| | 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 | | Calendar of Event | | 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 | | | January - March 2011  The National Baptist Laymen's Movement opened its 2011 year in Nashville, Tennessee for the annual Mid-Winter Board Session.
The theme was "Solidarity with the Savior, Men in Solidarity with the Savior"
Special guest during the week of the laymen was Forestal Lawton (left) president of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. Brotherhood and Director of the Men's Department, Baptist World Alliance.
 The program for the week was comprised of several noted pastors within the National Baptist Convention family. They were:
Dr. John Reed, Oklahoma City, OK
"A Dangerous Assignment"
Matthew 10:16
Rev. Terrell Davis, Wichita, Kansas
"The Educational Abortion of Black Males"
Matthew 8:5
Dr. Geoffrey Guns, Norfolk, Virginia
"Fully Persuaded"
II Timothy 1:1-12
Dr. Calvin McKinney, New Jersey
"Each One, Reach One"
John 1:35-51
Dr. Clarence Moore, Georgia
"Where Fell It"
II Kings 6:1
The week also included reports from the leaders from the various ministries that included their plans for the new year.
The week closed out with the annual Thursday morning special projects prayer breakfast. The first three places of the states were:
1st - Alabama
2nd - Kansas
3rd - Michigan Wolverine
A. L. Folmar, president of the Alabama State Laymen holds the first place plaque for contributions to laymen ministries.
| | | April - June 2011
 There may been a first in the history of the Walter Cade, Jr. workshops in 2011. Due to the way Easter fell this year, the Walter Cade, Jr. Western-Farwest and the Western-Midwest workshops convened on the same weekend of April 15 - 17, 2011.
The city of Las Vegas, Nevada and the Inter-mountain General Baptist Convention laymen hosted the Walter Cade, Jr. Western-Farwest workshop. Kirk Harris (r) is the state laymen president for Nevada. The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Minnesota State Laymen hosted the Walter Cade, Jr. Western-Midwest Workshop. Rev. Jerry Moss is the state laymen president for Minnesota.
 Long time laymen instructor Dr. John Nix-McReynolds passed away | April 1, 2011 and his home-going service was held on April 9, 2011. He was one of the first to succeed Dr. Warren Stewart and Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, who were the long time lecturers in the tenure of Walter Cade, Jr. Dr. David L. Kellye II was the other lecturer following Richardson and Stewart. |
 | The class that the laymen had been recruiting and signing-up men for the last two years began this past June 21, 2011 during the National Congress of Christian Education in the Allen Jordan Seminar. I. V. Reeves (right) was leading the effort and serving as one of the instructors. The name of the new class is Biblical Sons Strong in Grace. |  Dr. H. B. Charles opened up the laymen's Allen Jordan Seminars.
Charles is the pastor of the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. He started his week-long lectureship series with the laymen on a high and spiritual note. He challenged the attendees with the lecture titled, "The Wise Prayer of a Weak Man". Proverbs 30:7-9. Charles is one of the convention's great young preacher/pastors. This is the second time that he had preached for the laymen. For the first time, the Congress leadership assigned a discussion leader to each department to speak on the Congress theme,"Solidarity with the Savior Through His Word". The laymen's discussion leader was Rev. Carlos Williams. Williams was also the speaker for the Mission in Education and Evangelism luncheon on Thursday for the National Junior Laymen Day  The evangelistic ministries of the National Baptist Laymen did a great work for the Lord in witnessing during the Congress week. The Wives & Women's Supporter ministry (right) witnessed at the Dove Recovery House. A recap of the all the evangelistic activities is listed below:
1 - Accepting Christ - Dove Recovery House 25 - Accepting Christ - Marion County Jail 8 - Accepting Christ - Duvall Correction Center 28 - Accepting Christ - Street Ministry 900 - Personal Care Items Distributed - Day Spring Homeless Shelter 
The team from Indiana was the national basketball champions and Markus Snead (left), Missouri, was the national bible bowl champion. | | July - September 2011
 The Walter Cade, Jr. Southwest Workshop was held on the weekend of July 22 - 24 in Dallas, TX. Texas Baptist Laymen president Gene Turner served as the General Chairman
| There were 681 registered delegates: LA - 14 AR - 70 TN - 89 TX - 109 MS - 190 AL - 209 |
A L Folmar, (right) receives the trophy with the most delegates. Danzanl Blount, MS (top photo) was the bible bowl winner.
The National Baptist Laymen sponsored and evangelistic ministry in Nassau Bahamas just prior to the start of the National Baptist Convention in Orlando, Florida. There were 13 that came to Christ during a prison ministry and 13 came to Christ at street service.
 Angeleen Gray, Wichita, Kansas was the Wives & Women Supporters Prayer Breakfast speaker to open the laymen's convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
This was the 88th annual session for the laymen. The convention's theme was, "Solidarity with the Savior, In Service and Sacrifice"
The pastors who served as speakers on program were:
 Rev. Damon Moseley, Detroit, MI.
"Celebration in Criticism"
II Samuel 6:16
Dr. Robert Matthews, Memphis, TN
"Stand Up Black Man, God is on Your Side"
II Corinthians 4:8 and Romans 8:31
Dr. Harold Simmons
11th Annual Address
"Biblical Men in Solidarity with the Savior - Equipping, Empowering, Evangelizing"
Ephesians 6:10-20
Brother Donald Norwood, Los Angeles, CA
"Let us Men be Always Ready to Tell Men About Jesus"
Luke 19:2 -5
Dr. Jerry Young, Jackson, MS
National Vice President-at-Large
Brother Burnett Ambler, Jr.
Kansas City, KS
National King 2010 - 2011
"Needed Good Service"
I Tim 4:16
Brother Leno Blue, St. Louis, MO
Foreign Mission Liaison
"Yoked in the Fellowship of Service"
II Corinthians 8:4-5
Rev. Virgil Jones, Los Angeles, CA
"Lost and Found"
Luke 15:9
Darryl Koon of New Jersey is the 2011 - 2012 National King and Alvin Moore, Birmingham, AL is the John L. Webb recipient, Layman of the Year. (photos above left)
John McCormick of Las Vegas, NV passed away on September 25, 2011. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Las Vegas. He was the immediate past president of the Nevada & California Interstate Baptist Convention where he hosted two Walter Cade, Jr. workshops during his tenure.
He was the 2008 John L. Webb Layman of the Year recipient.
He made several trips to the Gulf coast for the laymen's work-witness tours for the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
 The Walter Cade, Jr. Southeast Workshop was held in High Point, North Carolina on the week end of September 23 - 25, 2011 where Richmond Turner is the president of the North Carolina Laymen's League.
In the center is Robert Owens, Vice President of the Georgia laymen receiving the trophy for the state with the most delegates.
| | October - December 2012
The 2011 Walter Cade, Jr. Midwest Seven State Workshop was held in Dearborn, MI on the weekend of October 21 - 23, 2011.
 Melinda Cade (left) of Kansas City, Kansas passed away on October 27th. Melinda was the widow of Walter Cade, Jr., the 4th president of the National Baptist Laymen's Movement who passed away in 2000.
Melinda continued to serve. At her passing she was the program chairwoman for the Wives and Women Supporters prayer breakfast held each September during the Annual Session.
Pamela Patterson (right) of Fort Worth, Texas passed away on November 18, 2011. She was the daughter of former National Laymen Vice President and General Secretary Curtis Savannah and Virgie Savannah who serves in the Wives & Women Supporters ministry.
Pam served on the National Laymen Classification Committee. She worked with the registration team.
| | 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. | | January Calendar of Events
January 16, 2012 - National Baptist Convention Mid-Winter Board Nashville, Tennessee | | 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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