Posted: 6/17/05
Fields will speak at ABP dinner
GRAPEVINE, Texas (ABP)—Wilmer C. Fields, a pioneer in the field of Christian journalism, will be the featured speaker at the annual Associated Baptist Press dinner at the CBF General Assembly.
The dinner will be held Thursday, June 30, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott, three miles from the headquarters hotel for the CBF meeting. Cost to attend is $25 and transportation is provided.
Fields served from 1959 to 1987 as vice president for public relations of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention and editor of Baptist Press, the SBC's news service. He was responsible for building a network of Baptist journalism professionals that was highly respected in secular and religious circles.
As part of the "Dateline: Tomorrow" development campaign, ABP is raising money to endow a staff editorship in Field's name to honor his legacy.
In retirement, Fields has been active on numerous committees and commissions in Baptist life, particularly in the Baptist World Alliance and with Associated Baptist Press, and he has been active in Woodmont Baptist Church in Nashville.
The June 30 banquet, built around a Western theme, will feature a barbecue buffet and line-dancing, as well as an update on ABP's ministry and the Dateline: Tomorrow campaign.
Space for the dinner is limited and reservations are recommended. To register, contact the Jacksonville offices of Associated Baptist Press at (800) 340-6626 or visit www.ABPNews.com. Payment can be made by check or charge card. Mail payment to Associated Baptist Press, P.O. Box 23769, Jacksonville, FL, 32241-3769 or call the toll-free line to register in person.
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