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2019 ANNUAL REPORT2019 Annual Report1
The 189th Annual Meeting of theBaptist State Convention of North CarolinaKoury Convention CenterGreensboro, NCNovember 11 - 12, 2019205 Convention Drive Cary, NC 27511PO Box 1107 Cary, NC 27512Toll Free: (800) 395-5102 (919) 467-5100Email: info@ncbaptist.org Website: www.ncbaptist.orgThe missions and ministries of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina are madepossible by your gifts through the Cooperative Program and the North Carolina Missions Offering.
T A B L E2019 Annual ReportExecutive Director-Treasurer Report. 2–3Resolutions, Memorials & Dedications.4–10Convention Officers & Administration .11Convention Staff . 11–14Convention Board of Directors . 15–16Executive Committee .16Committees of the Board of Directors. 17–18Fruitland Baptist Bible College.19Convention Committees. 20-21Institutions, Agencies & Affiliations. 22-31Convention Auxiliary & Other Organizations.32Southern Baptist Convention Officers.33NC Representatives on SBC Boards,Commissions & Committees. 33–34Baptist World Alliance.34Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws. 35–68Proceedings. 69–83O FC O N T E N T SNorth CarolinaBaptist Hospital. 344–350Affiliated Educational InstitutionsCampbell University. 351–353Chowan University. 353–356Gardner-Webb University. 356–363Mars Hill University. 364–365Wingate University. 365–367Convention Co-laborerWoman’s Missionary Union of NC. 367–375Business Services. 376Compensation & Benefits Services. 377–378Human Resources. 378-379Global Hunger Relief. 379Caraway Conference Center & Camp. 380North Carolina Baptist Assemblyat Fort Caswell. 380-381Truett Baptist Camp. 381Audits . 85–107Church Planting & Missions Partnerships. 382Statistical Summary. 108–109Associational Partnerships. 383–387Associational Statistics. 110–220Church Planting Team. 387–392List of Churches. 221–278Collegiate Partnerships. 392–397Map of Associations & Regions. 279Great Commission Partnerships. 397–399Historical TablesConvention Officers . 280–286Annual Meetings . 287–2952019 Book of ReportsBoard of Directors Report . 296–303Evangelism & Discipleship. 400Disciple-Making Team. 401–412Church Strengthening Team. 412–436Convention Committees Reports. 437Committee on Nominations. 438–443Budget Summary. 304–305Committee on Resolutionsand Memorials. 443–448Strategy. 306–313Historical Committee. 449Administration & Convention Relations. 314Communications Team . 315–317Cooperative Program. 317–318Information Technology/Information Systems. 318Office of Prayer for Evangelization and SpiritualAwakening. 319–321Strategic Focus Team. 321–330Fruitland Baptist Bible College. 330–332Convention AuxiliaryBaptists on Mission. 333–336Special Committees of the Board of DirectorsChristian Life and Public AffairsSpecial Committee. 336-337Convention RelationsSpecial Committee. 337–338Convention Institutions and AgenciesBaptist Children’s Homes of NC. 338–342Biblical Recorder. 342–343North Carolina Baptist Foundation. 343–3442019 Annual Report1
EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR-TREASURERREPORTMILTON A. HOLLIFIELD JR.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-TREASURERBY GOD'S GRACE, WE WILL BECOME THE STRONGESTFORCE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS CONVENTION FORREACHING PEOPLE WITH THE MESSAGE OF THEGOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.Dear North Carolina Baptists,I am humbled and amazed when I consider the many ways that God has workedamong North Carolina Baptists over the past year. God continually reminds meof His faithfulness, which was reflected in the 2019 Baptist State Convention ofNorth Carolina’s annual meeting’s theme of “God’s Great Work.”The year of 2019 marked five years since the implementation of the strategyof “impacting lostness through disciple-making.” We spent much of theyear evaluating the strategy and updating N.C. Baptists on the progress thathas been made in fulfilling the strategy. While we have made great stridessince the strategy’s implementation, there is still much work to be done. I amthankful that N.C. Baptists have affirmed the progress we have made togetherand encouraged us to continue in that work.2Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
In keeping with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s stated mission ofassisting the churches in their divinely appointed mission, the overarching goal ofthe strategy is to help churches fulfill the Great Commission, which is found inMatthew 28:19 — “to go and make disciples of all nations.”With this emphasis on making disciples, we have challenged and encouraged N.C.Baptist churches to cultivate and develop a disciple-making culture that results inlives being transformed by the power of God. A disciple is a transformed follower ofChrist who is engaging the lost with the gospel and making disciples who, in turn,make more disciples.This annual report provides just a glimpse into how God has worked through N.C.Baptist churches in fulfilling our Great Commission mandate. You will read manytestimonies in this report of how God is at work in North Carolina, North Americaand around the world.We believe God has called every individual believer and every local church to be onmission for Christ and to be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission. Thank youfor your continued support of the state convention’s efforts to come alongsidechurches in their ministry and missions efforts. We want to be the strongest force inthe history of this convention for reaching people with the message of the gospel ofthe Lord Jesus Christ. May God be glorified as we seek to serve Him together.In His Service,Milton A. Hollifield Jr.Executive Director-TreasurerBaptist State Convention of North Carolina2019 Annual Report3
C O M M I T T E E O NR E S O L U T I O N S A N DM E M O R I A L S R E P O R TThe Committee on Resolutions and Memorials has the responsibility of reviewing all properlysubmitted resolutions and presenting those resolutions to messengers for considerationat each year’s annual meeting. The committee also has the responsibility of preparing areport memorializing ministers and lay leaders who have died in the previous year andrecommending names of individuals to whom the “Annual of the Baptist State Convention ofNorth Carolina” will be dedicated.RESOLUTIONSA resolution has traditionally been defined as an expression of opinion or concern. Aresolution is not used to direct a specific action other than to communicate the opinion orconcern.No resolutions were submitted to the committee this year; therefore, no resolutions arebeing presented to messengers for consideration at this year’s annual meeting.MEMORIALS & DEDICATIONThe Committee on Resolutions and Memorials met on July 24, 2019, to consider thosenames of the men and women who had faithfully served North Carolina Baptists overthe years and had received their eternal rewards during the time period of July 2018 toJune 2019. In appreciation and honor, the committee presents the following persons towhom we dedicate the 2019 Baptist State Convention of North Carolina annual.4Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
LO G A N C A R S O NLogan Carson, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s (SEBTS) first full-time African Americanprofessor, died Nov. 3 at age 86. Carson, who taught theology at SEBTS from 1994-2009, will be rememberedfor his zeal for life, love for teaching Scripture to his students and his humility in serving others.Danny Akin, Southeastern’s president, noted, “The thing I remember most about Dr. Carson is that hesaid he didn’t want his sight back in this life because ‘the first thing I want to see is Jesus’ face.’”Carson was born blind due to malformed retinas in July 1932 in McDowell County, N.C. However,blindness did not stop his zeal in ministry and his love for the Lord. In 1955, Carson was pursuing adegree to become a constitutional attorney when he sensed God’s call to teach students the Scriptures.Carson received a bachelor of arts in Bible and social science from Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., in1957. In 1960, just three days after marrying his wife, Glenwood, he received his bachelor of divinityfrom Hartford Seminary Foundation in Connecticut. Twenty years later, the graduate school of DrewUniversity in Madison, N.J., awarded Carson a doctor of philosophy degree. His students throughthe years have been impacted by the way he taught them to know and love Scripture and to honorthe Lord through doing everything well for His glory. His motto was, “In Christ, strive for excellence.”During his time at Southeastern, Carson also served as pastor of Green-Bethel Baptist Church inBoiling Springs, N.C. Before joining the SEBTS faculty, Carson had taught 21 years as a professorof religion in Old Testament studies at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs. Doug Nalley,director of housing at SEBTS and a former student of Carson’s, recalled how Carson wouldaffectionately call his seminary students “tadpoles,” as they were not fully-developed theologians.Carson told his class he was going to be sent to make brooms after high school but was determinedto do more, Nalley recounted.“They laughed at him initially, but then off he went to law school,” Nalley said. “Next was theologyschool. If they had their way, Dr. Carson would have spent his life making brooms. However, inGod’s providence, God used this blind man to prepare untold numbers of students to fulfill theGreat Commission and serve the church.”In addition to Gardner-Webb, Carson also served as an instructor of religion at Montclair StateCollege in New Jersey and a Bible knowledge master at Waka Schools in northeastern Nigeria.Carson’s ministerial positions included pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Wake Forest, N.C.;associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Jeffersontown, Ky.; pastor of Webb First Baptist Churchin Ellenboro, N.C.; and pastor of Christ Community Baptist Church in Gastonia, N.C. Throughout hiseducational journey, Carson was both an outstanding student and beloved professor.As a student, Carson graduated with high honors from Shaw University, received specialcommendation in receiving his master’s degree and maintained a 4.0 GPA during his Ph.D., whilealso being awarded multiple fellowships. At Southeastern, Carson received the Excellence inTeaching Award in 2003. Carson’s hiring at Southeastern stemmed from the advocacy of his formersecretary, according to the 2002 book by historian Barry Hankins, “Uneasy in Babylon: SouthernBaptist Conservatives and American Culture.”2019 Annual Report5
L O G A N C A R S O N ( C O N T. )The secretary, not named in Hankins’ book, had taken a job at Southeastern and recruitedGardner-Webb graduates who were studying at the seminary to sign a letter urging that Carson beconsidered for the faculty. Paige Patterson, who became SEBTS president in 1992, “grew interestedand brought Carson to Southeastern for an interview that eventually resulted in his hiring for thefall of 1994,” Hankins wrote.Wayne McDill, emeritus senior professor of preaching at SEBTS, was both a colleague and neighborof Carson. A member of the faculty committee that interviewed Carson in a preliminary visit toSoutheastern, McDill said his first impression “was that he was so informed about almost anysubject, and that he was spiritually sensitive. I was struck with his genuine interest in students. Iwas in his office one time when a student came by. Dr. Carson immediately recognized him andasked about his situation. Then he prayed for him while we stood there together.”Carson served in other capacities during his career as well, including as a music writer for a Kentuckynewspaper called “The American Baptist,” parliamentarian for the Ebenezer Baptist Association andGardner-Webb College faculty meetings; moderator of the Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Association;a speaker and evangelist for revival services and a conference leader for multiple Winter BibleStudies. Carson was preceded in death by his wife, Glenwood (whom he affectionately called“Pep”), and is survived by his two adult children, Aaron and Tricia.6Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
M I L U M O S W E L L " M . O ." O W E N S J R .Dr. Milum Oswell “M.O.” Owens Jr. passed away on May 21, 2019 at his home in Covenant Village,Gastonia, N.C. He was 105 years old. He was born Sept. 4, 1913, in New Holland, Aiken County, S.C.He was the son of the late Milum O. Owens Sr., and Jesse Hammett Owens.Owens graduated from Taylors High School in Taylors, S.C. where he was salutatorian of his class. He thenattended Furman University where he was on the swim team and track team and helped form the FurmanGlee Club where he served as baritone soloist and manager. After graduation with honors from Furman,he worked as a teacher and principal at Barwick High School in Barwick, Ga. He entered Southern BaptistTheological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., in 1935 and graduated with honors and an MTh degree in 1938.Owens served the following pastorates before coming to Gastonia: Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Palmetto,Fla.; Marion, N.C.; and Lenoir, N.C. From Lenoir he was called to East Baptist Church in Gastonia.While serving there, land was purchased to relocate the church, but it was later decided to plant anew church which became Parkwood Baptist Church in Gastonia. As that church grew, Owens wascalled there and served there as pastor until his retirement in 1980.For 30 years after retirement he served as interim pastor in 15 different churches. During his ministryhe was instrumental in forming seven new churches in North Carolina. Owens was always active incommunity affairs, as well as in his church organizations. He served on the board of trustees at GardnerWebb College for 14 years and was chairman of the board for several of those years. He founded GastonChristian School in Gastonia in 1978. He also helped in the forming of the Crisis Pregnancy Center.The Milum Oswell Owens Chair of New Testament Studies was endowed in his honor at SoutheasternBaptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club in Marion, N.C. andfrequently performed as a soloist in various charity shows. He was a member of the Rotary Club in Lenoir,the Lions Club in Gastonia, then joined the Rotary Club in Gastonia and was proud to be a Paul Harris Fellow.A great believer in travel, he traveled in all 50 states, in 40 different countries and on all sevencontinents. Owens had many interests and hobbies. He was an avid reader and gardener. Heexcelled in growing roses. He loved golf and played as often as his schedule allowed. He collectedstamps and coins, built at least 20 dollhouses, and always supported the arts, especially musicprograms. He was a prolific author, publishing three books and a quarterly publication titled “TheWatchman.” He enjoyed many sports, particularly baseball and basketball. He was for years a loyalfan of the Dodgers and ultimately became an ardent fan of the Braves.Owens is survived by three loving daughters, Celia Alexander (Erwin) of Suffolk, Va., Linda Russ(Eldon) of Greenville, S.C., and Mary Lancaster (Glenn) of Vass, N.C.; foster daughter, Deborah Ko (ChiSown) of Girard, Ohio; eight grandchildren; two foster grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; threefoster great-grandchildren; five step-children, and many step-grandchildren. He was predeceased bythree wives, Ruby Bridges Owens, Ola Carothers Owens, and Margaret Williford Brown Owens.Owens was God’s servant his whole life. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. He willbe sorely missed.2019 Annual Report7
ROY J. S M I T HDr. Roy J. Smith, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and leader in North CarolinaBaptist life, passed from this life to the next on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Brookridge BaptistRetirement Community in Winston-Salem, N.C.Smith was born in Macon County, North Carolina on July 7, 1929, to the late Sanford J. Smith and PearlKinsland Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Doris PearceSmith. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Charlotte Cook Smith; three children, Ginger (Dick) Graves,Roy (Martha) Smith Jr., and Tracy Smith; Charlotte’s two children, Steve (Sheryl) Cook and Ann Parker; 11grandchildren, Shelley (Justin) Sizemore, Betsy Graves, Charlie Graves, Jordan (Jessica) Smith, Nicholas(Ashley) Smith, Jaclyn (David) Holland, Ashtyn Smith, Adam Cook, Sophie Cook, Andrew Parker, and DavidParker; three great-grandchildren, Elliot Sizemore, Layne Smith, and Emelia Smith; his brother Johnny(Guinehl) Smith, and two sisters, Lib Pierce and Peggy (Clinton) Clevenger, and many nieces and nephews.Smith was a graduate of Wake Forest College (‘53) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (‘56).He completed additional graduate studies at North Carolina State University and Emory University. Heholds two honorary doctorates of divinity from Wake Forest University and Campbell University.A 1984 article in the Biblical Recorder announcing Dr. Smith’s election as general secretary of the NorthCarolina Baptist convention led with the headline “Roy J. Smith is always at home in North Carolina,” asentiment that rang true until the very end of his life. His storied career was motivated by service to Godand to the people of North Carolina. Smith was beloved across the state for his patient and scholarlymind, his oratorical genius in the pulpit, and his compassionate and dedicated servant leadership.He was a lover of Wake Forest athletics and a well-known sports commentator to his family andfriends. He was an accomplished guitar player and singer, traveling across the state to performcountry and bluegrass music, with a particular proclivity toward Johnny Cash. He was a greatfisherman, a c
The 189th Annual Meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC November 11 - 12, 2019 205 Convention Drive Cary, NC 27511 PO Box 1107 Cary, NC 27512 Toll Free: (800) 395-5102 (919) 467-5100 Email: info@ncbaptist.org Website: www.ncbaptist.org The missions and ministrie
