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The 150th
Anniversary
Committee,
appointed
by the
State
Board
of Missions,
is comprised
of laity,
church
staff,
association
leadership
and representatives
of state
convention
agencies.
Many of
the members
have been
Florida
Baptists
most of
their
lives—others
have made
significant
contributions
toward
the growth
and diversity
of the
state
convention
as it
is today.
All have
faithfully
served
Florida
Baptists
through
the years.
At-large
members
include
Chairman
Jim Henry,
pastor,
First
Baptist
Church,
Orlando;
Vice-chair
Betty
Jean Billingsley,
member,
Sheridan
Hills
Baptist
Church,
Hollywood;
Renaud
Balzora,
member,
Emmanuas
Haitian
Baptist
Church,
Pompano
Beach;
Ray Carvajal,
Pastor,
Nuevo
Amanecer
Baptist
Church,
Miami;
Clysta
de Armas,
member,
Port Charlotte
Spanish
Baptist
Church,
Port Charlotte;
Bill Floyd,
pastor,
First
Baptist
Church,
Jasper;
and James
Fortinberry,
retired
director
of missions,
Greater
Orlando
Association.
Other
members
include:
Lady Ham,
member,
First
Baptist
Church
at the
Mall,
Lakeland;
Lewis
Lampley,
member,
Southside
Tabernacle
Baptist
Church,
St. Petersburg;
Liz Traylor,
member,
Olive
Baptist
Church,
Pensacola;
Susan
Warren,
member,
First
Baptist
Church,
Brandon;
Jerry
Vines,
pastor,
First
Baptist
Church,
Jacksonville;
and Tommy
Watson,
pastor,
West Kendall
Baptist
Church,
Miami.
Representatives
of the
Florida
Baptist
Historical
Society
include
chairman
R. C.
Hammack,
member,
First
Baptist
Church,
Graceville;
Toni Clevenger,
member,
First
Baptist
Church,
Pensacola;
and Patricia
Parks,
member,
First
Baptist
Church,
Jasper.
Members
from the
State
Convention's
Committee
on Order
of Business
include:
Jose Canes,
pastor,
Southside
Hispana
Baptist
Church,
Sarasota;
James
R. Davis,
pastor,
Oakgrove
Baptist
Church,
Wauchula;
Linda
Gregory,
church
and community
director,
Seminole
Association,
Sanford;
Gary E.
Laird,
pastor,
Avalon
Baptist
Church,
Milton;
Stan Lewis,
associate
pastor,
Olive
Baptist
Church,
Pensacola;
Joe H.
Plott,
pastor,
First
Baptist
Church,
Mary Esther;
George
A. Price,
pastor,
St. Matthews
Baptist
Church,
Jacksonville;
and John
M. Wright,
pastor,
First
Baptist
Church,
Altamonte
Springs.
Representatives
of State
Convention
agencies
include:
Charles
Hodges,
retired
president,
Florida
Baptist
Children's
Homes;
Thomas
A. Kinchen,
president,
The Baptist
College
of Florida;
Eddie
McClelland,
president,
Florida
Baptist
Financial
Services;
and James
A. Smith,
executive
editor,
Florida
Baptist
Witness.
Representing
the Florida
Women's
Missionary
Union
is former
state
president
Helen
Yates,
member,
Northside
Baptist
Church,
Apopka.
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