| | OFFICERS | | Senior Laymen Officers Harold Simmons President Willie Burke V.P.-at-Large Richard Showers, Sr. 1st Vice President Antonio Christian 2nd Vice President Eddie Taylor, Sr. 3rd Vice President James Deen 4th Vice President Michael Washington 5th Vice President Jerry Williams Treasurer Thad Jones General Secretary Willie Luver 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 | | Calendar of Events | | January 17 - 20, 2011 National Baptist Convention
Mid-Winter Board Meeting
Burnett Ambler, Jr., Kansas 2010 - 2011 National King 
Walter Brown, Jr., New Jersey
2010 Layman of the Year 
Narique Gibbs, New Jersey
2010 National Bible Bowl Champion | | | Laymen's Program Set
Mid-Winter Board Meeting Kansas City, MO -- The laymen's program for the upcoming National Baptist Convention U.S.A., Inc. Mid-Winter Board meeting in Nashville, Tennessee is set. The meeting will be held January 17 - 20, 2011. The laymen's headquarter hotel where the sessions will be held is the Millennium Maxwell House located at 2025 Rosa Parks Blvd.
The program is:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
8:00 a.m. Prayer & Praise
Vision & Focus, President Harold Simmons
Reports, State President's Council Ministry
Message - Dr. John Reed, National Vice President
1:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise
Reports, Education Ministry
Message - Rev. Terrell Davis, Wichita, Kansas
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
8:00 a.m. Prayer & Praise
Reports, Fellowship & Wives & Supporters Ministry
Message - Dr. Geoffrey Guns, Norfolk, Virginia
1:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise
Missions & Evangelism Ministry Reports
Message - Dr. Calvin McKinney, Nat'L General Secretary
Thursday, January 20, 2011
7:00 a.m. Special Projects Breakfast
Message - Rev. Clarence Moore, National Vice President
The State President's Advisory Council will convene a seminar beginning in the afternoon on Saturday, January 15th and ending on Monday, January 17th at noon. They will make a report on Tuesday morning. | | Richard Stanard Helps Male Mentor Program - Launches in Newark, NJ - Expansion Headed to Chicago and Philadelphia 
Newark, NJ -- On Saturday, December 18, 2010, in an effort to build the capacity of men from the faith based community willing to engage in mentoring young boys, Metropolitan Baptist Church in Newark, NJ hosted the launch of "MEN-TOUR: Recruit. Reclaim. Restore," a male mentor recruitment and capacity building effort led by Stephen Powell, executive director of Mentoring USA, through a recent grant award from Open Society Foundation/Campaign for Black Male Achievement.
The launch was held during the church's monthly Straight Talk for Men fellowship-a convening of men from the local faith based community to discuss issues relevant to male responsibility from a spiritual context. The goal of the MEN-TOUR effort, which will be piloted in Newark, NJ; Chicago, IL, and Philadelphia, PA in 2011, is to reclaim men who have already served as mentors in some capacity, utilize and build their capacity to recruit more male mentors, and show how communities and schools will undergo a gradual restoration to safety and academic success for young men.
Special guests and presenters on hand to support the MEN-TOUR launch included: Irvington, NJ Mayor Wayne Smith; David Banks, President/CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation; Ryan Mack, CNN Contributor and Financial Expert; Shawn Dove, National Manager of the Open Society Foundation Campaign for Black Male Achievement; Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director of Father's Inc.; Alex Ellis, CEO of Tied to Greatness; Rev. David Jefferson, Sr., of Metropolitan Baptist Church; Thomas Owens, Director of Communities in Schools Mentor Success Center; David Jefferson, Jr., Youth Minister/CEO of Dream 4 Youth LLC; Terry Richardson, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of South Orange; Luther Wright, former professional basketball player/author; and Richard Stanard, National Medical Missions Director of the National Baptist Convention USA.
Metropolitan Baptist Church was the ideal venue to host the MEN-TOUR launch, as it already incubates the Trinity Mentoring program-a collaborative mentoring partnership between Greater Newark CARES Mentoring Movement, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Communities in Schools of New Jersey, and Mentoring USA.
| | Illinois District Laymen Presidents Honored at Annual Banquet | 
| | David Bozeman Presenting |
Joliet, IL -- During their annual session, the Baptist General State Convention of Illinois where Dr. Louis E. Malone is president, held their annual Rev. Dr. Isaac Singleton Mission, Education & Evangelism Banquet. It was held on November 06, 2010 at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
The Rev. David Latimore was the keynote speaker for the banquet. Latimore is the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Joliet.
During the banquet, three past district laymen presidents we honored for faithful and dedicated service during their tenure. They were: Arthur Campbell - Woodriver District
Ricord Jackson - Salem District
Jimmie Saulter - Rockford & Vicinity
Doing the presenting was David A. Bozeman, Baptist General State Convention laymen's president. | | South Carolina Brotherhood to Host 20th Annual Mid-Winter Banquet St. George, SC -- The brotherhood of South Carolina will hold their Annual Fellowship Banquet on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 during their convention's annual Mid-Winter Board session. Following the banquet on Saturday will be workshops for men and boys with a keynote address at the conclusion.
The banquet and workshops will be held at the Lovely Hill District Association conference center in St. George.
 Leroy Martin (left) is the newly elected president of the South Carolina Brotherhood. He was elected in May of this year. He succeeds Ted Mattison.
Martin has been an active National Laymen and has hosted several Walter Cade, Jr. workshops in the state of South Carolina and in his home city of St. George.
| | January Events
Jan. 1, 2011 - New Year's Day
Jan. 14, 2011 - Antonio Christian Birthday, Vice President
Jan. 15, 2011 - State President's Advisory Council Seminar
Jan. 17, 2011 - Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 17, 2011 - National Mid-Winter Board Meeting
Jan. 22, 2011 - Glen Chelf Birthday, Budget Chairman | | | 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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