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LIBERTY ASSOCIATION
OF BAPTISTS
including minutes of the
175th Annual Meeting
Table of Contents: Previous Record of Meetings Directory
Officers
Teams
Standing Committees
Trustees
Camp Joy Representatives
KBC Mission Board Representative
Executive Board Members
Pastors Constitution and Bylaws 2015 Meeting Schedule Minutes
October 2013 Board Meeting
January 2014 Board Meeting
April 2014 Board Meeting
July 2014 Board Meeting
2014 Annual Meeting Historical Information Annual Church Profile Data Notes
Previous Record of Meetings
**Executive Board**
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 Three Springs Baptist Church
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
Rowletts Baptist Church
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 Cave Spring Baptist Church
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014 Lonoke Baptist Church
**Annual Meeting**
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 Horse Cave Baptist Church
ASSOCIATIONAL DIRECTORY Officers:
Moderator: Robby Ward
Assistant Moderator: Dwayne Cook
Treasurer: Belinda Coulter
Assistant Treasurer: Tommy Staples
Clerk: Terri Webb
Assistant Clerk: Larissa Woodie
Parliamentarian: Jay Coleman
Director of Missions: Jordan Woodie
Leadership Development Team:
1. Chairman: James Wright
2. Erdie Carter
3. Dwayne Cook
4. Kevin Denton
5. Brandon Porter
Missions/Evangelism Team:
1. Chairman: David Puricha
2. Buddy Geisecke
3. Henry Middleton
4. Terrell Thomas
5. Bill Whittaker
Church Strengthening Team:
1. Chairman: Mike Hoy
2. Brad Asbury
3. John Botts
4. Chad Holleman
5. Robbie Perkins
Administrative Team:
1. Chairman: Ricky Martin
2. Robby Ward
3. Dwayne Cook
4. Belinda Coulter
5. Tommy Staples
6. Terri Webb
7. Larissa Woodie
8. Jay Coleman
9. Jordan Woodie
10. David McCubbin
11. James Wright
12. David Puricha
13. Mike Hoy
14. T. Steenbergen
15. Barney Withers
Credentials Committee:
1. Chairman: Randy Shaw
2. Gary Cruse
3. S. McKinney
4. Steve Skipworth
5. M. Steenbergen
Budget Committee:
1. Chairman: Belinda Coulter
2. Jesse Brown
3. Vonn Parsley
4. Tommy Staples
5. Steve Thompson
Resolutions Committee:
1. Chairman: Jason Patterson
2. Steve Nunn
3. Eric Russell
4. Julie Smith
5. Tina Wilson
Program Committee:
1. Chairman: Allen Wilson
2. Kerry Caswell
3. Harold Carter
4. Bonita Elmore
5. Timmy Garrett
Personnel Committee:
1. Chairman: David McCubbin
2. Bob Burdette
3. Jessica Hoy
4. Larry Noe
5. Troy Stephens
Time, Place and Preacher Committee:
1. Chairman: Dennis Trent
2. Brad Asbury
3. Chris Jeter
4. Tim McClellan
5. R. Meredith
Trustees:
1. Chairman: Barney Withers
2. Tony Clemmons
3. David Smith
Camp Joy Representatives:
1. Jordan Woodie
2. Tom Black
3. Robby Ward
4. Wes Simpson
KBC Mission Board Representative:
Ray Woodie
ASBURY BRAD BLACK TOM BLACK CRISTOL BOONE BRIAN BOTTS JOHN BROWN JESSIE BROWN A.B. BUNCH BARRY BURDETTE BOB CARTER HAROLD CARTER ERDIE CASWELL KERRY CLEMMONS TONY COLEMAN JAY COOK DWAYNE COOMER PHIL COULTER BELINDA CRUSE GARY CUTLIFF LEWIS DAUGHTERY DWIGHT DAVIS WALTER DENTON KEVIN DEVINE BARRY DEVORE FORREST DOYLE JOHN EDWARDS COREY ELMORE BONITA FERREN THOMAS GARRETT TIMMY GIESECKE BUDDY
HARLOW BARRY HARLOW NICHOLAS HERNANDEZ CLEMENTE HOLLEMAN CHAD HOY MICHAEL HOY JESSICA HUFFMAN MIKE JETER CHRIS KINSLOW EMERY LAMBIRTH RANDALL LARIMORE ELROY MARTIN RICKY MCCLELLAN TIMMY MCCUBBIN DAVID MCCUBBINS CHARLES MCHUGH JOE MCKINNEY STONEY MEREDITH RAYMOND MIDDLETON HENRY MIRANDA DIMAS NICHOLS GREG NOE LARRY NUNN STEVE O'BANION KEITH O'NEIL DAN PARSLEY VONN PATTERSON JASON PERKINS ROBBIE PORTER BRANDON PURICHIA DAVID
Executive Board Members
RUSSELL ERIC SCOTT HERMAN SHAW RANDY SIMPSON WES SKIPWORTH STEVE SMITH DAVID SMITH JULIE SPILLMAN BRENT STAPLES TOMMY STEENBERGEN MIKE STEENBERGEN TODD STEPHENS TROY STEPHENS TODD STURGEON GEORGE TEMPLEMAN CHUCK THOMAS TERRELL THOMAS KEN
THOMPSON STEVE TRENT DENNIS WARD ROBBIE WATKINS BILL WEBB TERRI WHITTAKER BILL WILSON ALLEN WILSON WAYNE WILSON TINA WITHERS BARNEY WOOD BOBBY WOODIE RAY WOODIE JORDAN WOODIE LARISSA WRIGHT JAMES WRIGHT TONY
Churches & Pastors
Antioch
*Pastor: Junior Wright
Browders Chapel
*Pastor: Barry Harlow
Calvary - www.cbcglasgow.com/
*Pastor: Randy Shaw
Canmer
*Interim Pastor: Dan O’Neil
Cave City - www.cavecitybaptistchurch.net/
*Pastor: Brad Asbury
Cave Spring
*Pastor: Allen Wilson
Cedar Cliff
*Pastor: Barry Devine
Cedar Grove
*Pastor: Troy Stephens
Coral Hill - www.coralhillbaptist.com
*Pastor: Ray Woodie
Edmonton Worship Center - www.edmontonworship.com/
*Pastor: Bobby Wood
El Faro (Spanish)
*Pastor: Clemente Hernandez
Glasgow - www.glasgowbaptist.org/
*Pastor: Erdie Carter, Jr.
Grace Union - www.graceunion.info/
*Pastor: Currently Searching
Hardyville Union
*Pastor: Currently Searching
Hiseville
*Pastor: Greg Nichols
Horse Cave - www.horsecavebc.org/
*Pastor: Kevin Denton
Iglesia Emanuel (Spanish)
*Pastor: Dimas Miranda
Immanuel - http://immanuelglasgow.org
*Pastor: Brandon Porter
Lifeway Community
*Pastor: Phil Coomer
Little Bethel - http://www.littlebethelbc.com/
*Pastor: Brent Spillman
Lonoke
*Pastor: Chuck Templeman
Mount Tabor
*Pastor: Todd Stephens
New Liberty
*Pastor: Michael Hoy
Park City - www.parkcitybc.com
*Pastor: Robbie Perkins
Pleasant Valley - http://pleasantvalleybaptistuno.com/
*Pastor: Robby Ward
Poplar Spring
*Pastor: Timmy Garrett
River Pointe
*Pastor: Tony Wright
Rowletts - http://rowlettsbaptist.com/rowlettsbaptistchurch/index.asp
*Pastor: Dwayne Cook
Salem
*Pastor: Currently Searching
Shady Grove - http://www.myshadygrovebaptistchurch.com/
*Pastor: Wayne Wilson
Siloam
*Pastor: Gary Cruse
South Fork
*Pastor: Cory Edwards
Southside
*Pastor: David Purichia
Three Springs
*Pastor: Terrell Thomas
Walnut Hill
*Pastor: Ken Thomas
Zion - http://www.zionbaptistchurchsbc.org/
*Pastor: Tim McClellan
CONSTITUTION and BYLAWS
Article I
Name
The name of this Association shall be the Liberty Association of Baptists in Kentucky.
Article II
Purpose
The purpose of Liberty Association of Baptists is to assist in the strengthening and starting of churches (Acts
9:31), so each may fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 18-20), in order that God alone may be glorified.
The Core Values of this association are as follows:
• Be witnesses for Christ to all people to the ends of the earth.
• Promote the preaching and teaching of God’s Word.
• Uphold the doctrines and principles of our Baptist faith and to encourage the churches to be loyal and to
practice these doctrines and principles.
• Assist the churches in training of all Christians for service.
• Promote sacrificial giving and stewardship devoted to disciple-making, missions, benevolence and
Christian Education.
• Promote Christian fellowship, cooperation and effectiveness among the churches affiliated with this
Association.
• Cooperate with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention in evangelism,
missions, and church planting.
Article III
The membership of this Association shall consist of all Baptist churches which have accepted and adopted this
constitution and such other Baptist churches as may be received into membership as herein-after provided. Any
Baptist church desiring membership in this Association shall apply therefore by letter setting forth its faith and
practices and declaring its desire and purpose to cooperate fully with this Association in attaining its goals.
Applications shall be referred to the Credentials Committee by the moderator for study and consideration. When an
application has been approved by the committee and a 2/3 majority of duly seated messengers at the second annual
meeting following submission of application, the moderator shall receive the church into membership.
The Association has no authority over any church but stands ready to lend assistance or counsel to any church
making request for such help. However, the Association may judge the propriety of retaining in its fellowship any
church with has become unscriptural in its doctrines or practices and may drop the church from membership by 2/3
majority vote of the messengers present at any annual meeting. Prior to that vote, in order to preserve union and
harmony among the churches composing this Association, the Association is to observe the same rules of discipline
as the membership of an individual church in regard to any grievance among her members. If the Association is
aggrieved with a member church, it is to send the moderator, the director of missions, and the chairman of the
Credentials Committee to inform two or more leaders of the church of the fact and to bring about a reconciliation if
possible and if they shall fail, the Association shall send those people and the Credentials Committee to meet with
the church, and if they fail, then the matter shall be brought before the next meeting of the Association when the
matter will be addressed before entering upon the regular business of the Association. The Credentials Committee
shall give notice to the church in question as to their recommendation to the Association prior to the next annual
meeting.
Every church, in its annual letter, shall give an account of the members baptized, received by letter, dismissed,
excluded, and who have died since the last annual meeting, with its total membership and is expected to furnish this
Association with statistics of its voluntary gifts to the church and missionary work.
Every church belonging to the Association is expected to contribute to the work of this Association, the churches
contributing reserving the right to specify the object of objects which their contributions shall be applied, and when
a church fails for three consecutive annual meetings to correspond with, or contribute to, the work of this
Association, its name shall be dropped from membership in the Association, but prior to taking that step, the
procedure set forth above will be initiated and followed.
Article IV
Articles of Faith The Article of Faith this Association shall be the current Article of Faith of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Article V
Officers
The officers of this Association shall be the Moderator, Assistant Moderator, Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer, and Parliamentarian. These officers shall be nominated and elected by this Association,
preferably before the last session of the annual meeting. They shall serve until the close of the following annual
meeting of this Association or until their successors shall be elected and installed. Election shall be by show of
consent unless an office should have more than one candidate at which time election of that office shall be by secret
ballot. The Moderator and Assistant Moderator shall be limited to not more than two (2) successive elected terms of
service. The duties of these officers shall be those usually incumbent upon such office. The Associational
Missionary shall be an officer of this Association.
Article VI
Organizations
In order to implement the Vision of Liberty Association of Baptists, the Association shall organize into a team
structure consisting of four teams made up of five to seven members that will work together to make the Association
more efficient. The Nominating Committee will nominate Team Leaders and Team Members and they shall be
elected by this association, preferably before the last session of the annual meeting.
Teams will include:
1. Administrative Team - consisting of the Director of Missions, Moderator and/or Assistant Moderator,
Treasurer and/or Assistant Treasurer, Clerk and/or Assistant Clerk, Parlamentarian and Team Leaders. This
team will provide assistance and supportive direction to the other three teams.
2. Church Strengthening Team - this team will provide assistance to strengthen and revitalize churches with
their specific needs.
3. Evangelism and Missions Team - this team will work to assist the churches in fulfilling the Great
Commission and to be an Acts 1:8 church.
4. Leadership Development Team - this team will assist churches to develop and equip leaders for Kingdom
work.
Article VII
Executive Board
This Association shall have an Executive Board consisting of the pastor of each church and one lay member for
each church with a membership of 300 or less and one additional board member for each additional 200 church
members, or major fraction thereof, provided no church shall have more than five elected members of the Executive
Board. The officers of this Association, namely Moderator, Assistant Moderator, Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer, and Parliamentarian, shall be voting members of the Executive Board and shall serve as officers
of the Board unless this Association directs otherwise. All other officers and chairmen of standing committees are
ex-officio members of the Executive Board. Ex-officio members will not have the right to vote unless they are also
elected members of the Executive Board.
The Executive Board shall attend to all matters of this Association between annual meetings and promote all
programs authorized by this Association. It shall make an annual report to this Association of all work carried on
and all finances handled. Any new work or project to be brough to the Executive Board for consideration shall be
distributed to each Executive Board member one month before the next quarterly meeting or two (2) weeks before a
special called meeting for its consideration.
The Executive Board shall have authority to employ and to terminate the employment of the Director of
Missions on such terms and condition as such board shall deem appropriate, and such board may at its discretion
adopt a job description for the Director of Missions. A simple majority of the members present at a regular or
special meeting of the board shall be required to employ the Director of Missions. Termination of employment of
the Director of Missions shall require the affirmative vote of one-half of the members present at an adjourned
meeting of the Board upon motion duly made and seconded at a regular or special meeting of the Board not less than
two weeks nor more than six weeks before such adjourned meeting of such regular or special meeting of the Board.
The Executive Board shall hold at least three meetings during the year between Annual Meetings. Special
meetings of the Executive Board may be called by the moderator with all members having one week written notice
of the purpose of those matters. A special meeting shall be called by the moderator upon written request of three
board members representing three different churches. Twenty (20) members shall constitute a quorum.
Article VIII
Meetings
This Association shall hold annual meetings at such time and place as it may determine. These meetings shall be
composed of messengers elected from the affiliated churches. Each church shall be entitled to three (3) messengers
for up to fifty (50) members or major fraction thereof, and one (1) additional messenger for each fifty (50) members
or major fraction thereof, provided that no church be entitled to more than 10 messengers. The pastors of each
church shall automatically be messengers to the Annual Meeting and will not be included in the totals mentioned
above. The Executive Board has power to change the stated time and/or place of the annual meeting in case of
emergency or necessity. This Association may hold such additional meeting as are deemed wise for the promotion
of its work. It shall promote such regular meetings of its workers council, its promotional organizations, and
standing committees as shall prove most effective for carrying out the total purpose of this Association.
Article IX
Committees
This Association shall have the following standing committees. The Nominating Committee will be appointed by
the Moderator with approval by the Messengers to the Association. The Program Committee, Credentials
Committee, Budget Committee, Resolutions Committee, Preacher-Place-Time Committee, and Personnel
Committee shall be nominated by the Nominating Committee and elected by the messengers of the Association. Any
other committees shall be appointed by the Moderator as needed. These committees shall function until the end of
the following Annual meeting or until their function is completed. The Moderator and Director of Missions shall be
non-voting ex-officio members of all committees.
All organizations of the Association shall name their own committees.
Article X
The Trustees of Liberty Association of Baptists shall have responsibility for maintenance of all associational
property and to enter into legal contracts authorized by the Executive Board or the annual meeting of the
Association.
Article XI
Amendments
The Constitution may be amended at any regular annual meeting of this Association by a two-thirds majority of
the messengers present, provided notice of such change has been given at the previous meetings and provided it is
read in the first session of the annual meeting and voted on before the last session.
By-Laws for Liberty Association for Baptists
1. Each session of the association shall be opened and closed by prayer.
2. Persons invited to seats in the annual meeting shall have the privilege of speaking in debate but may not
vote.
3. Each messenger, when he desires to speak, shall address the moderator and be recognized before
continuing to speak and when he has finished shall sit down.
4. No messenger shall speak more than twice in any single debate on the same day without majority
`permission of the messengers present.
5. When a messenger is called to order he shall sit down until the moderator has determined whether he is in
order. An appeal may be taken from the decision of the moderator.
6. When the moderator shall desire to be heard in debate or to be temporarily absent, the chair may be taken
by the assistant moderator or someone approved by the body.
7. Any question not provided by the foregoing rules shall be decided according to Roberts’ Rules of Order.
8. Any church which fails to include in its annual letter the name(s) of its executive board members(s) will not
have voting rights until such information is reported by the church clerk. Any changes should be reported
to the associational clerk by the church clerk.
9. The Credentials Committee shall assist in the registration of messengers. Any problem arising regarding the
seating of messengers shall be referred to the Credential Committee which shall report to the association.
10. All committee members and officers of the Association shall be members or pastors of the affiliated
churches in the Association.
11. The foregoing rules may be altered or amended at any annual meeting by vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the
messengers present.
Liberty Association of Baptists
Number of Executive Board Members Chart
1-450 1
451-650 2
651-850 3
851-1050 4
1051+ 5
Liberty Association of Baptists
Number of Messengers to the Annual Meeting Chart
1-75 3
76-125 4
126-175 5
176-225 6
226-275 7
276-325 8
326-375 9
376+ 10
2015 Meetings
Executive Board Tuesday, January 20th Poplar Spring Executive Board Tuesday, April 21st Mount Tabor Executive Board Tuesday, July 14th Walnut Hill *All Board meetings will begin at 7:00 pm. The host church will determine if and when food will be served prior to the meeting. These arrangements will be indicated on the postcard reminder sent out before each meeting.
Annual Meeting Wednesday, October 21st Cave City BC
Minutes of the Executive Board of Liberty Association October 29, 2013
Moderator Brother Brad Atwell called the meeting to order. Brother Terrell Thomas, Pastor of Three Springs, welcomed everyone, read scripture and lead in prayer. Brother Sonny withers gave a history of Three Springs Baptist Church. The minuets of the July 16, 2013 meeting were presented by Clerk Terri Webb who moved they be approved as printed. Brother Ricky Martin seconded and the motion passed. Brother A.J. Wilson presented the treasurer’s report and requested that all associational monies now be sent to his address which is printed on the bottom of the report. His address is as follows: 10772 North Jackson Highway, Magnolia, KY 42757. DOM Report Brother Jordan Woodie reported on the number of recent baptisms in the association. He also encouraged those in attendance to challenge people to give to the upcoming Lottie Moon Offering. He noted that the Acts 1:8 Conference will be held on the evening of January 12th at Immanuel Baptist Church in Glasgow. He reported on the partnership with a group in St. Louis, Missouri. He shared a story of how God is working in this partnership. A short term mission team from Horse Cave Baptist Church is currently in ST. Louis working on a project. Jordan reported that he had recently returned from visiting the Page family in China. Calvary Baptist Church along with 5 other churches in the LAB have partnered with the Page family. Others from the association that accompanied Jordan to China were Brothers Dewayne Cook Ricky Martin and Eric Russell. Committee Reports There were no other committee reports at this time. Parsonage Fund Task Force Report Brother Bobby Wood, chairman of the Parsonage Fund Task Force, presented a recommendation to those in attendance. A copy of this report is attached to these minutes. Brother Wood moved for adoption of the report/recommendations. Brother Randy Scott moved that voting on the report/recommendations be postponed until the January 21st Executive Board Meeting. Brother Omar Barbour seconded the motion and the motion passed. Brother Bobby Wood announced that all members of the Parsonage Fund Task Force would be willing to answer any questions concerning the report/recommendations. Brother Bill Whittaker made a motion that criteria for the dispersement of funds be compiled by the Administrative Team, the Leadership Development Team, the Church Strengthening Team and the Evangelism/Missions Team and mailed to members of the Executive Board. Brother Jesse Brown seconded the motion and the motion passed. Future Meetings and Announcements Brother Ricky Martin stated that he would bring outlines for meeting to the next meeting. He reported that the new Administrative Team has not met. The next Executive Board meeting will be held January 21st, 2014 at Rowletts Baptist Church. KBC Annual Meeting will be held November 12th in Paducah, Kentucky. Brother Robbie Ward will be teaching a Seminary Extension class entitled “Understanding the Bible” beginning January 9th, 2014. Brother Bill Whittaker will begin a preaching class in April of 2014. The Executive Board Christmas Dinner will be hosted by Jordan and Larissa Woodie beginning at 6:30
PM on December 3rd, 2013 at Gondolier restaurant in Glasgow. It was announced that Brother Gary Cruse is to begin serving as pastor of Siloam Baptist Church on November 17th, 2013. Brother Ray Woodie encouraged members to attend the upcoming Acts 1:8 conference. Brother Walter Davis encouraged members to attend the upcoming KBC Annual Meeting in Paducah. Prayer was requested for Brother Dewayne Cook who is currently preaching in revival. Prayer was requested for Brother Kevin Denton and the team currently serving in St. Louis. Brother Erdie Carter closed the meeting in prayer. Brother Randy Scott made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Brother Robbie Ward gave a second and the motion passed. Respectfully submitted, Terri Key Webb, Clerk Liberty Association of Baptists
Liberty Association of Baptists January 21, 2014 Executive Board Meeting
Minutes
The regular Executive Board meeting of the Liberty Association of Baptists hosted at Rowletts Baptist
Church was called to order by the Moderator Brad Atwell. He then called on host pastor Dwayne Cook to
open the meeting with Scripture and prayer.
Rowletts pastor Dwayne Cook read Matthew 13:44 & spoke of our need to focus on simply sharing the
Gospel and rely on God’s Spirit to empower us instead of merely programs and man’s designs. He
prayed for God’s empowerment and forgiveness as we labor for Him.
Moderator Atwell then called DOM Jordan Woodie to present his DOM report. DOM Woodie thanked
Rowletts for hosting, emphasized value of partnership, and proceeded to share of representing the
Association recently in Paducah at KBC Annual Meeting in November. He also reviewed the recent Acts
1:8 conference held January 12, 2014 at Immanuel Baptist Church and thanked everyone who helped
make it a meaningful and strategic event. He reminded the Board of his Announcement that night of LAB
churches far surpassing the $110,000 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal with giving then totalling more
than $150,000 yet he wanted to further commend them because since that night, giving reports had
increased the total to more than $170,000. He reminded us of the strategic value this offering has since
every penny of it goes directly to get the Gospel to unreached places & peoples. He reaffirmed LAB’s
commitment to helping our churches take the Gospel to our neighbors here as well as the ends of the
earth in a “both/and” strategy but that the issue of a lack of Gospel access in places where LMCO funds
reach are worthy of our sacrificial giving. While the national LMCO goal increase would allow for 400
additional missionaries to be commissioned, he noted that LAB giving alone puts four families on the
mission field for an entire year.
DOM Woodie then reported on the use of the LAB Disaster Relief Laundry Unit. He noted it was
requested at all five 2014 KBC DR Trainings, the first of which was recently held in Hopkinsville. LAB
members will also utilize the DR unit on WKU’s campus April 10 in conjunction with their campus BCM as
well as in June with Carpenters for Christ on a church rebuild project in West Hickmen.
Lastly, DOM Woodie presented this year’s upcoming Associational Missions Emphasis and made a
motion that this year’s AME offering be appropriated under the following percentages:
10% to Associational-supported ministry Crossroads Life Center
10% to Associational-supported ministry Glasgow Christian Academy
20% to Associational-supported ministry Camp Joy
60% to Associational missions camp LoveLoud
Admin Team leader Ricky Martin seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Moderator Atwell then called Administration Team leader Ricky Martin to make his team report. Team
leader Martin then began his report with making a motion from the Administration Team as follows:
“that the Association’s Annual Meeting be condensed from a two-day
meeting to a one-day meeting format. With this new plan, the Association
would ask one of our larger member churches to host the meeting each
year. The remaining churches would be free for Executive Board Meetings
throughout the year. Upon passage, the Administration Team would begin
work to attune this format to the needs of the Association. The Annual
Meeting would utilize this new format in 2014.”
The motion was seconded by Bro. Barry Harlow. Team leader Martin began discussion by noting the
simplification of the Annual Meeting format had been discussed for years and now, in line with the overall
stream-lining and increase in efficiency of the Association as a whole, this was a needed continuation of
focusing our efforts on our purpose.
Dr. Bill Whittaker questioned Team leader Martin on the motion’s definition of “large” and commented on
the encouragement it was to our smaller churches to see crowds again. He asked if it were not the case
that we are invited to these churches and that any church feeling unable to host could feel free to make
that known.
Asst. Clerk Larissa Woodie commented that, while she appreciated the spirit of Dr. Whittaker’s comment,
in her experience, it was a particular burden for smaller church facilities to host the portion of our
meetings which include meals with hundreds of people in attendance and that the team’s motion was not,
in any way, meant to exclude churches from hosting but rather tailor the hosting situation to their facility’s
capacity.
Bob Burdette discussed the issue that Annual Meeting crowds cause smaller-facility churches to exceed
their fire marshall codes and that he knew this had been the case before at Salem.
Bro. Barry Harlow commented on the burden of some of our smaller churches hosting.
Dr. Bill Whittaker then moved to amend the motion by striking “larger member”. The motion to amend
was seconded by Bro. David Purichia and passed.
Bro. Kevin Denton asked if there had been a particular day discussed to hold the meeting to which Team
Leader Martin replied no as of yet. Bro Bobby Wood asked if there would be more discussion later on the
new format and Moderator Atwell said discussion on details of new format would wait until after/if motion
passed.
Bro. Randy Shaw spoke in support of the motion, encouraging EB members to let the Admin Team do
their work as representatives of all our different kinds of churches.
Moderator Atwell called for a vote and the motion passed unanimously.
Seeing as there was no other Team or Standing Committee report, Moderator Atwell then brought the
motion previously tabled back on the floor concerning the Parsonage Funds Task Force recommendation.
Bro. Ray Woodie moved to amend “to retain the funding to the Missions/Evangelism, Church
Strengthening, and the Leadership Development Teams per the recommendation of the Task Force and
that the balance of funding ($36,000) be divided among the Pages (serving in Asia) and the Esteses
(serving in Mexico). Bro. Erdie Carter seconded the motion to amend.
Bro. Woodie began discussion by thanking the Task Force for their work. He understood why the
recommendation had been previously tabled and in part thought that it was due to the redundancy the
recommendation contained by allotting more money to our LAB churches when the majority of the money
was already being allotted to LAB teams who would then use it to directly support the LAB churches
and/or distribute it to the churches for their own projects. While he acknowledged that Task Force Leader
Bro. Bobby Wood had previously clarified that the originally proposed $1,000/LAB church would be used
for local missions only, Bro. Woodie urged the body to consider the $42,000 already being kept here for
local work. He encouraged our potential expression of our Acts 1:8 strategy by showing confidence in
non-IMB/LMCO-supported LAB missionaries. He also stated the advantage to using the money to
address urgent needs rather than tying it up for years as we wait on churches to take advantage of it.
Bro. Purichia asked for clarification concerning whether these missionaries had a major shortfall this
money would potentially help address and if they were already in the LAB budget.
DOM Woodie confirmed they are not in the LAB budget and Moderator Atwell stated that some LAB
churches supported them from their autonomous budgets.
Moderator Atwell then welcomed representatives of these missionaries to come share a bit more about
their work. First Bill Smith and Gary Huddleston from Immanuel Baptist Church (home church of the
Esteses) thanked the body. Bill Smith shared a history of cooperation between Horse Cave Baptist and
Immanuel Baptist when UTRI, the organization to which the Esteses previously belonged, began hosting
LAB teams to work in Reynosa, Mexico. Since then, LAB pastors & teams have trained pastors there,
sent summer interns, helped plant churches, and work to support an orphanage and cancer care center.
Gary Huddleston added that Mexican pastor Jonathan Guerrera has been helped by LAB teams who built
a building for his new church plant which in close proximity to more than 10,000 people. Currently, the
church growth is requiring an additional educational space.
Bro. Purichia asked the representatives if they were aware of a particular shortfall. Gary Huddleston said
there is still a financial need for 2014 as well as funds needed for the growing church.
Bro. Harlow asked if the funds would go directly to Esteses or to some other work there. Moderator
Atwell confirmed they would go directly to Esteses for their ministry use and disbursal.
Bill Smith explained that 2 years ago, UTRI went a different ministerial direction and the Esteses ended
their work with UTRI and began Project Fortify in order to continue the evangelistic efforts they had begun
with the orphanage, cancer center, and church plant.
Bro. Harlow asked if they received any SBC/KBC funding. Moderator Atwell confirmed they did not. Bro.
Harlow asked why not to which Bill Smith explained that at the time the Esteses were called, the SBC
was shrinking its missionary force and therefore the Esteses decided to go with another organization
instead of applying for IMB status.
Bro. Harlow asked if the Esteses would be faced with needing to leave the mission field if this funding is
not allotted for them. Bill Smith responded that God has provided and will continue to do so but that LAB
simply has a chance to invest and be a part of these fruitful missionary partnerships.
Moderator Atwell then welcomed Bro. Randy Shaw to share about the Pages ministry. Bro. Shaw
thanked the five churches who, along with Calvary Baptist, already support the Pages on a monthly basis
including Pleasant Valley, Siloam, Park City, Rowletts, Edmonton Worship Center along with Kim Page’s
father’s church. He commended DOM Woodie for helping establish this network of partnership without
which they could not have gone and answered God’s call. He gave information about their field or work
and the people they serve and how LAB and Calvary had sent teams to partner with them. He relayed
his experience of sharing the Gospel with a young Ch**e girl and her family. The young girl is now a
Christian, surrendering herself to a call to missions, considering whatever place the government tells her
to attend college as her mission field. She has already extended an invitation to us to join her there in
sharing the Gospel. He shared that currently, the Pages are not fully funded in their monthly support but
rather live & minister on 74% of their needed amount. Therefore, they have adopted a very meager
lifestyle with insufficient heat in their home, meager food and other basic necessities. He shared the
Pages did not pursue IMB status due to having high-school aged children which the IMB does not allow.
Bro. Shaw shared the additional funds could go to establishing their full support for the next year, noting
that the potential $18,000 to be given would result in $1,500/month, exactly what the Pages currently
lack. He mentioned they also need a vehicle and how the lack of a sufficient personal vehicle makes
ministry difficult as well as emergency health situations a tremendous concern.
Dr. Whittaker responded by asking what they would do a year from now.
Bro. Shaw suggested they would be more than willing to return to their current meager measures to make
ends meet.
Bro. Woodie shared how our action would potentially communicate a lot to any LAB church or member
that may be called that we are in this together.
Bro. Bobby Wood said EWC supports the Pages and wasn’t aware of any shortfall which his church might
help meet. He discussed the potential redundancy of LAB giving these funds to missionaries they already
support.
Bro. Timmy Garrett affirmed that the Task Force heard a lot of suggestions and worked hard. He said he
learned more about the Pages and Estes tonight than previously known and he will personally advocate
in Poplar Springs for them. He asked to hear from a smaller church represented that may not have
funding without LAB.
Bro. Harlow ask if the funds would go directly to Pages.
Bro. Shaw replied they would be sent directly to Pages in whatever way LAB chooses (monthly, all at
once, etc.).
Bro. Denton asked if the Pages went with Pioneers International as their sending agency.
Bro. Shaw confirmed and said IMB was a strategic partner in them going with Pioneers as well as with
logistics on the field.
Bro. Denton affirmed this cooperation between the IMB and Pioneers gave legitimacy to Pioneers as an
organization.
Bro. Harlow asked if Pioneers supported financially as IMB does.
Bro. Shaw responded that Pioneers supported logistically (as they did when Kim and son out for medical
care) but that Pioneers missionaries are responsible for raising their own funding.
Admin Team Leader Martin said Pioneers is their venue to establish their ministry.
Bro. Harlow addressed Bro. Garrett’s previous question with his concern that if the parsonage funds are
completely removed, LAB itself may have a shortfall. He questioned why we would be giving LAB
churches money then asking them to give money to the Association. He said $1000 is not enough
motivation and affirmed that churches can come to LAB Missions/Evangelism team for funding of their
projects. He said, however, that after discussing with Browders Chapel, he would vote against the
amendment and recommendation since the money is too much when LAB may not be able to operate.
He reminded the body that if passed, further changes to allotments would not be allowed.
Bro. Matthew Bone asked for clarification that if they are not asking, would LAB just be gifting the money
addressing needs but not direct requests for funding.
Bro. Terrill Thomas added that $1000 would indeed help to meet needs of LAB churches in their missions
endeavors.
Bro. Junior Wright said that as a small church pastor and Task Force member, he was glad to have
learned much tonight about Pages & Esteses. He sees very little emphasis on the “Jerusalem” part of our
Acts 1:8 strategy and that there are many churches which give to LAB with nothing in return.
Bro. Woodie stated we already are emphasizing “Jerusalem” with the first $42,000 that we are
appropriating the lion’s share to local missions.
Bro. Stoney McKinney said that he could see both sides but you start at home. He reminded us of DOM
Woodie’s statistics concerning our three counties and that we must take care of home first. He said while
bigger churches may be called to the ends of the earth, smaller churches might be called to right here.
He admonished the body to do what God wants us to do right here at home.
Bro. Erdie Carter said that going to our neighbors was an obedience issue, not a monetary one. He
commended the Pages for their sacrificial service. He then called the question.
Moderator Atwell advised the body that the question had been called and asked for a second.
(indistinguishable) - Seconded the calling of the question.
Moderator Atwell reviewed the amendment on the floor and called for a vote by show of hands. There
were 23 in favor and 17 against.
With the amendment passage, Moderator Atwell then called the body’s attention back to the
recommendation with the newly-passed amendment and reviewed the packet with the LAB team criteria
per the previous motion by Dr Bill Whittaker.
Discussion began with Dr. Whittaker asking if the monies are given to the missionaries now, he would like
to see their budgets and recommend it be given over 2 years.
Bro. Matthew Bone then asked what kind of financial safety net does LAB have.
Treasurer AJ Wilson referred to the Treasurer’s Report referencing a BB&T CD with approximately
$8,000 immediately available for emergency fund purposes.
(indistinguishable) - Called the question
Bro. Erdie Carter seconded the calling of the question.
Moderator Atwell called for members to vote on the calling of the question and it passed.
Moderator Atwell then began the voting on the Task Force Recommendation as amended by show of
hands with 28 in favor and 13 against.
Bro. Purichia called a point of order to ask if a simple majority was needed for amendments.
Both Parliamentarian Jay Coleman and former Treasurer Jesse Brown confirmed that 2/3 majority was
needed on amendments to Constitution and Bylaws but on regular business, a simple majority was
sufficient.
Moderator Atwell called for any other new business.
Treasurer AJ Wilson then took the floor to move to redeem the Future Missions CD upon maturity and
give to the Missions/Evangelism team, rolling it into regular fund.
Bob Burdette seconded the motion.
Bro. Purichia asked if this would eliminate the CD’s altogether, questioning why we as a body ever had
CDs.
Treasurer Wilson answered yes, this would eliminate the CD in question and make monies unrestricted
and available for LAB use.
Bob Burdette asked what the CDs were earning.
Treasurer Wilson responded very little.
Bro. Harlow asked if the Trust Fund CD could also be transferred into the general fund.
Treasurer Wilson responded that it could not.
Bro. Purichia asked why LAB has a CD.
Moderator Atwell called on Parliamentarian Coleman to respond. Parl. Coleman responded that LAB
used to have a World Missions Conference which this CD was used to perpetually fund. Since LAB no
longer has that conference, Parl. Coleman suggested the time had come to the funds to be
reappropriated.
Moderator Atwell called the vote and it passed unanimously.
Bro. Purichia moved to dissolve the other Trust CD at maturity and put it also into the general fund.
Parliamentarian Coleman as a point of clarification said the Trust CD was given to LAB as a trust so it
would be wrong to remove the principal.
Bro. Purichia rescinded the motion and moved instead to remove interest on the Trust CD into LAB
general fund ($8,498.28).
Bro. Ray Woodie seconded the motion.
Dr. Bill Whittaker moved to amend the motion to send the principal to KBC trust fund which earns far
better interest and added he would personally send $1,600 to make it $10,000.
Tony Clemmons seconded the motion to amend.
Jesse Brown asked if principal couldn’t ethically be also be moved into another trust fund.
Parl. Coleman responded that it seems like such a move would be in the spirit of how it was given.
Missions/Evangelism Team Leader Ray Woodie moved to refer motion to the Admin Team for further
research.
Moderator Atwell and Parl. Coleman conferenced on the rules and then allowed the body to proceed.
Bro. Robby Perkins seconded the motion.
Seeing as there was no discussion, Moderator Atwell called for a vote, and it then passed unanimously.
Moderator Atwell called for any other new business.
Bro. Barry Harlow asked whether Dr. Whittaker's $1600 pledge was still good and many laughed. Then
Bro. Barry made a motion for the Administration Team to bring back a report of how the $36,000 was
spent by the Pages and Esteses. Dr. Bill Whittaker seconded. Motion passed.
Moderator Atwell then called for any other new business. Seeing as there was none, he then called for
announcements.
DOM Woodie reminded the Board about the following upcoming events:
Commonwealth Policy Center forum on Church Constitution and Bylaws review--
Jan 30, Immanuel Baptist Church
Pastor Visioning Night
February 18, Glasgow Baptist Church
Disaster Relief driver needed--If you or anyone in your church might be able to pull the DR trailer,
please let DOM Woodie know.
Bro. Harlow made a motion to strike the provision that Executive Board minutes be printed in the Liberty
Lights and that, instead, they be emailed to Executive Board members.
Robert Morgan seconded.
Moderator Atwell called for a vote and the motion passed.
Moderator Atwell then asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Bro. Purichia so moved and Elroy
Larimore seconded. The motion carried.
Moderator Atwell prayed and dismissed the Executive Board at 9:21pm CST on January 21, 2014.
Respectfully Submitted,
Larissa Woodie, Assistant Clerk
Liberty Association of Baptists
Executive Board Meeting April 15th, 2014 Minutes The Executive Board of Liberty Association of Baptist met at Cave Spring Baptist Church on April 15th, 2014 beginning at 7:00 PM for their regular quarterly meeting. Call to Order: Moderator Brad Atwell called the meeting to order. Welcome, Scripture, and Prayer: Brother Allen Wilson, the pastor of Cave Spring Baptist Church welcomed those in attendance. He then read from Acts 10:34-43 followed by prayer. Minutes of the Previous Meeting: Clerk Terri Webb presented the minutes of the January 21st, 2014 meeting in written form. She asked that a correction be allowed to the minutes in paragraph 5. The first line of that paragraph should indicate that a member of the board made the motion, not the DOM. Brother Randy Scott made a motion to accept the minutes as printed along with the correction. Brother David McCubbins seconded the motion. Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer A.J. Wilson presented the treasurer’s report. A motion was made by Brother Randy Scott and seconded by Brother Ricky Martin to accept the treasurer’s report. Motion carried.
REPORTS
Administrative Team: Brother Ricky Martin reported that the Estes Family with Project Fortify has been contacted about the money that the Executive Board voted to give them. They chose to receive the money in monthly payments of $1,500.00. They received their first payment last month. They have earmarked the money for church planting in Reynosa, Mexico. Brother Martin then read an e-mail that he received from the Page family serving in China. The gift they will be receiving from the Liberty Association will make their funding needs complete for one full year. Both Project Fortify and the Page family expressed how thankful they are for the support of the Liberty Association. He also reported that the Administrative Team has been working on plans for the Annual Meeting that is scheduled for September. The decision has been made to hold the annual meeting on one day rather than two as in the past. It will be held on Wednesday, September 24th. Southern Kentucky Hispanic Ministry: Brother Kevin Denton gave a report concerning the SKHM. SKHM is a partnership with NAMB, KBC, and participating Baptist Associations. NAMB provided an appointed missionary, health insurance and salary support. KBC also provided salary ply ministry support. Our association provided salary support plus ministry support. NAMB has recently cut back on what they were paying on health insurance and salary support. KBC has picked up the short fall in the past but can no longer continue at this level. Four of Kentucky’s six ethnic missionaries have either left their position or are retiring and will not be replaced by NAMB. Our missionary, Heriberto Torres, was one of the two remaining. To save ethnic work in Kentucky the KBC has called the two last missionaries to become KBC employees where they will be covering the entire state of Kentucky. Heriberto Torres has accepted and therefore has resigned from the SKHM. However, he will still be the ethnic missionary in our area and will continue to live in Barren County.
At this time there is no need for SKHM. The representatives for KSHM will meet April 23rd to determine how to dissolve the ministry. Brother Denton thanked the board members for all of the support that the association has given the SKHM. Treasurer Wilson is to hold the SKHM funds until more decisions are made concerning how the ministry will be dissolved. Director of Missions: Brother Jordan Woodie began his report by talking about the application process for the assistance from the Liberty Association Teams. He explained that assistance is for churches in the association and the money will not be utilized unless requested. He had copies of the application available. He reported that Brother Robbie Ward was wrapping up the winter seminary extension classes. A second class did not have enough participants. The third class has been a Spanish speaking class with Heriberto Torres. The eight students have studied Intro to the Old Testament, Intro to the New Testament and tonight are beginning a class on Baptist Doctrine. Brother Woodie also reported that the church strengthening team held a VBS clinic in March at Southside Baptist Church. They are also working closely with the Commonwealth Policy Center concerning cultural trends and church legal issues related to cultural trends. The LAB has also partnered with Lifeway concerning VBS material. If churches wish to order through the association then they will not have to pay any shipping and handling cost. The LAB will receive 15% commission on the VBS order. He reported that the Mobile Laundry Unit Team has been doing statewide training. They recently went to the campuses of Campbellsville University and WKU where they did free laundry for the students and gave students free bibles and had Gospel center conversations with them. The unit will be going with the Rebuild Team to West Hickman June 5-11 to help Carpenter for Christ to rebuild a church that recently burned. May 18-25 will be Associational Missions Emphasis. The offering will be divided 4 ways: 60% for cost of LoveLoud, 20% for Camp Joy, 10% for Glasgow Christian Academy, and 10% for Crossroads Pregnancy Center. He encouraged churches to set a church goal. He announced that copies of the Book of Minutes could be found on the table at the back door. He requested prayer for Cedar Grove Baptist Church and Grace Union Baptist Church. Both of these churches are in revival this week.. Brother Woodie thanked the association for allowing him to serve. Brother Brad Atwell then thanked Brother Woodie for the work that he does for the association.
MISCELLANEOUS/OLD/NEW BUSINESS Brother Atwell ask if anyone else had any reports or new business. Clerk Terri Webb announced that she was still working on trying to get correct addresses on everyone and if there were any problems with people not receiving their postcards please let her know. She will be sending out e-mail copies of the minutes to all the Pastors and asked that they pass them along to their board members. Brother Bill
Whittaker asked if others could also receive the minutes by e-mail. Terri Webb responded that she could if she was supplied with the appropriate e-mail addresses. Brother Bill Whittaker asked if a goal had been set for this year’s Associational Missions Emphasis. Brother Jordan Woodie responded that he personally had not set a goal due. Brother Atwell suggested that each church set it’s own personal goal. Jordan stated that in the most recent issue of Liberty Lights he had encouraged churches to set a goal of $250.00, $500.00, $750.00, or $1000.00 but that a collective goal had not been set. One member of the board stated that his church gives to the organizations listed and was concerned if they should continue to give directly to the organizations or send all monies through the AME offering. Brother Brad Atwell replied that it was a decision that each church needed to make. Brother Jesse Brown stated that he thought that the Associational offering would have to be at least $12,000.00 for each of the listed groups to receive what they have been receiving in the past from the association. Brother J. Woodie encouraged each church to evaluate where their money was going in terms of missions so that each church can prioritize and invest where they feel their priorities lie. Brother Bob Burdette requested a 2-minute breakdown of how the Co-Operative Program worked. Jordan responded with an overview of how the program works. Brother Ricky Martin explained that Crossroads, GCA, and Camp Joy had been line item donations in the budget in the past but were no longer listed as line items in the budget; therefore they would only receive money from the association through the offering. Brother Bill Whittaker added that having worked for an organization that depended on funds from the Co-operative Program as well as churches and individuals, he understood the importance of churches and individuals continuing to give separate from the Co-operative Program and encouraged them to continue to give individually. Announcements: *LoveLoud Early Bird Registration Deadline April 21st *Grace Union Revival This Week *Cedar Grove Revival This Week *VBS Orders through the Association (no later than May 1st) *Associational Missions Emphasis May 18-25 *Camp Joy Open House – June 7th *Servicing West Hickman rebuild with laundry Unit (June 5-11) *Next Board Meeting – July 15th at Lonoke Requests/Prayers: Brother Timmy Garrett announced the resignation of Omar Barbour from the Executive Board. He explained that Brother Barbour has cancer and is in great need of prayer. Brother Omar has served LAB faithfully for many years. Prayer was also requested for the Ward family (death of Ronnie Ward), Joann Reynolds (cancer), father of Randy Scott, and Jake Quenzer. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Brother Ricky Martin. Second by Walter Davis. Motion passed. Meeting was adjourned with prayer at the alter.
Respectfully Submitted, Terri Webb, Clerk, Liberty Association of Baptists
Executive Board Meeting July 15th, 2014 Minutes The Executive Board of the Liberty Association of Baptists met at Lonoke Baptist Church on July 15th, 2014 beginning at 7:00 PM for their regular quarterly meeting. Call to Order: Moderator Brad Atwell called the meeting to order. Welcome, Scripture, and Prayer: Brother Chuck Templeman, the pastor of Lonoke Baptist Church welcomed those in attendance. He led the group in singing “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.” Brother Templeman then shared a scripture and lead in prayer. Minutes of the Previous Meeting: Clerk Terri Webb presented the minutes of the April 15th, 2014 meeting in written form. She moved that they be approved as written. Bob Burdette seconded the motion. Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer A.J. Wilson presented the treasurer’s report as a motion asking that it be approved as presented. Brother Randy Scott gave a second. Motion carried. The treasurer in reporting reminded the board that at a past meeting the board has discussed what to do with the remaining CD that is in the bank. Brother Brad Atwell stated that he recalled that the issue had been deferred to the Administrative Team.
REPORTS SKHM: DOM Jordan Woodie reported for Brother Kevin Denton regarding the SKHM. The SKHM board met on April 23rd and voted to dissolve. Assets of the board were disbursed to contributing associations according to the percentage of contribution from each one. The Liberty Association received their money in July and it will be reported on the next Treasurer’s report. The money will remain in the SKHM fund until it can be determined what to do with the money. The SKHM hosted a “going away” dinner for Brother Torres who has served our area with the SKHM of the past 6 years. Brother Torres will continue to serve our area as a representative of the KBC. Brother Woodie reminded the board members that they needed to relay to their churches that all contributions to the SKHM should be stopped at this time. Director of Missions: Brother Jordan Woodie reported that the church strengthening team was working with the KBC to help host the EQUIP Conference that will be held at Glasgow Baptist Church on Tuesday, September 30th from 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM. Brother Jordan Woodie reported that John German had been serving the Liberty Association in the associational office as a summer intern for the past 2 months. He reported that the Mobile Laundry Unit had been used during the rebuilding of a church that burned in West Hickman, Kentucky. The unit was used to wash 260 loads of laundry over a period of 4 days. He reported that Jeff Crabtree, the Regional Pastoral Consultant with the KBC has been working with five Liberty Association pastors conducting a pilot project called Pastor’s Toolbox. The pastors include Brother Gary Cruse of Siloam, Brother Tim McClellan of Zion, Brother James Wright with Antioch, Brother Allen Wilson with Cave Spring and Brother Michael Hoy with New Liberty along with Brother Jordan Woodie. They are discussing issues surrounding church revitalization and church strengthening. They will continue to meet until August. He reported that Love Loud was conducted for three days in June. 140 volunteers participated in the 21 service projects in Metcalfe, Hart and Barren counties. 5 people came to faith in Christ and 6 students announced their call to missions/ministry. Brother Woodie concluded his report by thanking the board for allowing him and his family to serve. Brother Brad Atwell thanked Brother Woodie for all of his hard work. Administration Team: Brother Ricky Martin reported that the Annual Meeting would be held on Wednesday, September 24th at Horse Cave Baptist Church and that a skeleton of a format is ready to be sent to the Program Committee. He announced that the Administration Team was in discussions about the dissolving of the Time, Place, and Preacher Committee due to the fact that with the one-day format for the Annual Meeting we no longer needed to look for 3 preachers to speak at the Annual Meeting. The Administration Team will be working with the Moderator and the Nominating Committee concerning this matter.
Missions/Evangelism Team: Brother David Purichia reminded members that scholarships were available for churches through the Evangelism team and that very few have been taken advantage of at this time. He presented a proposal concerning the development of a Block Party Trailer. A trailer has been given to the Association as well as a popcorn machine. The cost to the Association would be $3500.00 to stock the trailer. Churches could rent the trailer for a restocking fee of $100.00. The church must show proof of liability insurance. The guidelines for use would ‘mirror’ the guideline of the Warren Association as well as their application process. Southside Baptist Church will manage the scheduling and the housing of the unit. The motion comes from eh Evangelism team and needs no second. Motion carried. Leadership Development Team: Brother Robbie Ward reported that a Seminary Extension Class was held from January until April. The name of the class was “Understanding the Bible”. The class enrolled 18 students representing 9 churches. Brother Torres taught the same class in Spanish to 8 students. The next class will begin in January 2015 and will be on the book of Revelations. The cost of the class should be between $160.00 and $180.00. He reminded everyone that scholarships are available. He also reported that the committee is considering plans to hold a Pastors Banquet in October.
MISCELLANEOUS/OLD/NEW BUSINESS
Brother A.J. Wilson reported that in the past few years’ assistance has been provided by the Kentucky Baptist Convention to supplement the salary of the Director of Missions, Brother Jordan Woodie. In order to apply for that assistance a motion must be made and passed in an Executive Board Meeting allowing a covenant to be prepared and presented by the Moderator Clerk, and Financial Chairman. Brother A.J. Wilson made the motion that we petition the KBC to continue to supplement the salary of our DOM. Brother Jessie Brown made a second. Motion carried.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Brother Ray Woodie extended an invitation to all Barren County church pastors or their representative to attend a free meal at Coral Hill Baptist Church where there will be an informational presentation of the “Next Step Program”. This is a program being implemented by Coral Hill Baptist Church, Immanuel Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Community for Christ Church and Glasgow Baptist Church. The meal/meeting will begin at 6:30 PM on Thursday, July 22nd. September 24th will be the Annual Meeting at Horse Cave Baptist Church. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM with no meal being served. Names for Nominating Committee consideration are being accepted now and should be sent to [email protected].
PRAYER REQUESTS Brother Randy Scott requested prayer concerning an upcoming doctor’s appointment that he will be having in Nashville next week. Brother Randy Scott’s father is in need of prayer. Brother Omar Barbour who is battling cancer. Brother Bob Burdette whose Sister-in-law is receiving chemotherapy treatments. Sister Vera Basil whose Mom is dealing with health issues. Brother Brad Atwell – Father-in-Law with Parkinson’s disease. Walter Davis requested prayer concerning the issues between the KBC and Campbellsville University.
ADJOURNMENT Brother Elroy Larimore made the motion to adjourn. Brother Bob Burdette gave the second to the motion. Motion carried. The meeting was closed with alter prayer. Respectfully submitted, Terri Key Webb Clerk, Liberty Association of Baptist
2014 Annual Meeting of the Liberty Association of Baptists
The 175th Annual Meeting of the Liberty Association of Baptists was held at Horse Cave Baptist Church in Horse Cave, Kentucky on September 24, 2014 beginning at 6:00 PM. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Dwayne Cook, Assistant Moderator. Welcome, Scripture and Prayer: Brother Kevin Denton, the pastor of Horse Cave Baptist Church, welcomed those in attendance. He then read from Acts 11:22 and opened the session with prayer. Roll Call, Seating Messengers, Program Adoption: Clerk Terri Webb carried out the roll call and made a motion that the messengers be accepted and the program be adopted. Brother Robbie Perkins made a second to the motion. Motion passed. Nominating Committee Report: Brother George Sturgeon presented the nominating committee report as it was presented in the book of reports on pages 6-7. Dwayne Cook, assistant moderator opened the floor for any nominations from the floor. There were no nominations from the floor. Brother Todd Stephens made a motion that nominations cease. Ray Woodie made a second to the motion. Motion passed. Director of Missions Report: Brother Jordan Woodie, Director of Missions, presented his report as it was written in the Book of Reports on pages 8-12. Credentials Report: Brother Randy Shaw, Credentials Chair reported that there were 110 messengers in attendance along with 35 guests. He also reported that 32 churches were represented at the meeting. Miscellaneous Business: Brother Dwayne Cook, assistant moderator, reported that there was a proposed change to Article VII made at the 2013 Annual meeting that was to be voted on at the 2014 meeting. The proposed change to Article VII reads as follows: The Administrative Team proposed that the sentence, “The Executive Board shall hold at least four meetings during the year between Annual meetings,” in Article VII of Constitution of the Liberty Baptists Association be amended to read “The Executive Board shall hold at least three meeting during the year between Annual Meetings.” This proposed constitutional amendment is printed on page 28 of the Book of Reports. The motion to accept the proposal was made by Brother Robert Jones and seconded by Brother Tim McClellan. Motion passed. Brother Barry Harlow then presented a proposed amendment to Article VI of the constitution to be voted on at the 2015 Annual Meeting. The presentation was made as follows: 1st paragraph and number 1 currently reads: In order to implement the vision of Liberty Association of Baptists, the Association shall organize into a team structure consisting of four teams made up of 5 to 7 members that will work together to make the Association more efficient. The Nomination Committee will nominate Team Leaders and Team Members and they shall be elected by this association, preferably before the last session of the annual meeting. Teams will include:
1. Administrative Team- consisting of the Director of Missions, Moderator and/or Assistant
Moderator, Treasurer, and /or Assistant Treasurer, Clerk and /or Assistant Clerk,
Parliamentarian and Team Leaders. This team will provide assistance and supportive direction to
the other three teams.
Proposed Amendment: In order to implement the vision of Liberty Association of Baptists, the Association shall organize into a team structure consisting of four teams. Each team, with the exception of the Administrative Team shall be made up of 5-7 members that will work together to make the Association more efficient. The Nominating Committee will nominate Team Leaders for all teams and Team Members for all teams except for the Administrative Team and they shall be elected by this association preferably before the last session of the annual meeting. Teams will include:
1. Administrative Team- consisting of the Director of Missions, Moderator and /or Assistant
Moderator, Treasurer and /or Assistant Treasurer, Clerk and/or Assistant Clerk,
Parliamentarian, Team Leaders, Trustee Chair, Personnel Chair, Budget Chair and Nominating
Chair. This team will provide assistance and supportive direction to the other three teams.
Brother Ricky Martin then presented a proposed amendment to Article IX of the constitution to be voted on at the 2015 Annual Meeting. The presentation was made as follows: 1st paragraph currently reads: This Association shall have the following standing committees. The Nominating Committee will be appointed by the Moderator with approval by the Messengers to the Association. The Program Committee, Credentials Committee, Budget Committee, Resolutions Committee, Preacher-Place-Time Committee, and Personnel Committee shall be nominated by the Nominating Committee and elected by the messengers of the Association. Any other committees shall be appointed by the Moderator as needed. These committees shall function to the end of the following Annual meeting or until their function is completed. The Moderator and Director of Missions shall be non-voting ex-officio members of all committees. Proposed Amendment: This Association shall have the following standing committees. The Nominating Committee will be appointed by the Moderator with approval by the Messengers to the Association. The Credentials Committee, Budget Committee, Resolutions Committee, and Personnel Committee shall be nominated by the Nominating Committee and elected by the messengers of the Association. Any other committees shall be appointed by the Moderator as needed. These committees shall function to the end of the following Annual meeting or until their function is completed. The Moderator and Director of Mission shall be non-voting ex-officio members of all committees. Brother Ricky Martin, chair of the Administrative Team informed the messengers that the Administrative Team had recommended to the Executive Board that the fiscal year of the Liberty Association run from January 1 to December 31, of each year. This information is also found in the Administration Team Report in the Book of Reports. Treasurer Report/Budget Proposal: Brother A.J. Wilson, Treasurer, presented the Treasurer Report and Budget Proposal. He noted that there was a $10,000 deficit in last year budget but that church receipts had grown by $10,000.00 and closed the gap. He told the group that KBC funding will continue to drop. The treasurer’s report and proposed budget can be found in the book of reports on pages 14-16. Brother Ricky Martin made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and budget proposal. Brother
Kenneth Melloan made a second to the motion. Motion passed. Administrative Team Report: Brother Ricky Martin, Administrative Team Leader, presented the report of the Administration Team which is found on page 17 of the Book of Reports. Church Strengthening Team Report: Brother Robbie Perkins, CST Member, presented the report of the Church Strengthening team which is found on page 18 of the Book of Reports. Leadership Development Team Report: Brother Robby Ward, LDT Leader, presented the Leadership Development Team Report which is found on pages 19-20 of the Book of Reports. Missions/Evangelism Team Report: Brother Ray Woodie, MET Leader presented the Mission/Evangelism Team Report which is found on pages 21-24 of the Book of Reports. Book of Reports: Brother Dwayne Cook presented the Book of Reports. Brother Bill Whittaker made a motion to accept the book of reports. Brother Tim McClellan made a second to the motion. Brother Barry Harlow asked a question about a statement on page 41 of the Book of Reports which reads as follows: “In the upcoming year, Executive Board meetings will begin at 6:30 pm rather than 7:00 pm.” Brother Harlow then moved to amend and strike that line from the book of reports. A second was given by Brother Bill Whittaker. Amendment passed. Vote was then taken on accepting the Book of Reports with the Amendment. Motion passed. Miscellaneous Business: Brother Phillip Coomer from Lifeway Community Church publicly thanked Southside Baptist Church for their support. Memorial Presentation: Following a short break a Video Memorial Presentation was shown listing the names of Liberty Association Members that have passed since the last Annual Meeting. Congregational Singing: Dr. Tony Cunha, Horse Cave Baptist Church led the group in singing “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”. Then the Horse Cave Baptist Church Choir, led by Dr. Cunha, sang three selections. Annual Sermon: Dr. Chuck McAlister, Evangelism and Church Planting Team Leader of the Kentucky Baptist Convention delivered the annual sermon. More information on Dr. McAlister is found of page 25 of the Book of Reports. Prayer/Response: Brother Jordan Woodie, Director of Missions, led the group in in an alter prayer. Annual Meeting Resolution: Brother Jason Patterson, Resolution Chair, presented the 175th Annual Meeting Resolution, which is found on page 26 of the Book of Reports and made a motion to receive it as presented. Brother Ray Woodie gave a second to the motion. Motion passed. Benediction: Brother Timmy Garrett, Poplar Spring Baptist Church gave the benediction. Respectfully Submitted, Terri Key Webb, Clerk
Historical Information (since 2000): Date Place (of AM) Moderator Clerk Dom 2000 HCBC/CCBC L Lowe S Withers J Nunnally 2001 PVBC/PCBC L Lowe S Withers J Nunnally 2002 Cave Spring/Calvary E Larimore S Withers J Nunnally 2003 Little Bethel/CHBC E Larimore S Withers J Nunnally 2004 Poplar Spring/EWC R Martin S Withers J Nunnally 2005 New Liberty/IBC R Martin S Withers J Nunnally 2006 Salem/GBC L Kinslow S Withers J Nunnally 2007 Shady Grove/HCBC L Kinslow S Withers J Nunnally 2008 PVBC/CCBC T Garrett W Kinslow J Nunnally 2009 Antioch/Cedar Grove T Garrett W Kinslow J Nunnally 2010 Lonoke/Siloam B Whittaker W Kinslow 2011 Cave Spring/Calvary B Whittaker W Kinslow J Woodie 2012 EWC/CHBC B Harlow W Kinslow J Woodie 2013 Grace Union/Hiseville B Harlow W Kinslow J Woodie 2014 Horse Cave BC D Cook T Webb J Woodie
*For Historical Information prior to 2000 please consult an earlier edition of the Minutes (2010 or prior)
Association / Congregation / Year TM RM TB OA PW SSEN SSAA UNDES COP
Liberty 107,856 76,751 1,837 1,544 33,846 35,238 21,598 $33,373,860 $2,618,205Antioch, Edmonton 1,445 1,370 29 10 663 576 513 $413,200 $6,043
2004 167 160 5 1 75 65 50 $37,504 $858
2005 173 166 5 1 70 68 59 $44,617 $834
2006 178 172 4 0 90 68 59 $44,226 $600
2007 182 176 2 2 85 63 59 $44,547 $751
2008 182 176 1 0 88 73 54 $47,775 $600
2009 186 180 1 3 85 69 54 $46,156 $600
2011 125 100 1 1 55 0 45 $39,984 $600
2012 124 118 3 0 55 85 68 $55,097 $600
2013 128 122 7 2 60 85 65 $53,294 $600
Browders Chapel, Glasgow 1,221 534 7 3 308 120 90 $204,425 $3,510
2004 121 48 0 1 47 22 14 $13,000 $120
2005 123 46 2 0 47 20 14 $15,600 $120
2006 138 42 1 0 47 12 11 $27,600 $120
2007 132 46 2 2 47 11 11 $24,211 $120
2008 124 58 1 0 25 11 11 $25,825 $480
2009 120 52 0 0 25 13 12 $13,337 $480
2010 118 52 0 0 25 12 10 $25,315 $480
2011 120 50 0 0 25 12 0 $5,683 $480
2012 115 30 1 0 0 0 0 $25,200 $480
2013 110 110 0 0 20 7 7 $28,654 $630
Calvary, Glasgow 10,090 8,890 200 233 3,978 4,095 2,694 $4,679,546 $454,175
2004 845 749 18 39 330 453 270 $393,830 $40,934
2005 845 749 32 0 330 0 0 $0 $44,965
2006 954 850 27 39 439 553 337 $512,583 $51,283
2007 985 871 19 31 475 446 308 $513,421 $42,577
2008 1,005 891 29 11 410 398 288 $567,104 $55,358
2009 1,025 930 14 26 350 472 310 $534,863 $34,192
2010 1,046 904 18 20 400 500 345 $528,363 $20,625
2011 1,118 1,004 19 23 410 424 285 $544,719 $54,611
2012 1,123 974 12 17 425 410 260 $533,033 $52,912
2013 1,144 968 12 27 409 439 291 $551,630 $56,718
Canmer, Hardyville 312 287 0 12 190 135 109 $196,913 $8,880
2004 32 28 0 0 21 15 14 $19,880 $1,038
2005 29 27 0 0 22 16 14 $22,913 $851
2006 37 35 0 8 29 18 17 $27,521 $628
2007 36 34 0 0 28 17 12 $28,075 $1,509
2008 34 32 0 0 22 15 12 $27,450 $1,684
2009 31 28 0 0 15 12 8 $17,386 $656
2010 34 31 0 4 15 13 8 $15,407 $1,390
2011 30 28 0 0 14 11 9 $19,500 $738
2012 27 23 0 0 13 9 7 $0 $386
2013 22 21 0 0 11 9 8 $18,781 $0
Cave City, Cave City 6,817 3,580 72 47 1,078 1,544 797 $1,446,682 $51,772
2004 746 386 3 5 120 247 99 $155,681 $6,152
2005 733 543 10 6 110 245 99 $141,110 $1,670
2006 644 424 17 4 118 182 85 $146,825 $1,900
2007 740 510 16 10 105 191 85 $135,620 $1,000
2008 756 526 16 4 110 180 83 $133,721 $1,800
2009 738 248 2 2 87 114 72 $141,717 $6,025
2010 662 255 5 9 130 125 70 $147,680 $11,600
2011 572 232 1 2 107 105 76 $152,503 $5,550
2012 617 235 2 0 102 90 69 $152,366 $11,425
2013 609 221 0 5 89 65 59 $139,459 $4,650
Cave Spring, Hardyville 2,429 1,833 18 29 487 435 296 $256,315 $7,310
2004 253 182 0 0 65 55 35 $23,636 $880
2005 253 182 2 3 50 43 31 $24,761 $785
2006 258 182 4 3 40 41 25 $25,852 $802
2007 249 184 2 3 59 56 39 $23,510 $701
2008 243 184 3 4 65 64 32 $30,554 $746
2009 245 186 6 1 30 23 21 $20,016 $600
2010 244 185 0 8 53 37 33 $23,454 $811
2011 238 179 0 5 40 36 26 $30,405 $600
2012 236 179 0 2 50 41 31 $26,542 $770
2013 210 190 1 0 35 39 23 $27,585 $615
Cedar Cliff, Horse Cave 1,091 634 33 37 353 143 107 $187,675 $0
2004 126 63 0 0 30 23 14 $7,628 $0
2005 126 66 0 2 30 17 12 $8,513 $0
2006 50 17 0 1 24 9 7 $14,030 $0
2007 62 27 6 6 45 15 14 $26,791 $0
2008 70 35 5 7 29 14 12 $21,073 $0
2009 88 48 7 11 42 20 18 $25,095 $0
2010 98 55 14 5 48 15 14 $26,817 $0
2011 167 122 1 2 45 13 6 $19,524 $0
2012 152 107 0 3 30 17 0 $22,056 $0
2013 152 94 0 0 30 0 10 $16,148 $0
Cedar Grove, Glasgow 2,799 2,180 46 63 685 749 465 $190,176 $39,393
2004 252 168 0 2 50 49 31 $31,857 $3,775
2005 267 185 8 9 65 59 40 $20,965 $4,322
2006 250 185 0 4 60 61 40 $20,000 $4,919
2007 273 208 3 20 60 85 40 $39,118 $5,739
2008 288 269 12 7 125 96 40 $39,118 $3,365
2009 293 275 5 1 90 100 67 $39,118 $3,955
2010 301 273 9 0 0 80 63 $0 $2,630
2011 295 285 0 4 70 60 40 $0 $3,386
2012 283 159 5 9 75 79 49 $0 $3,465
2013 297 173 4 7 90 80 55 $0 $3,837
Coral Hill, Glasgow 10,052 9,177 200 123 4,140 3,432 2,510 $3,409,179 $254,952
2004 911 818 16 8 321 315 220 $287,037 $28,505
2005 944 851 27 6 362 323 252 $284,758 $26,423
2006 972 879 26 20 402 338 254 $282,509 $29,142
2007 988 895 21 5 398 320 246 $339,151 $23,145
2008 992 899 18 8 400 335 249 $351,625 $26,865
2009 1,022 929 24 20 420 353 247 $365,869 $23,183
2010 1,011 949 9 22 435 369 253 $326,141 $19,557
2011 1,051 1,000 27 8 475 359 255 $358,885 $22,273
2012 1,064 989 11 14 468 370 276 $397,720 $24,671
2013 1,097 968 21 12 459 350 258 $415,484 $31,188
Edmonton Worship Center, Edmonton 3,328 2,520 68 52 1,565 1,411 1,019 $1,385,202 $135,220
2004 290 228 5 3 135 176 95 $135,135 $13,200
2005 309 245 10 12 138 159 108 $140,049 $14,360
2006 314 247 2 4 147 160 111 $139,276 $14,482
2007 338 250 8 9 154 175 102 $131,755 $13,329
2008 338 250 5 0 141 140 118 $136,690 $12,463
2009 343 250 6 1 130 106 90 $127,905 $12,707
2010 338 250 3 2 125 104 90 $124,983 $11,451
2011 338 250 5 6 175 131 110 $120,101 $12,592
2012 360 270 18 8 200 130 80 $167,365 $17,576
2013 360 280 6 7 220 130 115 $161,943 $13,060
Emmanuel, Glasgow 128 118 14 4 202 79 59 $54,773 $100
2006 18 18 2 4 45 25 25 $8,600 $0
2008 25 25 0 0 45 7 7 $19,173 $0
2009 30 30 6 0 37 10 7 $14,000 $100
2010 35 25 6 0 35 29 20 $12,000 $0
2011 20 20 0 0 40 8 0 $1,000 $0
Glasgow, Glasgow 19,802 10,230 89 147 2,992 5,250 1,879 $6,026,063 $559,733
2004 1,995 1,038 7 16 350 653 250 $513,093 $51,527
2005 1,991 1,034 7 21 350 592 245 $561,850 $55,120
2006 1,978 1,021 5 10 350 548 245 $512,455 $48,316
2007 1,988 1,031 19 14 350 486 210 $566,416 $56,373
2008 2,002 1,045 18 16 313 538 206 $645,820 $62,623
2009 1,980 1,023 6 17 300 529 193 $887,137 $63,834
2010 1,983 1,024 9 15 265 512 0 $611,839 $54,636
2011 1,970 1,013 9 10 270 495 180 $568,441 $52,610
2012 1,958 1,001 2 13 186 482 173 $534,687 $54,048
2013 1,957 1,000 7 15 258 415 177 $624,325 $60,646
Grace Union Missionary, Glasgow 2,917 2,019 45 32 1,170 769 561 $263,086 $7,172
2004 270 199 3 0 150 84 64 $801 $711
2005 270 199 2 1 170 89 70 $34,225 $958
2006 273 199 0 0 110 80 60 $34,225 $728
2007 284 207 3 8 115 85 45 $34,225 $688
2008 292 215 8 0 120 80 52 $34,225 $859
2009 295 190 2 1 100 60 50 $34,225 $544
2010 294 200 4 5 80 61 35 $600 $473
2011 304 200 6 4 120 95 65 $28,079 $770
2012 314 235 13 9 125 65 65 $32,850 $843
2013 321 175 4 4 80 70 55 $29,631 $598
Hardyville, Hardyville 1,520 935 29 22 904 638 547 $154,983 $18,648
2004 167 102 2 3 115 64 64 $19,231 $4,419
2005 166 87 4 5 95 85 50 $19,125 $3,820
2006 164 106 3 3 110 67 67 $32,694 $1,674
2007 164 104 1 3 90 64 60 $31,716 $1,878
2008 167 103 1 3 100 65 65 $26,100 $1,570
2009 158 93 2 1 75 74 55 $14,250 $1,507
2010 156 97 4 4 85 63 60 $6,296 $1,193
2011 153 89 0 0 75 45 40 $2,143 $769
2012 150 76 7 0 85 55 50 $3,428 $987
2013 75 78 5 0 74 56 36 $0 $831
Hiseville, Hiseville 395 330 10 0 139 124 79 $55,841 $0
2008 40 40 1 0 40 30 30 $0 $0
2009 107 70 7 0 35 27 20 $23,493 $0
2010 124 110 2 0 40 57 21 $0 $0
2011 124 110 0 0 24 10 8 $32,348 $0
Horse Cave, Horse Cave 6,365 4,625 156 95 1,862 3,043 1,455 $3,301,097 $309,768
2004 705 449 16 24 202 286 151 $283,102 $26,648
2005 593 392 13 9 195 354 165 $290,185 $26,993
2006 603 437 15 9 196 347 163 $291,470 $28,371
2007 612 446 18 7 179 299 147 $310,313 $28,166
2008 615 450 8 3 167 275 135 $348,724 $25,054
2009 622 461 19 7 155 252 127 $325,220 $32,701
2010 624 469 12 11 157 278 126 $319,454 $30,565
2011 642 484 17 8 184 305 137 $350,559 $35,121
2012 669 513 19 14 227 319 158 $394,930 $35,988
2013 680 524 19 3 200 328 146 $387,140 $40,161
Immanuel, Glasgow 4,644 3,420 155 117 2,405 2,171 1,337 $3,544,936 $293,379
2005 878 643 24 17 275 396 246 $390,719 $28,067
2006 450 375 51 17 300 396 152 $342,813 $30,215
2007 425 390 35 27 275 396 176 $331,155 $30,474
2008 633 398 9 18 250 185 125 $382,500 $32,175
2009 425 354 17 18 250 267 165 $415,474 $30,849
2010 317 75 1 6 293 171 159 $448,589 $34,311
2011 524 400 6 14 275 0 0 $454,763 $33,699
2012 498 387 7 0 248 185 158 $373,848 $36,074
2013 494 398 5 0 239 175 156 $405,075 $37,515
Lifeway Community, Alvaton 452 412 93 18 214 407 314 $114,000 $0
2004 72 72 43 0 64 60 60 $70,000 $0
2007 100 60 8 0 48 52 52 $0 $0
2009 102 102 12 18 102 102 102 $44,000 $0
2010 82 82 16 0 0 115 50 $0 $0
2011 96 96 14 0 0 78 50 $0 $0
Little Bethel, Cave City 2,485 1,796 47 43 680 511 414 $509,709 $316
2004 245 176 7 2 65 60 45 $43,164 $0
2005 255 175 6 5 65 65 50 $39,145 $166
2006 257 177 6 1 65 55 50 $43,524 $0
2007 267 187 6 7 75 58 52 $51,532 $150
2008 269 188 2 3 80 54 50 $64,438 $0
2009 286 210 7 14 80 52 45 $61,263 $0
2010 299 223 9 4 85 55 40 $61,093 $0
2011 303 230 4 3 80 55 40 $61,550 $0
2012 304 230 0 4 85 57 42 $84,000 $0
Lonoke, Horse Cave 848 608 21 38 520 476 373 $156,084 $14,292
2004 79 63 1 0 38 49 30 $20,852 $1,514
2005 87 62 0 9 43 45 29 $16,217 $1,344
2006 88 62 2 2 50 46 38 $18,215 $1,274
2007 83 57 0 1 52 44 34 $8,500 $1,363
2008 80 49 5 5 49 47 37 $14,000 $1,149
2009 75 58 3 6 54 55 43 $14,800 $1,544
2010 81 64 2 5 56 49 40 $17,500 $1,507
2011 83 55 0 0 52 44 34 $14,000 $1,384
2012 94 67 5 8 61 45 41 $13,500 $1,619
2013 98 71 3 2 65 52 47 $18,500 $1,594
Mount Tabor, Glasgow 1,692 1,472 47 34 610 354 245 $394,614 $40,149
2004 222 169 0 0 65 24 20 $22,857 $2,387
2006 52 166 0 0 50 36 20 $2,000 $2,183
2007 227 177 10 8 73 36 30 $40,134 $4,821
2008 224 176 6 1 77 39 30 $60,836 $5,882
2010 227 179 5 0 75 36 30 $52,581 $5,245
2011 238 191 6 14 85 83 53 $59,761 $4,694
2012 248 202 8 9 95 100 62 $74,094 $7,455
2013 254 212 12 2 90 0 0 $82,351 $7,482
New Liberty, Knob Lick 770 493 4 5 190 157 97 $144,178 $1,827
2004 93 69 1 0 24 19 12 $9,529 $0
2005 88 56 0 0 19 23 12 $15,017 $0
2006 76 45 0 0 15 13 7 $51,122 $0
2007 73 43 0 0 20 17 10 $4,534 $0
2008 72 42 0 0 15 17 7 $4,811 $0
2009 72 46 2 1 16 9 6 $4,576 $1,827
2010 73 47 0 1 20 11 7 $6,399 $0
2011 73 47 0 0 18 14 9 $10,098 $0
2012 76 50 0 3 22 14 11 $15,679 $0
2013 74 48 1 0 21 20 16 $22,413 $0
Park City, Park City 2,943 1,864 65 31 768 625 403 $649,651 $31,420
2004 314 204 7 7 125 130 73 $73,483 $3,823
2006 380 242 8 0 110 90 51 $78,405 $3,283
2007 389 251 8 1 70 70 45 $87,447 $3,230
2008 401 263 12 8 102 62 52 $92,830 $3,612
2009 385 247 3 2 70 64 48 $56,155 $3,391
2010 354 216 10 9 84 61 50 $84,579 $4,047
2011 363 223 7 2 78 42 0 $66,049 $2,682
2012 357 218 3 0 60 45 45 $65,957 $3,966
2013 0 0 7 2 69 61 39 $44,746 $3,386
Pleasant Valley, Horse Cave 3,332 2,185 42 52 1,220 1,155 805 $1,048,393 $124,063
2004 329 225 4 5 130 130 85 $100,278 $11,578
2005 338 225 7 4 125 129 94 $100,914 $12,424
2006 339 225 9 6 140 137 91 $109,942 $12,163
2007 340 225 4 5 120 117 84 $101,824 $11,859
2008 335 200 1 5 105 113 84 $80,581 $12,063
2009 337 150 1 6 125 116 76 $111,935 $11,349
2010 332 265 3 7 115 100 74 $89,692 $12,191
2011 342 270 3 10 115 114 77 $95,897 $12,891
2012 340 250 3 2 120 113 80 $131,344 $16,226
2013 300 150 7 2 125 86 60 $125,986 $11,319
Poplar Spring Missionary, Glasgow 1,884 1,553 29 25 711 605 423 $407,000 $13,100
2004 183 153 8 1 67 58 42 $38,220 $1,200
2005 182 149 0 2 67 52 52 $37,468 $1,100
2006 195 166 13 5 80 70 49 $38,596 $1,200
2007 194 160 0 2 76 70 51 $40,722 $1,200
2008 193 159 0 0 71 61 43 $39,395 $1,200
2009 185 155 0 0 68 49 36 $38,748 $1,100
2010 192 160 3 7 68 58 35 $39,347 $1,200
2011 192 155 2 5 71 65 38 $43,816 $1,450
2012 181 155 1 2 71 65 40 $45,395 $1,800
2013 187 141 2 1 72 57 37 $45,293 $1,650
River Pointe, Munfordville 136 79 31 48 165 44 105 $200,263 $14,424
2010 35 35 9 4 8 0 0 $124,200 $5,637
2011 44 44 9 44 75 0 55 $76,063 $4,175
2013 57 0 13 0 82 44 50 $0 $4,612
Rowletts, Magnolia 1,601 1,030 65 65 1,130 1,222 842 $580,712 $31,807
2004 214 92 7 2 85 113 55 $49,244 $3,124
2005 150 103 11 2 80 80 52 $46,430 $3,269
2006 156 98 2 0 80 54 50 $52,280 $3,654
2007 145 92 1 2 90 77 55 $47,761 $3,446
2008 147 94 2 2 95 134 60 $50,869 $3,577
2009 163 98 5 14 120 144 65 $62,424 $4,785
2010 201 148 10 15 175 180 85 $75,548 $4,432
2011 213 156 14 21 180 210 200 $93,596 $2,413
2012 212 149 13 7 225 230 220 $102,560 $3,107
Salem, Cave City 4,509 2,404 29 16 745 571 401 $412,398 $40,716
2004 483 277 4 6 130 96 56 $48,460 $4,334
2005 475 269 2 0 125 84 56 $44,134 $4,559
2006 477 271 6 0 65 76 47 $44,471 $4,300
2007 476 271 2 3 70 76 43 $40,796 $4,258
2008 462 258 0 2 80 55 47 $42,527 $4,191
2009 456 254 2 0 65 45 33 $46,241 $4,056
2010 428 201 1 3 55 46 34 $38,458 $4,325
2011 419 220 1 0 55 38 26 $36,476 $3,426
2012 420 222 4 0 50 40 30 $34,244 $3,539
2013 413 161 7 2 50 15 29 $36,591 $3,728
Shady Grove Missionary, Hardyville 2,476 2,305 33 17 630 677 528 $464,830 $34,059
2004 305 280 1 0 85 90 72 $42,966 $4,567
2005 298 276 4 4 90 92 70 $61,714 $5,243
2006 302 272 1 0 102 89 75 $61,282 $4,528
2007 301 286 7 2 96 89 70 $62,102 $5,430
2008 309 285 11 1 96 78 60 $61,500 $3,808
2009 311 289 2 2 86 79 55 $58,961 $3,789
2011 323 304 6 7 75 80 60 $59,942 $3,772
2012 327 313 1 1 0 80 66 $56,363 $2,922
Siloam, Glasgow 4,345 4,098 70 54 1,412 2,203 982 $1,080,546 $22,187
2004 444 413 14 10 190 208 116 $116,817 $2,087
2005 449 427 7 7 180 187 113 $115,685 $2,000
2006 437 424 11 4 145 271 98 $126,389 $2,200
2007 437 415 5 3 120 259 87 $111,147 $2,400
2008 425 403 0 1 105 144 83 $112,528 $2,400
2009 431 402 6 5 122 177 93 $109,890 $2,400
2010 443 414 2 12 145 192 119 $0 $2,400
2011 452 423 10 4 170 255 103 $127,638 $4,800
2012 422 397 9 5 130 255 89 $126,754 $0
2013 405 380 6 3 105 255 81 $133,698 $1,500
TM – Total Members
RM – Resident Members
TB – Total Baptisms
OA – Other Additions
PW – Primary Worship Attendance
SSEN – Sunday School Enrollment
SSAA – Sunday School Average Attendance
UDR – Undesignated Receipts
COP – Cooperative Program Giving
South Fork, Glasgow 1,282 970 9 10 475 337 230 $421,847 $24,609
2004 162 140 3 0 65 49 32 $57,331 $2,986
2005 161 137 0 2 60 45 31 $63,537 $3,074
2006 162 138 0 2 60 51 31 $63,058 $3,071
2007 162 138 1 2 60 48 32 $60,496 $3,120
2008 157 138 3 0 60 48 30 $60,324 $2,807
2009 162 138 0 0 60 48 25 $57,084 $3,030
2010 159 141 2 3 60 48 25 $60,017 $3,107
2011 157 0 0 1 50 0 24 $0 $3,414
Southside, Glasgow 1,563 1,473 34 47 655 524 490 $619,565 $64,455
2004 126 120 3 0 60 48 36 $41,026 $3,153
2005 129 120 3 3 95 45 45 $36,999 $6,274
2006 136 130 0 0 96 85 85 $49,460 $6,088
2007 147 130 7 9 80 70 45 $55,132 $6,167
2008 146 135 2 0 80 82 49 $62,623 $6,136
2009 168 157 7 5 84 45 45 $71,313 $6,886
2010 174 166 7 6 0 99 48 $71,861 $6,921
2011 183 177 3 12 0 0 56 $78,704 $7,385
2012 174 170 2 5 80 0 44 $69,696 $6,685
2013 180 168 0 7 80 50 37 $82,751 $8,760
Three Springs, Hardyville 950 550 35 7 256 211 159 $137,843 $6,496
2004 166 136 7 2 40 39 22 $16,727 $772
2006 159 127 5 5 40 31 24 $24,921 $1,052
2007 159 127 0 0 40 41 41 $24,921 $1,200
2008 116 110 1 0 56 45 31 $24,921 $546
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 $1,078
2012 150 0 2 0 30 20 11 $22,353 $901
2013 200 50 20 0 50 35 30 $24,000 $947
Walnut Hill, Reynolds Station 354 214 2 3 142 180 124 $107,700 $2,880
2004 65 45 0 0 30 39 25 $22,658 $360
2006 45 25 1 1 20 20 16 $16,599 $330
2007 42 22 0 0 18 20 16 $12,880 $390
2008 45 25 1 0 18 21 15 $12,323 $360
2009 35 25 0 0 21 19 15 $15,399 $360
2010 37 27 0 2 17 21 16 $14,775 $360
2011 45 20 0 0 18 19 0 $13,066 $360
2012 40 25 0 0 0 21 21 $0 $360
Zion, Hardyville 879 563 10 5 202 265 146 $154,435 $1,350
2004 81 50 1 0 20 23 16 $15,000 $150
2005 79 48 0 0 20 27 15 $15,900 $150
2006 87 56 5 3 25 34 17 $17,396 $150
2007 89 58 1 1 21 33 14 $17,500 $100
2008 89 58 0 0 20 36 14 $17,547 $200
2009 90 59 1 0 18 18 12 $14,160 $50
2010 91 60 1 0 18 29 14 $14,000 $150
2011 91 60 1 0 20 25 18 $14,100 $100
2012 92 58 0 1 20 20 14 $15,100 $200
2013 90 56 0 0 20 20 12 $13,732 $100
*Note: The row of numbers to the right of each church is the sum total of the numbers entered in the corresponding column directly under the ‘totals’ row. The totals for the following categories would not be particularly helpful for obvious reasons: TM, RM, PW, SSEN, SSAA
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