FOREIGN MISSION BOARD MINUTES
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August 6, 7, 8, 9, 1979
Glorieta , New Mexico
The Foreign Mission Board met in convention-wide session August 6-9, 1979,
during Foreign Missions Week at Glorieta, New Mexico. The President, John
W. Patterson, presided.
PRESENT: State Members: Alabama: Charles T. Carter, Harrell R. Cushing,
A1 Finch, L. Earl Tew; Arizona: Mrs. Glen E. Crotts; Arkansas : James F.
Sawyer; California: Mrs. Cherry Y. K. Chang, Mrs. Wilma G. Eurich; D. C. :
B. Ross Morrison; Florida: Mrs. R. J. Alexander, Andrew M. Hall, James B.
Henry, Mrs. James A. Ponder; Georgia: William Lee Clinton, J. Hoffman
Harris, Mrs. L. G. Hicks, Jr., Mrs. W. Jack Smith; Illinois : Mrs. William
D. Richardson; Indiana: Ronald P. Liesmann; Kansas -Nebraska: Dale K.
Buchman; Kentucky: John C. Huffman, Mrs. Ray Mullendore; Louisiana: John
G. Alley, Miss Myra Gulledge; Maryland : Mrs. Mary Maddry Strauss; Mich¬
igan; Mrs. Fern Dannelley; Mississippi : Joe Neil McKeever, James Richardson,
Gene Triggs; Missouri: Homer D. Carter, John W. Goodwin, Mrs. Carter Reed;
New Mexico: James A. McKinnon; North Carolina: Ray W. Benfield , Mrs. J. E.
Collette, J. Albert Leath, Jr.; Ohio: T. A. Benefield; Oklahoma: Jerry
Fielder, William Neptune; Oregon- Washington: Roy Phillip Belcher; South
Carolina: Ira Q. Craft, Lonnie H. Shull, Jr., Alastair C. Walker; Tennessee :
Wendell C. McClinton, Trevis Otey, Carroll C. Owen, Jonas L. Stewart; Texas :
Travis S. Berry, Harold T. Branch, Morris G. Cobb, Richard M. Cobb, H. F.
Scott, Ralph M. Smith, Robert E. Smith, Sam Sorrell, Joe E. Trull; Virginia:
Lonnie E. Quillen, Jr., Mrs. R. L. Rhodes, Jr.
Local Members: V. Allen Gaines, Franklin D. Hall, Hiram L. Harrison, Neal T.
Jones, Bruce H. Price, M. Hunter Riggins, Jr., Mrs. E. S. Stratton, Robert 3.
Bass, J. Leonard Moore, John W. Patterson, Raymond L. Spence, Jr.
Board's Attorney; Paul D. Stotts.
Staff : Baker J. Cauthen, J. Bryan Brasington, Charles W. Eryan, Thurmon E.
3ryant, James W. Cecil, John R. C'neyne, Louis R. Cobbs, Robert C. Covington,
Winston Crawley, Edna Frances Dawkins, William K. Dawson, Everett L. Deane,
James G. Edwards, Franklin T. Fowler, lone Gray, W. Eugene Grubbs, Ervin E.
Hastey, George H. Hays, Ward S. Hildreth, Thomas W. Hill, J. D. Hughey,
Harold E. Hurst, David Lockard , William W. Marshall, John E. Mills, Lewis I.
Myers, Jr., Stanley A. Nelson, Floyd H. North, William R. O'Brien, R. Keith
Parks, Samuel M. Pittman, G. Norman Price, Don A. Reavis, Sidney C. Reber,
Davis L. Saunders, Rogers M. Smith, Truman S. Smith, Robert L. Stanley,
Melvin E. Torstrick, Joseph
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Underwood, William R. Wakefield, Randy Wood,
E. L. Wright, Elizabeth Minshew.
MONDAY . August 6. 1979
Special Committees met as follows:
2:30-3:30 P.M.-STDY.of HEAVY FIN.APPROPS. I’RE: MISSY . SUPT . ^ -Rm. 203 (Aud.,2nd FI.)
John Aliev. Chrm.
Mrs. Mullendore Ray Spence Hunter Riggins, ExOf John Patterson, ExOf
3:30-4:30 P.M. -RETIREMENT COMMITTEE - Rm. 201 (Aud . , 2nd FI.)
Travis Berrv, Chrm. Franklin Hall Mrs. Stratton
James Richardson, V-Chrm. William Self Hunter Riggins, ExOf John Patterson, ExOf
4:30-5:30 P.M.-30ARD MEMBER ORIENTATION - Rm. 202 (Aud., 2nd. FI.)
Andrew Hall. Chrm. T. A. Benefield John Huffman Mrs. Womble
Mrs. Rhodes, V-Chrm. Jerry Fielder Carroll Owen John Patterson, ExOf
6:00-7:15 P.M. -DINNER - 3d . Membs /Adm. Staff (& W/H> - Banc.Rm. of Mr. Dir. -Hall
Following the Fellowship Dinner, Board members met in Executive Session.
