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The 94th
ANNUAL MEETINGOf the
PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY & EDUCATIONALBAPTIST STATE CONVENTION OF FLORIDA,
INCORPORATED
DR. BARTHOLOMEW BANKS, SR., PRESIDENT
MARCH 17 – 21, 2008
HOSTED BY: NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDAReverend Leon Jones, Pastor
(Services held at the Bay Point Marriott
Panama City, Florida)
PRESIDENT’S PICTURE< inside cover >
President’s MessageGreetings From The President
Greetings Progressive officers, ministry leaders, delegates, special guest, and visiting friends to our great Convention! It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Ninety-Fourth Annual Session of the Progressive Missionary and Educational Baptist State Convention of Florida, Incorporated. “Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good. His Mercy endures forever.”
I continue to be appreciative to the Almighty God for the wonderful things He does for our convention. He blessed us as we experienced a most rewarding and spiritual Winter Board session in Lakeland, Fl at our own site. Again, I give special thanks to President Emeritus and pastor, Reverend Dr. N. S. Sanders, and the Greater Saint Paul Institutional Baptist Church family for the tremendous manner in which they hosted our Winter Board. We were blessed mightily - spiritually and financially - as well as in attendance!
As we come today to this our Ninety-Fourth session, on the “Emerald Coast” of our state, the “Home of the World’s Most Beautiful Beaches,” I want to commend the hard work and tireless efforts of Reverend Leon Jones and the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church family, as well as “Team Panama City Beaches 2008,” for hosting our session. They have spared nothing to ensure that our arrival and stay this week in Panama City is pleasant and enjoyable.
Also, special thanks to Reverend W. D. Sims, Reverend K. T. Turner and the Convention Planning Committee for their hard work ensure everything flows smoothly this week. Your interactions and negotiations with the officials of Panama City enabled us to be in this unique setting. Therefore, we are anticipating a glorious session where we will touch the lives of unsaved men and women in this city and surrounding areas. We want the light of Christ Jesus to illuminate in everything we do and say, and may our actions reflect the attitude of Him who has called us out of darkness into the marvelous light. This committee will serve throughout this session to assist us in having a successful week.
As I reminisce of our previous sessions, and how God has graciously smiled upon us each year permitting us to be successful in all of our endeavors, I can only give Him praise and glory for His grace and mercy. I wish to express my appreciation to each officer, ministry leader, and the entire constituency of Progressive for your continued loyal support of the work that has been assigned to us. Let us not be weary in well doing, for we shall reap if we faint not.
Have a spirit-filled session, and a safe trip home.
Reverend Dr. Bartholomew Banks, Sr.Reverend Dr. Bartholomew Banks. Sr.
Message from the Host Pastor
Greeting From The Pastor
Greetings:
The New Hope Church Family and our sister churches take this privilege to welcome the messengers who make up this great convention.
We are extremely excited about your arrival to the Emerald Coast, and to God be the glory for it is a distinct honor to have you as our distinguished guest.
The faithful members of this church and our co-hosts have labored untiringly to make your stay in this city a pleasant and enjoyable one. Whatever your needs are while in our city don’t fail to let us know. We are elated to do our utmost to prove to you that we are experts in the process of making those among us happy.
You are welcome to our city. We feel when you leave us, you will be far be better off than when you came. No one can fellowship with understanding persons like you without being benefited in some way. It is our prayer that everything we do for Kingdom building this week will be a great success.
We are sincerely praying that the Progressive Missionary and Educational Baptist State Convention of Florida, Inc. under the efficient leadership of our president, Dr. Bartholomew Banks, will meet all of his anticipated goals in this session.
Eternally Secure,Reverend Leon JonesPastor Leon Jones
Convention OfficersOffice of the President Moderators
Reverend Dr. Bartholomew Banks, Sr - President Reverend Dr. K. Brown ……East Florida & BethanyReverend James Harvey …Vice President At Large
Elder E. Q. Truss……………………….Equal Rights
Reverend Dr. H.D. Rucker … .1st Vice President Reverend Dr. C.P. Epps…………First South FloridaReverend W.D. Sims ………. .2nd Vice President Reverend Dr. J.J. Pierce …..…Greater South FloridaReverend Dr. Kelly Brown…..3rd Vice President Reverend Evorn Burke ………..…….....Great UnionReverend Dr. J.J. Pierce ……..4th Vice President Elder T.J. Reed ……………….……….... Gulf CoastReverend Dr. N.S. Sanders…President Emeritus/ Project Director
Reverend Gary McNealy …….…...Kissimmee Valley
Reverend Dr. H.T. Rhim …..President Emeritus Reverend W. Randall ...….…Middle Florida & ClayReverend Harold V. Bennett, III .….…Attorney Reverend Dr. C.F. Brooks..………….Mount Pilgrim
Reverend A. L. Young……..….…...New Gulf Coast
Finance Committee Reverend Dr. Rufus Wood …...Progressive West FLReverend Price Wilson……Financial Secretary Reverend H.G. McCullough …..………Second West
Reverend Dr. C. T. Kirkland……South Florida Prog.Dr. Doris Copeland …Assist. Financial Secretary Reverend L. Graham …………..…….Union BaptistDeacon Cleveland Raymond ………….Treasurer Reverend Fleming Tarver .……….…Union ForeignReverend Dr. Caesar Smith ….ssistant TreasurerSister Annette Dunn …………Registration Clerk Ministry Leaders
Sister Barbara Wright ……………....Senior Women
Sister Bonnie G. Belford …………..W.I.A.
Planning & Evaluation Committee
Sister F. Henderson………………….Junior Women
Reverend Brian K. Brown……………Chairman Sister Patricia Ball ……………..Deaconess CouncilReverend Robert Lewis ………..Vice-Chairman Brother Wayne Herring ………………BrotherhoodReverend H.L. Daniels ..……………..Secretary Sister Louise Daniels ………………….Health Care
Sister Mary Heard …………………………..Ushers
Sister Nora Randolph..……………Minister’s Wives
Secretary to the PresidentReverend J. Wynn …………………..Secretary Ministry AdvisorsMinister Charles Braxton.……..Transportation Reverend M. Murray …………………Senior WomenReverend B.J. Jones………….. Transportation Reverend H. D. McFadden ..…………………..W.I.A.Deacon Charlie Ball …………..Transportation Reverend Deryl Jones ………..……….Junior WomenDeacon Willie Monroe.………………Security Reverend D. Cockerhan …..……………Brotherhood
Reverend L. F. Camel …..……Young Men for Christ
Orthodoxy Commission Reverend A. Hargrett……..……………Health CareReverend Dr. Rollie Murray….……Chairman Reverend L. Farmer ………Ministers’ Wives CouncilReverend A. Davis ………..…Vice-Chairman Reverend J.L. Norris …………………………UshersReverend Arnold Cotton ..…………Secretary Reverend T.D. Leonard …………Deaconess Council
Convention OfficersOffice of the Corresponding
SecretaryOffice of Congress Director
Reverend Dr. W.J.Haynes…………Corresponding Secretary & Managing Editor Newsletter
Reverend H.G. McCullough ……..…………Director
Sister Ola Johnson…….Assist. Corresponding Sec. Reverend Sanford Hayes….....Recording Secretary Reverend Marcellas Willis..…...Assist. Recording
Reverend Dr. S. Maxwell ………….1st Vice Director
Brother Andrew Burgess ………Newsletter Editor Reverend Dr. F. Brown ….…………nd Vice DirectorBrother Lee Massey ………… Newsletter Editor Reverend F. Tarver ………………...3rd Vice DirectorTBA, 16 Association Contributors Reverend Dr. J.L. Downing ..…………………..Dean
Reverend Riley Henderson ……….….Assistant DeanReverend David Swackard….. …….....Assistant Dean
Press Liaisons Reverend Edward Bland…...Director, Youth/Children Reverend James Youmas …….Northwest Region Sister Elizabeth Rosier… .Directress, Youth/ChildrenTBA ……………………………. .North Region Reverend Roosevelt Cooper…..Dean, Youth/ChildrenTBA ………………………..…Southeast Region Elder Thomas Reed ………Registrar, Youth/Children TBA ………………………….Southwest Region Sister L. Bennett……Music Director, Youth/Children
Sister F. Davis …..….Band Director, Youth/ChildrenBrother Chris Anthony …………Drill Team Director
Video / Photographer Sister Mary Reed…..…………………..…BenevolentReverend Ricky Anderson TBA …………………………..Oratorical Committee
TBA …………………..Bible Sword Drill CommitteeAudio MinistryReverend Elgin Rucker Music Department
Reverend Delwynn Williams…....Director/Organist Historian Sister Tanya Riley …………………………..Pianist
Reverend C.R. Taylor……………..……ChairmanMinister Eric Davis………………..Vice Chairman
Brother Maurice Crawford………………….Pianist
Brother Michael Johnson……………………Pianist
Place Committee Brother Carl Bryant …………………...SaxophonistReverend Remer Baker…………………Chairman Reverend James Youmas ……………….…..SoloistReverend Levi White Later Night Services
Reverend O’Hara Black………………….ChairmanReverend William Leonard, II……..Vice-Chairman
Convention Planning Committee
Reverend Deldrick Leonard …..………...Secretary
Reverend K.T. Turner ……...Convention PlannerSister Clara Cobbs Evangelical BoardDeacon Delatorre McNeal Reverend Dr. Frank O’Harroll ..………..ChairmanSister Ola JohnsonSis. Arnetta CollinsSis. Linda LewisSis. Gloria Beaman
Reverend Dr. Albert Phillips …..…Vice-Chairman
Convention Officers
Home Mission Board Church Development BoardReverend Evorn Burke …………………Chairman Reverend Dr. S.L. Maxwell………………..ChairmanReverend Kelvin Burke……………Vice Chairman Reverend Leon Williams …………….Vice-ChairmanReverend A.L. Willis ……………..……Secretary Reverend Dr. T.W. Jenkins………………...Secretary
Foreign Mission Board Family Development BoardReverend Alvin White..………….……..Chairman Reverend Timothy Cole….………………ChairmanReverend John Holman..……….…Vice-Chairman Reverend A.L. Willis ………………Vice-ChairmanReverend Lester Ward..………………...Secretary Reverend Robert Wright…………………Secretary
Disaster Relief Board Community Development BoardReverend Dr. Rufus Wood…………….Chairman Reverend W.D. Barnes………………….ChairmanReverend L.F. Camel………….…Vice-Chairman Reverend Rayford Harper………….Vice-ChairmanReverend R.L. Pierson………….……...Secretary Reverend Emmett Wiseman……………..Secretary
Education Board New Church Construction BoardReverend Torin Dailey…………….….Chairman Reverend J.L. Wilson……………………ChairmanReverend Timothy Cole…………Vice-Chairman Reverend Ronald Wade……………Vice-ChairmanReverend Robert Rease ………………Secretary Reverend Robert Ward…………………..Secretary
Insurance & Benefits Moderators CouncilReverend Leon Jones…………………Chairman Reverend Dr. C.P. Epps……………………ChairmanReverend E. Jones ..…………..…Vice-Chairman Elder T.J. Reed ………………………Vice-ChairmanReverend Alonzo McKenzie ………….Secretary Reverend Evorn Burke ……..……………..Secretary
Social Justice Commission Election CommissionReverend Dr. Walter Williams ……….Chairman TBAReverend Dr. G. Robinson………Vice-ChairmanReverend Kenneth Holley …………….Secretary Credentials Commission
TBAPastoral Development Board
Reverend Dr. G.I. Bradley ……………Chairman ParliamentarianReverend Larry Ware …………...Vice-Chairman Reverend Dr. Alex Harper ……...…Parliamentarian
Reverend Henderson Powell ……………….AssistantYoung Pastors & Ministries
Reverend O’Hara Black ………………Chairman Constitution CommissionReverend William Leonard II……Vice-Chairman Reverend Wallace Bowers……………….ChairmanReverend Deldrick Leonard …………..Secretary TBA…………………………………Vice-Chairman
Reverend Dr. Lewis Rentz ……………….Secretary
PROGRESSIVEMISSIONARY AND EDUCATIONAL BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION OF FLORIDA, INCORPORATED
Convening withREVEREND LEON JONES
New Hope Missionary Baptist ChurchWewahitchka, Florida
Meeting Site:Bay Point Marriott Resort
4200 Marriott DrivePanama City Beach, Florida
“Theme:“The Testimony Of the Church…Now Behold The Lamb”
St. John1: 29-34
March 17-21, 2008
Dr. Bartholomew Banks, Sr.President
Monday Afternoon, March 17, 2008 - 1:30 p.m.
PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Dr. G. I. Bradley, Chairman
ENROLLMENTPastors………………..$35.00Non-Pastors………….$15.00
Dr. G. I. Bradley, Presiding
Devotional Leaders:Reverend Robert Baker,Macedonia, Blountstown
Reverend Parnell Smith, New Bethel, Panama City
ORTHODOXY HOUR Christology /Dr. Walter Williams
CONFERENCE TOPICS:1. Leadership In the Local Church……..Reverend
Willie C. Barnes (New Testament Paradise)
2. Conflict Management………………..Dr. G. I. Bradley
Monday Evening, March 17, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
PRE-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES
Musical and Welcome Program
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Tuesday Morning, March 18, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.
OPENING SESSIONVice President at large James Harvey, Presiding
Inspirational Singing The Music DepartmentReverend Dr. Delwyn Williams
Devotional Period Deacon Charlie Ball Jr.St. John Progressive, Tampa
Deacon Wyne HerringBethel Star, Marianna
Presentation/Health Care MinistryPresentation of the President Vice-President at large James
Harvey
Call to Order President Bartholomew Banks
Directions for Enrollment Reverend Price Wilson
Presentation of the 2007 Convention Host Church and PastorDr. Alex Harper, Sr.
First Baptist Institutional ChurchLakeland, Florida
Music First Baptist Choir
Introductory Sermon
Administration Of the Lord’s Supper
Dr. Alex Harper, Sr.First Baptist, Lakeland
President Banks
LUNCH BREAK
Tuesday Afternoon, March 18, 2008 - 2:30 p.m.
PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCEDr. G. I. Bradley, Presiding
Prayer and Praise Period Reverend James Youmas, Greater Friendship, Panama City
Reverend Mark Redmond, New Hope, Lynn Haven
ORTHODOXY HOUR: Ecclesiology/Doctrine of the Church
Dr. E. C. Gregory,St. Joseph, Jacksonville
CONFERENCE TOPICLeadership In the Local Church Conflict Management
Reverend Willie C. Barnes, Macedonia, Eatonville
Dr. G. I. Bradley, Providence, Palmetto
DINNER BREAK
Tuesday Evening, March 18, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. First Vice President H. D. Rucker, Presiding
EDUCATIONAL EMPHASIS NIGHTReverend Torin Dailey, Chairman
Devotional Period Deacons of St. Matthew, Tampa
Introduction of the Preacher Dr. Carl F. Brooks,1st Macedonia, Punta Gorda Moderator, Mt. Pilgrim Association
Sermon Reverend W. D. Sims, St. Matthew, TampaDistant Congress President, Mt. Pilgram
LATE NIGHT SERVICEReverend O’Hara Black, Chairman
Sermon Reverend Clarence M. Jackson, ll, Greater Bethel, Chattahoochee
Guest Choir Greater Bethel, Chattahoochee
Wednesday Morning, March 19, 2008 - 9:00 a.m. Second Vice President W. D. Sims, Presiding
Devotional Period Deacon Emmit McCallister, Galliee, St. Petersburg
Deacon Essau Freeman, Mt. Sinai, Jacksonville
Theme Exposition Reverend Dr. T. W. Jenkins, New Hope, Tampa
Sermon Reverend Clifton Dollison, First Baptist, Tampa
Alternate Reverend Deryl Jones, First Providence, Bartow
PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Wednesday Afternoon, March 19, 2008 - 2:30 p.m. Dr. G. I. Bradley, Presiding
Devotional Period Reverend Joseph McCalister,Tabernacle, Panama CityReverend Rawlis Leslie,2nd Mt. Moriah, Panama City
ORTHODOXY HOUR: Doctrine of The Holy Spirit
Reverend Larry W. Ware, Grace Community, Orlando
CONFERENCE TOPICLeadership In the Local Church
Reverend Willie C. Barnes, Macedonia, Eatonville
Conflict Management Dr. G. I. Bradley, Providence, Palmetto
Wednesday Evening, March 19, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Chairman C. P. Epps, Presiding
THE MODERATOR’S NIGHT
Devotional Period Reverend Dr. Fleming Tarver,St. John, Clearwater
Reverend Dr. Rufus Wood, Love Center, Panama City
Sermon Reverend Gary McNealy, Greater Friendship, Clewiston
Alternate Reverend E. Q. Truss, Word of Faith, Pensacola
LATE NIGHT SERVICEReverend O’Hara Black, Chairman
Sermon Reverend Dereck Lenoir, Mt. Olive, Panama City
Thursday Morning, March 20, 2008 - 9:30 a.m. Third Vice President Kelly Brown, Presiding
Devotional Period Deacon Robert Calhoun, Mt. Tabor, Marianna
Deacon Jerry Green, Second Mt. Moriah, Panama City
Sermon Reverend Ricky Anderson, St. John, Ft. Myers
Alternate Reverend Willie Brown, Macedonia, Argyle
LUNCH BREAK
Thursday Afternoon, March 20, 2008 - 2:30 p.m. SOCIAL JUSTICE HOUR
Dr. Walter Williams, Presiding
(Supplementary Program Provided)
Thursday Evening, March 20, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. Third Vice President Kelly Brown, Presiding
MISSION EMPHASISDevotional Period Reverend A. Hargrett,
St. Mark, Quincy
Reverend Willie Riles,Humility, Bristol
Sermon Reverend James Harvey, Holy Light, Havana
Alternate Reverend G. E. Bowers,St. Mary, Cottondale
LATE NIGHT SERVICEReverend O’Hara Black, Chairman
Sermon Reverend Terrance Bulger,Mt. Nebo, Defuniak Spring
Guest Choir Dr. Delwynn G. Williams, St. John, Panama City
Friday Morning, March 21, 2008 - 9:00 a.m. Fourth Vice President J. J. Pierce, Presiding
Devotional Period Deacon Jimmy Wright, New Hope, Tampa
Deacon Willie Monroe, St. John, Tampa
Annual President’s HourDr. Bartholomew Banks
President(Supplementary Program provided)
Convention Business PeriodPresident Banks Presiding
Reports from Officers of the President
Announcements and Dismissal
CLOSING OF THE NINETY FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION