2016
was brimming with challenge and surprise. Filling the news were stories of water crises, shootings, terror at home and abroad, five years of the Syrian war with its resulting humanitarian crisis, an opening in relations with the U.S. and Cuba, a battle over the rights of persons who are transgender, and an election cycle that left minorities and those on the margins feeling attacked and vulnerable.
In the midst of the swirling of world events, the Alliance of Baptists reaffirmed our calling to be a theological home for open-minded and open-hearted Baptists. We recommitted to accompanying and empowering our ministry partners as together we give witness to God’s justice and love globally and locally.
Bearing Courage: Rooted in Hope—the theme of our 2016 annual gathering—accurately portrays the individuals and congregations who were called to form the Alliance nearly 30
years ago. Their stories—our story— are now told in Reimagining
Zion: A History of the Alliance of Baptists. Our story is a story of hope for ALL who are wounded and ignored by the church, the poor and oppressed—the world God so loves.
We have good work ahead of us. 2017 will be another year of challenge and we look forward to this work and are grateful to do this work in partnership with you. Thank you for supporting the Alliance of Baptists with your financial contributions. Under no circumstances could we do this work without you.
The road we journeyed together through 2016
Amparo Palacios-LopezBen CurryBenjamin BoswellCecil WhiteDaniel MilesDavid MassengillDouglas WashingtonJohn BallengerJohn EvansKevin Brown
Lee Nicholas-PattilloLisa Darak-DruckMelinda Huff Paul HayesPaul TcheSusan ReedTerryn NelsonTiffany PittmanTim Moore
4: 2016 Celebrations | 6: 2015 Alliance Financial Partners, Congregational Partners, Individual/Family Partners | 13: Year in Review
Michael Castlepresident
Lisa Davis Brownleevice president
Allan Burtonsecretary
Leslie Witherstreasurer
Board of Directors
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2016
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Brazil. Paula Dempsey, director of partnership relations visited with the Alianca do Brasil for their XX annual meeting.
Reimagining Zion. Andrew Gardner’s celebrated work of the history of the Alliance of Baptists was published!
Partner Seminary Visits. We celebrated Alliance Day at Brite Divinity, Wake Forest School of Divinity, McAfee School of Theology and the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. There are gifted ministers emerging from seminaries around the country!
Church Visits. The Alliance staff visited over 50 churches in the last year!
Spirituality Gathering. In September we gathered at Camp Weed, Live Oak, Fla., and considered the intersection between faith and mental health. We enjoyed fellowship, the art of He Qi and our speaker Kate Moorehead.
Faith Formation Consultations. Ken Meyers, faith formation specialist visited with over 15 churches and partners offering insight into faith formation development for all ages.
Summer Communities of Service. Another wonderful summer with XX volunteers serving at XX sites around the country.
Annual Gathering: Bearing Courage: Rooted in Hope. Our meeting at Kirkwood Baptist Church in St. Louis provided space to celebrate all that women have brought to the Alliance and the work ahead of us. We heard from preachers Traci Blackmon, Phyllis Trible and Kyndall Rothaus. We approved statements on #BlackLivesMatter, the global refugee crisis, the expansion of Medicaid and the Cuba embargo.
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$12,500 & Above
Baptist Church of the Covenant, Birmingham, Ala.
First Baptist Church, Greenville, S.C.Oakhurst Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga.Woodbrook Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md.
$7,500-$12,499 Central Baptist Church, Wayne, Pa.Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky.Glendale Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn.Northminster Baptist Church, Jackson, Miss.Northside Drive Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga.University Baptist Church, College Park, Md.
$5,000-$7,499
Broadneck Baptist Church, Annapolis, Md.Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.Central Baptist Church, Lexington, Ky.Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary, N.C.Noank Baptist Church, Noank, Conn.Northminster Church, Monroe, La.Ravensworth Baptist Church, Annandale, Va.
Watts Street Baptist Church, Durham, N.C.
$2,500-$4,999
Austin Heights Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, Texas
Covenant Church, Houston, TexasCumberland First Baptist Church,
Indianapolis, Ind.First Bapitst Church, Savannah, Ga.Grace Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.Heritage Baptist Church of Cartersville,
Cartersville, Ga.Immanuel Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky.Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston Salem, N.C.Lake Shore Baptist Church, Waco, TexasLakeside Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, N.C.Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C.Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C.Sardis Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C.
$1,000-$2,499
Broadview Baptist Church, Temple Hills, Md.Christ Congregation, Princeton, N.J.
Church of the Savior, Cedar Park, TexasCircle of Mercy, Asheville, N.C.Ellis Avenue Church, Chicago, Ill.The First Baptist Church in Beverly,
Beverly, Mass.First Bapitst Church, Columbia, Miss.First Bapitst Church, Silver Spring, Md.Grace Baptist Church, Statesville, N.C.Grandin Court Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va.Harmony Creek Church, Dayton, OhioHighland Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky.Highland Park Baptist Church, Austin, TexasJudson Memorial Church, New York, N.Y.Kirkwood Baptist Church, Kirkwood, Miss.Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church,
Oakland, Calif.Olin T. Binkley Memorial Baptist Church,
Chapel Hill, N.C.Park Road Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C.Peakland Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va.Riverside Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.Royal Lane Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
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Southside Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala.St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C.Starling Avenue Baptist Church, Martinsville, Va.Twinbrook Baptist Church, Rockville, Md.University Baptist Church, Austin, TexasVillage Baptist Church, Bowie, Md.Wake Forest Baptist Church,
Winston Salem, N.C.Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Va.
$500-$999
Commonwealth Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va.Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ,
Washington, D.C.Englewood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Miss.First Bapitst Church in Newton,
Newton Centre, Mass.First Bapitst Church, Dayton, OhioFirst Bapitst Church, Pittsfield, Mass.Glade Church, Blacksburg, Va.Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, N.Y.Old Cambridge Baptist Church,
Cambridge, Mass.
Providence Baptist Church, Hendersonville, N.C.The Riverside Church in the City of New York,
New York, N.Y.St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church,
New Orleans, La.University Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MNVienna Baptist Church, Vienna, Va.Immanuel Baptist Church, Portland, MaineWoodland Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas
$1-$499
Crossroads Church of Kansas City, Kansas City, Miss.
First Baptist Church of Asheville, Asheville, N.C.First Baptist Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.First Baptist Church of Clemson, Clemson, S.C.First Baptist Church of Front Royal,
Front Royal, Va.First Baptist Church of Madison, Madison, Wis.First Baptist Church of Rochester,
Rochester, N.Y.First Baptist Church of Worcester,
Worcester, Mass.
Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.Grace Covenant Church of Oak Ridge,
Oak Ridge, Tenn.Jefferson Street Baptist Community at Liberty,
Louisville, Ky.Lake Street Church, Evanston, Ill.Long Branch Baptist Church, The Plains, Va.Metro Baptist Church, New York, N.Y.Millbrook Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C.New Heights Baptist Church, Gaffney, S.C.Peace Community Church, Oberlin, OhioShell Ridge Community Church,
Walnut Creek, Calif.The Church at Ponce & Highland, Atlanta, Ga.The United Church of Granville, Granville, Ohio
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Carol Blythe & Rick Goodman
Sylvia & Gary CampbellCraig HenryDavid KnightAnita & David MassengillJames PollardSusan & Paul Richardson
$2500-4999
Julie BarnettD.H. ClarkLisa & Jani Darak-DruckNorman GearhartDavid GoochBetty & Will HodgesSandra & Stephen JollyFran LangstaffSarah & Rodney MaciasDonna & Robin PoynorBrooks Wicker & Pat
Hielscher
$1000-2499
Eljee BentleyLisa BrownleeBob & Loven BruhnCarol BurgessEric CainEileen Campbell-Reed &
Lynn ReedMark ChamberlinCarole Collins & Leslie
LoweDon & Jean DavisPaula & Paul DempseyArthur & Amy Findelberg
FundLaura Nell FordDon FultonMary Jane Gorman &
Duncan McArthurFred & Margaret GrissomRandy Hall & Mary Hamrick
Kevin HamptonPaul & Wendy HayesTed Hodge & Janice YuskBeth Jackson-Jordan &
David JordanSandra JohnRobert KiddLynn McLaughlinKen & Adrienne MeyersKaren MooreTim MooreTom & LeDayne PolaskiMark Reeve & Leslie
WithersJanice & Mahan SilerRachel & Steve SmithSuzanne & Mac SmithLisa SparkesKen & Betty StappLibby Stephens & Nathan
PowersDick Tucker
Richard & Elizabeth WestCecil White
$500-999
Rebecca & Bob AlbrittonJo Ann AlleyBetty & Dick BarnettBen BoswellJim BroylesPeggy CampoloMichael CastleMandy England ColeCraig & Deborah Davis-
JohnsonJoann & Jolly DavisJohn & Leah DavisDaniel DayClaudia DickersonJohn EvansSusan & Bradley GardnerMarjorie & Bill GeorgeRhonda Gilligan-GillespieWayne Grinstead
Carolyn & Billy HallRelma HargusJames & Liz Harris-LamkinBettie & Stan HasteyRobert & B.J. HerringJeanette HoltMyra Houser & Jason
SmithTammy JamesBetsy KammerdienerMargie KelbelMichael & Joan KellettDonald LedbetterPat & Mike LeviDeborah LoftisCharles & Fannie Louise
MadduxDaniel & Sharon MilesRick MixonPhill & Lisa NallBarry & Rosalie RudertCody Sanders
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Teresa SandersSally Sarratt & Maria
SwearingenCherie SmithDianne SmithEileen StoneCathy Tamsberg &
Felicia RoperTillie TiceMica TogamiPhyllis TribleMelanie Vaughn-West
& Paul WestDonald VoylesCharles Williams, Jr.Nancy Plott Williams
$250-499
Allen & Terri AllenPaul & Donna AlleyBarbara AtchleyApril Baker & Deborah
Lynn
Karen BallardIsam BallengerSusan & John
BallengerZachary & Kristy BayJane Brake & Anna
MayneKevin BrownSandra CranfordMary Jo CrawfordRoger H. CrookAnne DahleTim & Julie DeanBonnie & John DixonMitzi EllingtonMary FisherBrett FoxLil GalphinSandra & Robert
GardnerThomas & Judith GinnMichael Gross
Stephanie & Mike Hamilton
Alma HassellCollyn & Michael HawnDennis & Betsy
HermanTami HigdonJo Ellen & Jim HolmesCam HolzerBill & Molly
HornbuckleJennifer HornbuckleMelinda HuffAllison JacksonMark JensenRobby KerrJohn KingLeah KnoxJohn W. Laney & Joan
W. YarboroughMeg & Dave LarkoMike & Julie
McClanahanCathy McGaughey &
Diane AnsleyVictor Craig MillerMargaret MoneyJill MooreMeredith NeillDeborah Norton &
Jonathan SledgeIda Mae NuttNancy OsborneAnne Owens & Kaye
GoochZelma PattilloAubin & Mark PetersenSheila PlottMarcus PomeroyHoyt & Lora PonderMorgan & Peggy
Sanderford PonderGeneva & Dave PopeWalter & Mary Lynn
PorterMary Ann PoythressTerry-Thomas PrimerAnn QuattlebaumSusan ReedSusan RhymerCarson RogersonGenny RowleyHelen & Milton RyderKen & Nancy SehestedRobert E. SeymourDavis SmithLouise & Dick StanfordBill & Claydell StoneG.J. & Kay TaraziJean ThomasonJohn W. & Betty J.
TorbertBecky VaughnDeborah VaughnLillian C. WachterBen & Dorothy
WagenerDouglas WashingtonLorelei WattsLynda Weaver-WilliamsRalph & Janice WebbCraig WiesterPaula WomackWanda J. WomackBill Woolf
$100-249
Ronnie AdamsRobert E. AdrianMatthew AlexanderSarah & Carl AlmbladNancy AmmermanMary Little ApicellaConstance G. ArthurJenny ArthurThomas Earl AtteberryDan & Janet BagbyBob & Catherine
Ballance
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Bonita & Michael Barnes
Elizabeth BarnesStephen BauerKelly & Philip BelcherKristin BelcherHolly BenzenhaferTracy L. BlagecKent BlevinsMarcel H. BlochJohn D. BlytheRobin BoothMary BradleyAnita BradshawAaron & Molly BrittainJerene Broadway &
Jim LowderCindy BrownDalon Brown & David
OdomCurtis Brown IIIDale & Linda Browne
Wally BryenClaire B. & David C.
BuckleJohn BurnsWanda & John Burton-
CrutchfieldAllan & Valerie BurtonNancy ByardAmy CanosaTere CanzoneriJeremiah L. CarltonPeter CarmanDavid CarnishDina CarrollWard CarverMartin ChangBob & Rachel ChapmanAnn CharlescraftKay ChevesDavid & Jann
Aldredge-ClantonTravis F Clarke
Clinton S. BennettCarole & Greg CochranWalter Coleman, Jr.David T ConnellyGail & Dutch CoulterJan Cox-GedmarkDiane CoxRuth CramerMelissa CulbrethBenjamin CurryBob & Linda CyrusRussell DavisTammerie DayJohn DenisonElizabeth DowdyTillie DuncanRaye Nell DyerPreston & Faye
EdwardsLauris M. Eek, Jr.Millard Eiland & David
Taylor
Steve FeldmanSue FitzgeraldAngie & David FlackSuzanne FranklinKyndra FrazierRebecca FullerWelton & Judy GaddyMartha GaleCristina Garcia-AlfonsoAndrew GardnerDarrell & Sammie
GarnerJerry GentryAlice GilesKatherine E. Godby &
David GrebelTravis GreeneKrista GregoryGregory GriffeyElizabeth HaganTom Halbrooks & Rita
Vermillion
Evelyn HannemanMissy HarrisNorman Hedrick JrDoug & Carole HendrixMichael HensonMichael HesterDick & Beverly HesterJames HicksDiane HillCharliene Hooker &
William L. HamiltonJim & Karen HopkinsBarbara Ann HughesJohn HuntDavid Hutchinson &
Jessica SmithBeverly Isley-LandrethElianah Y. JordanGerald KerseyDebbie KiddWalker KnightMargie Latham
Gayle F. LewisBill & Nancy LivelySusan Lockwood &
Bruce LandisCarol Majors & Judith
DeanCarolyn & Louis MathisEugene & Maurice
HinsonJonathan McBrayerFrank McCroryLauren McDuffieEarl & Barbara McLaneJoy MeaseMark MeeksBrian MillerChelsy MitchellWillis MooreStacey MorganTaylor MorganSusan MorrisTrey Morrison
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David MortonBeth MosierLinda MulfordFrank & Marjorie
MurdockVik NambiarM. Susan NanceTerryn NelsonOrin NewberryLee Nicholas-PattilloMatt NorvellBeverly OdellDennis Pendleton for
Karrie OertliMarie OnwubuaririRobert OswaldAllen PageAmparo Palacios-
LopezPatricia ParishKenneth & Pat ParkerCarol L. Penick
Dale PetersonJoe & Joan PhillipsDeborah PierceRebecca Gurney PoweRoss PraterKristy Arnesen PullenVirgil QuisenberryJohn Rabun, Jr.Kenneth RamseyRobert RenixSara ReynoldsBecky RizzoDavid & Madonna
RobertsBeverly Rodgers & Jon
DaggettYhanco Monet
RodriguezWillard SappLarry & Elaine SebergDonald ShelleyScott & Lisa White
ShirleyH. Stephen
ShoemakerJeff & Erin SimsLarry SmithSue & Greg SmithSharon SnowChester (Skip) SnyderBetsy SowersJonathan SpencerKathy & Bill StaytonLila C. StevensBob StillermanMaria StinnettValerie StormsMary StraussClarissa StricklandElizabeth Stroop & Lu
StellaNell Summerlin &
Rebecca AskewGordon & Edith Swan
Philip TaffMargaret & John
TarpleyKaren Thomas SmithAnita ThompsonJohn ThomsonRobert & Elaine TillerJohn & Peggy TravisRhett TravisJoshua VillinesJanice WakefieldMelissa Walker-
LuckettBrent WalkerMimi WalkerPam WashburnDavid WaughTimothy & Susan
WegnerAmanda WertzAnita & Jan
Westmoreland
John C. Whatley IIIKathleen W. WickerMark & Rebecca
WiggsJune WilderNancy WillbanksFrank WoggonStan YanceyTyanna Yonkers
$1-99
Susan & Joe AldrichCarol AlexanderJere AllenAnita & Frederic
AndersonEdna AustinJim & Fran AveraRaimundo Barreto JrJennie BettonErcell BinnsMargaret BlevinsSusan Blythe-
GoodmanStephen BouchardNancy A. BradleyRobin Brown-HaithcoJerry BrownPat BrunnerMary CaldwellHolmes CarlisleJohn CarterMorgan CaruthersEmily & Bob CatoJaime Clark-SolesJanet E. Clark & Janice
PopeCynthia ColeStephanie CooperJulie CoulterAmy Jacks Dean &
Russ DeanKen & Sally DodgsonSandra DorsainvilJeffrey Dunkerley
Dunkerley IILynn FarmerStephanie FordRobert FoxTripp FullerJoey FusonAnne GarnerMarsha GarrisonEverett GillDavid GladsonBrian C. Graves & Beth
HoneycuttHerman & Harvette
GreenJeane HacklePeter HaleyJean Seidl HamiltonLynn Casteel HarperMerianna Neely
HarrelsonBrian & Ashley
Harrington
Ted HarrisDoris HayesJ. Lee Hill JrHoward Warren HjortDebra HolderLauren HolmesDawn & Paul Hood-
PattersonJohn HoughJohn HuntMaggie HurstElizabeth F. JarrardKatherine
KammerdienerKathryn KreutzerStuart LamkinKathleen & Paul
LansingJudy LesterPatricia LongLeah LonsburyJanis Loomis
Elaine LoutzenheiserTed MaletteMargaret ManghamMichelle & Rod
McClendonMargaret McCollumClaire McKeever-
BurgettHugh & Rebecca
McKinleyMartha McQuade &
Marni ByrumLydia MercadoMandy NethercutErin Newton & Randall
LathanNed Allyn ParkerEllen ParkhurstDave Parnell & Jeff
EvansDibble PateJoseph Perdue
Jim & Susan PikeJason RankeAnnis & Randy RankinRachel RevelleBrittany RiddleGuy & Anita SaylesSheila Sholes-RossLenita J. ShumakerSara Hendricks SinalAvery SledgeD. Michael SmithMichael SmithStephen SprinkleLaura Stephens-ReedJorene SwiftVictor TupitzaBob TurnerEda UcaGreta WagnerRebecca WaughFred & Patricia
Werhan
Kenneth WilliamsWinnie WilliamsJocelyn WilsonMary WilsonCasey WoolfHarry WootenAlan & Tiffany Wright
Mutual PartnersAfrican Baptist Churches in ZimbabweAliança de Batistas do BrasilBaptist Seminary of MexicoEvangelical Baptist Church of Georgia,
School of ElijahFraternidad de Iglesias Bautistas de CubaSeminario Intercultural MayaneseZimbabwe Theological Seminary
Ecumenical & Advocacy PartnersBaptist Joint Committee for Religious LibertyBPFNA – Hispanic Summer ProgramChurches for Middle East Peace
Church World ServiceCreation Justice MinistriesEquity for Women in the ChurchGlobal Baptist Peace ConferenceLatin American Working GroupNational Farmworker MinistryNational Council of ChurchesWorld Student Christian Federation
Ministry Service PartnersAMOS Health and Hope, NicaraguaBright Stars of BethlehemCalvary Latino Ministry, Washington, D.C.Crossing Lines, UgandaEmmaus House, Raleigh, N.C.
Hope Center at Pullen, Raleigh, N.C.Interfaith Chaplaincy, Al Akawayn University,
MoroccoJitokese Wamama Wafrika, KenyaJourneyPartners, Franklinton, N.C.Oakhurst Recovery Program, Decatur, Ga.QC Family Tree, Charlotte, N.C.Rauschenbush Metro Ministries, New York CitySamaritan Neighborhood Center, Oakland, Ca.Seeds of Hope Publishers, Waco, TexasShalom Children’s Center, GhanaShekinah, El SalvadorStewart Center, Atlanta, Ga.Strive, Chicago, Ill.
Ministry Partners
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Expenses
OperatingGatheringsPersonnel (includes travel)Outreach, Communications and DevelopmentMission/Ministry Partners/Summer Communities of ServiceTotal
Sources of Support
IndividualsCongregationsGatheringsOtherTotal
2014
261,570281,44629,48811,741584,245
2015
233,254283,30229,6954,020550,271
76,43835,737269,482
33,159
127,504
2014 2015
82,24530,916306,171
25,768
110,054
43%
1%
5%
51%
5%
55%19%
16%
6%
*These numbers are unaudited
2016
232,701273,31329,2074,650539,871
2016
88,63327,473308,440
31,935
105,320561,801
Sources of
Support
Expenses
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