CBF West Coordinating Council Meeting Minutes
June 23, 2010
Charlotte, NC
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Submitted by Bert M. Langdon, Secretary
Meeting began 9:55 p.m., ended 11:30 p.m.
Those present: Rick Sample; Joy Yee; Glen Foster; Bert Langdon; Bruce Gourley; and Jen VanCamp.
- Talked of agenda
- Review finances – by Glen. We currently have $71,741.19 in bank accounts.
- Asked to present notes and get opinions-set ranking of priorities.
- Need to set a budget
- Passport 2011 in San Francisco
- $2600 given in grants for Passport persons.
- Possible retreat for next year’s meeting first part of April 2011.
- Plan to have 2012 meeting in Tucson/Douglas area.
- Jen reported on National Coordinating Council meeting.
- Report of January 11-12 CBF West Council meeting in Lompoc.
- Announcement of Regional meeting in room 209 A 4:30-5:30 Friday.
- Recommended a onetime donation of $500 to Spanish Publishing House.
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CBF West Annual Regional Meeting Minutes
June 24, 2010
Charlotte, NC
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1. 4:30 P.M. Moderator Rick Sample called the meeting to order.
- Everyone was asked to introduce themselves.
- Rick reported on International work in the Bay Area.
- Report of the meeting of the Coordinating Council on June 23 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
- Report of Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho.
- Rick introduced Coordinator Glen Foster for his report
- Rick introduced Bruce Gourley to reflect on the Boise meeting.
- Dr. Mamie Oliver presented as nominee to serve on National Coordinating Council beginning in October 2011.
- Jen VanCamp presented the way to get into FaceBook.
- Joy Yee handed out notes/minutes from the Boise meeting – listed on poster: goals, expectations, dreams, what we want to do as an organization.
- Trailer for disaster relief:$7,500 from CBF West $2,500 from National CBF.
11. Meeting adjourned at 5:30 with prayer
CBF West region held its spring conference in Boise, Idaho, April 29-30. Hosted by Mountain View Community Fellowship Baptist Church, Baptists from throughout the thirteen states that comprise the region gathered for a focus on ethnic ministries, social justice issues, and four centuries of Baptist history.
An ethnically diverse congregation that is home to one of the larger church community ministries in Boise, host congregation Mountain View welcomed the opportunity to fellowship with other western Baptists.
Dr. Mamie O. Oliver, the congregation’s pastor and a professor of Social Work at Northwest Nazarene University, spoke of her own experiences as first a pastor’s wife, then a pastor, in congregations from Rhode Island to Idaho. She also served as worship leader for the two-day event. Another highlight of the conference took the form of special music by Boise’s Karen choir.
National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship personnel Harry Rowland (Director of Missional Church Ministries) and Devita Parnell (Congregational Resources Specialist) addressed the conference at large. They also met with the CBF West coordinating council to discuss ways to enhance the partnership between national CBF and the western region, including church planting strategies.
Glen Foster, CBF West Coordinator, gave a presentation about CBF West’s Arizona Border Ministry. Bruce Gourley of Bozeman, Montana, executive director of the Baptist History & Heritage Society, led a series of presentations on the 400 year story of Baptists. Lita Sample of San Francisco, CBF Global Missions field personnel, gave a report on Fellowship efforts to combat human trafficking.
On behalf of the CBF West region, Foster presented a $500 ministry grant to the Treasure Valley Ministry Center located at Mountain View Community Fellowship Baptist Church. Additional offerings collected during the meeting were divided between the Treasure Valley Ministry Center and CBF West.
Rick Sample, CBF Global Missions field personnel in the San Francisco area, is CBF West moderator. Joy Yee, pastor of Nineteenth Avenue Baptist Church in San Francisco, was elected as new moderator-elect.
The CBF West region comprises thirteen western states, and member congregations and ministries represent the great ethnic diversity found along America’s western coasts, desert southwest, and the northern Rockies. For more information, go to http://www.cbfwest.org/about.html.