The following information is provided in compliance with the bylaws of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Nominations to be considered by messengers to the BGCT annual meeting, Nov. 8-10 in Frisco, are presented by the Committee on Committees, Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors and the Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries.
Nominations from Committee on Committees
Nominations to Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries
2018 Term
James Bell Jr., Greater Saint John Baptist Church, Laird Hill
William C. Brown, First Baptist Church, Tyler
Alfred B. Childs, Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas
Kellie Cody, First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs
Kay Smith, First Baptist Church, Ballinger
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2016 Term
C. Ross Chandler, First Baptist Church, Marble Falls
Nominations to Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors
2018 Term
Joseph Irwin, Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston
Richard Laverty, First Baptist Church, Perryton
Karen Martin, Plymouth Park Baptist Church, Irving
Mark Miller, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Portland
Dennis Trammell, First Baptist Church Possum Kingdom Lake, Graford
2016 Term
Collin Bullard, First Baptist Church, Woodville
Nominations from Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors
Nominations for New Executive Board Directors
2018 Term
Reneé Brady, First Baptist Church, Bryan
Jose Carreno, Northside Baptist Church, Baytown
Randy Cox, University Baptist Church, Houston
Alvin Davis, Open Door Worship Center, Center
Betty Griffin, First Baptist Church, Plainview
Jesus Guillen, Iglesia Bautista Redencion, Houston
Ben Guo, Hyde Park Baptist Church, Austin
Ward Hayes, Valley Grove Baptist Church, Stephenville
Mike Liebrum, First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches
David Mahfouz, First Baptist Church, Port Neches
Gloria Massey, Westside Baptist Church, Lewisville
Steve Miller, First Baptist Church, Universal City
Bill Skaar, First Baptist Church, Grand Prairie
Steve Smith, First Baptist Church, Ballinger
Ray Still, Oakwood Baptist Church, New Braunfels
Brent Taylor, First Baptist Church, Carrollton
Cindy Wiles, First Baptist Church, Arlington
Nominations for Second Term Executive Board Directors
2018 Term
Raul Basurto, Shiloh Christian Church, Laredo
Gerald Caldwell, Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas
Stacy Conner, First Baptist Church, Muleshoe
Jolene Julian, First Baptist Church, Perryton
Rynell Novak, First Baptist Church, Denton
Xiomara O’Neill-Martinez, First Baptist Church, El Paso
Duane Perkinson, Central Baptist Church, Burkburnett
Ben Raimer, First Baptist Church, Galveston
Buster Snellgrove, First Baptist Church, O’Donnell
Matt Snowden, First Baptist Church, Waco
Roy Soto, Oak View Baptist Church, Irving
Kyle Streun, First Baptist Church, Hereford
Mang Tiak, Greater Houston Burmese Baptist Church, Houston
Nominations to Fill Executive Board Director Vacancies
2017 Term
T. Wayne Price, First Baptist Church, Refugio
2016 Term
Steve Packer, First Baptist Church, Pittsburg
Charles Redmond, First Baptist Church, Pasadena
Kevin VanHook, Saint Peter’s Baptist Church, Victoria
Nominations from Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries
Nominations to Board of Baptist University of the Américas
2018 Term
Bill Brian, First Baptist Church, Amarillo
Bryan Cole, First Baptist Church, Bryan
Jerry Dailey, Macedonia Baptist Church, San Antonio
Carla Robinson, Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas
Vinson Smith, South Main Baptist Church, Houston
Nominations to Board of Baylor University
2019 Term
Mark Rountree, Valley Ranch Baptist Church, Coppell
Nominations to Board of Dallas Baptist University
2018 Term
Greg Ammons, First Baptist Church, Garland
Sandra Doty, Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas
Sanjay Purushotham; First Baptist Church – Asian Indian Baptist Fellowship, Carrollton
Seth Roberts, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas
Harold Sadler, First Baptist Church, Henderson
Gary Singleton, The Heights Baptist Church, Richardson
Nominations to Board of East Texas Baptist University
2018 Term
David Anderson, Central Baptist Church, Carthage
Glenn Bickerdike, Immanuel Baptist Church, Marshall
R.J. Collins, Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler
Patrick Combs, Northwood Church, Keller
Dan Cunningham, First Baptist Church, Hallsville
Tyrrel Grohman, First Baptist Church, Lufkin
Monty Pierce, First Baptist Church, Hallsville
Victor Schwartz, Central Baptist Church, Marshall
Wallace Watkins, Central Baptist Church, Marshall
Nominations to Board of Hardin-Simmons University
2018 Term
George Newman, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Abilene
Drue Pounds, First Baptist Church, Grapevine
Jamie Sanders, Southern Oaks Baptist Church, Tyler
Rick Strange, First Baptist Church, Midland
Roxi Vanstory, Oakwood Baptist Church, New Braunfels
Michael Waters, First Baptist Church, Richardson
Nominations to Board of Houston Baptist University
2018 Term
Dale Jefferson, Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston
Clois Ralph Smith, Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston
Jerome N. Smith, Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston
Nominations to Board of Howard Payne University
2018 Term
Ronnie Andrews, First Baptist Church, Houston
Gregory Bruner, First Baptist Church, Stephenville
Lance Currie, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas
Wilson Wayne Grant, Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio
Jim B. Jones, First Baptist Church, San Angelo
Sarah McAlpine, First Baptist Church, Brownwood
Carter Sharpe, Coggin Avenue Baptist Church, Brownwood
Nominations to Board of San Marcos Baptist Academy
2018 Term
Glen W. Cosper, First Baptist Church of Trimmier, Killeen
Melvin Shook, Calvary Baptist Church, Lubbock
Ruth B. Welborn, First Baptist Church, San Marcos
Nomination to Board of South Texas School of Christian Studies
2018 Term
Jim Naismith, First Baptist Church, Corpus Christi
Nominations to Board of University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
2018 Term
Leska M. Hendricks, Grace Point Church, San Antonio
Martin Knox, Lakeshore Drive Baptist Church, Hudson Oaks
David E. Leigh, First Baptist Church, Belton
Ryan Lindsey, Highland Baptist Church, Waco
Nominations to Board of Wayland Baptist University
2018 Term
Herschel Black, First Baptist Church, Hereford
Phil Cotham, First Baptist Church, Lockney
Gene Hawkins, First Baptist Church, Lubbock
Randall Kaufman, First Baptist Church, Plainview
Tim Marrow, First Baptist Church, Plainview
Ross G. Owen, First Baptist Church, Plainview
2017 Term
Richard O. Miller, Happy Union Baptist Church, Plainview
Nominations to Board of Valley Baptist Missions/Education Center
2018 Term
Alton R. Holt, Pinecrest Baptist Church, Silsbee
James Hough, First Baptist Church, Harlingen
Tom Livingston, Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, Dripping Springs
Vidal Muñiz, First Baptist Church, Pharr
Victoria Price, Calder Baptist Church, Beaumont
Nominations to Board of Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio
2018 Term
Mary Ann Brogan, Shearer Hills Baptist Church, San Antonio
Thomas Patterson, Woodland Baptist Church, San Antonio
Nathan Thomas, Calvary Baptist Church, San Antonio
Nominations to Board of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
2018 Term
Dave S. Carpenter, Westgate Memorial Baptist Church, Beaumont
Jimmie N. Carpenter, First Baptist Church, Beaumont
Winston Coates, First Baptist Church of Bevil Oaks, Beaumont
Thurman R. “Bo” Crawford, Calvary Baptist Church, Beaumont
Greg M. Dykeman, Calvary Baptist Church, Beaumont
Walter Snider, Calder Baptist Church, Beaumont
Nominations to Board of BCFS
2018 Term
Babs Baugh, Woodland Baptist Church, San Antonio
Andrew Bentley, Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler
Neal J. Franklin, First Baptist Church, Tyler
Robert Keith Feather, Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Worth
Keisha Loftin-Gainer, Macedonia Baptist Church, San Antonio
Nominations to Board of Buckner International
2018 Term
Carol Brian, First Baptist Church, Amarillo
Cassandra Harris, Missouri City Baptist Church, Missouri City
Nancy Neal, First Baptist Church, Lubbock
Nominations to Board of Children at Heart Ministries
2018 Term
Scott Alarcón, First Baptist Church, Georgetown
Dan A. Gattis, First Baptist Church, Georgetown
Bethany Leffingwell, Grace Baptist Church, Round Rock
Rayeanne Owen, Central Baptist Church, Round Rock
Ginger Tew, Austin Baptist Church, Austin
Nominations to Board of Hendrick Health Center
2018 Term
David Morris, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Abilene
Larry Smith, First Baptist Church, Abilene
Lanny Vinson, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Abilene
2016 Term
Paul Waldrop Jr.; Coggin Avenue Baptist Church, Brownwood
Nomination to Board of Hillcrest Health System
2018 Term
David C. Alford, Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco
Nominations to Board of South Texas Children’s Home Ministries
2018 Term
Vernon Ray King Jr., First Baptist Church, Woodway
Luis Lozano, Primera Iglesia Bautista, Laredo
William Mike Stone, First Baptist Church, Carrizo Springs
Larry Urban. First Baptist Church, Pearsall
John Weber Jr., Shearer Hills Baptist Church, San Antonio
Nominations to Board of Valley Baptist Hospital Holdings
2018 Term
Jack Abbott, First Baptist Church, Harlingen
Arnulfo (Arnie) Gonzalez, First Baptist Church, Rio Hondo
Nomination to Board of Baptist Church Loan Corporation
2018 Term
Patrick Crump, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas
Nominations to Board of Baptist Foundation of Texas
2018 Term
Kim J. Askew, Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas
Hunter Barrow, First Baptist Church, Houston
Nominations to Board of Baptist Standard
2018 Term
Eric Black, First Baptist Church, Covington
Joseph Parker Jr., David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Austin
Jay Abernathy, First Baptist Church, Palestine
C. Taylor Sandlin, Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo
2016 Term
Linda M. Bell, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas
Robert Morales, PaulAnn Baptist Church, San Angelo
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