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| OFFICERS | | Senior Laymen Officers
Harold Simmons President
Willie Burke V.P.-at-Large
Richard Showers, Sr. Vice President
Southwest Region
Antonio Christian Vice President
Far West Region
Eddie Taylor, Sr. Vice President
West Region
James Deen Vice President
Southeast Region
Michael Washington Vice President
Midwest Region
Jerry Williams Treasurer
Thad Jones General Secretary
Willie Luvert Recording Secretary
Junior Laymen Officers
Houston Anderson President
Justice Turner V.P.-at-Large
Julius Cherry 1st Vice President
D'Andre Richardson 2nd Vice President
Trevon White 3rd Vice President
Markus Snead 4th Vice President
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| Calendar of Event | |
October 21 - 23, 2011 Walter Cade, Jr. Midwest Workshop Dearborn, MI January 16 - 19, 2012 National Baptist Convention Mid-Winter Board Meeting Nashville, TN 
Darryl Koon, New Jersey 2011 - 2012 National King
Alvin Moore, Alabama 2011 Layman of the Year
Markus Snead, Missouri
2011 National Bible Bowl Champion | | | Jeff Ridgeway and Men of Michigan to Host Walter Cade, Jr. Midwest Workshop | 
| | Jeff Ridgeway | Dearborn, MI -- On this coming weekend, the men and women of the state of Michigan will host men, women, boys, girls and pastors from the states of Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. There will be more that 600 delegates at the workshop and more than 700 at the banquet as this is the largest Walter Cade, Jr. laymen's workshop. This workshop began in 1983 and continues to this day to experience growth and give great leadership to the National Baptist Laymen's Movement. Jeff Ridgeway (above) is the general chairman for the workshop. The Wolverine State Convention laymen and the Michigan B.M.&E. Convention laymen will serve as hosts. The two state laymen conventions have joined together to host the workshop under the banner of Michigan Laymen Fellowship. The theme for the weekend is, "Solidarity with the Savior, The Power of One Another". Hebrews 13:1 The classes that will be offered are: Ministry of the Deacon.......Bro. Curtis Johnson Evangelism..............................................Rev. Michael Fight How to Call & Keep a Pastor..................Rev. Charles Alexander Junior Laymen...........Rev. Keith Thomas and Bro. Karl McMichael The Christian Woman Growing & Maturing in God's Grace Sis. Evelyn Ridgeway "Church" A Verb vs. A Noun.........Bro. Clinton Yokley Organizing the Local Church Men's Ministry..Bro. Ernest Nichols Biblical Womanhood................Sis. Lucille Washington Baptist Doctrine - Precepts & Beliefs....Rev. Damian Epps Prison Ministry.....................Bro. Delester Jefferson Family in Crisis.................................Rev. Joe Games, Sr. A Healthy Home Leads to Service.....Rev. Isaac Floyd Spiritual Care Giving to Help the Addicted & Their Families Bro. Felix D. Chambliss The Father's Business...............Rev. Rogers Jackson Proper Church Etiquette................Rev. Wallace Mills One of the biggest highlight for the Walter Cade, Jr. workshops is youth night on Friday. There will be youth groups from True Love, New Prospect and Liberty Temple Baptist churches expressing themselves in song, dance, acting and speech. The Genera Assembly speakers will be: Sandra Jones - The Lay-wives Role to Her Husband David Bozeman - Patoral Benefits Dr. Keith McGee - Bible Exposition The banquet speaker will be Albert Brown, president of the General Baptist State Convention of Wisconsin. During the 6:00 a.m. Sunday worship service, there will be a special communion service conducted for the fifth time in this workshop. This is the only Walter Cade, Jr. workshop that has a communion service. At the Midwest workshop, the laymen's workshop chorus will sing the laymen's league song that goes to the tune of The Battle of the Republic. Earl Granberry of Michigan serves as the workshop coordinator.
| | | Notables
Get You Pen and Paper Out
Tennessee Laymen Workshop Tennessee Regular BME Laymen's will be hosting a workshop October 15, 2011. - Charles Wilks, president
Appreciation Service for Allen Barksdale Brother Allen Barksdale of the Macedonia Baptist Church located in Detroit, MI will be relocating to Arizona. Barksdale has been a faithful laymen serving in his local church, the Metropolitan District, Wolverine State Convention, the Regional, National and the North American Baptist Men's Fellowship.He made a contribution to the seed money for the upcoming Regional Workshop. His pastor, Rev. Charles Twymon and the entire Macedonia Church family expressed their love and appreciation at a service on October 16, 2011. Melvin D. Snoddy, Sr. New State Laymen President It was recently announced that Melvin Snoddy has been appointed president of the East Texas state convention, Texas Educational Baptist laymen's auxiliary by convention President Charles Faulks. Melvin Snoddy will also lead a District ETB-LDA as laymen president under Moderator J. H. Creal. His goals are to get men motivated, managed, informed, actice, assessed,
asigned.
Texas Educational Baptist State Laymen Meetings are scheduled for;
Nov. 7, 2011
Jan. 2, 2012
Mar. 5, 2012
May 7, 2012
July 2, 2012
Sept. 3, 2012
Melvin D. Snoddy, Sr. TEBSC Layman President. Alabama Southwest Region Musical On Saturday October 22, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. the Alabama Southwest District lead by president Bernard Floyd will hold their Annual South West District State Layman Musical
It will be held at the: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church 902 Daphne Avenue Daphne, AL.
Keith Gibby to Speak at Mt. Sinai Keith Gibby of Mobile, Alabama will be the keynote speaker at the Mt. Sinai Missionary of Whistler, AL at the 11:00 a.m. service on October 23, 2011. Bernard Floyd to be Keynote Speaker Bernard Floyd, president of the Southwest District of Alabama will be speaking at the St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church on Broad Street in Mobile, AL for their Annual Layman Day. The service will be held at 3:00 p.m. |
| O. K. Program Introduced at Indianapolis Congress Laymen Asked To Implement at Home O.K. Program Mission
The mission of the O.K. Program is to facilitate partnerships between police agencies, educational institutions, students, community members, businesses and the faith community to provide needed services to youth who are at high risk of incarceration and homicide (with an intense focus on African-American males), to promote economic self-reliance and encourage responsible citizenship and civic leaders for the 21st century ...........and beyond. O.K. Program History The O.K. Program was established in 1990 at Mills Middle School in Rancho Cordova, California. The program was designed to reverse the grim statistics that young African American males were facing...namely, the high rates of incarceration and homicide. Since 1990, the O.K. Program has won many awards including several national awards. In 1992, President George Bush recognized the O.K. Program as the 945th Daily Point of Light for the Nation. In 1994, it won the Jefferson Award in recognition of outstanding public service, and in 1995 it won the National Association of Attorneys General "For the Children Award". In the spring of 2005, the O.K. Program became a national organization. The Need for O.K. Program - According to the U.S. Department of Justice, of the 2.6 million American who are incarcerated, one million (43%) are African American men. In other words, more than 40% of all American prisoners, men and women are African American men. Furthermore, African American men comprise nearly two thirds (62%) of the male prison population; yet, they make up just 13% of the U.S. male population.
- In terms of probability, 90 out of every 1,000 men in the United States will be incarcerated in their lifetime. When we break down the data by race, only 44 out of every 1,000 (4%) white men will be incarcerated, but 285 out of every 1,000 (28.5%) African American men will be incarcerated in their lifetimes (Harrison & Beck, 2005). Put another way, nearly 1 in 3 African American men will be incarcerated during their lifetimes.
Source: Roberts, (2004) Harrison and Beck, (2005) O.K. Program Goals - Raise awareness about incarceration rate of African American
males - Reduce the high incarceration rate of African American males
- Reduce high cost of incarceration on American society
- Educate young African American males about police procedures
- Educate young African American males about how to interact with
police officers. - Reduce the homicide rate of African American males
- Reduce gang affiliation
- Reduce gun violence
- Provide role models with strong, positive character
- Enhance individual self-esteem and self-confidence
- Enhance academic performance
- Enhance individual and civic responsibility
- Promote healthy lifestyles
- Prevent substance abuse
- Reduce teenage pregnancies
- Develop responsible citizens
Target Population - The O.K. Program is a mentoring program, which fosters partnerships between police agencies, schools, students, community members, and the business and faith community to provide positive guidance and support to African American males 12-18 years old.
Police, Community (Teammates) and Schools Working Together Ø Under the guidance of an African American police officer, the program organizes responsible African American adult males to serve as positive role models and mentors for their younger counterparts. The adults in the program are called TEAMMATES, because the O.K. Program is based on a team-mentoring concept. Each teammate is importance to the team's success. This concept provides the organizational structure necessary to allow teammates an opportunity to address specific issues, as identified in the program goals, which contribute to the high rates of incarceration and homicide of African American males. Ø School administrators and teachers play a critical role in the O.K. Program. Together, administrators and teachers provide a level of support to O.K. Program coordinators and students that are necessary for the program to be successful. This support encourages O.K. Students to excel and achieve a high level of academic excellence. Students in the program receive awards for their efforts, achievements and successes. Also, an incremental reward system is an important component for the O.K. Program. Positive Interaction with African American men and boys Every Saturday, KIC'IT (Kids Interacting Communicating Immix Teammates) Sessions brings together O.K. Program coordinators and teammates to tutor and share life experiences with young African American males. During KIC'IT Session, students learn that they are responsible for their future. They also learn that they must always strive for excellence, compete for the best grades, be respectful, seek to make positive contributions to their families and communities, and are taught how to interact with police when contacted by an officer. |
| Laymen Going Cruising !Alaska Here We Come! 
Auburn Hills, MI -- The National Laymen have scheduled the Alaskan cruise everyone has been waiting for.
For those who have been waiting for this cruise, please immediately contact Michael Washington or the travel agent below and make your deposit by credit card. Arrive Depart Fri Seattle, Washington 4:00 pm Sat Cruising Sun Alaska Inside Passage / Juneau 11:00 am 8:00 pm Mon Skagway, Alaska 7:00 am 8:30 pm Tues Tracy Arm (Sawyer Glacier) Alaska 7:00 am 12:00 pm Wed Cruising Thur Victoria, British Columbia 9:00 am 6:00 pm Fri Seattle, Washington 7:00 am The prices for this cruise includes all Port taxes and Government taxes and all meals: All rates are based on double occupancy. Call the agent for suite prices. - Category N Inside Cabins $1,000.00 per person
- Category I Ocean view Cabins $1,180.00 per person
- Category D1 Balcony Cabins $2, 030.00 per person
A deposit of $500.00 per cabin is required to book a reservation, also a $25 AAA member fee or $50 non member fee at the time of booking, Final payment for this cruise is due May 20, 2012. Contact Ms. Monica Joris Voytek AAA Travel 248-879-337 mjvoytek@aaamichigan.com
Laymen Contact Mike Washington 248-670-6212 mwash57@comcast.net. |
| October Calendar of Events
October 21 - Walter Cade, Jr. Midwest Workshop |
| Goals & Mission 
- To enlist and coordinate the man power of the local congregation for an effective performance of essential Christian activities.
- To cultivate the Christian life of laymen through study, worship, fellowship and service.
- To enlist unchurched men for fellowship in and service through the church and to bring unsaved men into vital relations with God in Christ through personal commitment to Him.
- To inspire men to support the total program of the Church in the local congregation, the community, the denomination and the world.
- To Cooperate with the pastor, officers, and other organizations in developing and stimulating the work of the Church in the local congregation.
- To Promote boys' work in the local congregation.
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