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2 • ECHOES / Spring 2010 - President’s Report
Volume 65
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From the
PRESIDENT...
Number 1
Spring 2010
Publisher
Twenty Years:
A Study in
Perspective
Thomas A. Kinchen, President
Editor
Sandra K. Richards, Director of Marketing
Lead Graphic and Web Designer
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Photographer and Graphics
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Thomas A. Kinchen
President
When I was a much younger man, I would listen to older people
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Statement of Mission
The Baptist College of Florida shall operate within the
context of a Christian worldview to promote, provide for,
operate and control a program of education and training
for ministers and other religious workers through awarding
certificates and associate and baccalaureate degrees in a coeducational post-secondary setting.
To fulfill its mission, the college seeks to develop those
qualities in students that contribute to effective ministry.
In the area of personal growth, we seek to foster a desire
for knowledge; develop cultural awareness by introducing
students to a wide range of knowledge; nurture the ability
to acquire, evaluate, assimilate, and use information; and
promote personal and social maturity.
For spiritual growth, we provide the resources for gaining
biblical and religious data; we also assist students in learning
and living the Christian life. In terms of professional growth,
students are enabled to gain the credentials that enhance
opportunities for ministry, and they learn to master a
specialized body of knowledge.
At the same time, we encourage positive attitudes toward
ministry and foster both an awareness of and a loyalty to the
Southern Baptist heritage.
as they talked about things that had happened twenty years before. I remember wondering how they could possibly remember
that far back. Now that I am not a much younger man, the last
twenty years seem to be
but a short season in my
life and that of the College. In 1990, Ruth Ann
and I came to the College
with a daughter who was
about to begin her junior
year in high school and a
son who had completed his freshman
year in college. Today our son is a pastor in Lexington, Kentucky with a wonderful wife and two fine children. Our
daughter lives in Orlando where she
works in the apartment industry and
pursues a master’s degree in voice. She
has a fine husband and three wonderful children. Ruth Ann is more beautiful than ever, and I am older.
20 Years of Strong, Visionary Leadership...
1990
March 9
FBTC Trustees elect
Dr. Thomas A. Kinchen
to succeed Dr. Joseph P.
DuBose Jr. as President.
June 1
Kinchen assumes
Presidency.
Summer
Fall
BCF President and
First Lady
August 27
Kinchen writes first editorial
The New Orleans Baptist
FBTC starts the fall
letter in the summer edition semester with a record 443
Theological Seminary
of ECHOES. Looking ahead,
Extension Center at FBTC
students.
he writes: “Truly, I believe
opens its doors for the first
that there is no way that
time, taking in 35 students.
we can imagine the blessings that God has ahead for
this great school.”
October 8
October 20
Construction on Smith
Hall, a male dormitory, is
completed. The building is
dedicated in honor of
Jean Smith Chandler and
Lena Smith.
Kinchen inaugurated as
FBTC’s sixth President.
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Spring 2010 - President’s Report
Contribution...
“People Gave so they Could Go”
Matthew 9:37
“He said to the disciples, ‘The harvest is
great, but the workers are few.’”
I
n twenty years at the College much has changed and
much has stayed the same. Programs have changed.
Personnel have changed. Property has changed.
Point of reference has never changed. Today we offer
numerous degrees in a wide variety of fields of study.
The numbers of faculty and staff members have grown
with many retirements and some folks going home to
be with our Lord. Many new faces can be seen working faithfully across the campus. We have added over
100
acres
of property
to the College
holdings. Scores
of buildings
have been
constructed
or renovated.
While
change has
been the order of the
day for the
College, our
point of reference has remained the glory of our Lord
and the study of His word. All of our study must be
immersed in a Christian worldview, and all of our
service must be energized by our Lord’s Great Commission.
U
pon arrival at Florida Baptist Theological College I was quoted as saying that, “I intend for Florida
Baptist Theological College to become the College of
Choice for those who are committed to lives of service
for our Lord.” When I made that statement it was a
hope and a goal. Twenty years later, there is still an
element of hope, but the statement has become a reality for thousands of individuals who have attended
this great school. I am more convinced of the statement’s importance today than I was in 1990. As we
pursue our trademark statement of “Changing the
World Through the Unchanging Word®” we have an
absolutely unique opportunity to educate and train
that army of Christian servants who will lead our
churches and serve as Godly leaders throughout our
communities.
In 1990, I was told that I had eighteen months to
affect a pattern of growth in the life of the College.
January
Kinchen makes his first
faculty appointment:
Dr. Don Odom,
Assistant Professor of
Voice.
Spring
Kinchen elected to serve on the Board
of Directors of the Graceville Area
Development Council. That board elects
Kinchen to serve on the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce board. Kinchen
states, “The growth of our school and
the community are vitally linked.”
1991
Summer
Construction begins on the Ezell
Street townhouse, blueprints
are made for the expansion of
the Ida J. McMillan library, and
the organizational chart for the
college is revamped naming Dr.
R.C. Hammack Administrative
Vice-President.
Fall
1992
1993
FBTC breaks previous fall
enrollment record with
456 students. Kinchen
uses special donations to
purchase a house on Ezell
Street for missionaries on
furlough.
Spring
FBTC again shatters
enrollment records
with 462 enrolled
for the Spring semester.
Dr. Buford Cox joins the
BCF faculty.
Summer
Ground is broken on the
new library expansion.
Kinchen is elected to serve
as Florida’s representative
on the Education Commission of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Spring
The ECHOES gets a new look as
it changes to a magazine format
with a distinct cover. Kinchen
announces plans to change
baccalaureate degrees to Bachelor
of Arts degrees. Chapel services
greet Bobby Bowden as a guest
speaker.
Otherwise it would
be closed. There
was no doubt in
my mind that our
Lord was not finished with the
work that He had
begun in 1943 with
the school’s establishment. The last
twenty years have
been a continuing
testimony to our
Lord’s faithfulness
and provision. We
have seen developments that we had never dreamed
might happen. There is still much to be done: people
to be reached, lives to be touched, programs to be developed, and ministries to be strengthened. With the
leadership of our Lord we have seen this great school
make giant strides, and following that same leadership our greatest days are still ahead.
of the marketplace to reach the world in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
The
needs around
us are monumental.
The costs of providing the institution
and instruction that
are needed will be astounding. We stand
at a crossroad in the
life of our culture.
Standing as an unapologetically conservative, Christian
is increasingly costly. It is costly for individuals and
institutions. But the costs of Christians doing nothing in the face of our world’s needs would be devastating and unthinkable. Therefore, the future course
for The Baptist College of Florida is set: to stand as a
beacon sentinel in a dark world with the singular purpose of “Changing the World through the Unchanging Word®.”
The support that we receive for the work of the Col-
lege has come through a myriad of sources. Being a
part of the family of the Florida Baptist Convention
has brought financial support through the Cooperative Program, and more importantly it has brought
the prayer and service support of over a million Florida Baptists. Many of the churches have given me the
great privilege of preaching from their pulpits. This
is my greatest joy, and I am grateful for the opportunities. Our trustees have provided consistent, Godly
leadership for which I am thankful. The faculty members of the College continue to be a blessing to me as
well as to generations of students who pass through
their classes. A whole army of friends of the College
have supported us through their prayers and financial support. Without them we simply could not do
the work that has been given to us.
Twenty years ago my perspective was all focused on
the future. Today, I am pausing for a moment to reflect on the past. Reflection is great if it is exercised
only for a moment and then serves as a catalyst for
the future. The opportunities that I see for the future
remind me of that song from childhood, “Deep and
Wide.” I want to walk deeper with my Lord and dig
deeper for the growth and the good of this great institution. I want to have a wider horizon as I seek the
ways in which we can develop more areas of study to
prepare the ministers of the pulpit and the ministers
Summer
FBTC welcomes the first
missionary family in
residence at the Happynest
home. Kinchen announces
plans to construct a new
dormitory in early 1994.
1993
September 7
Fall
Spring
FBTC sets another record
FBTC celebrates Founder’s
with 488 students regisDay and the 50th
Anniversary of the college. tered. The Baptist Sunday
School Board publishes a
Kinchen gives an inspirational speech: “Always report stating that FBTC has
remembering our purpose, the highest enrollment of
Provider, perspective, and ministerial seeking students
among the 47 Southern
prospects, by the grace of
Baptist Colleges and
God, we shall not forget,
Universities in the US.
and by the grace of God,
we shall not fail.”
Twenty years ago I came to the position of Presi-
dent of Florida Baptist Theological College with a
ECHOES gets its first color
cover. The cover features
the new stained glass
windows donated to the
R.G. Lee Chapel.
Summer
Summer
Fall
Kinchen announces weekend classes, a new teacher
education program, and
the construction of what
would become Lakeside
Hall. Daniel Plaza, in the
center of the campus, is
dedicated.
ECHOES publishes a commemorative issue looking
back on the milestones
reached during the first
five years of Kinchen’s
Presidency.
FBTC celebrates
another milestone with 535
students registered. This
marks a 40% increase in
enrollment in the five years
since Kinchen took office.
Dr. Robin Jumper joins the
faculty as Assistant
Professor of Evangelism
and Missions. Groundbreaking ceremonies are
held for Heritage Village.
1994
1995
trustees at our last meeting that I see this 20th anniversary as a “Milestone in my career; not a Tombstone.” I thank God and each of you for where we
have come. I trust God and each of you for where
we are going.
God Bless,
great deal of awe for the task and wonder for the future. Today both of those qualities are still present in
abundance. Some other things have been added. First
is a deep sense of humility for the great blessing that
our Lord has given to me to serve in this wonderful
place. In addition I feel a great sense of the power of
prayer as God’s people have prayed for the work of
this great school. I feel a renewed energy from the
deep commitment of generations of students who
have come through this place to go out and change
the world. Without any doubt I feel a greater excitement than I did twenty years ago as I anticipate what
our Lord has in store for the days ahead of us. I look
forward to showing up, standing up, and speaking up
for our Lord and this wonderful College with all of the
strength, energy and vision that He can and will give
to me.
Thomas A. Kinchen
President
I
owe a great debt to those five men who served as
President of this school before me. Each gave unique
leadership in difficult times. Without their service
this great school would not have survived. I am
grateful for the friendship and support of the two past
presidents whom I have had the privilege of knowing
personally.
A
s we move forward in the life of the College there
have been some who have asked me about my plans
for the future. Yes, I am 63 years old. Yes, I know that
at that age one can retire. As to whether or not I have
any plans to retire in the near future, “Not on your
life!” Now I realize that I serve as President of The
Baptist College of Florida at the pleasure of our Lord,
Ruth Ann, and the Board of Trustees. As long as all of
them are willing to let me
show up for
work I am absolutely
ecstatic
about
the work that
lies ahead of
us. I told the
Fall
Fall
FBTC is inducted into the National
Association of Schools of Music
Ground is broken on the
new Student Life Assembly
Center. FBTC Trustees unanimously vote in favor of
establishing a cooperative
partnership with Barbados
Baptist College in the West
Indies.
Spring
Editor’s Note: Our President received many notes of congratulations and
praise acknowledging his 20th Anniversary
at BCF, but it was the two that came from
his children that I wanted to use in this edition of the Echoes. For I know, among all of
their accomplishments, it is their children
and grandchildren that bring the greatest
joy. Here is what Alex and Lisa had to say
about the past twenty years...
Fall
Summer
Fall
2000
FBTC confirms the reaffirmation Construction on the Asof its accreditation through SACS. sembly Center is completed,
The addition of the Florida Baptist and the center is opened
Historical Collection expands
during a special ceremony.
the collection of the library
Dr. Mark Rathel and Dr.
significantly. FBTC goes digital, Rick Freeman join the
adding servers, networking, and faculty.
T1 communication lines to the
facilities.
1998
1996
1997
Fall
Construction begins on
what will become Napier
Hall, a women’s dormitory.
Professor William Stuart
McArthur and Dr. Jack
Cunningham join the
faculty. The ECHOES’
current logo is used for the
first time.
FBTC adds online classes
and opens up extension
centers in Miami and
Orlando, which was shortly
followed by extension
centers in Pensacola and
Jacksonville.
1999
Kinchen celebrates his 10th
year as President. A vote by the
Florida Baptist Convention Board
of Missions officially changes the
school’s name to “The Baptist
College of Florida.”
Dad’s 20 Years at BCF
One of the great visionary prayers of history is attributed to Sir Francis
Drake, the well-known 16th century English explorer. The words resonate as much today as they must have when they were originally spoken:
“Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves.
When our dreams have come true because we dreamed too little. When
we arrive safely because we have sailed too close to the shore. Disturb
us, Lord.”
I have been privileged to see the life and ministry of my father as
God has “disturbed” him on numerous occasions to move him in the
needed direction at the appropriate time. When God called Dad to The
Baptist College of Florida, then Florida Baptist Theological College, I
truly thought he was disturbed (more clinically than theologically)! To a
nineteen year old raised in New Orleans, Graceville, Florida was not the
ideal location.
Four years in West Virginia had seemed somewhat removed from the
technological advancements of the rest of the world; Graceville appeared
poised to welcome in the nineteenth century with open arms! The college
was like so many small-town churches I had witnessed growing up: begun with good intentions, a vault of saintly efforts, a museum that housed
the memory of the “good ole days” which were whispers barely audible
to modern ears. Again, to a fairly self-absorbed college sophomore-to-be
it was not exactly awe-inspiring. How could this be career advancement?
I remember offering this short-sighted assessment, “Dad, are you sure
God is in this?”
No statement could have been more myopic. God was not only in
the college, He had overseen every day leading up to the hiring of a still
young albeit enthusiastic president from Thomasville, Georgia. God was
in the work of the men and women who, decades before, helped establish
the core values of training men and women for the work of the ministry.
God was in the vision it took to convince an entire institution to dream
again when recent dreams had been more nightmarish than sweet.
I have yet to meet a man gifted in looking at a currently discouraging situation and seeing the potential to honor God quite like my Dad.
For that I am indebted and inspired—he encourages and equips others
Spring
Interior renovations in
the R.G. Lee Chapel are
completed. Professor Ron
Branning joins BCF faculty.
Fall
Spring
to see what they could not,
or would not, previously, and
perhaps that is the greatest gift
God has given him. God being
sovereign means that He could
have accomplished everything
that BCF has seen in the last 20
years with someone else at the
helm. Yet my faith in that same
sovereignty convinces me that
He put in place the perfect man
Southeastern PhD. recipient Alex Kinchen
to lead His people to accomplish with Dad, BCF President Thomas A. Kinchen
His will.
Henry Kissinger once said, “The task of the leader is to get people
from where they are to where they have not been.” I believe Dad, and
his tenure at BCF, epitomizes that statement. I’ll never know exactly
how God brought the “disturbing” revelation that Graceville would be
our new home some twenty years ago—but I am grateful He did. Praise
God for Tom Kinchen being “disturbed” enough to forego other paths,
consider other avenues, and invest himself, his family, his gifts in a little
town with a small college in need. Praise God for all the people who have
been “disturbed” along with him over the last two decades to turn that
small college into an institution that can boast, arguably, the best undergraduate theological education in the SBC. The path was not always safe,
nor the circumstances comfortable, but the Most High has been honored
as a result. Praise God for the opportunity we have for God to disturb us
in the same manner so that His will is accomplished and His name glorified—disturb us, Lord.
Dad, stay faithful, keep loving Mom (who deserves far more credit
than I have given her in this tribute), and keep being disturbed, even if
your son is too short-sighted to see God in it.
I love you,
Alex Kinchen
Winter
Summer
Dr. Mark Long and Dr.
Retired Navy Captain
Several sections of the
WFBU, BCF’s Radio Station,
David Coggins become
(Chaplain) Charles Parker
campus receive facelifts,
is announced with plans
BCF’s newest faculty. BCF
is named as Vice President
including Solomon Hall
to begin broadcasting
adds the ability to register
of Institutional Advanceand the commons area
in August. Kinchen and
for classes via the Internet.
ment. BCF celebrates its
in the middle of campus.
the trustees reaffirm
the school’s Baptist ties 60th Anniversary. Professor Extensive renovations to
Cedilia Raley joins BCF
the exterior of the chapel
through a resolution of
faculty.
commence, and plans are
commitment. Construction
made for the demolition of
begins on the Shepherds’
Ray Hall.
Cottages.
Fall
Dining facilities, residence
halls, and apartments receive upgrades and renovations. Dr. James Newell
joins the BCF faculty. Shepherd’s cottages receive their
first residents.
Spring
The R.G. Lee Chapel renovations are
completed. The dedication ceremony
features faculty, students, alumni, and
leaders in the Florida Baptist Convention. BCF announces a partnership with
LINC-UP Ministries, allowing Leadership
Certificates to be earned by students in
Cururupu, Brazil.
2002
2004 2006
2001
2003
2005
Twenty Years...
...A long space of time where someone can accomplish many things. A
long marriage, a business career or an impact on something that could change your life forever.
I, like my brother, could not see the “forest for the trees” when I was told we were moving to Graceville. I
remember Mom looking at black and white pictures of the house in Graceville and “decorating” from our home
in West Virginia. I did not want to leave my friends and as a High School sophomore, thought it was the end
of the world. I could not have been more wrong!
My Dad went down several weeks before the rest of the family and lived in the dorms at the college. Now
that’s dedication! He literally got to meet the students “where they lived” and got to know them on a more
BCF President Thomas A. Kinchen personal level. Anyone that knows Dad knows that his door is always open and he treats you just like family.
with daughter, Lisa
God works in the hearts and lives of those that trust Him and nothing could be shown more than in my Dad. Dad
hit the ground running with work and I was happy to have him home more (and I know Mom was!). He faced the “well that’s not been done before”
with a hearty “why not” and “let’s go!” He worked tirelessly traveling the state to share about the then “Florida Baptist Theological College” whether
it was in a local church or a quail hunt. In his words he had “to kill a few snakes” but faced everything with a smile.
The landscape of the college changed as well. Dad loves nothing more than to see something growing or being built. I remember countless trips
in the car to go see a jobsite in the communities that we lived in. Under his leadership many buildings have received “facelifts” as well as having the
gym and new Administration Building being built, meal programs and sports teams. Churches and houses were brought in to establish Heritage Village
where parts of the past could inspire the leaders of the future. What an awesome feeling to be able to preach or sing where others have for hundreds
of years!
“Growing” of a different sort came to me at the college. I was a senior at Graceville High School when I met my now husband of 16 years at the
college (with my Dad at the back door with a shotgun no less!). What a day when my Dad was able to perform the ceremony and give me away in the
R.G. Lee Chapel. My first child attended the McRae-Morrow Preschool. I had always said “I’ll never go to a college where my Dad is President.” I
quickly learned not to tell God never! My Dad handed me my diploma in May of 1996 when I graduated from Florida Baptist Theological College with
a degree in Music. I’ve never been prouder than that day when I could say “I did graduate from a college where my Dad is President!”
Through it all Dad loved our family. I saw his heartbreak as my brother, mother and I struggled with the move and when we moved so far away
from my brother who was in college. I saw his joy as Mom “settled in” with the house and made countless curtains for all his new buildings, making
chili and crafts for the Village Christmas, establishing scholarships and making cookies for all the students every semester. Who could forget all the
receptions that she made all the food for!
I saw his love for Mom with “date nights,” special lunches and phone calls. When she could no longer travel by plane, Dad packed her and everything in the car and drove to all his engagements across the country. I saw dedication as he worked the snack bar at football games at the high school
as Band Booster President. I also saw his dedication to God and what He wanted Dad to do. There could have been no better example for me!
Not only did he love our family but the “family” at the college. Many times I saw him cry tears of both joy and sorrow with both students and faculty.
He was and continues to be concerned with the well-being of those he works with and comes into contact with. They are constantly in his prayers. I
don’t know a person with a larger heart!
Twenty years... A long time to some but in the service of God it is as a blink of an eye. May the next twenty years be as fruitful as your journey and
vision continue. “Keep on keeping on!” Your impact on my life and the life of The Baptist College of Florida is priceless.
I love you Daddy!
Lisa (Ron, Neal, Brianna, Evan and even Scooby)
Spring
Dr. Edwin Scott joins the
BCF faculty. BCF adds a
degree in Contemporary
Worship Ministry. Dr.
Rich Elligson joins the BCF
faculty. Construction begins
on a new administration
building on campus.
Fall
Winter
Spring
Dr. Roger Richards joins
the BCF faculty and is
appointed Director of
Student Services. Professor
Jonathan Erp joins BCF
faculty.
Construction begins on
a new prayer chapel on
campus. BCF continues
to graduate and recruit
record numbers.
The BCF Prayer Chapel
is dedicated in a special
ceremony. Professor Cathy
Bugg joins the BCF faculty
full-time. Dr. Geraldine
DeFelix and Dr. Donna
Kincaid join BCF faculty.
2007
Fall
Spring
BCF confirms the reaffirmation of its accreditation, securing its status as
a SACS accredited school
for another decade. BCF
announces new church
certificate programs offered all over Florida.
BCF celebrates the completion of its new administration building. In a major
new step for the college,
BCF announces the addition
of intercollegiate athletics
starting with men’s golf
and women’s volleyball.
Fall
2010
2008
2009
The Eagle is announced as the
athletic mascot for BCF. Construction begins on a new Center for
Evangelism and World Missions.
BCF First Lady Ruth Ann Kinchen
is honored with the Clyde Maguire
Minister’s Wife Award at the
Florida Baptist Convention. BCF
leads Worship and assists with
registration at the convention.
Memorial Day 2010
S
ince the Civil War, our Nation has
honored our military men and women who have served our country during times of war and peace. The day
to honor these men and women is
May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day!
The Baptist College
of Florida invites you
to honor those family
members, relatives, or
friends who have or are
currently serving our
country with a memorial or honor gift to the
college. We will write a
letter to the person or
family you designate to
inform them that a gift
has been received by
the college in honor or
memory of their military service.
Far too many of our
Veterans have never received a proper “Thank
You” for their service to
our country. Your contribution would assure
that this year they receive a letter showing
a gift of appreciation.
If the individual is deceased, the letter will be
sent to the family member you designate.
Please provide the Veteran’s information with
your contribution in the envelope enclosed. A letter will be sent to the Veteran or Veteran’s family
acknowledging your gift in their honor or memory.
Your contribution is tax deductible.
For more information
contact the Development Office
800.328.2660 ext. 416.
Contribution:
The 2009 Supporters’ Tribute
The following is an annual report of gifts to
The Baptist College of Florida. All gifts received during the preceding calendar year are
included. The purpose is to express appreciation to those who have shared on behalf of
students, faculty, staff, and trustees. Extreme
care is exercised to ensure accuracy. Your assistance in this regard is greatly appreciated.
Please call (800) 328-2660 ext. 416 for questions or to provide additional information.
Gifts to BCF are an investment in the preparation of men and women for Christian service. Supporters are recognized in categories
on the following pages for their faithfulness!
BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE
Gifts of $10,000 & above
Alfred I. duPont Foundation, Inc.
Winifred C. Allen
Christ for the World
Community Foundation of South GA
Mark Courtney
Jerry & Pam Hickox
Mary C. Harris
Herrington Family Trust
Pick Hollinger Trust
Ray & June Howard
Thomas A. & Ruth Ann Kinchen
R. C. & Lois Mills
Mary C. Ogletree
Charles R. & Betty Parker
Bill W. O. Salter
Jerry A. & Bobbie Wyrick
PATRON’S CIRCLE
Gifts of $2,000-$4,999
Earl J. & Helen Barfield
James Michael & Nancy Burns
James David & Connie Coggins
Coulliette’s Auto Mall, Inc.
H. Jefferson & Ernestine Davis, Jr.
Roy M. & Carol Dowdy
Donald R. & Anne Graham
Charles M. & Patricia Grimsley
R.C. & Barbara Hammack
Jean D. Hancock
William Stuart & Frances McArthur
Jerry E. Oswalt
Roger C. & Sandra Richards
Road Mart of Florida, Inc.
Thomas K. & Joyce Septer
Summit Wealth Management, Inc.
Charles N. Suttles
Larry E. & Frances Taylor
Charles & Barbara Tomlinson
Judson & Linda Vaughn
Lawrence D. & Donna Worth
FELLOW’S CIRCLE
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Sammy Bailey
Charles L. Burns
Shirley J. Bussey
Jacqueline P. Draughon
Art & Pat Garrett
Jeffrey L. Howard
Dwight W. Kelley
Richard M. Reasoner
Wiley & Betty Richards
William E. & Teresa Sheffield
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Gifts of $1,000-$1,999
Baptist Foundation of Alabama
Lillian L. Barineau
Daniel J. & Jane Bayse
Karen J. Beauchamp
Melissa Thurman Cauley
Staff & Gwen Childs
Buford E. & Judith Cox, Jr.
Tom Crutchfield
Terence D. & Emilee Cutler
Elaine & Chet Dean
Bill & Polly Floyd
William H. & Gail Floyd
Government Services Group Inc
Mark & Melanie Hall
Helen M. Holcomb
R. W. Bob & Marie Hutcherson
Stanley J. & Janis Jarrett
Thomas B. & Lori Jones
Gena L. Keszthelyi
Max L. & Sue Laseter
Guy E. Laton
Charles A. & Dorothy Litzell
James Alton & Joan Marshall
Philip & Charlene Martin
Kimberle Moon McKee
Ron Moore
Donald R. & Sarah Odom
Homer Jack Roddenberry
James M. Scott
Cecil W. & Peggy Seagle
Helen Touchton
Hugh & Julie Troyer
Houston A. & Muriel Watson
Richard F. & Linda Wheatley
Laurita H. Woodham
Pamela C. Zavada
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
Gifts of $500-$999
Jeanette H. Bailey
BCF Faculty Wives Aux
R. Luther & Vera Beauchamp
Catherine D. Bugg
James T. & Billie Cantrell
Richard Earl Carroll
Curtis & Angela Cattrett
Rose Marie Chapman
Jimmy & Sue Clanton
Evelyn M. Collier
Lawrence E. De Rousse
Billye & Joe Dowdy
James Leon & Kay Foster
Joe Franklin
Jerry A. & Carolyn Glass
Graceville Arts League
Joey D. & Kathy Graham
James S. Hallford
James Kevin & Kimberli Hargnett
Jim B. & Jeanette Henry
Harry L. & Ruby Holmes
Angus S. & Anne Hudspeth
Jay Patrick & Kathy Hurley
C. Paul Jones
Martha G. Kennon
Donna & Danny Kincaid
Christopher B. & Stephanie King
Ed & Willetta Kleinschmidt
James H. & Patricia Lewis
Mark T. & Stephanie Long
Rebecca Ann Lucas
Gail D. Mann
Daniel T. & Carol Martin
Francis J. & Martha Martin
Robert L. McMillian
Douglas L. & Noveta Nellums
James O. & Roberta Newell
Norman T. & Wilma Parrish
Richard V. & Sue Phelps
C. D. & Emma Phillips
Cecilia L. Raley
Mark A. & Angela Rathel
Norman & Lagrande Renfroe
Dale E. Rice
Jim W. & Nancy Robinett
Helen S. Sanders
Jack & Donna Sangster
Lynwood & Brenda Seay
Gwenn Sellars
Elaine W. Smith
Charles Allen & Jane Thornhill
Christine & James Tice
William A. & Joan Timmons
Larry Scott Ulm
Woodham Plumbing Co, Inc.
Leon & Jewell Zalenski
SUSTAINER’S CIRCLE
Gifts of $250-$499
Doyle Bell
Eddie & Beth Blalock
Marshall M. & Laura Blick
Shaun & Alison Braley
Ronald Wade & Judith Branning
Lynn & Annie Lois Bridges
Howard A. & Margaret Budden
John Burley
Bob L. Christie
Ann J. Courson
Dorothy B. Crowell
Hugh Edwin & Shirley Dampier
Elizabeth Davis
Richard L. & Angela Elligson
Charles E. & Mylinda Eure
Bartlett H. Ford
Josephine C. Garrett
Darwin & Cheri Gilmore
Angela & Albert Glover
Lee E. & Ollie Godwin
Rachel J. Godwin
John Roy Gough
Louis Anthony & Shelia Hayden
Ernest & Sherri Hooper
Bruce Harry & Robin Litzell
Quinn McAlister
Ralph C. & Betty Meloon
Edward & Lillian Morris
Glen E. Owens
Willie B. Parker
Rebekah & Christopher Phillips
Richard W. & Jill Reichert
Laura B. Robinett
Eula Saylor
Hunt & Elesha Scheuerman
Edwin & Lea Scott
Southern Baptist Foundation
Thomas C. Speck
Olan & Rose Ann Strickland
Laura L. Tice
David H. & Dianna Troyer
Joyce & Cliff Troyer
Robert H. & Susan Wellner
Michael D. Wiggins
Fred & Cathy P. Williams
TEN-A-MONTH CLUB
Gifts of $120-$249
Percival C. & Marie Andrews
Lynne T. Bangert
James N. & Hilda Barnes
Wendell Elwin Beall
Michael David & Sharon Beck
Franklin J. & Carline Bodiford
Bush Paint & Supply
Meroe S. Camp
Zack Daniel & Sybil Chapman
Lettie A. Chinaris
Joseph T. & Jean Ducanis
Lawrence T. Fitzgerald
Florida Baptist Convention
Howard J.& Robbie Floyd
Travis Rick & Dawn Freeman
Veronica Freeman
Judy O. & Henry Fullington
Thomas William Gage
Kenneth H. & Betty Geren
Elouise S. Green
Greenville Tea Party Assn
Sharon & George Grunwell
Dennis Scott & Dorothy Hall
Gerald & Mason Harris
J. Frank & Dixie Hay
Jackie E. Hayes
Edward & Geraldine Heptinstall
Alvin C. Hernandez
Karen T. Higginbotham
Max & Shirley Hildebran
Elbert & Ann Johnson
Thomas N. Kight
Jack W. Kinley
Robert K. Kirkland
Joyce Lee
John D. & Peggy Linn
James T. Lusk
Arthur & Jean McDougal
Lamar B. & Faye Miller
Donald & Carol Minshew
Noel F. & Peggy Morris
Dennis L. & Avis Newton
Stephanie & Mike Orr
Elinor E. Roberts
Marcus D. & Linda Shackelford
John & Amy Shaffett
Donald E. Smith
Irene & Rocky Smith
Billy D. & Sharon Smitherman
Susanne S. Stimson
John L. & Elizabeth Thomas
R. John Unkefer
Todd C. vonNieda
Alice C. Becky Wheeler
Robert I. & Susan Wilson
S. Adrian & Charline Wingate
FRIEND’S CIRCLE
Gifts up to $119
Mary Christine Adams
Joseph C. & Rhonda Alain
Kay S. Albritton
Bruce Allen
Matthew & Melanie Allen
Robert E. Allen
William F. Allen
Elizabeth K. Anderson
Willard L. Anderson
Mary K. Andreu
Allison Rae Archey-Hardy
Daniel R. & Cindy Baker
David L. & Jo Baker
Phala V. Baker
Betty M. Ball
Thomas L. Bankston
Ann T. Barineau
Agnes E. Barrett
Claudia L. Bateman
James K. & Louise Baucom
Roy & Sue Beard
Johnnie F. Beauford
Morris C. & Janet Beck
Warren Beck
Jayne D. Bibb
James C. Bird
R. T. Blackstock
Cynthia Bouressa
Gail Bowen
Trap Bowen
Kernal R. & Eleanor Brasher
Neil I. Brohm
Bobby M. & Tracy Bromlow
Richard & Elizabeth Broome
Julie J. Brown
Duane Broxson
Geneva Burch
Lucile J. Burgess
Mary & Christopher Burghoff
Alton Butler
Joseph Matthew & Ainee Butler
Donald H. & Jan Calvert
Robert T. Carr
Bob & Florence Castle
James R. & Constance Cawthon
Vivian Cerione
George David & Linda Chestnut
Maureen C. & Yung Shen Chuang
David M. & Peggy Cissna
John A. & Mary Clark
Cobb Funeral Chapel, Inc.
Charles A. & Karen Coffman
Johnny H. Collins
Joann Cone
David Craig & Karen Conner
Alfred Lee Conniff
Norris & Patsy Cook
Robert J. & Virginia Cook
Roy Lamar & Susan Cordle
W. R. Cotton
Daniel L. Coulliette
Henry O. & Phyllis Cox
Ross Cramer
Daun Crews
Thomas D. Crisp
G. Albert Cullen
Bruce Roy & Debra Davis
Jerry W. Davis
Ellen C. De Villiers
H. W. Dekle
Donald Demont
Charles W. & Diane Dick
Edward E. & Linda Dordon
John Brent Dowis
Mary Dukes
Virginia Dunty
H. Marcus & Jean Edwards
Emerald Coast Auto Salvage
Jonathan B. Erp
Claudia Everage
Ronett Fairweather
William H. & Brenda Faulkner
Deanna H. Faurot
Bill & Pamela Ferrand
Joseph Jay Finn
Eloy & Luci Flores
Florida Campers On Mission
Timothy Alan & Melissa Folds
D. Stephen Foster
Michael W. & Tammy Fox
Michael J. & Audrey Frazier
Ginny Lou Barrow Fulkerson
Patrick W. & Laura Ann Fuller
J. Eddie Gandy
Trent Joshua Gann
Mavis C. Garrett
Billy J. & Frances George
Georgeanna & Larry Geyer
Linnie L. Gibson
Robert Gilley
William M. & Hilda Goodson
Lewis H. & Debbie Gould
Clyde L. & Murl Gracey
William ‘Bill’ & Sherriah Graff
Kathy S. Gray
Charles E. Griffith
Clifford H. Grow
Carol Jean & Larry Haire
Charles & June Haire
Michael J. & Brooke Hallman
G. Ben Hammett
Ray O. & Ann Hammons
Dorothy H. Hanselman-York
Paul Harbison
Joseph V. & Beverly Harris
Kenneth Harsey
Alyce B. Hartsfield
Archie N. & Glenda Hatcher
Virgil B. Hay
Janie H. Helland
Beverly H. Helms
Walter W. & Mary Herndon
Frank Hickman
William H. & Sue Holcombe
Christin J. Hollenbach
William C. & Cynthia Horne
Gregory Lee Hyatt
James H. & June Ingoldsby
John M. & Barbara Jackson
Kenneth Earl Jackson
Russell & Dee Ann Jackson
Judith A. Jennings
Jim Whaley’s Tires, Inc.
Barbara L. Johnson
Dozier Johnson
Gary L. & Joyce Johnson
Gary S. & Lourdes Johnson
Douglas Lee & Sharon Johnston
Betty Jones
Larry Allan Jones
George Robin Jumper
Stephen D. & Janis Kelley
Sarah Beth Kemeness
Mazie J. Ketner
KIDD Group
Jerry & Brenda Kilgore
Donald A. & Lillie Faye King
Darlene & Gerald Kirby
William D. Kirby
James M. & Cynthia Kirkland
Kenneth R. & Gertrude Langdon
Larry Latta
Charles F. & Rhonda Law
Matthew John LeHew
Cleota B. Lenert
Dorothy P. Lewis
Vincent & Susan Loiacono
Harold Mabrey
Rachel Lyn Maddox
Richard Allen Maddox
Helen Mahs
Patrick R. & Jackie Malone
James Richard Manning
J. T. Manry
Maranatha Christian Ministries
Ovie B. Martin
Mildred B. Massey
Joseph & Elaine McClenney
Ladon McDowell
Leonard & Kathryn McGowan
Steve Bryan & Jan McHargue
James R. & Marcie McKinney
Sarah McMickin
Thomas E. & Bonnie McMillan
John R. & Jan McNeil
Scott McQuigg
Martha Kay McRae
R. C. Meloon
Brenda Mercer
Rae & Gene Miles
James & Sherry Mitchem
Byron W. Mixson
Harold D. & Harriett Mock
Carmen Albarran Moreno
Ann W. Morton
Stephen & Stephanie NeSmith
Louis L. & Carla Nester
Richard J. & Gina Newnum
Judith Owens
Louise D. & Henry Owens
Rudolph Padgett
Jimmie D. Parrish
James R. & Virginia Patrick
Benjamin & Marinelle Peacock
Drew & Rachel Peacock
Homer W. Peacock
William E Gloria Peacock
Thomas C. & Jackie Pennell
James Ronnie & Johnnell Pepper
Ralph C. & Joann Perdue
Amanda Leigh Perrone
Adolph & Shirley Phares
Jake & Judy Phillips
Corean Pick
James Jeffery Pike
Rosemarie & Edward Pilarczyk
David S. Pittman
Wanda G. Powell
Michael A. & Layne Prescott
Jerry & Cherlyn Presnall
W. R. Bob Pullen
Daniel Clyde & Barbara Quincey
Jim & Jane Raker
Paul L. & Jeanne Raper
George H. & Audrey Rennard
Cathy Brock Revell
Donna & Davis Rexford
Roy L. & Lea Reynolds
John E. & Susan Richards
Gary & Pam Richerson
Joyce Riley
William R. ‘Bill’ Roberts
W. S. & Carolyn Robertson
Paul D. & Laura Robinson
Danny W. & Joy Rogers
Denny R. & Nancy Rogers
Malissa E. Romack
Wallace & Lorette Russell
Lonnie J. Salimone
Mitchell G. & Carolyn Sampson
Iris Scurlock
James T. & Barbara Sealy
A. Norman & Anita Segler
Donald R. Setterberg
William E. Sexton
Faye & Marcus Shackelford
Daisy N. Sheridan
Lois Shotwell
Brenda & Jimmy Singletary
Christopher Jerome Smith
George E. Claire Smith
Gregory P. & Judy Smith
Harold B. Smith
Jewel D. Smith
W. Herbert & Pamela Smith
Wanda Sons
Walter Jack & Evelyn Sosby
John Michael Souma
Collean H. Stokes
William S. & Brenda Strickland
Laverne H. Suber
Ermel L. & Janet Suddarth
Makoto Sugishita
Russell I. & Elizabeth Sullivan
Roger L. & Robin Sumner
Billy E. & Frances Taylor
Clifton Thompson
Judith Thompson
Doris M. Tolson
Armour M. & Marian Treadwell
Fred S. & Adrianna Truby
United Way of NW Florida
Barnie L. Vanzant
Janice Lee & Phillip Waites
Charles H. & Lois Walker
Curtis Walker
Vernon L. Whitehead
Steve Whittington
Hayes P. Wicker
James H. & Patricia Williams
Jeff & Sylvia Williams
Calvin A. & Martha Winter
David & Heidi Wisher
S. K. Ken & Mary Wood
Roger D. & June Woodard
Ollie W. Woodworth
Robert Neal & Kittye Wyatt
Yokohama Tire Corp.
Richard L. & Mantha Young
HONOR
GIFTS
REV. JIM BEAVERS
Mr. Charles Grimsley
MRS. ALBERTA BOURN 90th Birthday
Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Parker
MRS. PATRICIA CARMICHAEL
Mr. Ross Cramer
DR. DAVID COGGINS
Mr. & Mrs. Lynwood Seay
MRS. JACKIE DRAUGHON
Mrs.Ginny Barrow Fulkerson
Mr. and Mrs. Staff Childs
MRS. POLLY FLOYD
Kay S. Albritton
KENNETH AND GERRI GRAHAM
Rachel Godwin
MR. MARK HALL
Community Foundation of S. Georgia
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Williams III
PATRICK HAM
Michael Beck
REV. DAVID AND MAXIE HECHT
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ducanis
MICHAEL HOAGLAND
Michael Beck
BRITTANY HUSTON
G. Ben & Iris Hammett
DR. AND MRS. THOMAS A. KINCHEN
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Bowen
DR. ROBIN JUMPER
G. Ben & Iris Hammett
REV. H. WALTER MARKHAM
Ft. King Baptist Church, Ocala
MR. & MRS. CHARLES R. PARKER
Kay S. Albritton
Dr. & Mrs. Ray Hammons
MRS. LAURA ROBINETT
Rev. and Mrs. Jim W. Robinett
DR. AND MRS. CECIL SEAGLE
Rev. and Mrs. Jim W. Robinett
DR. DAN SPENCER
Howard & Robbie Floyd
REV. AND MRS. EUGENE STRICKLAND
Joyce and Cliff Troyer
DR. AND MRS. JOHN SULLIVAN
Glen and Susan Owens
DR. AND MRS. JUDSON VAUGHN
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Parker
BECKY WHEELER
Rebecca Ann Lucas
MR. AND MRS. H.R. WIGGINS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bodiford
MR. & MRS. JOE WOOD 50th Anniversary
Gail Mann
MEMORIAL
GIFTS
DR. J.D. ALLEN
Mr. Tom Crutchfield
Gerald, Karen and Ginger Tanton
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen
Dr. and Mrs. R.C. Hammack
Thomas N. & Hilary Kight
MR. HENRY ARNOLD
Dr. and Mrs. Wiley Richards
Martha Kay and Finley McRae
MR. RAYMOND A. ASHUR
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Sullivan
JUSTIN AND GLADYS BAYSE
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel J. Bays
MR. J.C. BERNARD
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Kincaid
Mr. and Mrs. William Stuart McArthur
MRS. CAROLYN BOWMAN
Rev. & Mrs. Jim Robinett
CHARLES "TREY" BRANTLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sullivan
MARY ALICE BRITT
Gail Mann
BRENTWOOD BRYAN
Rachel Godwin
MRS. PATRICIA CARMICHAEL
Ross Cramer
FAYE CARR
Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer
DOYLE AND MILDRED CARLTON
John Roy Gough
MRS. MARTHA CARLTON
Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards
FRONIA CARROLL
Rev. & Mrs. Jim Robinett
MRS. ELINOR S. CASON
MR. STEVE CLAYTON
REV. W. HARRISON CONLEY
John Roy Gough
MR. TOM CONRAD
Ann T. Barineau
AUDREY CORNELIUS
MR. WILLIS COULLIETTE
Friends at ConnectivHealth
Mrs. Malissa E. Romack
Norman & Anita Segler
Dr. Stephen Foster, CPA & Staff
Gwen Sellars
Hunt & Alesha Scheuerman
Bill, Pris, Paige & Lydia Graff
Maureen & Yung Chuang
Ronnie & Johnnell Peppr
William H. & Sue Holcombe
Emerald Coast Auto Salvage
Jim Whaley's Tires, Inc.
Douglas L. & Sharon M. Johnston
Willard L. Anderson
Coulliette's Auto Mall, Inc.
Road Mart of Florida, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gilley
David L. & Jo T. Baker
Clearview Baptist Church
Kenneth Harsey
Yokohama Tire Corp.
Greg & Judy Smith
Marlon & Cindy Kirkland
Daniel L. Coulliette, Jr.
United Way of NW FL, Panama City
Lynne Bangert
May Andreu
Judith Thompson
Gary S. & Lourdes C. Johnson
Vincent & Susan C. Loiacono
Vivian Cerione
Elena C. DeVilliers
Harold & Harriett B. Mock
Judith A. Jennings
Fred S. & Adrianna P. Truby
Sarah Beth Kemeness
Pamela C. Zavada
Stan & Brenda Strickland
Jayne D.Bibb
KIDD Group, Tallahassee
Rick & Gina Newnum
First Baptist Church, Lynn Haven
-Coulliete SS Class
Christin Hollenbach
Betty M. Ball
Charles & Diane Dick
Edward & Linda Dordon
Robert T. Carr
Charles & Karen Coffman
Billy J. & Frances George
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Glass
MARY LEE COX
Gail Mann
MRS. CAROLYN CRENSHAW
Rachel Godwin
MR. LEONARD D. CROY
R. W. Bob & Marie Hutcherson
JAMES EDDY DAVIS
James N. Barnes
MINNIE MAE DAVIS
NITA DAVIS
Martha G. Kennon
MR. RAYMOND LUTHER DEEN
R. E. Bob & Marie Hutcherson
KATHERINE DENNIS
Angela Rathel
AARON CONNER DEON
Gail Mann
BOB DeWESTER
Gail Mann
DR. WALTER D. DRAUGHON, JR.
Dr. John & Barbara Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hallman
Dr. & Mrs. Paul D. Robinson
Kathy & Jordan Gray
Thomas N. & Hilary Kight
Josephine Garrett
Byron Mixson
Mrs. Jackie Draughon
Staff and Gwen Childs
Mr. Guy E. Laton
Quinn McAlister
GLEN EASON
REV. DOYLE RHETT EVERAGE
Mrs. Claudia Everage
JUDGE CLINTON FOSTER
Leon, Kay, & Melanie Foster
GWYN FERGUSON
Martha G. Kennon
MR. RUFUS FRAZIER
James T. Lusk, Jr.
RONNIE GISTON
Gail Mann
EDITH L. GOLDEN
Gail Mann
MR. A.B. GREEN
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook
IVOR GROVES
Ann J. Courson
MR. JOHN GRUVER
Edward L. & Lillian Morris
WILLIAM "BILL" HALL
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sullivan
REV. DAVID B. HALSTEAD, JR.
Mr. & Mrs. Marlon Kirkland
MR. JOHN WESLEY HAMM
Gail Mann
MR. STEVE HANEY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grimsley
RUTH ADAMS HENDERSON
PENEY HENLEY
DAVEY C. HOFFMAN
Mr. & Mrs. Chet Dean
MRS. IRENE HOLLIS
Mrs. Joyce Lee
MRS. RUTH H. HUNTER
Polly and Bill Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Cox
Miss Laura Tice
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Richards
Florida Baptist Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Kincaid
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Howard
Mrs. Joyce Lee
Tom Crutchfield
Gerald, Karen and Ginger Tanton
Mr. & Mrs. William Stuart McArthur
JAMES BRYAN JACOBS
Rev. & Mrs. Adrian Wingate
GARY MICHAEL JOHNSON
Jerry and Bobbie Wyrick
MRS. CAROLYN KELLEY
Dwight Kelley
REV. JESSE C. KENNON
Martha G. Kennon
DR. J.W. LEE
Janice Lee Waites
Julie Brown
SHIRLEY LEVINS
Gail Mann
STACY MARSHALL
REV. BEN T. MARTIN
Mrs. Ovie B Martin
CLAUDE MARTIN
Cliff and Joyce M. Troyer
LOLA McCART
REV. EARLDENE McCORVEY
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Cobb
The BCF Development Office:
Mr. Charles Parker, Mrs. Jan Martin, and Dr. Bill Floyd
WILMA McDANIEL
Mrs. Mazie Ketner
JUDY McLENDON
SONNY MEGEHEE
Mrs. Joyce Lee
MRS. ALICE MESSER
Cathy Williams
Polly & Bill Floyd
Mrs. Joyce Lee
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen
Dr. & Mrs. R.C. Hammack
Gail Mann
Dr. & Mrs. Roger Richards
John & Peggy Linn
Johnnie Jr. & Veronica Messer
Messer Grandchildren
Messer Great-Grandchildren
MR. BOB MILLER
MARY EVELYN MITCHELL
Janie Helland
MR. CONRAD MOORE
JIMMY MOORE
FRANCES MOTT
Jim & Nancy Robinett
BARBARA ANN NOLAN
JOEL NORMAN
REV.WAYNE OEFFLER
Rev. and Mrs. Bob L. Christie
DR. J. T. OWENS
Byron Mixson
Mr. Guy E. Laton
EUGENE PANSLER
MR. R. D. PATTERSON
Adrian & Charline Wingate
MUSETTE PELHAM
MRS. MARTHA PLEDGER
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Howard
MRS. ELIZABETH PORTER
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Morris
MRS. MARY E. PORTER
Bill and Gloria Peacock
REBECCA McLAIN PRUITT
Patrick & Laura Fuller
GEORGE RAMSARAN
Gail Mann
MR. JAMES RAYBURN, SR.
Dawson St. Baptist Church-Burgess SS Class
Dawson St. Baptist Church-Victory SS Class
JOE CRAWFORD REGISTER
Gail Mann
R.H."BOB" ROBERTS
Mrs. Elinor Roberts
BOB RYKEN
BILL SANDERS
Helem S. Sanders
JEAN SANFORD
LUCILLE SCROGGINS
DR. & MRS. E. L. SCRUGGS
Charles & Marjorie Griffith
MR. TOMMY SCZCEKOT
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Walker
MARTY SECKEL
Gail Mann
MARY JOYCE SEGERS
Jerry and Bobbie Wyrick
TEXIE SILLS
Rachel Godwin
Mary Ogletree
MR. GERALD SLOAN
Annie Lois Bridges
MR. FRANK SMITH
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker
Mrs. Joyce Lee
DR. SID SMITH
Rachel Godwin
OUIDA SNELLGROSE
MRS. MARGIE SPEES
J.S. STEELE
Cliff and Joyce M. Troyer
JACK TATE
MR. RALPH TIPTON
Geneva Burch
WILLIAM E. TOUCHTON, JR.
Karen Higginbotham
MR. RAYMOND A. USHER
MR. JOE VENNING
Florida Campers on Mission
LOUISE WATFORD
Bill and Polly Floyd
BRO. CHARLIE WEBB
First Baptist Church-Live Oak
MISTY DAWN WELLS
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jackson
MR. THOMAS T. WHEELER
Rebecca Ann Lucas
BRYAN WHITE
Jerry, Bobbie, Todd, Dan and Mark Wyrick
REBEKAH WIGGINS
MR. AND MRS. DOUG WILLIAMS
Elaine W. Smith
MRS. VERA WILLIAMS
Laurita H. Woodham
MEREL & WILLO DEAN YORK
Dorothy Hanselman-York
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIPS
Alabama BCF Alumni
Charles F. & Willa Albright
Rev. Timothy I. Alexander
Ben and Barbara Amlong
Anderson Family Endowed
Angus Lane Anderson & Mary Shy Anderson
Sara Lucile Anderson Memorial
A. B. & Hilda Andrews Family
Peggy Ange
Apalachee/Gadsden County Baptist
Association Hispanic
Helen C. Argo
Carl Arant Memorial
Agnes P. Axson Memorial
Judge W. L. Bailey Memorial
Bailey-Cox Music
BCF Alumni Association
Christopher M. Barber
June Esther Bateman
W.O. Beauchamp, Jr. Memorial
Leroy Benefield
Dr. & Mrs. Leroy Benefield
Jeff & Mina Bloodworth
T. S. Boehm
Irene S. Boman
Olene Braxton
J. Walter & Missouri Brewer
Homer A. & Irma W. Brinkley
Rev. & Mrs. Howard C. Browning
Timothy & Christopher Burns
Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Byrd
Robert Edward Chapman, Sr.
Thomas Perkins Clifford
Jesse W. Clopton, Sr.
Julian & Cammie Cole
Evelyn Collier Education
Gerry Strawn
Jerry and Shelvie Oswalt
W. Harrison Conley
Edward and Evelyn Owens and James and John & Nancy Sullivan Scholarship Fund
Thomas B. Conrad Memorial
Harold & Mary Ann Taylor
Willie McCormick Memorial
Bill Cook
Kay S. Taylor
J.T. & Charlotte Owens International
Willis Coulliette Memorial
Lanis E. Taylor
Student
Joe & Ann Courson
Purvis N. Taylor
Violet Pearson
George E. Crowell, Sr.
Thacker Family Scholarship
M. G. & Ethel P. Pigg
Hugh & Shirley Dampier
Eugene Thompson
Leonard G. Ratzlaff Memorial
J. Nixon Daniel
Tolson Bivocational Ministers’
Rice-Savell
Harold A. Dann Memorial
Austin Lavon Tomlinson
Max and Laura Robinett
Charles & Martha Davis
William E. Touchton, Jr. Memorial
Marion C. Roche
John Dicks
O. H. Townley
Romanian Scholarship
Arminta M. Donaldson
Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Townley, Sr.
Barbara W. Ross
Jacqueline Perry Draughon International
Martha P. Trotter
St. Andrews Baptist Church and Mark &
Walter D. Draughon, Jr.
Eva Rebecca Vaughn
Angela Rathel Honorarium
Mattye E. DuPree
C. N. Walker
C. H. St. John
Floyd & Lottie Dykes
N. K. Walker
James M. Scott
Calvin & Claudia Edeker
Gladys Wasdin
James H. & Voncile B. Senterfill
A. M. & Mae Everett and Lillian S. Nagy Serena Shutt
Glen Watford
Faculty Wives Auxiliary
Webb
Harold & Marie Smith
C. W. Fambrough
West Florida Associational Brotherhood
Jefferson Lee Smith Memorial
FBC, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, FL
Pencie W. Wester
Jim & Mabel Southerland
FBC, Port Charlotte
James W. Whitfield & Charles D. Crews
Southern Baptist Foundation
Shelby Foster Fisher
James Whitworth Memorial
Spangenberg
Doris Forrest
Glen and Margaret Willsey
L. D. & D. M. Spivey
Florida Campers on Mission
Luther W. & Ruby R. Woodward
Arthur Stainback
James M., Jr. & Josephine C. Garrett
Ken Yates
Lloyd and Eva Mae Stanland
Mr. & Mrs. L.V. Graham, Sr. Memorial
Graves/O’Quinn
Herman F. Greer
Greenwood Baptist Church
Dalton Hagler, Sr.
Hall, Hoffman, & Leary Memorial
Flora Jo Hall Memorial
Lona Eloise Hallford Memorial
Heritage Society members are among the faithful
T.J. & Mary Frances Harris Memorial
Thomas Granville Hayden
who have bequest to The Baptist College of Florida
Violet Hayward
or have included the college in their will or estate
Carlton & Lydia Herndon
plan. To become a member; the college should reHickox Memorial
Dr. & Mrs. J.E. Hodges
ceive written notification by letter or a copy of a
Grace Hudspeth
part of the trust agreement, will, or codicil that lists
Earl Hutto Foundation
M. Dewitt & Theresa Jackson
the college as a beneficiary.
Jakin Baptist Church
James-Hudspeth
Nora Alexander
Charles & Dorothy Litzell
W. K. Jenkins
Winifred Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McDougal
Dale A. Johnson
Gus E. & Gena H. Johnson
Benjamin S. Beach
Lucius Henry McMullen
J. S. Judah & Mrs. Lula Dillard Judah
Marty Leitha Elkin Bell
Henry Messer
Dwight & Carolyn Kelley
Marguerite Boman
Leona
B. Newman
Jesse Craig Kennon
Gary
&
Freda
Crawford
Charles
A.
&
Lenore Pearson
Ketner Family
Verna Whitfield Crews
Shoffie Riley Newton Phillips
Ruth Ann Kinchen
N. B. Langford
Myrtle Dame
Lela M. Prescott
David Lauen
Bertha C. Daniel
Anne Rathje
Dr. J.W. and Joyce Lee
Jewell Davis
Rev. & Mrs. John H. Reynolds
M. J., P. J. and W. P. Lee
Mae S. Davis
Wiley & Betty Richards
Philip W. Lett
Martha Elizabeth Connally Davis
Lewis & Mabel Rogers
Archie Linderman
Jacqueline Louise Perry Draughon
Litzell
James M. Scott
N. Edward Mann
Col. & Mrs. Syril Faine
Dillard F. Sebastian
J. G. Manuel
Mary White Folks
Charles D. Shore
Thomas E. (Marty) Martin
Doris Forrest
Lois G. Shotwell
Earldene McCorvey
Rev.
&
Mrs.
Clifford
H.
Grow
Irene
Hale Skinner
Judson & Nellie McElroy
James S. Hallford
Conrad & Ruth B. St. John
McRae/Knight
Earl H. Merritt
Violet Hayward
Elmer G. "Bud" & Norma Taylor
F. H. Morgan
Eta J. Hilton
Alice Faye Rackley Warren
G. W. & Mary Frances Morrow
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Holmes
James H. Warren, Sr.
John L. Murrell
Gena Johnson
Sam Weeks
Bertie Nalls Memorial
Thomas Tapley Jones
Laurita H. Woodham
F. H. Nelson
J.A. & Ethel Nichols
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen
Warren J. Nubern Memorial
Sidney J. & Mary C. Ogletree
HERITAGE
SOCIETY
BCF Welcomes New Faculty!
Prof. Geoffrey Reiter ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OFis related
ENGLISH
to literature.”
The General Education Division at
BCF proudly welcomed new professor
Geoffrey Reiter at the beginning of the
spring 2010 semester. Reiter comes to
Graceville from Waco, Texas, where he
taught eighth through tenth grade at a
charter school while pursing a doctoral
degree in English at Baylor University.
Reiter earned his undergraduate
Dr. M.J. Albin
BCF announced an addition to the
business concentration in the Leadership and Christian Education degree
when M.J. Albin joined the faculty
in January. Albin comes to BCF with
over 27 years of teaching experience as
well as an impressive vocational background.
The son of a shipyard worker, Albin
was born in New Orleans, but claims
Jackson County, Mississippi, the
county seat, Pascagoula, as his hometown. He and his wife, Edith, have one
son, Marc, who lives in Austin, Texas,
and one daughter, Molly, who lives in
Ft. Walton, Fla.
Albin retired after 22 years of teaching at the University of Southern Mississippi when two grandsons enticed
him and his wife to move to Florida.
degree in English from Nyack College
in Nyack, N.Y. in 2001 and a master’s
degree in church history from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in
2005. He plans to complete his doctoral dissertation this summer through
Baylor University.
This is not his first teaching experience, having worked with students of
all ages, from elementary, middle and
high to college freshman. His courses
at BCF this semester include Intermediate Composition, American Prose
Writers from World War I to Present,
Advanced Composition, and Studies in
the Short Story.
Reiter works to capture the interests
of students taking English only to fulfill a core requirement. “Students need
to see how reading can affect their
lives and their thinking,” said Reiter.
“So much of the pop culture they love
The B.A. in English is a relatively
new degree program offered at BCF.
“It is daunting but very exciting. It
truly has an advantage because it provides the ideal teaching situation –
small classes with a core group who
really want to be here,” stated Reiter.
“I hope to see the department expand
because there are so many ways God
can use someone in vocations as well
as ministry who can use ideas and language effectively.”
Reiter and his wife, Mary, have a
two year old daughter, Greta, and a six
month old son, Simon.
Reiter summed up his experience
at BCF this far by saying, “I don’t have
to think about how to answer that,
the people are all very kind and there
is a genuine devotion and passion for
Christ.”
PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS
They reside in Ft. Walton, but spend
three days per week in Florida’s Jackson County teaching at BCF.
Albin earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Accounting and a Master’s of
Business Administration degree from
Mississippi State University. He holds
a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Houston and is also a Certified Public Accountant. While studying at the University of Houston, Albin
taught some upper level courses and
worked with an accounting firm.
From there, Albin went on to teach
at the University of South Alabama for
two years, followed by three years at
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before transferring to Southern
Miss. He enjoyed a year and a half of
retirement before accepting the posi-
tion at BCF. “I really think what is being done here is worthwhile,” stated
Albin. “The mission of this college is
excellent. We need to put more people
in the workforce who have Christian
morals, ethics, and values. I am very
pleased with the students I have and
hope they will serve as ambassadors
to bring other students here so we can
develop the business program.”
Alumni Updates
60
To update your Alumni information contact
Tuggle, Curtis (‘69) has
retired from pastoring but
teaches a senior adult SS
class and does regular hospital visitations from First Baptist Church
of Arley, AL. He can be reached at 6965
Helicon Rd, Arley, AL 35541; Ph: 256747-1020; Email: reyna.mk@insightbb.
com.
70
Adams, Frank (‘74) is serving as a senior pastor and
can be reached at 30 Spruce
Ln, Fredericksburg, VA
22406; Ph: 540-374-0505 or 703-2213911; Email: [email protected].
Shoffner, Frederick J. (‘74) can be reached
at 501 East Brown Ave, Bellefontaine, OH
43311; Ph: 937-593-0973; Email: [email protected].
Sexton, William Eugene (‘75) and his
wife, Martha Frances (‘75) can be reached
at 5143 Henderson Road, Hephzibah,
GA 30815. Gene is serving as a Law Enforcement Chaplain with NAMB. He also
serves as a Chaplain to the Hephzibah Police and Fire Departments. They can be
reached at Ph: 706-592-2670; Email: [email protected].
Frederick, Gerald (‘76) is retired, yet is
still able to use his BBI training to serve
God in music ministry. He can be reached
at 436 Evans Rd, Potts Camp, MS 38659;
Ph: 662-216-0055; Email: gwfrederick@
yahoo.com.
80
Maxson, Howard (‘80) is
serving as the President of
the Romans Road Riders,
a chapter of the Christian
Motorcyclist’s Association, located in
Catskill, NY. He can be reached at 484
Rt 66, Hudson, NY 12534; Ph: 518-8284544; Email: [email protected].
Cheevers, Matt (‘81,’88) is serving the
Lord and can be reached at 3995 FM 605,
Hawley, TX 79525; Ph: 325-537-4640
or 325-537-9583; Email: [email protected].
Moore, Bruce (‘85) and his wife, Rhonda,
are serving the Lord. Their daughter, Carrie, is 26 years old. They can be reached at
221 Sewell Rd, Lavonia, GA 30553; Ph:
706-356-4234 or 706-244-9907; Email:
[email protected].
[email protected] or call 800.328.2660 (ext. 460)
Tillman, Jim (‘85) and his wife Sharon are
still serving the Lord in ministry. They can
be reached at PO Box 337, Williston, FL
32696; Ph: 352-528-5540; Email: [email protected].
Carpenter, Scotty (‘99) can be reached at
5924 Carolina Tr, Roanoke, VA 24019;
Ph: 540-366-0136; Email: sc4jc@netzero.
net.
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Randall, Eric (‘99) has re-enlisted in the
military as a Chaplain Assistant and is
working on his graduate degree. He can
be reached at 448 Martin Luther King Dr,
Chipley, FL 32428; Ph: 850-676-4057 or
850-638-6305; Email: randalleric@yahoo.
com.
Deese, Dennis (‘90) is serving the Lord as
an itenerant evangelist. He can be reached
at 1035 Austin Ridge Ct, Piney Flats, TN
37686; Ph: 423-391-7489 or 423-8952847; Email: [email protected].
Driggers, Chad (‘05) is the
senior pastor of First Baptist
Church Fruitland Park, FL,
and is working on his M.Div.
He can be reached at 501 W Berckman St,
Fruitland Park, FL 34731; Ph: 352-7872091; Email: [email protected].
Cribbs, Mike (‘90) is serving
the Lord and can be reached
at 180 Lees Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28806; Ph: 828216-2624; Email: [email protected].
Frazier, Michael (‘94) has changed his
phone number. He can be reached at 217693-3903.
Shirley, John (‘94) can be reached at 160
Johnny Shirley Road, Ramer, AL 36069;
Ph: 334-562-3346 or 334-430-2247;
Email: [email protected].
McDowell, Mark (‘96) is serving at FBC
Linden, FL. He can be reached at 4310
State Rd 50, Webster, FL 33597; Ph: 352793-3103; Email: [email protected].
Hundley, Danny (‘98) and his wife Julie
(‘99) are serving at The Vineyard Fellowship in Schertz, TX. Danny is the pastor
and Julie is leading the youth and serving
as the worship leader. They can be reached
at 16303 Chelsea Place Apt 1015, Selma,
TX 78154; Ph: 850-758-7143; Email: [email protected].
Lightsey, Rob (‘98) is serving as the Pastor
of Union Hill Baptist Church in Cottonwood, AL, and has completed his eighth
season as the Chaplain for the Cottonwood
High School football team. He can be
reached at 7197 South County Rd 33, Cottonwood, AL 36320; Ph: 334-790-7086 or
334-691-2401; Email: roblulu86@yahoo.
com.
Allen, Tom (‘99) is active at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville and can be
reached at 7343 Wilder Ave, Jacksonville,
FL 32208; Ph: 904-885-2398; Email: [email protected].
00
Graef, Eric (‘06) with wife Caroline, is
continuing seminary at the Dothan campus
of Birmingham Theological Seminary. He
can be reached at 2609 Oakmont Dr, Panama City, FL 32404; Ph: 727-271-2032;
Mudd, Jay (‘06) is serving as the Student
& College Pastor at FBC Leesburg, FL.
He can be reached at 3639 Bream Cir,
Fruitland Park, FL 34731; Ph: 352-5046212 or 352-787-1005; Email: jaymudd@
fbcleesburg.org.
Davis, Amy Coates (‘07) currently serves
as the Executive Director of the Sav-ALife crisis pregnancy center. She can be
reached at 17895 Rockhole Bridge Rd,
Andalusia, AL 36420; Ph: 334-494-8561
or 334-222-0644; Email: [email protected].
Ross, Katasha (‘09) is pursuing a Masters
of Missiology and Intercultural Studies at
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Cordova, TN. She can be reached
at 7416 South Beaman Circle Apt. 202,
Cordova, TN 38016; Ph: 850-299-6122;
Turner, Carmen (‘09) is completing her
Master of Arts in Christian Education at
NOBTS and working alongside her fiance
at The Lord’s Church in Kentwood, LA.
She is getting married May 29, 2010.
Clements, Laura-Leigh (‘09) is the current
The Conrad House
Named in honor of BCF
Alumnus Thomas B.
Conrad (‘68) for a
lifetime of dedicated
Christian service.
Children and Youth Director at Lake Mystic Baptist Church in Bristol, Florida. She
can be reached at 12686 NW Pea Ridge
Rd, Bristol, FL 32321; Ph: 850-814-0064;
Condolences:
Lightsey, James (‘66) passed away in
Feb. of 2009. He was a retired bivocational
pastor.
Rogers, Troy McClane (‘05) passed away
in Dec. of 2009. His parents can be contacted at 4041 Balie Circle, Loganville, GA
30052.
McCorvey, Earldene (‘74) passed away
in Dec. of 2009. His wife, Betty, can be
reached at 2835 Greenbriar Rd, Waycross,
GA 31503.
Keough, Pete (‘99, right, pictured with
Chief of Chaplains Chaplain (Major General) Doug Carver), his wife Amy, and
their three children (Haden, Austin and
Kaitlyn) have been stationed at JRTC
and Fort Polk, LA. Pete is an active duty
Army chaplain and has been assigned as
the JRTC Deputy Operations Group Chaplain and is in charge of training chaplains
preparing for deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and other worldwide locations.
They can be reached at 127 Lou Drive,
Leesville, LA 71446; Ph: 337-238-5217;
BCF Welcomes Amazon Vision Ministries to
Graceville Campus
For several years The Baptist College of Florida
has enjoyed a working partnership with Amazon Vision Ministries (AVM). The heartbeat of
BCF is centered on missions and evangelism.
AVM is a mission sending organization which
operates a river boat in the Western Amazon
Basin of northern Brazil. They organize, train,
equip and coordinate short-term volunteer mission teams from Southern Baptist churches to
minister to the people who live in the remote
and isolated villages along the Amazon River.
On January 1, 2010, AVM relocated
their offices from Gainesville, Florida to the
BCF campus in Graceville. According to Dr.
Tom Kinchen, BCF President, “Our relationship with AVM has always been a strong one,
and we believe that this move will make it even
more effective. More students will be able to
receive direct information about expanded mission opportunities, and AVM will have greater
opportunity to recruit mission volunteers.
While AVM operates as an independent mis-
Charles Stafford, President of Amazon
Vision Ministries, on the Marco Polo.
sions organization, we are delighted to house
their offices and work in partnership with
them.” Charles Stafford, President of AVM,
expressed excitement over what he sees as increased opportunities for both AVM and BCF
in this expanded relationship.
Alumni and Friends....
Are you in the Nest?
In February, BCF emailed the first issue of the “Eagle’s
Nest” to BCF family, friends, and supporters. If you
did not receive a copy of the “Eagle’s Nest” E-Newsletter, please send your email address to:
[email protected]

Spring 2010 | President`s Report

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