Annual The Baptist Convention of New Mexico 2005 Convention of Mexico New Baptist The Annual Albuquerque, NM 87199 NM Albuquerque, 94485 Box PO NM of Convention Baptist The - 4485 2005Annual The Baptist Convention of New Mexico Permit #1603 Albuquerque, NM PostagePaid US Non Acting Executive Director - Profit Org. Dr. James Semple Nancy L. Faucett, Recording Secretary (505) 924-2300; FAX (505) 924-2349 www.bcnm.com ANNUAL of The Baptist Convention of New Mexico PO Box 94485, Albuquerque 87199 5325 Wyoming NE, Albuquerque 87109 Ninety-Fourth Annual Session Meeting at First Baptist Church Bloomfield, New Mexico October 25-26, 2005 OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION President Jay McCollum, Gallup First Vice President Randy Aly, Jal Recording Secretary Nancy Faucett, Edgewood Assistant Recording Secretary Cricket Pairett, Albuquerque Parliamentarian Francis Wilson, Albuquerque 2006 Meeting to be held October 24-25 at Central Baptist Church of Clovis, New Mexico Shon Wagner, T or C First Preacher of Annual Sermon Billy Weckel, Deming First Alternate 2007 Meeting October 23-24 Albuquerque Sandia 2008 Meeting October 28-29 Las Cruces First DEDICATION The 2005 Annual for the Baptist Convention of New Mexi- co is dedicated to Dr. James H. Semple, who served as the state convention’s acting executive director from March 1, 2005, to Feb. 1, 2006. During the time he was leading New Mexico Baptists, he also served as the BCNM’s interim director of evangelism ministries, a post he had held since May of 2004. He com- muted to New Mexico each week from his home in Dallas. Semple retired in 2001 after serving 12 years as director of the State Missions Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Reared in Miami, Semple is a graduate of John B. Stetson University, Deland, Fla., B.A.; and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, B.D. and Th.D. From 1952-61 Semple held student pastorates in Florida and Texas, and in 1961 he was called as pastor of First Baptist Church, Plano, Texas. Two years later, First Baptist, Paris, Texas, called him to be pastor, a position he would hold until joining the state convention staff in 1989. During the 25 years Semple served the East Texas congregation, the church gave 20 percent of its undesignated receipts to the Cooperative Program and Sunday school enrollment increased by 130 percent, to 3,500. Semple and his wife, Betty, have six children, 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. TOP TEN CHURCHES IN TOTAL NUMBER OF BAPTISMS, 2005* Resident Total Church Membership Baptisms 1. Hoffmantown West 700 155 2. Albq. Hoffmantown 2,384 99 3. Bloomfield First 1,148 76 4. Albq. New Hope Full Gospel 550 75 5. Rio Rancho First 1,084 60 6. Artesia First 1,003 47 7. Mesilla Park 698 45 8. Albq. Fellowship Missionary 1,150 40 9. Albq. Sandia 1,030 38 10. Belen First 852 34 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS, 2005** Resident Total Church Membership CP Gifts 1. Carlsbad First 882 118,305 2. Clovis Central 1,104 117,133 3. Bloomfield First 1,148 113,268 4. Albuquerque Hoffmantown 2,384 112,500 5. Artesia First 1,003 100,750 6. Albuquerque Sandia 1,030 100,712 7. Las Cruces First 1,279 95,333 8. Hobbs Taylor Memorial 1,164 92,800 9. Ruidoso First 579 84,644 10. Farmington Emmanuel 862 84,000 TOP TEN CHURCHES IN PER CAPITA COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS, 2005** Resident Per Capita Church Membership CP Gifts 1. Carlsbad Garden Street 37 662.48 2. Vaughn First 6 276.11 3. Belen Sierra Vista 43 270.47 4. Animas First 8 214.56 5. Taos First 65 204.98 6. Mayhill 113 202.95 7. Santa Fe First 363 176.11 8. Angel Fire 216 169.75 9. Santa Fe El Dorado 95 161.24 10. Carrizozo First 52 160.46 *Statistics compiled from 2004 Annual Church Profile **Statistics compiled from receipts received at BCNM offices January 13, 2004 through January 12, 2005 ñ Staff Directory ñ Executive Board Members ñ State Appointed/Elected Committees ñ Articles of Incorporation/ Bylaws ñ Minutes of Annual Meeting ñ Minutes of Annual WMU Meeting ñ Executive Board Minutes ñ Annual Reports ñ Budget DIRECTORY OF STATE WORKERS All e-mail addresses for BCNM staff are the first initial and last name @bcnm.com. (Example: [email protected]) Administration 924-2325 Dr. Joseph Bunce, Executive Director 924-2325 John B. Hancock, Jr., Business Administrator 924-2310 Nancy L. Faucett, Executive Assistant 924-2325 Luaine G. Myers, Bookkeeper 924-2343 Carolyn A. Starks, Ministry Assistant 924-2310 Toni Warner, Receptionist 924-2300 FAX: 924-2349 Division of Communication Ministries 924-2311 John Loudat, Director 924-2311 Editor, Baptist New Mexican Public Relations Director Linda S. Prescott, Assistant Editor 924-2326 Joy Pittman, Editorial Assistant 924-2311 Cheryl Vaughn, Circulation Manager 924-2327 FAX: 924-2319 Division of Education Ministries 924-2312 Dayton King, Director 924-2312 Sunday School, Church Architecture, Church Media/Library, Church Development, Discipleship Training, Church Administration, and Senior Adult Ministries Kelly A. May, Administrative Assistant 924-2312 FAX: 924-2349 Division of Education Ministries 924-2313 David Red, Department Director 924-2313 Music, Student, Recreation and Family Ministries Myra Gates, Ministry Assistant 924-2313 FAX: 924-2349 Campus Personnel: (Part of Education Ministries) Eastern New Mexico University Box 2005 ENMU, Portales 88130 356-4252 Brian Townsend, Campus Minister, [email protected] Breanne Black, Assistant Director, [email protected] Blake Bentley, Assistant, [email protected] New Mexico Highlands University HC 80, Box 198, Las Vegas 87701 425-3043 Jacque Hampleman, Interim Director, [email protected] New Mexico Junior College/College of the Southwest 2911 N. Dal Paso, Hobbs 88240 392-5509/318-6103 Chris St. Clair, Part Time Campus Minister, [email protected] New Mexico State University 1313 E. University Ave., Las Cruces 88001 522-7370 FAX: 522-1705 www.NMSUChristianChallenge.org David E. Englehart, Campus Minister [email protected] Bobby Erickson, Assistant Director [email protected] Lou Cowden, Assistant [email protected] Rachel Carr, Assistant [email protected] Kameron Peterson, Assistant [email protected] San Juan College 97A Road 5295, Farmington 87401 327-0264/632-6822 Bill Eubank, Part Time Campus Min. [email protected] University of New Mexico 401 University NE, Albuquerque 87106 243-5401; FAX: 766-5330 www.unm.edu/~unmbsu Ted With, Campus Minister [email protected] Eric Black, Assistant [email protected] Dalese Black, Assistant [email protected] Tina BauToom Sepulveda, Assistant [email protected] Western New Mexico University 909 W. College, Silver City 88061 538-0012, FAX 538-3650 www.go-4th.org Laura Filkins, Interim Campus Minister [email protected] Division of Evangelism Ministries 924-2314 James Semple, Interim Director 924-2314 Melody Marrow, Ministry Assistant 924-2314 FAX: 924-2320 Division of Mission Ministries 924-2315 , Director 924-2315 Cricket Pairett, Administrative Assistant 924-2315 Daniel Rupp, Church Planter Strategist 924-2332 Richard Gomez, Director of Volunteer Mobilization 924-2337 FAX: 924-2320 Missions Education/Women’s Ministries 924-2316 Judith Edwards, Department Director 924-2316 Connie Peek, Ministry Assistant 924-2316 FAX: 924-2320 STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2006 Chairman ................................................................... Rick Sullivan Vice Chairman ............................................................ Lou Cowden Secretary................................................................. Nancy Faucett Executive Director .................................................... Joseph Bunce President of the Convention ...................................... Jay McCollum ........................... 2112 College Drive, Gallup, NM 87301; 722-4401 ONE – YEAR TERM - EXPIRES 2006 Lou Cowden 4812 Quail Run Ave., Las Cruces 88011 521-3636 Connie Dixon Box 119, Elida 88116 274-6260 Rob Muncy Box 3276 FS, Espanola 87533 753-2805 Janet Saiers 1622 Propps NE, Albuquerque 87112 299-5019 Dale Shook 1700 E. Yeso Dr., Hobbs 88240 397-7447 Rick Sullivan 322 W. Grand, Artesia 88210 748-1308 Linvill Tisdale 5394 Stagecoach, Las Cruces 88011 382-3870 Durward Wofford Box 44, Melrose 88124 799-4405 TWO – YEAR TERM – EXPIRES 2007 David Brittain PO Box 15025, Rio Rancho 87174 994-0430 David Cheatham PO Box 2067, Gallup 87305 863-9386 Mike Hattabaugh PO Box 376, Farmington 87499 324-1185 Jack Corder 10321 Leymon NW, Albuquerque 87114 897-3639 Pedro Escobar 609 W. 19th, Clovis 88101 769-3356 Charles Farmer Box 1126, Socorro 87801 835-0041 Saul Gonzales 2214 Foxtail Pine, Las Cruces 88012 373-8285 Mike McGuire 837 W. Jackson Ave., Lovington 88260 396-4135 Edna Romero Box 1593, Taos 87571 758-4416 Hugh Rogers Box 298, Grants 87020 285-6643 THREE-YEAR TERM – EXPIRES 2008 Eugene Baker 5206 W. Comanche, Farmington 87401 325-6258 Bob Bruce 3749 Quay B 64.5, Tucumcari 88401 461-3951 Toby Dolan PO Box 887, Rociada 87742 454-9481 Bobby Fuller 917 N. Howard St., Carlsbad 88220 887-3822 Judi Hain 5800 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albq. 87109 881-9711 Clark Henderson 9429 Constitution NE, Albq. 87112 292-2713 Barbara Pendleton 33 Flamingo, Silver City 88061 534-0580 Ed Meyers Box 1996, Roswell 88202 623-2640 Steve Mosley 700 S. 8th, Deming 88030 546-3955 STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD Division Committees, 2006 Communication Ministries Toby Dolan (C) [email protected] Bob Bruce [email protected] Jack Corder [email protected] Lee Herring [email protected] Linvell Tisdale [email protected] Education Ministries Lou