The committee on boards and committees is assigned the mission of bringing to the association nominees for boards of partnering agencies, schools and institutions and for the standing committees of the association.
We are guided in this task by two concerns. We are committed to call forth persons with superior gifts and experience suited to the mission of the respective offices. We also strive to achieve a balance in our nominees by taking into account gender, geography, church size, denominational affiliation, and designation as lay or clergy.
In order to achieve both goals we are reliant on the advice and input of many Baptists from around the state. To identify talented and gifted Virginia Baptists we were greatly aided by the input of heads of agencies, schools and institutions, who suggested persons with demonstrated interest and commitment and with abilities needed on their board. We further solicited suggestions from directors of missions and local associations, from ministers through the Mission Board mailouts, and from all Virginia Baptists through the Religious Herald and the Mission Board website. Associations offered their selection of representation on the General Board. We are grateful for all who have helped us in this the work of identifying a pool of potential nominees.
In the interest of further expanding opportunities for input from Baptists at large, we are asking messengers to offer suggestions for 2008. Please take the opportunity to fill out the form which will appear in the Religious Herald in February, and mail to the address listed on the form.
It is with gratitude for your suggestions this past year after much prayer and deliberation that we bring to you the names of the dedicated Virginia Baptists listed in this report for election to the boards of agencies, institutions and schools, and to service on the standing committees of our association. We ask the messengers of the 2006 Baptist General Association of Virginia annual meeting to elect these persons and to give them the support of your prayers and cooperation.
Mark Croston
Rob Guiles
Ruth Guill
G.C. Harbuck, Chair
Pat Patterson
Richard Smith
Richard Stephenson Jr.
Ronald Tweed
Herbert O. Browning
I. STANDING COMMITTEES
Budget Committee
Terms to expire November 30, 2010
Bryan Taliafferro (L), Beale Memorial Church, Tappahannock
G.C. Hughes (M), Blackstone Church, Blackstone
Christian Life Committee
Terms to expire November 30, 2009
Don Pegram (M), Haran Church, Roanoke
David Donahue (M), Beale Memorial Church, Tappahannock
Patricia (Pat) Leighton (L), Columbia Baptist Church, Falls Church
Memorial Committee
Term to expire November 30, 2007
Don Pitts (L), Salem Church, Sparta
Terms to expire November 30, 2009
Ellen Gwaltney (M), Bruington Church, Bruington
John Woodford (L), Mentow Church, Huddleston
Keith Somers (M), Bonsack Church, Roanoke
Program Committee
Terms to expire November 30, 2007
Ciel Michaels, Jahnke Road Church, Richmond
Terms to expire November 30, 2009
Ralph Duke (M), Beacon Hill Church, Herndon
Curly Sellers (L), East End Church, Suffolk
Yolanda Wilson (L), Antioch Church, Fairfax Station
Religious Liberty Committee
Terms to expire November 30, 2009
Victor Visotsky (M), Columbia Church, Falls Church
Virginia Darnell (L), First Church, Richmond
Resolutions Committee
Terms to expire November 30, 2009
Nancy Elliott (L), Second Church, Richmond
Lee Farmer (M), Coan Church, Heathsville
J. Darrell Foster (L), Kings Grant Church, Virginia Beach
II. THE FOLLOWING TO BE DULY ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION
Virginia Baptist Mission Board
At Large Members
Terms to expire November 30, 2009
Richard Bidwell (L), Bon Air Church, Richmond
James B. Denton (M), Gethsemene Church, Richlands
Steve Turner (M), Claybrook Church, Weems
Association Members
Terms to expire 2008
Dover: Mark Hughes, Berea Church, Rockville
Fredericksburg: Eric Goforth (M), Chancellor Church, Fredericksburg
Petersburg: TBD
Powell River: TBD
Terms to expire 2009
Accomack: William Nieporte (M), Red Bank Church, Nassawadox
Appomattox: Keith Williams (M), Falling River Church, Brookneal
Augusta: Jeffrey D. Fravel (L), Linden Heights Church, Staunton
Augusta: Kelly A. Lane (M), Bridgewater Church, Bridgewater
Blue Ridge: Allan Vass (M), Little River Church, Floyd
Central Virginia: Alan Thompson (M), Hillsboro Church, Crozet
Fredericksburg: David Pierce (L), Fredericksburg Church, Fredericksburg
Mid-Tidewater: Louis F. Muse (L), Glebe Landing Church, Laneview
New River: TBD
Peninsula: Ray P. Goude, Jr. (M), James River Church, Williamsburg
Piedmont: David Blevins (M), Woodland Church, Arrington
Pittsylvania: Eugene M. Gallaher (L), Kentuck Church, Ringgold
Rappahannock: Willard Bowen, Sr. (M), Oak Grove Church, Warsaw
Shenandoah: Charles R. Jolley (M), Main Street Church, Luray
Shiloh: TBD
IV. THE FOLLOWING TO BE APPROVED BY THE BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION, ELECTION TO BE MADE BY THE RESPECTIVE INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES
Fork Union Military Academy
Terms to expire 2009
James Jones, Jr. (L), Midlothian
William Vakos (L), Goshen Church, Spotsylvania
Oak Hill Academy
Term to expire 2010
Steve Adkins (L), Community Fellowship, Gate City
Virginia Intermont College
Terms to expire 2008
TBD
Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies
Term to expire 2010
Pat Bloxom (L), Mappsville Church, Mappsville
Chaplain Service of the Churches of Virginia
Term to expire 2008
Aileen Wheeless, Springfield (to an fill unexpired term)
Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services
Terms to expire 2010
Ellen Mustoe (L), Washington Church, Washington
Marshall Stowe (L), Starling Avenue Church, Martinsville
Virginia Baptist Foundation
Terms to expire 2010
Beverly Dalton (L), First Church, Altavista
Dave Fairchild (L), Bon Air Church, Richmond
Ray Pentecost (L), Talbot Park Church, Norfolk
Virginia Baptist Homes Inc.
Terms to expire 2010
Carl Loden, Derbyshire Church, Richmond
Ned Stephenson, Beale Memorial Church,Tappahannock
Charles Tysinger, First Church, Richmond
Baptist Extension Board
Terms to expire 2011
Steve Allsbrook (M), Mt. Vernon Church, Glen Allen
Jacqueline Hollis (L), Bon Air Church, Richmond
Allen Jesse (M), Community Heights Church, Cedar Bluff
Religious Herald
Term to expire 2007
David Bradshaw (L), Chesterfield Church, Moseley
Terms to expire 2010
Brian Clingenpeel (M), Villa Heights Church, Roanoke
Thomas Edwards (M), Lebanon Church, Lebanon
Lee Stephenson (L), First Church, Richmond
Tony Neal (M), Walnut Hills Church, Williamsburg
Leland Webb (L), Lakeside Church, Richmond
David Engleman (M), Chesterfield Church, Moseley
John Leland Center
Term to expire 2007
Laura McDaniel (L), Lynchburg, Virginia (Filling an unexpired term)
Term to expire 2008
Don Davidson (M), First Church, Alexandria
Term to expire 2009
J. Darrell Foster (L), Kings Grant Church, Virginia Beach
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
Term to expire 2009
Roy N. Ford (M), West Main Church, Danville (Filling an unexpired term)
Term to expire 2010
Joe Lewis (M), Second Church, Petersburg
Associated Baptist Press
Term to expire 2007
Robert Dilday (L), First Church, Richmond
Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
Term to expire 2008
Chair of Christian Life Committee (TBD)
Baptist Center for Ethics
Term to expire 2008
Russ Sullivan, First Church, Clarendon
SBC Nominations
Don Davidson (M), First Church, Alexandria
Cecil J. Parker III (M), Immanuel Church, Colonial Heights
Committee on Board and Committees
Term to expire 2008
Randy Clipp (M), Monument Heights Church, Richmond
Terms to expire 2009
Frank Schwall (M), River Road Church, Richmond
Temple Myers (M), Memorial Church, Staunton
David Washburn (M), First Church, Waynesboro