Two Texans named to Fellowship task force on partnership with Baptist World Alliance_71204

Posted: 7/09/04

Two Texans named to Fellowship task force
on partnership with Baptist World Alliance

By Lance Wallace

CBF Communications

ATLANTA–The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's new moderator has appointed a task force on the Baptist World Alliance to explore ways the Fellowship can be a good partner with the goal fellowship.

When Bob Setzer, pastor of First Baptist Church in Macon, Ga., became moderator of the Fellowship at the close of the CBF general assembly in Birmingham, Ala., his first official action was naming the task force.

“Fellowship Baptists are excited about being admitted into our world Baptist family,” Setzer said. “We look forward to joining hands and hearts with our Baptist brothers and sisters from all over the world.”

Walter Shurden, executive director of the Center for Baptist Studies at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., will serve as chair of the task force, and Hardy Clemons, retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C., will serve as vice chair. Other task force members are:

Carolyn Anderson, coordinator, Florida CBF, Lakeland, Fla.

Marv Knox, editor, the Baptist Standard, Dallas.

Emmanuel McCall, retired pastor, Christian Fellowship Baptist Church, College Park, Ga.

Julie Pennington-Russell, pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Waco.

Guy Sayles Jr., pastor, First Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C.

Barbara Baldridge, co-coordinator of CBF Global Missions, and Setzer will serve on the committee as ex officio members.

“You can see from the caliber of the people on this task force that the Fellowship is serious about being a good, contributing partner to the BWA,” Setzer said.

The task force will begin its work immediately. Setzer hopes the task force will have a preliminary report to the Coordinating Council in October.