Posted: 7/08/05
CBF elects Asian woman pastor,
African-American as top officers
By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
GRAPEVINE–The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship elected a female pastor from San Francisco and an African-American retired pastor and denominational leader as top officers during their annual General Assembly in Grapevine.
General Assembly participants approved the slate of officers presented by nominating committee chair Cynthia Holmes of St. Louis, Mo.
They elected Joy Yee, pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in San Francisco, Calif., as moderator and Emmanuel McCall, retired pastor of Christian Fellowship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., as moderator-elect.
McCall, who served 25 years with the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, is vice president of the Baptist World Alliance. He will be the first African-American to hold the Fellowship's chief elected office.
Susan Crumpler of Mason, Ohio, was re-elected recorder and Bob Setzer, pastor of First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon, Ga., as moderator-elect.
Elizabeth Barnes of First Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., was elected as the Fellowship's representative to the Baptist World Alliance, filling the post left open when McCall was elected as BWA vice president.
Pam Durso of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., and Kay Shurden of First Baptist Church in Macon, Ga., were elected as CBF representatives on the Baptist Joint Committee board of directors.
Assembly participants also affirmed Coordinating Council members elected by CBF regional fellowships.
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