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2019 Annual Report

Of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist

Association

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2019

Thirty-Eighth Year

of the

Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association

806 W. Main Street Greenwood, MO 64034

(816) 623-5360

www.blueriver-kansascity.org

Dr. Rodney Hammer Executive Director of Missions

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DIRECTORIES

Associational Staff 4

Volunteer Staff 4

Associational Officers and Committees 5

Church Directory 6

PROCEEDINGS

Minutes, Semi-Annual Meeting, April 7, 2019 19

Minutes, Semi-Annual Meeting, October 13, 2019 21

REPORTS

Nominating Committee 22

Finance Committee 23

Credentials Committee 27

Joint Administrative and Finance Committees 28

People Teams 29

Student Ministry 30

Horn of Africa 32

Vancouver 33

Resourcing Churches and Equipping Leaders 34

WMU 36

Restoration House 36

Church Planting 38

Multiethnic Church Planting Center 38

BYLAWS 40

Table of Contents

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ASSOCIATIONAL DIRECTORY

Rodney Hammer, Executive Director [email protected]

Gregg Boll, Associate Director [email protected]

Jennifer Hutton, Office Manager [email protected]

Travis Hamm, Student Minister [email protected]

Carson Conover, Student Minister [email protected]

Luis Mendoza, Multicultural Church Planting Strategist [email protected]

Andrew Huesing, People Teams

[email protected]

VOLUNTEER STAFF

Ministry Teams and Leaders

Gospel Outreach ........................................................ Rodney Hammer, DOM

BR-KC Baptist Association

Resourcing Churches............................................Gregg Boll, Assoc. Director BR-KC Baptist Association

Assisting Community Transformation......................... Rodney Hammer, DOM

BR-KC Baptist Association

Church Planting .............................................................................. Brian Grout MBC Church Planting Catalyst

Equipping Leaders ............................................................ Jerry Tharp, Pastor Lone Jack Baptist WMU Officers

WMU Director.................................................Linda Graham, Connection Point [email protected]

816-358-1347

Secretary/Treasurer.........................................Sandi Malone, FBC Grandview

[email protected]

816-550-1967

Adult Missions Consultant ....................... Lorraine Powers, FBC Blue Springs [email protected]

816-229-1293

Children’s Missions Consultant ... ..........Sheriann Kessinger, FBC Grandview

[email protected]. 816-260-0696

Preschool Missions Consultant.........................Ruth Carpenter, Spring Valley

[email protected]

816-356-2201

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Moderator Pastor Brian Grout, Church at Three Trails

Moderator-Elect Chris Williams, Fellowship Church

Clerk Jennifer Hutton

Treasurer Kim Rice

Brian Grout

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Administrative Committee Finance Committee

Mark Gray, Big Creek Johnola Anderson, Partnership Church

Ray Gurney, Cross Creek Dennis Barnes, Oakwood

Lorraine Powers, FBC Blue Springs Willis Garner, Mt. Nebo Missionary

Marvin Tigner, Fellowship Baptist Greg Guthrie, The Church in Waldo

Chuck Wheeler, Grace, Independence Sandi Malone, FBC Grandview

Charles Yates, Calvary, Independence Darin Stephens, Immanuel

Credentials Committee Personnel Committee

Athol Barnes, Grace Point Doug Bradley, Coventry Estates

Randy Chambers, River Boulevard Ryan Gilbert, Raintree Community

Wayne Geiger, FBC Grain Valley Wade Paris, Faith Baptist. Welby Jones, Sterling Acres John Still, Spring Valley

Paul Midgett, Lone Jack Greg Washington, Abiding Faith

Jim Vest, FBC Raymore David Zink, South Haven

Nominating Committee

Rick Friesen, Manna Fellowship

Vernon West, Creighton FBC

Mary Beth Vest, Raymore FBC

Debbie Wilson Otto, South Haven

Darlene Scott, Freeman

Chris Pinion, LifeQuest

Chris Williams

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

* Designates New Work/Church Plant

ABIDING FAITH ................................................................... 816-427-2330

8524 Blue Ridge Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64138 Mailing address

6700 Raytown Road

Raytown, MO 64133

Greg Washington, Pastor

ABIDING LOVE .................................................................... 816-887-5777

24300 E. State Route EE

Harrisonville, MO 64701 Clayton With, Pastor

ABUNDANT LIFE ................................................................ 816-554-8181

304 SW Persels Road

Lee’s Summit, MO 64081

Phil Hopper, Pastor

*AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH OF KC .................................... 816-372-0898

550 S. Garfield Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64124

Dany Stephen, Pastor

ANTIOCH SOUTHERN ........................................................ 816-884-5324

2601 E. Mechanic

Harrisonville, MO 64701 Ernie Cecil, Pastor

ARMOUR HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ..................................... 816-444-4533

7900 Jarboe


Andrew Roshto, Pastor

BALES AVENUE COMMUNITY .......................................... 816-838-6811

3414 E. 12th


Todd Talcott, Pastor

BEAUMONT ......................................................................... 816-231-0804

8319 Independence Avenue


Shane Coburn, Pastor

BELVIDERE HEIGHTS ........................................................ 816-331-0415

15109 White Avenue

Grandview, MO 64030

Currently Pastorless

BETHANY ............................................................................ 816-241-3050

141 N. Lawndale


Tom Johnston, Interim Pastor

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BETHEL ............................................................................... 816-252-3555

2406 S. State Route 291

Independence, MO 64057

Wendel Rosbrugh, Pastor

BIG CREEK .......................................................................... 816-540-2365

1517 N. State Route 7

Pleasant Hill, MO 64080

J.C. Beckner, Interim Pastor

BLUE HILLS (formerly New Salem) ..................................... 816-796-4174

1805 N. Blue Mills Road


Robert Matz, Pastor

BLUE RIDGE ........................................................................ 816-353-8140

9320 E. 35th Street Independence, MO 64052

Scott Hutton, Pastor

BLUE SPRINGS, FIRST ...................................................... 816-229-9335

4500 Little Blue Parkway


Randall Stotts, Pastor

BUCKNER, FIRST ............................................................... 816-650-5632

131 S. Hudson

Buckner, MO 64016

Doug Schildknecht, Pastor CALVARY, BLUE SPRINGS ............................................... 816-228-5540

900 NW 22nd Street Blue Springs, MO 64015

Lindy Reed, Pastor CALVARY, INDEPENDENCE ......................................................... 816-252-6822

1915 N. Liberty


Charles Yates, Pastor CALVARY TEMPLE ............................................................. 816-531-4683

2940 Holmes


Eric Williams, Pastor

CARLISLE ............................................................................ 816-254-8746

812 S. Sterling


Mitch Metcalf, Pastor

CELEBRATION COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP .................... 816-229-8282

101 SW South Avenue

Blue Springs, MO 64015

Roger Freeman, Pastor

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CENTRAL…............. ............................ ............................…816-446-4614

550 S. Garfield Avenue


Samuel Nelson, Pastor

CHURCH AT PLEASANT RIDGE ....................................... 816-884-4593

22500 E. 299th

Harrisonville, MO 64701

Malachi O’Brien, Pastor

CHURCH AT THREE TRAILS...... ...................................... 816-252-1636

1229 W. 31st Street Independence, MO 64055

Brian Grout, Pastor

CHURCH OF FAITH ............................................................ 816-226-7716

3601 E. 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 64130

Anthony Andrews, Pastor

CLEVELAND, FIRST ........................................................... 816-658-3495

420 W. Main Street PO Box 61

Cleveland, MO 64734

Bill Read, Pastor

COLEMAN ........................................................................... 816-779-5707

17101 E. 203rd

PO Box 708

Peculiar, MO 64078

Steve Pennington, Pastor

CONNECTION POINT (formerly FBC Raytown) Raytown Campus ............................................................... 816-353-1994

10500 E. 350 Highway

Raytown, MO 64138

Lee’s Summit Campus ....................................................... 816-246-5000

501 NE Missouri Road


Currently Pastorless

CORINTHIAN MISSIONARY .......................................................... 816-924-4196

6841 Sni-A-Bar Road


B. G. Roberson, Pastor

COUNTRY MEADOWS ............................................................... 816-373-6445

4901 Lee’s Summit Road


Steve Andrews, Interim Pastor

COVENANT MEMORIAL ................................................................ 816-756-0798

301 Van Brunt Kansas City, MO 64124

Darryl James, Pastor

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COVENTRY ESTATES ........................................................ 816-373-3707


Doug Bradley, Pastor

CREIGHTON, FIRST.... .............................................................. 660-499-2890 309 D Street PO Box 97

Creighton, MO 64739

Vernon West, Pastor

CROSS CREEK .................................................................... 816-690-0019

1050 SW 15th

Oak Grove, MO 64075

Ray Gurney, Pastor

CROSSROADS .................................................................... 816-847-7621

900 NW Jefferson

PO Box 351 Grain Valley, MO 64029

Darryl Jones, Pastor

DISCOVERY ......................................................................... 816-443-2746

1206 N. Pavilion Drive

Grain Valley, MO 64029

Larry Duncan, Interim Pastor

EBENEZER MISSIONARY ................................................... 816-483-4606

8640 Sni-a-Bar Road Kansas City, MO 64129

Jesse Frazier, Pastor

FAITH, Harrisonville... ......................................................... 816-884-5500

23705 E State Route 2

PO Box 345

Harrisonville, MO 64701

Robert Hutchinson, Pastor FAITH, Lee’s Summit .......................................................... 816-524-4214

1460 E. Langsford Road


Josh Martin, Pastor

FELLOWSHIP....................................................................... 816-444-6866

7106 Prospect Avenue


Marvin Tigner, Pastor

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH ...................................................... 816-984-8300

Greenwood Campus

1601 W. Main

Greenwood, MO 64034

Chris Williams, Pastor Raymore Campus (formerly FBC Raymore) ....................... 816-331-3469

116 S. Washington

PO Box 618

Raymore, MO 64083

Alan Findley, Campus Pastor

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FIRST HAITIAN ................................................................... 816-810-9575

10035 Westport Road


Judson Pierre, Pastor

FIRST, WESTSIDE .............................................................. 816-471-5695

801 W. Cesar Chavez Avenue


Armando Preza, Pastor

FLEMING ............................................................................. 816-496-5558

37212 Hwy T

Orrick, MO 64077

Bryon Kindle, Pastor

FOREST AVENUE ............................................................... 816-753-4753

4300 Forest Avenue


Ken Smith, Pastor

FOREST GROVE ................................................................. 816-865-3005

16100 S. Hadsell Road

Pleasant Hill 64080

Daniel Owensby, Interim Pastor

FREEMAN ............................................................................ 816-899-5579

303 Washington

PO Box 187

Freeman, MO 64746

Gary Brewster, Pastor

GRACE CHURCH ................................................................ 816-875-8700

911F N. Noland Road

Independence MO 64050 Joey Candillo, Pastor

GRACE & TRUTH CHURCH... ............................................ 816-304-3823

15904 E. 23rd Street S


Ray Stewart, Pastor

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH ............................................... 816-690-4168

600 Maple Lane

Oak Grove, MO 64075

Richard Cummings, Pastor

GRACE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP. ........................................ 816-540-5872

125 N. Armstrong


Mark Clifton, Interim Pastor

GRACE POINT .................................................................... 816-761-4342

10415 Chestnut Drive


Athol Barnes, Pastor

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GRAIN VALLEY, FIRST .................................................................... 816-224-0328

207 Walnut P.O. Box 346

Grain Valley, MO 64029

Wayne Geiger, Pastor

GRAND RIVER

13804 E. Morgan Road

Freeman, MO 64746

Richard Riepe, Interim Pastor

GRANDVIEW, FIRST ........................................................... 816-763-2200

1416 Main

Grandview, MO 64030

Michael Nelson, Pastor

GREATER BETHEL MISSIONARY... .................................. 816-761-3400

9201 Eastern Avenue


Victor Lee, Pastor

GREENWOOD MISSIONARY ............................................. 816-471-7358

3501 E. Meyer Boulevard


Mike Carroll, Pastor

HAITIAN AMERICAN .......................................................... 816-569-1009

6820 Truman Road, Kansas City, MO 64126

Kesner Guillaume, Pastor

HARRISONVILLE, FIRST ........................................................... 816-380-3733

504 W. Wall Harrisonville, MO 64701

Josh Wollberg, Pastor

HARVEST .................................................................................... 816-224-9113

901 NW 19th Street Blue Springs, MO 64015

Alan Shelby, Pastor

HEART OF LIFE

Garden City Campus (send all correspodence here) .............. 816-773-8577

96 Old 7 Highway

Garden City, MO 64747

Jeff Funderburk, Senior Pastor Charles Funderburk, Campus Pastor Lee’s Summit Campus............................................................ 816-623-3670

800 SW 150 Highway


Troy Wilson, Campus Pastor

HICKORY GROVE ................................................................... 816-540-5850

20000 Hickory Grove Road


Mark Conway, Pastor

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HOLY HILL .......................................................................... 816-220-3444

206 NW 16th Street Blue Springs, MO 64015

Don Graves, Pastor

IGLESIA PAN DE VIDA ....................................................... 816-808-3489

1416 Main Street Grandview, MO 64030 Pedro Achucarro, Pastor

IMMANUEL .......................................................................... 816-254-9579

112 W. 23rd


Jim Vest, Interin Pastor

INDEPENDENCE, FIRST ............................................................ 816-252-3377

500 W. Truman Road


Kevin Payne, Pastor

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH (Russian) ....... 816-942-1729

9700 Holmes Road


Pavel Horev, Pastor

*JESUCRISTO VERDAD Y VIDA ........................................ 816-808-3489

58 Hwy & Washington

Belton, MO 64012

Pedro Achucarro, Pastor

KANSAS CITY KOREAN .................................................... 816-452-1906

3817 N. Wayne

N. Kansas City, MO 64116

JiSung Kim, Pastor

LEE’S SUMMIT, FIRST ....................................................... 816-525-0700

2 NE Douglas


Blake McKinney, Pastor

LIFECONNECTION...... ....................................................... 816-353-4445



Jason Allen, Pastor

*LIFECONNECTION NORTHEAST .................................... 417-849-7329

217 Benton Boulevard


Chris Seay Pastor

LIFEQUEST ......................................................................... 816-318-4673

1400 N. Scott Avenue

Belton, MO 64012

mailing address

PO Box 1489

Belton, MO 64012

Chris Pinion, Pastor

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LITTLE BLUE ...................................................................... 816-353-7016

7119 Noland Road


Currently pastorless

LIVING STONES ................................................................. 816-786-2918

22603 NW Pink Hill Road

Blue Springs, MO 64015 Dan Roye, Pastor

LONE JACK ........................................................................ 816-697-2464

202 S. Bynum Road

PO Box 48

Lone Jack, MO 64070

Jerry Tharp, Pastor

LONGVIEW .......................................................................... 816-524-3341

1300 SW Longview Road


Andy Lynn, Pastor

MANNA FELLOWSHIP ....................................................... 816-651-6809

17324 S. MO 291 Pleasant Hill 64080

Rick Friesen, Pastor

MARTIN CITY ...................................................................... 816-942-3441

520 E. 132nd Terrace

Kansas City, MO 64145 Currently Pastorless

MAYWOOD .......................................................................... 816-254-3344

10505 Winner Rd


Jake Taylor, Pastor

MOSAIC BIBLE FELLOWSHIP .......................................... 816-210-6817

1215 E.Truman Road


Michael Randle, Pastor

MT. NEBO ............................................................................ 816-363-5278

5445 Cleveland Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64130 Willis Garner, Pastor MT. WASHINGTON .......................................................................... 816-254-5688

9623 E. Independence Avenue


Brandon Marler, Pastor

NEW CITY CHURCH AT LOMA VISTA .............................. 816-356-0078



Price Wright, Pastor

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NEW LIFE CAMBODIAN

8319 Independence Avenue


Montha Kuy, Pastor

NEW ZION MISSIONARY .................................................... 816-523-7275

8129 Paseo


Olan Butler, Pastor

NORFLEET ........................................................................... 816-356-0079

5512 Norfleet Road


Scott Flippin, Pastor

OAK GROVE, FIRST ............................................................ 816-690-3233

400 SE 14th

PO Box 129

Oak Grove, MO 64075

Randy Messer, Pastor

OAK TREE ............................................................................ 816-525-3430

24400 NE Colbern Road


David Cole, Pastor

OAKWOOD ........................................................................... 816-373-4733

7600 Lee’s Summit Road


Russ Taylor, Pastor

OLIVE BRANCH MISSIONARY ........................................... 816-444-5852

915 E. 59th


B. W. Rucker, Pastor

PALABRA VIVA ................................................................... 816-805-7978

217 Benton Boulevard


Luis Mendoza, Pastor

PARADISE OUTFITTER MINISTRIES ................................ 816-625-3552

1500 Broadway

Oak Grove, MO 64075

Brandon Smith, Pastor

PARTNERSHIP ................................................................... 816-709-0319

7005 E. 102nd


Gary Jones, Pastor

PASEO ................................................................................. 816-921-6842

2501 Paseo Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64108 LaRon Thompson, Pastor

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PATHWAY ...........................................................................816-535-7075

904 S. Madison

Raymore, 64083

Mike Roy, Pastor

PECULIAR, FIRST ...............................................................816-779-5512

216 E. Broadway PO Box 325

Peculiar, MO 64078

Tim Redding, Pastor

*PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA de INDEPENDENCE .....816-724-7799

1229 W. 31st Street Independence, MO 64055

Luis Felipe Sanchez, Pastor

PRINCIPE DE PAZ ...............................................................816-231-7391

701 Beacon Kansas City, MO 64125

Pablo Jimenez, Pastor

RAINTREE COMMUNITY ....................................................816-537-8111

101 SW Raintree Drive



RED BRIDGE ........................................................................816-761-1194

4901 Red Bridge Road


Victor Borden, Pastor

REDEEMED MINISTRIES BIBLE ........................................816-301-4008

3601 Indiana


mailing address

PO Box 18134


Anthony Fletcher, Pastor

REDEMPTION ......................................................................816-875-6677

306 SW Madison


Nathan Begnaud, Pastor

RESTORATION LIFE ...........................................................816-673-1223

11327 E. 23rd Street Independence, MO 64052

Anthony Mondaine, Pastor

RIVER BOULEVARD ...........................................................816-461-5650

3212 N. River Boulevard


Randy Chambers, Pastor

RIVER’S EDGE FELLOWSHIP ............................................816-709-3531



Travis Yeargans, Pastor

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ROANOKE ............................................................................ 816-561-4392

3950 Wyoming


Alan Cobb, Pastor SECOND MISSIONARY .............................................................. 816-763-3999

5111 Harry Truman Drive

Grandview, MO 64030

John Lewis Jr., Pastor

SIX MILE ............................................................................... 816-650-3529

26005 E. Blue Mills Road

Sibley, MO 64088


SOUTH HAVEN ........................................................................... 816-322-0409

16800 Bel-Ray Boulevard PO Box 827

Belton, MO 64012

Richard Young, Pastor

SOUTH KANSAS CITY ................................................................... 816-765-7305

14651 Peterson


mailing address

10200 James A. Reed Road


Chane Hutton, Pastor

SOUTHVIEW ........................................................................ 816-353-9735

8015 Sterling

Raytown, MO 64138

Sean Brooks, Pastor

SPRING VALLEY ................................................................. 816-356-1924

8801 E. 79th

Raytown, MO 64138

Larry Heenan, Pastor

SPRUCE ST. MATTHEW ..................................................... 816-333-4276

2208 E. 55th Street Kansas City, MO 64130

George Barnes, Pastor

STERLING ACRES .............................................................. 816-356-7222

11200 E. 47th Street Kansas City, MO 64133

Welby Jones, Pastor

STRASBURG...................... ................................................. 816-680-3303

503 W. Mill PO Box 126

Strasburg, MO 64090

Bob Hausman, Pastor

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SUMMIT POINT (formerly Blue Summit) ............................. 816-252-9342

1700 Bryan


Charles Beeghley, Pastor

SUSQUEHANNA .......................................................................... 816-257-2080

17800 Susquehanna Ridge


Jason Ramsey, Pastor

SYCAMORE HILLS ............................................................. 816-373-1646


Willie Davis, Pastor

THE CHURCH IN WALDO .................................................. 908-705-3937

7735 Main

PO Box 8709


Peter Assad, Pastor

THE GATHERING (formerly Noland Road) Independence Campus ...................................................... 816-373-0106

4505 S. Noland Road


Francis O’Donnell, Pastor Plaza Heights Campus....................................................... 816-229-4077

1500 Clark Road

Blue Springs, MO 64015

Mathias Rosbrugh, Pastor

*THREE TRAILS COMMUNITY .......................................... 816-898-2758

10781 Oak Street (Red Bridge Elementary) Kansas City, MO 64114

mailing address

PO Box 11997


Blake Fortner, Pastor

TREE OF LIFE............................... ................................... ...816-888-1491

4201 E. 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 64130

Jerry Akins, Pastor

TRUE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST

13313 Crystal Avenue

Grandview, MO 64030

Bill Roper, Pastor

TRUE VINE .......................................................................... 816-924-4687

2500 Bellefontaine Avenue


Artist Taylor, Pastor

UNITED BELIEVERS COMMUNITY ................ ............................ 816-309-1171

5600 E. 112th Terrace


Darron Edwards, Pastor

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VIETNAMESE ....................................................................... 816-728-3492

701 Beacon

PO Box 17609


Lindell Sconce, Pastor

WELLSPRING FELLOWSHIP ............................................. 816-246-6574

921 SE 12th Terrace


Brad Parish, Pastor

WORD OF LIFE COMMUNITY ................................................ 816-726-8191

13201 E. 216th

Peculiar, MO 64078

Keith Gibson, Pastor

WORNALL ROAD ................................................................ 816-444-8901

400 W. Meyer Boulevard


Mark Carrington, Pastor

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PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS

Semi-Annual Meeting Minutes

April 7, 2019

First Baptist Church of Raymore

The Business Session was called to order by Moderator Brian Grout. Brian introduced Greg Guthrie, chairman of the Finance Committee. Greg presented the financial report. Since the report comes from a committee, no second is needed. The motion to accept the financial report as presented was passed. That report accompanies these minutes.

Welby Jones, a member of the Credentials Committee, made the following recommendation: The Credentials Committee moves that Harrisonville First Baptist Church be accepted for membership in BR-KC Baptist Association and that The Real Church be accepted for provisional watch-care mem-bership to BR-KC Baptist Association. As The Real Church is a new church plant, they would later be presented for regular membership after becoming an established church and moving out of the start-up phase.

As this recommendation comes from a committee, no second is needed. A vote was taken and the mo-tion passed.

The business session was adjourned.

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Semi-Annual Meeting Minutes

October 13, 2019

Abundant Life Baptist Church, Lee’s Summit

The Business Session of the Semi-Annual Meeting was called to order by Moderator, Brian Grout. Brian presented the Nominating Committee recommendation in place of their chairman who was unable to be present. The following individuals were recommended to serve in 2020:

Moderator Pastor Chris Williams, Fellowship Church

Moderator-Elect Pastor Marvin Tigner, Fellowship Baptist Church

Clerk Jennifer Hutton, BR-KC Baptist Association

Treasurer Kim Rice

Welby Jones, Chairman of the Credentials Committee recommended the following:

Faith Baptist Church for full membership

Joshua Martin, Pastor 1460 Langsford Road


Restoration Life Church for watchcare membership

Anthony Mondaine, Pastor 815 N. Noland Road


The motion passed.

Gregg Guthrie, chairman of the Finance Committee gave the financial report. A copy of that report ac-companies these minutes. The 2020 budget was presented followed by a time of Q&A. The budget was approved.

The meeting was adjourned.


Pedro Achucarro, Iglesia Pan de Vida Susan Edmonson, Fellowship Raymore

Wendy Campbell, Manna Fellowship Dave Mosby, South Haven

Faye Huff, Fellowship Raymore Jim Odom, Manna Fellowship

Mark Gray, Big Creek Alan Shelby, Harvest

Chuck Wheeler, Grace Independence Darin Stephens, Immanuel

Charles Yates, Calvary, Independence Cory Weeda, Abundant Life



Darron Edwards, United Believers Chris Diesel, Fellowship Raymore

Paul Midgett, Lone Jack Melissa O’Daniel, Manna Fellowship

Gary Roberts, Immanuel Myron Reynolds, Freeman

Mike Roy, Pathway Greg Washington, Abiding Faith

Price Wright, New City Loma Vista David Zink, South Haven

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Report of the Nominating Committee

Associational Officers

Moderator Pastor Chris Williams, Fellowship Greenwood

Moderator-Elect Marvin Tigner, Fellowship Baptist

Clerk Jennifer Hutton, BR-KC Baptist Association

Treasurer Kim Rice

2020 Committee Members

The Nominating Committee is appointed by the Moderator in consultation with an advisory group com-posed of the Moderator-Elect, the Director of Missions and the Clerk. (Bylaw 9.8.1).

Submitted by Nominating Committee

Rick Friesen, Chairman

Vernon West Mary Beth Vest Debbie Wilson Otto

Darlene Scott Chris Pinion


Pedro Achucarro, Iglesia Pan de Vida Susan Edmonson, Fellowship Raymore

Wendy Campbell, Manna Fellowship Dave Mosby, South Haven

Faye Huff, Fellowship Raymore Jim Odom, Manna Fellowship

Mark Gray, Big Creek Alan Shelby, Harvest

Chuck Wheeler, Grace Independence Darin Stephens, Immanuel

Charles Yates, Calvary, Independence Cory Weeda, Abundant Life



Darron Edwards, United Believers Chris Diesel, Fellowship Raymore

Paul Midgett, Lone Jack Melissa O’Daniel, Manna Fellowship

Gary Roberts, Immanuel Myron Reynolds, Freeman

Mike Roy, Pathway Greg Washington, Abiding Faith

Price Wright, New City Loma Vista David Zink, South Haven

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Report of the Finance Committee

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Report of the Credentials Committee

In April, the Credentials Committee made a recommendation to receive the following church into the Association. It was received unanimously. However, The Real Church, which was also received, has since become a part of New City at Loma Vista.

First Baptist Church of Harrisonville

Josh Wollberg, Pastor 504 W. Wall Harrisonville, MO 64701

The Credentials Committee met again in September to review additional churches desiring membership into the Association. The Credentials Committee recommends the following:

Faith Baptist Church for full membership

Joshua Martin, Pastor 1460 Langsford Road


Restoration Life Church for watchcare membership

Anthony Mondaine, Pastor 815 N. Noland Road


Submitted by Credentials Committee

Paul Midgett

Randy Chambers

Athol Barnes

Welby Jones

Wayne Geiger Jim Vest

Josh and Heather Martin Anthony and Lee-Ann Josh Wollberg

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Report of the Administrative and Finance Committees

Vision 2020 Grants

Since 2014, BR-KC has provided financial help to fund outreach activities, building upgrades and re-pairs, community transformation events, leadership training and more! The program, called Vision 2020 Grants, was made possible through the sale of the BR-KC Mission Center. The proceeds of the sale were invested with the plan of granting out the funds to churches and ministries of the Associa-tion over a 7-year period. 2020 will be our final year of grants.

Grant Application Information: • Grants will be given out on a semi-annual basis—February and August • The amount for each semi-annual period will be $21,391.83

• 15% will be designated for emergency capital needs of churches

• 15% will be allocated for Restoration House

• 70% will be flexible within the five existing ministry objective categories

• Churches/ministries will have a maximum number of two semi-annual requests with only one re-quest being granted each time

• Churches can only be funded in any given category once per year • Only one emergency capital needs request per year is allowed per church. If no emergency capi-

tal needs are requested in a grant period, the remainder of the funds become flexible and can be used in other categories

2020 Grant Schedule: February 7 Grant requests due February 26 Grant checks written

August 7 Grant requests due August 26 Grant checks written

For more information or to apply for a grant, visit www.blueriver-kansascity.org/grant

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GOSPEL OUTREACH

People Teams

By Andrew Huesing Team Leader ([email protected])

“We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that surpassing power belongs to God and not to us” (2 Corinthians 4:7). The treasure of the Gospel and all the effort of the People Teams ministry is contained in and passed on by weak and fragile people (myself included). At the end of the day, the only thing that lasts are the lives that God transformed and the faith that they pass on to others. I have little control over what anyone will do with Jesus and even over my own life, but this fragility of ministry makes us trust all the more in the God who does the work, transforms lives, calls and sustains those involved, and raises up disciples to carry the torch into the future.

That is why I am excited to see people grow in their faith and begin to pass it on. After a couple of years in working with the Congolese teen guys, they have been taking some opportunities to share their faith with others. In August, we took a week-long mission trip with seven teen guys to Clarkston, GA. Each teen worked to pay for his trip doing different projects: home remodel-ing, selling scrap metal, and car repair. Although most of our initial contacts did not pan out, the LORD altered our travel plans

We envision a network of healthy Baptist churches partnering together to transform lives and communities through the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at home, in North America and around the world.

Objectives:

Gospel Outreach

Resourcing Churches

Assisting Community Transformation

Church Planting

Equipping Leaders

Vision Statement

MINISTRY REPORTS

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to lead us to a church in a multicultural neighborhood where we could sleep and serve. The teen guys led worship, shared their sto-ries of fleeing as refugees, did yard work, and shared the Gospel with other Africans in Atlanta. One teen sought out his extended family members to be able to tell his cousins about Jesus. Pictured to the right is the group sharing with a rich Tanzanian businessman in a restaurant. They spoke with Hindus, atheists, and Buddhists as well for the first time. One of the students led another on the trip to the LORD. It brings great joy to see these guys passing on their faith and taking the lead in ministering to their own people with the language and culture gifts God has given them. We continue to meet one night a week with them for soccer, Bible, and being among the lost in KC.

Each week, the Somali teen girls group continues to meet. They have completed many Old and New Testament stories and are approaching the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. This might be a tough task for the leaders, so pray for them in the weeks to come. Last week the volunteers sensed a spiritual darkness over the group and one commented that Satan fights the Gospel going to the unreached

groups because he knows that his end is near when they accept it. Pray for the plans for two more girls groups like this and another guys group.

With the Somali teen guys, we still do basketball weekly. Some attended a Christian camp this summer led by New Hope Baptist. I’m grateful for the volunteers who are involved in the lives of the teens so consistently as we try to discern those who are spiritually hungry and take every opportunity to share Jesus and find teacha-ble moments. There is a potential to partner with another teen bas-ketball ministry in the Northeast.

I am excited to report that two Muslim women have accepted Jesus in the past couple of months. One with a sister ministry and the other has been attending one of our Association’s churches (names omit-ted for security reasons). Pray for their next steps of baptism and discipleship and for perseverance and commitment to Jesus in spite of any persecution from family. This is a great encouragement for those who have been faithful to spend time with Muslims over the past few years for the sake of Christ’s name. Pray that those coming to Christ will be willing to be introduced to other former Muslims so that an un-derground church can form if it is God’s will.

We have enjoyed a partnership with two groups in Oklahoma who have sent teams a few times to KC this year for various projects. The door is always open for churches in BR-KC to help with evangelism projects, door-to-door surveys, Bible distribution, combining your youth group with a youth group from an African church for worship and fun, or any other creative way we can plug you into ministry cross-

culturally. Contact Andrew at [email protected] if you would like to discuss it. Andrew and Hei-di (now with three kids) are so grateful for your partnership in the Gospel through BR-KC.

Student Ministry Report By Travis Hamm, Collegiate Impact Ministries ([email protected])

For those who may be unaware, Collegiate Impact is a network of local churches and on-campus ministries working together to bring the gospel to Kansas City area college students. In the KC area we have 17 colleges with over 70,000 students. When Col-legiate Impact launched a couple years ago, we had ministries on 3 of the 17 campuses. I’ve been working to see us launch new ministries on the other campuses, and we are starting to see that happen.

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We have helped re-launch a ministry at Maple Woods Commu-nity College, Christians on Campus. Through this ministry we saw a student, Izaak, surrender his life to Christ! Izaak has now transferred to Avila University, and he and I are working to launch a ministry on this campus. Another Maple Woods stu-dent has recently expressed an interest in becoming a Ministry Intern for Collegiate Impact, and also wants to launch a minis-try at the college that he will soon be transferring to. I am ex-cited for what God is doing in the lives of these students.

Part of my job includes connecting with churches to provide encouragement, resources, and support as they minister to the college students in their congregation. I am pleased to say that a few of these churches have expressed an interest in ministering at Johnson County Community Col-lege and Longview Community College. I love seeing churches investing in the next generation, and I want to assist them however I can.

Ministering to students on community college campuses certainly has its challenges, but the opportuni-ties are available. Join me in praying for God to raise up more gospel laborers for our college students, to provide wisdom as we seek to minister, and for many students to come to know the love of our Lord and Savior.

Thank you, BRKC, for your continued support!

Student Ministry Report By Carson Conover, Campus Ministries at Longview and Blue River Community College ([email protected])

New Student Outreach

We’re a couple months into the new year at MCC Blue River and Longview. The fall semester began with new student outreach. We invited students to fill out an online survey to gauge spiritual interest. We were able to collect 226 new student contacts between both campuses. We followed up with them via text message and set up as many gospel appointments as possible to get to know students, hear their stories, share the gospel, and get them connected. We also hosted a Back to School Bash and had approximately 15 students join us for tacos and lawn games at a local park.

Collegiate Bible Studies

As a result of our outreach efforts, we were able to launch 6 new Bible stud-ies all of which will be studying the book of Acts. I’m leading a Bible study at Blue River on Mondays at 10am and another at Longview on Thursdays at 11am. The rest of the Bible studies are led by student leaders. There are approximately 30-45 stu-dents engaged in these Bible studies as of now.

Leader Development I have the privilege of investing in 7 student leaders this semes-

ter. First, we have a seminary student—Blake Scarmeas—who will be interning with LifeConnection through the Timothy Track program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Blake is devoting 10 hours of his time each week to help us reach and grow college students. He’s helping me follow up with students, share the gospel, and lead Bible studies. Second, I have 6 student leaders that I meet with on a weekly basis at Longview Community College. We spend that time praying, encouraging one another, planning ministry, and getting equipped.

Encouraging Stories

Emma, Julia, and Angela: Emma and Julia are two of the student leaders at Longview who also attend LifeConnection on Sundays. They’re also part of my weekly small group in my home. Angela is a gradu-

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ate of Blue River who also attends our church. This year, my wife Casey will be discipling all three of these students together. It’s been encouraging to see the work we’re doing on campus overlap with the ministry of our local church.

Brianna: Brianna is one of the students we met during new stu-dent outreach. We set up a gospel appointment with her, heard her story, shared the gospel with her, and invited her to collegiate Bible studies on campus and also to our local church. She’s been engaged in both environments for the past two weeks now and has also invited a friend. Please pray for God to draw Brianna to saving faith in Jesus this semester.

Samori: Samori was in my weekly Bible study at Longview last year and joined us on a spring break trip last March. He signed up for my Bible study again this semes-ter. I’m grateful for another season of influence in Samori’s life. Please pray for God to draw him to faith in Jesus this semester as well.

Ahmed: Ahmed is a Longview student who grew up Muslim but identifies as an agnostic. I had several spiritual conversations with him last year and shared the gospel with him. He attended my Bible study a couple of times, but we eventually lost touch as the school year progressed. Thankfully, we reconnected shortly after the student involvement fair. He now plans to attend my Thursday Bible study next week. Please pray for Ahmed to follow through and for his salvation.

Eric: Eric is a graduate of Blue River who was consistently engaged in campus ministry and at LifeCon-nection last fall. Unfortunately, he started pulling away after the winter break. Recently, our Timothy Track intern (Blake) has been reaching out to Eric and calling him back to Christ. They’ve had several significant conversations in the past couple weeks. Please pray for God to work powerfully in Eric’s life through Blake’s influence.

Thank you for all of you prayers and financial support. I’m grateful!

Horn of Africa

By Nicole Brown, The Gathering Church ([email protected])

We have made two additional trips to the Horn of Afri-ca this year—January and again in May. The Septem-ber 2019 trip was cancelled due to heavy spiritual war-fare and everyone agreed the team should stay put until the Lord makes it clear when we should return to the Tigray region.

In January, Pastor Randy Messer was able to teach in the Bible college as well as preach and baptize in Sherraro which is a church plant. What a fantastic

time.

Wonderful work is continuing in the region like the child sponsorship in the towns of Shire, Sherraro and Adi Hageri. Our local team in Shire is distributing food to widows that are so poor they do not even have a door to protect them where they lay their heads at night. Most do not receive any help from any of the churches. Also, the team is visiting patients in the hospital from out of that that have no family to help them because the hospital expects the outsiders to do so. If they cannot eat solid foods, the nurses advise them to bring fresh juices.

One of the banks that we are doing business with have offered classes to some of our sponsored children’s families. It is a course on how to run their

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own business (for example raising and selling chickens). The interest in these business classes has been very good. They are happy to receive a hand up not a hand out! We are excited to see what the future has in store for these families that now have a different outlook on life.

The refugee children in camp Shimelba are learning Tae Kwon Do thanks to a company by the name of FHE Food for the Hungry Ethiopia. They provide free lessons 3-4 days a week as well as soccer lessons and teams. This provides self-discipline, protection and something positive to be a part of and look forward to.

The Lord has closed some doors on this mission and at the very same time has shown us new opportu-nities. We are always praying for the Lord’s perfect will for the refugees of Eritrea as well as the local Ethiopians that work closely with each other. We are forever thankful for being a small part of this in-credible ministry however that may look in the future. Thank you Lord for your perfect plan and may we always trust you when we cannot understand and see clearly.

Vancouver Partnership

The Common Place by Conrad Au

The Common Place is planting in a type of community still relatively unknown in North America—the urban suburb. A suburb of Vancouver, Coquitlam’s City Centre core is becoming more highly dense than some major cities on the continent. Yet there are few works serving these high density communi-ties and even fewer focused on loving post-Christians—those with a Christian heritage in their family but have since walked away from Christ.

The Common Place seeks to do so by revealing God’s love to all people, one neighbor at a time. In fact, that’s our Mission Statement: Loving God by Loving All People—One Neighbour at a Time. Here’s a snapshot at what God has done:

In Individuals: • New Believers and New Life: * 4 baptisms at The Common Place

* 1 baptism at another church

* 2 salvations shortly before eternity in Heaven

• Countless gospel conversations, many still ongoing

• Seasonal Missionaries

• Stable co-vocational job in the marketplace as strategy

In Our Community: • Incredible favours through relationship building and sacrificial ser-

vice: * City of Coquitlam

* Nakoma Club at Windsor Gate

What we have learned: In order to experience God’s movement, we need more quality missional leaders and disciple makers to receive God’s call. Pray for workers for the harvest.

Close to 50% of residents in Coquitlam are either Post-Christians (people who have left previous experienc-es of regular church connections) or are non-believers closely connected to and influenced by Post Chris-tians.

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Discipling new believers from the post-Christian harvest requires exceptional endurance. We have found that many journey in their relationship with Jesus like Simon Peter: Belief; Denial; Follow.

Here’s how you can help: • Pray for workers for the post-Christian harvest in our shared region. This partnership is as valuable

as any other because Christians and existing congregations commit to constantly and intentionally remember a particular church plant and church planter in their pleas before God.

• Pray to seek the Lord on how He desires you to respond to the post-Christian reality in our region and what your role He has for you to push darkness back.

• Pray to seek the Lord on who in your areas of influence (whether your church or your Christian or-ganization) have the heart and gifts of a Missional Leader/Disciple Maker to reach post-Christians in our region. Pray to seek the Lord on who needs to hear the vision at The Common Place so they may join. Pray to see how the Lord may have your church be involved.

The Point Church and Simon Fraser University by Victor Thomas

Residence Move-in was an amazing opportunity to serve the students moving into residence on cam-pus. With thousands of students moving in, we were able to connect and chat by moving items and sharing about our upcoming events.

Recently we got the opportunity to play games at SFU’s Welcome Week through Minute To Win It games. Through this we connect-ed with students and got details for those who are interested in learning more about the Point! SFU also invited us to help out at the BBQ serving hundreds of hotdogs and saying hi to the stu-dents.

We also met outside the dining hall with hundreds of glowsticks and met up with new students to play Capture the Flag. It was an epic battle and a great way to connect with Residence Life. We also gave out laundry bags with a crash course in how to do a load with Point details too.

Every Friday we are holding coffee in the courtyard to connect with students we have met throughout the week. Recently we had over 50 students who have asked for us to follow up with them. Friday coffees give us a great op-portunity to ensure we can connect with each of those who are interested.

Please support us in prayer. We have events happening and we would love for you to be in prayer for the students we will meet!

RESOURCING CHURCHES AND EQUIPPING LEADERS

By Gregg Boll, Associate Director of Missions ([email protected])

Much is happening as I continue to assist churches. I recently finished a nine-month interim pastorate at FBC Raymore (now Fellowship Church Raymore) which makes five interims I have done for BR-KC churches.

Summer and Fall of 2019 have seen several changes around the Association. First, we replaced our quarterly pastor’s prayer luncheons with a tri-annual Lunch and Learn. We invite someone to speak to the issues our pastors are facing and provide a hot, catered meal for these gatherings. We want this to

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be a quality event each time. Our first Lunch and Learn guest was Dr. Richard Marks, a Christian counselor who specializes in helping believers minister the gospel to the myriad of mental health issues which present themselves in our churches. As Dr. Marks often says, “Your salvation is not immunity from your humanity.” Spiritual and emotional maturity are possible but not automatic in the believer’s life. If you missed this first Lunch and Learn, we recorded it and put it on our website un-der the Resources/Media tab. Check it out because we have invited him back to do our fall Leadership Seminar on Novem-ber 5th at Connection Point Church.

This summer, several people expressed an interest in starting a new BR-KC Disaster Relief Team. Over 20 people showed up for an initial meeting to gauge interest. Leaders were selected and the group began organizing themselves and taking inventory of what would be needed. In a short time, God provided a well equipped chain saw/mud out trailer that Claycomo Bap-tist was decommissioning. A storage trailer for seasonal supplies was also donated. If you are interest-

ed in becoming a part of this DR Team, training will be offered next March at Connection Point Church.

We continue to provide a monthly Church Revitalization cohort for any church member or pastor/staff person who wants to un-derstand how to lead their church back from decline to health. We invite speakers who have special expertise and real-life ex-perience in revitalization and also provide video-based training. We offer personal consultation to help churches/pastors know every option and resource available to them. We meet the sec-ond Thursday of each month at The Church at Three Trails from 10 to noon with lunch served. We do not meet June, July or De-cember.

One of the great honors of my role as Associate Director is being able to serve our churches in the ca-pacity of interim pastor. The time between pastors is a crucial time in the life of the church. I had the privilege of serving Raymore First Baptist as their interim pastor from October 2018 through June of this year. The church was considering every possibility the Lord might have for them and one of those was a merger with another church. It just so happened that when the lay leaders of Raymore First asked me if I knew of any churches who would be interested in merging with them, I had just had a divine appoint-ment with pastor Chris Williams of Fellowship Greenwood. Chris had recently shared with me that he often drove by Raymore First Baptist on his way to visit family in the Raymore area. Chris shared that while driv-ing by the church recently, he felt burdened that the Lord might be leading Fellowship Greenwood to partner with Raymore First Baptist. Lenexa Baptist had merged with and revitalized the Greenwood First Baptist seven years ago, later changing their name to Fellowship Greenwood. Since then, Greenwood had been praying about and pre-paring for the day when they could adopt another church and help them, as Lenexa Baptist had done for them. I made the introduction and the rest is history. These churches are now one church in two locations known as Fellowship Church Greenwood and Raymore, respectively. I want to applaud the selfless, humble spirit, and the cour-age of the Raymore lay leaders and deacons who brought the possibility of a merger before their congregation. I want to commend Pastor Chris, the whole pastoral team and lay leaders of Fellowship Church Green-wood for the humility and sensitivity they demonstrated as they offered to partner with Raymore First. The new Fellowship Church Raymore had their relaunch service on August 29th with over 350 people in attendance. I saw many new faces that were not from either church.

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Just in way of reminder, I am always anxious to serve your church and pastors any way I can. I can consult with your pastor and lay leaders to help you assess your church as you formulate a strategy and mission for moving into the future. Pastor, I would love to cover the pulpit for you when you need to get away, or just want your church to hear about our partnership in the gospel. Also, I have prepared a two hour financial seminar where I show your members a simple plan for getting out of debt so they can be good stewards and generous givers. I would be honored to serve as your interim pastor or help you find a quality interim pastor. We are here to strengthen and resource your church so please reach out to us. We are here to come along side our pastors and their staff so they have a constant friend, ally and en-courager. Pastor, I want to help you, not only to survive, but to thrive despite the challenges and loneli-ness of ministry.

WMU

By Linda Graham, Associational WMU Director ([email protected])

Have you ever asked “What does WMU do?” The answer: WMU makes disciples of Jesus who live on mission.

#1 WMU is Biblically-rooted. Scripture guides us in knowing God, His ways, His character, His mission, His redemptive acts and His purpose for the church. #2 WMU is missions-focused. Jesus commissioned His disciples to proclaim the good news, disciple people of all nations and teach them to live out the truths He taught. #3 WMU is church-based. Jesus gave the church authority to act on His behalf. Teaching all ages prepares the church to fulfill His mission. #4 WMU is world-aware. God is always at work among all people and we join Him where we discern He is calling us. #5 WMU is denominationally supportive. No one church can do alone what many can do together. Our voluntary cooperation extends the mission reach of a local church

If your church is interested in learning more about the WMU, contact Linda Graham.

ASSISTING COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

Restoration House of Greater Kansas City By Geoffrey Arbuckle, President ([email protected])

First, greetings to all of you, my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. It is a privilege to be able to write this note of thanks and gratitude for all that you have done, continue to do, and will do moving forward, in support of our faith based mission to heal and restore women and girl survivors of human sex trafficking.

Next, I humbly announce that Restoration House of Greater Kansas City is expanding! The Lord has provided a vision to expand our footprints throughout the community, but more importantly, to expand our capacity to heal and restore survivors. He has provided the initial necessary resources for R|H to:

Open our home, in partnership with MBCH, for minor girl survivors, with a capacity for up to (7) girls, between the ages of 12-17. With a capacity of only 600 nationwide for minor survivors, this home is a significant re-source to minor girl survivors, and one that glorifies Him in this mission.

Open REHOPE Market & Cafe at 808 W. Main Street; Greenwood, MO, the former administrative offices of R|H. This coffee/food cafe will serve as a

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light in the greater KC metro in raising awareness toward R|H’s mis-sion, with all net proceeds going directly to programs and services for survivors.

Open R|H Farms in East Lynne, MO with an initial capacity for (6) women survivors, with planned construction, rehab and renovations to increase capacity to a nation-leading 33-40 by 1Q 2020! Ulti-mately, this farm footprint will be expanded in creating a 3-year res-toration community with a capacity for 300 women and 100 girl sur-vivors! Now, that’s God-sized!

God has called us to lead, and we are doing so, in His name. As we work toward the fulfillment of His vision, we will need every hand and every heart that He calls to our mission. I always say, this mission isn’t threatened by the depths of people’s pockets; it is threatened by the depths of people’s hearts. God will provide the resources to see His vision come to fruition through those He calls. This requires our faith and our prayers. I would ask that all of you be in prayer daily toward all involved staying out of His way, allowing only Him to receive the glory, that His mission would be real-ized.

Proverbs 31:8 says —

Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed.

So, my note to you, and my prayer request is, that we would speak up for these survivors; that we would lend them our voices in call-ing others to their healing and restoration; that we would tell the world what the Lord has called us to do through R|H. We will glori-fy Him in all that we do and in all that we speak in this fight. BR-

KC is an immeasurable blessing upon R|H, our staff, our volun-teers and most importantly our residents. Thank you again.

2019 Major Organizational Activities (May - September):

May

Began the process of accepting the property in East Lynne, MO for R|H Farms. Collaborated with NSPJ architects to revise the vision of R|H Farms for East Lynne, MO. Started conversations with a nationally known victim advocate to join R|H. Initiated considerations of moving admin offices in Greenwood, MO to East Lynne, MO property. Approached two, major external partners toward considerations of managing R|H finances and

accounting, governances and strategies, database management, fund development and digital presences and communications.

June

Began personnel reorganizations for economies of scale at R|H Farms. Started move-out of admin offices in Greenwood, MO. Worked closely with BR-KC and R|H Chairman toward REHOPE Market & Cafe plans. Ramped-up planning for Blue River Bluegrass Festival and Pine Dell Country Stampede. Increased R|H applications for grants.

July

Began vacating R|H admin offices in Greenwood, MO and moving to East Lynne, MO property. Consolidated Communications ran $10,000+ worth of FREE fiber internet to East Lynne, MO

property. Started mold abatement and other tear out renovations on East Lynne, MO property structures.

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Hosted (5) groups of volunteers ranging from 5-50 peo-ple toward clean-up of East Lynne, MO property.

Climate Control installed 2 new HVAC units totaling more than $25,000 for FREE.

August Launched the new www.restorationhousekc.com web-

site. Started renovations on the former parsonage (Beverly

House) at R|H Farms. Started renovations on the former event center (Life

Center) at R|H Farms. Hired SupportKC as R|H’s official accounting & finance,

governance & strategy, database management and fund development partner.

Began renovations at former admin offices in Green-wood, MO toward creation of REHOPE Market & Cafe.

Acquired sewer system hook-up approvals for R|H’s home for girls. Hosted (6) groups of volunteers ranging from 3-30 people toward clean-up of East Lynne, MO

property.

September Hired Kim Case (www.kimcase.org) as Executive Vice-President of Operations. Supported (2) third-party events: Blue River Bluegrass Festival & Pine Dell Country Stampede. Completing renovations on new Beverly House and Life Center at R|H Farms. Hired HoneyStreet as new digital communications partner (website, social media, communica-

tions). Continued renovations at former admin offices in Greenwood, MO toward creation of REHOPE

Market & Cafe. Completed work at R|H’s home for girls, to be opened October 14, 2019.

CHURCH PLANTING

Multiethnic CPC—Luis Mendoza

By Luis Mendoza, MECPD Director ([email protected])

During one of the eyeglass clinics held this year at the Welcome Center, a lady who seemed very excit-ed, approached me and asked me two questions: “Where did all these people who are doing the clinic come from and what encourages them to do this?” I responded, “These people come from different Baptist Churches around the city; and the reason why they do it is because they love Christ and they want to share His love with the rest of people around our communities.” Later, I learned she was from Northern Mexico, and she told me, “What you guys are doing is very commendable, you‘re doing this without expect-ing anything in return. These days almost nobody does anything without expecting something in return”. I replied, “You are correct, the differ-ence is Christ in us. As Christians the Lord compels us to help our neighbors without expecting anything in return.”

This year the eyeglass clinics have been of great impact. We helped more than 300 people get their free glasses and at least 50 people made professions of faith. Some of which are already connected with some local churches. We were so excited about the local results, that with the assistance of some local churches and other organizations, we decided to conduct a clinic in Mexico City. The clinic held in Mexico was also a great success; more than 1,000 people attended and 247 of them

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made professions of faith. A local church that we are planting in Mexico is in charge of doing the follow up with these new believers.

Another emphasis this year was to help families understand the culture where we live. Many people who have just arrived are unaware of the educational and legal system of the United States. For that reason, we defined the most important areas in which people should be trained; and we invited specialists in each area to come and train others. People learned about the following; • The different ways they can get involved in their chil-

dren's school life, • How to deal with bad behavior and rebellion of children, • What constitutes acceptable discipline and what does

not, • What are the behavioral expectations in this society, • How to interact with the authorities and • What are the responsibilities and privileges we have as

immigrants in the United States.

Many families were blessed through these trainings. After-wards, they felt better equipped to deal with certain specific situations in their homes. We are grateful to all the specialists who made time to share their knowledge with the families that attended.

After conducting a survey with all international pastors in the Kansas City area and beyond, we learned a good group of them felt alone and without the possibility of having fellowship with one another. From that moment, we decided to have pastoral meetings with them. We have al-ready held two meetings and the last one will be held in No-vember. In these meetings we worship together, encourage one another, pray for one another, find different ways we can exchange resources and material and we provide some spe-cific training. With the assistance of some local leaders, this year we had the possibility to train several pastors in the area of how to prepare and preach biblical messages. These trainings have been of great value to pastors, considering the reality that many of them do not have seminary training. It is very encouraging to see that in every meeting we see larger participations of pastors and leaders.

These gatherings have also helped us find leaders with skills and gifts to plant churches. With the assis-tance of Blue River-Kansas City and local churches, Orlando Blas has started the process of planting a new Hispanic Church in the Lee’s Summit area. Orlando, who is originally from Guatemala, has been part of a church planting team in his country, has developed and trained leaders in the past and is cer-tainly willing to help us develop this new church plant. We ask for your prayers so Orlando and his team can make an impact among the people group he is ministering to.

I would like to take the opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to the leadership and all the churches of Blue River-Kansas City for allowing us the opportunity to minister to the different people groups repre-sented in the city. Your prayers and support are essential in order for us to be able to do what we do. Thank you!

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BYLAWS

OF THE

BLUE RIVER-KANSAS CITY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

1 Name

1.1 The name of this corporation is the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association ("Association")

2 Purpose. The purpose of the Association shall be to extend the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ as revealed in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. To this purpose the Association shall:

2.1 provide a means for member churches ("Members") to cooperate in the areas of missions, evangelism, religious education, ministry and proclamation;

2.2 promote harmony in faith and practice among Members; 2.3 promote fellowship among Members;

2.4 assist Members in developing and maintaining effective programs and organizations that will enhance the spiritual growth and discipleship skills of their members;

2.5 serve as a channel of service and information between the Members and other Baptist organizations; 2.6 provide for a Baptist witness in the community.

2.7 function within the theological/biblical expressions as adopted in the Covenant of the Association.

3 Autonomy and Fraternity

3.1 Members. This Association is an independent and sovereign body which admits and retains Members based on the doctrine, programs, and practices of its Members. The Association recognizes that each Member is also an independent and sovereign body, and the Association does not claim to and will never attempt to exercise any authority over any of its Members.

3.2 Other Baptist Organizations. The Association recognizes that Members and other Baptist organiza-

tions are also independent and sovereign bodies, and the Association does not claim to and will never attempt to exercise any authority over any other Baptist organization. Actions taken independently by any other Baptist organization with which this Association may interact are not the actions of this Associ-ation and they may not in any way be attributed to this Association by virtue of the Association's rela-tionship with the organization.

3.3 Fraternity. The Association shall work to have a fraternal and cooperative relationship with Members,

the Missouri Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptist Convention, and other churches and organizations in agreement with our covenant. This Association will support, promote, cooperate with, and coordinate its programs and plans with other Baptist organizations as much as is reasonably possible.

4 Membership

4.1 Qualifications. Members of the Association shall be individual Baptist churches which: 4.1.1 are in sympathy with the purpose of the Association as described in these Bylaws;

4.1.2 participate in a covenant relationship with the other Members of the Association as that covenant may be established and amended by the Association.

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4.2 Application. An organized Baptist Church desiring to become a member in the Association shall apply in writing to the Association's Director of Missions who will refer the matter to the Creden-tials Committee for review, investigation and recommendation to the Association for action by the Association. Churches recommended for membership which have been sponsored by a Member may be received immediately into the Association upon majority vote of the Association. Church-es applying for membership which have not been sponsored by a Member may be received under the watch-care of the Association for one year upon majority vote of the Association. Upon com-pletion of the year under the Association's watchcare, the Association may vote to receive the church as a full member in the Association.

4.3 Meetings. The Association shall meet twice annually in April and October, and the Administrative

Committee shall be the governing body of the Association between meetings of the Association. It shall have all powers of the Association except that it may not take actions contrary to these bylaws or the actions of the Association. The Administrative Committee may call a special meeting of the Association, giving thirty days notice of the date, time, and place for the meeting and the items of business to be conducted at the meeting.

4.4 Voting. Members participate in the business affairs of the Association through the vote of messen-gers (“Messengers”) at the Association’s meetings. Each messenger shall have one vote. Each member will select its messengers to the Association in accordance with these Bylaws.

4.5 Dismissal. The Association may dismiss a Member by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the

messengers present and voting at any meeting of the Association. By majority vote, either the Ad-ministrative Committee, or the Association, shall request the Credentials Committee in writing to investigate whether or not the Association should dismiss a Member. Upon receiving such a re-quest, the Credentials Committee shall investigate the grounds for dismissal and report its recom-mendation to the body requesting the investigation. The Credential Committee's investigation shall include the opportunity of the investigated Member to hear and respond to grounds put forth in favor of dismissal. If the Credentials Committee recommends dismissal, then it shall bring the recommendation to the Association at the Association's next meeting. The Clerk shall give Mem-bers notice of the dismissal recommendation at least thirty days prior to the meeting to vote on the recommendation for dismissal. A vote by the Association in favor of dismissal shall be effective immediately.

5 Messengers and Board Members

5.1 Messengers. The messengers to which a Member shall be entitled to represent it at the semi-annual or any special called meeting of the Association shall be determined as follows:

5.1.1 The Member's Pastor and two appointed messengers; plus

5.1.2 One additional messenger for the Member's first 100 resident members or frac-tional part of 100, and one additional messenger for each additional 300 resident members or fractional part of 300. The maximum number of messengers from any member church to any meeting of the Association shall be fifteen (15). Total resident membership shall be based upon the report of the Member in its most recent Annual Church Profile on file with the As-sociation more than 30 days prior to any meeting of the Association at which the messengers are to vote.

5.2 Term. All messengers shall register with the Clerk of the Association and take office at the open-ing of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the Association for a term of one year. A Member shall be responsible for replacing any vacancies to assure its full representation at meetings.

6 Officers. The officers of this Association shall be as follows: a Moderator (President), a Moderator-Elect (Vice President), a Clerk (Secretary), a Treasurer, and such additional officers as the Members

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shall determine. All officers shall be messengers and elected by the Association at its annual meeting for one year terms or until replaced by the Association.

6.1 Moderator. The Moderator shall: (a) preside at all meetings of the Association, and the Admin-istrative Committee, (b) be an ex-officio member of every committee and board without power to vote unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, (c) execute all legal documents on behalf of the Association in accordance with these Bylaws and the policies of the Association, and (d) ap-point all special committees unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws. The Moderator shall serve after having served the previous year as Moderator-Elect.

6.2 Moderator-Elect. The Moderator-Elect shall perform the duties of the Moderator in the absence

of the Moderator or in the case of the Moderator's refusal or inability to serve. The Moderator-

Elect shall succeed to the position of Moderator at the end of the term of the Moderator, or may fill the unexpired term of the Moderator if that office is vacated.

6.3 Clerk. The Clerk shall: (a) send out notices of all meetings of the Association (b) be the custodian

of the Corporate Seal and all records of the Association, (c) take the minutes of each meeting of the Association, (d) attest all legal documents, and (e) perform such other duties as shall be deter-mined by the Association or Administrative Committee.

6.4 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: (a) make financial reports to the Finance Committee, and (b) see that the financial books and records are audited regularly.

6.5 Vacancies. If any officer other than the Moderator or Moderator-Elect vacates a position, the Nominating Committee shall fill the vacancy in the office with the approval of the Administrative Committee or Association. If the Moderator vacates the Moderator’s office and there is no Mod-erator-Elect, then the Nominating Committee shall fill the vacancy in the office with the approval of the Administrative Committee or Association. The Nominating Committee may fill a vacancy in the office of Moderator-Elect only with the approval of the Association.

7 Staff

7.1 Director of Missions (Executive Director).

7.1.1 Duties. The chief executive officer of the Association shall be the Director of Missions. The Director of Missions shall report to the Association. The Director of Mis-sions shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Association, its staff, and as-sets. He shall be an ex-officio member of all boards and committees, without power to vote.

7.1.2 Term. The Director of Missions is employed at the pleasure of the Association.

7.1.3 Search Committee. When the Director of Mission's position is or will become vacant, the Moderator, in consultation with the Moderator-Elect and the Chairman of the Personnel Committee, shall appoint a special committee ("Search Committee") of eight per-sons to be approved by the Administrative Committee. The Search Committee shall nomi-nate a person to fill the vacant position and present the nominee's name, recommended com-pensation, and other terms of employment to the Association for approval.

7.1.4 Interim Director of Missions. When the Director of Missions vacates the posi-

tion without a replacement having been selected, the Association shall select an Interim Di-rector to be recommended by the Personnel Committee. The Personnel Committee shall also recommend to the Association the Interim Director of Mission's duties, salary, and benefits package after consulting with the Finance and Budget Committee concerning the financial portion of the recommendation.

7.2 Other Staff. The Association may establish such other staff positions as the Association in con-

sultation with the Director of Missions and Personnel Committee shall desire. All staff shall re-

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port to the Director of Missions. The Director of Missions, in consultation with the Personnel Com-mittee, will recommend Ministerial staff members for employment with the approval of the Associ-ation. The Director of Missions, with the approval of the Personnel Committee, may terminate any Ministerial staff member. With respect to staff positions approved by the Association, other than Ministerial staff positions, the Director of Missions may employ and terminate persons for such positions.

8 Committees

8.1 Standing Committees. The standing committees of the Association shall be as follows: Adminis-trative, Credentials, Finance and Budget, Personnel, and Nominating.

8.2 Special Committees. The Association and Administrative Committee may establish special com-

mittees, Auxiliaries, and Departments as needed to assist in the operations of the Association.

8.3 Vacancies. Each committee member shall hold office for a year or until a successor is approved. If a committee member vacates a position, the Nominating Committee shall appoint a replacement to serve out the person’s unexpired term. Committee members may only serve a maximum of 3 consecutive years.

8.4 Administrative Committee.

8.4.1 Composition. The Administrative Committee shall be composed of the Modera-tor as Chairman, Moderator-Elect, Clerk, Treasurer, and six other persons to be recommended by the Nominating Committee.

8.4.2 Meetings. The Administrative Committee shall meet when called by the Modera-tor, or as otherwise specified in these Bylaws.

8.4.3 Duties. The Administrative Committee shall be the governing body of the Associ-

ation between meetings of the Association. It shall have all powers of the Association except that it may not take actions contrary to these Bylaws or the actions of the Association. The Administrative Committee shall also work with the Director of Missions on all administrative matters which have been approved by the Association; receive reports and recommendations from the Director of Missions related to all administrative matters of the Association; plan and execute the Semi-Annual Meetings; and perform internal audits in cooperation with the Finance and Budget Committee.

8.5 Credentials Committee

8.5.1 Composition. The Credentials Committee shall be composed of six members to be recommended by the Nominating Committee.

8.5.2 Meetings. The Credentials Committee shall meet when called by the chairman, or as otherwise specified in these Bylaws.

8.5.3 Duties. The Credentials Committee shall: deal with all membership issues of the Association; work with the Clerk in registering and seating Messengers; develop a covenant to be approved by the Association; and state whether or not the applicant has agreed to adopt the covenant, when recommending churches for membership in the Association.

8.6 Finance and Budget Committee

8.6.1 Composition. The Finance and Budget Committee shall be composed of the Mod-erator or the Moderator-Elect, the Treasurer, and six other members to be recommended by the Nominating Committee.

8.6.2 Meetings. The Finance and Budget Committee shall meet when called by the

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chairman, or as otherwise specified in these Bylaws.

8.6.3 Duties. The Finance and Budget Committee shall: prepare the annual budget for presentation to the Association for approval; monitor the use of all funds and all receipt and expenditures as established by the budget; make financial reports to the Administrative Com-mittee, and Association; and receive all applications for loans to Members, evaluate them, and make recommendation to the Administrative Committee.

8.7 Personnel Committee

8.7.1 Composition. The Personnel Committee shall be composed of six members to be recommended by the Nominating Committee.

8.7.2 Meetings. The Personnel Committee shall meet when called by the chairman, or as otherwise specified in these Bylaws.

8.7.3 Duties. The Personnel Committee shall in consultation and cooperation with the Director of Missions: recommend ministerial staff to the Association for approval from those selected by the Director of Missions; recommend an Interim Director of Missions to the Asso-ciation for approval; assist the Director of Missions in developing job descriptions for each staff position; recommend compensation, insurance, benefit, and retirement plans for staff; and promote good employee relations.

8.8 Nominating Committee

8.8.1 Composition. The Nominating Committee shall consist of six persons named by the Moderator in consultation with an advisory group composed of the Moderator-Elect, the Director of Missions and the Clerk.

8.8.2 Meetings. The Nominating Committee shall meet when called by the chairman, or as otherwise specified in these Bylaws.

8.8.3 Duties. The Nominating Committee shall nominate for approval by the Associa-tion all officers and committee members. The Nominating Committee shall, in consultation and cooperation with the Director of Missions, secure recommendations for persons to fill positions in the Association. Each person shall hold office for the term stated in these Bylaws until a successor is approved. The Nominating Committee may only fill a vacancy in the of-fice of Moderator-Elect with the approval of the Association.

9 Quorums The quorum for the semi-annual and special called meetings of the Association shall be 35

messengers; and for the Administrative Committee - 5 voting members.

10 Indemnification

10.1 Interpretation. This section 11 shall be interpreted consistently with the provisions of Section 355.461 to 355.501, RSMo. (including but not limited to the definitions of terms therein), relating to nonprofit corporations, with the same effect as if the Association were a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 355, RSMo. The term “director” in this section 11 includes any person who is an officer of the Association or member of the Administrative Committee.

10.2 Indemnification of Directors. The Association shall indemnify a director who was wholly suc-cessful, on the merits, or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the director is or was a director of the Association against reasonable expenses actu-ally incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.

10.3 Indemnification -- Any Person. The Association may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceed-

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ing, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the Association, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Association, or is or was serving at the request of the Association as a director, officer, em-ployee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Association, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no rea-sonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the As-sociation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

10.4 Indemnification -- Proceeding by the Association. The Association may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Association to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Association, or is or was serving at the request of the Association as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corpora-tion, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the per-son reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Association; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of the per-son’s duty to the Association unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability and in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such ex-penses which the court shall deem proper.

10.5 Expenses. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Association has been suc-cessful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in subsec-tions 11.3 and 11.4 of this section 11, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the person shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.

10.6 Conduct Determination. Any indemnification under subsections 11.3 and 11.4 of this section 11, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the Association only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this section 11. The determination shall be made by the Administrative Committee by a majority vote of a quor-um consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding, or if such a quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or by the Members of the Association.

10.7 Expense Advancement. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceed-ing may be paid by the Association in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceed-ing as authorized by the Administrative Committee in the specific case upon receipt of an undertak-ing by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that the person is entitled to be indemnified by the Association as author-ized in this section 11.

10.8 Non-Exclusive. The indemnification provided by this section 11 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under section 537.117, RSMo., any other provision of law, the Association’s petition or decree of incorporation, articles of association or bylaws or any agreement, vote of Members or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in the person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or

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agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

10.9 Further Indemnity. The Association shall have the power to give any further indemnity, in addi-tion to the indemnity authorized or contemplated under other subsections of this section 11, includ-ing subsection 11.8, to any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent, or to any person who is or was serving at the request of the Association as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, provided such further indemnity is either (i) authorized, directed, or provided for in the articles of agreement of the Association or any duly adopted amendment thereof or (ii) is authorized, directed, or provided for in any bylaw or agreement of the Association which has been adopted by a vote of the Mem-bers of the Association, and provided further that no such indemnity shall indemnify any person from or on account of such person’s conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to limit the power of the Association under subsection 11.8 of this section 11 to enact by-laws, or to enter into agreements without adoption of the same by the Members of the Association.

10.10 Insurance. The Association may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Association, or who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Association, is or was serving at the request of the Association as a di-rector, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic business or non-profit corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against liability asserted against or incurred by the person in that capacity or arising from the person’s status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the Association would have power to indemnify the person against the same liability under this section 11.

11 Parliamentary Authority The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the Association in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Association may adopt.

12 Miscellaneous

12.1 All officers, messengers, chairs of committees, auxiliaries, and departments, and all other persons with leadership positions within the Association shall be members in good standing of an Associa-tion Member church.

12.2 An Associational staff person, or spouse of an Associational staff person, may not serve as a mes-

senger, or Committee Member except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

12.3 A record of all official actions taken by the Association shall be filed with the Clerk and kept per-manently in the Association's office. These records shall be open, at all reasonable hours, to the inspection of all the Members (acting through their properly designated messengers or Administra-tive Committee members).

12.4 The Association's fiscal year shall be January 1 through the following December 31st. The Asso-

ciation's program year may change from year to year as deemed necessary.

13 Amendments The Association may amend these Bylaws by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Mes-sengers present and voting at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present, provided that written notice of the proposed amendment shall have been duly given to the Members at least thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered.

Updated October, 2016

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