The Southwestern District Missionary Baptist Association
held its 2007 meeting with Clarksburg Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksburg,
Tennessee, on Friday, October 12, and Saturday, October 13, 2007.
Their website: www.swdmba.org
Elected 2007-2008 Association Officers
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Beginning at 10:00 AM Friday, October 12th
Order of Business for the 2007 Meeting
Call Association to Order
Appoint Committee on Divine/Hospitality Service
Appoint Finance Committee
Appoint Topics Committee for 2008 Session
Appoint Obituary Recorder
Reading of the Rules of Decorum
Call For Reception of Church Letters
Call for Petitioning Church Letters
Roll Call of Messengers
Elect Moderator, Clerk and Assistants
Select Host Church for 2008 Session
Select Brethren to Preach 2008 Session
Introductory Sermon - 11:00 AM [Eld. Tim Maness- Eld. Marshall Gurley, Alternate]
~Adjourn one hour for Lunch~
Call for Correspondence
Call for Report on "How Shall We Escape The Judgement of God"
- if we neglect so great a salvation (Hebrews 2:3)
Call for Report on "The New Testament Church - Why did Jesus Build
It?"
Adjourn for the day
10:00 AM Saturday, October 13th
Roll Call of Messengers
Call for Report of Finance Committee
Call for Report of Obituary Recorder
Call for Report of Historical Committee
Call for Report on "Biblical Stewardship"
Doctrinal Sermon - 11:00 AM [Eld. Arzell Douglas- Eld. Scott Carter, Alternate]
~Adjourn one hour for Lunch~
Call for Report of Topic Committee
Call for Report on --"to be announced based upon current events"
Call for report from the Association's Missionary
Call for New Business
Reading of the Vote of Thanks
Read and Approve Minutes by Clerk
Song and Parting Hand
Association
Founded in 1846
HISTORY
BEFORE 1846, THIS ASSOCIATION WAS PART OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. THE WESTERN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1822 AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN TENNESSEE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE ASSOCIATION CAN BE TRACED BACK INTO NORTH CAROLINA AND WEST VIRGINIA WHEN THE COLONIES WERE STILL UNDER ENGLISH RULE. IT WAS IN THESE COLONIES THAT THE BAPTIST PATRIOT, PATRICK HENRY, DEFENDED THE BAPTIST PREACHERS BEFORE THE COLONIAL OFFICERS WHO WERE APPOINTED BY ENGLAND. AND, IT WAS HERE IN THESE COLONIES THAT THOMAS JEFFERSON, ARTHUR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MADE INQUIRY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT OF BAPTIST CHURCHES AND ASSOCIATIONS SO THAT HE MIGHT USE IT AS A MODEL TO ASSIST IN FORMING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE OLDEST BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED STATES IS THE PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION WHICH HAS PERHAPS DONE MORE FOR MISSIONS THAN ANY OTHER.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THIS ASSOCIATION WAS HELD AT MOUNT COMFORT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN 1846. MOUNT COMFORT IS IN CARROLL COUNTY TENNESSEE LOCATED NEAR MAPLE CREEK LAKE IN WHAT IS NOW NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK. IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CHURCHES IN THE AREA. ASSOCIATIONAL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD EACH FOLLOWING YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1862 THROUGH 1864. NO MEETINGS WERE HELD DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
Member Churches of this Missionary Baptist Association |
Old Hwy. 22 N.
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Lexington, TN 38351 Clerk: Ricky Lemonds
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Route 2
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Buena Vista, TN 38318 Clerk: Bill Noles
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| Clarksburg
Clerk: Clint Cary
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Concord Clerk: John W. Cole
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Clerk: Todd Kee
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Ephesus Clerk: Kathy Kee
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| Landmark
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Marlsboro Clerk: Frances Compton
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Mixie Clerk: Virginia Renfroe
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New Bethel Clerk: John Lee
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Clerk: Frank Gregg
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New
Hope Clerk: Scott Gallimore
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New
Liberty Clerk: Tim Sellers
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New
Prospect Clerk: Cleo C. Rhodes
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New
Spring Hill Clerk: Laura Hutcherson |
Oak Grove Clerk: Ronnie Hampton |
Oak Grove Clerk: Jimmy Wallace |
Old Paths Clerk Joyce Medlin
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Pleasant
Grove Clerk: Ernest Wood |
Pleasant Hill Clerk: Randy Hargrove |
Pleasant Ridge Clerk:Travis Nance |
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Rushing's
Creek Clerk: Howard Berry |
Shiloh Clerk: Larry Pritchard |
Westport Clerk: Glynn Williams |
Yuma Clerk: Lynn Breeden |
and
Huntingdon M.B. Church
11110 Lexington Street
Huntingdon, TN 38344
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