184th Annual Meeting
of the
Catawba River Baptist Association
was held
March 28, 2013
at Mulls Grove Baptist Church, Morganton, NC
and
October 24, 2013
at Hopewell Baptist Church, Morganton, NC
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The 185th 2014 Annual Meeting
will be held
March 27, 2014 at
High Peak Baptist Church, Valdese, NC
and October 23, 2014 at
Catawba Valley Baptist Church, Morganton, NC
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Table Of Contents
Mission Statement 4
2014 Leadership Profile 5
Administrative Team 5
Prayer Team 6
WPCC Ministry 6
Missions Team 7
WMU Team 7
Team Leader 7
Men’s Ministry Tea 7
Church Development Team 8
CRBA Organization Chart 11
Financial Statements 29
Director of Missions Report 33
Mission Team 34
Toy Store 35
Woman’s Missionary Union 36
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT TEAM SUNDAY SCHOOL 37
Men’s Ministry 38
Campus of W.P.C.C. 39
Calendar – CRBA - 2013 40
Financial Reports 41
Catawba River Baptist Association 41
Budget for 2014 46
Memorials 48
Associational Reports 51
Director of Missions Report 51
Endowment Fund 52
Missions Team Report 53
Seminary Extension Report 54
Sunday School Report Church Development Team 56
Toy Store ‘13 57
Vacation Bible School 58
Woman’s Missionary Union 59
Local Ministries 60
State Reports 61
Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina 61
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina 65
Baptist Foundation 69
Baptist Hospital 70
Baptist Retirement Homes 72
Christian Higher Education-Rit Varriale, Chair 75
GuideStone 76
North Carolina Missions Offering 77
Calendar 78
Senior Pastor Directory………………………………………………………………………………………….80
Church Staff Directory………………………………………………………………………………………… 84
Statistics………………………………………………………………………………………………………...… 92
Mission Statement
Uniting and strengthening CRBA Churches to be on mission in building the Kingdom of Christ in the community and beyond.
Vision Statement
We envision the CRBA to be a group of churches working together in unity and love to build the Kingdom of God in our region and beyond. The churches will so manifest the love of Christ that the people outside each church will be drawn to the Savior and want to know the One who is behind this love.
Each of our churches will be focusing on sharing the Gospel message on a regular basis in our region and wherever the Lord may send the members of those churches. CRBA will provide opportunities for those churches to work together in this area of evangelism.
CRBA envisions being able to lead our members to become more dedicated disciples of Jesus who will be making disciples of those who are coming to know Jesus as their Savior. Each of these new converts will be taught how they too can make disciples of others.
CRBA churches will be praying churches that are impacting their world through prayer. This commitment to prayer permeates who they are as the body of Christ and establishes deep relationships with the Father that allows Him to use us to touch the entire world. It allows the power of God to be unleashed so that He accomplishes His mighty work here and to the ends of the earth.
CRBA churches are on mission with God, doing work in many areas of the world. Because of this work, God is adding to His church daily those who are being saved. This is happening both in our own churches and in those places where we are working to build His Kingdom around the world.
CRBA churches envision working together in a way that will encourage and strengthen each other. We are giving wise counsel and loving encouragement to each other in such a way that we are advancing the Kingdom of God to the greatest degree possible until Jesus comes.
2014 Leadership Profile
Administrative Team
Director of Missions - Phillip (Phil) Oakley - 1812 US Hwy 70 E
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 437-0137
Moderator - Larry Thompson (Calvary) (Nominee)
407 South Green Street
Morganton, NC 28655
437-2761
Vice – Moderator - Steve Daniel (Burkemont)
1220 Bethel Road
Morganton, NC 28655
433-0251
Clerk - Marlene Houk (Mt. Home)
1812 US Hwy 70 E
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 437-0137
email:
Treasurer - Rebecca Ervin (Mountain View 2)
404 Valdese Avenue
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 310-9239
Prayer Team Leader - Michael Gantt
5347 Mt. Olive Church Rd
Morganton, NC 28655
391-1489
Evangelism Team Leader -
Missions Team Leader - Kevin Purcell (High Peak)
3073 High Peak Road
Valdese, NC 28690
874-0164
Church Development Team Leader - Justin Smith (East Valdese)
PO Box 56
Valdese, NC 28690
874-0511
Prayer Team
Team Leader - Michael Gantt
5347 Mt. Olive Church Rd
Morganton, NC 28655
391-1489
Evangelism Team
Team Leader -
Team Members -
Ron Cooper (El Bethel)
James (Bud) Jernigan (Mull’s Grove)
Deidre Vest (Oak Ridge)
Dian Ramsey (Mount Home)
Jason Boyd (Glen Alpine 1st )
Jean Smith (Mount Home)
Rick Mull (Mount Home)
Wayne Stamey (High Peak)
Toy Store Team
Team Leaders - Sally Dixon (Catawba Valley)
105 Fairfield Street
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 584-1594
- Janet McDaniel (MFBC)
604 Collett Street
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 433-1300
Team Members - Larry Thompson (Calvary)
Marlene Houk (Mount Home)
Nancy Whisnant (Amherst)
Wayne Stamey (High Peak)
Cheryl Davidson (East Valdese)
Judy Phillips (Mull’s Grove)
Wanda Pendergrass (Amherst)
WPCC Ministry
WPCC Ministry Leader - Eddy Bunton (Burkemont)
4608 Burkemont Road
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 430-9319
Missions Team
Team Leader - Kevin Purcell (High Peak)
3073 High Peak Road
Valdese, NC 28690
874-0164
Team Members - Sally Dixon (Catawba Valley)
Marie Swink (Wilkies Grove)
Martha Heavner (East Valdese)
Gene Kirby (Drexel FBC)
Nancy Whisnant (Amherst)
Andrew Whisenant (Hopewell)
WMU Team
Team Leaders - Kay MacVicar (Antioch)
1441 South Pointe Drive
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 584-0822
- Marie Swink (Wilkies Grove)
5305 Johnson Bridge Road
Hickory, NC 28602
(828) 397-6253
Team Members - Frances Melton (Wilkies Grove) (828) 324-8331
email:
Dot Huffman (Wilkies Grove)
Lisa Franklin (Oak Ridge)
Martha Heavner (East Valdese)
Jeanette Yancey (Zion)
JoAnn Padgett (El Bethel)
Barbara Purcell (High Peak
Men’s Ministry Team Team Leader - Gene Kirby (Drexel FBC)
118 Jim Wall Street
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 437-2075
Team Members - Ed Whisnant (Amherst)
Phillip Heavner (East Valdese)
Church Development Team
Team Leader – Justin Smith (East Valdese)
PO Box 56
Valdese, NC 28690
874-0511
Members
Ted MacVicar (Antioch)
Amy Lowdermilk (Glen Alpine FBC)
Glenn Kerstetter (Mt. Calvary)
Larry Thompson (Calvary)
Sunday School Team
Team Leader - Justin Smith (East Valdese)
PO Box 56
Valdese, NC 28690
874-0511
Outreach Director -Thom Hartman (Central)
2272 Mt. Home Church Road
Morganton, NC 28655
437-0593
Adult Leader - Ron Cooper (El Bethel)
P.O. Box 2518
Morganton, NC 28680
(828) 437-0570
Youth Leader - Greg Klapp (East Valdese)
2562 Branch Drive
Valdese, NC 28690
(828) 437-0055
Children’s Leader - Mark Ownbey (Mt. Home)
202 Smokerise Drive
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 433-6259
Preschool Leader - Kathy Hartman (Mount Home)
2272 Mt Home Church Road
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 437-0593
Bible Drill Leader - Janice Bryant (Wilkies Grove)
PO Box 453
Connelly Springs, NC 28612
(828) 874-0196
VBS Team
Team Leader - Amy Lowdermilk (Glen Alpine FBC)
P.O. Box 557
Glen Alpine, NC 28628
(828) 448-1678
Music Team
Team Leader - Ted MacVicar (Antioch)
1441 South Pointe Drive
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 584-0822
Team Members - Marty Bess (Grace)
Judy Stroupe (North Morganton)
Senior Adult Team
Team Leader - Larry Thompson
101 Country Club Dr
Morganton, NC 28655
437-2801
Members - Margie Bivens (Mull’s Grove)
Betty Parlier (Grace)
Lib McFalls (Calvary)
Carolyn Joplin (Amherst)
David White (Antioch)
Seminary Extension Team
Leader - Rev. Glenn Kerstetter (Mt. Calvary)
704 Praley Street SW
Valdese, NC 28690
(828) 879-8831
Members - Steve Parker (Zion)
Kevin Purcell (High Peak)
Burt Wilbur (Pleasant View)
Endowment Trustees
President Ron Martin (Morganton FBC) (2016)
Vice- President Michael Barnhardt (Hopewell) (2017)
Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Stephens (Journey) (2015)
Other Trustees Rick Franklin (Morganton FBC) (2014)
Roy “Buzz” Bakewell (Burkemont) (2018)
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CRBA Organization Chart
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Messengers Spring 2013 Meeting
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Abees Grove
Rev. Rudy Hayes
Matt Harper
Glenda Deal
Ruby Lail
Amherst
Rev. Harold Joplin
Carolyn Joplin
Keith Ruppard
Beverly Ruppard
Theron Poteet
Mollie Poteet
Antioch
Rev. Clarence Correll
Ted McVicar
Kay McVicar
Asheville Street
Robert Phillips
Bethel
LaVern Keller
Gary Burns
Bethlehem
Bridge 42
Brookwood
Rev. Earl Cross
Ron Parker
Kitty Carpenter
Johnny Beck
Brown Mountain
Burkemont
Eddy Bunton
Calvary
Rev. Larry Thompson
Emily Thompson
Neil Morris
Marie Powell
Faith Propst
Michael Sheldon
Catawba Valley
Central
Community Missionary
Community of Drexel
Connelly Springs First
Cornerstone
Cross Memorial
Dr. Jeff Beach
Bonnie Smith
Marvin Smith
Jack Shoemaker, Jr.
Cheryl Bentley
Drexel First
Gene Kirby
Freddie Setzer
Drexel Memorial
East Valdese
Phillip Heavner
Martha Heavner
Tyler Cox
El Bethel
Rev. Ron Cooper
Debbie Cooper
Gayle Walden
Karl Walden
Joy Morris
Enon
First Hmong
Matthew Y Xiong
Friendship
Rev. Phil King
Lavon Smith
Tom Smith
Gilead
Paul Dellinger
Avis Dellinger
Glen Alpine First
Connie Ritenhour
Carolyn Lunsford
Grace
Rev. Marty Bess
Jerry Denton
Loretta Denton
Daniel Morgan
Dwain Benton
Grandview
High Peak
Dr. Kevin Purcell
Barbara Purcell
Sean Meiners
Kim Stamey
Rom Roberts
Lula Mae Roberts
Hazel Dellinger
Hopewell
Gene Cole
Marquean Cole
Guy Duncan
Ruth Liles
Raymond Banner
Phyllis Banner
Journey
Jerry Stephens
Lakeview
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Missionary Ridge
Morganton First
Morganton First Deaf
Moriah
Mount Calvery
Mount Home
Rev. Jerry Gamble
Bill Baker
Katherine Baker
Bud Ramsey
Charlene Ramsey
Rev. Preston Stainback
Kathy Hartman
Mount Olive
Rev. Michael Gantt
Nancy Patton
Dot McDaniel
Luther Mc Daniel
Harley Trull
Mountain View I
Mountain View 2
Virginia Metcalf
Betty Taylor
Gloria Boyd
Rebecca Ervin
Johnny Smith
Mulls Grove
Rev. Bud Jernigan
Gail Waycaster
Teresa Massey
Helen Wilson
Gary Massey
Hazel Mashburn
Margie Bivens
Thedy Bowman
James Engle
Cassi Mace
New Hope In Christ
North Laurel
North Morganton
Rev. Kenneth Baker
Doug Stroup
Wally Buss
Reva Kasten
Janice Jordan
Judy Stroupe
Oak Grove
Rev. Gyles Widener
Ruth Widener
Oak Ridge
Peggy Mull
Nathan Mull
Joyce Buchanan
Pleasant Hill
Rev. Van Buchanan
Connie Cook
Pleasant View
Rev. Dr. Burt Wilbur
Dot Helms
Bill Helms
River of Life
Riverside
Rutherford College First
Lawrence Robertson
Teresa Parker
Wanda Berry
Donnie Deal
Silver Creek
Stanley Rogers
Marie Rogers
Dwight Rogers
Monica Rogers
James Johnson
Mike Rogers
Kathy Rogers
Smyrna
Solid Rock
South Mountain
Southside
Rev. Buster King
Betty Clawson
Robert Clawson
Table Rock
Trinity
United
Dr. Avery Owenby
Linda Owenby
Valdese First
Walker Road
Wilkies Grove
Rev. Terry Adkins
Rev. Thomas Hermon
Rev. Thrumon Roe
Gary Starnes
Dianne Starnes
Frances Melton
Marie Swink
Zion
Dr. Steve Parker
Brenda Parker
Rev. Keith Rose
Jean Nichols
Frances Bumgarner
Nathan Smith
131 Messengers
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Messengers Fall 2013 Meeting
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Abee’s Grove
Rev. Rudy Hayes
David Little
Wendy Little
Larry Doran
Amherst
Rev. Harold Joplin
Carolyn Joplin
Ray Tedder
Jo Ann Tedder
Mollie Poteet
Antioch
Ted McVicar
David White
Sandi Munsey
Asheville Street
Ben Fleming
Margaret Fleming
Bethel
Rev. Gary Cline
Bethlehem
Bridge 42
Brookwood
Rev. Earl Cross
Jeanne Parker
Ron Parker
Johnny Beck
Brown Mountain
Burkemont
Steve Daniel
Calvary
Rev. Larry Thompson
Emily Thompson
Faith Propst
Nell Morris
Lib McFalls
Marilyn Williams
Marie Powell
Rev. Tim Horldt
Catawba Valley
Central
Community Missionary
Community of Drexel
Connelly Springs First
Rev. Danny Townsend
Michelle Townsend
Cornerstone
Rev. Eddie Graves
Harold Passmore
Cross Memorial
Marvin Smith
Bonnie Smith
Drexel First
Gene Kirby
Freddie Setzer
Barry Street
Drexel Memorial
Rev. Drew Dalton
Keith Duncan
East Valdese
Rev. Justin Smith
Phillip Heavner
Martha Heavner
El Bethel
Rev. Justin Cunningham
Joanna Cunningham
Gilead
Rev. Curtis Styles
Paul Dellinger
Friendship
Rev. Phil King
Jerry Campbell
Glen Alpine First
Grace
Jerry Denton
Loretta Denton
Dwain Benton
Lori Benton
Grandview
High Peak
Rev. Dr. Kevin Purcell
Barbara Purcell
Sean Meiners
Reba Berry
Jon Lambert
Don Hull
Hopewell
Rev. Dr. Danny Emory
Gene Cole
Marquean Cole
Bud Franklin
Frances Franklin
Journey
Jerry Stephens
Jean Stephens
Lakeview
Missionary Ridge
Dot Crane
Viola Moses
Tim Edwards
Morganton First
Morganton First, Deaf Mission
Moriah
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Mount Calvary
Mount Home
Bill Baker
Katherine Baker
Forrest Fleming
Rocky Hartman
Preston Stainback
Bud Ramsey
Charlene Ramsey
Mount Olive
Rev. Michael Gantt
Dot McDaniel
Luther McDaniel
Harley Trull
Mountain View #1
Mountain View #2
Rev. Kenneth Mashburn
Florence Poteat
Heidi Austin
Rebecca Ervin
Betty Taylor
Gina Leonard
Mulls Grove
New Hope In Christ
North Laurel
North Morganton
Rev. Kenneth Baker
Wally Buss
Janice Jordan
Judy Stroupe
Oak Grove
Rev. Gyles Widener
Ruth Widener
Oak Ridge
Pleasant Hill
Rev. Van Buchanan
Connie Cook
Debbie Cramer
Tammy Berry
Pleasant View
River of Life
Rev. Orlando Mendez
Gonzalo
Riverside
Rutherford College, First
Lawrence Robertson
Teresa Parker
Wanda Berry
Nina Abernethy
Loretta McCracken
Silver Creek
Stanley Rogers
Marie Rogers
Rev. Freddie Williams
Loretta Williams
Smyrna
Solid Rock
South Mountain
Southside
Betty Clawson
Larry Kiddy
Wanda Kiddy
Irene Phillips
Table Rock
Trinity
United
Dr. Avery Owenby
Linda Owenby
Valdese First
Walker Road
Wilkies Grove
Rev. Kenneth Bryant
Rev. Terry Adkins
Frances Melton
Marie Swink
Dianne Starnes
Gary Starnes
Zion
Dr. Steve Parker
Frances Bumgarner
Bettie Hooks
Jean Nichols
120 Messengers
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Constitution and Bylaws
Constitution and Bylaws
Of
Catawba River Baptist Association
ARTICLE I
NAME
This corporate body shall be known as the Catawba River Baptist Association thereafter (hereafter the “Association”).
ARTICLE II
OFFICES
SECTION 1. Principal Office. The principal office of the Association shall be located at 1812 US 70 East, Morganton, North Carolina 28655, or at such other place as the Board of Directors may fix from time to time.
SECTION2. Registered Office. The registered office of the Association required by law to be maintained in the State of North Carolina may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office.
SECTION 3. Other Offices. The Association may have offices at other such places, either within or without the state of North Carolina, as the Board of Directors (hereafter known as the “Administrative Team”) may designate.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Association shall be to advise and promote measures for increasing the harmony, intelligence and spiritual power of the member churches and to direct, promote and develop their energies in advancing the Redeemer’s Kingdom throughout the earth. The Association will seek to work in cooperation with the North Carolina Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.