2011 Annual Meeting News
The Strategy Planning Group presented their report on Friday afternoon. The report had been mailed to the churches and also put on the web site for people to examine. A motion from the floor in order to add 30 minutes of discussion prior to the vote being taken Friday night, passed.
A motion to vote on the six recommendations in the report separately, failed (87 to 86). Most of the votes taken were made by ballot because they were too close to call by show of ballots.
Discussion concerning the Report was decent and in order, yet passionate and sometimes emotional. The final vote in favor of the Report was 106 to 71.
Watch the SPG Report Video that was viewed by those in attendance.
Greg Varndell, pastor, Fairlawn, Parkersburg, was elected President of the Convention, 88 to 81, over David Dockery, pastor, FBC Princeton. Matt Shamblin, pastor, North Charleston, was elected First Vice-President over Dennis Cherry, association missionary, Allegheny Association, 102 to 73. Second Vice-President was voted to Don Knotts, pastor, Wayside, Buckhannon, 98 to 56, over Jack Miller, pastor, West Ripley.
Six of seven resolutions were passed by the Convention. The full text of the resolutions may be seen on the http://www.wvcsb.org web site. Two resolutions thanked the Convention staff and the people of Westview Baptist Church for hosting the meeting.
Another resolution recognized the invaluable work missionaries supported by NAMB had done in West Virginia and called upon NAMB to keep funding them.
A fourth resolution affirmed the need to start new churches and to stay focused on evangelism according to the Across West Virginia strategy. Churches need to use available resources to stay healthy in order to stay focused on God’s plan.
Another resolution gave praise for the superb work of the military and offered condolences to the many families who have experieced grief as a result of their loved one’s service.
The sixth resolution to pass encouraged people to pray for the peace of Israel, for our government to work for the peace of Israel, and for the nations of Israel and Palestine to work for peace in the Middle East.
Downloads / Related Files
- pdf SPG Final Report
- pdf 2011 Resolutions
