2017 VIRGINIA BAPTIST ANNUAL BGAV Advancing the Kingdom Together Baptist General Association of Virginia 2828 Emerywood Parkway Henrico, VA 23294 804-915-5000 800-255-2428 toll-free BGAV.org John V. Upton, Jr., Executive Director Journal Baptist General Association of Virginia The Sandy Creek Baptist Association was organized in 1760 and included churches in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. In 1771, Virginia Baptists organized the General Association of Separate Baptists in Virginia, operating until 1783 when the Baptist General Committee was instituted to take its place. The General Committee continued until 1799 when it was succeeded by the General Committee of Correspondence, which represented the Baptists of Virginia until 1822, when it was decided to organize the General Association of Baptists in Virginia. Its first session was held in 1823, and in 1855 its name was changed to the Baptist General Association of Virginia. E. Stuart Crow BGAV President, 2017 2 2017 VIRGINIA BAPTIST ANNUAL Table of Contents 2017 Virginia Baptist Annual Book of Reports ........................................................................................................................................................5 Registration and Voting Procedures ..................................................................................................................8 To Introduce Business ..........................................................................................................................................9 BGAV Officers and Committees ......................................................................................................................10 Virginia Baptist Executive Board .....................................................................................................................11 Virginia Baptist Mission Council .....................................................................................................................13 Program ................................................................................................................................................................15 Special Activities and Events ............................................................................................................................22 Special Guests ......................................................................................................................................................24 Program Personnel .............................................................................................................................................25 Recommendations and Reports from the Virginia Baptist Executive Board ...........................................27 Official Reports of Boards and Committees ..................................................................................................51 Annual Report of the Baptist General Association of Virginia ..................................................................69 Annual Reports of Ministry Partners, Educational Institutions, and Shared Ministries .......................81 Proceedings ............................................................................................................................................................129 Memorials ..............................................................................................................................................................143 Baptist General Association of Virginia .........................................................................................................179 Constitution/Bylaws .........................................................................................................................................181 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation ......................................................................................190 Meetings .............................................................................................................................................................193 Officers ...............................................................................................................................................................196 Standing Committees.......................................................................................................................................197 Affiliated Organizations .....................................................................................................................................201 Administrator and Board Directories ...........................................................................................................203 Financial Statements ........................................................................................................................................214 Treasurer’s Report ................................................................................................................................................227 Associations ...........................................................................................................................................................251 District Associations ........................................................................................................................................253 Contacts of District Associations ...................................................................................................................254 2018 Associational Annual Meetings ............................................................................................................256 Moderators of District Associations ..............................................................................................................258 Clerks of District Associations .......................................................................................................................260 Annual Church Profile Compilations .............................................................................................................263 Explanation of the Annual Church Profile ...................................................................................................264 BGAV Summary of Receipts ..........................................................................................................................265 Annual Church Profile Association Tables ..................................................................................................266 Annual Church Profile Summary of Virginia Baptists ...............................................................................306 Churches Affiliated with the BGAV .................................................................................................................307 3 INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS 2017 VIRGINIA BAPTIST ANNUAL BGAV Advancing the Kingdom Together BOOK OF REPORTS 194th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia BGAV Annual Meeting Book of Reports November 13–15, 2017 Hampton, VA #BGAV17 BGAV Advancing the Kingdom Together Registration and Voting Procedures At the 1971 annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, registration and voting procedures for the annual meeting were established. I. Eligibility The eligibility of messengers is determined by the Constitution/Bylaws of the Baptist General Association of Virginia as follows: ARTICLE III. Section B: Composition The General Association shall be composed of the officers of the General Association and messengers elected by Baptist churches which follow the New Testament teaching of salvation by grace and believer’s baptism by immersion, and which cooperate with the General Association. Each church contributing financially at least $500 during the previous fiscal year, according to the treasurer’s report, to the Virginia portion of the Cooperative Missions Budget shall be entitled to two (2) messengers; to a total of three (3) messengers for $750; a total of four (4) messengers for $1000, and to one (1) more messenger for each additional $600; provided that no church shall be entitled to more than fifteen (15) messengers. If $500 is more than two percent (2%) of a church’s total annual receipts, such church is entitled to two (2) messengers, provided it contributes financially at least two percent (2%) of its total annual receipts to the Virginia portion of the Cooperative Missions Budget. The Cooperative Missions Budget as adopted by the General Association is the preferred way Virginia Baptists express their unity in mission and ministry. Cooperative Missions is Virginia Baptists’ long-standing commitment to the Cooperative Program. II. Registration • Messengers should be elected by cooperating Baptist churches. • A registration packet is mailed to each cooperating Baptist church and contains login credentials and registration forms required to complete messenger registration. • Cooperating Baptist churches may pre-register elected messengers for the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s annual meeting on-line or by mail or they can register on-site during the meeting. • Pre-registering messengers on-line requires login credentials. Churches may obtain this information within the registration packet or by contacting the Baptist General Association of Virginia. • Pre-registering messengers by mail as well as registering messengers on-site using the registration form requires an authorized signature. If an authorized
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