Annual 2016
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Table of Contents
Greenville Baptist Association Directory…………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Purpose Statement of the Greenville Baptist Association…………………………………………………………. 2 Agenda……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Program Participants………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Information for the 2017 Meeting……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Appreciation to Host Church…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Bylaws………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting (January 2016)…………………………………………….. 10 Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting (April 2016)…………………………………………………. 12 Minutes from Special Called Executive Committee Meeting (June 2016)…………………………………. 14 Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting (July 2016)…………………………………………………… 15 Minutes from the Special Called Association Business Session (October 2016)………………………… 17 Minutes from the 156th Annual Meeting (October 2016)…………………………………………………………. 18 Reports of the Association: Director of Missions…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 Missions Strategy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23 Hispanic Ministries………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25 Disaster Relief……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Baptist Collegiate Ministries: Furman University…………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 Greenville Technical College……………………………………………………………………………. 28 Woman’s Missionary Union…………………………………………………………………………………………. 29 Straight Street TaeKwonDo………………………………………………………………………………………….. 31 Crisis Centers of the Greenville Baptist Association………………………………………………………………….. 31 Committee Reports: Church Relations Committee……………………………………………………………………………………….. 32 Personnel Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 32 Finance Committee: Three-Year Contribution Comparison……………………………………………………………… 33 2017 Proposed Annual Budget………………………………………………………………………… 36 Tenant Income………………………………………………………………………………………………… 39 Building Loan Update………………………………………………………………………………………. 40 Committee on Nominations…………………………………………………………………………………………. 41 Deceased Members of the Year……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 44 Events of Interest…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 47 Historical Table of Association in Session…………………………………………………………………………………. 49 Statistical Information: 2016 Summary of Information.……………………………………………………………………………………. 52 2016 Baptism Info……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 56 2016 General Financial Information…………………………………………………………………………….. 60 2016 Missions Involvement…………………………………………………………………………………………. 64 Greenville Baptist Association Directory of Churches……………………………………………………………….. 68
220 Howe Street Greenville, South Carolina 29601
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Al Phillips, Director of Missions [email protected]
Joel Thrasher, Missions Strategy Leader [email protected]
Daniel Messer, Hispanic Ministries Leader
Wanda Bridwell, Missions Strategy Assistant [email protected]
Anna Richardson, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Melissa Sample, Financial Assistant [email protected]
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The Greenville Baptist Association shall be a self-determining partnership of autonomous Southern Baptist Churches voluntarily bound together for the purpose of mutual care and support in an effort to individually and cooperat ively implement the Great Commission of our sovereign Lord. The Association shall endeavor to: assist churches in bringing people to faith in Christ and developing believers; provide training opportunities which will enable the churches to be effective in their ministry; build fellowship among the churches designed to develop teamwork and unity; help churches discover immediate needs within their community and determine how those needs can be met; engage in specific, cooperative mission efforts which exceed the capabilities of any one church alone; serve churches as an information and resource center; promote the work of the Kingdom throughout the world in cooperation with other Baptist agencies.
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Agenda 156th Annual Meeting October 27, 2016 Kingdom Life Church
6:45 p.m. Registration
Worship………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Rev. Robbie Sox Welcome and Call to Order………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Rev. Walt Tanner Recognition of Guests, New Pastors/Staff, Moderator Brett Aiken….…………………………………………Rev. Walt Tanner Motion of Organization……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Mrs. Verla Bennie Presentation of Agenda………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Rev. Robbie Sox Director of Missions Report…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Al Phillips
Reaching the Unreached – Revitalizing Churches – Reproducing New Churches Finance Committee Report (page 34).……………………………….………………………………………………………..Rev. Dale Sutton Committee on Nominations Report (page 42)…………….……………………………………...... Dr. Marshall Fagg Worship…..………..………………………….……………...…….…..………………………………………………………………….Rev. Robbie Sox
In Jerusalem Church Plant Reports…………………………………..……………...………………………….Rev. Alfred Johnson and Rev. Fred Giles Mission Greenville……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Rev. Joel Thrasher Deaf Day Camp…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Rev. Joel Thrasher Blue in the Zoo…………………………………………………………………………………...... Rev. Joel Thrasher Hispanic Ministries………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Daniel Messer Building Bridges to the Gay Community…………………………………………………………...... Rev. Al Phillips Year of Revitalization Focus…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Al Phillips
In Judea and Samaria New England Partnership……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Rev. Walt Tanner Introducing Our New England Church Planter………………………………………………...... Rev. J. D. Mangrum Worship……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Robbie Sox
To the Ends of the Earth South East Asia Unreached People Group Adoption……………………...... Rev. Al Phillips and Rev. Joel Thrasher Introducing South East Asia……………………………………………………………………………………….Dr. Duane Ostrem and Todd Prayer for the Nations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Al Phillips
Commissioning of Rev. J. D. Mangrum…………………………………...... Rev. Al Phillips and Rev. Joel Thrasher
Worship……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Rev. Robbie Sox
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Program Participants
Robbie Sox Minister of Music, Brushy Creek Church
Walt Tanner Pastor, Capstone Church
Verla Bennie Association Clerk and Member, Mauldin First Church
Dale Sutton Pastor, Overbrook Church
Marshall Fagg Pastor, West Gantt First Church
Alfred Johnson Pastor, Church Without Walls
Fred Giles Pastor, The Meeting Place
Joel Thrasher Missions Strategy Leader, Greenville Baptist Association
Al Phillips Director of Missions, Greenville Baptist Association
J. D. Mangrum Pastor, Origins Church
Duane Ostrem Affinity Strategy Leader for Southeast Asia, IMB
Todd IMB Personnel
2017 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 26, 2017 Standing Springs 6:45 p.m.
2018 Annual Meeting Thursday, October 25, 2018
Appreciation
We express our deep appreciation to Kingdom Life Church for hosting this 156th Annual Meeting of the Greenville Baptist Association and to those whose contributions made this a pleasant and comfortable venue.
2016 Annual Meeting and Worship Committee:
Robbie Sox, Chair Bob Whaley Jerry Stepp Adam Morgan Donald Shockley Al Phillips, ex-officio - 4 -
Greenville Baptist Association Bylaws
Article I – Name This body, a South Carolina non-profit corporation, shall be known as the Greenville Baptist Association, Inc., and is hereinafter referred to as “the Association.”
Article II - Vision and Mission The vision of the Association is to establish, equip, empower, engage, and encourage member churches to reach people, grow disciples, and minister in the name of Jesus Christ.
The mission of the Association is to assist churches in: 1. Establishing new churches for reaching the lost in our area and helping re-establish existing churches that are seeking to minister in changing circumstances. 2. Equipping believers to be effective in Kingdom work by offering training in multiple areas of church ministry. 3. Empowering believers to serve the Lord through spiritual gifts discovery and development and the development and presentation of ministry opportunities. 4. Engaging believers in active, life-changing ministries, both locally and globally. 5. Encouraging believers through prayer, relationships, and partnerships to fulfill God’s vision for their churches.
Article III – Membership Section A – The Association is a self-determining fellowship of autonomous Baptist churches, which are voluntarily bound together for the advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Section B – Membership in the Association is held by churches. Member churches participate in the governance of the Association in two ways: 1. By sending their pastors and duly elected lay representatives to Executive Committee meetings as voting members thereof. 2. By duly electing and sending church members to regular and special Association business meetings as voting messengers.
Section C – An individual must be a member of a member church in order to be eligible to serve the Association in the capacity of officer, committee member, team member, or trustee upon his/her nomination and election in an Association business session.
Section D – Member churches shall be entitled to send voting messengers to regular and special Association business meetings as follows: 1. Three messengers for the first one hundred church members or fraction thereof. 2. One additional messenger for each additional one hundred church members or fraction thereof. 3. No church shall be entitled to more than fifteen messengers notwithstanding the above.
Section E – Membership in the Association shall be comprised of: 1. The churches which are members of the Association on the date of the adoption of these Bylaws. 2. Those churches subsequently admitted according to controlling provisions of the Association’s governing documents and policies.
Section F – Churches which are not members of the Association may apply for and be accepted into membership of the Association according to the following: 1. The Church Relations Committee shall serve as the Association membership committee. 2. Application for membership shall be made in writing and referred to the Church Relations Committee. 3. The Church Relations Committee will evaluate the applying church’s eligibility for membership and make a recommendation to the Association according to any policies and procedures which the Association may, in its discretion, officially adopt in its Bylaws or otherwise, and also according to the following criteria: a. The applying church must conduct its primary worship and educational functions within the confines of the geographic region generally accepted to be the area served by the Association. b. The applying church must be Baptist in polity and practice. c. The applying church must be found, upon examination by the Church Relations Committee, to be supportive of the Association’s vision and mission.
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d. The applying church must be found, upon examination by the Church Relations Committee, to be in general agreement with the Baptist Faith and Message and the purposes and intentions for which it was adopted.
Section G – Any member church may withdraw from the Association at its pleasure. Official notice of withdrawal should be communicated in writing to the Church Relations Committee.
Section H – Should a motion be made in a regular business session of the Association to dismiss a church from membership, it shall be referred to the Church Relations Committee. When the matter comes back before the Association for a vote after a one-year period expires, the Church Relations Committee shall make a report and recommendation to the Association regarding the motion. The Association may accept or reject the recommendation of the Church Relations Committee.
Article IV – The Association Section A: The principal office(s) of the Greenville Baptist Association shall be in Greenville County, South Carolina.
Section B: The Association shall convene annually in October or at such time and place as may be recommended by the Annual Meeting and Worship Committee. Messengers present shall constitute a quorum.
Section C: A messenger shall speak no more than twice on any subject and shall confine himself to the subject under discussion.
Section D: The parliamentary authority of the Association shall be Roberts Rules of Order (latest revised edition). The moderator shall appoint a parliamentarian to serve during his term of office.
Section E: Special meetings of the Association may be called by the director of missions and moderator or by majority vote of the Executive Committee with at least a two-week written notice to each church giving purpose of meeting. Messengers present shall constitute a quorum.
Article V – Officers Section A: The officers of the Association are the moderator, vice moderator, treasurer, clerk, and such other officers as designated by the Association.
Section B: The officers shall be nominated by the Committee on Nominations and elected by the Association in annual session. The moderator is not eligible to succeed himself unless he is filling an unexpired term. The terms of service for elected officers shall begin at the conclusion of the October Annual Meeting.
Section C: Any officer may be removed at any time by affirmative vote of the Association in session and a two-week notice of such proposed action has been given.
Section D: The moderator shall serve as moderator of the Association and the Executive Committee, and shall preside over all Association meetings and ensure that order and decorum are observed. The moderator shall be ex-officio member of the Committee on Nominations. The term of office of moderator shall be one year.
Section E: The vice moderator shall serve as vice moderator of the Association and Executive Committee and shall preside during the absence or at the pleasure of the moderator and be ready to help wherever he is needed. He shall fill the vacancy arising from the resignation or removal of the moderator during the year. The term of office of vice moderator shall be one year.
Section F: The office of treasurer shall be filled by the director of missions. The duties of the treasurer are listed in Article VIII.
Section G: The clerk of the Association shall serve the Association in session and the Executive Committee. Responsibilities are: 1. Keep accurate records of all meetings. 2. Prepare summary of Executive Committee meetings for publication in the Messenger. 3. Publish annual minutes. 4. Mail Annual Church Profile to church clerks. 5. The clerk also may serve as historian
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Article VI – Executive Committee Section A: The Association Executive Committee shall consist of the moderator, vice moderator, clerk, treasurer/director of missions, the pastor of each church (or his designee), one lay person from each church, and a representative of each mission in the Association. Each church shall duly elect a lay person from its membership to serve on the Executive Committee and report its election to the Association on the Annual Church Profile.
Section B: The property and business of the Association shall be managed by the Executive Committee of the Association. Between meetings of the Association the Executive Committee shall have the full power and authority to act on behalf of the Association except for buying and selling real estate, borrowing money, and doing all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised and done by the Association in session. The Executive Committee shall render full report of all meetings and of all business transacted to each meeting of the Association, and a summary shall be printed in the Messenger.
Section C: The Executive Committee of the Association shall convene as needed to consider the ministries of the Association and to assist the Association staff with these ministries. The moderator or a majority of the Executive Committee members may call a special meeting with a two-week written notice giving purpose of meeting.
Section D: After due notice of the meeting has been given to the members of the Executive Committee, those present shall constitute a quorum.
Article VII– Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures The Association shall have the authority to adopt bylaws, policies, and/or procedures governing all aspects of the work of the Association.
Article VIII - Director of Missions The director of missions shall be employed for an indefinite tenure of service. The director of missions shall give guidance to the ministries, activities, and programs of the Association and shall serve as treasurer for the Association. The director of missions shall be elected by the Association at a regular or special meeting upon the recommendation of a search committee that shall be elected by the Executive Committee. The director of missions is directly responsible to the Association. Areas of responsibility are: 1. Chief administrator, planner, and resource person for the Association. 2. Ex-officio member of all teams and committees. 3. Counselor and advisor to the Association staff, ministers, and leaders of the churches. 4. Responsible for receiving the funds for the Association, administering the budget, keeping accurate records, and reporting to the Association in annual session and in Executive Committee meetings.
Article IX – Administrative Committees Section A: Administrative committees are committees that have continuing functions in the total administration of the Association.
Section B: A person shall serve on no more than one committee of the Association unless he is a member of a special committee. A committee member shall be eligible to succeed himself. A committee member who finds he cannot serve is asked to inform the Committee on Nominations in order that he may be replaced.
Section C: Terms of service for elected committee members shall begin at the conclusion of the October Annual Session.
Section D: Special committees, teams, or task groups may be developed at any time by the director of missions and officers of the Association. These groups shall have a one-year term of service unless otherwise stated.
Section E: All administrative committees shall have six (6) members, unless otherwise stated, with two (2) elected each year for a term of three (3) years except the Committee on Nominations whose members are appointed as outlined in Item 4a below. Committees and their responsibilities are:
1. Annual Meeting and Worship Committee a. Working with the Association staff, this committee shall plan the program for the annual meeting for inspiration and for promotion of Association ministries. b. Recommend the time and place for the annual meeting. c. Recommend the preacher and the alternate for the annual meeting. d. Responsible for all arrangements for the annual meeting. e. Prepare and present resolutions of appreciation as appropriate. - 7 -
2. Bylaws Committee a. Annually read through the Bylaws in order to keep the document current with the activities and ministries of the Association. b. Study any proposed change or revision and bring a report to the next meeting of the Greenville Baptist Association.
3. Church Relations Committee a. Develop the process and guidelines for the admission of new churches to the Association. The process and guidelines shall be consistent with the Bylaws and shall be approved by the Executive Committee. b. Recommend new churches at annual meeting or at meetings of the Executive Committee as defined by committee guidelines. c. Serve as a Credentials Committee if a question concerning messengers should arise. d. Relate to any church named in a motion of dismissal. Any motion for dismissal must be referred to the Church Relations Committee. The Church Relations Committee will report at the next annual meeting. e. Develop a process of negotiation to be followed with churches named in motions of dismissal. f. Work with churches that are in conflict and request assistance.
4. Committee on Nominations a. The Committee on Nominations shall be composed of six members with two appointed each year for a three-year term. The outgoing moderator shall appoint the two new members, and he shall name the chair of this committee. b. The Committee on Nominations shall recommend to the Association the personnel of all special and administrative committees, and the Marietta Baptist Camp and Conference Center trustees. c. As needed, work with the Association Staff and Team Leaders for Associational ministries. d. Nominate moderator, vice moderator, clerk, and historian to the Association in Annual Session. e. Ministry Teams may be added or deleted as needed and approved by the Committee on Nominations.
5. Finance Committee a. Study the financial needs of the Association. b. Present a proposed budget to the Association in the October Annual Meeting. c. Give oversight to administration of the Association budget. d. Care for any financial emergency by bringing recommendations to the Executive Committee of the Association. e. Promote the Association budget in such a way as to solicit support from all the churches. f. Review annual audit. g. Meet with the director of missions as needed.
6. Personnel Committee a. Develop, maintain, and implement Guidelines for Personnel Manual. b. Work with director of missions to develop and recommend salaries and benefits for Association staff to Finance Committee. c. Work with director of missions to prepare position descriptions and update them as needed.
7. Property Committee a. Inspect and inventory Association properties. b. Develop and implement programs of preventive maintenance. c. Work with staff to develop policies for the use of Association facilities and equipment. d. Represent the Association in matters related to property.
Article X – Marietta Baptist Camp and Conference Center 1. Marietta Baptist Camp and Conference Center is a partnership between Greenville Baptist Association and Three Rivers Baptist Association. 2. Each association shall have six trustees, two elected each year; and each trustee shall serve a three-year term. 3. Trustees shall be eligible to succeed themselves but serve no more than two terms consecutively.
Article XI – Financial and Fiscal Policy Section A: The Association and its ministries and organizations shall operate on a unified budget. Each church shall be expected to contribute its proportionate share of the annual budget to defray the expenses of the promotional, educational, and missionary activities of the Association. Contributions on a monthly basis are requested of the churches.
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Section B: The Finance Committee will promote the Association budget.
Section C: Association organizations may not solicit offerings except on prior approval of the Executive Committee.
Section D: The business year of the Association shall be January 1 through December 31.
Section E: Each year the finances shall be audited by a certified public accountant and a report made to the Executive Committee.
Article XII – New Work Properties and Assistance Fund The New Work Properties and Assistance Fund is established to allow the Property Committee and the Finance Committee of the Greenville Baptist Association to borrow money against donated church property and administer these funds for the upkeep of these properties and for other New Work needs.
Article XIII – Annual Reports Section A: The churches affiliated with this body shall be expected to furnish annually the information requested by the Annual Church Profile and shall endeavor to get this to the clerk no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the October meeting.
Section B: Each ministerial staff person employed by the Association or authorized to act as an agent for the Association shall submit an annual report giving clearly the facts of his/her ministry.
Article XIV – Legal Representative Section A: The moderator and clerk shall sign all legal documents as directed by the Association or its Executive Committee.
Section B: The moderator and clerk shall perform such other functions and duties as directed by the Association or the Executive Committee.
XV – Historian Section A: Gather and preserve Association records, documents, and articles of historical importance.
Section B: Periodically publish articles that will make the membership more aware of our heritage.
XVI– Amendments to Bylaws These Bylaws may be altered or amended by the affirmative vote of a majority of the messengers present at: 1. Any regular meeting of the Association provided a written notice is given two weeks prior to when proposed changes are to be considered. 2. Any special meeting of the Association provided the written notice of such special meeting includes a copy of the proposed changes to the Bylaws that are to be considered. 3. Any proposed changes or revisions must be in accordance with Article IX, Section E, 2b.
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Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting January 28, 2016
The Executive Committee Meeting was held at Holly Ridge Church on January 28, 2016.
Rev. Walt Tanner, Moderator and Pastor of Capstone Church, opened the meeting with prayer. The meeting was called to order.
Rev. Al Phillips, GBA Director of Missions, encouraged attendees from Joshua 10:7-11. Like the Israelites, the GBA needs to take quick and decisive action. We have the vision and mission God gave us. The vision for Greenville Baptist Association is to: Reach the unreached, Revitalize churches, and Reproduce new churches. In 2015, the Association was blessed with hundreds of volunteers to help with Blue in the Zoo, Mission Greenville, and Deaf Camp. The GBA has a clear vision, and now we need to mobilize our members for the next step. Looking forward towards 2016, the GBA will see some changes. We need to keep the initiative going during spiritual warfare we encounter.
The Finance Committee reported: GBA churches gave $380,000 in 2015, which is $10,000 less than was given in 2014 The GBA budget is $400,000 annually Most of the giving came in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2015 The operating budget for the GBA comes from the gifts from the churches
The Personnel Committee reported: The GBA staff is looking for a part-time secretary The committee has interviewed 6 people for this position, and has narrowed it down to 2 people The committee is hoping to make a hire in the next week
The Church Relations Committee reported: The GBA has given Augusta Heights Church adequate time to repent as decided in the 155th Annual Meeting Augusta Heights Church has not responded to our requests Augusta Heights Church will no longer be considered a part of GBA In the future, should they want to return for membership of the GBA, Augusta Heights Church will have to go through the same process as a new church coming into the Association.
A time of prayer was held for Augusta Heights Church and all of our churches concerning the current changes in our culture.
Reaching the Unreached: Rev. Joel Thrasher, GBA Missions Strategy Leader, gave a report on the 10/40 Window: Viet Nam: o There are currently 8 million people in Ho Chi Minh City o The IMB has a presence there, but 3 missionary families have been called back to the USA Myanmar (also known as Burma): o Adoniram Judson, a Baptist missionary in the early 1800s, began his ministry in Burma o 90% of the population are Buddhist; and persecute Muslims and Christians o Very few westerners make up their population
Revitalizing Churches: David Street Church: o Several local churches are assisting with revitalization efforts o Volunteers are helping with renovations, donating labor, and materials needed
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o David Street Church approved their first budget in 20 years – in its first month, 30% of its yearly budget was given o They are seeing more kids than adults in attendance o In February, David Street Church will experience baptisms o David Street Church is focusing to minister in their neighborhood that contains homeless and wealthy residents. o Prayer was held for David Street Church and its ministry
Reproducing New Churches: Rev. Fred Giles, Pastor of The Meeting Place, reported they were meeting Rutherford Road and are sponsored by Origins Church o They celebrated their 1-year anniversary o They have moved to new building and new community o They have a partnership with local schools (including Taylor Elementary School) where they provided backpacks for students o They will be baptizing 7 individuals soon o They are dreaming big and focusing on their community Rev. Alfred Johnson, Pastor of Church Without Walls, reported they were meeting in the chapel of Augusta Heights Church and are sponsored by Kingdom Life Church o They gave out 70 coats to children from donations given to their ministry o They have a partnership with the Salvation Army o Several GBA churches have sent volunteers o A men’s Bible study was started and is currently being held in a home There several are locations in Greenville County that need churches. And, there are church planters that are available and called by God. Efforts to connect these church planters to areas in Greenville County will be funded by the GLOCAL Missions Fund. The GBA partnership with New England was explained and several church planters from New England shared their work in that mission field. o The GBA has a 10-year goal to plant 3 churches in New England o Triads (2 GBA churches paired with a New England church planter) are being formed. o The neighborhoods of the New England church planters are: Providence, RI; the south of Boston; the center of Boston; the west end of Boston; and Norwich, CN o Prayer was held for the New England church planters as they spread out around the sanctuary allowing 3-4 people to gather around them
The Camp Marietta Board of Trustees reported that they had voted to accept bids and would be in further negotiations.
Small groups for Pastors would be starting in February. These groups will meet every other week to pray, study, and fellowship. Right now, these groups are being formed for senior pastors only, but other groups for church staff will be started soon.
Walt Tanner closed in prayer and the meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by, Verla Bennie Association Clerk
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Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting April 28, 2016
The Executive Committee Meeting was held at David Street Church on April 28, 2016.
Rev. Walt Tanner, Moderator and Pastor of Capstone Church, opened the meeting with prayer. The meeting was called to order.
Revitalizing Churches: Rev. Mike Kuckel, Pastor David Street Church, gave update report on his ministry. Prayers have been answered. Renovations are on-going. They are now averaging 25 kids and 20 adults! They are working in the neighborhood providing fun-times for the kids which will continue through the summer. Mike told the story of a neighbor man who was didn’t want to be bothered by the ministry but when he had a family situation, he came to the ministry for help! He asked for prayer for them to have endurance and resources (leadership) to continue to work with all the kids, addicts, tutoring program, etc. We prayed for Mike and the ministry of David Street Church.
Reaching the Unreached: Rev. Dale Sutton, Pastor of Overbrook Church, presented the financial report. February was a low month for contributions across the association. Budget is $7,000 behind in giving from the churches. There is a new item, “GLOCAL Missions Fund” which is not part of the budget. This is to be used to expand on missions globally and locally. Churches are encouraged to give to this fund.
Al Phillips, GBA Director of Missions, shared I Corinthians 4, as we need to be stewards of the Gospel of Christ and advance the cause of Christ. Our Acts 1:8 vision incorporates: Reach, Revitalize and Reproduce. We want to be found faithful and make Jesus famous everywhere.
Fifty pastors have been involved in the small groups studying Being Leaders by Dr. Aubrey Malphurs. The Re:Vision 2016 Revitalization Conference is scheduled for May 26th for pastors and staff. Aubrey Malphurs will be the special guest discussing his book. The retreat is sponsored by the South Carolina State Convention as well as the Greenville Baptist Association.
The Disaster Relief teams are working in South Carolina with flood victims. There are facilities available to house mission teams up to 60 people. A grant has been received from SC to purchase materials so the teams can arrive and work without have to purchase materials.
Rev. Joel Thrasher, GBA Missions Strategy Leader, presented the Missions Strategy report. One percent of the population in the U.S.A. are deaf. Only 0.025% of the deaf population are actively involved in a congregation or Christian ministry. Therefore, the deaf population meets the criteria to be considered an Unreached People Group (UPG). The Greenville Baptist Association will be celebrating 40 years of sponsoring a Deaf Day Camp for kids who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or CODA (children of deaf adults). On Saturday, June 4th, there will be a celebration at the Greenville Zoo. Our hope is that this event will help to build relationships with the deaf community here in Greenville county. Mission Greenville is a week-long mission opportunity that takes place in the summer and involves our partnership with the city of Greenville and churches outside Greenville county. The purpose of Mission Greenville is to help with the revitalization efforts in the city of Greenville. The GBA is looking for 5 more host churches from the Association for this event. The GBA is looking to adopt an Unreached People Group (UPG) in Southeast Asia, specifically in the country of Myanmar. As Greenville is home to many from Myanmar, we will have an opportunity to minister to them as well. The city of Mandalay is the “seat of Buddhism” and the GBA is looking to plant a church there.
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Reproducing New Churches: Rev. Fred Giles, Pastor of The Meeting Place, gave praise that renovations are completed his church. They moved to their new location because their children’s ministry had outgrown their space. They are now growing out of this location as well. The Meeting Place averages 7 children to every adult! Fred related that Facebook users are now equal to the population in the largest country in the world. We should look upon this as a mission and use its influence to reach people for Christ. The Meeting Place needs people and resources to use social media as a part of their mission field. They will need cameras, etc. Al Phillips prayed for this ministry.
Alfred Johnson, Pastor Church Without Walls, shared stories from his ministry - specifically a young girl who felt safer in jail then she did in her own home. Alfred shared Christ with her and stood up for God. He has received physical threats, even a bomb threat, for his stand for Christ. Church Without Walls is partnering with the Salvation Army and Earle Street Church to provide food service for people. They have great leadership for the Girl Scouts and have about 40 girls involved, but are looking to find leadership for the Boy Scouts. They are also beginning a ministry called “Mary and Martha” that will minister to women in the sex traffic trade. This is happening within a 3-mile radius of the church. Church Without Walls has received permission to go on the grounds of these hotels in order to minister to these women and children. They need Bibles and hygiene kits to give to these women. Dale Sutton prayed for this ministry.
The New England Partnership now has 5 triads established. Great encouragement is being given to the New England church planters.
Al Phillips showed a map of Greenville County marking the areas of the county that have no evangelical church. Four areas were marked: Verdae Road, Augusta Road, Pelham Road, and the Donaldson Center area. There is an Imagine Vision Tour coming up on May 22-23, 2016, that will include potential church planters interested in coming to Greenville. The GBA and the Three Rivers Association will be touring these areas and praying over these areas asking for God’s leadership in planting churches in these areas.
The GLOCAL Missions Fund will be the emphasized during our Association Emphasis Week May 15-22, 2016. This year’s theme is “The Clock is Ticking” which will help to promote a sense of urgency. The GBA will provide video clips that can be shown during church worship services and a brochure and prayer card that can be distributed. All of these items will be mailed to churches and are available for download on the GBA website (www.greenvillebaptist.org).
Participants in for the upcoming New England Vision Tour to Boston (May 9-13) stood to be recognized. Attendees gathered around them and laid hands on them as Walt Tanner led in prayer.
The meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by, Verla Bennie Association Clerk
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Minutes from the Special Called Executive Committee Meeting June 9, 2016
The Special Called Executive Committee Meeting was held at Roper Mountain Church on June 9, 2016.
Rev. Brett Aiken, Vice- Moderator and Pastor or Temple Church, opened the meeting with prayer. The meeting was called to order.
Camp Marietta: Mrs. Katrina Campbell, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees for Camp Marietta, gave a brief history of the events leading up the unanimous decision to place Camp Marietta on the commercial real estate market. The Board received 9 proposals, 5 of which were interviewed. In February, the Board of Trustees entered into negotiations with one proposal. These negotiations have since fallen through. The motion proposed by the Board of Trustees is as follows:
“Having exhausted all associational approved options for the transition of Camp Marietta, the Board of Trustees moves that a committee comprised of two persons and the DOM’s from Greenville and Three Rivers Associations be appointed by the moderators to facilitate the sale of Camp Marietta and bring a recommendation to Greenville and Three Rivers associations at a joint called associational meeting.”
Dr. Benny Littlejohn, Pastor of Eastlan Church, stated that since the motion was coming from the Board of Trustees no second was needed.
Rev. Jeremy Johns, Discipleship and Development Pastor of Rocky Creek Church, asked for a clarification of the options used by the Board of Trustees. Katrina Campbell explained the three options the Board of Trustees used were:
Option 1: Sale Camp Marietta to North Greenville University Option 2: Sale Camp Marietta to a Christian ministry Option 3: Sale Camp Marietta on the commercial real estate market
Mr. Kirk Atkins, Member of the Board of Trustees for Camp Marietta and Member of Piedmont Park Church, elaborated on the reason the negotiations fell through with the chosen proposal. The Board of Trustees sought a protection clause to the effect that the property would come back to the associations should the new ministry fail in five years. An agreement could not be reached on this.
Rev. Larry Gunter, Pastor of Grove Station Church, asked if the appointees of the motion would have commercial real estate experience. Rev. Al Phillips, Greenville Baptist Association Director of Missions, said the names of the appointees would be released upon a favorable passing of the motion.
Jeremy Johns asked for clarification from the Board of Trustees that no other Christian ministries were considered viable proposals as stated in Option 2. Katrina Campbell explained the Board of Trustees did not have any other viable proposals that would fall under Option 2. Moving ahead with Option 3 would mean a creation of a new committee to oversee the sale of Camp Marietta on the commercial real estate market.
Benny Littlejohn moved that discussion be closed. A vote was taken by raising of hands of those who possessed ballot cards. The motion passed (23-3). Al Phillips thanked the Board of Trustees for their efforts and introduced the appointees for the new committee: Rev. Dale Sutton, Pastor of Overbrook Church, and Mr. Tim Keagy, Member of Rocky Creek and local Relator.
Rev. Dan Messer, GBA Hispanic Ministries Leader, motioned to adjourn. Al Phillips closed in prayer.
Submitted by, Anna Richardson Administrative Assistant
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Minutes from the Executive Committee Meeting July 28, 2016
The Executive Committee Meeting was held at Sanctuary Church on July 28, 2016.
Rev. Jerry Zapata, Pastor of Iglesia Hispana Church, opened the meeting with music. He was accompanied by his daughter on the piano.
Rev. Walt Tanner, Moderator and Pastor of Capstone Church, prayed and called the meeting to order.
Rev. Al Phillips, GBA Director of Missions, called attendees attention to the GBA 2017 Associational Calendar that was made available at the meeting. The calendar was also mailed to the GBA church staff members.
Camp Marietta: Mr. Tim Keagy, Relator appointed to the Camp Marietta Sales Committee and Member of Rocky Creek Church, gave an update on the committee’s progress of putting Camp Marietta on the commercial real estate market. Pictures of the property and facilities have been taken. These pictures include aerial, drone pictures. Camp Marietta is listed for $650,000.
New England Reports: Rev. Tommy Vandiver and Rev. Jonathan Day, Pastors of The Crossing, gave a report from their recent trip to South Boston. They are partnered with GBA’s Kingdom Life Church and Boston’s Hub Church.
Rev. David Williams, Missions and Pastoral Care Pastor of Rocky Creek Church, gave a report from their recent trip to New England. They are partnered with GBA’s David Street Church and Lierte (“Junior”) Soartes, Pastor of River of Life Church in Boston and Precision Valley Baptist Church in Vermont.
Continue to pray: That relationships will grow strong with these New England churches and pastors That mission teams to go help with saturation efforts and evangelism That a church planter will “bubble up” and the GBA will be able to plant a church in New England
Operation Christmas Child: Mrs. Mary Charping, Member of Brushy Creek Church, provided attendees with boxes to promote Operation Christmas Child. Two kick-off events are scheduled for the upcoming OCC 2016 season: August 18 and September 8. Both events will be at Brushy Creek Church at 7:00 p.m.
Financial Report: Rev. Dale Sutton, Pastor of Overbrook Church, reviewed the mid-year financial report provided to attendees. He was pleased to report that we are meeting our GBA budget needs without having to dip into the lease money provided by Greenville Dialysis. Thank you to the GBA churches for giving so generously! Dale also encouraged churches to continue to give to the GLOCAL Missions Fund which allows the GBA to do REACH the lost, REVITALIZE churches, and REPRODUCE new churches.
REACHING/REVITATLIZING/REPRODUCING Teams: Rev. Al Phillips, GBA Director of Missions, is beginning to put together teams for these specific ministry arms of the GBA. These teams will strategize and immobilize the work of the association. If you are interested in being a part of these teams, contact Al.
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Missions Update: Rev. Joel Thrasher, GBA Missions Strategy Leader, gave a report on the latest mission events: Deaf Day Camp was held at Hampton Heights Church on June 6-10, 2016. Twelve campers and 15 adult workers attended. On July 30, 2016, the 40th anniversary of the Deaf Day Camp Celebration was held at Greenville Zoo where 125 guests attended. Both events were a success. Joel shared staggering statistics that list the deaf as an Unreached People Group (UPG). Mission Greenville (June 18-25, 2016) was also a huge success. Eighty participants comprised 6 teams which fixed 7 roofs in the city of Greenville. They will be looking to involve more GBA churches/youth groups next summer. Blue in the Zoo is scheduled for September 24, 2016. The GBA is looking for churches to sponsor stations. Please invite law enforcements officers in your communities to attend. Tickets to the event must be picked up from the law enforcement’s commanding officer. Our Honduras partnership was completed with the dedication of the building during the July 23-26, 2016, trip. Our international focus will shift to Myanmar in 2017. More information will be coming.
Upcoming Events Highlighted: Mission Insite Training – August 25, 2016, at GBA Office Building Bridges to the Gay Community – September 12, 2016, at GBA Office IMPACT Conference – September 22, 2016, at Shandon Church in Columbia, SC Blue in the Zoo – September 24, 2016, at Greenville Zoo GBA Annual Meeting – October 27, 2016, at Kingdom Life Church Ministers/Spouses Fellowship – November 3, 2016, at Mauldin First Church Revitalization Conference – January 7, 2017, at Lee Road Church
Other Business: Pastor’s small groups will be restarting in September. More information will be coming. Dr. Danny Burnley, Pastor of Laurel Church, has retired and is now focusing on his non-profit ministry, Church Revitalization Consulting, Inc. Rev. Chris Barnes, Pastor of White Oak Church, thanked everyone for the prayers concerning his daughter’s kidney transplant. She is doing well.
Walt Tanner closed in prayer.
Submitted by, Anna Richardson Administrative Assistant
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Minutes from the Special Called Association Business Session October 6, 2016
The Special Called Association Business Session was held at Hampton Heights Church on October 6, 2016.
Rev. Walt Tanner, GBA Moderator and Pastor of Capstone Church, welcomed the messengers and visitors to this special called association business session. Rev. Keith Kelly, Three Rivers Baptist Association Moderator, opened the meeting in prayer. Rev. Danny Culbertson, Minister of Music of Monaghan Church, led in singing I Sing Praises to Your Name and Amazing Grace.
The meeting was called to order.
Walt Tanner introduced Dr. Jim Goodroe, Parliamentarian. Dr. Goodroe explained the procedures for the meeting. Keith Kelly recognized the Trustees for Camp Marietta Camp and Conference Center and expressed appreciation for their years of hard labor.
Rev. Greg Sisk, Chairman of the Camp Marietta Sales Committee introduced the Camp Marietta Sales Committee. Greg shared a brief history of their work culminating with a sales contract being executed on September 20, 2016. He also explained that the potential buyer would have 30 days for due diligence, following 15 days for the sale to be completed on or before November 25, 2016. Greg brought the following motion to the messengers:
“The Camp Marietta Sales Committee moves the sale of Camp Marietta for $400,000 with closing to take place on or before November 25, 2016.”
Walt Tanner opened the floor for discussion. Rev. Eric Gosnell, Messenger for Gowensville First Church, asked about the future use of the property. Walt explained that information did not pertain to the motion on the floor. There were no other questions and the question was called for and seconded.
The Parliamentarian explained the vote on the call for the question. The motion carried.
Keith Kelly moderated the vote on the motion to sale Camp Marietta. The motion carried with overwhelming majority.
Greg Sisk brought a second motion:
“The Camp Marietta Sales Committee moves that, in the event the contract just approved falls through, the Camp Marietta Sales Committee be charged with the actual sale of Camp Marietta for not less than $400,000.”
Greg brought and spoke to the second motion. Walt Tanner presided over the discussion. There was no discussion. Keith Kelly presided the vote. Rev. Martin Atkins, Pastor of Piedmont Park, raised a point of order for a second to the motion. The motion was seconded. The vote was taken and passed with an overwhelming majority.
The meeting concluded with singing We Are One in the Bond of Love led by Danny Culbertson. Walt Tanner concluded the meeting in prayer. The meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by, Anna Richardson Administrative Assistant
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Minutes of the 156th Annual Meeting October 27, 2016
The 156th Greenville Baptist Association’s Annual Meeting was held at Kingdom Life Church on October 27, 2016.
Rev. Al Phillips, Director of Missions, opened the meeting with a call for prayer concerning our nation, the upcoming presidential election, and our leaders.
Worship began with congregational singing of How Great Is Our God, led by Rev. Robbie Sox, Minister of Music of Brushy Creek Church.
Rev. Walt Tanner, Pastor of Capstone Church and GBA Moderator, welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. He then recognized the guests, new pastors/staff, and introduced the new GBA Moderator for 2017, Rev. Brett Aiken, Pastor of Temple Church.
Motion of Organization was read by Mrs. Verla Bennie, Association Clerk and Member of Mauldin First Church. It was seconded and approved.
Robbie Sox presented the agenda. There was no second needed and it was approved.
Al Phillips thanked Walt Tanner for the great job he did as Moderator this past year. Walt Tanner was presented with a commemorative gavel.
Al Phillips introduced the GBA staff and thanked them for the great job they do. Al explained he has a three-fold responsibility at the Association: 1) He is a pastor to the pastors; 2) He helps develop leaders; 3) He desires to mobilize churches for kingdom work.
The vision of the Association is: Reach the Unreached, Revitalize our existing churches, and Reproduce new churches. This is not just something we are going to do in the future, but something we are actively involved in currently. Our mission is to create access to the gospel in places where there is no access right now. Access to the Gospel is virtually unlimited in Greenville County. Where are those places in the world with no access to the gospel right now?
There are 7.5 billion people in the world. 44% or 3 billion live as UPGs (Unreached People Groups) 95% of the people categorized as a UPG live in the 10/40 Window 80,000 people die and go to hell every day in the 10/40 Window without ever hearing the gospel
In the neighborhoods of Greenville County, 75% of the people have no relationship to a church or to the Gospel. With Romans 15:19-20 as our foundation, by the next annual meeting (October 2017) the GBA plans to plant 2 more churches in Greenville County, plant 1 church in New England, and adopt a UPG in the 10/40 window. We are Greenville Baptist Association and this is what we do.
Reaching the Unreached – Revitalizing Churches – Reproducing New Churches:
The finance report was presented by Rev. Dale Sutton, Pastor of Overbrook Church. The income this year is 7% higher than last year. With the finalized sale of Camp Marietta, the GBA will receive about $200,000 which will be applied to the mortgage on the GBA Office building located at 220 Howe Street, Greenville. We have a 20-year mortgage on the building and the dialysis center has a 10-year lease with us. The income from the dialysis center is used for missions, churches, etc. Dale then called for the motion from the finance committee to adopt the proposed budget. Mr. Kirk Atkins, Member of Piedmont Park Church, asked if the finance committee anticipated meeting the budget? Dale answered affirmatively. Question was called, and a vote was taken. The Proposed 2017 Budget was approved. - 18 -
The Committee on Nominations report was presented by Dr. Marshall Fagg, Pastor of West Gantt First Church. The motion to accept the report as printed was made. There were not questions. The motion passed.
Robbie Sox then lead in a time of worship, with I’ll Fly Away.
In Jerusalem:
Rev. Fred Giles, Pastor of The Meeting Place, gave a report of his church plant’s progress. The Meeting Place will celebrate their two-year anniversary soon. They launched “Freedom Center” which provides tangible resources and life- skills training. Their “Love Army” ministry is a mobile makeover center for serving underprivileged people by giving haircuts, etc. They have outgrown their current children’s ministry areas and will be opening a new area in November 2016. The Meeting Place is also actively reproducing new churches. They are looking for ministry opportunities to plant a church in the lower part of South Carolina.
Rev. Alfred Johnson, Pastor of Church Without Walls, shared that there are over 900 people in Shemwood Crossing Apartment Complex; with 537 children. They have seen 255 salvations. One individual from their congregation is training to be a church planter. Alfred also shared that his 9-year old son accepted Christ as his Savior!
Rev. Joel Thrasher, Mission Strategy Leader for GBA, reported on Mission Greenville, Deaf Day Camp, Blue in the Zoo, Disaster Relief, and Crisis Centers:
Mission Greenville celebrated its 17th year this past summer. Eighty participants comprised 6 teams which fixed 7 roofs in the city of Greenville. However, there is much more than just repairs to roofs being done through this ministry. These participants are able to witnesses to homeowners and their neighborhoods. Deaf Day Camp celebrated its 40th year anniversary. According to the definition of a UPG, the deaf are a UPG right here in Greenville County. Blue in the Zoo saw over 500 law enforcement officers, their families, and volunteers from GBA churches participate this year. This was a successful event in which the Greenville Zoo directors and staff were heavily involved. We look forward to another successful event in September of 2017. Disaster Relief teams had a busy year. The mud-out team(s) have been deployed 4 or 5 times this year and has already been out with the latest hurricane. They anticipate being called out again. This past year the very first crisis center in Greenville County, Eastside Crisis Center, closed. As a result, the Westside Crisis Center is getting most of the overflow. Currently there are no funds available from World Hunger. Westside Crisis Center depends on financial assistance, food donations and volunteer help from the GBA churches.
Rev. Dan Messer, Hispanic Ministries Leader for GBA, reported growth in our Hispanic ministries with an average weekly attendance of 372 among these churches. There have been 27 baptisms this year and 8 more scheduled for November. A youth event was held and 360 attended. One of the Hispanic churches bought a church building and property. At their dedication service, over 418 attended. The building only seats 260! Five Hispanic pastors and their wives were in attendance and were recognized:
Reimer and Debora Falck (Misión Hispana Mauldin) Carols and Rita Galarza (Misión Hispana Laurel and Misión Hispana Hampton Heights) Rafael and Raquel Jáuregui (Cristo Única Esperanza) Carlos and Flor Ruiz (Fuente de Vida) Antonio and Rosio Mejía (Rio de Gloria)
Al Phillips reported that a conference entitled “Building Bridges to the Gay Community” was held at the GBA Office in September. Further discussions will be held in 2017 to reach this community. Al also reported that 2017 will be year focusing on church revitalization. Our motto will be “no church left behind.” On January 7, 2017, there will be a church - 19 - revitalization conference held at Lee Road Church. The GBA will be looking at how best to assist our churches replant, rebrand, merge, etc.
In Judea and Samaria:
Walt Tanner reported on the progress of the GBA partnership with New England. Phase 1 of the partnership was to establish triads with GBA churches and New England churches. Phase 1 is complete. Phase 2 is to plant 3 new churches in New England in the next 10 years. Rev. J. D. Mangrum, Pastor of Origins Church, will be our first church planter to New England. J. D. Magrum was introduced and gave his testimony about how God has called him to New England. The Mangrum family will be moving to Charlestown, Massachusetts (the oldest neighborhood in Boston) on December 29, 2016, to plant a church in that area. The GLOCAL Mission Fund that is supported by GBA churches financially helps these types of ministries.
Robbie Sox then lead in a time of worship, with It is Well with My Soul.
To the Ends of the Earth:
Al Phillips and Joel Thrasher introduced Dr. Duane Ostrem, Affinity Strategy Leader for Southeast Asia of IMB, and Todd with IMB. Myanmar is a country that is 88% Buddhist and has 4 million Muslims. There are 85 people groups and 32 of these are categorized as UPGs with 6 categorized as unengaged. What is the role of the GBA? God is leading the GBA to adopt a partnership with Myanmar. A vision trip to Myanmar is scheduled for March 2017. There is a window of opportunity available to us, but the window may close soon. We must act now!
Al Phillips led in a prayer time Todd, Duane Ostrem, and the work in Myanmar.
Joel Thrasher led a commissioning ceremony for J. D. Mangrum as our first church planter in New England. A commissioning certificate was signed followed by a prayer asking blessings over the Mangrum family and their new ministry.
Respectfully submitted, Verla Bennie Association Clerk
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Director of Missions
The past year has been exciting as we have implemented large parts of the vision we only were able to cast last year. Our vision is to reach the unreached, revitalize churches and reproduce new churches. We will do this in Greenville, North America and to the ends of the earth in obedience to the command of Jesus in Acts 1:8. We believe the GBA exists for the sake of FAME – Fellowship-Accountability-Missions-Evangelism and when we do these things well, Jesus is made famous.
Throughout the year, I have visited and preached in our churches, ministered to pastors and staff, trained Pastor Search Committees, facilitated efforts to revitalize and merge churches, worked with the SCBC to coordinate our partnerships and served as a sounding board for ministers seeking counsel and advice. The GBA has responded to this vision by pulling together to fund and implement all these efforts and more. I am excited to share that it appears we will meet our budget this year after making painful cuts last year. With the cuts, careful management of spending and increased giving by our churches, we have been able to make GBA leaner and more efficient while increasing ministry and missions dramatically. Here are a few of the things we have worked on in 2016 as part of our vision:
We launched two new churches, Greenville Church Without Walls and The Meeting Place with pastor/planters Alfred Johnson and Fred Giles respectively. Both are healthy, growing and reaching lost people with the gospel. We launched a new GLOCAL Missions Fund that GBA churches give to above and beyond their gifts to the GBA with every penny going to fund our missions work, our new church plants and revitalization efforts ($1,000 a month goes to each of our new church plants out of this fund). We reconvened our quarterly Executive Committee meetings to communicate more effectively with each other about what God is doing and to make more timely decisions. We initiated small groups for pastors with some 50 pastor and staff gathering in 6 small groups across the association meeting bi-weekly for fellowship, accountability and leadership development. Groups have started back up for the fall with 44 involved in 5 groups. We concluded the spring with our Revision Leadership Conference featuring author and seminary professor Dr. Aubrey Malphurs with more than 60 leaders from across the GBA in attendance at Evangelical Institute. We hosted Loving Our Schools, a special training for churches seeking to minister to our public schools. We offered Any3 Evangelism Training for Everyone in March as part of our Reaching the Unreached efforts. We continue to offer TaeKwonDo classes for ministers in our office under the tutelage of 4th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor, Jim Whitworth. We took 15 of our pastors through the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department Tactical Training in May. We led a vision trip for our churches to New England as part of our ongoing partnership with the New England Baptist Convention where we have committed to planting three new churches in ten years. We welcomed a new staff member to GBA in Anna Richardson from Fountain Inn. She is doing a great job as our new part-time administrative assistant. We created and distributed thousands of ministry kits, many of which went to the inner-city work of Church Without Walls. We marketed and sold Camp Marietta after a called joint meeting of GBA and Three Rivers Baptist Association. We planned and implemented Mission Greenville and Deaf Day Camp under the leadership of Joel Thrasher and Wanda Bridwell. We hosted Mission Insite Training for churches to learn how to use a powerful new tool to reach their neighborhoods with the gospel. We collected and distributed school supplies to inner city kids for the new school year. We planned and implemented our second annual Blue in the Zoo reaching out to law enforcement officers and their families across the county. We planned a ministers and spouses fellowship entitled The Sort of Late Show with David Letterhead attended by more than 100 at FBC, Mauldin.
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We will begin 2017 with a renewed focus on revitalizing churches starting with a Revitalize Conference on Saturday, January 7 at Lee Road Church. We look forward to 2017 with a continued focus on reaching the unreached by adopting an Unreached People Group in SE Asia and commissioning our first church planter in New England, JD Mangrum. We will send our first teams to New England this year to help JD lay the groundwork for his new church in Charlestown. We will take a vision trip with leaders from GBA to explore our new UPG adoption in SE Asia. All of this while keeping our eyes fixed on reaching the unreached right here in Greenville.
Thank you for the privilege of serving as DOM for GBA. It is a great blessing for which I thank God every morning. My door is always open to our pastors and churches. I look forward to a great year ahead.
Till All May Know, Al Phillips Director of Missions
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Missions Strategy
2016, a year of beginnings and endings. Some things never change.
REACH
Reach the nations among us. There are people from at least 87 nationalities, speaking 39 languages, living in Greenville County. We have people groups here from nations where we cannot send IMB personnel. Here! In our schools, neighborhoods, workplaces. The Great Commission commands us to go to the ends of the earth. The reality is that we don’t have to go very far to reach people from the ends of the earth. One of the unreached people groups in Greenville is our deaf population. This was the 40th anniversary of the GBA-sponsored day camp for deaf children and children of deaf adults. There were 12 campers and 14 volunteers. Hampton Heights church served as the host this year. Not only was the camp a special time, but we hosting a 40th anniversary celebration event at the Greenville Zoo. It was a great opportunity for 150+ Deaf people in the Upstate to fellowship together and reminisce over day camps gone by. It was also an excellent time of sharing the good news of Jesus through drama and storying. Day Camp returns June 5-9, 2017. Reaching the nations also includes our 16 language congregations. Many more are needed to reach the nations. Our 4-year partnership in Honduras was brought to a close in July. What a great time of celebrating with the people of Iglesia Cristiana Gracia de Dios in Choluteca. Many folks from GBA have been part of various ministries in that area, as well as working alongside of the new church to construct their first building.
Reach the unreached. As you may know, we have been talking about GBA adopting an Unreached People Group in what is called the 10/40 Window. One of the parameters we placed on this partnership is that is must also connect with a people group in our area. We narrowed that down to basically 2 countries – Vietnam and Myanmar. I had the opportunity to visit in both of those earlier this year. Spending 20 hours in a plane (one way) was worth the incredible time I had there. We met with IMB folks, as well as local pastors and others, as we sought wisdom and God’s direction. Ultimately, and there is a long story to it, we have decided on Myanmar! I am excited about officially launching that partnership in our Annual Meeting this year.
Reach the least of these. The Bible speaks of taking care of the poor, widow, orphan, foreigner, hungry, prisoner, etc… over 300 times. It’s important! Our churches are involved in a number of individual and collective efforts. One way is through the Westside Crisis Center and Golden Strip Emergency Relief. The centers are staffed by close to 300 volunteers from 30+ churches. Jim Barnette continues to provide leadership at the Westside Center. The Golden Strip Center is a partnership with the Golden Strip Emergency Relief and Resource Agency coordinated by Julia Bayne. Food is provided by churches, groups, and individuals as well as purchased from various locations. The centers have also depended on funds from the World Hunger Offering. As you may know, due to the shortfall in the hunger offerings last year, the South Carolina Baptist Convention stopped providing any hunger assistance in May. This has hurt! We are hopeful that the hunger offerings will be sufficient enough for the State Convention to begin distributing funds again in 2017. Even with this shortfall, the centers continue to assist thousands of individuals with basic needs including food, clothing and financial aid. Thanks to all who make these ministries possible. As you probably noticed, the Eastside Crisis Center is not listed. That center began in the early 1980’s as a ministry through East Park Church. Spencer LeGrand was the pastor at East Park, and led the way to establishing our first crisis center. From the beginning, it operated in the East Park facilities. Earlier this year, East Park voted to sell their facility. After much prayer and numerous conversations, the hard decision was made to close the Eastside Center. I am forever grateful to Spencer and his faithful, untiring leadership at Eastside. Then there are the volunteers, church contributions and so much more. Thousands of families have been assisted through the years. Countless numbers have had their lives changed because of the Eastside Center. To God be the glory! Mission Greenville continues to move forward. Edwards Road church does a great job of housing the participants and hosting the project. Host churches fed the crews. The partnership with the City remained strong. Approximately 120 participants from 4 churches were involved. The crews completed 7 roofs, and that last one was a bear! Thanks to all those who are involved in this ministry. The 2017 dates are: June. 19 – 23. This year, 51 churches provided 1,814 prisoner packets for Christmas. Thanks to Pat Bradshaw from West Gantt FBC and other volunteers for all your help. Prison ministry is not just about Christmas packets. There are other volunteers in our churches who are actively involved in ministry with inmates, families of inmates as well as those who work within the correctional system. Multiple churches provided useful items such as paper goods, personal care items, health
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Reach law enforcement personnel. Blue in the Zoo just keeps on growing. This began as a way for us to express appreciation and support to law enforcement personnel and their families. How thankful we are for the 150+ volunteers from 12 churches and Anderson University, as well as zoo staff. 360+ participants were part of this event! We continue to receive positive feedback from the churches and law enforcement folks.
Reach students. Baptist Collegiate Ministries is an important outreach and discipleship arm of our churches to college students. The BCM director for Furman is Andy Cooper. Bryan Bowman did a great job working with the students at Greenville Tech for several years. The new BCM leader for Greenville Tech is Todd Perkins. Their reports are listed elsewhere.
Reach the irreligious. We may live in the Deep South, but our society continues to change at an amazing pace. Speaking of change, have you seen the Greenville skyline lately? ALL that new construction!! It is good to see Apartment Life return to Greenville. We helped get that off the ground here several years ago. The economic downturn caused a lot of adjustment in that ministry. Stephen and Kaylin Leopard are the newest CARES team in one of the new properties here. They are active in Origins church. Multihousing ministry, whether in low income, high end, or properties somewhere in between, must not be overlooked. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. The top 25 most unreached areas of the Upstate are all in Greenville County. The most unreached zip code in the state is 29601, at close to 90%. At least 70% of our entire population is unreached and 40% of our population is not only unreached, but uninterested. We must reach the irreligious with the gospel!
REPRODUCE
Church Planting must continue to be an important part of what we do to transform the changing populations in Greenville County. There are currently 19 church plants in the GBA! Our 2 newest ones are The Meeting Place with Fred Giles as pastor, and the Church Without Walls with Alfred Johnson as pastor. Hispanic Ministries are needed more than more with our rapidly growing Hispanic communities. Dan Messer provides excellent leadership to this ministry. We have also worked to identify the 4 or 5 priority areas within GBA for new churches. With our increasing ethnicity, local church involvement lower than it was 25 years ago, and the increasingly irreligious neighbors around us, we must be planting new churches!
Our New England partnership was launched last year. The first stage was to establish what is called Triads. Basically, it is 2 of our churches connecting with one of the existing New England church plants. There are 7 Triads. Our churches are not only connecting with, and encouraging, them, but also sending teams to work alongside them. In the process, we are building great relationships and learning more and more about the New England culture. Yes, I am very pleased with how the Triads are working. We also had a vision trip there earlier this year. It was a fun time of connecting some of our church leaders with the folks there. The larger piece of our partnership is a commitment to be intricately involved in establishing 3 new churches there over the next 9 years. While I was praying for God to raise up that all-important, first church planter, I wasn’t really wanting it to be my pastor. But, it is! John David Mangrum, along with his wife, Natalie, and boys Noah and Owen, are leaving Origins church and moving to Boston in January. They will focus on the Charlestown neighborhood for a new church. This is personally bittersweet, but, I can’t wait to see what God does through them, and us.
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REVITALIZE
Not only must we start new churches, we must assist our existing churches. Southern Baptist churches are autonomous. That means, among other things, GBA has no authority over our churches. Therefore, churches must recognize the need for assistance and request it. We can provide valuable assistance for churches who are serious about being filled with new life among the harvest that God has in front of you. There is a new demographic software called Mission Insite that can be a beneficial tool for our churches.
I must mention Woman's Missionary Union. WMU continues to provide valuable training, encouragement and ministry opportunities for our churches. I don’t know what we would do without the faithful WMU in the Association and churches. Marcie Malone, from Mauldin First church, has faithfully served as the Director for a number of years. Thank you! And welcome to Beth Allen, from Simpsonville First, as the new director.
Missions Strategy relates to New Work, Hispanic Outreach, Mission Partnerships, Community Ministries, Summer Ministries, Demographics, WMU, Men’s Ministries, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Multihousing Ministry and a few other things. I am so thankful for Wanda Bridwell who tries to keep us straight as Missions Strategy Assistant.
Respectfully submitted, Joel E. Thrasher Missions Strategy Leader
Hispanic Ministries
The past year saw the Hispanic work of the GBA move forward in several areas. The average weekly attendance was up with to three hundred seventy-two, with twenty-seven baptisms, and eight more to be baptized this month. Three of our pastors were involved in mission work in other areas as well. They were doing evangelism and bible schools in New York, Mexico, and Ecuador, where they saw many come to know Christ as Savior. Praise the Lord! The Guatemalan congregation purchased a building, the former John Calvin Presbyterian Church on West Parker Road. They are the largest of our Hispanic congregations. We are looking at several areas where we pray a new work can begin this coming year.
Please pray for our Hispanic pastors and their families. Listed below are our Hispanic pastors and their place of service: 1. Jerry Zapata (Burly, wife) – Primera Iglesia de Greenville 2. Felipe Hernández (Eulalia, wife) – Cristo La Puerta Abierta 3. Ernesto Chaparro (Magdelena, wife) – Familia de Fe 4. Greg Somers (Magda, wife) – La Roca 5. Rafael Jáuregui (Raquel, wife) – Cristo Única Esperanza 6. Antonio Mejía (Rosio, wife) – Rio de Gloria 7. Carlos Ruiz (Flor, wife) – Fuente de Vida 8. Carlos Galarza (Rita, wife) – Misión Hispana Laurel and Misión Hispana Hampton Heights 9. Reimer Falck (Debora, wife) – Misión Hispana Mauldin
Respectfully Submitted, Dan Messer Hispanic Ministries Leader
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Disaster Relief
History of the Greenville Association’s SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit
Severe flooding impacted residents of the downtown Greenville and Berea areas on July 29, 2004. After SC Baptist Flood Relief units responded to assist the homeowners affected, a generous portion of an estate gift to a Baptist church in the Berea area was designated for GBA Disaster Relief. That gift financed the establishment and equipment purchases for the GBA Flood Relief/Mud-Out Unit which was ready in time to respond to victims of hurricane Katrina in the Mississippi Gulf Coast the next year, 2005. The GBA Disaster Relief Unit has responded every year since then throughout the eastern United States to aid victims of flooding due to hurricanes, flash floods and the like with the help of trained SC Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from across the state.
Ministry and Activities:
IT HAS BEEN A VERY ACTIVE YEAR in SC Baptist Disaster Relief
2015: October: GBA Disaster Relief Ministry Team member and Unit Leader, Jeff Heath, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as the leader of a flood-relief volunteer team in Sumter, SC, October 16-21, 2015.
November: GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and Unit Leader, Jim Whitworth, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as leader of flood-relief in the “Saturday Mud-Out Blitz” of the greater Columbia, SC, area on October 24, 2015. (The GBA Unit was the only unit that responded to this State-Wide Saturday Mud-Out Blitz)
GBA Disaster Relief Ministry Team member and Unit Leader, Avery Fox served regularly throughout the SC midlands in response to the flooding by training, organizing and supervising teams of Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers for the 2015 SC flooding.
GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and Unit Leader, Jim Whitworth, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as leader of a flood-relief volunteer team in North Charleston, SC, November 9-12, 2015.
2016: January: GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and Unit Leader, Jim Whitworth, represented SC Baptist Disaster Relief at the Greenville County Fire Chiefs Association meeting on January 5, 2016, at the Belmont Fire Department in Greenville.
GBA Disaster Relief Ministry Team member and Unit Leader, Avery Fox, facilitated the Mud-Out/Ash-Out training and GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Task Force Member, Jim Whitworth, provided Unit Leader Training at each of the Annual SC Baptist Disaster Relief Regional Spring Training Conferences: February 20: First Baptist Church; Mt. Pleasant, SC March 18-19: White Oak Conference Center; Winnsboro, SC April 16: New Prospect Baptist Church; Anderson, SC
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April: GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and Unit Leader, Jim Whitworth, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as leader of a flood-relief volunteer team in Haughton, LA, April 3-9, 2016.
May: GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and Unit Leader, Jim Whitworth, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as leader of a flood-relief volunteer team in Haughton, LA, May 8-12, 2016.
July: GBA Disaster Relief Ministry Team member and Unit Leader, Richard Johnson, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as leader of a flood-relief volunteer team in Mt. Nebo, WV, July 13--17, 2016.
August: GBA Disaster Relief Ministry Team members and Unit Leaders: Avery Fox, Jeff Heath, Richard Johnson, and Jim Whitworth attended the 2016 Annual SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit Leader Update and training at the SC Baptist Convention in Columbia. Jim provided a Unit Leader Training session for new and returning Unit Leaders at this event.
September: GBA Disaster Relief Coordinator and Unit Leader, Jim Whitworth, using the GBA Flood Relief Unit and SC Baptist Disaster Relief Unit # SC MT 004, served as leader of a flood-relief volunteer team in Baton Rouge, LA, September 11-17, 2016.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 IS NATIONAL BAPTIST DISASTER RELIEF DAY (The first Sunday in November each year.)
This is a great opportunity for churches to recognize volunteers and promote this ministry of HELP, HEALING and HOPE IN CRISIS.
2016 Training Opportunities: Disaster Relief Chaplaincy (12-hour) Training on November 4-5, 2016 at White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC (Pre-register) International Disaster Relief (12-hour) Training (Baptist Global Response) on November 4-5, 2016 at White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC (Pre-register)
2017 Training Opportunities: 2017 SC Baptist Disaster Relief Regional Training Conference Schedule: March 18, 2017 “TBD” Church in Florence, SC area April 22, 2017 Taylors First Baptist Church in Taylors, SC October 13-14, 2017 White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC For more information and when on-line training registration is available: www.SCbaptist.org/dr.
Jim Whitworth is a volunteer who also represents GBA, SCBC, and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief by participating in national, regional and local meetings, training exercises and the SCBC State-wide Disaster Relief Task Force conference calls and meetings held throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted, Rev. Jim Whitworth Disaster Relief Coordinator, Greenville Baptist Association State-Wide SC Baptist Disaster Relief Task Force and Unit Leader Trainer, SC Baptist Disaster Relief
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Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Furman University It is with great pleasure that I report that the Furman University BCM is alive and well on campus. Academic year 2015-2016 was a time of transition as I (Andy Cooper) took over the reins from Ryan Brooks. Our meetings are on Monday nights at 7:30 and we averaged just below 15 students a meeting. We enjoyed plenty of opportunities for fellowship, Bible Study, and service and developed a strong community of students dedicated to following Jesus in a Baptist way. Our goals for academic year 2016-2017 are to increase our direct missions experiences as well as increase our average attendance to 20 students.
Please continue to pray for our small, but mighty band of Baptist students at Furman.
Respectfully submitted, Rev. N. Andrew Cooper BA, Religion, Furman ‘94
This year we have been able to reach a new group of students for the Gospel. Students were able develop true biblical community and strengthen their faith through discussion, teaching, and fellowship. During our weekly Bible study, we were able to walk through what it means to have an authentic faith and develop true biblical community. Jade and Eli were the two students that stood out in how much they have grown in their faith this year. Eli came to BCM with some background knowledge of the Gospel but no real relationship with Christ. As he attended week in and week out, we saw his heart soften toward the gospel and his engagement increased. Jade came to BCM with a strong faith in Christ but some challenges in her understanding of Christian theology. As we walked through scripture we were able to have some great conversations and encourage her as she grew closer in her walk with Christ. Join us in prayer that God will continue to encourage every student that attended BCM this past year and continue to draw each of us closer to Him.
In Christ, Brian Bowman GTC BCM
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WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION Auxiliary of Greenville Baptist Association Director’s Report
Our theme of “ALL FOR YOU – Surrender, Sacrifice – Serve” was emphasized throughout the year in our meetings, events, and correspondence. The focus was on our willingness to give over more and more to our Lord, so that we all can be a part of more and more service for the Kingdom.
As the service year began in September, 47 gathered at Simpsonville First Church, surrounded by displays prepared by consultants and other team members. The displays included basic instructional items plus reminders of service areas in which WMU groups of all ages may lead their churches’ involvement. Laurie Register, SC WMU Director and Treasurer, encouraged us to be aware of the changing world, and to always be looking at how we can be an impact with servant hearts. Director of Missions, Rev. Al Phillips, expressed appreciation for WMU involvement in missions in our churches and the Greenville area communities. He charged the gathering to continue in this endeavor. Our baby shower collections were presented to area crisis centers for their ministries.
In October, our team was represented at the Greenville Baptist Association Annual Meeting at Eastlan Church. There we distributed materials on Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and the upcoming collection of Christmas Prisoner Packets.
In early November, the Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer sessions and Season of Prayer for International Missions gave views of the wide world and the hurting, lost people we are charged to reach out to for Christ. Women on Missions groups of 7 churches lead 147 women in prayer sessions focusing on women and children of the world. WMU representatives in area churches emphasized to their churches the need for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions, which supports Southern Baptist work worldwide.
Checking Christmas Prisoner Packets delivered to the Association office in early December was another opportunity for our team to support the work of Greenville Baptist Association and SC Baptist Convention in showing Christian love to prisoners in SC Correctional facilities. Our team encouraged WMU members to lead their churches to participate. We assisted in checking 1,814 packets delivered by 35 churches, before delivery to Columbia.
Our “celebrate WMU” month of February included a delicious dinner evening at City View Church on February 11. The testimonies, stories, and songs of Esther Burroughs, noted speaker and writer, and Kay Crowe Bayne, well-known singer, warmed hearts of 117 diners. There was also an abundant gathering of staple food items to be presented to area crisis centers.
We again contacted area church WMU persons to encourage their support for the March 6-13 Season of Prayer for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. The world has come to America with many cultures and religions. This offering supports Southern Baptist church planting and associated work across North America and helps bring hope and light to strangers and home folk needing Christ.
To gain information and guiding in new emphases and materials, and to be refreshed by stories of our missionaries, 6 team members attended the Annual SC WMU Encounter and Meeting on March 11-12 at Ashley River Church in Charleston. Participation in several mission action projects supported by local Charleston churches gave us the pleasure of serving, also. - 29 -
April 13 found us at Welcome Church in our own Annual Spring Meeting, with a finger food supper. Attending were almost 100 members and 11 ministry display presenters (a house full). Pam Parker, retired International Mission Board missionary and presenter of the Baptist Global Response Bucket Project – Hospice Kits, spoke on the extreme needs in hospice units in other countries for basic care items, hygiene items, and cleaning products. Linda Allen, retired International Mission Board missionary, gave a heartfelt talk on their years of service and early retirement, and the leaving behind much work that needs to be continued. Officers for the upcoming year were elected.
A new project for the team was volunteering to provide and deliver daily lunches to a work crew during Mission Greenville in June. This gave us a part in the Association providing roofs and needed repairs to homes of some underserved citizens.
Our last event of the year was the Children’s Ministry Day gathering on August 27 at Monaghan Church. We had a good time arranging flower pots to be delivered to shut-ins and nursing homes. The 36 attenders heard about the need for the plan of salvation to be presented to children ministered to in our church activities. Kim McKinney, GA and Children in Action consultant, shared with the boys and girls, along with their leaders, how they can be a part of this. We ended the session with a hot dog meal.
The Woman’s Missionary Union, Auxiliary of Greenville Baptist Association, as usual has had a busy year serving alongside churches and the Greenville Association staff. We thank you for this opportunity to serve you and we pledge our efforts to continue in presenting missions education, and development to the churches.
Marcie Malone, Past Director Woman’s Missionary Union Auxiliary to Greenville Baptist Association
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Straight Street TaeKwonDo
In partnership with the Greenville Baptist Association, Straight Street Ministries has been providing TaeKwonDo classes for Pastors, Missionaries, Chaplains and their families for the past three years. Current students of Straight Street TaeKwonDo include a facility Director for Miracle Hill Ministries (former SC Department of Corrections Chaplain), a Hospice Chaplain (former Celebrate Recovery Pastor), an International Mission Board family of missionaries, and a bi- vocational Pastor with his two teenage sons.
Many wonder, just what is the GBA TaeKwonDo Ministry? TaeKwonDo is a Korean style of self-defense and martial arts that has been provided in the Greenville Baptist Association office and a part of the Greenville area Baptist life for over 16 years. (It is also a summer Olympics’ sport.)
The classes are taught by a Christian, Forth Degree Black Belt Master Instructor with over 40 years of TaeKwonDo teaching experience registered with the World Taekwondo Headquarters, Kukkiwon, in Seoul, Korea. The “Ministry” part of this is attributed to the Christian atmosphere of the classes and that the lessons are provided twice per week at the GBA office for ministers, pastors, missionaries and their families at no charge (minimal operational fees). Classes are also open to law enforcement families, members of GBA churches, church staff, etc. at minimal rates.
If you have an interest in improving your physical, mental and spiritual development along with self-defense and self- discipline by learning the ancient martial art of TaeKwonDo, please contact Rev. Jim Whitworth at [email protected], 864.232.0031, or through the Greenville Baptist Association office. New classes, just for beginners, start periodically so call or email for information.
Master Jim Whitworth, 4th Dan Straight Street TaeKwonDo Straight Street Ministries Operating as Straight Street, LLC since 2001
Crisis Centers of the Greenville Baptist Association
Center Location/Telephone/Coordinator: Days Open Hours Golden Strip 1102 Howard Drive Golden Strip Human Resource Center Monday, Tuesday, 9:00 A.M. until Simpsonville Telephone: 688.2233/688.2222 Thursday, and Friday 11:30 A.M. Coordinator: Julia Baynes Wednesday 1:00 P.M. until 3:30 P.M.
Westside 301 Woodside Avenue Woodside Church Monday, Tuesday, and 10:00 A.M. until Greenville Telephone: 271.2781 Thursday 12:00 NOON Coordinator: Jim Barnette
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Church Relations Committee Report
The Church Relations Committee made its final report last January at our Executive Committee meeting regarding the Augusta Heights Church. We had given them until that meeting to respond to our request that they repent and return to the biblical understanding of marriage as between a man and a woman. Since they did not respond, we considered our action of last October final and the church was removed from membership in the GBA. Our hearts are saddened but we are certain this was the biblical response for us.
During 2016, the Westside Church dissolved, being absorbed into a non-denominational church in Simpsonville so this church was removed from our roles. We are working with the East Park and Sanctuary Churches towards a merger that has been approved by both churches. The new church will maintain the name of Sanctuary and the church will continue to meet at 302 Parkins Mill Road.
Thank you for the honor of serving. Dr. Mike Runion Chairman, Church Relations Committee Pastor, City View First Church
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee is pleased to report that the vacant part-time position of Administrative Assistant has been filled. Resumes were accepted and interviews were conducted. The Personnel Committee selected and unanimously approved Mrs. Anna Richardson as their nomination, which was then approved by the Association. Mrs. Richardson has since fulfilled her duties with professionalism and grace. The Personnel Committee also strongly desires to commend the Associational staff for their professionalism as well as they fulfill their callings to ministry. It is very evident that a spirit of purpose and unity to accomplish the goal that “All May Know” has permeated the atmosphere of the offices.
Submitted by, Dr. Howard Foster Chairman, Personnel Committee Pastor, Five Forks Church
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Three-Year Contributions Comparison
YTD 2016 Church 2014 2015 9/30/16
Augusta Road 843.05 - - Beechwood - - - Berea Heights - - - Bethel 7,069.80 8,638.13 465.16 Brandon 600.00 600.00 400.00 Brushy Creek 34,000.00 34,000.00 29,250.00 Calvary First 8,400.00 8,400.00 6,300.00 Capstone - 1,000.00 1,000.00 Cedar Lane 420.00 420.00 35.00 Cedar Shoals 4,315.31 4,464.17 1,649.97 City View First 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,375.00 Clear Spring 2,173.00 2,295.00 1,914.00 Community Mission 1,225.00 1,050.00 800.00 Connection Fellowship - - - Crestview 250.55 371.30 211.52 Cristo La Puerta Abierta 125.00 200.00 - Daventon 955.00 1,124.98 750.00 David Street 446.73 972.12 1,718.24 Daybreak Community - - - Deaf First 412.00 - 322.41 Disciples Fellowship 300.00 300.00 225.00 Dunean 1,800.00 1,050.00 1,750.00 Earle Street 9,220.74 11,579.26 9,000.00 East Park 566.75 - 750.00 Eastlan 8,155.41 7,989.10 4,411.58 Edwards Road 19,251.45 19,492.23 14,911.54 Emmanuel - - - Five Forks 14,063.34 13,294.32 11,207.13 Fork Shoals 2,221.61 4,522.08 2,388.67 Fountain Inn First 11,916.58 6,768.00 5,518.00 Freedom Fellowship 1,066.10 1,034.47 759.45 Grace 600.00 600.00 450.00 Greater New Hope - - - Grove Road 476.63 389.92 344.00 Grove Station 3,529.26 3,402.05 2,580.89 Hampton Heights 6,642.19 5,971.33 5,716.34 Heritage - - - Hillside 5,751.45 3,546.79 3,438.52 Hilltop Avenue 500.00 500.00 250.00 Holly Ridge 8,711.88 10,258.64 8,467.00 Kentland Park 305.00 - - Kingdom Life 4,000.00 4,200.00 4,200.00 - 33 -
YTD 2016 Church 2014 2015 9/30/16 Laurel 4,690.03 5,067.94 2,263.63 Lee Road 6,236.21 2,100.00 2,300.00 Lifepoint - - - Mauldin First 16,967.60 18,308.24 15,333.48 Monaghan 2,383.37 3,361.21 2,852.48 New Covenant Christian Fellowship - - - New Hope 4,158.49 3,135.00 2,565.00 New Life Community - - - Northgate 4,050.00 5,531.00 3,440.00 Oak Crest 1,745.41 977.63 699.81 Oak Pointe 1,908.00 1,653.00 1,720.00 Open Heart 1,445.00 1,440.00 1,080.00 Origins 4,189.52 2,881.34 3,184.92 Overbrook 11,704.33 10,594.20 9,137.19 Parisview 750.00 750.00 500.00 Parkwood - - - Pelham Road - - - Pendleton Street 5,485.54 6,662.84 2,703.77 Piedmont First 500.04 458.37 375.03 Piedmont Park 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,350.00 Poe 709.97 791.77 762.23 Primera Iglesia de Greenville 73.86 - - Providence 300.00 325.00 200.00 Real Life - - - Reedy Fork 2,400.00 2,400.00 1,800.00 Riverview - 626.00 561.50 Rockvale - - 200.00 Rocky Creek 5,000.04 5,000.04 8,467.97 Roper Mountain 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,125.00 Rutherford Road - - - Sanctuary - - - Sandy Springs 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,152.29 Sans Souci 1,920.36 582.87 - Shady Grove - - - Simpsonville First 90,804.02 88,376.89 64,485.66 Skypointe - - - SonPoint Community - - - South Greenville - - - Standing Springs 19,080.06 13,808.45 9,109.98 Tanglewood 3,299.79 6,393.64 8,090.68 Temple 9,500.00 9,500.00 7,124.94 Unity - - - Vietnamese Blessings 600.00 600.00 450.00 Washington Avenue 4,200.00 4,315.00 3,565.00
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YTD 2016 Church 2014 2015 9/30/16 Welcome 4,483.89 1,213.72 1,583.49 West Gantt First 4,850.00 3,300.00 2,200.76 West Greenville 1,075.00 535.00 463.00 Westview 240.00 5,280.00 3,729.00 Westville - - - Westwood - - 100.00 White Oak 500.00 500.00 800.00 Woodside 2,250.00 2,520.82 1,666.64
Subtotal 385,114.36 374,723.86 292,702.87
New Works, Congregations, and Ministries:
YTD 2016 Church 2014 2015 9/30/16
Arabic - - - Capstone 500.00 - - Chin Congregation of Greenville 1,163.85 1,107.93 1,484.28 Church Without Walls - - - Cristo Única Esperanza - - - Emerge 489.00 - - Encounter 480.92 - - Envision - - - Familia de Fe - - - Fuente de Vida - - - Greenville Japanese - - - Greenville Vietnamese 300.00 600.00 400.00 Indian Upstate Fellowship - - - Infinity 1,865.00 1,948.00 1,640.00 La Roca 237.66 415.18 214.14 Lord's Delight 160.00 295.00 90.00 Misión Hispana Hampton Heights - - - Misión Hispana Laurel - - - Misión Hispana Mauldin - - - Rio de Gloria - - - Tapestry - - - The Crossing 600.00 550.00 540.00 The Meeting Place - - -
Subtotal 5,796.43 4,916.11 4,368.42
Total for year 390,910.79 379,639.97 297,071.29
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2017 Proposed Annual Budget
BUSINESS AFFAIRS TEAM 2016 Proposed 2017 Increase/decrease Staff Support Salaries $ 109,793.50 $ 108,050.42 $ (1,743.08) Benefits $ 32,624.35 $ 36,954.00 $ 4,329.65 Expenses $ 8,893.38 $ 8,532.33 $ (361.05) Total Staff Support $ 151,311.23 $ 153,536.75
Administrative Expenses Auditor $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ - Mileage-Support Staff $ 300.00 $ 300.00 $ - Staff Christmas/Anniversary $ 1,200.00 $ 3,390.73 $ 2,190.73 Ministers Fellowship $ 500.00 $ 500.00 $ - Support Staff Conferences $ 500.00 $ 500.00 $ - Total Administrative Expenses $ 4,000.00 $ 6,190.73
Operational Expenses Office Supplies $ 3,500.00 $ 3,500.00 $ - Printing $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ - New Equipment/Copier Payments $ 13,000.00 $ 13,000.00 $ - Postage $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ - Telephone Fax Internet $ 11,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ (5,000.00) Janitorial Service/Supplies $ 500.00 $ 500.00 $ - Building Maintenance $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ - Insurance $ 2,800.00 $ 2,800.00 $ - Utilities $ 9,800.00 $ 8,000.00 $ (1,800.00) Office Equipment Maintenance $ 6,500.00 $ 6,500.00 $ - Van-Gas, Maintenance, Insurance $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ - Memorial Fund $ 250.00 $ 250.00 $ - Annual Session $ 700.00 $ 700.00 $ - Total Operational Expenses $ 61,050.00 $ 54,250.00
TOTAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS $ 216,361.23 $ 213,977.48
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MISSIONS STRATEGY TEAM 2016 Proposed 2017 Increase/decrease Staff Support Salaries $ 106,751.54 $ 111,021.60 $ 4,270.06 Benefits $ 65,044.21 $ 59,262.04 $ (5,782.17) Expenses $ 10,668.75 $ 10,811.50 $ 142.75 Total Staff Support $ 182,464.50 $ 181,095.14
Missions Ministries 1:8 Jerusalem Ministries Crisis Centers $ 2,500.00 $ 1,000.00 $ (1,500.00) Mission Greenville $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $ - Community Ministries $ 500.00 $ 500.00 $ - Day Camps $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 Hispanic Ministries $ 9,250.00 $ 9,250.00
1:8 Judea-Samaria Ministries New England Partnership $ 5,000.00
1:8 Ends of the Earth Ministries Unreached People Group Adoption SE Asia $ 2,000.00
Total Missions Ministries $ 14,250.00 $ 19,750.00
Local Partnership Ministries Martin-Webb $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ - Marietta Camp & Conf Center $ 10,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ (5,000.00) Adopt an Annuitant $ 1,200.00 $ 1,200.00 $ - Total Partnership Ministries $ 11,400.00 $ 6,400.00
TOTAL MISSIONS STRATEGY $ 208,114.50 $ 207,245.14
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TOTAL BUDGET EXPENSES $ 424,475.73 $ 421,222.62
BUDGET FUNDING 2016 Proposed 2017 Increase/decrease Church Contributions $ 400,000.00 $ 405,000.00 $ 5,000.00 SCBC/NAMB $ 25,051.00 $ 20,648.00 $ (4,403.00)
TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING $ 425,051.00 $ 425,648.00
Expenses $ 424,475.73 $ 421,222.62 Funding $ 425,051.00 $ 425,648.00 $ 575.27 $ 4,425.38
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Tenant Income Report
Tenant income and expenses Nov 2015 thru Oct 2016 Revenue Rent received $ 112,994.82
CAM received $ 18,000.00
Total Revenue $ 94,994.82
Expenses Grounds Maintenance $ 6,000.00
Grounds Maintenance Supplies $ 2,593.66
Southern Mutual (Insurance) $ 2,953.00
Interest Exp (Southern First) $ 31,433.29
Total Expenses $ 42,979.95
Total Revenue $ 94,994.82 Minus Total Expenses $ 42,979.95 $ 52,014.87
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Building Loan Update
Beginning Balance $ 710,257.57
11/1/2015 $ 4,132.76 Principal Payment 12/1/2015 $ 4,236.51 Principal Payment 1/1/2016 $ 4,165.19 Principal Payment 2/1/2016 $ 4,179.76 Principal Payment 3/1/2016 $ 4,370.90 Principal Payment 4/1/2016 $ 4,214.46 Principal Payment 5/1/2016 $ 4,316.41 Principal Payment 6/1/2016 $ 4,246.97 Principal Payment 7/1/2016 $ 4,348.52 Principal Payment 8/1/2016 $ 4,280.82 Principal Payment 9/1/2016 $ 4,297.41 Principal Payment 10/1/2016 $ 4,397.00 Principal Payment
$ 51,186.71
Loan Balance $ 659,070.86
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2016-2017 Committee on Nominations All the positions and names carried under this heading are offered as a means of listing the information for every committee in one place. Only the names underlined are being nominated for election in this session. New committee members begin service at the conclusion of this annual meeting. All others were previously elected and are serving the remainder of their terms. Director of Missions is ex-officio member of all committees.
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Shane Donald 1045 Cooley Bridge Rd, Belton 29627 338-9241 Cedar Shoals [email protected] 2017 Walt Tanner 601 Fairview St, Fountain Inn 29644 862-3393 Capstone [email protected] 2018 Dusty Raines 2730 Anderson Rd, Greenville 29611 269-5783 Welcome [email protected] 2018 Todd Stewart 1503 East Lee Rd, Taylors 29687 244-4678 Lee Road [email protected] 2019 **Ben Hill 1111 West Georgia Rd, Simpsonville 29680 477-0124 Standing Springs [email protected] 2019 **Wade Leonard 150 South Main St, Mauldin 29662 288-7835 Mauldin First [email protected] **Appointed by Outgoing Moderator
Officers The following persons are being nominated to serve as officers of the Association. Service will begin following this session.
Name Address Phone Church Email______Moderator Brett Aiken 213 W Curtis St, Simpsonville 29681 963-5834 Temple [email protected] Vice Moderator Shane Donald 1045 Cooley Bridge Rd, Belton 29627 704-6550 Cedar Shoals [email protected] Clerk Verla Bennie 150 South Main St, Mauldin 29662 288-7835 Mauldin First [email protected] Historian Wanda Bridwell 220 Howe St, Greenville 29601 242-4330 Brushy Creek [email protected]
Administrative Committees
ANNUAL MEETING AND WORSHIP Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Bob Whaley 459 Reedy Fork Rd, Greenville 29605 277-4617 Reedy Fork [email protected] 2017 Jerry Stepp 107 Sheffield Ln, Taylors 29687 414-0584 Eastlan [email protected] 2018 Stephen Miller* 206 North Weston St, Fountain Inn 29644 499-8541 Fountain Inn First [email protected] 2018 Donald Shockley, Chair 1801 Woodruff Rd, Greenville 29607 288-1323 Rocky Creek [email protected] 2019 Marty Price PO Box 2108, Greenville 29602 444-3770 Pendleton Street [email protected] 2019 Brett Gibson 260 Adams Mill Rd, Simpsonville 29681 838-6134 Holly Ridge [email protected] *Unexpired term replacing Adam Morgan
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BYLAWS Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Bill Mauritz 191 River Walk Ct, Simpsonville 29681 963-4682 Five Forks [email protected] 2017 Larry Gunter* PO Box 545, Piedmont 29673 238-3641 Grove Station [email protected] 2018 Calvin Holland, Chair 21 Allen St, Greenville 29605 233-7457 Dunean [email protected] 2018 Gertie Mullis 3 Montrose Dr, Greenville 29607 297-6255 Laurel [email protected] 2019 Lee Daniels 115 Dartmoor Dr, Greer 29650 230-4580 Brushy Creek [email protected] 2019 Greg Fortune 302 Parkins Mill Rd, Greenville 29607 484-6780 East Park [email protected] *Unexpired term replacing Bryan Cox
CHURCH RELATIONS Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Marshall Fagg, Chair 1452 Whitehorse Rd, Greenville 29605 277-8335 West Gantt First [email protected] 2017 Mike Runion 2300 W Blue Ridge Dr, Greenville 29611 246-9220 City View First [email protected] 2018 Deane Harrison 652 Old Grove Rd, Piedmont 29673 299-0866 Rockvale [email protected] 2018 Larry Ledford PO Box 80683, Simpsonville 29680 862-5138 Unity [email protected] 2019 Mike Bearden 410 Quail Run Cir, Fountain Inn 29644 325-8790 Fountain Inn First [email protected] 2019 Angela Carter 4999 Old Spartanburg Rd, Taylors 29687 244-5075 Brushy Creek [email protected]
FINANCE Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Richard Donald 205 Stafford Ave, Greenville 29605 232-6727 Open Heart [email protected] 2017 Alex Sands, Chair 416 Holland Rd, Simpsonville 29681 627-8199 Kingdom Life [email protected] 2018 Mike Kuckel 38 David St, Greenville 29609 381-9811 David Street [email protected] 2018 Brian Owens 3 Hedge St, Simpsonville 29681 967-8591 Simpsonville First [email protected] 2019 Ben Reeves 1425 White Horse Rd, Greenville 29605 901-5397 West Gantt First [email protected] 2019 Wes Bryant 200 East Broad St, Greenville 29601 380-5727 Monaghan [email protected]
PERSONNEL Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Howard Foster, Chair 112 Batesville Rd, Simpsonville 29681 288-9455 Five Forks [email protected] 2017 Randy Kirby 3 Hedge St, Simpsonville 29681 967-8591 Simpsonville First [email protected] 2018 Danny Culbertson 1500 W Parker Rd, Greenville 29617 246-8411 Monaghan [email protected] 2018 Eddie Howard 501 Hillside Church Rd, Fountain Inn 29644 862-5597 Hillside [email protected] 2019 Walt Tanner PO Box 1506, Fountain Inn 29644 567-1229 Capstone [email protected] 2019 Benny Littlejohn 625 South Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 29607 494-8708 Eastlan [email protected]
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PROPERTY Year Name Address ______Phone Church Email______2017 Ron Geyer 312 Summerplace Way, Greer 29650 244-2975 Edwards Road [email protected] 2017 Bob Whitehead 200 N Washington Ave, Greenville 29611 295-1610 Washington Avenue [email protected] 2018 Furman Gatewood, Chair 611 South Fairfield Rd, Greenville 29605 244-7174 Community Mission [email protected] 2018 Dan Green 371 Sandy Springs Rd, Pelzer 29669 243-3878 Sandy Springs [email protected] 2019 Joel Butterfield PO Box 14294, Greenville 29610 295-2360 Westwood [email protected] 2019 Paul Link 28 Jamison St, Greenville 29611 520-3961 Westview [email protected]
TRUSTEES, MARIETTA BAPTIST CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER Year Name Address ______Phone Church ______2015 Kirk Atkins 308 Cameron Creek Ln, Simpsonville 29681 399-6251 Piedmont Park 2016 Dianna Yow 625 South Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 29607 288-5420 Eastlan 2016 Mike Kuckel 38 David St, Greenville 29609 381-9811 David Street 2017 Linda Scarbrough 104 Dawes Dr, Greer 29650 908-0810 Brushy Creek
Al Phillips, ex-officio 220 Howe St, Greenville 29601 242-4330 Greenville Baptist Association
Note: The Board of Trustees has been frozen due to the current situation at Camp Marietta.
Committee on Nominations:
Marshall Fagg, Chair Dusty Raines Shane Donald Todd Stewart Moderator, Walt Tanner Director of Missions, Al Phillips, ex-officio
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Deceased Members During the Year
Bethel Mrs. Lillian Payne, Mrs. Willette Burton, Mrs. Juanita Campbell, Mr. James Swayngham, Mr. Michael Moreland, Mrs. Carol Ann Murphy
Brandon Mr. Johnny Hines
Brushy Creek Lou Holtzclaw, Fred Greene, Richard Boroughs, Mildred Watson, Freda Chandler, Bob Bills, Sue Hood, Evelyn Wood, Sonny Harrison, George Adams, Howard Galloway, Betty Higgins, Ed Holtzclaw, Bascomb Hall, Burl Ashley, Larry Duganne
Calvary First Ms. Inez Gilliland, Mrs. Kathy Bailey, Mrs. Deanna Coleman, Ms. Mary Gregory, Ms. Frances Sewell, Ms. Maxine Bayne, Ms. Shelby Lane, Mr. Lee Alexander, Ms. Diane Bowlby, Ms. Azalee Hall, Ms. Mildred Parham, Mr. Charles Coleman, Mr. Benny Blackstone, Benjamin Jones (age 6)
Cedar Shoals Mrs. Ann Rhodes, Mr. Jerry Rhodes, Mrs. Joyce Webb, Mr. Billy Campbell, Mr. Josh Bedingfield
Church Without Walls Z’A Marion Wilcox (age 2)
City View First Mrs. Ethel McCombs, Rev. Jack W. Hester, Mr. Robert C. Hughes, Sr., Mr. Robert Bullock, Rev. Chauncey W. Jones, Mr. Jimmy Vernon Ashworth, Mr. Shannon T. Broome, Mrs. Jewel Lee Payne, Mr. Gary Michael Gossett, Mr. Thomas W. Goodwin, Jr., Mr. Marvin E. Wilson
Clear Spring Mrs. Sallie Cooper, Mrs. Carolyn Brown, Mrs. Sarah Spillers, Rev. Carlos Watson, Mr. Stephen Applegate, Mrs. Inez Fowler
David Street Mrs. Gail Bridges
Dunean Lynn Reid, Loyd Gillespie, Pat Medlin, Phyllis Huskey, E. R. Watt, Willie Mae Gosnell, Jeff Kennedy, Newman Garner, Bob Paris
Earle Street Mrs. Evelyn Williams, Ms. Alexandria Holmes, Mrs. Cora Haynes, Mrs. Celeste Clyborne, Mrs. Clara Belle Bannister, Mr. Doug Lewis, Mrs. Mildred Robinson, Mrs. Jean Solesbee, Mr. Louis Gantt, Mrs. Irene Redden
Eastlan Billy Burdette, Mr. Wendell Huggins, Mr. Harold A. Kelly, Mr. Roy (Bud) J. McKinney, Virginia Revis, B. W. Riddle, Mrs. June T. Watson, Sylvia Yellen
Emmanuel Mrs. C. Rainey, Mrs. Nancy Cox, Mrs. Wilma Stephens
Five Forks Mrs. Elaine Burns Satterfield, Mr. Rick Linburg, Mr. Billy Burton, Mr. Joseph Hetu, Rev. Jim Culbreth, Mr. Greg Porter, Mr. Bill Early
Fork Shoals Miss Jean Tumbling, Mr. Tom Lollis, Ms. Rachel Spencer
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Fountain Inn First Miss Victoria Bible, Mrs. Margaret Brock, Mrs. Cindy Smith, Mr. Robert Poterala, Mrs. Shell Thackston, Mrs. Bonnie Thackston, Mr. Brent Chapman, Mrs. Jane Bridges, Mrs. Sara Lyda, Mrs. Buddy Sloan, Mrs. Mary Lou Sloan, Mr. Carl Bishop, Mr. Buddy Hammett, Mrs. Becky Hammett, Mrs. Mary Frances Garrett, Mr. Alf Brooks
Grove Road Mrs. Virginia Murray, Mr. Jerry Payne, Mrs. Mildred Sizemore, Mrs. Nell LaBoone, Mr. Howard Mosteller
Hampton Heights Mrs. Juanita Gilstrap, Miss Peggy Leal, Mrs. Lib Davis, Mrs. Vinnie Collins, Bea Greene, Lena Ethel, Mr. Dennis Boehm, Mr. Charles Garrett
Hilltop Avenue Mrs. Shirley Cason, Mr. Jim Connelly, Mrs. Joyce Craft
Laurel Mr. William Ballenger, Mr. Harold Davis, Mrs. Sue Heath, Mr. Josh Jewell, Mrs. Inez Strickland, Mrs. Jean Whiting, Mrs. Joann Woodie
Lee Road Mr. Buddy Burdin, Mrs. Sally Brady, Mrs. Graham Kiker, Mrs. Doris Caskey, Mr. Ron Edge, Mrs. Ellen Gibson, Mr. Norman Nadcam, Mrs Margie Odom
Monaghan Mr. Ronald Terry, Mrs. Jeanna Clark, Mr. James Pless (James) Conner, Mr. John Faust, Mrs. Jennifer Hardee, Mr. James Emory (Emory) Kinney, Sr., Mr. Tommy Michael (Michael) Medlin, Sr., Mr. Roger L. Phillips, Mrs. Jessie Pressley, Mr. Everette Reaney, Mrs. Patsy Rivas, Mr. Eugene Blease (Gene) Seay, Sr., Mrs. Gail F. Smith, Mrs. Millie Smith, Mr. Thomas M. (Tom) Speck, Mrs. Ruby Storay
New Life Community Mr. Travis Denard, Mr. Russell Griffin
Northgate Mrs. Elsie Crainshaw, Mrs. Lois Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Hodgden, Mr. Bruce Jackson, Mr. Benjamin Jeter, Mrs. Lillian Price, Mrs. Margaret Schaeffer, Mr. Sammy Smith, Mrs. Joye Solas, Mr. Jack West
Open Heart Mr. George Redmond
Overbrook Mrs. Eloise Smith, Mr. Richard D. Ridgeway, Mrs. Mickie Bednar, Mrs. Doris Bolt, Mr. Jack Smith, Mr. Charles C. Bradley, Jr., Mrs. Bonnie Ayers, Mr. J. D. Walters, Mrs. Willie Cleveland, Mrs. Libby Jordan, Mrs. Barbara Fowler, Mr. Charles Skinner, Mrs. Odaser Smith, Miss Lillie Mae Cothran, Mr. Bonner Pratt, Mrs. Ruby Manley, Miss Louise Adams, Mr. Robert Harrell
Parisview Nancy Lee, Billy Davis, Lou Knight, Lorine Delejatti, Clara Moody, Lucille Henderson, Linda Burgos, Doug Dill, Winford Robbins, Hazel Jair
Pendleton Street Mrs. Myrtle Durham, Mrs. Lois Phillips, Mrs. Hope Skinner, Mrs. Lucille Harbin, Mrs. Grace Cole, Mrs. Ina Vernon, Mrs. Margaret Blassingame
Piedmont First Mrs. Helen Weeks, Mr. James Tucker, Mr. Mack League, Mrs. Irene Loftis, Mrs. Jessalene Watson, Mrs. Shirley Elrod, Mr. James Carpenter
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Piedmont Park Mr. Ray Cash, Mr. Rocky Luther Hamby, Mrs. Clara Smith, Mrs. Patsy Johnson, Mr. Kirt Kreisher, Mr. Bob Bramlett, Mrs. Aleen Burns, Mr. Randall Smith
Reedy Fork Mrs. Evelyn Bullock, Mrs. Hazel Davis, Mr. Bill Earle, Mrs. Bobbie Green, Mrs. Lois Mason, Mrs. Ruth Moon, Mrs. Vicki Owings, Mrs. Elizabeth Rice
Rockvale Mr. Allen Lovelace, Mrs. Cheryl Norris, Mr. Roger Bannister
Rocky Creek Mr. Tom Knight, Mrs. Deb Jolly, Mr. Norville Spears, Mrs. Imbastaro, Richard Kilpatrick
Roper Mountain Evelyn Jones
Rutherford Road Mr. A. T. Young, Mrs. Lottie Oneil Young
Sandy Springs Mr. Tommy Lee Riddle, Miss Barbara McCuen, Mrs. Orena Davis, Mr. William B. Talbert, Jr., Mrs. Euzelia Richey
Simpsonville First Mr. David Mauney, Mrs. Sallie Howard, Mr. Karl Bobo, Mrs. Eddie Bridges, Mrs. Anne Hanks, Mrs. Juanita Perry, Mrs. Dianne Limbach, Mr. Joel Griffin, Mr. Charles Ward, Mr. Jack Stegall, Mrs. Frances Patricia Malone, Mr. Andrew Mincey, Rev. Wade Rooks, Mrs. Sara Hendrix, Mr. Ray Mabry, Mrs. Frank Sullivan, miss Sadie McLoone, Mr. Mike Pressley, Mr. Jeff Nordeen, Mrs. Marilyn Forrest, Mr. Ansel McKinney, Miss Jaelyn Whisler, Mrs. Karin Chambers, Mrs. Bertha Bozeman, Mr. Ross Eaton
Standing Springs Mr. Buddy Hood, Mrs. Sue Fowler, Mr. Ronnie Page, Rev. Pat Perry, mrs. Bernice Watford, Mr. Marrin English, Mr. David Harman
Tanglewood Ms. Caren Demarest, Mr. Eugene Fulbright, Mrs. Betty Fulbright, Mr. Ron Wells, Mrs. Murlene Mantooth
Washington Avenue Mrs. Clara Moore, Mrs. Lois Rhymer, Mr. Gary Lee, Mrs. Lucille Jones, Mrs. Ruth Wofford, Miss Kandice Broome, Master Furman Broome, Miss Etta Holcombe, Mrs. Faye Hollingsworth
Welcome Mrs. Mary Cobb, Mrs. Cordelia Brown Stanton, Mrs. Alice Joyner, Mrs. Shirley Campbell, Mrs. Evelyn Hamby, Mr. Tom Ragan, Mrs. Mable Rhodes, Glen Hall
West Gantt First Mrs. Mickey Reece, Mrs. Audrey Kenecht
Westwood Mr. Mickey Durham, Mrs. Betty Vickery
White Oak Mr. Ed Aikens, Mr. Burt Glover, Mr. Clyde Hart, Mrs. Jo Pyron, Mrs. Ellen Copeland, Mr. Kenneth Cooper
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Events of Interest During the Year
Bethel Brought the “Blue in the Zoo” for law enforcement appreciation to the GBA; Began a ministry to assist people obtaining their GED
Brandon Added 2 new restrooms
Brushy Creek New building dedication, Deacon ordination
Capstone Hired Chris Barrineau as Executive and Student Pastor, Hired Jenny Cox as part- time Kids Director, Hired Laura Goodson as part-time Volunteer Coordinator; Believe 2016 as the year the Lord added the needed pieces for continued Kingdom growth
Calvary First New contemporary worship service (Revelation Service) began December 2015
Church Without Walls Winter Coat Giveaway, Dare to Dream, FCA Camping Trip, Girl Scouts, Community Lunch, Puppet Show, May Day Festival, Boy Scouts, Mary & Martha, Southside High School Ministry, Goodwill Youth Bill, Soup Saturday, Easter Program, VBS, Upward Reach
City View First Judgement House, Fall Festival, Children’s Summer Camp, Easter Egg Hunt, Prison Ministry, Ministry Fair
Eastlan Building renovation of children wing
Five Forks Church Without Walls VBS & Meals, Assisted Meals for Greenville Homeless, Easter Baskets for Church Without Walls, School Back Packs, Music Camp, Relationship with Vietnamese Blessing, Relationship with Charles River Church in Boston, West Virginia Mission Trip, Commissioned 7 new Stephen Ministers and 1 leader
Fork Shoals Hired a new Pastor of Children and Youth, Celebrated the church’s 235th anniversary with a Homecoming in April
Fountain Inn First Dedication of renovated preschool wing
Grove Station 160-year anniversary in June 2016
Hilltop Avenue Ordination of youth minister Rev. Brandon Corbin
Holly Ridge Small group studies (Freedom to Choose, Schedule & Invite), Major work du to the flood in Oct. 2015, Multi-generational/topical SS classes, Established American Heritage Girls Troop 2222, Sent a team to Southeast Asia, Developed a Sanctuary Expansion Team, Added small playground, Developed an “Church Membership Agreement”
Lee Road Food pantry launched in July 2016, Licensed Austin Blanton and Austin Bagley into ministry
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New Covenant Christian Fellowship Organized and presented a Homosexuality/Gender Confusion Conference
Northgate Deacon Ordination of Mr. Donald Durham and Mr. William Hunt, Certified Mrs. Tina Jimmerson and Miss Laura Jimmerson to teach English as a second language
Pendleton Street Sold building at 1100 S. Main St, Greenville
Reedy Fork Walking track built across road from sanctuary
Rockvale Started a new young adult ministry, Now involved with Good News Club at Grove Elementary, Deacon Ordination of Doug Wintermute
Simpsonville First Resignation of Rhonda Littleton as Minister of Children (to serve with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home with a foster/adopt program, Death of Minister of Recreation (Wade Rooks), Hired Patrick Gillen as Assistant Minister of Students (replacing Steve Genoble who steeped in the role of Director of Family Ministries here at Simpsonville First), Hired Rebekah Warren as Assistant Minister of Students (replacing Ashley Sutherland Genoble who resigned to move with her new husband to Spartanburg), Approved the building of a new “multi- generational” building (will house a fellowship hall, senior adult rooms, and student rooms), Hired Wes Walker as Executive Pastor of Missions/Creative Arts, Ordained Scott Lawson and John Sibley to the ministry
Temple Partnership with church plant in Baltimore, MD, Playground dedication, “Save Your Soles” Shoe ministry at local school
The Crossing Partnership with HUB Church in Boston
Washington Avenue Community Easter Egg Hunt, New Sunday School classes, Ladies Tea, Community Fall Festival, Ladies Bible Study
West Gantt First Debt Retirement Campaign, Hispanic Church Plant (Rivers of Glory), Ordained Antonio Mejia (Rivers of Glory church) and Tommy Fulbright (deacon), Community Food Distribution/Clothes Closet
Westview Completion of church renovations
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Historical Table of Association in Session
Preacher of Annual/Doctrinal Session Date Place Moderator Clerk Sermon Text 1860 October 5 Union-Marietta W.B. Johnson James Harrison 1 1861 October 4-7 Bethuel W.L. Ballard James Harrison S. Powell II Corinthians 5:20 2 1862 October 3-5 New Liberty W.L.Ballard James Harrison S.T. Dill Matthew 11:29 3 1863 October 2-3 Sandy Springs W.L. Ballard James Harrison J. Dean Philippians 3:10 4 1864 September 30-Oct 3 Lima W.L.Ballard James Harrison W.L. Ballard Psalm 29:1 5 1865 September 29-30 Double Springs W.L. Ballard James Harrison B. Holden Mark 16:20 6 1866 October 5-7 Fork Shoals H.L. Henderson J.L. Westmoreland H.L. Henderson Matthew 16:18 7 1867 October 4-7 Marietta W.L. Ballard J.L. Westmoreland W.L. Ballard Job 7:17a 8 1868 October 2-3 Pleasant Hill S.T. Dill J.L. Westmoreland T.J. Earle II Corinthians 4:5 9 1869 October 1-3 Rayburn Creek W.L.Ballard J.L. Westmoreland H.L. Henderson Genesis 1:3 10 1870 September 30-Oct 2 Enoree W.L. Ballard J.W. Harrison A.D. Bowers Matthew 6:10a 11 1871 September 29-Oct 1 Glassy Mountain W.L. Ballard J.L. Westmoreland S.C. Powell II Corinthians 5:20 12 1872 October 4-6 Grove Station W.L. Ballard C.N. Donaldson A.D. Bowers I Corinthians 16:13 13 1873 October 3-5 Marietta W.L. Ballard J. W. Harrison W.L. Ballard Psalm 17:4 14 1874 October 2-4 Enoree W.L. Ballard W.T. Shockley A.D. Bowers Matthew 11:29 15 1875 October 1-3 Fork Shoals W.L. Ballard W.T. Shockley T.F. Nelson John 3:1 16 1876 September 29-Oct 2 Ebenezer W.L.Ballard J.B. Patrick S.T.Dill Psalm 111:1 17 1877 September 20-23 Pleasant Grove J.C. Hiden J.B. Patrick T.P. Bell I John 4:19 18 1878 September 19-22 Bethuel J.C. Hiden M.L. Donaldson T.W. Reid John 8:12 19 1879 August 21-24 Gowansville T.J. Earle D.T. Smith T.J. Earle Proverbs 11:30 20 1880 September 29-30 Reedy River T.J. Earle D.T. Smith W.H. Strickland Romans 15:4 21 1881 August 23-25 Rocky Creek T.J. Earle D.T. Smith W.H. Strickland Revelation 22:21-22 22 1882 August 22-24 Berea T.J. Earle D.T. Smith F.R. Underwood I Corinthians 3:21-23 23 1883 August 21-23 Clear Spring Charles Manly D.T. Smith T.W. Reid John 14:16 24 1884 August 19-21 Mountain Creek Charles Manly D.T. Smith E.J. Mullinax Daniel 9:3 25 1885 August 18-20 Sandy Springs Charles Manly D.T. Smith T.J. Earle I Corinthians 1:21 26 1886 August 17-19 Columbia Charles Manly D.T. Smith T.W. Reid John 12:27 27 1887 August 23-25 Standing Springs Charles Manly D.T. Smith J.A. Mundy Matthew 25:14-30 28 1888 August 21-23 Pleasant Grove Charles Manly D.T. Smith T.M. Bailey II Peter 3:16 29 1889 August 20-22 Fork Shoals James A. Hoyt D.T. Smith J.C. Furman Matthew 16:15 30 1890 August 19-21 Welcome James A. Hoyt D.T. Smith R.H. Griffin Revelation 3:22 31 1891 August 11-13 Greenville First James A. Hoyt D.T. Smith T.M. Galphin 32 1892 August 16-18 Brushy Creek James A. Hoyt D.T. Smith B.S. Funderburk Jeremiah 9:23-24 33 1893 August 15-17 Berea Charles Manly J.J. Watson J.L. Vass Genesis 31:29 34 1894 August 14-16 Fountain Inn D.T. Smith J.J. Watson Charles Manly II Corinthians 6:1 35 1895 August 13-15 Greer D.T. Smith W.P. League C.S. Gardner Revelation 3:20 36 1896 August 10-12 Forestville D.T. Smith W.P. League W.L. Richards James 3:15-17 37 1897 August 19-21 Simpsonville D.T. Smith W.P. League D.W. Kay Acts 6:1 38 1898 August 16-18 Grove Station D.T. Smith S.R. Melichamp D.W. Kay II Thessalonians 2:16 39 1899 August 5-7 Pleasant Grove D.T. Smith J.E. Freeman R.G. Kendrick John 20:21 40 1900 August 14-16 Rocky Creek D.T. Smith O.B. Martin W.R. McMillan I Corinthians 13:13 41 1901 August 13-15 Bethuel D.T. Smith O.B. Martin D.W. Kay I Corinthians 9:22 42 1902 August 12-14 Brushy Creek D.T. Smith T.R. League W.W. Jones Mark 5:24 43 1903 August 4-6 Clear Spring M.L. Donaldson T.R. League Z.T. Cody John 8:36 44 1904 August 10-12 Berea M.L. Donaldson D.T. Smith R.H. Burriss Isaiah 41:21 45 1905 August 10-12 Columbia W.P. Taylor D.T. Smith J.E. Edwards Matthew 25:21 46 1906 August 9-10 Standing Springs William Goldsmith,Jr. D.T. Smith H.L. Riley Mark 16:3 47 1907 August 8-9 Reedy Fork William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith G.W. Bussey John 12:32 48 1908 August 7-8 Pleasant Grove William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith Z.T. Cody Matthew 28:19 49 1909 August 5-6 Laurel Creek William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith Henry Miller Matthew 16:18 50 1910 August 11-12 Greenville First William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith W.W. Williams I Corinthians 1:16 51 1911 August 10-11 Sandy Springs William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith S.T. Matthews Luke 12:15 52 1912 August 7-8 Fork Shoals William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith J.H. Washington Matthew 6:19 53 1913 August 6-8 Greer William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith D.M. Ramsay John 4:38 54 1914 August 5-7 Washington William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith G.W. Quick John 15:9-17 55 1915 August 4-6 Simpsonville William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith J.D. Chapman Ephesians 2:19 56 1916 August 9-11 Pleasant Grove William Goldsmith Jr. D.T. Smith J.P. Coleman John 14:12-13 57 1917 August 8-10 Daventon C.G. Burton D.T. Smith H.W. Provence Galatians 3:20 58 1918 August 7-8 Piedmont C.G. Burton D.T. Smith H.M. Fallow II Peter 3:15-16 59 1919 August 6-7 Fountain Inn First C.G. Burton D.T. Smith B.D. Hahn I Samuel 30:24 60 1920 August 4-5 Morgan Memorial C.G. Burton D.T. Smith J.H. Machen Matthew 5:13 61 1921 August 10-11 Greenville First C.G. Burton D.T. Smith W.L. McGlothlin Mark 1:14-15 62 1922 August 9-10 Unity C.G. Burton D.T. Smith G.W. Quick I Chronicles 29:5 63 1923 August 8-9 Standing Springs D.L. Bramlett D.T. Smith W.J. Bolt Jude 3 64 1924 August 6-7 Berea D.L.Bramlett D.T. Smith J.N. Wrenn John 13:14 65 1925 August 5-6 Pendleton Street D.L. Bramlett D.T. Smith J.L. Willis Matthew 6:9 66 1926 August 4-5 Rocky Creek D.L. Bramlett D.T. Smith George P. White Luke 16:9
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Preacher of Annual/Doctrinal Session Date Place Moderator Clerk Sermon Text 67 1927 August 10-11 Earle Street C.O. Milford D.T. Smith J.C. Owen Ezra 7:10 68 1928 August 8-9 Augusta Road C.O. Milford D.T. Smith W.L. McGlothlin Acts 9:6 69 1929 August 7-8 Columbia C.O. Milford D.L. Bramlett L.K. Simpson Luke 13:34-35 70 1930 August 6-8 Reedy Fork C.O. Milford D.L. Bramlett I.L. Yearby Galatians 4:4, John 20:2 71 1931 August 5-6 Simpsonville First H.T. Cox D.L.Bramlett F.G. Lavender I Timothy 3:15 72 1932 August 10-11 Brandon H.T. Cox D.L. Bramlett G.W. Quick John 14:12 73 1933 August 9-10 Welcome H.T. Cox D.L. Bramlett S.W. Jolly Galatians 6:14 74 1934 August 8-9 Greenville First L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett W.L. Ball Ephesians 2:10 75 1935 August 7-8 Fork Shoals L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett C. Frank Pittman II Chronicles 7:14 76 1936 August 5-6 Sans Souci L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett Leon H. Latimer Isaiah 40:9 77 1937 August 4-5 Pleasant Grove L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett L.H. Miller John 15:1-14 78 1938 August 10-11 Central L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett J.E. Willis Matthew 14:16 79 1939 August 2-3 Clear Spring L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett D.A. Martin Acts 2:1-15 80 1940 July 21- August 1 Berea L.K. Simpson D.L. Bramlett B.W. Bailes I Corinthians 2:2 81 1941 July 30-31 Pendleton Street B.C. Wright D.L. Bramlett J. Dean Crain Colossians 1:18 82 1942 July 29-30 Fountain Inn First/ Brandon D.L. Bramlett J.A. Orr Grange S. Cothran Revelation 3:8 83 1943 July 28-29 Piedmont/ Monaghan D.L. Bramlett J.A. Orr, Jr. J.A. Wilcox Galatians 6:14 84 1944 August 2-3 Poe/ Second of Greenville D.L. Bramlett J.A. Orr, Jr. S.J. Gardner Acts 20:31 85 1945 August 1-2 Dunean/ Simpsonville First D.L. Bramlett J.A. Orr, Jr. J.R. Bruce Matthew 16:18 86 1946 July 24-25 Rocky Creek/ Morgan Memorial D.L. Bramlett J.A. Orr, Jr. J.A. Howard II Timothy 2:15 87 1947 July 23-24 Brandon/ Brushy Creek C.F. Pittman J.A. Orr, Jr. D.D. McCraw Exodus 14:15 88 1948 July 21-23 Augusta Road/ Sans Souci C.F. Pittman J.A. Orr, Jr. Nathan C. Brooks II Timothy 2:5 89 1949 July 21-22 Temple/ Judson J. Dean Crain Lewis C. McKinney D.W. Satterfield Exodus 14:15 90 1950 July 19-20 East Park/ Earle Street J. Dean Crain Lewis C. McKinney B.F. Rogers Hosea 14:1-11 91 1951 October 18-19 Greenville First/ Pleasant Grove Nathan C. Brooks Lewis C. McKinney A. Boyd Turner Matthew 16:13-20 92 1952 October 14-15 Welcome/ Piedmont Leon M. Latimer Lewis C. McKinney Robert Cochran Romans 1:7-17 93 1953 October 14-15 Leawood/ Reedy Fork Leon M. Latimer Cullen B. Crook Walter E. Boone Romans 10:1-17 94 1954 October 13-14 City View/ Fountain Inn First B.F. Rogers Cullen B. Crook S.H. Jones Luke 10:23 95 1955 October 12-13 Sans Souci/ Brandon D.D. McGraw Cullen B. Crook Thomas L. Painter Psalm 133:1 96 1956 October 12-13 Simpsonville First/ Pleasant Grove D.D. McGraw Cullen B. Crook Cullen B. Crook Acts 5:12-15 97 1957 October 16-17 Laurel/ Rock Hill Jesse M. Hill Cullen B. Crook L.H. Miller John 16:7 98 1958 October 15-16 Washington Avenue/Piedmont Park Cullen B. Crook Ollin J. Owens J.J. Sparks I Corinthians 12:31 99 1959 October 14-15 Earle Street/ West Gantt Clyde M. Johnson Ollin J. Owens J.H. Walker Hebrews 10:35-39 100 1960 October 12-13 Greenville First/ J.N. Evans Ollin J. Owens A. Howard Wilson Luke 2:40, 52 Pendleton Street * O.F. Owens I Thessalonians 4:13-18 101 1961 October 11-12 Northgate/ Augusta Road A. Howard Wilson Ollin J. Owens O.B. Lancaster John 14:27 * T.J. Kelley Luke 16:23 102 1962 October 24-25 Welcome/ Eastlan T.J. Kelley Ollin J. Owens Roy Q. Gregg John 10:7; Mark 16:15 * Andrew Coltharp II Timothy 3:16 103 1963 October 23-24 Fountain Inn First/ White Oak Ollin J. Owens J.H. Simpson O.O. McGinnis Matthew 16:13-20 Mrs. Ollin J. Owens, *Henry L. Anderson Matthew 18:21-22 Pro Tempore 104 1964 October 21-22 Augusta Heights/ Central O.B. Lancaster Carlton M.Robinson C. Leon Chandler Ezekiel 22:30 * Marion Hare I Peter 1:1; 2:3 105 1965 October 21-22 Berea/Reedy Fork/City View A. Boyd Turner Carlton M. Robinson C.B. Rollins II Corinthians 4:1-7 * C. Frank Pittman 106 1966 October 20-21 Mauldin First/ Furman University/ A. Boyd Turner Carlton M. Robinson E.W. Lawrence Revelation 2:1-7 Piedmont First * Lloyd Self Psalm 11:1-7 107 1967 October 19-20 Dunean/Pendleton Street/ C.B. Rollins, Jr. Carlton M. Robinson J.J. Bandy, Jr. Matt 9:35-38, John 4:35 Monaghan * R. C. Eustace Matthew 18:21-35 108 1968 October 24-25 Lee Road/ Washington Avenue Marion Hare Carlton M. Robinson Paul M. Sullivan Acts 4: 1-22, 31 * M. A. Martin I John 5:11 109 1969 October 23-24 Northgate/ Welcome W. Daniel Greer Carlton M. Robinson William M. Page, Jr. Joshua 11:15 * Hugh Cooper Exodus 15:14 110 1970 October 22-23 Clear Spring/Overbrook Cooper Patrick Woodrow W. Harris Cooper Patrick Ephesians 2:1-8 * Dwight Hughey 111 1971 October 21-22 Standing Springs/ Rocky Creek M.A. Martin Woodrow W. Harris T.J. Kelley Hebrews 12:12 * Marion Hare 112 1972 October 19-20 Calvary/ Leawood E.W. Lawrence Woodrow W. Harris W. Daniel Greer Romans 8:14 * Charles Thompson II Corinthians 7:1-16 113 1973 October 25-26 Greenville First/ W. F. Rochester Woodrow W. Harris Haywood Cosby I Corinthians 3:1-9 Fountain Inn First * A. Boyd Turner John 14:1-11 114 1974 October 24-25 Brandon/ Forest Hills Charles Thompson Woodrow W. Harris D.B. Webber Matthew 28:16-20 * William J. Bennett John 9:1-4 115 1975 October 23-24 Berea Heights/ Edwards Road Haywood Cosby Jerry Stubblefield Troy Godwin Matthew 16:13-20 * William F. Rochester Acts 4:23-30 Ephesians 5:25-27 Exodus 20:1-17 116 1976 October 21-22 Poe/ Grove Station S. Martin Atkins Jerry Stubblefield Billy Huff Ephesians 3:14-21 * Tom DeVenny II Corinthians 4:1-15
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Preacher of Annual/Doctrinal Session Date Place Moderator Clerk Sermon Text 117 1977 October 20-21 Judson/ Fork Shoals S. Martin Atkins Clyde E. Wright J.R. Baker Luke 7:19-23 * Robert H. Freeland John 3
118 1978 October 19-20 Clear Spring/ Tanglewood Joseph Weber Lester C. Rich S. Martin Atkins Matthew 16:13-16 * Marion Hare Hebrews 2:3 119 1979 November 1-2 East North Street/ Augusta Road Robert Whaley Lester C. Rich James Fuller I Corinthians 2:2-14 * Howard Wimmer Mark 5:1-20 120 1980 November 6-7 Berea First/ Overbrook Spencer LeGrand Lester C. Rich Charles W. Brown Jeremiah 13:23 * James Whetstone John 6:8-11 121 1981 November 5-6 Piedmont First/ Central Grady Bridwell Ollin Owens Engrum Johnson Psalm 23 * Gerald Roper II Timothy 3:16 122 1982 November 4-5 Judson/ West Gantt First Gerald Roper Ollin Owens Earl Crumpler Matthew 25 * Ed Norris II Timothy 3:16-17 123 1983 November 3-4 Washington Aveune/ Clyde Wright Ollin Owens E.W. Lawrence Matthew 13:3-24 Simpsonville First *Robert Whaley John 17:11-20 124 1984 November 1-2 Brushy Creek/ Grove Road Harold Killian Tommy L. Lowe William M. Page, Jr. * Roy Q. Gregg 125 1985 July 18 East Park William Page, Jr. Tommy L. Lowe * Richard Dyar Acts 1:1-4 November 7 Parisview William Page, Jr. Tommy L. Lowe Wayne Turner Mark 9:4 126 1986 July 17 Cedar Shoals Roger Couch Tommy L. Lowe * Douglas Baker November 6 Earle Street Roger Couch Tommy L. Lowe Clyde E. Wright 127 1987 July 16 Reedy Fork Ansel McGill Tommy L. Lowe * Clarence Freeman Matthew 24:1-4 November 5 Pendleton Street Ansel McGill Tommy L. Lowe Walter Fortune Jude 1:1-3 128 1988 July 21 Woodside W. Greg Thornhill Tommy L. Lowe * William H. Hightower Ephesians 2:12 November 3 Rocky Creek W. Greg Thornhill Tommy L. Lowe Earl Lewers II Timothy 3:15 129 1989 July 20 Laurel Walter B. Fortune Lester C. Rich * Curtis Waters Jeremiah 37:17 November 2 Lee Road Walter B. Fortune Lester C. Rich Carl A. Fiske Matthew 9:36-38; Psalm 126:1-6 130 1990 April 5 Mauldin First Robert R. Craig Lester C. Rich Larry L. Lewis Matthew 28:18-20 October 25 Leawood Marshall E. Sargent Lester C. Rich T. Spencer LeGrand Mark 10:35-45 131 1991 April 11 White Oak Marshall E. Sargent Lester C. Rich Lloyd Elder Titus 1:1-5 October 24 Monaghan Marshall E. Sargent Lester C. Rich Ansel R. McGill I Kings 19:11-23 132 1992 April 30 Eastlan Harry C. Smith Lester C. Rich Dellanna O’Brien John 20:21 October 22 Sans Souci Harry C. Smith Lester C. Rich James W. Davenport Exodus 3:7-14 133 1993 April 29 Central Earl Lewers Lester C. Rich Carlisle Driggers Luke 19:1-10 October 28 Augusta Road Earl Lewers Lester C. Rich James R. Culbreath I Corinthians 2:1-5; I Samuel 17:29 134 1994 April 28 Five Forks Clarence L. Freeman Lester C. Rich David Lee October 27 Bethel Clarence L. Freeman Lester C. Rich James G. Wooten Joshua 6:1-20 135 1995 April 20 Welcome James Thomason Lester C. Rich Jerry Rankin Matthew 24:14 October 26 Edwards Road D. Eugene Lloyd Lester C. Rich Michael Bearden Luke 14:23 136 1996 May 2 Temple D. Eugene Lloyd Tommy L. Lowe James D. Williams October 24 Brushy Creek D. Eugene Lloyd Tommy L. Lowe Darrell A. Thompson Matthew 5:14-16; John 16:13-18 137 1997 April 24 Berea First Danny I. Burnley Tommy L. Lowe Albert Mohler October 30 Overbrook Danny I. Burnley Tommy L. Lowe J. David Osborne 138 1998 April 30 Standing Springs Ralph F. Carter, Jr. Tommy L. Lowe Richard D. Land Jeremiah 1:4 & 6:13-18 October 29 Northgate Ralph F. Carter, Jr. Tommy L. Lowe W. Greg Thornhill Luke 15:11-24 139 1999 April 29 Brushy Creek Glenn T. Bryant Wanda K. Bridwell Joseph Martin, Pianist October 28 West Gantt First Nathan K. Gilstrap Wanda K. Bridwell Ralph F. Carter, Jr. Mark 2:1-5 140 2000 April 27 Palmetto Expo Center Nathan K. Gilstrap Wanda K. Bridwell Jim Cymbala October 26 Fountain Inn First Nathan K. Gilstrap Wanda K. Bridwell J.T. Cromer I Corinthians 1:17-18 141 2001 April 26 Monaghan Albert S. Allen, Jr. Wanda K. Bridwell Wendell R. Estep Genesis 6 October 22 Simpsonville First Albert S. Allen, Jr. Wanda K. Bridwell Ronald E. Davis Exodus 33 142 2002 October 22 Laurel Gary E. Strickland Wanda K. Bridwell Mark S. Roberts II Timothy 3 143 2003 October 21 Five Forks J. T. Cromer Froline G. Thomas Remigio Aguirre, Jr. Acts 24:14-16 144 2004 October 26 Eastlan W. Randy Harling Froline G. Thomas Dan T. Robinson Matthew 5 145 2005 October 27 Rocky Creek Furman Gatewood Froline G. Thomas T. Martin Price Matthew 18 146 2006 October 26 Augusta Heights Eddie Howard Froline G. Thomas Kenneth R. Forrester Matthew 21:12-16 147 2007 October 25 Edwards Road Calvin Holland Froline G. Thomas Steve Stroup Revelation 5:9-10 148 2008 October 23 Pendleton Street Aaron Rayburn Froline G. Thomas Earl Lewers 149 2009 October 22 Hamptom Heights Ken Forrester Pat Billings Warren Neely 150 2010 October 7 Welcome Benny Littlejohn Pat Billings October 17 Brushy Creek 150th Anniversary Celebration 151 2011 October 20 Kingdom Life Alex Sands Pat Billings 152 2012 October 25 City View First Mike Runion Anne Beaver 153 2013 October 25 Simpsonville First David Williams Verla Bennie 154 2014 October 23 Monaghan Church Bryan Cox Verla Bennie 155 2015 October 22 Eastlan Church Benny Littlejohn Verla Bennie 156 2016 October 27 Kingdom Life Walt Tanner Verla Bennie
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2016 Summary of Information
Total Total Other SS Average Church Mission Undesignated Name Members Baptisms Additions Attendance VBS Project Part. Gifts Total Receipts Arabic Baptist Mission 15 Augusta Road 325 Berea Heights 12 Bethel 541 3 4 67 45 18 $ 216,550.00 $ 270,230.00 Brandon Brushy Creek 3,202 32 50 766 584 606 $ 2,997,360.00 $ 3,294,375.00 Calvary First 613 4 8 100 88 53 $ 327,633.00 $ 388,364.00 Capstone Church 105 14 12 85 225 102 $ 200,000.00 $ 225,000.00 Cedar Lane 3 15 10
Cedar Shoals 280 5 1 61 114 44 $ 145,300.00 $ 187,274.00 Chin Baptist Church of Greenville 42 Church Without Walls 30 9 City View First 732 38 29 160 208 421 $ 420,863.00 $ 533,546.00 Clear Spring 399 1 80 81 10 $ 263,184.00 $ 316,525.00
Community Mission 230 Connection Fellowship 40 Crestview 50 10 37 600 $ 36,264.00 $ 36,264.00 Cristo La Puerta Abierta 105 Daventon 244 David Street 30 30 2 10 $ 71,921.00 $ 87,304.00 Daybreak Community 175 Disciples Fellowship 70 Dunean 628 4 7 68 83 12 $ 201,496.00 $ 211,925.00 Earle Street 956 16 28 375 196 345 $ 1,344,070.00 $ 2,067,444.00 East Park 192 Eastlan 163 15 13 125 110 12 $ 390,086.00 $ 74,192.00 Edwards Road 1,588 14 26 475 226 423 $ 1,921,081.00 $ 2,190,350.00 Emmanuel 43 1 2 14 $ 15,000.00 $ 17,000.00 Envision Church 205 First Church of the Deaf 30 Five Forks 881 9 43 235 170 115 $ 726,408.00 $ 925,679.00 Fork Shoals 443 14 20 351 89 8 $ 275,495.00 $ 394,045.00 Fountain Inn First 1,080 15 35 250 156 7 $ 742,795.00 $ 1,952,175.00 Freedom Fellowship 44 Fuente de Vida 34 5 - 52 -
Total Total Other SS Average Church Mission Undesignated Name Members Baptisms Additions Attendance VBS Project Part. Gifts Total Receipts Grace 120 12 25 $ 28,505.00 $ 31,655.00
Greater New Hope 67 Greenville Vietnamese 45 Grove Road 143 22 $ 47,325.00 $ 49,770.00 Grove Station 112 39 13 12 $ 123,278.00 $ 133,568.00 Hampton Heights 845 5 150 82 $ 313,681.00 $ 327,202.00
Heritage 25 2 Hillside 568
Hilltop Avenue 502 5 60 45 $ 101,763.00 $ 110,366.00
Holly Ridge 151 11 11 121 112 281 $ 371,680.00 $ 482,687.00 Iglesia Bautista Familia de Fe 26 4 Iglesia Bautista Hispana La Roca 20 Indian Upstate Fellowship
Infinity Church 91 Japanese Mission
Kentland Park 20 Kingdom Life Church 325 21 135 85 27 $ 545,000.00 $ 545,000.00
Laurel 265 5 14 121 34 50 $ 275,321.00 $ 350,623.00 Laurel Hispanic Mission Lee Road 635 1 155 151 73 $ 418,188.00 $ 480,722.00 LifePoint Church 184 95 64 35 $ 1,859.00 $ 161,657.00 Lord's Delight Korean Baptist Church 5 Mauldin First 2,085 Mision Hispana Hamton Heights 10 3 Monaghan 1,098 8 9 319 187 37 $ 744,785.00 $ 881,365.00 New Covenant Christian Fellowship 70 50 25 $ 94,961.00 $ 109,903.00
New Hope 224 1 51 52 5 $ 211,890.00 $ 300,627.00
NewLife Community 35 2 15 11 22
Northgate 683 6 11 267 211 420 $ 523,204.00 $ 636,984.00 Oak Pointe Church 120 12 12 90 77 $ 208,969.00 $ 239,957.00
Oakcrest 567 Open Heart 293 27 8 57 120 Origins 51 6 10 79 111 $ 142,946.00 $ 166,366.00
Overbrook 644 8 10 145 38 805 $ 557,390.00 $ 1,000,434.00 Parisview 340 7 82 70 9 $ 2,500.00 $ 169,000.00 Parkwood 362 Pelham Road 275 - 53 -
Total Total Other SS Average Church Mission Undesignated Name Members Baptisms Additions Attendance VBS Project Part. Gifts Total Receipts Pendleton Street 270 61 36 23 $ 219,259.00 $ 411,104.00
Piedmont First 342 3 1 96 103 3 $ 162,000.00 $ 185,000.00 Piedmont Park 200 6 3 30 22 $ 206,851.00 $ 213,682.00
Poe 25 Primera Iglesia de Greenville 0 Providence 0 Real Life Church 130 Reedy Fork 682 2 13 117 32 0 $ 471,251.00 $ 514,666.00 Riverview 40 Rockvale 115 6 3 60 120 8 $ 1,200.00 $ 75,500.00 Rocky Creek 695 22 0 0 0 259 $ 355,718.00 $ 1,451,226.00 Roper Mountain 342 3 1 77 73 2 $ 222,286.00 $ 241,526.00 Rutherford Road 50 8 15 Sanctuary 88
Sandy Springs 133 3 9 42 56 22 $ 139,871.00 $ 161,594.00 Sans Souci 172 Shady Grove 54 Simpsonville First 4,493 115 210 1,350 401 $ 4,871,000.00 $ 8,307,500.00
SkyPointe Church Sonpoint Community 120 South Greenville 20 6 Standing Springs 489 14 280 332 11 $ 676,062.00 $ 821,106.00
Tanglewood 225 13 29 175 98 162 $ 360,774.00 $ 440,426.00 Tapestry Baptist Church 65 Temple 1,303 20 32 300 290 1,094 $ 611,840.00 $ 869,957.00 The Crossing 49 1 25 $ 79,098.00 The Meeting Place 20
Unity 322 Vietnamese Blessings 65 Washington Avenue 157 23 35 42 85 50 $ 147,807.00 $ 157,203.00 Welcome 667 4 2 122 80 47 $ 368,871.00 $ 447,252.00 West Gantt First 550 8 5 100 104 67 $ 312,414.00 $ 471,568.00 West Greenville 86 Westview 67 48 71 2 $ 68,645.00 Westville 100
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Total Total Other SS Average Church Mission Undesignated Name Members Baptisms Additions Attendance VBS Project Part. Gifts Total Receipts Westwood 162 4 40 35 60 $ 99,177.00 $ 107,132.00
White Oak 450 1 47 25 5 $ 174,335.00 $ 185,933.00 Woodside 515
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2016 Baptism Information
Total Baptisms Baptisms Baptisms Baptisms Name Baptisms 11 years and under Ages 12-17 Ages 18-29 30 and up Arabic Baptist Mission Augusta Road Berea Heights Bethel 3 1 2 Brandon Brushy Creek 32 16 8 4 4 Calvary First 4 3 1
Capstone Church 14 7 2 3 2 Cedar Lane 3 2 1 Cedar Shoals 5 1 1 3 Chin Baptist Church of Greenville Church Without Walls 9 8 1 City View First 38 11 8 6 13 Clear Spring 1 1 Community Mission Connection Fellowship Crestview Cristo La Puerta Abierta Daventon David Street 30 6 4 1 19 Daybreak Community Disciples Fellowship Dunean 4 2 2 Earle Street 16 7 3 6 East Park Eastlan 15 7 6 2 Edwards Road 14 6 2 2 4 Emmanuel 1 1 Encounter Church Envision Church First Church of the Deaf Five Forks 9 3 6 Fork Shoals 14 7 2 2 3 Fountain Inn First 15 5 1 2 7 Freedom Fellowship - 56 -
Fuente de Vida 5 Grace Greater New Hope Greenville Vietnamese Grove Road Grove Station Hampton Heights 5 5 Heritage 2 Hillside Hilltop Avenue 5 1 3 1 Holly Ridge 11 1 10 Iglesia Bautista Familia de Fe 4 Iglesia Bautista Hispana La Roca Indian Upstate Fellowship Infinity Church Japanese Mission Kentland Park Kingdom Life Church 21 2 6 2 11 Laurel 5 2 2 1 Laurel Hispanic Mission Lee Road 1 1 LifePoint Church Lord's Delight Korean Baptist Church Mauldin First Mision Hispana Hamton Heights 3 Monaghan 8 5 2 1 New Covenant Christian Fellowship New Hope NewLife Community 2 2 Northgate 6 2 3 1 Oak Pointe Church 12 2 2 2 6 Oakcrest Open Heart 27 3 2 12 10 Origins 6 1 1 3 1 Overbrook 8 3 1 1 3 Parisview Parkwood Pelham Road Pendleton Street
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Total Baptisms Baptisms Baptisms Baptisms Name Baptisms 11 years and under Ages 12-17 Ages 18-29 30 and up Piedmont First 3 3 Piedmont Park 6 2 2 2 Poe Primera Iglesia de Greenville Providence Real Life Church Reedy Fork 2 1 1 Riverview Rockvale 6 1 1 4 Rocky Creek 22 14 6 2 Roper Mountain 3 2 1 Rutherford Road 8 7 1 Sanctuary Sandy Springs 3 1 1 1 Sans Souci Shady Grove Simpsonville First 115 55 23 9 28 SkyPointe Church Sonpoint Community South Greenville Standing Springs 14 7 3 1 3 Tanglewood 13 4 6 3 Tapestry Baptist Church Temple 20 9 4 2 5 The Crossing 1 1 The Meeting Place 20 Unity Vietnamese Blessings Washington Avenue 23 4 6 5 8 Welcome 4 2 2 West Gantt First 8 7 1 West Greenville Westview Westville Westwood
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Total Baptisms Baptisms Baptisms Baptisms Name Baptisms 11 years and under Ages 12-17 Ages 18-29 30 and up White Oak 1 1 Woodside
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2016 General Financial Information
Annie Great Undesignated Total Cooperative Armstrong Lottie Moon Commission Total Mission Name Receipts Receipts Program Giving Offering Offering Giving Expenditures Arabic Baptist Mission Augusta Road Berea Heights Bethel $ 216,550.00 $ 270,230.00 $ 15,258.00 $ 2,215.00 $ 4,765.00 $ 34,723.00 $ 39,604.00 Brandon $ 150,892.00 $ 171,574.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 1,040.00 $ 1,372.00 $ 10,552.00 $ 10,852.00 Brushy Creek $2,997,360.00 $ 3,294,375.00 $ 226,672.00 $ 31,780.00 $ 115,996.00 $ 416,480.00 $ 598,540.00 Calvary First $ 327,633.00 $ 388,364.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 2,156.00 $ 5,612.00 $ 41,168.00 $ 42,368.00 Capstone Church $ 200,000.00 $ 225,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 18,500.00 Cedar Lane $ 200.00 $ 300.00 $ 500.00 Cedar Shoals $ 145,300.00 $ 187,274.00 $ 9,252.00 $ 772.00 $ 1,488.00 $ 12,516.00 $ 55,943.00 Chin Baptist Church of Greenville Church Without Walls $ 10,000.00 City View First $ 420,863.00 $ 533,546.00 $ 32,421.00 $ 4,608.00 $ 14,306.00 $ 34,510.00 $ 70,490.00 Clear Spring $ 263,184.00 $ 316,525.00 $ 20,749.00 $ 3,026.00 $ 4,225.00 $ 16,247.00 $ 48,042.00 Community Mission Connection Fellowship Crestview $ 36,264.00 $ 36,264.00 $ 881.00 $ 1,775.00 $ 2,877.00 Cristo La Puerta Abierta Daventon David Street $ 71,921.00 $ 87,304.00 $ 4,995.00 $ 370.00 $ 2,137.00 $ 10,101.00 Daybreak Community Disciples Fellowship Dunean $ 201,496.00 $ 211,925.00 $ 3,600.00 $ 1,531.00 $ 1,904.00 $ 10,429.00 $ 11,531.00 Earle Street $1,344,070.00 $ 2,067,444.00 $ 90,487.00 $ 8,720.00 $ 19,146.00 $ 119,853.00 $ 149,853.00 East Park Eastlan $ 390,086.00 $ 74,192.00 $ 16,440.00 $ 360.00 $ 3,715.00 $ 7,258.00 $ 492,043.00 Edwards Road $1,921,081.00 $ 2,190,350.00 $ 212,640.00 $ 16,672.00 $ 75,052.00 $ 373,703.00 $ 355,941.00 Emmanuel $ 15,000.00 $ 17,000.00 $ 300.00 $ 450.00 Envision Church First Church of the Deaf Five Forks $ 726,408.00 $ 925,679.00 $ 65,377.00 $ 11,175.00 $ 20,141.00 $ 123,053.00 $ 131,794.00 Fork Shoals $ 275,495.00 $ 394,045.00 $ 27,785.00 $ 1,045.00 $ 5,295.00 $ 5,693.00 $ 42,248.00 Fountain Inn First $ 742,795.00 $ 1,952,175.00 $ 72,477.00 $ 5,665.00 $ 23,188.00 $ 28,853.00 Freedom Fellowship - 60 -
Annie Great Undesignated Total Cooperative Armstrong Lottie Moon Commission Total Mission Name Receipts Receipts Program Giving Offering Offering Giving Expenditures Fuente de Vida Grace $ 28,505.00 $ 31,655.00 $ 2,400.00 $ 331.00 $ 431.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 6,194.00 Greater New Hope Greenville Vietnamese Grove Road $ 47,325.00 $ 49,770.00 $ 867.00 $ 434.00 $ 611.00 $ 2,772.00 $ 3,232.00 Grove Station $ 123,278.00 $ 133,568.00 $ 7,474.00 $ 1,410.00 $ 2,436.00 $ 11,320.00 Hampton Heights $ 313,681.00 $ 327,202.00 $ 15,684.00 $ 1,714.00 $ 5,799.00 $ 30,621.00 $ 31,451.00 Heritage Hillside Hilltop Avenue $ 101,763.00 $ 110,366.00 $ 800.00 $ 698.00 $ 976.00 $ 3,801.00 $ 4,180.00 Holly Ridge $ 371,680.00 $ 482,687.00 $ 44,867.00 $ 8,269.00 $ 43,668.00 $ 111,007.00 $ 111,007.00 Iglesia Bautista Familia de Fe Iglesia Bautista Hispana La Roca Indian Upstate Fellowship Infinity Church Japanese Mission Kentland Park Kingdom Life Church $ 545,000.00 $ 545,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 37,000.00 Laurel $ 275,321.00 $ 350,623.00 $ 6,793.00 $ 3,526.00 $ 5,877.00 $ 16,197.00 $ 20,182.00 Laurel Hispanic Mission Lee Road $ 418,188.00 $ 480,722.00 $ 9,600.00 $ 2,802.00 $ 7,401.00 $ 19,803.00 LifePoint Church $ 1,859.00 $ 161,657.00 $ 250.00 $ 9,763.00 Lord's Delight Korean Baptist Church Mauldin First Mision Hispana Hamton Heights Monaghan $ 744,785.00 $ 881,365.00 $ 67,214.00 $ 12,357.00 $ 25,042.00 $ 113,646.00 $ 142,574.00 New Covenant Christian Fellowship $ 94,961.00 $ 109,903.00 $ 5,783.00 New Hope $ 211,890.00 $ 300,627.00 $ 10,200.00 $ 1,235.00 $ 4,035.00 $ 21,300.00 $ 33,328.00 NewLife Community $ 75.00 Northgate $ 523,204.00 $ 636,984.00 $ 47,986.00 $ 2,903.00 $ 12,888.00 $ 51,018.00 $ 55,540.00 Oak Pointe Church $ 208,969.00 $ 239,957.00 $ 2,208.00 $ 4,416.00 $ 26,599.00 Oakcrest Open Heart $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 2,880.00 $ 3,900.00 Origins $ 142,946.00 $ 166,366.00 $ 550.00 $ 26,166.00 $ 26,166.00 Overbrook $ 557,390.00 $ 1,000,434.00 $ 21,338.00 $ 11,986.00 $ 17,979.00 $ 68,625.00 $ 96,339.00 Parisview $ 2,500.00 $ 169,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 3,533.00 $ 3,685.00 $ 8,966.00 $ 9,976.00 - 61 -
Annie Great Undesignated Total Cooperative Armstrong Lottie Moon Commission Total Mission Name Receipts Receipts Program Giving Offering Offering Giving Expenditures Parkwood Pelham Road Pendleton Street $ 219,259.00 $ 411,104.00 $ 18,946.00 $ 750.00 $ 2,589.00 $ 28,597.00 $ 32,692.00 Piedmont First $ 162,000.00 $ 185,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 480.00 $ 635.00 $ 3,811.00 $ 7,811.00 Piedmont Park $ 206,851.00 $ 213,682.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 3,331.00 $ 6,831.00 $ 6,831.00 Poe Primera Iglesia de Greenville Providence Real Life Church Reedy Fork $ 471,251.00 $ 514,666.00 $ 34,238.00 $ 2,756.00 $ 10,498.00 $ 48,377.00 $ 53,163.00 Riverview Rockvale $ 1,200.00 $ 75,500.00 $ 360.00 $ 1,230.00 Rocky Creek $ 355,718.00 $ 1,451,226.00 $ 115,000.00 $ 4,501.00 $ 37,873.00 $ 120,000.00 $ 87,008.00 Roper Mountain $ 222,286.00 $ 241,526.00 $ 35,883.00 $ 2,299.00 $ 6,987.00 $ 49,533.00 $ 49,533.00 Rutherford Road Sanctuary Sandy Springs $ 9,871.00 $ 161,594.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 1,367.00 $ 2,250.00 $ 9,586.00 $ 10,261.00 Sans Souci Shady Grove Simpsonville First $4,871,000.00 $ 8,307,500.00 $ 479,800.00 $ 18,900.00 $ 75,900.00 $ 1,157,500.00 $ 2,382,260.00 SkyPointe Church Sonpoint Community South Greenville $ 1,200.00 Standing Springs $ 676,062.00 $ 821,106.00 $ 69,246.00 $ 4,514.00 $ 27,869.00 $ 124,585.00 $ 139,585.00 Tanglewood $ 360,774.00 $ 440,426.00 $ 140,823.00 $ 1,715.00 $ 2,267.00 $ 22,475.00 $ 68,960.00 Tapestry Baptist Church Temple $ 611,840.00 $ 869,957.00 $ 14,733.00 $ 4,137.00 $ 15,532.00 $ 48,459.00 $ 92,307.00 The Crossing $ 79,098.00 The Meeting Place Unity Vietnamese Blessings Washington Avenue $ 147,807.00 $ 157,203.00 $ 9,855.00 $ 414.00 $ 2,004.00 $ 17,093.00 $ 17,868.00 Welcome $ 368,871.00 $ 447,252.00 $ 14,000.00 $ 3,558.00 $ 9,183.00 $ 26,741.00 $ 30,354.00 West Gantt First $ 312,414.00 $ 471,568.00 $ 9,071.00 $ 2,028.00 $ 3,334.00 $ 17,534.00 $ 26,120.00 West Greenville
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Annie Great Undesignated Total Cooperative Armstrong Lottie Moon Commission Total Mission Name Receipts Receipts Program Giving Offering Offering Giving Expenditures Westview $ 68,645.00 $ 4,159.00 Westville Westwood $ 99,177.00 $ 107,132.00 $ 7,900.00 $ 90.00 $ 15.00 $ 8,005.00 $ 10,000.00 White Oak $ 174,335.00 $ 185,933.00 $ 2,300.00 $ 3,150.00 $ 2,989.00 $ 5,550.00 $ 8,512.00 Woodside
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2016 Missions Involvement
Mission Project State but outside Projects in Projects outside of Name Participation Local Projects Local Community US & Canada US & Canada Arabic Baptist Mission Augusta Road Beechwood Berea Heights Bethel 18 12 6 Brandon Brushy Creek 606 360 78 125 43 Calvary First 53 51 2 Capstone Church 102 85 6 11 Cedar Lane 10 10 Cedar Shoals 44 30 14 Chin Baptist Church of Greenville Church Without Walls City View First 421 345 60 16 Clear Spring 10 10 Community Mission Connection Fellowship Crestview 600 Cristo La Puerta Abierta Daventon David Street 10 4 1 2 3 Daybreak Community Disciples Fellowship Dunean 12 12 Earle Street 345 270 51 24 East Park Eastlan 12 12 Edwards Road 423 413 5 5 Emerge Church Emmanuel 14 14 Envision Church First Church of the Deaf Five Forks 115 65 50 Fork Shoals 8 8
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Mission Project State but outside Projects in Projects outside of Name Participation Local Projects Local Community US & Canada US & Canada Freedom Fellowship Fuente de Vida Grace Greater New Hope Greenville Vietnamese Grove Road Grove Station 12 9 3
Hampton Heights Heritage Hillside Hilltop Avenue Holly Ridge 281 253 9 5 14 Iglesia Bautista Familia de Fe Iglesia Bautista Hispana La Roca Indian Upstate Fellowship Infinity Church Japanese Mission Kentland Park Kingdom Life Church 27 27 Laurel 50 40 10 Laurel Hispanic Mission Lee Road 73 48 25
LifePoint Church 35 35 Lord's Delight Korean Baptist Church Mauldin First Mision Hispana Hamton Heights Monaghan 37 13 23 1 New Covenant Christian Fellowship New Hope 5 4 1 NewLife Community 22 20 2 Northgate 420 320 100
Oak Pointe Church 77 55 10 12 Oakcrest Open Heart Origins 111 100 2 4 5 Overbrook 805 378 89 220 118
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Mission Project State but outside Projects in Projects outside of Name Participation Local Projects Local Community US & Canada US & Canada Parisview 9 8 1 Parkwood Pelham Road Pendleton Street 23 21 2 Piedmont First 3 1 2
Piedmont Park 22 22 Poe Primera Iglesia de Greenville Providence Real Life Church Reedy Fork Riverview Rockvale 8 5 1 2 Rocky Creek 259
Roper Mountain 2 2 Rutherford Road Sanctuary Sandy Springs 22 22 Sans Souci Shady Grove Simpsonville First 401 75 38 195 93 SkyPointe Church Sonpoint Community South Greenville Standing Springs 11 5 1 2 3 Tanglewood 162 18 24 60 60 Tapestry Baptist Church Temple 1,094 534 195 33 332 The Crossing The Meeting Place Unity Vietnamese Blessings Washington Avenue 50 50 Welcome 47 41 6
West Gantt First 67 60 7 West Greenville
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Mission Project State but outside Projects in Projects outside of Name Participation Local Projects Local Community US & Canada US & Canada Westview 2 2 Westville Westwood 60 20 40 White Oak 5 5 Woodside
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Greenville Baptist Association Directory of Churches (As of October 2016)
Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor 232-2712 Augusta Road 1823 Augusta Road, Greenville 29605 232-6554 [email protected] Matt King 269-5111 Beechwood 214 Dayton Drive, Easley 29642 [email protected] Doug Truax 246-4238 Berea Heights 6914 White Horse Road, Greenville 29611 [email protected] Doug Humphries 246-3347 Bethel 403 Sulphur Springs Road, Greenville 29617 [email protected] Daniel Lee 269-9710 Brandon 16 Calder Street, Greenville 29611 [email protected] *Roger Couch 244-5075 Brushy Creek 4999 Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors 29687 244-3767 [email protected] Ralph Carter, Jr. 271-4080 Calvary First 9 Albain Circle, Greenville 29609 271-6793 [email protected] 862-3993 Capstone PO Box 1506, Fountain Inn 29644 [email protected] Walt Tanner Location: 601 Fairview Street, Fountain Inn 29644 990-8064 Cedar Lane PO Box 3808, Greenville, 29602 271-9962 [email protected] Larry Bell Location: 203 Marion Street, Greenville 29611 338-9241 Cedar Shoals 1045 Cooley Bridge Road, Belton 29627 [email protected] Shane Donald 246-9220 City View First 2300 West Blue Ridge Drive, Greenville 29611 246-3810 [email protected] Mike Runion 963-4804 Clear Spring 301 Bethany Road, Simpsonville 29681 228-2344 [email protected] *Walter Wood 244-7174 Community Mission 611 South Fairfield Road, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Furman Gatewood Location: 1950 Boling Road Extension, Taylors 29687 915-3536 Connection Fellowship 3504 Highway 153 PMB #171, Greenville 29611 [email protected] David Lyles Location: 109 Leader Drive, Piedmont 29673 Crestview PO Box 358, Fountain Inn 29644 [email protected] Mark McCall Location: 100 Meadowbrook Drive, Fountain Inn 29644 245-7080 Cristo La Puerta Abierta 109 Cornelia Street, Greenville 29609 Felipe Hernández Location: 1200 Easley Bridge Road, Greenville 29611 243-5300 Daventon 312 Daventon Road, Pelzer 29669 [email protected] Eric Blackerby 381-9811 David Street 38 David Street, Greenville 29609 [email protected] Mike Kuckel Daybreak Community 1731 North Main Street, Greenville 29609 Location: 37 East Hillcrest Drive, Greenville 29609 232-7312 Deaf First P. O. Box 51562, Piedmont 29673 271-0822 [email protected] Tom Rushing Location: White Oak 1805 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville 29609
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Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor 277-2203 Disciples Fellowship 213 Libby Lane, Mauldin 29662 [email protected] Harold Moon Location: 105 Crestfield Road, Greenville 29605 233-7457 Dunean 21 Allen Street, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Calvin Holland 233-5332 Earle Street 225 West Earle Street, Greenville 29609 233-0082 [email protected] Stephen Clyborne 235-3576 East Park 12 Ebaugh Avenue, Greenville 29607 [email protected] Greg Fortune 288-5420 Eastlan 625 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville 29607 234-3083 [email protected] Benny Littlejohn 244-2975 Edwards Road 1050 Edwards Road, Greenville 29615 244-0252 [email protected] Aaron Rayburn 325-7111 Emmanuel 14 Deering Street, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Marshall Williams 288-9455 Five Forks 112 Batesville Road, Simpsonville 29681 288-9314 [email protected] Howard Foster 243-3510 Fork Shoals 110 Fork Shoals Church Road, Pelzer 29669 243-3510 [email protected] Jay Howard 862-3350 Fountain Inn First 206 North Weston Street, Fountain Inn 29644 862-2532 [email protected] Condy Richardson 303-7282 Freedom Fellowship 41 Ray Road, Piedmont 29673 [email protected] Tim Thompson 423-3160 Grace 11 Virginia Avenue, Greenville 29611 [email protected] Robert Pittman 963-2720 Greater New Hope 403 Pollard Road, Simpsonville 29681 [email protected] Dennis Smith 233-5501 Grove Road 1223 Grove Road, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Danny Bridges 845-7524 Grove Station PO Box 545, Piedmont 29673 [email protected] Larry Gunter Location: 640 Highway 20, Piedmont 29673 244-1385 Hampton Heights 2511 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville 29615 244-1385 [email protected] Gene Ownbey 828-779- Heritage 103 Ravenel Street, Greenville 29611 [email protected] Chuck Mayo 9505 862-5597 Hillside 501 Hillside Church Road, Fountain Inn 29644 862-6775 Hilltop Avenue 111 Hilltop Avenue, Greenville 29609 Fred Finch 967-8887 Holly Ridge 260 Adams Mill Road, Simpsonville 29681 967-8469 [email protected] Joshua Culbertson 238-5638 Kentland Park 1 Ray Street, Greenville 29611 Eddie Haley 627-8199 Kingdom Life 416 Holland Rd, Simpsonville 29681 [email protected] Alex Sands 288-1711 Laurel 2331 Laurens Road, Greenville 29607 288-3368 [email protected] 244-4678 Lee Road 1503 East Lee Road, Taylors 29687 244-9942 [email protected] Todd Stewart LifePoint PO Box 27036, Greenville 29616 [email protected] Phil Pike Location: 25 Woods Lake Road, Building 8, Greenville 29607 288-7835 Mauldin First 150 South Main Street, Mauldin 29662 297-1289 [email protected] Wade Leonard 246-8411 Monaghan 1500 West Parker Road, Greenville 29617 246-1115 [email protected] *Mike Bearden
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Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor New Covenant Christian 303-1033 111 Courtney Circle, Greenville 29617 [email protected] Steve Cowden Fellowship 963-3547 New Hope 509 South Main Street, Mauldin 29662 963-3548 *Norman Ponder 420-0467 New Life Community 655 Fairview Road, Suite HPMB 266, Simpsonville 29680 [email protected] Brandon Gilreath 242-3805 Northgate 633 Summit Drive, Greenville 29609 242-9625 [email protected] Barry Jimmerson 269-0371 Oak Crest 1 Alabama Avenue, Greenville 29611 269-7818 [email protected] Kyle Turner 430-3004 Oak Pointe 600 Shaded Acre Court, Pelzer 29669 [email protected] Mike Morris Location: 8649 August Road Suite D, Pelzer 29669 232-6727 Open Heart 205 Stafford Avenue, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Richard Donald 735-6601 Origins 1708-C Augusta St #364, Greenville 29605 [email protected] John David Mangrum Location: 531 South Main Street, Greenville 29601 235-6359 Overbrook 1705 East North Street, Greenville 29607 235-3474 [email protected] Dale Sutton 232-1838 Parisview 100 Bud Street, Greenville 29617 268-8624 Parkwood 2140 State Park Road, Greenville 29609 268-0702 Stanley Wardlaw 288-3283 Pelham Road PO Box 25818, Greenville 29616 288-9684 [email protected] John Roy Location: 1108 Pelham Road, Greenville 29615 232-7312 Pendleton Street P. O. Box 2108, Greenville 29602 232-7313 [email protected] Marty Price Location: Hilton Greenville, 45 W. Orchard Park Dr, Greenville 845-7801 Piedmont First 8 First Baptist Church Road, Piedmont 29673 845-7830 [email protected] Stephen Hearne 244-4128 Piedmont Park 801 Piedmont Park Road, Greenville 29609 [email protected] Martin Atkins 292-6516 Poe 4 Shelly Lane Taylors 29687 [email protected] Tony Awtry Location: Second Avenue, Poe Greenville 29609 991-7287 Primera Iglesia de Greenville 200 Pickens Drive, Greenville 29611 [email protected] Jerry Zapata 246-7413 Providence PO Box 14699, Greenville 29610 Paul Wilson Location: 8515 White Horse Road, Greenville 29617 934-9120 Real Life PO Box 609, Williamston 29697 [email protected] Stan Bray 277-4617 Reedy Fork 459 Reedy Fork Road, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Bob Whaley 269-6619 Riverview 118 Old Pendleton Road, Greenville 29611 [email protected] Freddy Garner 299-0866 Rockvale 652 Old Grove Road, Piedmont 29673 [email protected] Deane Harrison 288-1323 Rocky Creek 1801 Woodruff Road, Greenville 29607 288-8156 288-1911 Roper Mountain 300 Roper Mountain Road Extension, Greenville 29615 [email protected] Ronald Lewis
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Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor 244-7639 Rutherford Road 9 Scenic Drive, Greenville 29609 [email protected] Gary Sparks 235-7024 Sanctuary 302 Parkins Mill Road, Greenville 29607 235-7024 [email protected] Joseph Rollins 243-3878 Sandy Springs 371 Sandy Springs Road, Pelzer 29669 [email protected] Dan Green 233-4558 Sans Souci 3100 Buncombe Road, Greenville 29609 233-4559 [email protected] Shady Grove 519 South Old Piedmont Highway, Greenville 29611 Clint Blackwell 967-8591 Simpsonville First 3 Hedge Street, Simpsonville, 29681 967-8592 [email protected] Wayne Bray West Campus Location: 679 Harrison Bridge Road, Simpsonville 29680 [email protected] Bob Felts The Delta Location: 104 South Main Street, Simpsonville 29681 [email protected] Ashley Moore Happy Trails Cowboy Church Location: 9530 Augusta Road, Pelzer 29669 303-3746 Skypointe PO Box 818, Travelers Rest 29690 [email protected] Scott Crutchfield Location: 28 Ebenezer Road, Travelers Rest 29690 607-3186 SonPoint Community 17 Longland Drive, Greenville 29609 [email protected] Samuel Kioko Location: Bethuel Road, Greenville 29605 625-9182 South Greenville 8966 Augusta Road, Pelzer 29669 [email protected] *Brandon Corley Location: Ruitan Building, Augusta Road 29605 963-3453 Standing Springs 1111 West Georgia Road, Simpsonville 29680 963-2984 [email protected] Ben Hill 269-3455 Tanglewood 5 New Dunham Bridge Road, Greenville 29611 269-0001 [email protected] Stephen McLane 963-5834 Temple 213 West Curtis Street, Simpsonville 29681 963-5834 [email protected] Brett Aiken 862-5138 Unity PO Box 80683, Simpsonville 29680 862-5689 [email protected] Larry Ledford Location: 1000 Fairview Road, Simpsonville 29680 603-9075 Vietnamese Blessing 4A Woodland Lane, Greenville 29615 [email protected] Dai Van Nguyen 295-1610 Washington Avenue 200 North Washington Avenue, Greenville 29611 295-1679 [email protected] Bob Whitehead 269-5783 Welcome 2730 Anderson Road, Greenville 29611 295-3287 [email protected] Dusty Raines 277-8335 West Gantt First 1452 White Horse Road, Greenville 29605 277-9190 [email protected] Marshall Fagg 232-3677 West Greenville PO Box 14548, Greenville 29610 [email protected] James Tollison, Jr. Location: 551 Perry Avenue, Greenville 29611 Westview 616 Cherokee Drive, Greenville 29615 [email protected] Paul Link Location: 28 Jamison Street, Greenville 29611 269-8063 Westville 222 Clemson Avenue, Greenville 29611 Lee Blume Location: 27 Arch Street, Greenville 29611
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Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor 295-2360 Westwood P.O. Box 14294, Greenville 29610 295-1150 [email protected] *Joel Butterfield Location: 3821 Saluda Dam Road, Easley 29640 244-4955 White Oak 1805 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville 29609 244-9348 [email protected] 271-3740 Woodside 301 Woodside Avenue, Greenville 29611 271-3740 [email protected] Jimmy Tarrant
New Works Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor/Planter Arabic 101 Belfrey Drive, Greer 29650 297-1289 [email protected] Steve Hanna Partner Church: Brushy Creek Location: 5001 Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors 29687 346-8560 Chin Congregation of Gville 7 Roberts Hill Drive, Taylors, SC 29687 [email protected] Sa Tin Lal 349-7342 Church Without Walls 3018 Augusta Street, Greenville 29605 [email protected] Alfred Johnson
497-8367 Cristo Única Esperanza 305 E College Street, Simpsonville 29681 Rafael Jáuregui 283-0203 Envision 24 Park Woodruff Drive, Greenville 29607 rhall@envisionchurch. cc Robbie Hall 915-9985 Familia De Fe 19 Knotts Court, Fountain Inn 29644 [email protected] Ernesto Chaparro 285-1981 Fuente de Vida 12 Fairford Circle, Taylors 29687 [email protected] Carlos Ruiz Partner Church: Brushy Creek Location: 4999 Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors 29687 901-1145 Greenville Japanese PO Box 1526, Anderson 29622 [email protected] Akihiko Shigemi Location:1823 Augusta Road, Greenville 29605 Greenville Vietnamese 120 Gascony Drive, Greenville 29609 [email protected] Kien Thanh Lu Location: 10 Eisenhower, Greenville 29607 Suresh 561-1016 Indian Upstate Fellowship 1409 Roper Mountain Road, Apartment #176, Greenville 29615 [email protected] Jonnalagadda 862-8889 Infinity 412 Fairview Street Extension, Fountain Inn 29644 [email protected] Johnny Dyer 306-0630 La Roca 8 Cardona Court, Greenville 29611 [email protected] Greg Somers Lord's Delight Korean 7 Providence Drive Flat Rock, NC 28731 [email protected] Seok Bong Yang Location: 625 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville 29607 Misión Hispana Hampton 432-9272 2511 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville 29615 Carlos Galarza Heights Partner Church: Hampton Heights
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Phone Church Address Fax E-Mail Pastor/Planter 423-9272 Misión Hispana Laurel 2331 Laurens Road, Greenville 29607 [email protected] Carlos Galarza Partner Church: Laurel 325-9454 Misión Hispana Mauldin 150 South Main Street, Mauldin 29662 Reimer Falck Partner Church: Mauldin First Rio de Gloria 1452 White Horse Road, Greenville 29611 Antonio Mejía Partner Church: West Gantt First Tapestry 25 Woods Lake Road, Greenville 29607 [email protected] David Case Location: 25 Woods Lake Road #100, Greenville 29607 The Crossing PO Box 14519, Greenville 29610 co-pastors [email protected] Tommy Vandiver Location: 5000 Old Buncombe Rd Suite 40, Greenville 29617 [email protected] Jonathan Day 414-4217 The Meeting Place 104 Markswood Dr, Simpsonville 29681 [email protected] Fred Giles Location: 726 A Lowndes Hill Rd, Greenville, 29607
96 Churches and 20 New Works, Congregations, or Ministries (as of October 2016) * denotes Interim
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