2014 VIRGINIA BAPTIST ANNUAL 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 fi rst session was held in 1823, and in 1855 its name was changed to the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Tommy McDearis BGAV President, 2014 2 INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS Table of Contents 2014 Virginia Baptist Annual Book of Reports ..........................................................................................................................5 Registration and Voting Procedures .........................................................................................6 To Introduce Business ..............................................................................................................7 BGAV Offi cers and Committees................................................................................................8 Virginia Baptist Mission Board Members .................................................................................9 Program ................................................................................................................................. 11 Special Guests ........................................................................................................................19 Program Personnel ................................................................................................................20 Special Events ........................................................................................................................21 Recommendations and Reports from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board ..............................23 Offi cial Report of the Budget Committee of the BGAV ...........................................................51 Offi cial Reports of Boards and Committees ...........................................................................67 Annual Reports of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board ............................................................87 Annual Reports of Ministry Partners, Educational Institutions, and Shared Ministries .........103 Proceedings .............................................................................................................................1 49 Memorials ...............................................................................................................................161 Baptist General Association of Virginia .................................................................................199 Constitution/Bylaws .............................................................................................................200 Articles of Incorporation ......................................................................................................209 Meetings ..............................................................................................................................210 Offi cers ................................................................................................................................213 Standing Committees ..........................................................................................................214 Affi liated Organizations..........................................................................................................217 Administrator and Board Directories ....................................................................................218 Financial Statements ...........................................................................................................228 Treasurer’s Report ...................................................................................................................247 Associations ............................................................................................................................275 District Associations.............................................................................................................276 Contacts for District Associations .........................................................................................277 2015 Associational Annual Meetings ...................................................................................279 Moderators of District Associations ......................................................................................281 Clerks of District Associations ..............................................................................................283 Annual Church Profi le Compilations .....................................................................................285 Explanation of the Annual Church Profi le ............................................................................286 BGAV Summary of Receipts .................................................................................................287 Annual Church Profi le Association Tables ............................................................................288 Annual Church Profi le Summary of Virginia Baptists ...........................................................325 Churches Affi liated with the BGAV ........................................................................................327 3 INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS 2014 VIRGINIA BAPTIST ANNUAL 2014 BOOK OF REPORTS 191st Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia Novemberb 11-12, 2014 Hampton Roads Convention Center Hampton, VA Registration and Voting Procedures 2014 Book of Reports 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 of the Baptist General Association of Virginia as follows: ARTICLE III. Section B: Composition The General Association shall be composed of the offi cers 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 fi nancially at least $500 during the previous fi scal 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 fi fteen (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 fi nancially at least two percent (2%) of its total annual receipts to the Virginia portion of the Cooperative Missions Budget. Cooperative Missions is Virginia Baptists’ long-standing commitment to the Cooperative Program. II. Registration 1. Messengers should be elected by cooperating Baptist churches. 2. Written certifi cation of election of messengers must be presented at the registration desk at the General Association meeting. 3. If written certifi cation is not presented, the General Association’s Credentials Committee will make decisions regarding the status of messengers. 4. Written certifi cation, in the form of your pre-registration materials, will be mailed from the Offi ce of the Treasurer, Baptist General Association of Virginia. III. Voting Registered messengers will be provided, at the time of registration, ballots numbered 1 to 5. These ballots will be the only instrument used for written voting. 6 2014 BOOK OF REPORTS To Introduce Business The following is provided as information to assist messengers with the “when and how to” of presenting amendments, motions, and resolutions. The information has been paraphrased from the Constitution and Bylaws of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, which are printed in full at the end of the Book of Reports. Article VIII, Amendments, of the Constitution states that amendments to the Constitution must be presented in writing and read during the morning session of the fi rst day. Providing these qualifi cations are met, they will be acted upon during the business session of the second day. Article IV, Section D of the Bylaws states that motions, resolutions, and other proposals which would change the policy of the General Association or any board, institution, or agency connected with the General Association must be made in writing and read at a session of the General Association before it is presented for action. The proposal may not be acted upon until after the intervention of at least one session. A motion is defi ned as that business brought before the BGAV which relates to or affects the policies and/or operations of the BGAV. A policy is defi ned as those principles by which the BGAV is guided and managed. Section K states that resolutions from registered