2020 Massachusetts American Baptist Churches Directory
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2020 Massachusetts American Baptist Churches Directory with the PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY Please email corrections or updates to: [email protected] The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts 189 Prescott Street, Groton, MA 01450 TEL 978-448-1445 ◼ FAX 978-448-0025 EMAIL [email protected] ◼ WEB www.tabcom.org Page 1 The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts “Churches Partnering To Transform Lives and Communities” Matthew 28:19–20a Mission Statement God has called us to be a communion of American Baptist churches in Massachusetts that have come together to build the body of Christ through prayer, mutual support and fellowship. The focus of our organization is to engage in mission and to strengthen our member churches, enabling them to nurture personal faith while also offering a dynamic evangelical witness in their communities. We recognize that there are some things no one church can accomplish alone and that we benefit greatly from the sharing of our diverse gifts and perspectives. Thus we use our association to maximize our shared resources for mission, education, and social witness. In all things we will be defined—and measured—by our discipleship to Jesus Christ and our distinctive character as American Baptists. Primary Core Values Spirituality † We will be a transformed (regenerate) people as we grow in Christ’s likeness. (Philippians 3:12-13) † We will be known as a community that makes God’s Word central in all we say and do. † We will constantly seek through prayer, worship and study to understand what Christ wants for our lives. Discipleship We are all called to be ministers of Jesus Christ. As such we will be His lifelong students and measure ourselves by our ability to live Christ-like lives. We seek to fulfill the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. (Matthew 10) Diversity We will be a healing and empowering community that celebrates the diversity of humankind and our unity in Jesus Christ by: † The ways we value and esteem all God’s people and their gifts and abilities † Overcoming bias and fear † Our effectiveness in developing local and global awareness of diversity in the body of Christ (Acts 10:34B-35) Distinctiveness We will constantly celebrate God and our rich heritage as American Baptists. We believe our principles of soul freedom, autonomy of the local church, separation of church and state, freedom of and responsibility for interpreting scripture, our regenerate theology and our associational principles not only set us apart but particularly strengthen and equip us for ministry in these times. (I Peter 2:9) 2019-20 • THE AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES OF MASSACHUSETTS • 2019-20 The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts Executive Minister Oceanwood Camp & Conference Center Executive Minister PO Box 7338, Ocean Park, ME 04063 The Rev. Dr. Mary Day Miller 978-448-1445 ▪ 978- 207-934-9655▪Fax: 207-934-1586 732-9111 [email protected] [email protected] ▪ www.oceanwood.org Director of Conferencing & Finance: TABCOM Associative Executive Minister for Kasandra Kane, [email protected] Church Relations The Rev. Marlene Gil School of Ministry 50 Silver Street, Taunton, MA 02780 508-873-3206 Bruce Bardon, Director [email protected] ▪ [email protected] Wendy Maxfield, Coordinator [email protected] Administration & Finance Rev. Dr. John O. Page, Director of Stewardship & TABCOM Resource Coordinators Finance 978-448-1218 (O) 978-302-6309 Adoniram Judson Association – (M)▪[email protected] The Rev. David Kilpatrick Maria Reilly 617-799-0705 ▪ [email protected] 978-448-5763, ext. 202▪[email protected] Berkshire The Rev. David Anderson Friends of Regional Ministries (FORM) 413-652-4179 ▪ [email protected] Director: Ed Guerard 978-582-5518 ▪ [email protected] Boston South West Baptist Association Conflict Resolution The Rev. Dr. Moreen Hughes The Rev. Roger Haber 978-430-5355 ▪ [email protected] 508-287-0665 ▪ [email protected] Central Baptist Association – Missions Ministry Rev. Valeria Schmidt 717-860-8873 ▪ Elder Care – Creation Care Ministries [email protected] The Rev. Christine Schrade-Keddy 508-498-5052 ▪ [email protected] Merrimack Valley Baptist Association T The Rev. Jim Leavitt 508-954-8034 ▪ Assistant to Executive Minister Andrea Gauntlett [email protected] 978-448-1445 ▪ 978-501-1310 [email protected] Old Colony Baptist Association – The Rev. Marlene Gil 508-873-3206 ▪ Social Media Coordinator, TABCOM Robyn Mars [email protected] 781-526-4241. [email protected] Pioneer Valley Baptist Association The Rev. Theresa Temple Kristina Keefe-Perry 860-978-5595 ▪ 831-345-2349 ▪ [email protected] [email protected] Samuel Stillman Association Grotonwood Camp & Conference Center The Rev. Dr. Loretta Saint-Louis 617-835-6767 ▪ 167 Prescott Street, Groton, MA 01450 [email protected] 978-448-5763 ▪ Fax: 978-448-0025 [email protected] ▪ www.grotonwood.org TABCOM Liaisons Asian: Rev. Tali Jamir Director of Camping Danny Everitt 617-244-5204 ▪ 978-448-5763, ext. 204 ▪ [email protected] [email protected] Grotonwood Program Director Haitian: Veronique Lapaix 781-346-3487 ▪ [email protected] Breeze Everitt Hispanic: Rev. Jose Nora 978-448-5763, ext. 206 ▪ [email protected] 781-392-5846 ▪ [email protected] Retreats & Conferencing Jorge Florez Native American: Rev. Leo Christian 978-448-5763, ext. 201 ▪ [email protected] 508-221-4231▪ [email protected] Page 3 2019-20 • THE AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES OF MASSACHUSETTS • 2019-20 Massachusetts American Baptist Organizations and Partners AB Women of Massachusetts MA Baptist Charitable Society Bonnie Sestito, President Wendy Maxfield, Executive Secretary 9 Teel Street Place, Arlington, MA 02474 978-501-1310 781-641-1095 ▪ [email protected] [email protected] Doug Tatreau, Treasurer Frances Glenn-Chalmers, Treasurer 781-664-4266 141 Lester Road, Brockton, MA 02302 617-680-5707 ▪ [email protected] [email protected] www.massbaptistcharitable.org ABC of Rhode Island (ABCORI) Rev. Tom Wiles, Executive Minister MASS Baptist Investment Trust (MABIT) 54 Exeter Road, Exeter, RI 02822 David Lambert, [email protected] 800-294-6318 ▪ [email protected] Email: [email protected] MA Baptist Multicultural Ministries (MBMM) ▪ Web: www.abcori.org Rev. Mar Imsong, Executive Director 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420 Center for Career Development & Ministry 781-457-8058 ▪ [email protected] Rev. Margaret Lewis, Executive Director Melinda Picone Parry, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 781-457-8058 ▪ [email protected] 121 Manchester Street (First Baptist Church) www.mbmm.org Nashua NH 03064 603-943-7611▪ [email protected] MA Council of Churches ▪ www.ccdmin.org Rev. Laura Everett, Executive Director 138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111 Conference of Baptist Ministers in Massachusetts 617-523-2771 ▪ [email protected] Michael Harvey, Executive Director www.masscouncilofchurches.org 15 Spring Valley Road, Worcester, MA 01609 508-868-3358 ▪ [email protected] Ministers and Missionaries Benefits Board (MMBB) The Rev. Miriam Chacon-Peralta www.conferenceofbaptistministers.com Retirement Benefits Consultant [email protected] Deaf & Hard of Hearing Ministries 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1700, NY, NY 10115 Anne Freeman, Director 800-986-6222 ▪ www.mmbb.org 101 Pleasantview Street, Roslindale, MA 02131 617-325-3809 ▪ 617-447-5477 Northern Baptist Education Society [email protected] Rev. Roger Spinney, Executive Secretary PO Box 2787, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 Greater Boston International Student Ministry 508-693-2163 ▪ [email protected] Rev. Isaac Seelam, International Student Minister 857-231-2023 ▪ www.gbism.org Doug Tatreau, Treasurer [email protected] 781-664-4266 ▪ [email protected] northernbaptisteducation.org Refugee Immigration Ministries (RIM) Ruth Bersin, Executive Director 6 Pleasant Street, Suite 612, Malden, MA 02148 781-322-1011 ▪ [email protected] Page 4 2019-2020 • THE AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES OF MASSACHUSETTS • 2019-2020 Directory of Congregations The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts consists of 246 Congregations in eight Associations. This directory is organized by association. For each association there is a list of the officers and committees followed by the churches listed alphabetically by the city or town in which they are located. (NYM) indicates a church that is not yet a member of the association. (C) indicates a church that is in a Cousin Church relationship with TABCOM. CHURCH DIRECTORY ................................................................................................PAGE 11 Association No. of Churches Page No. Adoniram Judson .................................. 37 ........................... Page 11 Berkshire ................................................ 8 ............................ Page 16 Boston Southwest ................................ 35 ........................... Page 18 Central .................................................. 22 ........................... Page 24 Merrimack Valley ................................. 15 ........................... Page 28 Old Colony ............................................ 49 ........................... Page 31 Pioneer Valley ....................................... 28 ........................... Page 38 Samuel Stillman .................................... 34 ........................... Page 43 Total Number of Churches ................. 228 PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY ................................