Over flyers were distributed to North Carolina Baptists . While the ef

forts of Bapt ists did not defeat the bill , our efforts did result in a better billbeing passed than the one originally proposed .

Another concern of the Council is televis ion and 1ts impact upon the morals ofour people . Over copies of

“The Grabber a pamphlet dealing with the

use and abuse of television,were dis tributed upon request . Unless Baptists learn

to control televis ion , it will control them by occupying their thoughts and time .

World Hunger is an issue which haunts all of us . The Council has printed andis distributing thousands of tracts which Offer practica l suggestions for Baptistson how to respond to world hunger . Augus t 2 is World Hunger Day among Southe

fln Baptists and the Council attempted to he lp Baptists be aware of this em

p aS lS .

On several occas ions Jesus stated that His disciples were to reflect their fa ithin Him through their lifestyles . Discovering the will and the way of Jesus iswhat the Council seeks to do .

Charles V . Petty , D irectorW . Douglas Cole , Department of Christian Family LifeJ . George Reed , Department of Christian Citizenship Education

BAPTIST HOSPITALREPORT TO THE ASSOCIATION— 1978

Baptist Hospital continues to find ways of enlarging and improving its careof patients .

During the past year , the Department of Family Medicine moved into newquarters . It is anticipated that with the larger area , the Family Pract ice Centerwill provide primary health care for more than families by 1980. Also, theteaching program for res ident phys icians in Family Medicine will increase to36 pos itions by 1980. Many of these physicians are expected to enter family praetice in North Carolina .

Other improvements in patient care include the installation of a whole-bodyscanner and the opening of new and larger facilities for the Intens ive Care andIntermediate Nurseries . The body scanner is particularly useful in locating anddefining problems such as tumors in the chest , abdomen and pelvic areas ; indetermining the spread of disease from one organ to another ; and visualizinganeurysms in the abdomen . The new nurseries have already played a significant

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role in reducing the infant death rate and in improving the chances of premature babies growing up without las ting effects from earlier medical problems .

Creation of a new Department of Patient Relations and the employment ofa full-time director has a lso helped to improve the qua lity of patient care . Thepr1mary function of this department is to respond to specific concerns patientshave regarding their hospital care and to act in behalf of patients and theirfam111es 1n resolvmg problems and meeting needs .

A closed-circuit television system will soon be carrying services from thehospital chapel , other devotional programs and educational programs to patientrooms . This system will also be used in staff education programs . The equipment was purchased with funds from the estate of Miss Olivia Hall who workedfor Baptist Hospital for nearly a half-century .

The Department of Pastora l Care continues to make a s ignificant contributionto patient care as well as in clinica l pastoral education

,counseling and enr ich

ment events . During recent months the department has begun another satellitecenter ; this fourth sate llite is in Charlotte and is operated in cooperation withthe Mecklenburg Bap tist Association . In April of this year , the Counseling Center rece ived accreditation by the American Association of Pastoral Couns elors .

In recent months , the Medica l Center Challenge Program completed a successful fund camp a ign , over-subscribing its $18-million goal . The final projectin this program will be the rep lacement of the original hospital building

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in 1923, with a new Focus Building which is scheduled for completion in 1980.

REPORT OF THE BIBLICAL RECORDER TO THE ASSOCIATIONS— 1978Th ink about it for a minute . What if there were no BIBLICAL RECORDER?

What means of communication would keep our Baptist people together in thestate? What if we had to depend entirely on the secular news media?These are questions that should not be taken lightly . Thanks to the wisdom

and fores ight of Baptist leaders back in 1833, the BIB LICAL RECORDER hasbeen on the scene for 145 years serving North Carolina Baptists .

One of the most important jobs of the BIBLICAL RECORDER is to keep members of Baptist churches informed about what’s going on in our denomination ,

not only here in North Carolina but around the world . When people know ,they

respond more quickly and in a more cooperative and generous manner .

In that connection , there ’s one more ques-tion : Does the RECORDER pay?Recently the RECORDER published a list of 50 churches which had the bestper-cap ita giving to the Cooperative Program . Forty n ine of the 50 had a goodRECORDER club , many of them sending the RECORDER to every res identfamily . The BIBLICAL RECORDER had a part in helping these congregationssee the importance of support ing Baptist causes .

More than churches provide their families with the RECORDER throughthe church budget at a cost of only 64: a week . Everyone benefits when theRECORDER goes into every home .

The price of the RECORDER rema ins reasonable , despite tremendous in

creases in pos tage , paper and printing . If your church plans to put the R ECORDER in the budget , it should do so th is year and thus save money becausea price increase is likely .

With the dripping wet news media in North Carolina , our Baptist people mustdepend on the RECORDER for information about such matters as liq uor by thedrink . This is only one reason for every church to have a good RECORDERclub or put it in the budget .Woodrow W . Hill , assistant editor and field representative for the past seven

years , reached retirement age this past year but has agreed to continue tohelp the RECORDER in associations and churches . He is loved by people all

over the state and we are glad that he will continue to be identified with theRECORDER when needed for spec ial assignments .

— Submitted byJ . Marse Grant , EditorBIBLICAL RECORDER

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BESSEMERFrederick HadleyMrs . T . A . LongestMrs . J . M . MontgomeryMrs . R . F . PaceMrs . J . R . SullivanRalph E . ShafferMrs . Myrtle MontgomeryMr . E . W . LattaMiss Mary StaleyCOLLEGE PAR KMrs . V . P . CannonMrs . W . W . CaldwellMrs . Charles W . CagleMr . J . W . Marsh

ELLER MEMORIALMr . Benjamin TateSarah PeacockClarence V . WebsterMaude D ickersonBertha ManessDixie JonesBryant GilliamRufus Wilson— DeaconLee Wood— DeaconGeorge W . StanleyIsabelle JacksonFrances Smith

FRIENDLY AVENUEMr . Mack HayesMrs . Stella LawsonMr . Cecil ScottMr . Albert TilleyMrs . Mary KellyMrs . Robert GentryMrs . Maury BondurantMrs . Frances Webster

B UCHANANMrs . Margaret CullomMrs . Lillie T . Pauze

CAMP HERMANMr . Tommy Garner

CLIFTON ROADMr . Edgar AlbertMr . E . E . Henry— DeaconCOMMUN ITYMr . Richard Lee RobbinsMrs . Mary W . Robbins

FLORIDA STREETMr . Robert C . BrooksMrs . Melba MoorefieldMr . Jerry Hawkins

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GETHSEMANEMr . Will ShularGIBSONVILLE FIRSTMrs . Ola MannMr . Vernon Stewart "Mr . Joe MartinMrs . Lottie Hammer

Mrs . J . H. CreechMr . Harry HoltonMrs . Sadie StrunkMrs . Annie BradyMr . W . F . PowersMrs . Clara J . BurkeMiss Janice ChandlerMrs . T . J . Coffey , Sr .

Mrs . Maggie PhibbsMrs . Rena SuitsMrs . Ada GreerMr . Edgar Flynn

GREENSBORO FIRSTRalph A . Davis , Sr .Mrs . W . A . Sykes , Sr .

Mrs . W . V . ByersMrs . William L . WhartonMrs . W . Stuart CollinsJoseph H . MasonOscar F . SweattCharles T. LambethMrs . Lillian PhillipsMrs . Everett H . DwigginsMiss Margaret PattersonTom J . CaudleA . H . OutlawMiss Eula AnthonyJ . R . IddingsPaul A . LeachP . A . StaleyRoy H . ClarkJames R . BullockMrs . R . S . TuttleW . Frank RobinsonMrs . Cecil G . BullardE . A . JohnsonE . W . BowlesMrs . George R . CaplingerMrs . H . Winfield Sincla irMrs . C . W . Green , Sr .

Mrs . W . F . CleggMrs . W . D . GatesAlton Rivers BraswellE . Vance NicholsMcDaniel Lewis

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Ler oy B utler

R ev . R ich ard Kidd

R ev . Coleman Wa‘s

Mr. Harry Forbes

E dvi n F . Ch enowethB lan e-r e Gardner

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Mr . T . C . Adams

Mr . Brady R us s ell

Mrs . Hallie Huff

Mr . Pete B ooneMrs . Pete Boone

Mr . E rnest Welch

GUILFORD

R ev. Richar d Moretz

R ev . T . W. E s tes

R obert Willard

Lonnie Sprinkle

Mrs . E ileen JordanR ev. Charles Cross

MAGNOLIA STR E E TH . D . Jack R oeDavid M . Lindeman

MCCONNE LL R OADMr . Herman R . KeyMrs . Herman R . KeyMrs . J . T . E llis , Jr .

Mrs . Minnie B iggsNORTHSIDERev . E ugene HardinMrs . Donas HardinMrs . Katie Tay lorMrs . Irene MeltonMrs . Katheryn Lowe

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Brenda Cline

Jo Ann LovingoodEugene Suddr eth

Ola Kenan

Dr . James Talbert , Sr .

Mr . Park s GregoryROLLIN G ROADS

Mrs . B londie Satterfi eldMr . Emery Satterfield

Otis W . Davis

Mrs . Mavi s KnightMr . John Johns onMr . Michael RiceMr s R osa Michael

NE W HOPEMr R aymond Bates

Imogene SheltonPaul B rownDr Wils on L . StewartMr . E . J McF etters

Dr . Rona ld Wall

Mr . Lar ry H . Austin

Mr . Len Holmes

Mr s . Jim Aydelette

Dr . Vernon Williams

Mr . Rob ThomasMrs . Grace White

Mrs . E thel KendricksR OCKY KNOLLMr . W. T . AppleMrs . Annette HoldenMrs . Donna AirmanMr . Horace DavisR ev . Ra lph WebbMrs . W. T . App le

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Paul ClineI saac Bryant

R ev . C . M. Har r ingtonMrs . Lela CarterMrs Vernie Davenport

Mrs . W . H Os borne

Mr . Tommy Shelton

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Donna Shelton

Martha Yates

Yvonne . Slatela cy COble

MINISTERS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPLY OR INTERIM WORKClaud Bowen

292-3348

William H . Ca in1004 N . Elm ‘ Street Phone : 273-4228

Greg Cassady3214 Del Monte Drive 855-1276

Ernest Duggins5714 Lauderdale Road Phone : 621-5301

Walter Heilig272-8607

Raymond Lanier1401 Vine Street Phone : 273-7063

Douglas ManessPhone : 275-5278

Robert T . Summerell4711 Kingswood Drive Phone : 299-5426

C lyde Triplett2519 Phoenix Drive Phone : 292-2668

Rona ld Wall3028 Robinhood Drive Phone : 288-4218

J . R . Washington , Jr .

2315 Westhaven Drive Phone : 292-0932

Oscar Whitescarver6 Pa ll Mall Place 288-8466

Roger S . Wright2446 C S . Holden Road 855-6747

ASSOCIATIONAL PROPERTIESThe Piedmont Baptist Assembly is located 15 miles southeas t of Greensboro .

From Greensboro travel U . S . Highway 421 southeast to Alamance Road , turnleft on Alamance Road and follow to Lakewood S ign on right of highway .

The associationa l offices are located at 1010 Homeland Ave .

FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION1979 Houston , Texas June 12-141980 St . Louis , Missouri June 10-121981 Los Angeles , Ca lifornia June .9-11

Ca lendar Of Activities1979

DATE TIME EVENT

New Year’s DayR . A . Committee , Gate City ChurchMusic Committee

,Western Sizzler— Battleground Ave .

B ible Study Week— Book of MarkMinister’s Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineTaemo Meeting ,

Pleasant Garden ChurchTriad Miss ions Group (City Metropolitan ) , Greens . lst.

AM . Sunday School Council,Magnolia St .

Soul Winning Commitment DayMinisters Conf .

,Greensboro First

PE A Council , Association OfficeHome Mission Graded Institute , ParkwayBaptist Men’s DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadlineAssociation Committees , Florida Street

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Noon PBA Council , Association OfficeChurch Training Conf.

— Special Workers , CarawayState Acteens Convention , RidgecrestLife Commitment SundayMinisters Conference , Greensboro FirstAssoc iation Committees , Lindley ParkExecutive Board Meeting , Lindley ParkCooperative Program DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineAssociation Music Directors Conf . , Parkway

R . A . Committee , TBAMus ic Committee , Western Siz .

-Battleground Ave .

B . Y . W . Banquet , TBAB . Y . W . Retreat , Mundo VistaAffirming the Family Rally , Greensboro Coliseum

PM . Childrens B ible Drill , GuilfordChristian Home WeekMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstTaemo , TBAAssociation Mus ic Tra ining

AM . Sunday School Council , Magnolia StreetG . A

’s -Mission Friends Leaders Retreat , Mundo Vista

Mother’s DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadlineFinance Committee , PE A OfficeKey Leadership Tra ining

,Ridgecrest

State R . A . Track Meet , Wake Forest Univers ityB . W . Houseparty , Mundo VistaBaptist Radio Television Sunday

AM. Ministers Conf . , Greensboro FirstSunday Schoo l Outreach ClinicAssociational Emphas is WeekMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineAssociation Adult Mus ic Festival

Association Adult Music FestivalReligious Liberty SundayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstTaemo , TBAR . A . Committee , TBAMus ic Committee , Wes tern Siz .

-Battleground Ave .

Children’s B ible Drill— Youth B ible Drill YouthSpeakers Tournament , CaswellW . M . U . Annual Meeting , Houston , Tx.

Southern Baptist Convention , Houston , Tx.

Ministers Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineFinance Committee , Association OfficeSunday School Council , Magnolia StreetMus ic Week , RidgecrestChurch Tra ining Conference , CaswellFather’s DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadline

Christian Citizenship Sunday51

Ministers Conf . , Grensboro FirstTaemo , TB AR . A . Committee , TBAIndependence DayChristian Literature DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineP . B . A . Council . Association OfficePastor/Director Workshop , TBAB . W . B . Y . -W. Prayer Retreat , LakewoodMus ic Committee , Western Siz .

-Battleground Ave .

Sunday School Counc il , Magnolia St .Ministers Conf . , Greensboro FirstAssociation Committees , TBAExecutive Board Meeting , TBAAssociation Music Day Camp , Eller Memoria l— LakewoodMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineAssociation Mus ic Day Camp Concert , Eller Mem .

Ministers Conf . , Greensboro First

World Hunger DayMus ic Committee , Western Siz .

-Battleground Ave .

Minis ters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadlineTaemo , TBAR . A . Committee , TBASunday School Council , Magnolia St .Language Miss ions DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstFinance Committee , Association OfficeStatewide Youth E vangelism Night

,Greensboro Coliseum

Church Mus ic WeekMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadlineAssociation Mus ic Tra ining

, TBA

Ministers Conf . , Greensboro First

B rotherhood WeekLabor DayNewsletter deadlineR . A . Committee , TBAMus ic Committee , Western Siz .

-B atlteground Ave .

Association W. M. U. Officers , Mundo VistaMinisters Conf . Greensboro FirstFinance Committee , Association OfficeTaemo , TBACommittee Clinics Church C lerks Workshop , Lindley Pk .

Triad Miss ions Group , Greensboro First ( C ity Metro . )

Sunday School Council , Magnolia St .Ministers Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadlineTaemo Workshop , Friendly Ave .

Association Sunday School Leadership,TBA

Taemo Workshop Friendly Ave .

Ministers Conf . Greensboro FirstMusic Director S Conference , TBAW . M . U . Workshop ,

TBASunday School Preparation Week

AM . Ministers Conf Greensboro First

Reports for Book of Reports Association OfficeTaemo , TBAR . A . Committee , TBAMusic Committee , Western Siz .-Battleground Ave .

Ministers Conference , Greensboro FirstPB A Council , Association OfficeReports needed for Book of Reports 1979-80

AM . Sunday School Council , Magnolia St .’B ible Conference , Friendly Ave .

Ministers Conference , Greensboro FirstDEADLINE REPORTS FOR BOOK OF REPORTS 1979-80Association Committees , TBAExecutive Board , TB AForeign Miss ion Graded Series Inst itute

,TBA

Association Adult Choir Retreat , CarawayAM. Ministers Conf . , Greensboro, First

ANNUAL MEETINGB . Y . W. Convention , RidgecrestMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadline

Statewide Chm . Deacons /Pastors Conf Greensboro FirstRoyal Ambassador WeekMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstTaemo , TBABaptist Women— World Day Prayer— TB AR . A . Committee , TBAMus ic Committee , Western Siz .

-Battleground Ave .

Sunday School Council , Magnolia St .American B ible Society DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstFinance Committee , Association OfficeNewsletter deadlineBaptist State Convention , Winston-Sa lemChi ld Care DayForeign Mission Graded Series

AM . Ministers Conf . , Greensboro FirstThanksgiving DayMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNews letter deadlineAssociation Tra ining Union M”Night , E ller Memorial

Week Prayer— Lottie Moon OfferingMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstTaemo , TBAR . A . Committee , TBAMus ic Committee , Western Siz .B attlegroundForeign Miss ions Day in Sunday SchoolMinisters Conf . , Greensboro FirstNewsletter deadlineFinance Committee , Association OfficeSunday School Council , Magnolia St .Ministers Conf . , Greensboro FirstChristmas DayStudent Day at Christmas

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TABLE OF CONTENTSAssociational DirectoryExecutive Board Members , LaymenStanding CommitteesCHURCH DIRECTORYMinisters Licensed This YearMinisters Ordained This YearLicensed MinistersMinisters Belonging to Churches , Other than PastorsChurch ' Staff Members

Historical Events in the ChurchesConstitutionProgramProceedingsREPORTS

Executive Board ReportExecutive Board CommitteesTreasurer’s ReportAssociational Budget , 1979-80

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Mus ic ‘ Committee

Cormnittee on CommitteesEvangelismChurch Secretaries ConferenceCredentials CommitteeLakewood CommitteeCouncil on OrdinationReport of the Resolutions CommitteeCooperative Program 1979

Biblical Recorder 1979

Christian Higher Education 1979

Statistical HighlightsHomes for the Aging 1978-79Report of the Christian Action LeagueUNC-G Baptist Campus Ministry ReportChristian Life Commiss ion ReportBaptist HospitalChildren’s HomesBaptist FoundationChristian Life and Public Affairs

In MemorianMessengersMinisters Available for Supply or Interim WorkAssociational PropertiesFuture Meetings of the Southern Baptist ConventionCalendar of ActivitiesCharts

As socia tional Dir ectoryBobby Matthews , Greensboro Firs t

Loretta Calhoun, Lindley ParkSam Wilson, Greensboro First

Richard Moretz, GuilfordAssistant Director David Lindeman, Magnolia St .Outreach Director Larry Aus tin, ParkwayPastoral Liaison Max Reece, Hillcres tDir. of Teaching Improvement TrainingVE S Director David Lindeman, Magnolia St .Secretary Audrey Duncan, Sharpe RoadSenior Adult David Lindeman, Magnolia St .Middle AdultSingle Adult Jan Clark, Greensboro First

Geneva Metzger , Greensboro FirstOlder Youth Mike Rice, Sixteenth StreetOlder Children Audrey Duncan, Norths ideMiddle ChildrenYounger Children Ruth Angel , Greensboro First

Lucile York, Sharpe RoadMiddle Preschool Dot Boldman, Lawndale

Beverly Moretz , Guilford

Church Training Director James Mooney , Northeast

Don Harrington, LawndaleRick Gilley} Florida St .Children Training Gayle Strickland , Friendly Ave .

Preschool Training Dot Boldman, LawndaleConsultant E verette Richardson, Lawndale

Brotherhood Director Clifton Hix , Sharpe RoadBaptist Men Director Sanford Smith , Pleasant GardenMission Study Leader Clifton Hix— Sanford SmithMiss ion Action Leader Clifton Hix— Sanford SmithR . A . Director Bill Perdue, Stevens MemorialPioneer CounselorCrusader CounselorLad Counselor

Joey Wilson, Stevens MemorialEnlistment

Ass istant Director Bettie Spencer, GuilfordBaptist Women Director Carol Rogers , LawndaleAsst . BY Director Loretta Hix, Sharpe RoadBaptis t Young Women Director Patricia Minix, Gate CityAsst . BYW Director Jill Foster, Sharpe RoadActeen Director Juanita McIver , Sharpe RoadAsst . Acteen DirectorGirls in Action Director Marceline Malone, Florida St .Asst. G . A. Director Ann Carter , Southeast Chapel

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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS LAYME NBESSEMER , R . B . JoseyBUCHANAN ,

CALVAR Y,

CAMP HERMAN , Harold BradyCLIFTON ROAD , M . L . LawsonCOLLEGE PARK , Jack MillerCOMMUN ITY , Floyd BrownELLER MEMORIAL ,

FLORIDA STREET , Pete BooneFRIENDLY AVENUE , Don LewisGATE CITY, 0. E . SmallwoodGETHSEMANE George Kellam and

Harbor Cra1gGIBSONVILLE FIRST , D . J . SearsGREENSBORO FIRST , W . C . NorrisGU ILFORD , Buddy NanceHILLCREST , John MooreHUNTER HILLS , Paul

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ShawIMMANUEL , Aaron WhickerJESSUP GROVE , Cecil RumleyLAKE TOWNSEND ,

LANKFORD MEMORIAL ,

LAWNDALE , Everette RichardsonLINDLEY PARK , Brady RussellMAGNOLIA STREET , Bill Evans

STANDING COMMITTE ESAUDITING COMMITTEELeo Starling , ChairmanJoe RatliffCOUNCIL ON ORDINATIONR oy Thornberry , ChairmanT . W . EstesMax ‘ReeceVernon WilliamsA . C . ScottJ . B . CliftonCOMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Victor Dowd , ChairmanRalph KnightCurtis WoodsMrs . Jack KanoyJimmy Kincaid

COMMITTEE ON NOMINAT IONS

Sanford Smith , ChairmanPete BooneBill SlackMrs . Gerald LackeyA . L . Parker

CREDENTIALS COMMITT EEOtis Davis , ChairmanS . C . R ayJames Crews

Mrs . Robert WyrickDon Lewis

CONSTITUTION COMMITTEESam Johnson, Chairman .

Curtis Harrington

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEEA . L . Parker , ChairmanBill WestRonald WallTIME , PLACE , PREACHERAlton McE achern, ChairmanRichard Kidd

PROGRAM COMMITTE EBill Claffey, ChairmanAdrain HarrisRyland YoungNewling Richey

1978-1979 COMMITTEE ONCOMMITTEES

Victor Dowd , ChairmanJimmy KincaidMrs . Jack KanoyRalph KnightCurtis Woods

McCONNE LL ROAD ,

NEW HOPE ,

NORTHEAST , Wallace AndrewsNORTHSIDE ,

PARKWAY, Jim AydelettePINECROFT , Sherrill HortonPLEASANT GARDEN , Charles JordanPLEASANT GROVE , Arthur WoodyRANKIN ,

REEDY FORK , Frank MorrisonROCKY KNOLL , Horace DavisROLLING ROADS , B aylon GreeneSEDGEFIELD , J . V. FousheeSHARPE ROAD , Ashley HaithcockSIXTEENTH STREET , B ob WyrickSOUTH ELM ,

SOUTHSIDE , George BuchananSTEVENS MEMORIAL , William HefnerSUMMERFIELD FIRST, LeonardBlackwelder

SUMNER , Allen WintersTEMPLE ,

WILLOMOR E , Ed McGehee andR ev. Clyde Church

Chur ch Dir ectoryMINISTERS LICENSED THIS YEAR

FRIENDLY AVENUELarry Foster, B ox 2007, Gibsonville, N . C . 27249

HUNTER HILLSGlenn Lingafeldt, 4729 Cricklewood Dr Greensboro, N . C . 27407

MINISTERS ORDAINED THIS YE ARFLORIDA STREE TJim Saunders , 1513 Lovett St Greensboro, N . C. 27403

FRIENDLY AVENUE‘ Robert Summerell, 4711 Kingswood Dr . , Greensboro, N . C . 27410

HUNTER HILLSBill Young,

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PAR KWAYWade J. Gibson, 2600 Overbrook Dr . , Greensboro, N . C . 27408

RANKINWilliam 0. West , 1715 Spry St . Greensboro, N . C . 27405

LICENSED MINISTERSCALVARYRoger Wright , 3409 Canterbury , Greensboro, N . C . 27407

CLIFTON ROADTerry Lawson, 514-H Mendenhall , Greensboro, N . C . 27403

FLORIDA STREETBarry Dillard , 12D Covey Lane, Greensboro, N . C .

Don BillingtonDanny NOlen

FRIENDLY AVE NUELarry Foster, B ox 2007, Gibsonville, N . C . 27249

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTLawrence Clapp , Rt . 2 , B ox 89 , Gibsonville, N . C . 27249

HILLCRESTWillard StanleyDavid Barham , Sr .

HUNTER HILLSEd Edgerton, 1809 Heilwood , Greensboro, N . C . 27407.

Glenn Lingafeldt, 4729 Cricklewood , Greensboro, N . C . 27407

Tommy Vogler , 3514 Gentry St Greensboro, N . C . 27407

IMMANUE LJerry Simpson, 203-B Yorkleigh , Jamestown, N . C . 27282

Dan Vaughan, 4501 Chaucer Dr Greensboro, N . C . 27407

JESSUP GROVEPaul Marshall , Rt . 3, B ox 832, Greensboro, N . C . 27410

NEW HOPEJohn T. Talbert , 2807 Emerson Rd Greensboro, N . C . 27405Lonnie K . Fous t , 3518 McKnight Mill R d . , Greensboro, N. C . 27405

NOR THSIDEClarence Tucker, 3700Miller Dr. Greensboro, N . C . 27405

SEDGEFIELDBeauford R . Smith , 509 Ritters Lake Rd Greensboro, N . C. 27406

SOUTH ELMJack Borders , 2106 Ontario St. , Greensboro, N . C . 27403

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MINISTERS BELONGING TO CHURCHES , OTHER THAN PASTORS

Donald Kimrey, 2519 Spring Garden St Greensboro, 27403

CAMP HERMANR . Cole Lee, Sr. , 5814 Summit Ave. , Browns Summit , 27214

CLIFTON ROADS . R . Young , 1901 Starlight Dr . , Greensboro, 27407

COLLEGE PAR KSam L . Riddle, Jr 2503 Atlanta , St. , Greensboro, 27406

COMMUN ITYCharlie F. Landreth , 6614 Coltrane Mill Rd Greensboro, 27406

ELLER MEMORIALJames B . Fleet , Jr 425 E . Hendrix St Greensboro, 27405

A . A . Rogers , 1604 N . O’

Henry Blvd . , Greensboro, 27405

FRIENDLY AVENUEJohn Owen, 815 Montpelier Dr Greensboro, 27410

J . R . Washington, 2315 Westhaven Dr Greensboro, 27403

GIBSONVILLE FIR STDr . Frances A . Luns ford , 76 Murdock Ave. , Asheville, 28801

GREENSBORO FIRSTMarvin Bass , 4122 Stirrup Dr Greensboro, 27407

Claud B . Bowen, 605 Greenway N . , Greensboro, 27403

Jimmy Edwards , 1701 Whiteley Pl . , Greensboro, 27406

Dwight Fickling , 405 Westover Terr . , Greensboro, 27408

Vance Havner , 109 McIver St. , Greensboro, 27403

Raymond Lanier , 1401 Vine St. , Greensboro,27405

Norman Livengood , 1125 Edgemont Rd Greensboro,27406

Geneva Metzger , 2604 Overbrook Dr . , Greensboro, 27408

Gilbert Pierce, 4903 Hilltop R d . , Greensboro, 27407

Arnold Robertson, P . 0. B ox 9461 , Greensboro, 27410

HILLCRESTGlenn B adenhop , 4205 Bell Orchard R d . , Greensboro, 27405

Charles May , 2905 Orange St. , Greensboro, 27405

HUNTER HILLSBill Young, 2406 Spring Garden St Greensboro, 27403Richard Ramsey, 1908 Fairfax R d . , Greensboro, 27407

IMMANUELJack Matthews , 2106 Cheltenham Blvd . , Greensboro, 27407

Fletcher Thomas , 1413 Clermont St Greensboro, 27403Walter Heilig , 910 Florida St Greensboro, 27403

LANKFORD MEMORIALJames Clark , 3512 Murchie St Greensboro, 27405

LINDLEY PAR KJerry Barfield , 2522-F Hiatt St Greensboro, 27403

John Lipscomb , 2510 Walker Ave . , Greensboro,27403

NORTHE ASTGerald Frost , Rt . 5 , B ox 5060, GreensboroDouglas Maness , Rt . 6, B ox 499 , Greensboro, 27405

NORTHSIDELee Beach , 3927 Yanceyville R d . , Greensboro, 27405

PARKWAYWilson Stewart , Rt . 3, B ox 388 , Greensboro, 27408Ronald Wall , 3028 Robinhood Dr . , Greensboro, 27408

Dale Riddle, P . 0. B ox 315 , Greensboro,27402Wade Gibson, 2600 Overbrook Dr Greensboro,

27403

Ronald Hilll, B ox 832 , Bangkok , ThailandCharles Howell, Apartado 100, San Francisco de Dos Rios

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GREENSBORO FIRSTS . C . R ay , Asst . Pastor, P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

Norman Livengood , MP , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403 I.Joseph Ratliff, ME , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403 W “ 1 7 “ S i 2

Vernon Peterson, MY , MR , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

Mrs . Jo Covert , Sec P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

Mrs . D . P . Peoples , Organist , P . 0. B ox 5443, 27403

GU ILFORDRichard Moretz , Asst . Pastor , 800 Stage Coach Trail, 27410Orville Duncan, MR , 7606 Wall ingford R d . , 27409

Mrs . Myrtle Kelly, Sec . , 1604 Stokes St. , 27407

Mrs . Rosa Edwards , Organist , Rt . 11 , B ox 433, 27410HILLCREST

Glenn B adenhOp ,MP , 4205 Bell Orchard Dr . , 27405

Jim Oliver, MR , 2227 Cone Blvd . ,27408

Mrs . Wanda Brown, Sec Rt . 2 , B ox 248-D,27405

Mrs . Barbara Neville,Organist , Rt . 1 , B ox 169 , McLeansville, 27301

HUNTER HILLSR ev. Bill Young , MY, 2406 Spring Garden St. , 27403

Mrs . Trudy Eads , Sec . , 4318 Halifax Rd 27407

Mrs . Rachel R ay , Pianist , 1802 Hatchee Pl . , 27407IMMANUELMrs . Reavely Strader , Sec 2108 Hardie Ct. , 27403

Donna Pickard , Organist , 2510 B elrnar St. ,27407

JE SSUP GROVEJeanette Powers , Sec . , Rt . 2 , Summerfield , 27358

LAKE TOWNSE NDMrs . Ann Butler , Sec . , Rt . 2, B ox 247-A-25 , 27405Mrs . Jean Sutton, Organist , Rt . 2 , B ox 324-A, 27405

LANKFORD MEMORIALMiss Lorr ie Jordan, Organist , 1504 Glens ide Dr . , 27405

LAWNDALEDan Harrington, Asst . Pastor, 201 Leland Dr 27408

Skip Myers , MY, 110 Sparger PL, 27408

Elaine Williford , Sec. 1609 Twain R d . , 27405

Fran Moseley , Orgamst, 2306 Musket Ln. ,27408

LINDLEY PARKJoe Few, MY , ME , 4010Walker Ave. , 27403

Mrs . Emily Hazelwood , Sec . 4010Walker Ave 27403

Miss Krista Lass iter , Orgamst, 229 S . Lindell Rd 27403

MAGNOLIA STREETDavid Lindeman, ME , MY , MR , 1203Magnolia St. , 27403

Mrs . Pauline Phipps , Sec . , 1009 Elderwood Pl 27410

Mrs . Myra Thrasher , Organist , 2312 R evolan Dr . , 27407

McCONN E LL ROADLee Snider , MR , Rt . 12 , B ox 32A, 27406

Mrs . Lucille Martin, Organist , Rt . 2, B ox 149 , Gibsonville, 27249NEW HOPE

John Talbert , Pianist , 2807 Emerson Rd 27405

NORTHEASTMrs . Mary Summers , Sec 1427 Vine St. , 27405

Mrs . Virginia Maness , Organist , Rt . 6, B ox 499 , 27405NORTHSIDEMrs . Lou Ann Ayers , Sec . , Rt . 6, B ox 188 , Lot 76, 27405Marjorie Johnson, Organist , 3305 Oberlin Dr 27405

PAR KWAYLarry Austin, ME , 1411 Benjamin Parkway , 27408Hazel Martin, Sec 2705 Dellwood Dr . ,

27408

Mrs . Ernest Myers , Organis t , 110 Sparger FL,27408

PINECROFTMrs . Jo Morris , Pianist , 2505 Daye Dr . ,

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Mrs . Els ie Prevette, Sec Rt . 1 , B ox 30-C-4, Climax , 27233Mrs . Laura Cates , Orgamst, Rt . 2 , Pleasant Garden, 27313

PLEASANT GROVEDebra Collis , Organist , Rt . 7 , B ox 186, High Point , 27263

RANKINWilliam 0. West , ME , MY, MR , 1715 Spry St 27405

Mrs . Natalie Barber , Sec . Lot 24, 4100 N . O’

Henry Blvd 27405

E . Samuel Marion, Orgamst, 1212 Whilden FL, 27408

REEDY FORKRandy Williams , MY , 3218 Lawndale Dr . , Apt . F , 27408

Mrs . Robin McDaniel , Sec 1109 Larkhill Ct Browns Summit , 27214Mrs . Teresa Miller , Organist , Rt . 4, B ox 742 , Madison, 27025

ROCKY KNOLLGary McKinna, ME , MY , 3608H Lynhaven Dr . , 27406

Mrs . Margaret Morgan, Sec 614 Creek Ridge R d . , 27406

Mrs . Joy Boozer , Organist , 3607 Inverness Dr 27406

ROLLING ROADSMrs . Sarah Boseman, Sec. , 2000 Lionne Dr 27407

Mrs . Carolyn Greene, Organist , 2609 Denise Dr . , 27407

SEDGEFIELDMrs . Vivian Bloom , Sec 2315 R evolan Dr . , 27407

Mrs . Brenda Tuttle, Organist , 201 Hassellwood Dr Jamestown,

SHARPE ROADMarian Maness , Sec 3512 Barbour R d . , 27406

Betty Waters , Orgamst, 4404 Thorny R d . , 27406

SIXTEENTH STREETR . Michael Rice, ME , MY , 2706 Orange St. , 27405

Mrs . Monica Long, Sec 1513 Countrys ide Dr . , 27405

Sharon Shearer , Organist , 3 St . Katherine’

s CircleSOUTH ELM STREET

R ev. Marvin Holladay , Asst . Pastor , 2206 S . Elm St 27406

Mrs . Marie Brown, Sec 3610 S . Elm St 27406

Mrs . Dot Oldham , Organist , 2209 W . FlorIda St. , 27403

SOUTHSIDECharles Cheek , MY , 2735 Freeman Mill Rd . , 27406

Mrs . Pat Gambill , Sec. , 2735 Freeman Mill Rd 27406

Mrs . Marjorie Warren, Organist , 2735 Freeman Mill R d . ,27406

STEVENS MEMORIALMrs . Jean Warren, Sec . , 2925 Martha

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s FL, 27408

Mrs . Linda Cole, Pianist , 5501 Courtfield Dr . , 27405

SUMMERFIELD FIRSTCharles Carroll , MY , P . 0. B ox 14, Summerfield , 27358Mrs . Ruby Bridges , Sec . , Rt . 2 , B ox 101 , Summerfield , 27358

Mrs . Rebecca Gatewood , Organist , P . 0. B ox 9 3, Summerfield , 27358

SUMNERLarry McE lreath , MY , Rt . 2 , B ox 575 B , Randleman, 27317

Mrs . Donna Shelton, Sec. 3521 Mccuiston R d . , 27406

Mrs . Joyce Burke, Orgamst, 2402 Laramie Dr . ,27406

TEMPLEMrs . Charlotte Cox, Organist , Rt . 3, B ox 692 , 27410

WILLOMOR E,

Mrs . Gladys Church , Organist , 2502 S . Chapman St 27403

HISTORICAL EVENTS IN THE CHURCHCALVAR Y Moved into new building in January .

COMMUNITY Called David Bayes as pastor on March 1 , 1979 .

FLORIDA STREET Called new staff members for Assoc . Pastor , Educationand Mus ic . Tape ministry expanded , adopted new cons titution and retiredall indebtedness .

FRIENDLY AVENUE Dedication of Miss ionary Res idence at 807 WestridgeRd . on Augus t 12 , 1979 .

GATE CITY Church participated in a note burning ceremony on Oct . 29 , 1978as our land was paid off. Bill Slack came as Mus ic Director in Augus t 1979 .

GETHSEMANE Don Moody called as new pastor .

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HUNTER HILLS Began construction on new auditorium to seat 600. Begantape minis try , s ingles and senior adult ministeries , sold parsonage ,

pastorbuying his own home .

JESSUP GROVE Began construction on 40 x 80 classroom building with a

multipurpose room . Educational space will be doubled .

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iKFORD MEMORIAL Mortgage burning service held Sunday, Novemer 26, 1978 .

LAWNDALE Don Harrington ordained , ground breaking for educational building .

LINDLEY PARK Had three-day revival with three former pastors to celebrateHomecoming and 3oth Anniversary . Elected second woman deacon, addednew full-time staff member (Minister of Education. )

MAGNOLIA STREET Brotherhood WMU Study Committee appointed topromote both organizations again.

PINECROFT Note burning ceremony held 4-29-79 , presentation and dedication of new piano in church sanctuary , wr iting of church history .

RANKIN Completed payment of building debt , note burning ceremony inMay , 1979 , ordained William West , R ev . R . V . Thornberry , Jr . , resigned togo to Okinawa to serve on miss ion field for six months , observed FoundersDay with service s imilar to the first one of the church in 1935 .

REEDY FORK Employed Minister of Youth , paved church parking lot.ROLLING ROADS New educational wing dedicated in September, 1979 .

SOUTH ELM STREET Ground breaking for a new building .

Con s titu tionAR TICLE I . NAME AND PURPOSE

Section 1 . The Association shall be called the Piedmont Baptist Association.

Section 2 . The purp ose of this As sociation shall be to provide an organizationthrough which Southern Baptist Churches may voluntarily and cooperativelywork together to promote and foster the Christian Gospel and by which suchaffiliated Churches may mutually develop ,

promote and encourage programsfor the edification of the Churches . The Association shall cooperate with the

Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Southern Baptist Convention".

ARTICLE II . COMPOSITIONSection 1 . The As sociation shall be composed of the Cooperating SouthernBaptist Churches which , at the date of the adoption of this Constitution, currently compose the affiliated Churches of this Association and such other SouthernBaptist Churches as may hereafter become affiliated Churches pursuant to thisConstitution.

Section 2 . Any Church des iring to be affiliated with and received into thefellowship Of the Association shall apply by letter making a statement of itsfaith and practices and declaring its purpose to cooperate with the Association.

The Statement adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention on May 9 , 1963

entitled “The Baptist Faith and Message is hereby adopted by this Associa

tion and shall serve as the'

basic guide of the Credentials Committee , electedas hereinafter provided ,

in carrying out its duties under this Constitution withrespect to affiliations with the Association. Affiliated Churches shall be thosewhose membership cons ists of believers baptized by immers ion only . Uponinvestigation by and recommendation of the Credentials Committee an appli

cant Church may upon the favorable vote Of two-thirds of the messengerspresent and voting at a meeting of the Association be received into the fellowship of the Association. Between meetings of the Association the ExecutiveBoard may , upon the recommendation Of the Credentials Committee , receiveany Church under watchcare pending final approval by the Association.

Section 3. The Association shall have and exercise no authority over anyChurches , but it may determine the propriety of retaining its affiliation and

fellowship with any Church which the Association, after inves tigation and report

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Section 2 . The Executive Board shall be composed of the officers Of theAssociation, the Chairmen of the Standing Committees of the As sociation, thePastor of each cooperating Church or Miss ion, one layman elected by eachcooperating Church or Mis s ion and the Director , Superintendent or head of eachmajor divis ion of work of the Association.

Section The Executive Board shall meet at least quarterly at such timeand place as may be determined by the Board . Special Meetings of the Executive Board may be called by the Moderator upon at least seven days priorwritten or actual oral notice to the members Of the Board .

ARTICLE VI . COMMITTEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARDSection 1 . For the purpose of facilitating the work of the Association and

ass isting the Executive Board in carrying out its respons ibilities the ExecutiveBoard shall elect , promptly after the beginning of the Association year , themembers and Chairmen of the Standing Committees enumerated and describedbelow . In addition to the Standing Committees listed below the Executive Boardmay from time to time elect Sp ecial Committees with such respons ibilitiesand duties as the Executive Board may determine . The Officers of the Association shall make recommendations to the Executive Board concerning the makeup and compos ition Of the Standing Committees except where the membership isspecifically determined by this Constitution. While the membership of the

Standing and Special Committees elected by the Executive’

Board shall generally be taken from the members of the Executive Board a member of anysuch Committee who has ceased to be a member of the Executive Board shallnot thereby be disqualified from completing such member’s term on such Committee unless otherwise dis qualified as set forth in this Cons titution.

Section 2 . The Standing Committees elected by the Executive Board shallmeet quarterly or as frequently as necessary to carry out their duties and

respons ibilities and shall make periodic reports and recommendations to the

Executive Board as may be required to keep the Executive Board informedOf the work of such Committees . A meeting of any Committee may be calledupon at least 48 hours prior written or oral notice by the Chairman of anyCommittee or by the Clerk of the Association at the direction of the ExecutiveBoard . The compos ition,

duties and respons ibilities Of the Standing Committeeselected by the Executive Board shall be as follows :

(a ) Activities CommitteeThe Activities Committee shall be composed of the officers of the

Association, the heads of all the Associational organizations , the Chairmanof

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all of the Standing Committees elected by the Executive Board and suchother persons as determined by the Executive Board . The Committee shallmake recommendations to the Executive Board for the effective coordination of the programs and work of the Association, prepare a calendar Of activities for approval of the Executive Board and coordinate any special Association-wide programs or meeting ,

not previous ly included on the calendarof activities , which may develop during the Association year .

( b ) Benevolence CommitteeThe Benevolence Committee shall be composed of such number ofmem

bers ,not less than nine , as may be determined by the Executive Board .

The Executive Board shall attempt to elect to this Committee those personswho are involved in or acquainted with the work of institutions , commiss ions and boards which this Committee is charged with the responsibl11tyOf interp reting to the Association. The Committee shall seek to , serve as

informational and promotional liaison between the Association and the var

ious institutions ,commiss ions and boards of the North Carolina State B ap

tist Convention and the Southern Baptists Convention including partIcularlythe North Carolina Baptist Hospital , North Carolina Baptist Home for theAging

,North Carolina Baptist Children’s Homes , the Annuity Board

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the Southern Baptist Convention and the R adio and Televis ion CommISSIonof the Southern Baptist Convention. The Committee may , with the approvalof the Executive Board ,

develop programs and plans -for informmg and en

couraging the participation Of Churches of the Association in the work ,m1n

istries and financial needs of such institutions , commiss ions and boards .

( c ) Christian Education Committee

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The Christian Education Committee shall be composed of such numberof members ,

not less than fifteen, as determined by the Executive Boardand shall include the Christian Education Repres entative , Baptist StudentUnion Representative ,

Christian Literature Representative and othersdetermined by the Executive Board to be appropriate representatives of

the educational institutions of the North Carolina Baptist State Conventionand the Southern Baptist Convention. The Committee shall keep informedof the work of the institutions and make reports and recommendations to

the Executive Board concerning the promotion of Christian Education and

ass istance to and strengthening of the Baptist Student Union work in the

colleges in the area of the Association.

(d ) Church Extens ion CommitteeThe Church Extens ion Committee shall be composed of six members .

each serving three years , with two members rotating off each year . The

membership of this Committee shall be composed of no more than threePastors and of other members elected from the Executive Board who represent different areas of the Association. The Committee shall concernitself with all types of Church extens ions , including institutional ministries ,

Vacation Bible Schools , Good Will Centers , Miss ions and Chapels . The Committee shall continually study the needs for Church extens ions within theAssociation and make appropriate recommendations to the ExecutiveBoard . These recommendations may concern location and purchase of lotsfor new Churches or Chapels and the s ecuring of sponsoring Churches fornew miss ion projects . The Committee shall make recommendations in co

operation with the Finance Committee regarding gifts or loans from the

Association fund for Church extens ion aid . This Committee shall stand readyto ass ist any miss ions or chapels of the Association in securing loans or

gifts from the various denominational sources . Regular progress reportsfrom miss ions and chapels within the Association shall be heard by this Committee at its regular meetings .

(e ) Civic and Social Service CommitteeThe Civic and Social Services Committee shall be composed of such

number of members ,not less than nine , as determined by the Executive

Board . The Committee shall be respons ible for studying and making recommendations to the Executive Board concerning s ignificant social issues andspecial social needs within the area of the As sociation. Social issues shallinclude but not be limited to alcohol , drugs ,

crime,delinquency ,

gambling ,

race relations , Church-State relations and salacious literature .

( f ) Finance CommitteeThe Finance Committee shall be compos ed of the Vice-Moderator .

Treasurer , Representative of the Cooperative Program , and other members , not less than s ix , elected from the Executive Board . The Vice~Moderator shall be Chairman of the Committee . The duties of the Committee shallbe to receive and review information from the Treasurer concerning thefinancial affairs of the Association; to promote stewardship and miss ionemphas is in the Association; to present the budget to the Executive Boardfor approval and presentation to the Association and to keep the ExecutiveBoard informed of the financial conditions of the Association. The Committee shall make recommendations to the Executive Board concerning anyprogram to raise funds for the budget and for other miss ion causes approved by the Executive Board and shall be respons ible for the promotionof an

yplan of stewardship adopted by the Executive Board and/or the As

soc1a 1011 .

( g ) Lakewood CommitteeThe Lakewood Committee shall be composed of nine members , each

serving three years , with three members rotating off each year . The Committee , subject to the ultimate authority of the Executive Board , shall berespons ible for the operation, maintenance and direction of the LakewoodBaptist Assembly . The Committee shall coordinate with the Finance Committee on financial requirements of the Assembly and may confer withthe Personnel Committee on matters '

of personal policy .

(h ) Personnel Committee

The Personnel Committee shall be composed Of the Officers of the Association,

the Chairman of the Finance Committee , the Chairman of”the

Lakewood Committee and at least three other persons elected by the Executive Board . The Committee shall be respons ible for formulating personnelpolicy recommendations to the Executive Board and serving as liaisonwith and ass isting in the coordination of the work of the Superintendent ofMiss ions and other staff personnel of the Association, except to the extentthat such duties are delegated to the Lakewood Committee:i ) Properties Committee

The Properties Committee shall be composed of the Chairman of theTrustees Of the Association and other members , not less than six, electedfrom the Executive Board . The duties of this Committee shall be to correlate all recommendations coming to the Executive Board and make suchother recommendations as it may deem appropriate relating to the phys icalp roperties owned by the Association. This shall include such items as repairsand maintenance ,

insurance , property improvement and long-range development planning .

ARTICLE VII . COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATIONSection 1 . The Association shall elect at the Annual Meeting the General

Committees enumerated and des cribed below . These Committees shall serveuntil the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected . In addition to the General Committees listed below the As sociation may elect fromtime to time such Sp ecial Committee with such duties and respons ibilities as

the Association shall determine .

Section 2 . The Committees elected by the Association shall meet as frequently as necessary to carry out their duties and res p ons ibilities . The Chairmanshall give or cause to be given at least 48 hours prior wr itten or oral notice of

any Committee meetings . The comp os ition, duties and respons ibilities of the

General Committees shall be as follows :( a ) Auditing Committee

The Auditing Committee shall be composed of two or more memberswho shall be respons ible for or shall cause the financial records of the As

sociation to be audited and a report thereof to be furnished to officers of

the Association and the Chairman of the Finance Committee .

( b ) Council on OrdinationThe Council on Ordination shall be composed of at least s ix ordained

ministers who shall be available for couns eling with and as s isting any of

the Churches of the Association who have persons seeking ordination.

( c ) Credentials CommitteeThe Credentials Committee shall be composed of at least nine mem

bers with respons ibility for investigating applications for and recommendingto the Association the extens ion of fellowship and affiliation to other Churcheswithin the area of the Association. The Committee shall also cons ider and

make recommendations to the Association with resp ect to any proposalconcerning the withdrawal of the fellowship and affiliation of the Association from any Church . Any question concerning the seating of the mess engers shall be referred to the Credentials Committee for investigation and

recommendation.

Constitution CommitteeThe Constitution Committee shall be composed of at least five mem

bers with the respons ibility of cons idering and making . recommendationswith respect to any proposed changes in the Constitution of the Association.

( e ) Committee on CommitteesThe Committee on Committees shall be comp osed of at least five

members . The Committee shall have the respons ibility of submitting nominations to the Association to fill the pos itions , including the Chairman thereof of each General Committee of the Association, including the Committeeon Committees .

( f ) Committee on NominationsThe Committee on Nominations shall be composed of at least five

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MORNING SE SSION SHAR PE R OAD B APTIST CHURCHTheme: E VE R Y B APTIST INVOLVE D IN ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONS

Song Leader : Andy CarrollOrganist : Betty WatersPianis t : Linda Southard

9 :00AM— Registration of Messengers and GuestsPrelude of Mus ic

AM— Hymn # 67 Praise Him " Praise Him"”Scripture and PrayerCall to Order and Enrollment of MessengersWelcome by Hos t ChurchReport from the Program Committee Bill Claffey

AM4 pecial Mus icReport of the Director of Miss ions Manuel Cunnup

10:00AM— Hymn 142

AM— Executive Board and Committees Report Ray Benfield

AM— Budget Presentation Bobby MatthewsAM— Organizational Reports

Sunday SchoolChurch Training . Everett RichardsonWoman’

s Miss ionary Union Shirley BarbeeBrotherhood Clifton HixMus ic

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AM— Committee ReportsAlton McE achern

Otis Davis

Ordinations T. W. E stesCommittee on Committees Vic Dowd

AM— Miscellaneous Bus iness

Hymn #484 “ More Love to TheeSpecial Music

12:00AM— Benediction and Bless ing

AFTE R NOON SE SSION— SHAR PE R OAD B APTIST CHUR CH

Theme: E VE R Y BAPTIST INVOLVE D IN STATE MISSIONS

Song Leader : Ed ChenowethOrganis t : Shirley Patterson

Pianist : Ethel Primm

To God B e the Glory

Scripture and Prayer B ob Shackleford

PM— Report of the Resolutions Committee A . L . Parker

PM—State Institutions and Agencies Reports

Homes for the AgingBaptist HospitalColleges and SeminaryBiblical RecorderAnnuity Board Horace DavisBaptist Student Union Geneva MetzgerCooperative ProgramChristian Action League Max Reece

(Note : Representatives of these agencies will be given opportunityto speak to their reports as time permits . )

PM— Hymn # 165 Amazing Grace

PM— Miscellaneous Bus iness

B ay Benfield

2 :30PM— WorshipHymn #465 I Will Sing of My RedeemerIntroduction of Guest Speaker Manuel Cunnup

Special Mus ic Ladies Handbell ChoirLawndale Baptis t

MessageMulberry Baptist , Charlotte

3:15 PM— Adjourn

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E VE NING SE SSION FIR ST B APTIST CHUR CH, GR E E NSBORO

Theme: E VE R Y BAPTIST INVOLVE D IN FOR E IGN MISSIONS

Song Leader : Bill Slack

Organist : Fran Moseley

7 :15 PM— Registration of Messengers and Guests

Prelude of Mus ic

PM— Call to Order

Welcome by Host Church Alton McE achern

Call to Worship God of Grace and God of Glory

Hymn #40 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Introduction of Guest Speaker

Special Mus ic Bold Miss ionPBA Chorale

Ryland Young, Director

Message Dr . Baker J. _CauthenExecutive Director

Foreign Miss ion Board

Invitation Hymn #361 Wherever He Leads I’ll Go

9 :00PM— Benediction

Pioneers and Acteens will serve as flag bearers

Baptist Women will serve as registrars

Baptis t Men will serve as ushers

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H Division of Church Development.

This divis ion shall be made up of the various program organizations and departments that are geared to helping the churches develop through worship , education and proclamation. There will bea director (volunteer at firs t ) who would be a salaried employeeOf the Association. Each area of work shall have a director andother such age-group or team members that are needed to carryout the tasks of the department . The directors of each department will form a council that will work closely with the directorof the divis ion. The director of the divis ion and director of eachprogram organization shall become members of the ExecutiveBoard and shall report to it at each regular meeting .

Division of Missions /Ministries

This divis ion shall have the respons ibility of coordinating and encouraging the development of new churches and miss ions throughout the Association and the development of a program of ministries that will meet human needs wherever found in the area of

the Piedmont As sociation or beyond . The director of this divis ion shall be salaried as soon as poss ible and shall work withsuch committees and departments as are needed to carry out the

work of the divis ion. The director of the divis ion and each groupdirector shall become members of the Executive Board and re

port to it at each regular meeting .

IV Division of Denominational Affairs .

This area of work shall have the respons ibility of providing information to the churches and the Association concerning the institutions and agencies of our denomination. There shall be a

coordinator who will work with the representatives of the variousagencies ; The coordinator and the associational representativesshall become members of the Executive Board . It shall be therespons ibility of the coordinator to make regular reports to theE xecutiVe Board .

That the Committee on Committees of the As sociation would have therespons ibility of recommending to the As sociation at its annual meetting the membership and chairmen of all groups in the Division of

Administration and in the Divis ion of Miss ions /Ministries . The Committee on Nominations would recommend the officers of the association and the directors and age-group or task staff in the Divis ion of

Church Development and the agency representatives and coordinatorsin the Divis ion of Denominational Affairs . At such time that the dircetor of Church Development and the director of Missions /Ministries become a salaried staff member of the Association, then recommendations concerning these pos itions would come from the

“Personnel Committee.

7 ) That the Constitution Committee be reques ted to move as rapidly as

poss ible in drawing up a new constitution that would implement thisstructure, and that the new or revised cons titution be presented at aspe

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6. Sam Wilson made the motion that the Treasurer’s Report be a ccepted as

presented . The motion was seconded and unanimous ly approved .

7. Bobby Matthews , on behalf of the Finance Committee, presented the 1979-80budget and recommended that it be adopted . The vote was unani

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conclus ion of all the reports a motion was made, seconded and unanimous lyapproved to accept the reports as presented .

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name was subs tituted as VE S Director and the name of Ann Carter wasadded as Ass istant GA Director . Pete Boone, on behalf of the NominationsCommittee, made the motion to accept those presented . A unanimous voteindicated approval .

Otis Davis , on behalf of the Credentials Committee made the motion thatLake Townsend Baptist Church , which came under the watchcare of theAssociation in January 1978 , be received into full fellowship of the PBA.

A show of hands indicated unanimous vote .

Linwood Lakes Baptist Church has requested affiliation with the PiedmontBaptist Association. The motion was made to receive them into the watchcare of the Association until the next associational meeting at which timethey will be cons idered for full _member s tatus . The approving vote wasunanimous .

The Evangelism Report was presented by A . L . Parker , chairman.

The Ordination Committee announced that William 0. West , Rankin BaptistChurch ; Lawrence Clapp , First Baptist , Gibsonville ; and Wade Gibson,

Parkway Church had been examined and ordained during the year . ( It waslater announced that Florida Street Baptist Church had ordained Jim Saunders with its own council . )

Vic Dowd presented the Committee on Committees report with correctionsas follows : 1978-79 Committee on Committees : Delete : Frances Funderburk ,

Bobby Matthews and Dan Sears . Add : R alph Knight , Mrs . Jack Kanoy andJimmy Kincaid .

The motion was made that the report be approved and the nominees dulyelected . Time was allowed for further nominations ; there being none , a

unanimous vote was recorded .

During the time of Miscellaneous Bus iness ,

(a ) New pastors and s taff members were recognized .

(b ) Vic Dowd made the motion that the moderator appoint in this annualmeeitng a five-member committee to study the poss ible need for moretime to accomplish the purposes which bring us together and that thecommittee be requested to report to the January meeting of the E xecu

tive Board . The motion was seconded . Following a question and/or discus sion time, a majority was recorded with two oppos ing votes .

( c ) R ay Benfield introduced the associational calendar of activities for1979-80. Motion was made and seconded that it be adopted as our guidefor the year. The vote was unanimous .

(d ) The diges t of letters was presented to those present .

(e) Time was a llowed for various announcements of interest to the Association.

( f ) Visitors were recognized . Among these was George Rice,miss ionary

to Brazil .

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port as follows : Time Thursday , October 23, 1980; Place Florida StreetBaptist Church , morning and afternoon sess ions ; Camp Herman,

EveningSess ion; Preacher Ralph Knight , pastor Sixteenth Street Baptist Church ,Ernest Welch , layman, Gate City Baptist , alternate . The motion was madeby Dr . McE achern that the report be approved . The vote was unanimous .

Dr . A . L . Parker on behalf of the Resolutions Committee presented resolutions from the PBA express ing appreciation to the host churches , ProgramCommittee , to all those presenting reports , to the moderator , the Vice-modcrator , the associational clerk . Further appreciation was expressed for

any media coverage, to Jack R oe and his timely sermon, to Manuel Cunnup ,

miss ions director, and to Lucille Grubbs , secretary . All resolutions met withunanimous approval .

The State Ins titutions and Agencies Reports were presented by variousrepresentatives : Charles Hodges , representative of Children’

s Homes spoke .

James Clifton gave a report on Homes for Aging . Maur ice Briggs from the

Baptist Hospital reported . Jul ius Lambeth gave the College Seminariesreport . Robert Adams from Gardner-Webb College spoke along with Dr .

B ob Cooper from Wake Fores t Univers ity . Horace Davis introduced HughBorder , a representative of the Annuity Board . Geneva Metzger reportedfor the Baptis t Student Union. A Christian Action League and a ChristianLife Public Affairs reports were given by Max Reece .

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(a ) Vernon Williams made the motion that Moderator Bobby Matthews appoint a committee from the Survey and Strategy Committee to seekand search for land or a building suitable for an associational office .

The motion was seconded . Following a time of discuss ion, the approvingvote was unanimous .

All present stood for scripture and prayer in memory and honor of those inthe various church who had died durl ng the past year .

The motion was made, seconded a d approved to extend the time of the

afternoon sess ion an additional 15 minutes .

Special mus ic was presented by Rick and Nancy Gilley of the Florida StreetChurch .

Following the message by Cecil Seagle of Charlotte, N . C. , the afternoonsess ion adjourned .

The evening sess ion was called to order by R ay Benfield , moderator .

Alton McE achern welcomed the Association to First Baptist Church .

Following a display of miss ion flags , special mus ic was presented by thePBA Chorale , directed by Ryland Young .

A message by Dr .

-Baker Cauthen, retiring Executive Director of the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Miss ion Board , highlighted the day .

The meeting adjourned with prayer by Dr . Claud Bowen.

Respectfully submitted ,Loretta C . CalhounActing Clerk

RECOMMENDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUR E SUBCOMMITTEE

1 . That the As sociation of churches is the key to the structure , and ultimateauthority rests in this Association in meetings composed of duly-elected messengers from the affiliated churches .

2. That an Executive Board shall have and possess the authority to act on be

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4) Division of Denominational Affairs .

This area of work shall have the respons ibility of providing informationto the churches and the association concerning the ins titutions and agencies of our denominatoin. There shall be a coordinator who will workwith the representatives of the various agencies . The coordinator andthe associational representatives shall become members of the E xecu

tive Board . It shall be the respons ibility of the Coordinator to make regular reports to the E vecutive Board .

That the Committee on Committees of the Association would have the re

spons ibility of recommending to the Association at its annual meetingthe membership and chairmen of all groups in the Divis ion of Administration and in the Divis ion of Missions /Ministries . The Committee on

Nominations would recommend the officers of the Association and thedirectors of age-group or task staff in the Divis ion of Church Development and the agency representatives and coordinators in the Divis ionof Denominational Affairs . At such time that the director of ChurchDevelopment and the director of Missions /Ministries become a salariedstaff member of the Association, then recommendations concerning .

these pos itions would come from the Personnel Committee.

7 . That the Constitution Committee be requested to move as rapidly as possiblein drawing up a new constitution that would implement this structure ,

and that the new or revised constitution be presented at a special meeting of the Association called for the purpose of adopting such .

Respectfully submitted ,Organizational Structure Sub-CommitteeLarry H. Aus tin, ChairmanJulius LambethAnn Smith

EXE CUTIVE BOARD REPORTThe Executive Board of the Piedmont Baptis t As sociation held its regularmeetIngs In January , Apr11, July and October according to the Constitution. Nospecial meetings were called during the year . Regular reports were heard andrecommendations dealt with .

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all Beolard committees were elected . A Survey Strategy Committee was ap

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Atthe April 23rd meeting, a Youth Organization for the Association was ap

prove

At the July 16th meeting, the Board voted to change the meeting place of thenight sess ion of the annual meeting from Camp Herman to First Baptist , Greensboro, due to the nature of that meeting . Dr . Baker James Cauthern has beenengaged by the Program Committee to be the keynote speaker , and it was feltthat a large meeting place was needed . The Board approved an AssociationalYouth Rally for March 21-23, 1980. It set the October Board meeting date forOctober 1 , due to confl icts at other times . The proposed budget for the new as

sociational year was received as information.

At the October l st meeting , the Credentials Committee reported final recommendation of Lake Townsend Baptist Church to full fellowship at the AnnualMeeting on October 25th . They also recommended that Lynwood Lakes BaptistChurch come under the Watchcare of the As sociation until final recommendationat the Annual Meeting in October 1980. The Survey and Strategy gave a progressreport and the sub-committee on Organizational Structure of the Associationbrought their recommendation ( copy of this recommendation is attached ) whichwas endorsed for presentation to the Association at the Annual Meeting . The

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posed budget was presented by the Finance Committee Chairman who askedthe Executive Board to join the Budget Committee in recommending the proposed budget to the Association at the Annual Meeting .

Respectfully submitted ,R ay W . Benfield , ModeratorMrs . Frances Boone, Clerk

Nominations 1979EXECUTIVE BOARD

PIEDMONT ASSOCIATIONCOMMITTEES FOR 1979

CHURCH EXTENSION

Bil l Claffey , Chm . (P ) Gate City 1979

Elmore Rouse Parkway 1979

Don Moody (P ) Gethsemane 1980

Charles Jordan Pleasant Garden 1980

Richard Kidd (P ) Calvary 1981

David Osborne Immanuel 1981

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONJulius Lambeth , Chm .

Norman HarrisDan SearsT . W. EstesBuddy NanceJack Lyles

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Geneva Metzger B aptIst Student UmonAubrey McLellanJack MillerJoe BryantJack R oeAlex MoodyBrady RussellFrank MonroeClarence Brady

Sam Wilson, Chm .

Frances BooneR ay BenfieldBobby MatthewsCurtis WoodsShirley BarbeeJoe Ratliff LakewoodEmery Satterfield

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONTREASURER’S REPORT

OCTOBER 1 , 1978 SEPTEMBER 30, 1979Balance at October 1 , 1978Budget Receipts (Schedule A )Miscellaneous Receipts (Schedule B )Funds Trans ferred from Savings to Checking

DisbursementsNote Receivable 10-1-79 R ec . BalanceRuger L . Parker

General Fund Savings :Balance 10-1-78InterestLess Intangible TaxFunds TransferredTreasury BillInterest on Treasury Bill

Chur ch Extens ion Fund :Balance 10-1-78InterestLess Intangible Tax

Note Receivable 10-1-79Sedgefield ChurchBank BalanceGeneral Fund SavingsTreasury Bill

Rolling RoadsGibsonville FirstGibsonville FirstGuilfordGuilfordLawndaleGreensboro FirstCollege ParkCollege ParkJessup GroveMagnolia StreetMagnolia StreetLindley ParkStevens MemorialStevens Memorial

PERSONNELGreensboro FirstFlorida StreetLindley ParkGreensboro FirstClifton RoadGate CityGreensboro FirstRolling Roads

BessemerBuchananCalvaryCamp HermanClifton RoadCollege ParkCommunityEller MemorialFlorida StreetFriendly AvenueGate CityGethsemaneGibsonville FirstGreensboro FirstGuilfordHillcrestHunter HillsImmanuelJessup GroveLake TownsendLakeviewLankfordLawndaleLindley Park

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SCHEDULE BInterest , Wes tland Drive PropertyMus ic EducationInsurance RefundMedicenterLucille GrubbsManuel CunnupPostageR . A.

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s Miss ionary UnionMinutesPleasant Garden, LakewoodTrans ferred funds from savings to checking

DISBURSEMENTSDirector of Miss ions SalarySecretary

Administrative Contingency FundDir. of Miss ions Conf . Conv . ExpensesWorkmen’

s CompensationHospital Insurance, SecretarySocial Security, Secretary Others

Supplies Other ExpensePostage

Magnolia StreetNew HopeNortheastNorths ideParkwayPinecroftPleasant GardenPleasant GroveRankinReedy ForkRocky KnollRolling RoadsSedgefieldSharpe RoadSixteenth StreetSouth Elm StreetSouths ideStevens MemorialSummerfield Firs tSumnerTempleWillomoreMcconnell Road

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Main. , GroundsInsurance ( coversNew Equipment— PlaygroundsU tilitiesJanitorial SuppliesLong Range Planning

Incidental FundTotal Budget

Other DisbursementsNewEquipmentMus ic EducationMinutesInsuranceDir . Missions Conference RefundedAdministrative Contingency FundSupplies Other ExpensesPostageBrotherhood R . A.

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Proposed Budget Oct . 1 , 1979 Sept . 30, 1980

PHASE I1 . ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSESDirector of Miss ionsSalaryHous ing AllowanceInsurance 8: RetirementTravelTotal

Office ExpensesSalary— SecretaryOther Secretarial HelpHospitalizationRelief Annuity

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Materials SuppliesHonorariumsLeadership TrainingMiss ion Action ProjectsMiscellaneous

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Mus icNote: Receipts from participantsin programs anticipated to be

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Church Secretaries ConferenceFour ConferencesTotal

Youth ProgramTalent NightYouth Resources SeminarYouth RetreatYouth SuperstarsYouth Council

EvangelismStewardshipStewardship ClinicBanquetPromotionTotal

Senior Citizensa token amountes tablish new program

Church Extens ionWorld Miss ion Conference— a supplement to whatthe church will give

TACMOFilms trips , s lides , cassettes ,materials for clinics

RecreationTo expand our programof recreation

Christian MinistriesTo initiate our anticipatedprogram of minis triesSurvey Strategy CommitteeThis committee which eventuallywill have 19 sub-committees . Expensesin this survey and in preparation of

reports are anticipated .

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LAKEWOODCaretakerSummer StaffMaterials SuppliesSocial SecurityWorkmen’

s CompensationInsuranceMaintenance, BuildingsMaintenance, GroundsNew EquipmentU tilitiesJanitorial SuppliesVolunteer Fire Dept .Long Range Planning

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TOTAL BUDGET , PHASE I AND II

The Phase I budget is an increase of over the old budget .We have planned this budget to include programs in which we are

reimbursed . Our present programs are being updated and new pro

grams being added . Also, inflation has contributed to some increase.

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONSUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT , 1978-79

In addition to the continuing consultant role assumed by the Sunday SchoolTeam , the following projects were offered for the local church Sunday Schoolleadership during this year .

1 Pastor Director Planning workshop , held at the Magnolia Street Churchin July was attended by only 5 churches , with 2 pastors being present .

2— The Outreach Clinic was held at the Parkway Church in May , and was at

tended fairly well .3— The Vacation Bible School Training activities were as follows :

a— The Associational VE S Clinic was held at the Magnolia Street Church , andwas directed by Edwin Chenoweth . This was in April .

b— Preparation for the Associational Clinic was made by the VE S team at the

State VE S Clinic at Caraway in March .

c— An Early Bird Clini c was conducted by Mr . Chenoweth at the Eller Memorial Church in February .

4— The Sunday School Leadership Conference, Sept . 17-18 , was held at theFirs t Church in Greensboro. The first night was for motivation and inspiration, and featured Dr . Mark Corts , and a s ing ing group from his church(Calvary Church , Wins ton-Salem ) called Heirborne . The second night wasfor teacher preparation, and featured 12 separate clinics .

Sunday School should start to move on to a positive outreach in our communitydur ing the coming year , as the R ev. Richard Moretz , Associate Pastor at Guilford Chur ch takes the helm as Sunday School Director . Please be much in prayerfor him and his team as they try to offer the very bes t supportive programs forus .

Respectively submitted ,

David M . Lindeman, Sunday School Director

DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS REPORTThe Piedmont Baptist Association is moving forward in fulfilling its objectives .

During the past year cons iderable progress has been made toward the implementation of the Bold Miss ion Thrus t . The officers , members of the Executive Board ,directors , and committees are to be commended for the outstanding work theyhave done in making this poss ible . God has blessed us in a marvelous way .

There have been many accomplishments . Perhaps the greatest has been thedevelopment of a new spirit or attitude toward the association by the churches .

There is a willingness , even an eagerness on the part of many , to cooperate.

This has been demonstrated in many ways . Lay people ,pastors , and church

staff members have responded in a marvelous way when asked to serve in anycapacity . Churches have given to the association This was accomplished in spite of the fact that their budgets were planned prior to the knowledgethiat expenses would almost double this year . Our churches are to be commend

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During the year our church development programs were expanded and webelieve improved . Genuine effort has been made to secure the very best talentto staff the church development teams . These people are dedicated and excitedabout the future in helping our churches .

The Survey and Strategy Committee has been appointed . Sub-committees havebeen des ignated and these have gone to work surveying the needs in the geographical bounds of our association. The sub-committee on organizational strueture has completed its work and will in this sess ion bring its recommendationsto this body .

The sub-committee on social ministries has almost completed its survey andwill meet next week to begin selecting the most urgent needs and preparingrecommendations to the Executive Board of ministries we should involve our

selves in.

The sub-committee on church extens ion has had several meetings . It will beready soon to start making recommendations as to the areas that need a rmsSion or new church .

The future of our association looks good . We have much to accomplish . Godis on our Side. We will succeed .

CHURCH TRAINING REPORTI am encouraged that Church Training in the chur ches of the Piedmont B ap

tist Association has begun to Show interest in the pos itive approach to leadership , membership and special project training . To those churches who do not

have a formal Church Training Program we suggest you determine your needsand enlist your key leadership . When you have accomplished this ask your associational leadership to help you with leadership training .

We are confident that pastors realize the importance of training in the churches . It is Obvious to us that unless the pastor and key leadership in the churchrealize what this program can do and give it support it can never be successful .Resource help is available in all areas through your Associational Organlza

tion, State Church Training and Church Ministries Department in Raleigh and

through the Church Training Department in Nashville . All kinds of literature andresource material is available at nominal cost and there are many free helpsavailable . The Equipping Center concept is being promoted for your furtherass istance .

During the past year we had 7 state winners in the Children’

s Bible Drillrepresenting two churches . We had a state winner in the Youth Speakers competition and represented North Carolina in the southwide competition at R ldge

crest . The youth joined with the Association Mus ic Department in a Youth Rally .

Mike Rice has some plans for more progress in this area of work .

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two leadership conferences in other associations .

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Organizat1on. Plans in the immediate future are to begin a monthly meeting withall Brotherhood Directors and Baptist Men Pres idents of the Association.

Two new workers have been added to the R . A . program. Joey Wilson as

Sports Activities Leader, attended the Sports Leadership Training in Wins tonSalem and R ob Gaines assumes respons ibilities as Campcraft Activities Leader ,qual1f1ed through two Counselors Backpacking Training ( sanctioned through theSB C) and American Camping Association as well as the‘

B asic Campcraft TrainIng and numerous Crusader Camps . Both of these men are members of StevensMemorial Church and we welcome them to the Association team.

Bill Perdue. R . A . Director , attended the Association R . A . Directors Workshopr

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n Raleigh ; Counselors Backpacking Training (ACA ) , and Bas ic CampcraftraImng.

R . A . activities have included numerous miss ion projects at Lakewood , summer conclave (52 members ) , State Track Meet , Campbell College (approximately 70 persons ) , Pinewood Derby (75 persons ) , Crusader and Pioneer Congress .

Two young men from association churches won First Place in State Competition. Greg Spencer , Guilford , 5-6 g rade miss ions projects , ,

Crusader Congressat First Church in Southern Pines and Kenneth Allen Sixteenth Street , for OlderCrusader softball throw , R . A . State Track Meet , Campbell College.

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MUSIC COMMITTEE REPORTYour associational mus ic committee was quite active during this pas t year ,promoting various mus ic activities throughout the year .

Starting in October 1978 , we held an Adult Choir mini-retreat , which featuredFestus Robertson of the mus ic department of Nashville . This was held at theFlorida Street Church .

Our annual directors /accompanists banquet was also held at the FloridaStreet church in January . Our guest speaker for this meeting was Manuel Cunnup , and your mus ic committee highlighted the mus ic activities for the year .

The Lawndale Church was our host church for a Children’

s Mus ic Workshopin early February . This meeting was a Friday night-Saturday morning affairand featured Terry Kirkland from the Sunday School Board in Nashville.

Over three hundred youth went to Ridgecrest during MarCh for our annualYouth Choir Retreat . Guest director was Frank Boggs , well known gospel s' Ingerand director . The highlight of our mus ic year was our first “ Fantastic YouthExplos ion”held at the First Baptist Chur ch on Sunday evening of the retreat .An estimated people filled the church to capacity and chairs were broughtin to help handle the overflow . There were 535 decis ions made during the Sundayservice and another rally held on Monday night at the Memorial Auditorium.

David Stockwell was the evangelist , and we regret that there was some unfavorable comments due to the length of the Sunday evening service. Needless tosay , the 535 decisions p utweighed the unfavorable comments .

Dur ing May , at the Sixteenth Street Church , we had an Adult Choir Festlval .Four churches participated : S ixteenth Street , Eller Memorial , Lawndale and

Summerfield First .Even though the Mus ic Committee operated Friendly House durIng mus1c

week at Ridgecrest , the attendance was smaller than normal .Jo Ann Alexander was our guest mus ic director , and Eller MemorIal the hostchurch for the annual Children’

s Mus ic Day Camp in July . There were 115 chIldren participating in the camp at Eller Memorial and Lakewood in the afternoon. A special concert was presented on Friday evening after the camp period .

During the year the Mus ic Committee was instrumental in starting the Piedmont Association Chorale . Ryland Young has been directing during this firs tyear . Rehearsals are held once a month , and the Chorale will be provIdIng themus ic for our annual “ M night , and is available to s ing at“ our churches durIngthe year for revivals , etc .

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Fran Moseley , Mrs . Lucille Grubbs , Mr . Ward Ostrander , Mr . Tom Elam , Mr .

Ed Chenoweth ,Mr . Ryland Young , Mr. Jim Wrenn, Mr . Andy Carroll , and Mr .

Tom McR ae . They have done an excellent job and words cannot express mypersonal gratitude.

This committee has also planned a full program of mus ic activities for the1980 year . Our hope is to continue to be of service to the churches that haveparticipated in our planned activities , but above all to find the way to reach , andhelp the other churches , especially the smaller churches with no or part-timeleadership .

Respectfully sum tted ,

Bill Slack , ChairmanNOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

ModeratorVice ModeratorClerkTreasurerSunday School DirectorAss istant DirectorOutreach DirectorPastoral LiaisonDir. of Teaching Improve. TrainingVE S DirectorSecretary

College Students

Older ChildrenMiddle Children

Older PreschoolMiddle PreschoolYounger Preschool

Church Training Director

Youth TrainingChildren TrainingPreschool TrainingConsultant

Brotherhood DirectorBaptist Men DirectorMiss ion Study LeaderMiss ion Action LeaderR . A . DirectorPioneer CounselorCrusader CounselorLad CounselorActivities Leader Joey Wilson, Stevens MemorialEnlistment

WMU Director Shirley Barbee, Gate CityAs s Istant Director Bettie Spencer , GuilfordBaptis t Women Director Carol Rogers ,

LawndaleAsst . BY Director Loretta Hix , Sharpe RoadBaptist Young Women Director Patricia Minix , Gate CityAsst . BYW Director Jill Foster , Sharpe RoadActeen DIrector Juanita McIver , Sharpe RoadAsst . Acteen Directormm in Action Director Marceline Malone, Florida St .

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Bobby Matthews , Greensboro FirstJulius Lambeth , Rolling RoadsLoretta Calhoun, Lindley ParkSam Wilson, Greensboro First

Richard Moretz , GuilfordDavid Lindeman, Magnolia St .

Larry Aus tin, ParkwayMax Reece, Hil lcrest

David Lindeman, Magnolia St .Audrey Duncan, S harpe RoadDavid Lindeman, Magnolia St .

Don Harrington, LawndaleJan Clark , Greensboro First

Geneva Metzger, Greensboro FirstMike Rice, Sixteenth Street

Bill West , Rank inAudrey Duncan, Norths ide

Ruth Angel , Greensboro FirstLucile York , Sharpe RoadDot Boldman, LawndaleBeverly Moretz, GuilfordJames Mooney , NortheastDon Harrington, LawndaleRick Gilley , Florida St .

Gayle Strickland , Friendly Ave.

Dot Boldman, LawndaleEverette Richardson, Lawndale

Clifton Hix , Sharpe RoadSanford Smith , Pleasant Garden

Clifton Hix— Sanford SmithClifton Hix— Sanford Smith

Bill Perdue , Stevens Memorial

Asst. G . A . Director,Ann Carter, Southeast

“ ChapelMISSIon Friends DirectorAsst . MF Director Annette Woods , Stevens MemorialSecretary Clara Newnam, Eller MemorialTreasurer Helen Graham, RankinHis torianMiss ion Action DirectorNominating Committee :

Ass istant DirectorChildrens DirectorAssociate Director

0 0 0 0 0Associate DirectorAssociate DirectorAs sociate DirectorPart-time DirectorLibrarianYouth ActivitiesChorale Director

TACMO Pres identVice Pres identAudio VisualTechnical Process ConsultantSecretaryHistorical

Youth DirectorAss istant

Senior Citizens DirectorChairman of EvangelismHospital RepresentativeHomes for the Aging RepresentativeChildren’

s Home RepresentativeAnnuity BoardRadio Televis ionBaptist Student UnionCooperative ProgramChristian Action LeaguePrayer ChairmanTrus tee, Term Ending 1980 H B . Blackwelder, Rolling Rd .

Trustee, Term Ending 1981 Jack Sutton, Pleasant GardenTrustee, Term Ending 1982 Al Lineberry , Greensboro FIrstServing on the Nominating Committee 1978-1979

Sanford SmithPete BooneBill SlackMrs . Geraldine LackeyA . L . Parker

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES REPORTOctober 25 , 1979

1 . AUDITING COMMITTE E T . W. Estes— Chairman(2 or more) Max

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ReeceLeo Starling—C hairman Vernon WilliamsEdgar Satterfield Jack Lyles

2 . COUNCIL ON ORDINATION B ob Shackleford(At least 6 ) James B . Clifton

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Frances Funderburk, BessemerMarceline Malone, Florida . St .Wanda Halsey, Sixteenth St .

Nell Caudle, CalvaryPat Stockard , College ParkDonas Hardin, Norths ideBill Slack, Gate City

Andy Carroll , Summerfield FirstFran Moseley, Lawndale

Ed Chenoweth , Eller MemorialTom Elam, LawndaleJoe Few, Lindley ParkWard Ostrander , Friendly Ave.

Rick Gilley, Florida St .James Wrenn, Stevens MemorialRyland Young, Sixteenth St .Lucille Grubbs

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Mike Rice, Sixteenth St .Ryland Young, Sixteenth St .Susan Thomas , Lawndale

Mike Rice, Sixteenth St .Bill West , Rankin

Alice Fields , Pleasant GardenA . L . Parker , Friendly AvenueA . C

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Tom“Wall , Sixteenth St .

Geneva Metzger, Greensboro FirstAlton McE achern, Greensboro First

Max Reece, Hillcrest

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CHUR CH SECRETARIES CONFERENCEAt the Piedmont Baptist Association Church Secretaries Workshop ,

held on .

June 7 , 1979 a questionnaire was filled out by those attending, as tothe feas ibilityof forming a Church Secretaries Conference . It was overwhelmingly voted thatthose attending were supportive of such an organization that would meet on a

regular quarterly bas is .

A Steering Committee, composed of Emily Hazelwood , Lindley Park ; MildredJohnson, Gate City ; Paul ine Phipps , Magnolia Street ; and Lucille Grubbs , Association office met on June 28 , 1979 to draw up guidelines for the CSC and p ropose a slate of Officers to serve for the first year .

The organizational meeting was held on September 6, 1979 at Lindley Parkwith seventeen members present , at which time the proposed Guidelines wereadopted and officers were elected . Those elected to serve were : President , Lucille Grubbs , Association; Vice Pres ident , Pauline Phipps , Magnolia Street ;Secretary-Treasurer , Pat Gambill , Souths ide ; Program Committee, Kathy Campbell , Chairman, Greensboro First ; Els ie Prevette, Pleasant Garden; MonicaLong , Sixteenth Street ; Natalie Barber , Rankin ; Communication Committee ,

Mildred Johnson, Chairman, Gate City ; Reavely Strader , Immanel ; Judy Johnson, Bessemer .

The purpose of the CSC shall be : to identify and properly relate the variousroles of the secretary on the chur ch staff , to provide an opportunity of fellowship , to develop a better understanding Of her work , and to provide programs ,

that will deepen the spiritual understanding of the secretary and help her improve her performance. The CSC will meet the first Thursday of September, December , March and June.

Our Moderator , Dr . R ay Benfield , and the Director of Miss ions , Manuel Cunnup , have been most supportive of this organization in that they recognize theimportance of the CSC and the role each church secretary plays in the totalprogram of the church . We thank these men, along with all of the pastors fortheir support to this new organization. A letter has been sent to each churchasking that they take whatever action that is necessary for the secretarial staffto attend these conferences . It is hoped that a workshop can be conducted eachyear that will offer practical helps in at least one area of the church-relatedsecretary’

s work .

Lucille Grubbs ,President

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEEYour Credentials Committee is pleased to file the following report :

1 . The Lake Townsend Baptist Church , after making her des ire known in January 1978 to come into the association, and being under the Watchcare of

the Convention s ince that time, is being presented to the Annual Meeting forfull association.

2 . The Lynwood Lakes Baptist Church has requested association and has beenwelcomed by your Credentials Committee and the Executive Board for a

Watchcare association.

Otis W. Davis ,Chairman

LAKEWOOD COMMITTEE REPORTThe Lakewood Committee as appointed by the Moderator for 1978-79 cons ist

ed of the following persons : Carl Andrews , Parkway ; Elizabeth Apple , CliftonRoad ; Victor Dowd ,

Bessemer ; Asheley Haithcock , Sharpe Road ; Curtis Harrington,

Summerfield ; Joe Ratliff , Greensboro First : Thomas Williams , SharpeRoad ; Vernon Williams ,

Pleasant Garden; and WillIam Summers , Bessemer .

The committee was organized into subcommittees as follows : Program and

Personnel : Victor Dowd ,Chairman; Asheley Haithcock , and Vernon Williams ;

Repair and Upkeep : William Summers ,Chairman; Thomas Williams , and Cur

tis Harrington; Kitchen: Elizabeth Apple ,Chairman ; and Carl Andrews .

The Summer Day Camp personnel were employed for a ten week period and

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cons isted of the following :Director : Libby Farley , Lawndale— salary $125 per weekAsst . Director : David Presson, Summerfield— salary $100 per weekCounselors : Randel Aus tin, Parkway4 alary $75 per weekShaun Stinson, Sharpe Road— salary $75 per weekPam Babb , Pleasant Garden— salary $75 per weekA more detailed financial report of the Lakewood activities is contained in

the treasurer’s report . However , a summary of expenses and income reflectthe following :

Income Day Camp DuesSalaries Day Camp EmployeesTotal Lakewood ExpensesBy far the largest expenditure for the year was for salaries . The greatestmaintenance cost was for repair of the swimming pool apron.

Effort to involve the churches of the Association in support of Lakewood programs met with mild success . A special thanks to various Royal Ambassadorgroups under the leadership of Mr . Bill Perdue for their ass istance in cleaningthe grounds and the swirnimng pool . Thanks to Greensboro Firs t , Lindley Park ,Parkway and Sharpe Road for furnishing transportation during the Day Campweeks . Opportunities to ass ist in cabin roof repair , miscellaneous painting , andconstruction of picnic tables were not accepted by churches .

A reques t to purchase acre of Lakewood property approximately 400 ft .eastward of the caretaker’s house was received from Mr . W . J . Coble. Propertywas to be used by Mr . Coble as a right-of-way into his adjacent property . It wasrecommended to the executive board that this property not be s old at this time.

The executive board approved recommendation during April 1979 meeting .

An offer to sell approximately 14 acres of property adjoining Lakewood wasreceived from : Mrs . Radie Phillippi . The approximate cost is per acre.

This matter was discussed by the committee and executive board . Matter wasreferred to the Survey and Strategy Committee for further action.

The committee feels the summer program has been fairly well received andmildly successful . The potential for the encampment is great and could servea vital ministry to the churches of our Association, however , full utilization of

this potential has not been reached . There are many items that need to be ao

complished .

The committee strongly recommends that the Survey and Strategy Committeeseriously cons ider the long range Viability of Lakewood and its miss ion. Ohviously , to be successful , Lakewood must have the s incere backing of all As sociational churches both in us e and in financial support .Sincere appreciation is expressed to all who utilized the facilities and to allthose people who contributed their time and talent to making Lakewood successful this year .

Respectfully submitted ,Joseph M . Ratliff , Chairman

COUNCIL ON ORDINATION REPORTThe following men were approved for ordination upon the recommendation

of their respective churches :William 0. West , Rank in Baptist Church , Greensboro, N . C .

Lawrence Clapp , First Baptist Church , Gibsonville, N . C .Wade Gibson, Parkway Baptist Church , Greensboro, N . C .

Respectfully submitted ,T . W. Estes , ChairmanCouncil on Ord ination

REPORT OF THE RESOLUT IONS COMMITTEE1 . B e it resolved that we expres s our s incere appreciation to the Sharpe RoadBaptist Church and her pastor , Thomas Williams , for hosting the day ses

s ions of the Piedmont Baptist Association, and to the ladies and men ofthe church for a most excellent meal . Further thanks are expressed to theGreensboro First Baptist Church and her pas tor , Dr . Alton McE achern, forhosting the evening sess ion of the Association.

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2. B e it resolved that we commend Bill Claffey and the Program Committeefor an excellent program , and express thanks and appreciation to everyspeaker and to all who submitted reports .

3. B e it resolved that we express appreciation to R ay Benfield who servedably as Moderator this year and to Bobby Matthews , Vice Moderator andto As sociational Clerk , Frances Boone, for a job well done.

4. B e it resolved that we exp ress appreciation to any and all reporters , includmg denominational and secular newspapers , radio, and television, forcoverage g1ven the As sociational meeting .

5 . B e it resolved that we express appreciation to Jack R oe for the timely andstimulating sermon and to all who provided mus ic throughout the Associational meeting .

B e it finally resolved that we enthus iastically endorse the action of theAssociation’

s Executive Board in the election of Manuel E . Cunnup as Director of Miss ions of the Piedmont Baptist As sociation. Let every churchand every church member support our new strong leader through prayerand genuine cooperation. That was said last year , we can say it with evenmore emphas is and authority today , having seen this man at work as hehas led us in such an able way throughout all of this year . I believe thatManuel would want us to say in this report at this point , a special word ofthanks to Lucille Grubbs , the Associational office secretary for the job shehas done and continues to do.

Respectfully submitted ,

A . L . Parker , ChairmanBill WestRonald Wall

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM 1979

A dream is only a dream until someone makes it come true. Bold Miss ionThrus t began as a dream for Southern Baptists in 1976-77 a bold dream of

greater miss ion support and church growth . Many people are committed tomaking this dream a reality . In order for Bold Miss ion Thrus t to succeed , manymore people mus t adopt this commitment .Two important questions mus t be asked and answered : Do we have the will

and commitment to pers ist in achieving what we have voted as Bold Miss ionThrus t goals ? Can we learn to live with our commitments ?Officially , Southern Baptists claimed their Bold Miss ion Thrust dream in 1977.

Looking at the years ahead we have mixed reactions of excitement and anxiety .

ghe introduction is over ; in 1980we must learn to live with and to live out our

ream .

Commitment to Bold Miss ions Thrus t calls for specific action on our part asindividuals and churches . Every church is challenged to:

1 . Give something through the Cooperative Program for Bold Miss ion Thrus tsupport .

2. Increase the percentage Of its total budget income given through the Cooperative Program .

3. Increase the percentage of total budget income for the support of associational mis s ions .

Let every church in the Piedmont Association demons trate its genuine con

cern for and commitment to world miss ion support through bold living and boldgiving .

BIBLICAL RECORDER 1979

In its l46th year of serving North Carolina Baptists , the Recorder , like old

man river , keeps rolling along . The Recorder faced the same problems as everyone did in the past year price increases in every phase of its operatlons . The

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ANNU ITY BOARD REPORT 1979

A “ Banner Year

The year 1978 was a banner year and a year of challenge for the AnnuityBoard in servicing churches and agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention,

according to Dr . Darold H . Morgan,pres ident .

Among the challenges he listed were extremes of market variations , staggering pressures of escalating costs , changes in personnel and organization, andthe eroding presence of governmental regulations .

The banner s ide highlights included :1 . A 13th Check”equaling an additional full month’s benefit and amounting

to was mailed to almos t annuitants in Board retirement programs .

2 . A total of was paid in retirement and protection benefits . InsuIii

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nce benefits through church , agency and seminarian programs topped $13m on.

3. An Endowment Department , des igned to seek funds for undergirding protaction programs , was established . A goal of $25 million by 1988 was set.

4. New Churches in the retirement program numbered 630, a record enrollment . New pastors and church employees totaled with members upgraded programs .

5 . Participants in the new Southern Baptis t Retirement Program grew to

Family Benefit Section (Plan A ) counted members,and Age Se

curity Section (Plan B ) recorded a marked increase from . in 1977 to

Variable Benefit Section (Plan C ) membership declined from to

6 . Premium income reached ( includes relief ) . Total assets climbedto compared with a year earlier .

STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS , 1977

R etirement P lans Total Members Insurance Total Members

So. Baptist R et. Program *Health InsurancePlan A ( church-agency ) Group Life (church )

— Family Benefit Section Group Life (agency )Plan B ( churches-agency ) **Life Benefit Plan '

— Age Security Section Seminarian LifePlan C ( church-agency Seminarian Medical— Variable FundTotal Benefits Paid *Includes churches and agencies

— Retirement and protectionRelief Benefits **Closed to new membersRelief Recipients 415

In Piedmont Association 40 churches and 80 staff members are participating inthe retirement program .

HOMES FOR THE AGING 1978-79

This has been a year of great significance and celebration in the life of our

North Carolina Baptist Homes for the Aging "We would give praise and thanksgiving to God especially , and to our Baptist pastors and churches throughoutNorth Carolina for the victories that we have experienced "Of outstanding importance has been the completion, dedication, and occupancy

of our new Wes tern North Carolina Baptis t Home , in Asheville . This lovely newHome, accommodating 50additional res idents , was dedicated to the glory of God

on April 29 , 1979 . Already , there are enough res idents who have arrived , andthose who have been approved for admiss ion, to fill the Home.

The new apartment complex in Wins ton-Salem , accommodating 16 , has beencompleted and

,all of the apartments have either been filled or ass igned . W1th

an older apartment , built in 1961 , there are a total of five duplex apartments ,

accommodating 20 persons . With the apartment complex , the s ix Homes for theAging , and the skilled nurs ing facility , 300 persons can be served In our B aptlst

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Homes . Homes are located in the following places : Res thaven, The Hayes Home,

Apartments , The Skilled Nurs ing Unit in Winston-Salem ; the Albemarle Homein Albemarle ; the Hamilton Home in Hamilton; the Yanceyville Home in Yanceyville ; the Western North Carolina Baptist Home in Asheville.

Financially, this has been a crucial year in our Baptist Homes , s ince we didnot have our usual 3rd Sunday of February Offering , which makes up 16% of

our total budget . We have had to move into our endowment funds in order tooperate and to keep the ship afloat , s ince the us ual that we receivefrom the Special Offering was delayed until we receive the North Carolina Miss ions Offering in September . We are looking forward to this offering in a veryspecial way , and it will certainly be crucial in the support of our Homes for theAging . Let us trus t that the goal of for all of our ten Baptis t Institutions , and the special causes of State Miss ions will be met.Support through the Cooperative Program for our Homes which supplies about

8% of our total budget continues in a steady and encouraging manner . Duringthe 28 years of the ministry of the Homes , however , the amount of 1 of

the Baptis t State Convention Cooperative dollar for the Homes has never beenchanged .

Through the love gifts of North Carolina Baptists , five out of every six peoplewho cannot pay the full cost of care are supplemented . This , therefore, is a ministry of Christian love and compass ion at its best in the lives of those dear olderpeople who are in our care.

Of great joy has been the addition of two new administrative staff membersMr . Jack Hoyle, who came in mid-January as the Director of Admis sions andSocial Services , and R ev. Jim Saul , as the Director of Denominational Relationsand Development . R ev. Saul is filling the vacancy created by the retirementof R ev. Ralph Cannon, inMarch . We Shall never cease being grateful to the Lordfor the s ignificant contribution that Ralph made during his service with theHomes . The ministry of the Homes has been greatly enhanced and enrichedby the coming of Jack Hoyle and Jim Saul in their respective fields of service.

Ministry to an older person is a ministry as unto Christ Himself . We trus tthat you will keep this Vital ministry close to your heart and in your prayers .

and that your gifts will enable us not only to minister to those in our care, butencourage us to expand this desperately needed ministry in our Convention.

REPORT OF THE CHRISTIAN ACTION LEAGUE

The League is pleased to make this report , grateful for the support which youhave given and happy to mention some decis ions which affect the social climateof our state and the moral fiber of our people.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina has ruled the anti-porongraphy bill cons titutional . Better known as the Lake Bill , it is ready to be enforced by sheriffs , police chiefs and dis trict attorneys .

The Court of Appeals of the State of North Carolina will hand down a rulingsoon on the challenge to the liquor-by-the-drink legis lation passed by the 1978

sess ion of the As sembly . This suit was filed in Wake Superior Court in Januaryand the decis ion by Judge Pou Bailey has been appealed to the Appeals Court .A brief has been filed and the next step is to present arguments before thecourt . Our attorney feels that we have a good chance of winning the case,

butthe only thing to do now is wait . The League has discovered that law suits are

time-cons uming and expens ive. We need your prayers and your financial support in this matter .

The North Carolina Senate in a last-day move, passed a bill which undercertain conditions will give cIties and towns a chance to vote after the countyhas voted to turn down liquor-by-the-drink . This will undermine the bas ic philoSophy which underlies the passage of the original L-B -D bill . Since this bill haspassed the Senate, it can be cons idered by the House in the short sess ion to beheld in June, 1980. We need to secure commitments from our Representativesthat they will oppose the bill , which is Senate Bill No. 943.

A decis ion (vote ) by the members of the Senate of North Carolina killed a

bill which would have relaxed the penalties for the possess ion of up to fourounces of marijuana. We rejoice in this victory .

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On May 1 of this year , B ro. Coy Privette became the full-time Associate Execut1ve DIrector of the League . Continue to pray for the Directors , the officers ,the trus tees and expand the support which you are giving the League.

UNC-G BAPTIST CAMPUS MINISTRY REPORT

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The 1978-79 s chool year was an exciting one in campus ministry with a con

tinued growth shown in the involvement of s tudents in B SU and local congregatIOns . We began in Augus t with a drop-in for new students in' -which our AdvisoryBoard churches participated and we ended the year with a recognition banquetwith our own mus ic groups providing the programs . In between our studentswere Involved In miss ions , education and worship .

For a third year there is a continuing growth in our ministry with town/commutmg students , who make up over two-thirds of UNC-G

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s student population.

The Associational WMU helped to cO-sponsor our Monday luncheons , and over20 different churches provided the meals . The town s tudents contributedto world hunger as payment for the luncheons .

Our programming during the year revolved around a Sunday general topicsdiscus s ion and a Tuesday night Bible study, both of which helped s tudents tograsp biblical truths and apply these truths to everyday -life. We used church

stag,lay people, campus ministers and students as program and Bible study

ea ers .

Our choir, NEW BEGINNINGS , under the direction of Don Bowden, and ourfolk group , FR EEDOM ROAD , had many opportunities to lead worship in sev

eral churches in Greensboro and around the state, to s ing for campus meetingsand lead some retreats . Don Bowden is the director for the choir for 1978-80and both mus ic groups are available to churches .

In the area of miss ions we had a group which Vis ited at Evergreens Nurs ingHome each week . During the summer of 1979 we had 12 s tudents and one facultymember who served as summer miss ionaries either through B SU , the N . C .

Baptis t Convention, or the Home or Foreign Miss ion Board . Our campus B SUraised $1100 for the State B SU summer miss ions budget ‘

of In additionthey gave direct financial support to one student and one faculty member whowere not appointed under B SU and contributed $100 to Greensboro U rban Ministries and set as ide $500for the Spring Miss ions trip in March , 1980and another$200 to provide scholarships to two s tudents to attend the Student Conferenceon World Miss ions . Eleven students and the campus minister participated in a

Miss ions project in Baltimore in March 1979 , and a group will return there inMarch 1980. Karen Pickler , a 1979 UNC-G graduate, was appointed a Miss ionaryJourneyman to Japan and joins one other UNC-G graduate who continues on

the field .

Statewide we had 3 s tudents serving on State B SU committees . We took stu

dents to State Officers Workshop in September : to Baptist State Students ’ FallConvention at Ridgecrest in October ; to High School Seniors Weekend in January ; and to the Spring B SU Leadership Conference at Caraway in March .

As campus minister I had the opportunity to attend and speak in severalchurches ,associations and BSU ’

S this year . I continue to serve on associationalcommittees . I led Bible studies and growth groups at the Center and in the

res idence halls . I led conferences at: Spring Leadership Conference , Summer Miss ions Orientation, and Miss ionary Journeyman Orientation. Locally , I serve as

advisor to the UNC-G B SU Council which plans all the B SU activities which takeplace in or through our Center , and I spend a lot of my time in individual andgroup counseling . This year I completed my second year as an officer of the

Association of Southern Baptist Campus Ministers . I continue to chair a sub

committee of National Students Ministries of the B SSB .

Again, I ask that your church will give me or the students in our B SU an op

portunity to share with you on some occas ion. The Summer missionaries , folkgroup , choir , or worship team are available for worship services , retreats or

miss ion groups . I would like you to know some of the UNC-G students who are

letting God work through their lives .

Geneva Metzger ,Campus Minis ter

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replacement surgery, brain tumors , spinal cord injuries , hand injuries , andsome

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cardiac problems .

A SIX-bed burn unit is s cheduled to open soon. This unit will permit the isolation

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of burn patients in a location where all required services are immediatelyavaIIable .

An automatic clinical analyzer , the firs t of its kind in the state, has been ac

qu1red and put into operation. This fully automated analyzer , which uses computer technology , can perform more than 200 tes ts . It analyzes blood serum andbody fl uids and provides results in less than eight minutes . These prompt andaccurate results are of particular importance in critical care areas , such as

the emergency room .

Another new ministry is a program of home vis itation for children with cancerand their families . A team cons isting of phys icians , nurses , a psychologist andchaplains ministers to families during three critical periods : when a child hasreceived a recent diagnos is of cancer , when a child is terminally ill , when a childhas recently died .

Our chaplains lead worship services in Davis Chapel , which are relayed toall patient rooms by closed-circuit televis ion. They also provide a pastoral ministry to patients , their families and to staff members ; provide more thanhours of personal couns eling annually ; offer personal growth and enrichmentevents to hundreds of clergy and lay persons each year ; and conduct the largestprogram of clinical pastoral education in the world . Ministries of the PastoralCare department are made access ible to people across the s tate through satellites in Fayetteville , Raleigh , Morganton and Charlotte .

Baptist Hospital has actively participated in the Voluntary Effort to keephospital costs as low as poss ible . Our hospital and several of its employees havebeen recognized and received awards for their cos t-saving ideas and efforts .

Our patients benefit in that the hospital’s room rate increase this year— d espitecontinuing infl ation— is only as compared to an annual increase of 6% inrecent years .

In recent months the hospital’s Oldest building Old Main” has beentorn down and a new s ix-s tory Focus Building is now ris ing on this s ite.

Our hospital staff members have been working with representatives fromother denominational agencies and with leaders Of the Baptist State Conventionto promote the North Carolina Miss ions Offering . The hospital looks forward toreceiving its share of this offering , as gifts from the churches in the fiscal yearending June 30 were as compared to in the preceding fiscalyear .

PIEDMONT BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA ,

INCORPORATED 1979 REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATION

Children in the care of the Baptis t Children’

s Homes are like children anywhere you find them . They are looking to and receiveing guidance from caringadults , their minds are being enr iched in appropriate educational development ,their Spiritual needs are being attended , they are happily at play and they are

contributing to the lives of the people close to them . Many of them are findingit poss ible to become a part of a reestablished family because the importantrelatives in their lives are served by the Children’

s Homes while the child isIn care .

There is a continuing need in our society for existing programs of service .

Flexibility and change are the order Of the day for the Baptist Children’

s Homesto meet whatever human need is expressed as the family societal pressures .

This is a real challenge .

Piedmont North Carolina families have ready access to s tatewide servIces

offered by the Baptis t Children’

s Homes . The ins titution’

s administrative officesare located in Thomasville and provide a supportive resour ce. Mills Homeis located there as well to Offer group care, social work , counsel , educatlon,

religious training and referral .A Family Services Center headquartered in Charlotte and serving eight surrounding counties has success fully piloted the concept of community based ser

vices and is another resource in emergency care to all the piedmont . The pIedmont also has an emergency care center in Burlington, a speciallzed program

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at Wall Home, foster homes services , the Child Development Center at MillsHome, and other family education services available to all of North Carolina .

Every effort is being made to be a part of and cooperate with the Bold Miss ions program of advance fostered by the Baptist State Convention in Cooperation with the local church .

An indepth , comprehens ive self-study of every segment of the Baptist Children’

s Homes is jus t being concluded by the ins titution’

s trus tees . The studyhas taken two years and projects the future direction of the Homes over thenext decades .

A major portion of the 1978-79 operating budget of the Homes comes from the

local church through the Cooperative Program , Special Gifts and the traditionalThanksgiving Offering . This has helped make it poss ible to Operate thus farthis year within income . We are prayerfully concerned , and optimistic , that suffi

lcifiint funds will continue to come to provide needed services to families and

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Pastors , other church leaders , and Associational leaders are asking for helpin ministering to families . Services of the Homes are being localized as rapidlyas possible in order to join hands with these concerned people .

NORTH CAR OLINA BAPTIST FOUNDATION REPORT TOASSOCIATIONS 1979

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is required in stewards , that a man be found faithful .1 Corinthians

Since January 1 , 1979 , the Foundation staff with the ass istance from R ev.

James B . McQuere , retired Director of Miss ions of the South Fork Baptist Association, an intens ive effort has been made through conferences over the stateto familiarize as many pastors as poss ible of the helpful services provided bythe Baptist State Convention through the North Carolina Baptist Foundation. The

Foundation is available to ass ist individual Baptists with their estate planning ,

regardless of the s ize of the estate . Many of the most s ignificant and meaningfulgifts to support the Christian ministries through the denomination have beendirected through the Foundation as trus tee . These services are available fromthe trained staff and their profess ional support (accounting and legal services )employed for this purpose without cost to individual participants . Where an in

dividual des ires to be a part of sharing the gospel beyond his or her lifetime ,

the establishment of a trus t with the Foundation provides a tangible participation in such activities .

The Foundation has been actively engaged in ass isting individuals in not onlyhaving their Wills redrafted , but also in the preparation and establishment ofannuity trusts . Through such a trust , an individual or couple can place in trus tassets ( such as property , cash or securities ) and receive income for the remainder of their lives . After death , the income from the trus t will be paid to thedonor’s choice ( s ) of Baptist miss ions work and/or institution. This method ofgiving provides the satisfying knowledge of being a faithful steward in utilizingresources more completely for the Lord’

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Ie laws of our land in reducing taxation on resources both income andes a es .

A personal and private appointment with a Foundation staff member can bearranged eIther through your pastor , association Director of Miss ions or bywriting or calling the Foundation office . The address is : P . 0. B ox 26508 , Raleigh ,

North Carolina 27611 .

DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND PUB LIC AFFAIRS

The Council on Christian Life and Public Affairs is made up of twenty personsselected by the Convention. Eight come from the General Board ,

while the re

maining twelve are elected at-large. These persons give overall leadership tothe Council’s staff .There have been two changes in the staff . W . Douglas Cole has recently beennamed DIrector of the Divis ion of Chris tian Life and Public Affairs . EarlierIn the year Ted W. Wllliams was named Director of the Department of Aging .

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The Chris tian Life Council has been concerned with a number of moral issuesduring 1979 . The s tatus and health of the family is of great importance . In aneffort to strength family relationships , the Council has been involved in marriage enr ichment retreats and associational family life conferences . In addition, a

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marriage enrichment retreat was held for minis ters and their spousesA fami ly life pos ter has been printed and is being made available to churches .

More than seven hundred North Carolina Baptis ts participated in the newlyformed Legislative Information Network . Members of the Network received a

gindebook containing relevant information on the North Carolina General Assembly . In addition, a regular news letter was mailed to all participants ,

keepingthem informed on a wide variety of legis lative issues of interest to Christians .

Work by the Department of Aging was begun this year . Under the leadershipof Ted Williams , the Council has sponsored a Senior Adult Conference and a

Senior Adult Retreat . Efforts are being made to des ignate a senior adult coordinator in many churches and associations . As the number of senior adults inour society grows , it wil l be incr eas ingly important for us to find creative waysto minister with senior adults and to help them to deal with the problems ofgrowing old .

The plight of millions of hungry and s tarving people around the world hascontinued to hold the attention of Baptis ts . A packet of materials was preparedby the Chr istian Life Council to aid churches in the observance of World HungerDay in Augus t. Many chur ches have participated , through special services , offerings , study groups and other means , in helping hungry people around the world .

Many more need to become active in feeding some of Jesus ’ brothers and sis

ters , in His name.

Applying the radical teachings of our Lord to our day-by-day lives is not easy .

Jesus said that in order for His followers to come after Him , they mus t firsttake up their crosses . The task of the Council on Chris tian Life and Public Affairs is to help North Carolina Baptists to live life as Chris t would have us tolive it . W. Douglas Cole, Director

J . George Reed , Department ofChristian Citizenship EducationTed W. Williams , Department of Aging

BESSEME R Mr . Clifton BrigmanMr . Earl Teague— Deacon Mr . Gerald S . AlbertMr . S . V . Whitesell— Deacon Mrs . Birdie S . StokesMrs . Elizabeth Lambeth Mrs . Jewel EatonMrs . R . D . WilliamsMrs . A . R . Johnson COLLE GE PAR KMrs . W. B . Cook Mrs . JohnShelton

Mr Max Drake Mrs . Amme S . PowellMiss Lucille White

BUCHANAN Mrs . A . A . TilleyMrs . Beulah Srmth

COMMUNITYCALVARY Mrs . Felicia OsborneMr . A . L . Frank Mr . R oy W . OsborneMrs ‘ C' T ’ Nun“

ELLER MEMORIALCAMP HERMAN Nellie BowdenMiss Vickie Weaver Linda Is leyMr . Danny Nance Sally OvermanMr . Jeff May Lillian Sheppard

Mabel CavinessCLIF TON ROAD Car lyle DavisMr . Robert Mayo— Deacon Ruth Aus tinMr . Gurney Allred Rachel May

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PLEASANT GARDENMr . E d NealMr . A . F . DensmoreMr . John PughMrs . Cora DennyMrs . Lou McNabb BowmanMr . Rudy Walker

PLEASANT GROVER ev. Chalmers G . CoeMrs . Jasper Shackleford

RANKINMr . Robert JacksonMr . J . P . LindseyMr . Norman VestalMr . B . H . Scott

REEDY FORKMr . O . E . SmithMrs . Shirley SmithROCKY KNOLLMrs . Thelma CooperMrs . Myrtle HambrickROLLING ROADSMr . Doug Cottrell

SHARPE ROAD

Mr . C. B . Straughan

SIXTEENTH STREETE lkania AdamsMrs . Fred HesterBernard LeweyMrs . Diane JohnsonSherman BasingerMrs . Pearlie ElderMr . Chester Loy

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SOUTH ELM STREETBertha WhittamoreMrs . BuchnerDebbie BrownSOUTHSIDEMrs . Ada GarrettMr. C . L . TuckerMr. Joe SmithSTEVENS MEMORIALMrs . Lela BurgeMr . William P . GauldinMrs . Pearl TaylorMiss R oella ScottMr . J. C . MahaffeyMr . William BrooksSUMMERFIELD FIRST

Mrs . Carrie EdwardsMr . Styner EdwardsMr . Charlie Lethco

Mrs . Naomi Walker— TreasurerMr . Clarence C . Winfree, Sr .

— DeaconMr. George E . Winfree

MESSENGERSBESSEMERMrs . Blanche O’

Ferrell

Mrs . Martha WilliamsonMr . Raymond O’

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Mr . Doyle DelanceyMr . Henry CobleMrs . Dot DowdMrs . Audrey AppleMr . Bill Johnson

CALVARYDanny CoxBarbara SmithEstelle RobertsonErlene Cheek

CAMP HERMANMr . Clint GarnerMrs . Clint GarnerMr . W . H . PeedenMrs . W . H . Peeden

CLIFTON ROADEugene HenleyElizabeth AppleLillie IddingsFrances MayoShirley Teague

COLLEGE PARKMiss Pauline FitzgeraldMrs . Nannie LeighMr. Harry E . ForbesMrs . Eula ThompsonMiss Jane HowellMrs . Nell Miller

ELLER MEMORIALEdwin F . ChenowethEthel PrimmMarion MccleanShirley Patterson— AlternateMark Primm— Alternate

FLORIDA STREETRick GilleyR ev. Jim SaundersPete BooneMarcelene MaloneJames AllredFRIENDLY AVENUEMrs . Louise RoyalMrs . Mae BrownDr . Keith SmithMiss Gayle StricklandMrs . Sara ParkerMr . Ward Os trander

Frank PaschalMr . A . W . EdwardsMrs . A . W. Edwards

Mr . Raymond Bates

NORTHEASTGATE CITY Imogene SheltonJeanne Claffey Pat KinleyErnest Welch R ev. Douglas ManessSue Dodson

NOR THSIDER on Buckner— AlternateRaymond Martin— AlternatePauline Martin— Alternate

GETHSEMANEMr . Harbor CraigMrs . Harbor CraigMr . George Kellam

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTMiss Ann Blythe

Mrs . Donas HardinMrs . Ida StricklandMr . Clem DowdyMrs . Irene MeltonMr . Wayne Gaulden

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HILLCRESTMinnie HillardRobert WillardE va WillardArtis JohnsonC . J . Kasey— AlternateWilma Kasey— AlternateHUNTER HILLSMrs . Judy HarrisMr . Paul ShawR ev. Richard RamseyR ev. Ed Edgerton

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MAGNOLIA STREETR ev. David LindemanMcCONNE LL ROADMr Herman KeyMrs . Herman KeyMrs . J . T . Ellis , Jr .

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REEDY FORKMrs . Marion TalbertMrs . Billie CockmanMr . Parks GregoryMrs . Robin McDanielMrs . Pearl WayMr . Vance WayROCKY KNOLLMr . Gary McKinnaMr . W . T . AppleMrs . W. T . AppleMrs . Margaret Morgan

ROLLING ROADSMrs . Marlene Lambeth

Mr. Emery SatterfieldMrs . Blondie SatterfieldSEDGEFIELDMr . James GarnerMrs . James GarnerMr . Ed McKaySHARPE ROADMary WebsterPeggy BogueAs hley HaithcockCarolyn Foster

SIXTEENTH STREETMrs . Mavis KnightMr . Mike RiceB ob Wyrick— AlternateShannon Wyrick— AlternateLora Hollar— AlternateSOUTH ELM STREETWilma MonroeBarbara Cox

Peggy LeachSOUTHSIDEMrs . Barbara FieldsMr . Ed FarrarMr . George BuchananMrs . Linnie Breedlove

MINISTERS AVAILABLEClaud Bowen

Phone : 292-3348William H . Cain1004 N. Elm Street 273-4228

Greg Cassady3214 Del Monte Drive 855-1276

James B . Fleet , Jr .

425 E . Hendrix St . Phone : 272-4418Walter Heilig910W. Florida Street Phone :

Raymond LanierDouglas ManessRt . 6 , B ox 499 275-5278

Robert T . Summerell4711 Kingswood Drive

Clyde Triplett2519 Phoenix Drive Phone:

Ronald WallPhone : 288-4218

J. R . Washington, Jr.

Phone: 292-0932

Oscar Whitescarver6 Pall Mall Place Phone:

Roger S . Wright2446-C S . Holden Road Phone : 855-6747

ASSOCIATIONAL PROPERTIESThe Piedmont Baptist Assembly is located 15 miles southeast of Greensboro.

From Greensboro travel U . S . Highway 421 southeast to Alamance Road , turnleft on Alamance Road and follow to Lakewood s ign on right of highway .

The associational offices are located at 1010 Homeland Avenue.

FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION1980 St . Louis , Missouri June 10-121981 Los Angeles , California June 9-11

1982 New Orleans , Louis iana June 15-17

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Associational DirectoryExecutive Board Members , LaymenStanding CommitteesChurch Directory

Ministers Licensed This YearMinisters Belonging To Church , Other Than Pastors

Reports

Executive Board CommitteesTreasurer’s ReportProposed Budget— 19804 981

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EvangelismStewardshipRecreationCredentials CommitteeNominating CommitteeCommittee on CommitteesCouncil on OrdinationChurch Secretaries ConferenceDirector of MinistriesChaplaincy MinistryDirector of International Minis-tr iesLiteracy MinistryPublic AffairsChildren’

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Moderator Bobby Matthews , Florida St .Vice Moderator Julius Lambeth , Rolling Roads

Loretta Calhoun, Lindley Park

Recording Secretary Ruth Lovin, Friendly Avenue

Treasurer Sam Wilson, Greensboro FirstSunday School DirectorSecretaryTeacher Improvement DirectorOutreach DirectorAdult DirectorYouth DirectorChildrens DirectorVE S Director

Church Training Director

WMU Director Shirley Barbee, Gate CityAssistant Director Bettie Spencer , GuilfordBaptist Women Director Loretta Hix , Southeast ChapelAss istant Baptist Women Director Jane Simpson Southeast ChapelBaptist Young Women Director Jill Foster , Sharpe RoadAssistant Baptist Young Women Director . Jan Luecking , Rolling RoadsActeen Director Juanita McIver Sharpe RoadAssistant Acteen DirectorGirls in Action Director Marceline Malone, Florida StreetAss istant Girls in Action DirectorMission Friends DirectorAssistant Mission Friends DirectorSecretaryTreasurerMission Action DirectorNominating Committee

Brotherhood Director Clifton Hix , Southeast ChapelBaptist Men Director Sanford Smith , Southeast ChapelRA Director Bill Perdue Stevens Memorial

Music DirectorAssistant Director

Evangelism Director A . L . Parker , Friendly AvenueMax Reece, HillcrestJack Lyles , Lawndale

Ernest Welch , Gate City

David Lindeman, Magnolia StreetJohnnie Clayton, Magnolia Street

Jerry Watts , Souths ideAdrian Harris , Hunter HillsDon Harrington, Lawndale

Skip Myers , LawndaleAudrey Duncan, Norths ideEdwin Chenoweth , Eller Memorial

Sue Andrews , ParkwayMelinda Spencer , Sumner

Clara Newnam , Eller Memorial. Helen Graham , RankinSue Dodson, Gate City

Debbie Brown, Friendly AvenueWanda Halsey , Sixteenth Street

Nell Caudle, CalvaryPat Stockard , College ParkJan Luecking Rolling Roads

Andy Carroll , Summerfield FirstJerry Watts , Souths ideTom Elam , Lawndale

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Joe Few, Lindley ParkWard Ostrander , Friendly AvenueRyland Young , Sixteenth StreetJim Wrenn Stevens Memorial

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Calvin Capps , SouthsideWilliam Claffey , Gate CityWilliam Norris , Greensboro FirstNowling Richey , Friendly AvenueVernon Williams , Pleasant Garden

Phillip Hunter , Northside

Youth Director Bill Young , Hunter HillsSenior Citizens Director Alice Field , Pleasant Garden

Social Chairman Grace Early , LawndaleEntertainment Chairman Carolyn Whicker , ImmanuelCoordinator of Activities— Village Green Shirley Barbee, Gate City

TACMO Director Susan Thomas , LawndaleMedia Educational Director Charlotte Bell , Greensboro FirstSecretary Katherine Hutton, Friendly AvenueTechnical Process Consultant Irene Clark , Pleasant Grove

Church Extens ion Director Robert Goode, Florida StreetDon Moody , GethsemaneDavid Osborne, ImmanuelElmore Rouse, ParkwayMax Reece, Hillcrest

Charles Jordon, Pleasant GardenRichard Kidd , Calvary

International Director Mary , Odom , ImmanuelAssistant Director Mildred Henderson, Parkway

Bertie Jones , LawndaleGeneva Metzger , Greensboro FirstHelen Rose, Lindley Park

Jim Fleet , Eller MemorialJames Crews , Friendly Avenue

Sue Dodson, Gate City

Literacy Director Frances Funderburk , BessemerGladys Boroughs , Greensboro First

Anne Carter , Southeast ChapelRuth Cunnup , ParkwayShirley Glover , GuilfordWillene Moss , Lawndale

Ann Toomey , Southeast Chapel

Prison Ministries Director Wanda Halsey , Sixteenth StreetChaplaincy Ministries Director Wade Gibson, ParkwayLakewood Director Roger Gilbert , Southeast Chapel

Horace Davis , Rocky KnollRobert Gaines , Stevens Memorial

Ann Carter, Southeast ChapelElizabeth Apple, Clifton Road

Norman Harris , Gibsonville FirstManuel Cunnup , ParkwayJames Mooney , NortheastGene Lawhorne, Buchanan

Robert Shackleford , Jr . ParkwayJack Fleming , Clifton RoadPhillip Hunter , Norths ideAlbert Taylor , CommunityAdrian Harris Hunter Hills

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Chur ch Dir ectoryMINISTERS ORDAINED THIS YEAR

FLORIDA STREETJim Saunders 1513 Lovett Street , Greensboro, N, C . 27403

GIBSONVILLE , FIR STLawrence Clapp P . 0. B ox 572 , Gibsonville, N . C . 27249

HUNTER HILLSRichard R ay 2812 Darden Road , Greensboro, N . C . 27407

NEW HOPELonnie K . Fous t 3518 McKnight Mill Road , Greensboro, N . C .

SIXTEENTH STREETRonald R . Settle First Baptist , Pilot Mountain, N . C .

MINISTERS LICENSED THIS YEARHUNTER HILLS

Mike Winfree 2209 St . Mark Road , Greensboro, N . C . 27403

NORTHEASTCharlie R . East , Jr . USS America CU-66, G-l , Div . , FPO New York 09501

PLEASANT GROVEBobby L . Shaw Route 7, B ox 182, High Point , N . C . 27263

SUMNERDonald Shelton 3521 McCuiston Road , Greensboro, N . C . 27407

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CALVARYDonald Kimrey, 2519 Spring Garden Street , Greensboro 27403Marcus Sizemore, 3712 Lynhaven Drive, Greensboro 27406

CAMP HERMANR . Cole Lee, Sr 5814 Summit Avenue Browns Summit 27214CLIFT ON ROADS . R . Young, 1901 Starlight Dr Greensboro 27407

COLLEGE PARKSam L . Riddle, Jr 2503 Atlanta St Greensboro 27406

COMMUNITYC . F . Landreth , Randleman Road 27406

ELLER MEMORIALJames B . Fleet , Jr 425 E . Hendrix St Greensboro 27405A . A . Rogers , 1604 N . 0. Henry Blvd Greensboro 27405

FLORIDA STREETDon Billington, 4801 B eechcroft Street , Greensboro 27407Tahnadge Green, 2013 Cedarford Road , Greensboro 27403

FRIENDLY AVENUEAus tin Lovin, 4200W. Friendly Avenue , Greensboro 27410John Owen, 815 Montpelier Dr . , Greensboro 27410Robert Summerell , 4711 Kingswood Dr . , Greensboro 27410

J. R . Washington, 2315 Westhaven Dr . , Greensboro 27403

GETHSEMANEWill iam Baker, Hwy . 220N , Greensboro 27405

GIBSONVILLE , FIR STLawrence Clapp , B ox 572, Gibsonville 27249

GREENSBORO , FIRSTMarvin Bass , 4122 Stirrup Dr Greensboro 27407Claud B . Bowen, 605 Greenway , N . , Greensboro 27403Jimmy Edwards , 1701 Whiteley PI. Greensboro 27406Dwight Fickling , 405 Westover Terr Greensboro 27408Vance Havner , 109 McIver St Greensboro 27403Dewey Jones , 5106 Forest Oaks Dr Greensboro 27406Raymond Lanier, 1401 Vine St Greensboro 27405Geneva Metzger , 2604 Overbrook Dr Greensboro 27408Gilbert Pierce, 4903 Hilltop R d . , Greensboro 27407Arnold Robertson, P . 0. B ox 9461 , Greensboro 27410Del Suggs , 3414 Overton Dr Greensboro 27408

HILLCRESTGlenn B adenhop , 4205 Bell Orchard Rd Greensboro 27405Charles May , 2905 Orange St Greensboro 27405

Richard Ramsey , 1908 Fairfax Rd Greensboro 27407Bill Young , 1401 Clermont St. , Greensboro 27407

IMMANUELJack Matthews , 2106 Cheltenham Blvd . , Greensboro 27407Fletcher Thomas , 1413 Clermont St. , Greensboro 27403

LINDLEY PARKJerry Barfield , 2522-F Hiatt St Greensboro 27403John Lipscomb , 2510Walker Ave Greensboro 27403

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NEW HOPELonnie Foust , 3518 McKnight Mill Rd Greensboro 27405

NORTHEASTGerald Frost , Rt . 5 , B ox 95-C, Greensboro 27405Douglas Maness , Rt . 6 , B ox 499 , Greensboro 27405

NORTHSIDELee Beach , 3927 Yanceyville St. , Greensboro 27405

Manuel Cunnup , 2508 Shady Lawn Dr . , Greensboro 27408Wade Gibson, 2600 Overbrook Dr . , Greensboro 27403Ronald Hill , B ox 832 , Bangkok ,

ThailandCharles Howell , Apartado 3177, Lima, PeruDale Riddle , P . 0. B ox 315 , Greensboro 27402Ronald Wall , 3028 Robinhood Dr . , Greensboro 27408

PLEASANT GROVEJames Allred 4207 Pennydale R d . , Greensboro 27407Robert Hunter , 3101-A Alder Way , Greensboro 27407

ROCKY KNOLLB en G . Wright , 3234 Jidemi R d . , Greensboro 27406

SHARPE ROADAlfred Thomas , Rt . 2 , B ox 471 , McLeansville, 27301

SOUTH ELM STREETCharles Belch , Apdo 355 San Cristobal , VenezuelaWilliam Farrell , 211 Kens ington Road , Greensboro 27403

STEVENS MEMORIALDonald Bloodworth , 3602 Coltsgate Dr . , Greensboro 27410Joseph Lawson, Rt . 6 , B ox 188 , Lot 8 , Greensboro 27405

WILLOMOR EHardin Coon, 801 Terrell St. , Greensboro 27403Clyde Church , 2502 S . Chapman St. , Greensboro 27403

CHUR CH STAFF MEMBERSBESSEMERMrs . Audrey Apple MM 1002 Sykes Avenue, Greensboro 27405Mrs . Judy Johns on SEC Rt . 2 , B ox 289-D, Gibsonville 27249Roland Phillips MR Rt . 1 , B ox 106 , Pleasant Garden 27313

BUCHANANMrs . Donna Matthews Organist Rt . 1 , B ox 392 , McLeansville 27301

CALVAR YMrs . Edna Carter SE C -F Rt . 2 , B ox 84, McLeansville 27301*Charles Ross MM 3807 Pineneedle Road , Greensboro 27405Miss Donna Wyrick Organis t Rt . 1 , B ox 464, McLeansville 27301

CAMP HERMANMrs . Frankie Leonard Organist 5810Summit Ave . , Brown Summit 27214

CLIFTON ROADMrs . Betty Dobbins Organis t 905 Meadowwood R d . , Greensboro 27410Mrs . Sherry Lawson MM 3611 Brevard Street , Greensboro 27407Mrs . Janet Tompkins SEC 5703 B ramblegate Rd Greensboro 27407

COLLEGE PARKMrs . Geraldine Bjork SEC 512 Aycock St Greensboro 27403Harry E . Forbes , ME 1601 Walker Ave Greensboro 27403

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HUNTER HILLSMrs . Trudy Eads SEC 4318 Halifax Rd Greensboro 27407Mrs . Rachel R ay Pianist 1802 Hatcher Place,

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Greensboro 27407R ev. Richard R ay MM , ME 2812 Darden R d . , Greensboro 27407R ev. Bill Young MY 2406 Spring Garden St. , Greensboro 27403

IMMANUE LMrs . Sara Hicks Organist 3214 Groometown R d . , Greensboro 27407Mrs . Beverly Strader SEC 2108 Hardie Ct. , Greensboro 27403Art Williams MM Rt . 2, B ox 68 , Pleasant Garden 27313

JESSUP GROVEJeanette Powers SEC Rt . 2 , Summerfield 27358

LAKE TOWNSENDMrs . Ann Butler SEC Rt . 2, B ox 247-A 25 , Greensboro 27405

LANKFORD MEMORIALMrs . Lorrie Lucas Organist 3907 Dodson St. , Greensboro 27405Mrs . Helen Shepard SEC 3827 Yanceyville St Greensboro 27405

LAWNDALETom Elam MM 2913 Shady Lawn Dr . , Greensboro 27408Don Harrington Asst . Pastor 201 Leland Dr Greensboro 27408Mrs . Lea Joyce SEC 3505 Lawndale Dr . , Greensboro 27408Mrs . Fran Moseley Organist 2306 Musket Ln Greensboro 27408Ernest Myers MY 110Sparger PI. , Greensboro 27410Mrs . Elaine Williford SEC 3505 Lawndale Dr Greensboro 27408

LINDLEY PARKJoe Few MY , ME , MM 4010Walker Ave Greensboro 27403Miss Janet Harmon SEC ‘

4010Walker Ave Greensboro 27403

MAGNOLIA STR EETDavid Lindeman T ME , MY, MR 1203 Magnolia Street 27403Mrs . Pauline Phipps SEC 1009 Elderwood Pl Greensboro 27410Mrs . Myra Thrasher Organist 2313 R evolan Dr . , Greensboro 27407

MccoNNE LL ROADRobert Harrell MM Route 6, B ox 535-A, Greensboro, N . C . 27405

NORTHEASTMrs . Virginia Maness Organist Rt . 6, B ox 499 , Greensboro 27405Mrs . Mary Summers SEC 1427 Vine St. , Greensboro 27405

NORTHSIDEMrs . Lou Ann Ayers SEC Rt . 6, B ox 188, Lot 76, Greensboro 27405Marjorie Johnson Organist 3305 Oberlin Dr . , Greensboro 27405

PAR KWAYBetty Bailey SEC 1411 Benjamin Parkway , Greensboro 27408Mrs . Louise Burroughs MM 5403 Ropley Dr . , Greensboro 27405Hazel Martin -

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PINECROFTDwight Morris MM 2505 Daye Dr . , Greensboro 27406Mrs . Jo Morris Pianist 2505 Daye Dr Greensboro 27406

PLEASANT GARDENMrs . Laura Cates Organis t Rt . 2 , Pleasant Garden 27313James Collins MM 3002-A Euclid St. , Greensboro 27407Mrs . Els ie Prevette SEC Rt . 1 , B ox 30~C-4, Climax 27233

PLEASANT GROVEDebra Collins Organist Rt . 7 , B ox 186, High Point 27263Melba Garst MM 4508 Somersworth Dr . , Greensboro 27407Rachel Ward SE C 2104 Harold Dr . , Greensboro 27406

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RANKINMrs . Natalie Barber SEC Lot 24, 4100N . 0. Henry Blvd . , Greensboro

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Sam Marion MM 1212 Whilden Pl Greensboro 27405

REEDY FORKMrs . Wanda Creasy SEC Rt . 2, B ox 248 62. Greensboro 27405Steve Miller MM Rt . 4, B ox 472 , Madison 27025Mrs . Teresa Miller Organist Rt . 4, B ox 472, Madison 27025

ROCKY KNOLLMrs . Joy Boozer Organist 3607 Inverness Dr Greensboro 27406Jimmy Jones MM 3604 Fletcher Dr Greensboro 27406Gary McKinna ME , MY 3106 Fieldale Rd Greensboro 27406Mrs . Margaret Morgan SEC 614 Creekridge Rd Greensboro, 27406

ROLLING ROADMrs . Sarah Bozeman SEC 2000

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Lionne Dr Greensboro 27407Mrs . Carolyn Greene Organist 2609 Denise Dr Greensboro 27407

SEDGEFIE LDMrs . Vivian Bloom SEC 2315 R evolan Dr Greensboro 27407Mrs . Brenda Tuttle Organist 201 Hassellwood Dr Jamestown 27282

SHAR PE ROADMarianManess SEC 3512 Barbour Rd . Greensboro 27406Bonnie Souther MM 1833 Sharpe Rd Greensboro 27406Betty Waters Organist 4404 Thorny Rd Greensboro 27406

SIXTEENTH STREETMrs . Monica Long SEC 1513 Countryside Dr Greensboro 27405Mrs . Sharon Shearer Organist 3 St . Katherine’s Circle, Greensboro

27408Ryland Young MM 2225 E . Cone Blvd . , Greensboro 27405

SOUTH ELM STREETMrs . Marie Brown SEC 3610 S . Elm St. , Greensboro 27406Eddie Hauser MY 2210 Valleydale Dr . , Kernersville 27284Herb Meadows MM R t. 1 , B ox 32 0. McLeansville 27301Mrs . Dot Oldham Organist 2209 W . F lorida St Greensboro 27403

SOUTHSIDECharles Cheek MY 2735 Freeman Mill R d . , Greensboro 27406Mrs . Julia Teeters SEC 2735 Freeman Mill Rd Greensboro 27406Mrs .

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STEVENS MEMORIALMrs . Linda Cole Pianist 5501 Courtfield Dr Greensboro 27405

SUMMERFIELD . FIRSTMrs . Ruby Bridges SEC Rt . 2, B ox 101 , Summerfield 27358Andy Carroll MY P . 0. B ox 14, Summerfield 27358Mrs . Rebecca Gatewood Organist P . 0. B ox 93, Summerfield 27358

SUMNERIris Brewer Organist 1109 Ritters Lake R d . , Greensboro 27406Mrs . Jeane Collins SEC 3521 Mccuiston R d . , Greensboro 27406Larry McE lreath MM , MY Rt . 2, B ox 575-B , Randleman 27317

TEMPLEMrs . Quincy Cox Organist Rt . 3, Box 692, Greensboro 27410

WILLOMOR EMrs . Gladys Church Organist 2502 S . Chapman St Greensboro 27403

SOUTHE AST BAPTIST CHAPELMrs . Jackie Baxley SEC 5708 E dinborough Rd Greensboro 27406R ev. Dewey Jones MM 5106 Forest Oaks Dr Greensboro 27406Mrs . Pat Pugh Organist 2514 Liberty R d . , Greensboro 27406Jim Simpson R ec 4405 Williams Dairy R d . ,

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HISTOR ICAL EVENTSBUCHANANRemodeled sanctuary , nursery and restrooms .

CLIFTON ROADBegan Child Evangelism Program .

FLORIDA STREETNew Organ in sanctuary .

New stained glass in baptistry .

Ordination of R ev. Jim Saunders

GIBSONVILLE FIRSTTwenty-first homecoming service observed August 17, 1980.

GUILFORDInstalled new organ in sanctuary .

HUNTER HILLSDedicated new 600 capacity auditorium .

Called one full-time and 4 part-time staff members .

Began plans for family life center .

JESSUP GROVEDedicated new building August 10, 1980

LAWNDALEDedicated new educational building September 14, 1980.

First pastor (Bill Wilson) returned for revival .

LINDLEY PARKPastor R ay Benfield (and wife, Evelyn) appointed by ForeignMission Board

as Miss ionary Associates to Austria .

Paved parking lot.NORTHEASTBuilding and Planning Committee formed . Church voted that we needed

additional space.

PLEASANT GROVEPresentation of Honorary Deacons Plaque to Mr . John T . Nunn.

RANKINFounders Day observances changed to May and observed with slides of

early church and members .

Completed new parking lot on north s ide of church .

Purchased church bus .

REEDY FORKNew ministries started (Bell House, Senior Citizens ) .

ROLLING ROADBegan construction of new Fellowship Building .

SHARPE ROADConstruction of Children’

s Building and new Day Care Ministry .

One answered the call into the ministry .

SUMMERFIELD , FIRSTCalled Dr . Wilson L . Stewart as pastor January 1 , 1980.

Sent Agape Team to Pennsylvania on mission tour .

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ARTICLE IVOFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Section 1 . T he officers of the Association are a Moderator , a Vice Moderator ,a Clerk , and a Treasurer . The Association may elect an Assistant Clerk , an Asisstant Treasurer and a Parliamentarian, if any is deemed necessary .

Section 2 . The officers of the Association shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Association, and shall assume their duties

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upon the adjournment ofthe annual meeting , and hold office until they are replaced by the Association.

No personmay be elected Moderator for more than two successive terms .

Section 3. The duties of the officers shall include, but are not limited to, thefollowing :(a ) The Moderator shall pres ide at the annual or special meetings of the As

sociation, and at the meetings of the Executive Board .

(,b ) The Vice Moderator shall pres ide at the annual or special meetings of

the As sociation, and at the meetings of the Executive Board , at the request of,or in the absence of the Moderator at any such meeting .

(0) The Clerk shall record the proceedings of the Association, and the E xecutive Board , at all their meetings , and shall deliver all notices required by theConstitution or directed to be given by the pres iding officer .

(d ) The Treasurer shall receive and disburse the funds of the Association,

as directed by the Association or the Executive Board , and shall keep accountsof his transactions , and present an accurate account of same to the annual meeting of the Association, and as directed by the Executive Board .

ARTICLE VTHE EXECUTIVE BOAR D

Section 1 . The Executive Board of the Association is composed of the officersof the Association, not more than four (4) members of each church , (which mayinclude the pastor , one other ministerial s taff person, and lay persons electedby each member church ) , each director or coordinator of each division of the

Association and the Director of Miss ions or any other staff member of the Association as ex-officio member without voting power .

Section 2 . The Executive Board shall meet at least once each quarter , or inspecial meeting called by the Moderator , upon at least seven days prior noticeto each of its members .

Section 3. The Executive Board has authority to act for the As sociation, ex

cept as limited by this Constitution, between each meeting of the Association,

whether annual or special , and is respons ible for election of the Director of

Miss ions of the Association, and administration of the Association’

s bus iness .

as governed by the B y-Laws of the Association.

Section 1 . The Association shall elect at its annual meeting , by majority voteof the messengers , from among the members in good standing of the memberchurches , Trus tees , each of whom shall serve a term of three (3 ) years . Thereshall be three (3 ) Trus tees , and each trustee’

s term shall begin in a differentyear , so that one of the three Trus tees terms ends each year . Vacancies of a

Trustee’

s pos ition during term shall be filled by the Executive Board or by theAssociation at annual or special meeting .

Section 2 . The Trus tees shall hold legal title in trus t for the As sociation Of allproperty of the Association,

real or personal , except the Treasurer shall be re

spons ible for the current operating funds of the As sociation. The Trus tees shallexecute any document or ins trument necessary to accomplish the trans fer of theAs sociation’

s property , as directed by the As sociation or the Executive Board .

Section 3. The Trus tees shall elect from their number a Chairman and a Sec

retary , and shall keep minutes of their activities as required by the Executive

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ARTICLE VIIAMENDMENTS

Section 1 . This Constitution may be amended by at least two-thirds vote of

the messengers at any annual meeting of the Association, provided that suchproposed amendment shall have been distributed in writing to the messengersat a previous meeting of the Association, and that the proposed amendment isplaced on the agenda of the next succeeding meeting of the Association as a

proposed amendment .Section 2. This Constitution may be amended by at least two-thirds majority

of the messengers at a special meeting of the Association, provided that theproposed amendment is moved for passage by the Executive Board , and thatnotice of the proposed amendment . including all its provisions , has been de

livered to each member church not less than twenty (20) days before the specialmeeting convenes .

BY-LAWS OF PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATION , INC .

ARTICLE IORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUR E

Section 1 . Ultimate authority of the Association shall reside in the Associationduly assembled , by majority vote of the duly elected messengers at such meeting, provided that a quorum shall be present and voting . A quorum shall be at

lease one 1 ) messenger from at least 257, of the then member churches .

Section 2 . The Executive Board shall have the authority and responsibilityprovided for in the Cons titution, Article V , Section 3. It may establish such committees as may be necessary to accomplish its respons ibilities . Each memberof any such committee shall be a member in good standing of one of the memberchurches in the Association. Upon election of Director of Miss ions for the Association, by majority vote , the Executive Board shall retain the services of the

Director of Miss ions under a contract which shall include a specific descriptionof the duties , respons ibilities and other terms of employment . If there shall bea vacancy in the pos ition _of Director of Miss ions the Executive Board shall appoint a Search Committee, which shall seek , recommend and nominate to theExecutive Board a candidate or candidates for Director of Miss ions from whichnomination or nominations the Executive Board shall elect Director of Miss ionswho shall hold office at the pleasure of the Executive Board and in accordancewith the contract of employment .Section 3. The Director of Miss ions shall be the Chief Executive of the As so

ciation, and shall report to and be directly respons ible to the Executive Board .

The Director of Miss ions shall be respons ible for the proper function of all de

partments and committees of the As sociation, and shall be a member of all

such committees , ex-officio. The Director of Miss ions shall plan and developthe programs and objectives of the departments and divis ions of the Association,

and shall advise , consult with and counsel the committees , departments and divis ions , to facilitate the attainment of their goals .

Section 4. An As sociational council shall be pres ided over by the Director ofMiss ions , and shall be composed of the Directors or Coordinators of each of thefour (4 ) divis ions (Administration, Church Development , Christian Ministries ,

Denominational and Public Affairs ) , together with the officers of the Association. The Council shall be respons ible for planning and coordinating the workof the committees , and calendaring the events , meetings and other work of the

As sociation, to assure the effectiveness of the four divisions .

Section 5 . There shall be four (4) divis ions of the Association, each to beheaded by a Director or Coordinator , who shall be respons ible for guidance of

the work of his or her respective divis ion, as follows :I . Divis ion of Administration. It shall be composed of the committees of the

Association which have administrative duties , including but not limited to

committees for credentials , finance, auditing , constitutional revis ion, properties , personnel , nominating , ou committees , arrangements for meetings , or

dinations , resolutions , program , and Trus tees .

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II . Division of Church Development . It shall be composed of departmentsdes igned to edify the member churches in membership , education, and proclamation, including but not limited to departments for Sunday School , ChurchTraining , Woman’

s Missionary Union, Brotherhood , Music , Evangelism , Stewardship , Youth Senior Citizens , Recreation and TACMO. The Director of thisdivis ion may , at the pleasure of the Executive Board , be retained at salary ,

under contract . Each of the departments shall be headed by a Director , andall of the Directors of the departments shall constitute a Council to advise andconsult with the Director of the divis ion.

III . Division of Christian Ministries . It shall be composed of Committees ,Unions , Miss ions or Ministries of the Association which are des igned to eu

courage the organization oi new churches , or otherwise to meet human needs ,including but not limited to church extens ion, Chaplaincy Ministry , LiteracyMinistry to International Students and Lakewood Ministry . The Director of thisdivision may , at the pleasure of the Executive Board , be retained at salary ,

under contract .

IV . Divis ion of Denominational and Public Affairs . It shall be composed ofcommittees related to the institutions and agencies of the -North Carolina StateBaptist Convention and/or the Southern Baptist Convention, including but notlimited to Children’

s Home, Baptist Hospital , Homes for Aging , Christian Education. Cooperative Program , Christian Literature , Christian Life and PublicAffairs , Radio and Television Commiss ion, Baptist World Alliance, ForeignMiss ions , Home Miss ions , and State Miss ions . The Coordinator of this divis ion shallrepresent the Association in contacts with the official representatives of anyand all such agencies .

The Director or Coordinator of each divis ion shall report the work of his or

her divis ion to the Executive Board at its regular meeting .

Section 6. The Chairman and each member of each committee of the Association shall be a member in good standing of one of the member churches of the

Association. Each member of each committee of the Association shall be electedat the annual meeting of the Association, and shall begin his or her duties on

1 November thereafter . The members of all committees shall be elected so as to

serve terms enabling one member to rotate off the committee and be replacedeach l year . Replacements of committee members who shall cease to serve during the term shall be made by the Executive Board .

Section 7 . The Committee on Committees shall recommend to the AnnualMeeting of the Association the members and chairman of each committee underthe Divis ion of Administration. The Committee on Nominations shall recommendto the annual meeting of the Association, the officers of the Association, the

coordinators and directors of the divis ions and the program directors of theDivis ion of Church Development , the directors of the Divis ion of Mission/Ministries , and the representatives of the Divis ion of Public and Denominational Aifairs . The Personnel Committee shall recommend to the Executive Board or

the Annual Meeting of the Association any person who shall be retained by theAssociation under contract of employment except those that shall be retained fora period of less than three months .

ARTICLE II

STANDING COMMITTEES

The As sociation shall elect at‘

the annual meeting the Standing Committees set

forth in this Article, which shall serve until the next annual meeting and untilthey are elected .

(a ) Finance Committee : It shall be composed of six or more persons , one of

which shall be the vice-moderator of the Association ( in addition’

to the treasur

er ) which shall be respons ible for the original preparation of the Budget , reviewing the financial s tatements and making a report thereof as required tothe officers of the Association or to the Executive Board .

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Pr oceedings

OCTOBER 23, 1980

After a congregational song , Robert Goode , pastor of the host church , extended a welcome and had scripture and prayer

On October 23, 1980, at the Florida Street Baptist Church , the annual Piedmont Baptist Association meeting was called to order by Bobby Matthews ,moderator . Loretta Calhoun, clerk , made the motion that all those messengers who had and who would register that day constitute the 87th annualsession of the PBA. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously.

Ralph Knight , chairman of the Program Committee, made the motion thatthe program for the day be adopted as printed allowing for any necessarychanges as the program progresses . The approving vote was unanimous .

Manuel Cunnup , Director of Miss ions , reported on the work of the Ass’ociation and recognized the staff.Following congregational s inging , there was recognition of new pastors andchurch s taff.The Executive Board Report was given by Bobby Matthews , moderator .In the absence of the treasurer , Sam Wilson, the Treasurer

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s Report wasgiven by Julius Lambeth . Mr . Lambeth also presented the 1980-81 budget of

and made the motion that it be adopted . Following a time of discussion, the budget was adopted by unanimous vote.

Following a hymn, the following reports were heard : Sunday School , DavidLindeman; Church Training , James Mooney ; Music , Andy Carroll ; Evangelism, Leroy Parker (Dr . Parker announced that Dr . Mark Corts will betl

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gspeaker for the 1981 area-wide crusade ) ; Stewardship Committee, Ger ,

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Sam Wilson, treasurer , was recognized for comments concerning the finances of the Association. He expressed appreciation to the churches for therecord receipts of the past year .

Additional reports were heard : TACMO, Susan Thomas ; Brotherhood , CliffHix ; WMU , Shirley Barbee ; and Recreation, Larry McE lreath . The motionwas made and seconded that all the above reports be adopted . The motionwas seconded and approved .

The Credentials Committee made the motion that Lynwood Lakes Church ,which had been under the watchcare of the Association for the past year ,be accepted into full membership . The motion was seconded ; the vote was

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unammous .

Loretta Calhoun, chairman of the Personnel Committee, moved that the re

port of this committee be adopted as presented in printed form in the Bookof Reports . The vote was unanimous .

Pete Boone, speaking for the Nominating Committee, presented the list ofnominations with the following changes : ( 1 ) The deletion of Jerry Wattsas Church Training Director , (2 )

“ Mrs . Wilson Stewart is on CooperativeProgram rather than “ Mr . Stewart , (3 ) Nominated Mrs . Austin Lovin as

recording secretary for the Association. The motion was made and secondedto approve the nominations , time was allowed for further nominations ; nonewere made. A unanimous vote was recorded .

James Mooney , chairman of the Committee on Committees , made the.

motion that the report of his committee be accepted as presented In printedform. The approving vote was unanimous .

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15. Gene Lawhorne, chairman of the Place and Preacher Committee, recommended that this report be adopted with one change. The date, October29 , should be changed to October 22 in order not to conflict with the areawide crusade scheduled for that date . An aye

”vote indicated approval .

16 . T . W . Estes , chairman of the Ordination Committee , announced his committee had examined two men, Jerry Sowers , Guilford Baptist , and RonnieSettle, Sixteenth Street Church . He moved the adoption of his report . Thevote was unanimous .

17. During the time of Miscellaneous Bus iness .

(a) A Ridgecrest representative, Vernon Camp , was recognized to reporton the conference center .

(b ) Aubrey McLellan suggested that —as we neared the anniversary of the

Communists /Klan“confrontation anniversary , the pastors should encourage

their congregations to work toward harmony and brotherly love as they goabout their daily lives .

( c ) It was brought to the attention of the Association that the titles Executive Director ,

”“ Director of Missions /Ministries”and

“ Divis ion of Missions /Ministries

”were creating confusion. The matter was referred to theConstitution Committee with instruction to report back in the afternoon ses

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18 . A time of worship was held with Summerfield’s Agape Singers presentingspecial music and Ralph Knight , pastor of Sixteenth Street preaching thesermon.

19 . The morning sess ion adjourned for lunch .

20. A hymn, scripture and prayer Opened the afternoon session of the PBA.

The PBA in annual sess ion in 1979 authorized the Location Study Committeeto seek and search for land or a building suitable for an associational office .

The Committee learned of the availability of an office located at 1030Homeland Avenue. The Executive Board authorized members of the LocationStudy Committee, Properties Committee, Stewardship Council and Associational officers to negotiate a conditional offer on the building . The buildingcontaining 2850 square feet , a 75’ by 175’ lot, paved parking lot is availableat a price of An offer of this amount has been accepted by theseller down, balance due over a 12-year period at a 1z

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/ointerest rate ) . Bill Norris . chairman of the Study Committee, requestedapproval of the purchase of the above mentioned office building property ;further , that such approval include giving the

,above named Committees

and officers authority to negotiate on the conditions contained in the purchase offer if advisable or necessary . The motion was made and secondedto give such approval . Follolwing a time of question and/or discussion, a

majority approval was recorded with one opposing vote.

22. Robert Goode, chairman of the Public Affairs Committee, presented thefollowing resolution which was unanimously adopted by those present :

WHEREAS1 . The consumption of alcohol as a beverage is the number one drug problem in America today ,

AND WHEREAS2 . the public schools in Greensboro, Guilford County , and throughout our

state, from the junior and senior high school levels on through the collegeand umversity levels , are detrimentally affected by this legalized drug ,

AND WHEREAS3. the breweries located in North Carolina (Schlitz and Miller ) are pushingthe sale

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and acceptability of their products by sponsoring and promotingcommunity activities such as festivals , fairs , etc

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AND WHEREAS4. more and more temporary permits are being issued by AB C. authoritiesfor public consumption of alcoholic beverages ,AND WHE REAS5 . this problem is more and more prevalent in the public life of the variouscommunities in our state,

AND WHEREAS6. the assertions of those who advocated liberalized beverage alcohol lawsthat crime, drunkenness , and drinking would decrease have shown to befalse assertions ,

AND WHEREAS7. our governor , legislators and other public officials have not made adequate effort to establish the relationship of beverage alcohol and other drugsto the incidence of crime, alcoholism, traffic accidents , etcTHEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MESSENGERS OF THE PIEDMglNg

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BgfiPTIST ASSOCIATION IN ANNUAL SESSION THIS 23rd DAY OF1980:

1 . That we call upon the governor of our state to appoint an alcohol/drugtask force of reputable, fair-minded citizens to investigate the problemspointed out above and to make specific recommendations as to the legislatiogand education needed to reverse these destructive forces in our state

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ou our own Baptist State Convention of North Carolina torequest and empower our General Secretary-Treasurer to appoint a specialcommission, or task force, to work in this area of investigation and pass itsfindings and recommendations along to our churches , the governor and themembers of the legislature and its appropriate committees .

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The messengers adopted a second resolutionpresented by .Aubrey McLellan:“

In view of the apprehens ion surrounding the pending verdicts in the NaziKKK trials and the anniversary of the November 3rd killings of five Communist Workers Party members ;BE IT RESOLVED that the Piedmont Baptist Association, meeting in its87th annual sess ion October 23, 1980, at the Florida Street Baptist Church ,urge our pastors and church leaders to include in their services of November 2 , 1980, a special time of prayer for our city and community, that B rotherhood and Christian love might prevail ,BE IT FUR THE R RESOLVED that we communicate to every member of

our churches our Christian concern for the unrest surrounding our community and encourage them to work diligently toward bringing about harmony, unity and brotherly love in the coming weeks and months as we goabout our daily lives ,

\working, playing and rais ing .our families in this great

community .

The following committee reports were presented : Christian Education,

Norman Harris ; Christian Life/Public Affairs , R oebrt Goode ; ChristianAction League, Max Reece ; and Baptist Student Union, Geneva Metzger .

Motions were made, seconded and unanimous ly approved to accept the re

ports respectively .

Reports were heard from representatives of two Baptist institutions . CleoPerry spoke on behalf of Meredith College and Carroll Simon representedthe B aptist Homes .

26. After the s inging of a congregational hymn, Austin Lovin gave an over-allreport on the Divis ion of Missions /Ministries , and then recognized the

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lowing for reports : Robert Goode, Church Extens ion; Wanda Hals ey , Prison

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proved . Also, Mr . Davis recommended that we reinstate the Lynwood LakesChurc

éi on the bas is of a one year watchcare of the Association. This was ap '

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January 21 , 1980

The January meeting was held at Friendly Avenue Church with Bobby Matthews pres iding .

Constitution Committee Richard Kidd . The committee came with the recommendation that the Piedmont Baptist Association be incorporated and that theConstitution be wr itten as for a corporation. A time of dis-cussion followed .

Alton McE achern made the following motion: That steps be taken to incorporate the Association and then proceed to re write the Constitution in thisvein.

Gerald Primm pointed out the Constitution could not be officially amendecwithout comp lying with the notice requirements of the present Constitution ( setArticle XI , Section 1 and Gerald Primm made the following substitute motion: That the concensus of this group be to ask the Constitution Committeeto go forward with their work with the understanding that their report will contain a recommendation for incorporation at the time of the called PiedmonBaptist Association meeting . The substitute motion was seconded . A show 0

hands indicated a vote of 16 for , and 14 agains t .

Manuel Cunnup elaborated upon the new ministries recommended by the Survey and Strategy Committee and made the recommendation that the followingpersons be elected to serve as acting directors of the below listed ministries :

Mrs . Frances Funderburk Literacy Ministr:Mrs . Mary Odom Ministry to International StudentLarry McE lreath R ecreatiOIMax Reece Family Ministries

The motion was made and seconded to approve these . Time was allowed fofurther nominations . The vote was unanimous .

Due to the res ignation of Bill Slack as Mus ic Director for the Association, th'

motion was made and seconded that Andy Carroll of Summerfield Baptist , th~associ

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ate director , be made director . An aye vote indicated unanimous approva

The motion was made, seconded and approved by those present toexpresdeep appreciation for and to greatly commend the services of Bill Slack whhas rendered a fine job as Mus ic Director for this Association.

The Nominating Committee of this past year recommended that Mrs . Sus aiThomas , Lawndale , be elected as TACMO Director . The motion was madeseconded and approved .

Manuel Cunnup further reported that this year an Association Week of Prayewill be held with an offering goal of Gerald Primm made the motio:that the offering be called

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Shuhal Stearns Offering .

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onded . A unanimous vote‘

was recorded .

Nominating Committee ( see attached Exhibit E Bobby Matthews madthe motion that those listed be elected for the remainder of 1980 or until suc

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time as we re organize the new committees . The motion was seconded . Timwas allowed for further nominations . The approving vote was unanimous .

The meeting was adjourned with prayer by Dan Sears . A time of fellowshi

followed .

April 21 , 1980

The Board met at the Camp Herman Church . Bobby Matthews presided .

Loretta Calhoun,Personnel Director , recommended that Lucille Grubbs

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be changed from Secretary”to “ Administrative Coordinator/Finano

mal Secretary . The Personnel Committee also recommended that a part-time receptionist/typist be hired effective October 1 , 1980. Both recommendations weriapproved .

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Julius Lambeth , Finance Chairman, presented the budget for 1980-81 . Somerecommendations from the Board were made to the Finance Committee . Amotion was made and approved that the Finance Committee bring the budgetback to its next meeting .

Richard Kidd , Chairman of the Cons titution Committee , reported that the newconstitution was ready . He made a motion that a special called meeting of theAssociation be held May 19 at the Rolling Roads Baptist Church for the purposeof presenting the Constitution for approval . The motion carried unanimous ly .

Robert Goode made the following motion in the absence of Max Reece , Chairman of the Civic and Social Services Committee :

That the Piedmont Baptist Association authorize the formation of a PublicAffairs Committee, to be appointed by the Moderator and Director of MisSions .

It shall be the respons ibility of this committee to form liaison sub-committees as needed in such areas as 1 ) Governmental Affairs , (2 ) Educational Affairs , (3 ) Mass Media Affairs , and (4 ) Moral Affairs .

“ Although this committee would not presume to speak for Piedmont B aptists it would be constantly alert in the aforementioned areas and informPiedmont Baptists about poss ible actions which we might take to have someimpact upon thos e areas as Chr istians .

“ This action is taken with the advice and consent of pastors who attendedthe conference called some weeks ago by our Director of Misisons to havea conference with city officials concerning the proposed marches and demonstrations .

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The motion was made by Jack Lyles and seconded by Sam Wilson. The approv

ing vote was unanimous .

SPECIAL SESSION— PIEDMONT ASSOCIATION , MAY 19 , 1980

The special sess ion of the Piedmont Baptist As sociation met at the RollingRoads Baptist Church May 19 , 1980, Bobby Matthews , moderator , pres iding .

Following a welcome by Julius Lambeth , pastor of the host church , s ingingwas led by Joe McKinney . Manuel Cunnup read the scripture and led in prayer .

Julius Lambeth made the motion that those messengers present and registeredconstitute the special sess ion of the Piedmont Baptist Association. The motionwas seconded and approved .

Richard Kidd , chairman of the Constitution Committee, made the motion thatthe proposed Constitution and B y-Laws be adopted as presented . The motionwas seconded . Each Article was presented respectively and discussed , approvedand/or amended .

Alton McE achern made the motion that ARTICLE II , Section 1 read as fol

lows : A Church admitted to membership in this Association shall be a Churchwhich cooperates with the Southern Baptist Convention and which shall baseits faith and practices on the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour , JesusChrist . The motion was seconded by R ay Benfield .

A substitute motion was made by R ay Benfield that the above Section 1 read :A Church admitted to membership in this Association shall be a Church which

shall cooperate with the Southern Baptist Convention and which shall be recommended by the Credentials Committee which shall use as its bas ic guide theBaptist Faith and Message”as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention on

May 9 , The motion was seconded . A show of hands indicated unanimous vote.

R ay Benfield made the motion that the following be added to the end ofARTICLE II , Section 1 : except where a phys ical or other such handicap isdeemed jus tified by the church involved . The motion was seconded . The votewas 41 for , and 41 against . The moderator cast his vote , making it a majorityvote against the motion.

Norman Harris , made the motion that the last sentence of ARTICLE III , Section 3 be deleted . And substitute : “ Each member church may include amongits messengers the Pastor and three of its members . The motion was seconded ;the vote , unanimous .

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Dr . McE achern made the motion to add the followingto AR TICLE V, Section 1 :and the Executive Director of the Association as ex-officio member with

out voting power . The motion was seconded .

R ay Benfield made a substitute motion to include : and the Executive Director or any other staff member of the As sociation as ex-officio member withoutvoting power . The motion was seconded and unanimously approved .

Gerald C . Primm made the following substitute motion under BY-LAW ARTICLE I , Section 7 : “

The Committee on Committees shall recommend to theAnnual Meeting of the Association the members and chairmen of each committee under the Divis ion of Administration. The Committee of Nominations shallrecommend to the annual meeting of the Association, the officers of the Association, the Coordinators and Directors of the divis ions and the Program Directorsof the Divis ion of Church Development . the Directors of the Divis ion of MissionMinistries . and the representatives of the Divis ion of Public and DenominationalAffairs . The Personnel Committee shall recommend to the Executive Board or

the Annual Meeting of the Association any person who shall be retained by theAs sociation under contract of employment with the exception of those that shallbe retained for a period of less than three months .

The motion was seconded and the vote unanimous .

Under B Y-LAWS , ARTICLE II (a ) . William Wes tphal made the following substitute motions : (a ) Finance Committee : It shall be composed of two or moremembers who shall be respons ible for the original preparation of the Budget ,reviewing the financial statements and making a report thereof as required tothe officers of the As sociation or to the Executive Board . (The treasurer of theAssociation would be one member of this committee. )

(b ) Auditing Committee : It shall be composed of two or more members whoshall be respons ible for auditing the Financial records and making a report tothe Association.

The motion was seconded .

Following discuss ion, R ay Benfield made a substitute motion: that the number on the Finance Comm ittee be increased to read ‘

6 or more in addition to the9 ”treasurer The motion was seconded .

Pete Boone moved that the vice-chairman of the Association should be included as a member of the Finance Committee. The motion was seconded .

After these substitute motions were incorporated into Mr . Westphal’s originalmotion, the approving vote was unanimous .

Under B Y-LAW AR TICLE II , Ordination Committee , Gerald Primm made themotion that the words “

be available to”b e added to precede the word “ counsel .”The motion was seconded and unanimous ly approved .

Following lengthy and thorough dis cus s ion, the vote to incorporate the Piedmont Baptist As sociation and to approve the proposed Cons titution and Bylawswas taken. A show of hands indicated a majority vote with 73 for , and 8 in

oppos ition.

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adjourned with prayer by R oy Thornberry .

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de Board met at the Hunter Hills Baptist Church . Bobby Matthews pre

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A motion was made that the Association enter a Prison Ministry at the.

SandyRidge and McLeansville prisons . The moderator is to appoint an acting director .

Approving vote was unanimous .

A motion was made and seconded that a Stewardship Department be set upunder the Divis ion of Church Development and that the moderator appomt anacting director . Vote was unanimous .

Loretta Calhoun, Personnel Director, presented Mr . Austin Lovin for approvalto serve as Director of the Divis ion of Misisons and Ministries effective October1 , 1980. A standing vote indicated unanimous approval .Julius Lambeth presented the proposed budget . This was approved .

October 13, 1980

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EXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTE ES FOR 1979-80

CHUR CH EXTENSIONRobert Goode, Chm . 1982 Richard KiddDon Moody 1980 David OsborneCharles Jordan 1980

BE NEVOLENCE COMMITTEE

Daylon Greene, Chm. Baptist Childrens Homes R . A . ClineJames Clifton Homes for the Aging Leonard BlackwelderRonald Wall Annuity Board Wilson StewartTom Wall Radio Television Gene LawhorneA . C . Scott Hospital Representative M . L . LawsonSherrill Horton

LAKEWOOD COMMITTEELarry Aus tin, Chm. 1982 Thomas WilliamsVictor Dowd 1980 Ashley HaithcockCarl Andrews 1980 Horace DavisJoe Ratliff 1980 Jerry NewnamMrs . Elizabeth Apple 1982 Everette Richardson

CIVIC SOCIAL COMMITTEEMax Reece, Chm. Melvin GreeneRalph Webb Adrian HarrisPaul Shaw Gerald PrimmC . L . Capps O . E . Smallwood

FINANCE COMMITTEEJulius Lambeth , Chm. Alton McE achernSam Wilson Jim AydeletteDan Sears T . W. EstesJ. D . Holder Pete BooneWilson Stewart

PROPERTIES COMMITTEEW. C . Norris , Chm.

Norman LivengoodH . B . Blackwelder

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMIT TEENorman Harris , Chm . John MooreR ay Benfield Buddy NanceJack Lyles Geneva MetzgerAubrey McLellan Jack MillerJoe Bryant Jack R oeAlvis J . Shelton Wallace AndrewsFrank Morrison

PERSONNEL COMMITTEELoretta Calhoun, Chm . , Clerk Bobby Matthews , ModeratorJulius Lambeth , Vice Moderator Sam Wilson,

TreasurerVernon Williams Larry AustinShirley Barbee

PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONTRE ASURER’S REPORT

OCTOBER 1 , 1979 SEPTEMBER 30, 1980

Balance at October 1 , 1979Budget Receipts (Schedule A )Miscellaneous Receipts (Schedule B )

DisbursementsNote Receivable paid by Ruger L . ParkerGeneral Fund Savings :Balance 10-1-79InterestLess Intangible TaxTreasury BillWorking Capital ReserveInterest on Treasury Bill and Working Capital ReserveTransferred Funds to SavingsTransferred Funds to Checking

Church Extens ion Fund :Balance 10-1-79InterestLess Intangible Tax

Note Receivable 8-22-82Sedgefield Baptist Church

Bank BalanceGeneral Fund SavingsTreasury BillWorking Capital Reserve

SCHEDULE ABessemerBuchananCalvaryCamp HermanClifton RoadCollege ParkCommunityEller MemorialFlorida StreetFriendly AvenueGate CityGethsemaneGibsonville FirstGreensboro FirstGuilfordHillcrestHunter HillsImmanuelJessup GroveLake TownsendLakeviewLankford MemorialLawndaleLindley Park

Lynwood LakesMagnolia StreetMcConnell RoadNew HopeNortheastNorths ideParkwayPinecroftPleasant GardenPleasant GroveRankinReedy ForkRocky KnollRolling RoadsSedgefieldSharpe RoadSixteenth StreetSouth Elm StreetSouthsideStevens MemorialSummerfield FirstSumnerTempleWillomore

SCHE DULE BInterest , Westland PropertyPaperMus ic EducationManuel Cunnup :Lighthouse Baptist Church International Students

Literacy WorkshopLakewood Day CampSunday School BanquetWoman’

s Miss ionary UnionC-hureh Secretaries ConferenceSales Tax RefundGrass Roots reimbursedConference Dallas , reimbursed*Tally House PaintedMiss ion Friends Day CampPleasant Garden:Lighthouse Church Lakewood

**Shubel Stearns OfferingFunds Transferred from savings to checkingNorths ide:Lakewood

R . A . ConclaveExpenses , John Phillips

Missions Ministries (Anonymous )Brotherhood Banquet

Missions Conference

Ruger L . Parker , Westland Property*Tally House Paint :Byron CalhounDorothy WhedbeeEller MemorialGate CityAnn Smith

**Shuhal Stearns Offering :BessemerBuchananCalvaryEller MemorialFlorida StreetGate CityGethsemaneGreensboro FirstGuilfordHillcrestJessup GroveLindley ParkNortheastNorths ideParkwayPleasant GardenRankinRolling RoadsSharpe RoadSouth ElmSouthsideStevens MemorialSummerfield FirstSumnerFriendly Avenue

ExpensesNorthsidePleasant GroveB ucl

lanan

Calv ryPleasant GardenGreensboro FirstHillcrestImmanuel

Miss ions ConferenceBessemerBuchananCalvaryClifton RoadEller MemorialFlorida StreetFriendly AvenueGate CityGreensboro FirstGuilfordHillcrestLawndaleImmanuelNortheastPinecroftPleasant GardenRankinRocky KnollSedgefieldSixteenth StreetStevens Memorial

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PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONProposed Budget Oct. 1 , 1980 Sept . 30, 1981

1 . ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSESExecutive DirectorSalaryHousing AllowanceInsurance RetirementDirector ofMissions/MinistriesOffice ExpensesAdministrative Coon /Fin. Sec.

R eceptionist/TypistHospitalizationRelief Annuity

SuppliesPostageTelephoneSocial SecurityWorkmen’

s CompensationConvention ConferencesMaintenance of EquipmentNew EquipmentInsuranceAdministrative Cont . Fund

Total Administrative ExpensesCHUR CH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSSunday SchoolInterpretation ClinicPreview ClinicPastor/Director Workshop4 Quarterly S . S . Directors MeetingsAnnual S . S . Directors BanquetTeachers /Workers RetreatFall Leadership NightVE S Early Bird ClinicV.E .S . Clinic

ClinicFall S . S . RallyTransportation

Church TrainingInterpretation ClinicLeadership TrainingCommittee TrainingBible DrillYouth Speaker’s TournamentTotal

BrotherhoodBaptist MenLiteratureWorkshop TravelMiss ion ProjectsRoyal AmbassadorsUniformsTrack Field RentalR . A . Camps , ConclavesAwards Trophies

Workshops TravelPioneer CrusadersWinners to CongressEntry Fees Other EventsPromotion

Womans Miss ionary UnionW. M . U . DirectorOrganizational DirectorsCorres pondence PublicityTreasurerMaterials SuppliesHonorariumsLeadership TrainingMission Action ProjectsMiscellaneous

Mus icPiedmont Baptist

* ChoraleSenior High RetreatJunior High RetreatChildren’

s RetreatAdult Choir Retreat*Lodging Expenses at Ridgecrest , etc .

*Note All of this will be reimbursed by participants

YouthTalent NightYouth Resources SeminarYouth RetreatYouth SuperstarsYouth Council

Evangelism1981 Crusade

StewardshipSenior CitizensLeadership Training for Church WorkersAssociation Leadership TrainingTransportation of Senior Citizens

TotalTACMOWorkshop for Church Media WorkersAssociation Leadership TrainingQuarterly Meetings

Total

Family MinistryAssociation Leadership TrainingAssociation Family Conference

Recreation

TotalChurch Secretaries Conference

Total Church Development29

3. MISSIONS/MINISTR IE S

Church Extens ion MinistryOperating Expenses

Literacy MinistryWorkshopsMaterialsLeadership Training

Ministry to International StudentsTotal

Chaplaincy Ministry

Total

Lakewood MinistryCaretakerSummer Camp StaffMaterials SuppliesSocial SecurityWorkmen’

s CompensationInsuranceMaintenance, BuildingsMaintenance, GroundsU tilitiesJanitorial SuppliesVolunteer Fire Department

New Christian Ministries

Total Miss ions /Ministries

4. SURVEY STRATEGY COMMITTEE5 . ANNUAL MEETING

Special SpeakersPrinting of AnnualsTotal

Anticipated ReceiptsChurches , Regular GiftsMus ic ProgramLakewoodSales Tax RefundShuhal Stearns Offering

We are still recommending that each church seek to give a minimum of of its

undes ignated gifts through its regular gifts to the association, and promote theShubal Stearns Offering in May .

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Sunday School DepartmentAnnual Report1979 1980

In addition to the various things which have been planned for the next year , ourSunday School Team :

l— Conducted a Sunday School Directors ’ Banquet at Florida Street Church onFebruary 12, 1980.

2— Conducted Associational VE S activities as follows :a— Associational VE S Team Training at First Church , Burlington on Feb . 22.

b— Associational Early Bird VE S Clinic at Magnolia Street Church Feb . 25 .

c— Associational General VE S Clinic at Lawndale Church , April 1 .

3— Sponsored a State promoted Outreach Clinic at Guilford Church ,The future plans for the Sunday School ASSIST Team include:1— Enlistment and Training of new ASSIST Team members to include:

a— The Sunday School Council , made up of:

1— The Sunday School Director .

2— The VB S Director .3— The Outreach Director .4— The Teaching Improvement Director .

5— The Age Group Division Directors , to include :The Adult Division Director .

The Youth Divis ion Director .The Children’

s Divis ion Director .

The Preschool Division Director .

b— The Sunday School Special Workers with :l— Adults .

Senior Adults .

Median Adults .

Young Adults .

College Students .

3—Children.

Older Children.

Middle Children.

Younger Children.

4— Preschool .Older Preschool.Middle Preschool .Younger Pres chool .Cradle Roll .

5— Special Persons (Phys ically and/or Mentally Handicapped ) .2— Promotion and Implementation of Sunday School Programs to include :

a— Area Meetings :1— Purpose: To provide eas ily accessible training for local church SundaySchool Workers .

2— Locations :Section 1— Northwest— Friendly Ave. Church .

Section 2— Northeast— Sixteenth Street Church .

Section 3— Southeast— Hunter Hills Church .

Section 4— Southwest— Sharpe Road Church .

Section 3— Southeast— Hunter Hills Church .

The Working With Series .

The Understanding Series .

The Teaching Series .

b— VE S Early Bird and General Clinics .

c— Sunday School Leadership Development Night in September , 1981 , featuring the brand new series on B asic Sunday School Work .

Respectfully Submitted ,David M . LindemanAsst . Sunay School Director32

CHURCH TR AINING COMMITTEE REPORT1980

The Church Training of the Piedmont Baptist Association conducted variousconferences to promote the development of greater ministries and spiritualgrowth for the local churches :1 . A curriculum workshop was held on October 22, 1979 at Florida Street Bap

tist Church . The speaker was Jim Simpson from the Church Training Department of the Baptist State Convention in Raleigh .

2. M Night on November 26, 1979 was held at Eller Memorial BaptistChurch . Guest Minister and speaker was the R ev. Jack Lyles of LawndaleBaptist Church .

3. Directors /Pastors Conference was held January 14, 1980 at the First B aptist Church . R ev. Richard Moretz from Guilford Baptist Church was speaker at the conference.

4. A Seminar on Organizing Church Training In The Church was held at

Magnolia Street Baptist Church on March 10, 1980 and was conducted bymembers of the Church Training Committee.

5 . Bible Drills and Speaker Tournaments were held April 27, 1980 at Northeast Baptist Church .

6. Church Training Workshop was held on September 15-16 at Calv-ary B aptist Church and was led by the Church Training Department of the B aptist State Convention.

We encourage our churches to realize the importance of Church Training and

its spiritual role in the local church . Through the ministry of Church Training ,Baptists can develop new leaders , ministers and mature believers who willstrengthen the gospel witness in our churches and the community .

Respectfully yours ,Church Training CommitteeJames C . Mooney , DirectorDon Harrington, Adult DirectorRick Gilley , Youth DirectorGayle Strickland , Childrens DirectorDot Boldman, Pres chool DirectorEverette Richardson, Consultant

WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION REPORTThe year of 1979-80has been an exciting and challenging one for WMU in thePiedmont Baptist Association.

The emphasis for the year has been Life Changing Commitments and thecooperation, participation and the enthusiasm of those inWMU on all age-levelshas shown that many have made some truly life-changing commitments .

Approximately 250 of those who have committed their time and talents toplaces of leadership -in the miss ions education program (WMU ) in their churchescame to Parkway Baptist Church for the Fall Leadership Conference on September 22 this year . On September 6 approximately 60 leaders of all age-levelsof WMU came to Sharpe Road for a manual study.The Foreign Mission and Home Miss ion Graded Series Institutes for thoseplanning to tea-eh the mission studies were attended by some 60 people. It hasbeen exciting to see more of the Baptist Men taking part in teaching and helping with the special Offerings emphasis in the churches .

The World Day of Prayer at First Baptist Church in November 1979 made us

aware of world needs and brought R ev. Emmett Haislip who is in Pioneer Miss ions in North Dakota to Share with us about his work and the needs of thechurches in his area of work .

Several of the churches responded with hymn books , sheet mus ic , and literature to be used there . Since that time some financial aid has been given.

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Our attention has been focused on the phys ical needs of people everywhereas we participated in the study of

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The Woman I Am In a Hungry World .

”This study has led to a lifestyle change for many who have committed them

selves to the task of helping to support our World Hunger Relief outreach throughthe Foreign Miss ion Board .

This commitment calls for sacrifice of personal wants to make more moneyavailable to be given in support and to make more food available by eating lessourselves .

This year has brought commitment of time and work in a variety of volunteerprojects on the part of Baptist Women, Baptist Men and their families . A retiredmissionary’

s home has been painted , some went to Alaska Pennsylvania andIndiana to assist in building a home for a miss ionary and fimshing the construetion of a church building .

At the same time these and others shared in the outreach of these churchesin their communities through Vacation Bible Schools and other activities .

Here at home WMU has helped to promote and participated in the LaubachWorkshop of our Literacy Missions Ministry of the Association. We have alsocontinued to be involved in the fellowship and friend-family”program for theInternational Students as it has become another ministry of the Association.

It has been our joy to send money for milk for the children of Ghana, andto help provide gifts for the women at Central Prison in Raleigh and at CameronMorrison Home. We also helped with the purchase of bases for the ball field at

Sandy Ridge Prison Unit .The Girls-ih-Action came together at Friendly Avenue Church for their B anquet in May . 310 G . A.

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s and their leaders were there. The Hillcrest ChurchbrOi

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ight 50 girls , their pastor Max Reece, drove the bus and stayed for the banque

This church has enjoyed growth in their organization due to the commitmentof the G . A . Leaders to make the extra effort of providing transportation forthe girls who would not be able to attend otherwise.

G . A.

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s also enjoyed two week-ends of Mini-Camp at Lakewood As sembly . The

firs t was for grades 4, 5 , and 6, the second was a Mother-Daughter Camp forgrades 1 , 2 , and 3.

Our Baptist Women and Baptist Young Women provided a mission action Seminar which featured nine areas of ministry and outreach . This training has helped many to become involved in outreach for the first time.

As your Director I want to express my thanks to all of you and to tell youonce more how very grateful I am that God has given me the opportunity of one

more year of service in His name in this Association.

On behalf of the W . M . U . Council we look forward to another year of workingtogether in the Piedmont Baptist Association.

Shirley Barbee ,

Director

B R OTHE R HOOD R E POR T

1980

The Brotherhood of the Piedmont Association has had a good year of growingwithin the Baptist Men’

s Organization as well as increas ing the number of

R . A.

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s actively involved in the various programs .

Sanford Smith , our Baptist Men’

s Director , organized several home missionsprojects during the year with the most s ignificant being the building of a missionary

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s home in Tok , Alaska with one of our men from Southeast spendingseveral weeks on the project .Harold Kimrey of Friendly Ave organized a group that went to Pennsylvania

and began cons truction on a building to be used for a church and organized follow-up groups on that project .I had the privilege of leading a group of five to work on the ConferenceCenter

of the Indiana State B ap tist Convention in Monrovia , Ind . where we participated

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Revival dates for the three areas of our state are : Coastal March 14-28 ; Piedmont April 4-18 ; and Mountain April 25-May 9 , 1982. Every church is eu

couraged to plan a revival meeting dur ing one of these suggested dates . Let uspray daily that every unsaved person in North Carolina will have the opportunity to hear the gospel of Christ by the end of 1982.

Bold Witness ing Churches was the theme of the 34th Statewide EvangelismConference , February 4-5 , 1980, at First Baptist Church and War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro. Eight practical Evangelism Conferences , related to helpsfor growing churches and discipling members , were held during the first afternoon ses s ion at the Firs t Baptist Church , Greensboro. About pastors and laypersons heard inspirational speakers at War Memorial Auditorium .

Recently the Executive Comm ittee of the General Board approved the department name change from Department of Youth and Renewal Evangelism to

Department of Personal Evangelism . Richard W. Everett is director of this department. His dep artment work now includes various phases of witnessing training for youth and adults .

Fifty-four associations have now involved their churches in a Bold EvangelismClinic , encouraging church leaders to plan specific , on-going programs of evangelism in the local church . with the use of the notebook , B old E vangelismthrough the Local Church . The other associations in our state are asked to plana Bold Evangelism Clinic this fall or next spring . Also, every church is urgedto enlist a Local Church Task Force on Evangelism to involve more members indirect witness ing to unsaved persons .

New materials on Lay Evangelism Schools prepared by the Evangelism Sec

tion of the Home Miss ion Board , are now available for use by our churches .

The Lay Evangelism School is a one-week effort to train youth and adults tobecome more effective witnesses for Christ to the lost .Evangelism Clinics for bi-vocational pastors are now being held across the

s tate to ass ist pastors of rural-small churches , and churches with no baptismsin practical ways of evangelism planning to involve members in witness ing .

Thousands of youth were involved in the loth Statewide Youth EvangelismConference at Greensboro Coliseum on Friday , Augus t 15 , 1980. A DiscipleshipSeminar was held during the afternoon sess ion at Immanuel Church . We thankGod for the hundreds of youth who have made various decis ions for Christ duringthis ten year period .

The 35th Statewide Evangelism Conference will be held in Asheville duringFebruary 2-3, 1981 .

Th

e1Piedmont Baptist As sociation has adopted the following Evangelistic

agen a :

1 . An area-wide crusade to be held in the Coliseum War Memorial Auditorium October 25-31 , 1981 . Each church is asked to contribute as follows :

200 Members201-450 MembersAbove 451 Members

2 . Associational Simultaneous Revival will be April 4-18 , 1982 .

Let each church vote-

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to participate.

3. A School of Discipleship will be held in 1983.

We are grateful for every person won to Christ during the past Associationalyear . A Leroy Parker , Chairman of Evangelism

STEWARDSHIP REPORT1980

The Piedmont Baptist Association now has a Stewardship Department . Thiswas established by the Executive Board in its July meeting . R ev. Gerald Primmwas appointed as acting director and will be nominated in this annual meetingto continue in this pos ition this year .

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A council has been appointed to serve with him. They are : Calvin Capps , William Norris , VernonWilliams , William Claffey , Nolan Richey and Phillip Hunter .

The purpose of this department will be to promote stewardship in the churches .

It will study the financial needs of the Association and recommend ways and

means of rais ing the necessary funds to carry on our work .

The council has sent out a letter to the churches recommending that eachchurch cons ider serious ly the work of the As sociation and to increase its giving .

Two p ercent of undes ignated gifts is recommended as a minimum . Also, the

council recommends that churches seek to increase their giving to the As sociation to five p ercent of undes ignated gifts by 1985 . This recommendation is madewith the anticipation that the As sociation will be engaging in more and moreministries in our area.

The Stewardship Department recognizes the great respons ibility laid uponit . Please pray for and support its director and council .

Manuel E . Cunnup

SENIOR CITIZENS REPORT1980

We organized our committee the fall of 1979 : Al ice Field . Director ; GraceEarly , Social Chairman ; Carolyn Whickee , Entertainment Chairman; ShirleyBarbee, Coordinator of Activities at Village Green.

We had a picnic for our Senior Citizens on June 21 , 1980 at Battleground Park .

We had about twenty-five attending ; Dorothy Weymann gave an excellent program .

Shirley Barbee has tried to get some of the churches involved in doing someactivities at Village Green but hasn’t gotten any results .

We plan to continue the effort to become more involved in mini stries for our

Senior Citizens .

Thirty-five churches have been contacted about Senior Citizens Programs .

Nineteen have some type of p rogram , seven churches are interested , some are

not; I haven’t gotten in touch with the rest .

Coming events for 1980-81 :

We are planning a Christmas Party at Village Green on Thursday , December18 , 1980 from 2-5 p .m. for Senior Citizens in our As sociation and for those thatlive at Village Green.

I have a Nashville, Tenn. trip planned for April 10-12 , 1981 . Those who are

planning to go,

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please send your depos it to:

Holiday ToursP . 0. B ox 188

Randleman, NC 27317

There will be an agenda sent out through the churches later .

On April 13, 1981 there will be a Senior Adult Leadership Workshop in thePiedmont Association led by Ted Williams .

Last on our agenda will be another picnic in June. A date will be announcedlater .

Respectfully submitted ,

Al ice Field , Senior Citizens Director

MEDIA CENTER REPORT1980

The Media Center can strengthen a church as it worships God , educates itsmembers , ministers to the needs of people a nd proclaims the gospel . A majormeans for helping churches begin and improve this vital ministry is the As sociational Church Media Center Organization.

The Associational Media Center Organization provides s ix bas ic areas ofservice.

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1 . Can provide information and fellowship for media center workers .

2 . Can present the media center ministry to other associational groups .

3 . Sponsor clinics and workshops .

4. Promote the establishment of new libraries .

5 . Promote the expans ion of materials and the addition of new services inexisting libraries .

6 . Provide for in-depth training in specific areas such as classification promotion and media education.

In April , 1980 we provided a med ia center display at the VE S Clinic showingdifferent materials which could enrich the VE S program . Many people were ihter

ested in the quality of material which could be used along with the bas ic lit

era ure.

Irene Clark has been working with Sherry Lawson at Clifton Road on classification of books .

Irene and I have ass isted ladies at Souths ide in their efforts to improve theirmedia center .

We are providing a Media Conference at Lawndale Baptist Church on October13-14, 1980 to help the med ia center staff . Don Bouldin, pastor of Carmel B aptist Church , Charlotte, will be speaking to the Pastor’s Conference as well asthe Media Conference . John Hack , Church Library Department , Nashville, willbe leading the Media Conference.

We are available to help you in any way that we can.

Respectfully submitted ,

Susan Thomas , Pres identCharlotte Bell , Media Educational DirectorKatherine Hutton, SecretaryIrene Clark , Technical Processes Consultant

RECREATION REPORTSince February , 1980, organization and development of a recreation program

for the Piedmont Baptist Association have begun. An Associational RecreationCouncil was formed and is now actively involved in planning and developing a

comprehens ive recreation program . After a slow start, participation and interest are now rapidly increas ing in the program . Our churches need to be awareof this program where we can offer our people a variety of Christian leisure andrecreational opportunities . It is our purpose to enhance the quality of life and

crntribute to the character of our people by providing a year-round broad and

comprehens ive program of leisure and recreational activities . Also, giving assistance to our churches in the area of recreation administration and leadership isa key thrus t of the program .

Some activities during this past year include : A Family Fishing Rodeo, AFamily Dog Show , A Church Staff Golf Tournament and the development of anAs sociational Mens ’ Flag Football League .

In the year ahead many activities are planned . This should be an excitingyear as our recreation program really “ gets off the ground .

”Some key eventsand activities for this coming year include : A Family “

Fun R un,

”Youth Coffee Hous e , Table Tennis Tournament , Family Kite Flying Contest , Associationwide Easter Egg Hunt , Family Roller Skating , Horseshoe Tournament , Par 3Golf Tournament and a Church Recreation Leadership Workshop . As much as

poss ible, activities are being planned for the entire family .

I would like to ask that you pray for this program that a greater fellowshipamong our churches will be achieved through the avenue of leisure activities .

Also, volunteers are always needed to help carry on this program along withgood publicity in our churches . This program has great potential in not onlyproviding leisure outlets , but in the development of good Sportsmanship , goodattitudes and good Christian character .

Sincere appreciation is expressed to all those who have helped and are helping now in the process of making our recreation program a success .

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Radio and Televis ion A . L . Lineberry , Sr . , Greensboro FirstBaptist Student Union Geneva Metzger , Greensboro FirstCOOperative Program Dorrence Wilson, Summerfield FirstChristian Action League William Claffey , Gate CityPrayer Chairman Robert Phelps , Pleasant GroveChristian Education Norman Harris , Gibsonville FirstCommittee of Public Affairs Robert Goode , Florida StreetChurchmanship , 1981 Roger Gilbert , Southeast

Nominating CommitteeSanford SmithPete BooneSharon Apple

PERSONNEL COMMITT EE REPORTThe Personnel Committee has been busy increasing the Associational staff

due to the new ministries that have begun.

Mr . Lawrence Clapp was employed to work in the jail and Sheriff’s Department ,counseling with both the inmates and employees . (Mr . Clapp has Since ac

cepted a church in Asheville where he will serve as pastor . His resignation iseffective OctoberAt the July , 1980 Executive Committee meeting , Mr . Austin Lovin was ap

proved to serve as Director of the Divis ion of Miss ions and Ministries effectiveOctober 1 . (Mr . Lovin, however , began his work in August . )Another new face in the office is that of Mrs . Jean Warren. Mrs . Warren hasbeen employed as receptionist/typist in a part-time capacity .

Mr . David Fleming was approved as prison chaplain at the Sandy Ridgeand McLeansville units by the Executive Board October 13, 1980.

Please give your suppoprt to Mr . Cunnup and his fine team .

Respectfully submitted ,Loretta Calhoun, chairmanShirley BarbeeJimmy KincaidManual Cunnup , Director of MissionsJulius Lambeth , Vice-ModeratorBobby Matthews , ModeratorVernon WilliamsSam Wilson

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES REPORTOctober 23 1980

AUDITING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE(at least 2 )

Leo Starling 1 yr .

Edgar Satterfield 2

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES(at least 5 )

James Mooney , Chm .

A . L . ParkerRuby BridgesFrances BooneR . V . Thornberry , Jr .

CONSTITUTION COMMITT EE FINANCE COMMITT EE(at least 5 ) (at least 6 )

Richard Kidd , Chm . 2 yr . Julius Lambeth , Chm.

Sam Johnson 2 Sam Wilson, TreasurerDoris Trexler 3 Wilson StewartRobert Phelps 3 Pete BooneJack Flemming 3 J . D . Holder

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CREDENTIALS(at least 9 )

Otis Davis , Chm .

Don HarringtonDon LewisJames CrewsShannon WyrickM . L . LawsonRobert GoodeThomas WilliamsEs ther Wall

Jim AydeletteRuby BridgesWayne TrexlerSue AndrewsNOMINATING COMMITTEE(at least 5 )

Sanford Smith , Chm .

Pete BooneSara ParkerSharon AppleRalph Webb

ORDINATION COMMITTEE(at least 6 Ordained Ministers )

T . W. Estes , Chm.

Jack LylesB ob ShacklefordGene LawhorneClaude BowenGerald PrimmPERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Bob Shackleford , Chm .

Bobby Matthews , ModeratorJulius Lambeth , Vice ModeratorSam Wilson, Treasurer

TIME , PLACE AND PREACHER COMMITTEE REPORT

The morning and afternoon sess ions of the Annual Associational Meeting willlee]hel

fil at Hillcrest Baptist Church and the evening sess ion at Buchanan Baptist

urc

Wayne Trexler , pastor of Rankin Baptist Church , will preach the annual sermon with B ob Shackleford , pastor of Parkway Baptist Church , serving as al

ternate.

The annual meeting will be held October 29 , 1981 .

Respectfully submitted ,Gene Lawhorne, Acting ChairmanWayne Gauldin

COUNCIL ON ORDINATION REPORT

The following men were approved for ordination upon the recommendation of

their respective churches :

Jerry Sowers , Guilford Baptist ChurchGreensboro, N . C .

Ronnie Settle, Sixteenth Street Baptist ChurchGreensboro, N . C .

Respectfully submitted ,T . W . Estes , ChairmanCouncil on Ordination

CHURCH SECR ETARIES CONFERENCE REPORT1980

The past twelve months have been extremely busy in many of our chur ch oi

fices . Quarterly meetings of the Church Secretaries Conference were held at

Souths ide , Sixteenth Street, Bessemer and Immanuel Churches .

In March the secretary from Immanuel Church , Reavely Strader , and I at

tended a“ Church Secretaries ’ Certification Seminar”at Ridgecrest . This was

a week of intens ive study climaxed by an exam (which we both passed ) . Also,

there was Bible study and an Opportunity to “

share”with other ladies in s imilar

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wwwwwr‘ yr .

Loretta CalhounPROGRAM COMMITTEE(at least

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4)

S . C . R ay , Chm .

Roger GilbertAnn CarterAndy CarrollLucille GrubbsPROPERTIES COMMITTEE(at least 5 )W. C . Norris , Chm .

Clifton HixH. B . BlackwelderNorman LivengoodR . A . ClineRESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE(at least 3 )

Alton McE achern, Chm .

Ernest WelchAnn SmithTRUSTEESJack SuttonAl LineberryGarvey Chambers

jobs . It was gratifying to both of us to know that having been out of school forsome time, we were still able to study and complete the required work for cer

tification.

Our programin June enabled Reavely and I to share some of the materialscovered at the seminar and to encourage other secretaries ,

having the Oppor

tunity , to attend s imilar conferences .

Our attendance each quarter remains high and we hope that each church willafford their secretarial staff the time to attend these quarterly meetings .

Each of us , the Church Secretary , represent YOU to our vis itors and thosewith whom we come in contact daily . We request that you pray daily for all ofthe staff members of your local church , that we might be drawn closer togetheras we seek to do the job the Lord has for each of us .

Lucille Grubbs , President

DIRE CTOR OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES REPORT1980

A year ago the Divis ion of Christian Ministries existed only on paper . Today ,

we have a multi-faceted ministry in operation. Special thanks and praise is dueto the directors and their ass istants who are making all of this poss ible . I havevis ited several of the activities promoted by the various ministries and havebeen greatly impressed by the high quality of work being done .

Looking to the future , two new ministries are in the process of being set upalmost immediately and another should be activated within the next year . Weexpect to employ a part-time chaplain for the Sandy Ridge and McLeansvillePrison Units by November 1 . Also, we are presently in communication with theGreensboro F ire Chief , with the expectation of being allowed to provide teachersfor Sunday School classes for most of the city’

s fire departments . We have someone to direct this ministry when it is authorized .

We believe that an oh -going associational leadership training program is an.

urgent need . It would be based on the SE C Seminary Extens ion Program , butwould also provide training for those who have not had college or seminary training . A well-qualified and highly motivated director is absolutely essential tomake such a program the functioning and growing ministry it needs to be . Weare seeking such a leader .

As your Director of Christian Ministries , I am excited about the prospects ‘for

the future . We believe that God will continue to open doors of opportunity tominister and to call out the leaders needed to respond to these opportunities .

If we will demonstrate our faith by our faithfulness , the next few years willprove to be years of victory and fruitfulness in the work of the Lord .

Austin Lovin, Director of Christian Ministries

CHURCH EXTENSION COMMITTEE REPOR T1980

The Church E xtens ion Committee of the Piedmont Baptist Association has metseveral times for organization

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a nd implementation of our work this year . R ev.

Austin Lovin has been called by our Association to serve as Director of ChristianMinistries . Our committee is very pleased with his selection and we have al

ready felt the impact of his leadership in this area .

We have established the following list of goals for our committee :1 . We are concerned with the establishment of new churches in the PiedmontBaptist As sociation.

2 . We will enlis t s ister churches to support the new work and sponsor it oncewe have determined the location. Special cons ideration will be given to enlistment of a church near the proposed new church s ite , however , we will seekspons orship elsewhere if that church is not able to do so.

3. We propose to recommend the purchase of property upon.

which futurechurches will be located in areas where the greates t needs exist .

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R ev David Fleming is being recommended to the Annual Meeting to serveas part-time chaplain for the Sandy Ridge and McLeansville prison units . Hewill begin working for us immediately . He has been serving as a volunteer chaplain at Sandy Ridge for some time and the warden there has praised his work .

Plans for the future include chaplains for the police and fire departments , as

soon as the money and qualified persons can be found . There is a potential forthe beginning of employment of industrial chaplains by local firms and we hOpeto explore this during the coming year .

We are grateful for what God has made poss ible up to now and we face thefuture confidently , believing that He will continue to bless this ministry .

R ev. Wade Gibson, Director Chaplaincy Ministries

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL M’

INISITR IE S REPORT

In March of 1980 an International Council of eight members from variouschurches was formed . The council has prepared brochures for Internationalsintroducing them to Greensboro and a bulletin of helpful suggestions to familieswho will serve as Special friends to an International . A workshop for Orientation to families who will adopt”Internationals was conducted in July . Lessthan twenty families throughout the Association are active in this particular ministry . More families are needed "

In September , Conversational English Classes were started by twelve volun

teers who teach each Wednesday from p .m. us ing the facility of FirstBaptist Church . More than fifteen Internationals had enrolled by the first of

October .

A Training Workshop for teachers was conducted the first weekend in October . Twelve certificates were awarded .

A note of appreciation was received from a father of a Vietnamese BoatFamily”in which he said ,

Thank you so very much for your help to our familyin the adjus tment that we mus t make. I hope the experiences of the boat peoplewill help everyone to know how very bad communism really is "”

Another part of the International Ministries is to plan and coordinate fourmainevents for contact and fellowship . The following are planned for this year :

1 . Mountain Trip and Picnic October 25 , a .m. p .m.

Pilot Mountain.

2 . International Meal November 22 , p .m.

Friendly Ave.

3. Friendship Party February 7 , p .m.

Florida St .

4. Farewell Cookout April 25 , p .m.

Hagan Stone Park .

Churches are encouraged to form a mission action group of interested peoplewho will be supportive of anyone or all three divis ions of the International Outreach . The chairman of the group or miss ion action director for the churchshould indicate their interest to the director or member of the InternationalCouncil .

Mary H . Odom , Director 643-4500

Mildred Henderson Asst . Director 273-1604

Bertie JonesGeneva MetzgerHelen Rose

Piedmont Baptist Association 275-7651

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LITERACY MINISTRY REPORTLiteracy Miss ion Needs in North Carolina :

adults in N . C . 18 years and upless than fifth grade education are classed as functional illiterates

in North Carolina

Literacy Miss ions involves people with people . It means teaching the non

reader to read , the non-English speaking person the English language and the

under-achiever in school to achieve.

The Literacy Ministry is an outgrowth of the Survey Strategy Planning reported on last year as an implementation of the Bold Miss ion Thrus t . This ministrywas begun in January of 1980by myself as Director and I in turn formed a council . The original council was Mrs . Gladys Boroughs , Greensboro First ; Mrs . Ann

Carter , Southeast Chapel ; Mrs . Ruth Cunnup , Parkway ; Mrs . Shirley Glover ,Guilford ; Mrs . Willene Moss , Lawndale ; and Mrs . Helen Rose , Lindley Park .

Since that time, Mrs . Rose has asked to be relieved and Mrs . Ann Toomey ,

Southeast Chapel was asked and accepted as a replacement .An Associational Literacy Workshop , us ing the Laubach technique with Mrs .

Mary Allred , Nashville , Tenn , full time literacy volunteer teacher , was heldJanuary 28-February 1 (with the exception of Wednesday , January Thiswas a ten-hour course with a repeat morning and evening sess ion. Twenty-fivepeople, men and women, from five different denominations received certificatesthe committee.

Throughout the year I have been invited to several of our churches to presentsome highlights of the Literacy Ministry with much interest shown. In May wehad a get-together of our original 25 , with 10 attending and sharing experiences .

At this time , due to changes , we have lost five of the original twenty-five thattook the course in January and of the twenty remaining , eleven have or havehad one or more students and we have been able to place teacher with s tudentrequest so far .

Another workshop is planned for October 13-17 at Lawndale Church (with theexception of Monday morning and Wednesday evening ) . This again will be a

repeat morning and evening class morning 9 p .m. , evening p .m .

This will be a twelve-hour course with Mrs . Allred coming again .to lead us .

This has been an exciting year with an exciting challenge . We ask your prayersand support as we reach out to others in this new ministry .

Frances FunderburkPUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTE E REPOR T

1980

This committee was formed in the middle of the year“

as the result of theworsening moral climate in our area . The Pastors met with city officials to discuss how we might help to improve the s ituation. The Executive Committeemeeting at Camp Herman Baptist Church on April 21 , approved formation of

tion of the committee .

We met twice to discuss our plans for this committee . We decided to sub-dividethe areas of respons ibility into broad areas such as Education, Government ,Mass Media , Morals and related affairs . We made tentative sub-committee as

signments .

The next meeting came as a result of action by the Piedmont Baptist PastorsConference when it was suggested that we plan strategy for protest of the CityStage event in downtown Greensboro sponsored jointly by the United Ar ts Council and Miller Brewing Company.

At this meeting we defined our concern as follows :1 . Beer was to be sold in a beer garden area adjacent to the public streets .

2. The United Arts Council which co-sponsored the event receives tax moneyfrom the City of Greensboro.

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3. The City Council has recently appointed a task force to study the drug problem in our area and s ince alcohol as a beverage is the number one drugproblem in America , we felt there was a great incons istency in indirectly

gunding an organization which was promoting the sale and consumption of

eer .

4. We felt this would be an annual event and therefore we must protest nowto be heard next year .

At this point we are studying other matters including the “ Right to Lifeissue.

Martin Niemoller said , In Germany , the Nazis came for the Communists ;and I didn’t speak up , because I was not a Communist . Then they came for theJews ; and I did not speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for thetrade unionists ; and I didn

’t Speak up , becaus e I was not a trade unionist . Thenthey came for the Catholics ; and I was a protestant so I did not speak up . Thenthey came for me by that time there was no one to speak up for anyone.

”LET YOUR VOICE BE HE AR D IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS .

Robert J. GoodeChairmanPublic Affairs Committee

BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCORPORATEDREPORT TO THE ASSOCIATIONS1980

The Baptist Children’

s Homes of North Carolina , Incorporated is an Institution of the Bap tis t State Convention and provides a Christian ministry of childcare and family services .

During the past three years , members of the Board of Trus tees and membersof the administrative staff of the Homes completed an indepth evaluation of

the Institution’

s total program of services . We share three s ignificant statementsfrom that report .

The advancement of this miss ion and ministry requires ( 1 ) wise and te

sourceful leadership , (2 ) a well trained and highly skilled staff who reallycare for children,

(3 ) a carefully planned program of child care and familyservices , (4) appropriate phys ical facilities , ( 5 ) adequate funds and soundfi

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cal policy , (6 ) the confidence and support of an informed and devoted con

s i uency .

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At this time the Baptist Children’

s Homes of North Carolina, Incorporatedis in a position of strength . This strength comes ultimately from God and isdiscoverable in the commitment , the competence, and the faithful work of

His people engaged in this ministry .

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This is not a time for complacency in child care and family services inNorth Carolina . It is a time for rigorous study , reflective planning , earnestprayer, and courageous action.

Progres s is being made in implementing recommendations , from the TrusteeEvaluation, more adequately to make all services of the Baptist Children

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s Homesof North Carolina readily available to people who need our help anywhere inthe State. Nine Family Services areas are being des ignated as follows : Asheville, Charlotte , Thomasville, Kinston, Pembroke, Ra leigh , Hickory , Jacksonville and Ahoskie.

The lives of more than forty-five hundred people were affected in a s ignificantway for the services of the Children’

s Homes during the past year . Fifteen hundred oi these were children for whom you helped to provide care and relatedservices . While serving children and young people , work was being done withimportant adults in their lives .

Necessary to the fulfillment of the miss ion of the Children’

s Homes are peo

ple”resources , financial resources and spiritual resources . We are blessed with

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ey , as an express ion of her gratitude to the Lord and to North Carolina Baptists .

The mimstry to older persons through our Baptists Homes is the youngest ofall our social service ministries . We have just completed our 29th year of ministry , and are moving with faith and with gratitude into our 3oth year and intothe new decade of the eighties . God has blessed us through all of these yearsin marvelous ways and has given to us the privilege of moving into five areasof our s tate with this special ministry Resthaven, the Hayes Home, the Apartment Complex , and the Nurs ing Unit all in Winston-Salem , and Homes in Albemarle, Hamilton, Yanceyville, and Asheville" The past year has been filled withexcitement and accomplishment . A dream was fulfilled when we moved into thenew Western North Carolina Baptist Home in Asheville in March andhave filled this beautiful new Home to the brim with 49 new residents who are

a most welcome addition to our Baptist Homes family .

Gifts from our Baptist Churches , though encouraging , have fallen behind previous year’s gifts through the two vital sources of income for the Homesthrough the Cooperative Program , and through the new North Carolina Miss ionsOffering . Through these two sources of support , we will continue to supplementneedy res idents who cannot pay the full cost of care and who are very dependenton these love gifts from North Carolina Baptists . Those who are supplementedat some time during their res idence in our Baptist Homes family are in the majority .

We are excited over the poss ibility of starting the construction of additionalnursing beds in Winston-Salem to care for residents in the new Western NorthCarolina Home and the Apartment complex , when nurs ing care is needed forthem . Hopefully , construction of these beds can be underway within this year ,along with the construction of an urgently needed enlargement and renovationof the Hayes Home, and the building of a new administration building .

Each of our res idents would have me thank you as North Carolina Baptistsfor all that you are, and for all that you do for them .

W . A . (Bill ) ) Poole

CHR ISTIAN EDUCATION REPORTAnnual Associational Meetings , 1980

There are seven North Carolina Baptist colleges and univers ities : Campbell ,Chowan, Gardner-Webb , Mars Hill , Meredith , Wake Fores t and Wingate. Baptistin their roots and their affections , these schools are Baptists ’ educational miss ion in our state. There are 53 such colleges , including these seven, related tostate conventions within the Southern Baptist Convention.

The highest priority of your Baptist colleges is to serve God and man throughChristian higher education. Ours is a secular world which views life and history ,

and even man himself , as having no overarching purpose.

To this hopeless view of the world , the Christian church through its collegesand univers ities has an essential message. The message is that creation haspurpose, life has meaning and direction and persons created in the image of

God have eternal significance.

The task of the Christian college is large and complex : searching for answersto perplexing problems ; guiding the lives of youth who have been greatly influenced by the values of a secular society ; and interpreting this task in loveand with reason to those who do not always unders tand the difficulty of the

college task .

Your North Carolina Baptis t colleges see themselves as you see them , as a

valuable part of Christian miss ions . They Operate out of the conviction that God ’

s

Holy Spirit leads persons in the discovery of truth , that through the Bible Godhas given us a sufficient guide for faith and practice, and that man is a s innerby nature who cannot save himself or redeem the world in which he lives .

Baptist young people are sought and welcomed by Baptist colleges . We callupon the churches , through pastors and other leaders , to encourage Baptistyouth to apply for admiss ion to Baptist colleges . When they do, a creative

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blending of Christian education,

financial ass istance and spiritual guidance Will help

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to shape them as tomorrow’

s leaders in the church , community, state and nation.

We thank you for your support of the colleges . We request your earnest prayers for each of them .

THE NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST FOUNDATION , INC . REPORTThis is the 60th birthday for the North Carolina Baptist Foundation.

Chartered in 1920, it was born out of a need to provide a channel for gifts andbequests which would be held in trust . Thus Baptist people were enabled to havea continuing part in support of every mission effort ,every ministry of Baptists ,even after their own deaths . Through these s ixty years , your Baptist Foundationhas received , administered , and distributed gifts to Baptist colleges , Children’

sHomes , Homes for the Aging foreign and home miss ions , state miss ions , B aptist Hospital , churches , associations , the Cooperative Program . The Foundationreceives no money for its own use it only serves as trustee for all these B aptist causes .

Born of a bold idea , it fulfills its mission today giving each Baptist the oppor

tunity to be part of Bold Missions now and forever "The Foundation accepts gifts for Baptist causes in a variety of ways . The mostfrequently used method is a testamentary gift . This is s imply a transfer of assetsthrough a Will . During the past year , the Foundation Staff has attempted throughPastors ’ Conferences , senior citizens groups , Baptist Women and B aptist Mengroups and through personal conferences with individuals to enable the peopleto extend their stewardship beyond life through the use of a will . A touchingand dramatic film ,

“ A Better Way”depicting the necess ity for every adult tohave a Will , has been made available by the Foudation for distribution to anychurch or group requesting it from the Film Library Department of the BaptistState Convention.

A second way the Foundation receives gifts to support Baptist causes isthrough charitable trusts . Trusts have been established through Will , throughpurchase of gift annuities and through establishment of annuity trus ts .

The Foundation has received Memorial gifts to deceased . loved ones . A fundto assist Fruitland Bible Institute has been created . Gifts of real estate for thesuppoprt of Southeastern Seminary , local churches and foreign missions havebeen received . One annuity trust was established with the income, after thedeath of the annuitants , to be used by the Foreign Mission Board in its effortto assist in the fight against world hunger .

During the past year , through the many ways it is able to accept gifts newtrusts have been established with combined assets of Additions to

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existing trusts , providing for scholarships , miss ions offerings , memorials and manyother causes , were more than The audit o f Foundation records for theyear ending December 31 , 1979 revealed total increase of assets for the yearwas with total assets of the Foundation being This isexciting when we remember it is all des ignated for Kingdom work through B aptist institutions and causes .

In the coming year , the Foundation will continue to emphas ize stewardshipand commitment . Among major plans is the conducting of several seminars on

estate planning for women. The Foundation Staff , its three consultants , boardmembers and legal and fiscal consultants are available for leading worship ser

vices , speaking to special groups or for special and for private consultation and counsel .

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM 1980

0 Christian, haste, your mission high fulfilling,To tell to all the world that God is Light

Publish glad tidings , Tidings of peace,Tidings of Jesus , redemption and release .

People live in spiritual darkness and we knowLight of the world .

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People are locked in the prison house of sinin bondage to a spiritual tyrannyand we know the Liberator who can set them free.

In a day of bad news and ethical decaywe know the Good News and God’s redemptive purposefor all mankind .

In a day when persons are dying without hopewe know the Author of abundant life here and nowand life eternal .

In a world of unloved personswe know the Lord God , who is Love.

We dare not keep quiet " Silence can be golden,

but sometimes it’s just plain yellow ;We mus t give a clear witness to our faith ;

Our sons and daughters to bear themessage glorious ;

Our money to speed them on their way ;Our prayers that God will make them

adequate ;Ourselves as volunteers for MissionService.

And all thou spendest, Jesus will repay .

Miss ions is the activity of the child of God on mission for the King of Kings .

We can do many things locally , through our churches , Piedmont Baptist Association, and Greensboro Urban Ministry .

Together we can support miss ion causes across North Carolina, America, andin more than 100 nations . The tool through which we meet these multiple needsis the Cooperative Program .

No church can afford the luxury of being missionary only on the local level .The compass ion of Chr ist is as wide as the whole earth . Through the CooperativeProgram we support World Miss ions . It is worthy of our best effort . Challengeyour church to do its best for the cause of Christ through the Cooperative Program .

Alton H . McE achernThe First Baptist Churchof Greensboro, N . C .

ANNUITY REPORTAchievement , Ministry and Growth

While serving Southern Baptist churches and agencies in 1979 the AnnuityBoard marked a period of

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achievement , ministry and growth iii practicallyevery phase of its work , according to Dr . Dar-old H . Morgan, pres ident .Key statistical highlights in 1979 included :

1 . A 13th Check amounting to 10 per cent of a year’

s benefit was mailed tomost annuitants in December 1979 .

2 . A total of in retirement benefits was paid .

3. Insurance benefits through the Board ’s church , agency and seminary programs amounted to

4. Total assets held in trust at the close of the year equaled Thisfigure represented a growth of over l 978’s total .

5 . Premium income totaled including contributions and relief receipts . A total of was des ignated for the Fixed Fund investmentplan, was earmarked for the Balanced Fund and wentinto Plan A . Insurance premiums totaled

6. At the close of 1979 , the Board counted church and agency memberaccounts in Plan A , in the Fixed Fund investment plan, in the

Balanced Fund and in the Variable Fund .

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Statewide our retiring local B SU Pres ident , Leila Shepherd , was elected StateB SU Pres ident . In addition we had four students who Served on State B SU committees . We took delegates to State Officers ’ Workshop in September ; to BaptistStudents ’ State Fall Convention at Ridgecrest in October ; to High School Seniors ’Weekend as Caraway in January ; and to the Spring B SU Leadership Conference at Caraway in March .

As campus minister I had the Opportunity to attend and Speak in severalchurches , associations and BSU ’S this year . I continue to serve on associationalcommittees . I led Bible studies and growth groups at the Center and in theres idence halls . I led conferences at Spring Leadership Conference and Miss ionary Journeymen Orientation. Locally , I serve as advisor to the UNC-G B SUCouncil which plans all the B SU activities which take place in or through our

Center , and I spend a lot ofmy time in individual and group counseling . In June ,

1980, I was elected as Pres ident of the national Association of Southern BaptistCampus Ministers .

One of the new aspects of our ministry this year is the involvement of severeGreensboro College students in B SU . This affords a ministry to students on thacampus which would not be poss ible otherwise.

Again, I ask that your church will give me or the students in our B SU an op

portunity to share with you on some occas ion. The summer miss ionaries , folkgroup , choir , or worship team are available for worship services , missionsspeakers , retreats or fellowships . I would like you to know some of the UNCand GC students who are letting God work through their lives .

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CHR ISTIAN ACTION LEAGUE OF NORTH CAROLINAGOOD The U . S . Supreme Court has announced another victory fo

us . In our continuing battle agains t pornography , the course has upheld one of thlaws that we worked so diligently to get enacted in the N . C . General AssemblySince its passage, we have been involved in court battles first in the statcourts and more recently in the federal .We are now in the process of arranging a State-Wide Conference on Pornography to develop a strategy to implement the laws that have been enacted and

upheld by the Courts .

Is the Christian Action League included in your miss ion causes? If not, willyou present the work of the League to your budget committee with a recommendation that perhaps a monthly allocation be granted . If necessary , we wouldbe glad to meet with your church or budget committee.

Thank you for all that you mean to the caus e ofmoral and civic righteousness .

May we uphold each other in prayer that we may s tand BOLDLY agains t thoseforces that seek to destroy the moral principles of our society .

In“

His service,

Max G . ReeceAll that is necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing .

REPORT OF THE BIBLICAL RECORDERFaced with the same inflationary pressures that every family has these days ,

the Recorder has managed to get through another year without an increase insubscription rates . A church can still send the Recorder to res ident families foronly 7¢a week per family , less than half the cost of a first class stamp and the

best bargain in Chris tian literature to be found anywhere. Thus the Recorder isdoing its best to hold the line by getting out a good paper at reasonable cost .It has been another newsworthy year for Baptists and the Recorder has stayed

on top of all that’

s happening . At the State Convention last November in WinstenSalem , a new relationship between the convention and Wake Forest Univers itywas approved . Messengers who attended were well informed and the issue wassettled without serious divis ion or controversy . This is just one illustration of

how the Recorder informs North Carolina Baptists on vital matters affectingthem . Nothing can take its place, certainly not the secular press which has so

many denominations to cover .

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Even though it was not a Baptist issue, the Recorder was able to set the rec

ord straight on an anonymous petition being circulated about a film supposedlyabout “

the sex life of Jesus .

”Not only did the Recorder run news stories and

editorials on this matter , it responded to numerous telephone calls . It was ableto tell people the truth about something that never did take place and the

story was at least four years old anyhow .

Never has there been more mis information circulated among our Baptist people. Those who do not receive the Recorder are easy victims for all types ofmisleading stories and rumors . Add to this the deliberate efforts of some groupsto s iphon off the loyalties and money of Baptist people and there’s a strong casefor sending the Recorder to every church family . See that your church makesthis move in the coming year .

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Mrs . Dorrence Stewart ,SUMNERLarry McE lreathMrs . Sue HumbleR ev. S . R . YoungMrs . S . R . Young

TEMPLEWILLOMOR ER ev. Hardin CoonMr . Marvin PollardMr . Tommy Shelton

ASSOCIATIONAL PROPERTIESThe Piedmont Baptist Assembly is located 15 miles southeast of GreensborFrom Greensboro travel U . S . Highway 421 Southeas t to Alamance Road , turleft on Alamance Road and follow to Lakewood s ign on right of highway .

The associational offices are located at 1030Homeland Avenue.

FUTUR E MEETINGS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION1981 Los Angeles , California June 9

1982 New Orleans , Louisiana June 151983 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania June 12

Ca lendar Of Activities

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s Bike-A-Thon Lottie MoonRoyal Ambassadors WeekMental Retardation Day

a.m. Ministers ConferenceBaptist Women World Day of PrayerR . A . LeadersMus ic CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church GreensboroOrganizational Meeting , Co-R ec. VolleyballMen’

s Basketball , First Church , GreensboroStatewide Chairmen of Deacons /Pastors

’ Conference,Hickory , Acteens’ Retreat-YMCA Campground

p .m. R . A . Car Competition, LawndaleBaptist Men’

s Convention, GreensboroBaptist State Convention, GreensboroNewsletter DeadlineNC Trustee’s Dinner , GreensboroEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroSunday School CouncilTable Tennis TournamentStatewide Crusader Royal Ambassador CongressG . A . Mission Action RallyForeign Miss ions Graded Series in the ChurchesMinisters ConferenceFinance CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroJunior High Mus ic Retreat , Eagle E rye, Va .

p .m. International Dinner , Friendly Ave.

Junior High Concert , Friendly Ave.

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Night , Chorale SingEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroThanksgiving Day

Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions— Lottie Mooning

Ministers ConferenceR . A . LeadersBasketball Games BeginMus ic CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroChurch Secretaries Conference, RankinMinisters Conference

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p .m. English Class , First Church , Greensboro

Week of Prayer for Home Miss ions , Annie ArmstrongOffering

a .m. Ministers ConferenceNewsletter DeadlineR . A . LeadersMus ic CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroChurch Secretaries Conference, Greensboro FirstVE S As soc . Faculty Clinics , Winston-SalemState Youth Choir Festivals

a .m. Ministers ConferenceArea Sunday School Leadership Clinic , 8 . S . BoardFinance CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church GreensboroSunday School CouncilChurch Ext . Growth Clinic , Greensboro

e .m. Ministers ConferenceNewsletter DeadlineS . S . Evangelism Workshop , Guilford

p .m. English Class , First Church , GreensboroW.M .U . Annual Session, Charlotte

p .m. Family Kite Flying ContestPioneer Royal Ambassador CongressMinisters ConferenceChorale, LawndaleEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroState Church Media Library Conference, Friendly Avenue29th Pioneer R . A . Congress , RidgecrestSenior High Youth RetreatSr . High Concert

10230 a .m. Ministers ConferenceNewsletter DeadlineAnnual Assoc . WMU Meeting

Mus ic CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroActeens

’ International Tasting B eeRegional Children’

s Choir Festivala .m. Ministers Conference

Association VB S Clinic , First Church , GreensboroR . A . Leaders , TBA , G . A . Banquet , Greensboro FirstEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroSunday School CouncilTrip to Nashville, Senior CitizensChurch Media Center Con-ference , GreensboroRegional GativityEaster Egg HuntMinisters ConferenceNewsletter DeadlineSenior Citizens Workshop LeadershipFinance CommitteeChurch Building Conference, Hunter Hills

5 130 p .m. English Class , First Church , GreensboroState Acteens Convention, Ridgecrest

4300Pm . Hagan Stone Farewell Party for InternationalsEasterBaptist Doctrine Week— Emphasis of SBCBaptist Men World Day of Prayer

6 100p m. Outreach Banquet , Florida St 7-9 Outreach Conference,

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p .m. English Class , First Church , GreensboroCrusader Overnight Camp , Caraway , Gr . 4-6

Youth Convention— Statea .m. Minis ters Conference

Newsletter Deadlinep .m. Executive Board , Clifton Roadp . Chorale, Lawndale

Church Building Conference , Hunter Hillsp .m. English Class , First Church , Greensboro

Crusader Overnight Camp , Caraway , Gr . 1-2

Assoc . Leadership Development , CarawayCorrerctional Ministries ConferenceState Adult Choir FestivalMinisters ConferenceR . A . LeadersAssoc . SS Teacher Training School , Sect . 1 ,

Friendly Ave.

Mus ic CommitteeEnglish Class , Firs t Church , GreensboroAssoc . SS Teacher Training School , See . 1 ,Fr iendly Ave .

Childrens ’ Choir Workshop , LawndaleMother’s DayMinisters ConferenceAssoc . SS Teacher Training School , Sec . , 2 , l 6th StreetKey Leadership Conference, RidgecrestEnglish Class , First Church GreensboroSunday School CouncilAssoc . SS Teacher Training School , See. 2 ,Sixteenth Street

State Royal Ambassador Track MeetFamily Horseshoe Pitching TournamentAssociational Emphas is WeekMinisters ConferenceChorale, LawndaleSenior Adult Conference , Caraway

p .m. As soc . SS Teacher Training School , See . 3,Hunter Hills

Finance CommitteeEnglish Class , First Baptist , GreensboroSenior Adult Conference, Caraway

p .m. Assoc . SS Teacher Training School , Sec . 3,

Hunter HillsState Day Camp Directors WorkshopMiss ion Friends Leadership Day Camp Training

a .m. Ministers ConferenceNewsletter Deadline

p .m. Assoc . SS Teacher Training School , See . 4,Sharpe Road

English Class , First Church , GreensboroAssoc . SS Teacher Training School , Sec . 4,Sharpe Road

Area Church Training Conv . , First Church , High Point(State ) Assoc . Royal Ambassadors Workshop , RaleighMiss ion Friends Day Camp , LakewoodState Childrens /Youth Bible Drill/Speaker TournFirst Church High Point

Banquet

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Ministers ConferenceR . A . LeadersMus ic CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church, GreensboroChurch Secretaries ConferenceWMU Annual Meeting, SBC, Los Angeles

a .m. Ministers ConferenceNews letter DeadlineFinance CommitteeEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroSunday School CouncilPar 3 Golf , Twin Oaks Golf CourseMinisters ConferenceEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroFather’s Day

a .m. Ministers ConferenceNewsletter Deadline

p .m. Assoc . Chorale LawndaleDirectors of Miss ions Conference, Wingate College, Assoc .

English Class , First Church , GreensboroMinisters Conference

Mus ic CommitteeE nglish Class , First Church GreensboroMinisters ConferenceNewsletter DeadlineR . A . LeadersEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroSunday School CouncilMinisters ConferenceBaptist Women Prayer Retreat , Lakewood

Noon Finance CommitteePastor/SS Director WorkshopEnglish Class , First Church , GreensboroMinisters ConferenceNewsletter Deadline

p .m. Executive Board , Bessemer20-22 G . A . Mini Camp , Lakewood20-24 Childrens Mus ic Week22 .m. English Class , First Church , Greensboro21 23 m As soc . SS Teacher Training School , See . 1 ,

Friendly Ave.

Radio Controlled Airplane Flying Exhibition(Profess ionals )

Ministers ConferenceChorale, LawndaleAssoc . SS Teachers Training School , Sect . 2Sixteenth Street

English Class , First Church , GreensboroAs soc . SS Teachers Training School , See . 2,

Sixteenth Street

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Hunter HillsMus ic CommitteeEnglish Class First Church , GreensboroAs soc . SS Training School , See. 3,Hunter Hills

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Missions Projects Retreat , CarawayMinisters Conference

Piedmont Baptist Crusade, ColisDr . Mark Corts , Evangelist

High Attendance Day SchoolNewsletter