MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
1625 Mambrino Hwy Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 573-4901
www.mambrino.org
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, January 21, 2007
The monthly business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was held the third Sunday (January 21) instead of the second Sunday (January 14). Due to an ice storm causing severe road conditions, church services were cancelled on the 14th. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm following prayer by Pastor Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes of the December 10, 2006 business meeting were approved as presented with a motion to accept by Dickie Lane, seconded by Sam Long, passing with unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
No letters were received.
Reports:
Treasurer’s Report was given by Cecil Evans I. The Financial Statement for December was presented by Cecil Evans with a motion to accept as printed, seconded by Ken Daniel and carried with unanimous voice vote. The Lottie Moon special offering ended with a balance of $3,630.70.
Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of December to be 80 members and visitors.
Deacon’s Report represented by Gary Landis reported that there was no business for discussion.
AWANA Report was given by Sam Long. He stated “All is going well.”
Youth Search Committee report was given by Paul Duncan. He announced the Committee had just conducted the first meeting and several decisions were made. The search for a new Youth Minister is in progress.
Youth Report was given by Aaron Landis. He announced the youth were gearing up for the Valentine’s Banquet which will be held February 10, 2007 in the Fellowship Hall. Debbie Moore and Angela Duncan are helping with a theme and décor. He announced a parent/youth meeting would be held after the business meeting for brainstorming and planning. He announced the Youth would possibly be going to Glorietta New Mexico for camp in July; he is planning to register this week.
New Business:
The Transportation Committee was represented by Tom Harris. Tom announced he had found a van, it was a white 15 passenger 2006 with 16,000 miles, fully loaded and still under warranty. The van was found at Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine and the purchase price was $20,995 but, they were willing to come down to $19,500. This purchase price is more than the amount the church approved to spend. Tom made a motion to purchase the van for $19,500 since these vans were hard to find and especially in as good a condition as this one. The motion included taking the $9,366.00 from the Designated Van fund with the remaining balance coming from the General fund. The motion was seconded by Cliff Davis and carried with unanimous voice vote. Tom and Cecil Evans I will take care of the purchasing details and insurance requirements.
Cecil Evans I stated that we needed to give Brazos River Baptist Church our old van (which was voted on in the previous business meeting) as soon as we received the new one in order to get it off of our insurance. Tom agreed.
Announcements:
Darlene Warren reminded everyone of the WMU Women’s Prayer Retreat being held at Mambrino Baptist Church January 26 & 27 and requested volunteers to help sponsor food, serve meals, and help in many other areas. Anyone wanting to help with the Retreat should contact Darlene Warren or Angela Duncan.
Motion was made to dismiss at 7:54pm by Ken Daniel, seconded by Mark Zimmermann and carried unanimous by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Pastor Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
1625 Mambrino Hwy Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 573-4901
www.mambrino.org
Minutes of Special Business Meeting
Sunday, February 4, 2007
A special called business meeting was called to order at 6:56 pm following prayer by Pastor Paul Duncan, moderator. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the organs at Mambrino Baptist Church.
Music Minister, Dale Moore, announced that a new Organ had been found (thanks to Ann Grasty) to replace the one not working properly in the Sanctuary. He brought a contract before the church from the Allen Organ Co. stating that we would agree to purchase an organ from them at a cost of $13,000.00 ($6,500 down and the remaining $6,500 upon delivery). This price would include delivery and installation in approximately two weeks.
A motion was made by Dale to sign the contract agreeing to purchase the organ and return it with the initial down payment; the motion was seconded by Tom Harris and passed unanimously with a voice vote. (A copy of the contract is attached to the original minutes.)
Dale then addressed the issue of what to do with the Organ being stored in the Fellowship Hall. He stated Ann Grasty had expressed an interest in wanting to purchase it from the church. Dale made a motion for the church to give the organ to Ann Grasty in lieu of everything she does for the church; the motion was seconded by Robbie Hayworth and carried unanimously with a voice vote.
Motion was made to adjourn the meeting and passed by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Pastor Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, February 11, 2007
The Regular Business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order at 6:55 pm following prayer by Pastor Paul Duncan, moderator.
The Regular monthly minutes of January 21, 2007 and the Special-Called Business meeting minutes of February 4, 2007 were approved as presented with a motion to accept by Tom Harris, seconded by Dickie Lane, passing with unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
No letters were received.
Reports:
Treasurer’s Report was given by Cecil Evans I. The Financial Statement for January was presented by Cecil Evans I with a motion to accept as printed, seconded by DL Poulter and carried with unanimous voice vote. Cecil announced the Valentine’s Banquet from the night before had raised $1,200 toward youth camp.
Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of January (excluding the service cancelled) to be 83 members and visitors.
Deacon’s Report represented by Gary Landis – none.
AWANA Report represented by Sam Long - none
New Business:
Cecil Evans I, Treasurer, suggested transferring the $70.23 remaining in the Amazon Mission Trip fund to the General Fund. Darla Hornick made a motion to transfer the remaining balance of $70.23 into the Youth Camp Fund, seconded by Sophie Poulter, passing with a unanimous voice vote.
Cecil Evans II made a motion to continue transferring $500.00 a month from the General Fund into the Van Fund for purchasing a second new van, which was provided in the 2007 Budget; the motion was seconded by Tom Harris and carried unanimous with voice vote.
Announcements:
Motion made to dismiss at 7:25pm by Red Bagwell, seconded by Dickie Lane and carried unanimous by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Pastor Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
1625 Mambrino Hwy Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 573-4901
www.mambrino.org
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Regular Business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order at 6:55 pm following prayer by Pastor Paul Duncan, moderator.
The Regular monthly minutes of February 11, 2007 were approved with corrections (changing Darlene to Darla Hornick); motion to accept by Red Bagwell, seconded by Dickie Lane, passing with unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
No letters were received.
Reports:
Treasurer’s Report by Cecil Evans I - The Financial Statement for February was presented with a motion to accept as printed, seconded by DL Poulter and carried with unanimous voice vote.
Sunday school report by Cecil Evans II - He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of February to be 82 members and visitors.
Deacon’s Report – none.
AWANA Report by Sam Long - Sam stated that Family night was successful with many kids, parents, grandparents and other relatives in attendance. It was exciting to have so many family members here and interested in knowing what the children are learning. Store night is May 16, 2007, so if you find any bargains that might interest the kids; leave them in the Foyer for Sam or Diane to pick up.
Youth Report by Aaron Landis – Aaron announced that last Wednesday night had 28 youth in attendance for Bible study, of which seven were girls. The youth in attendance are mostly boys so there is a great need for more male sponsors on Wednesday nights. The M&M fund raiser has begun with 53 tubes of candy being handed out; if you have one of these to return give to Aaron or Cecil I.
New Business:
Nominating Committee represented by Cecil Evans II, Chairman, made a motion to accept these nominees for the following positions:
Teacher of Men’s class- Danny Morgan
Teacher of Ladies II class- Pam Glenn
Nominating Committee- Hazel Rose
Long Range Planning Committee- Ken Daniels
WMU Director- Luella Evans
This motion coming from a Committee did not require a second and therefore passed unanimously with voice vote.
Danny Morgan representing the Youth Search Committee announced that several Résumé’s had been received and were being considered. The Committee is in need of prayer for wisdom and guidance for God’s will in this process.
Danny presented a motion to move the Wednesday night Bible study from the Mambrino Sanctuary to Brazos River Church to join them in a Wednesday night study being taught by Mark Zimmermann. The attendance has been low on Wednesday night and this hopefully will generate interest and continue to build relationships between the two churches. The motion was seconded by Mark Zimmermann and carried unanimous by voice vote.
Announcements:
Paul Duncan announced that an Intercessory Prayer Meeting is being held in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday at 5:00 before the evening service and encouraged everyone to join the group to prayer for our church and it’s members especially Asa Cooksey, JD Rockwell and Grover Harris
A motion was made to adjourn at 7:25pm and carried unanimous by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Pastor Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
1625 Mambrino Hwy Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 573-4901
www.mambrino.org
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, April 8, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order following prayer by Pastor Paul Duncan, moderator.
The regular monthly minutes of March 11, 2007, were approved as printed; a motion to accept the minutes was made by Billie Robertson, seconded by Red Bagwell, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
A request was received from Fairview Baptist Church for the transfer of letters for Cliff and Brenda Davis. Red Bagwell made a motion to accept the request and recommend the letter, Mark Zimmerman seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously by voice vote.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans I. The financial statement for March was presented with a motion to accept as printed. Gary Landis made a second, and the motion carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of March was 84 members and visitors.
The deacons’ report was given by Gary Landis who announced a deacons’ meeting would be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 6:00 p.m.
The AWANA report was given by Sam Long who announced that store night is May 16, 2007. If you find any bargains that might interest the kids, let the Longs know. Items for store may be left in the foyer for Sam or Diane to pick up.
The youth report was made by Aaron Landis who announced that the youth will be hosting a pancake breakfast as a fund raiser for camp on May 6, 2007, at 8:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall prior to Sunday school.
New Business:
Announcements:
Paul Duncan announced that he and Dale Moore were making plans to hold the Fifth Sunday worship service and pot-luck fellowship outside under the Tabernacle (weather permitting). Details are still being worked out and will be announced later.
A motion was made by Red Bagwell and seconded by Aaron Landis to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Pastor Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
1625 Mambrino Hwy Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 573-4901
www.mambrino.org
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, May 13, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order at 6:49 p.m. following prayer by Pastor Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on April 8, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Sam Long, seconded by Danny Morgan, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters: No letters were received.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for April was presented with a motion to accept as printed by Cecil. Mark Zimmermann made a second, and the motion carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of April was 80 members and visitors.
There was no business to discuss for the deacons’ report.
The AWANA report was given by Sam Long who expressed his gratitude for the support given to the AWANA program from the church. Sam shared a testimony about getting to see the enthusiasm of a child when learning the gospel for the first time and the blessings of seeing the children grow in Christ.
New Business:
Billie Robertson gave a brief presentation concerning the need for new computer software in maintaining the church records more effectively and efficiently. Billie made a motion, with the Finance Committee’s approval, to purchase Logos Church Software at a cost of approximately $1,700.00. Tom Harris seconded the motion for approval, and the motion was passed unanimously by voice vote.
Announcements:
Paul Duncan announced that Jason Turbeville would be presenting his testimony to the congregation on Sunday night May 20. The service will be followed by an ice cream fellowship giving everyone the opportunity to meet Jason and his family. The congregation will vote in the Sunday morning service of May 27 concerning whether or not to approve Jason as Youth Minister for our church.
Paul Duncan briefly discussed the three different possibilities of the Wednesday night Bible studies that will begin June 6 at 6:30 p.m., following a prayer gathering of everyone at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
A motion was made by Cecil Evans, I to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Pastor Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order on Sunday, June 10, 2007, at 6:59 p.m. following prayer by Gary Landis, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on May 13, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Billie Robertson, seconded by Aaron Landis, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
MBC has received a request from First Baptist Church of Watauga for the church letters of Rocky and Joyce Hopper. Flo Owens made a motion to recommend membership with Paul Henebury seconding. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
MBC has received a request from Triple Cross Cowboy Church for the letter and membership of Faye Ramsey. Darlene Warren made a motion to recommend membership transfer with a second by Mark Zimmerman, and the voice vote carried unanimously.
MBC has received a request from First United Methodist Church in Joshua to remove Dan and Paulette Mullen from our rolls as members. Grover Harris made a motion to accept with a second by Cecil Evans, I, and the voice vote carried unanimously.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for May was presented; a motion to accept as printed was made by Sam Long. Grover Harris seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, I. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of May was 80 members and visitors.
There was no business to discuss for the deacons’ report.
The youth report was given by Aaron Landis. He requested permission to use the 2006 fifteen-passenger van for the youth camp trip to Florida on July 15-21. Cecil Evans, I, made a motion to accept the request and contact the insurance company regarding the trip. Mark Zimmermann seconded the motion, and the vote carried unanimously.
New Business:
Danny Morgan made a motion to appoint Terry and Flo Owens as messengers from Mambrino Baptist Church at the SBC Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Paul Henebury seconded the motion for approval, and the motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Gary Landis asked permission on behalf of Paul Duncan to hold a united breakfast and Bible study on Sunday, June 24 in the Fellowship Hall to break the church-wide day of fasting and prayer scheduled for June 23. Mark Zimmermann made a motion to replace Sunday school services with the Lord’s Supper along with a united breakfast and Bible study. Danny Morgan seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously by voice vote.
A motion was made by Grover Harris to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Gary Landis, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, July 8, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at 7:05 p.m. following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on June 10, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Sam Long, seconded by Mark Zimmermann, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
MBC has received a request from Rainbow Baptist Church in Glen Rose for the letter and membership of Ed and Darla Hornick. Mark Zimmermann made a motion to recommend membership transfer with a second by Fred Burnett, and the voice vote carried unanimously.
MBC has received a request from First United Methodist Church in Granbury to remove Alicia Miller (Bennett) from our rolls as members. Gary Landis made a motion to accept with a second by Sam Long, and the voice vote carried unanimously.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for June was presented; a motion to accept as printed was made by Cecil I. Tom Harris seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of May was 77 members and visitors.
There was no business to discuss for the deacons’ report.
The youth report was given by Aaron Landis. He announced that the youth raised $700 from the breakfast held July 8, and that all children will be able to attend camp. He also announced that the insurance company had been notified of MBC using the 2006 fifteen-passenger van for the youth camp trip to Florida on July 15-21.
New Business:
Brazos River Baptist has received a clear deed to land donated to them to use for providing housing to people in need. They have also received by donation several mobile homes that they intend to place on the land. Mike Mathis from BRB has asked us to assist with this project as well as several other local churches. This project will involve lots of labor and money with the land needing to be cleared and prepared for the homes as well as the cost to move and set them up. He is also assembling a Board to interview and make the decisions on who will be eligible for the program. Tom Harris made a motion to designate the $1,000 budget from Mission Construction to help Brazos River Baptist with the project of preparing the land and making these homes ready. Dale Moore seconded the motion for approval, and the motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Announcement:
If you want to help the flood victims contact Mission Granbury or the Red Cross. They are in need of financial assistance as well as volunteers to drive the victims to different location for assistance.
If you are interested in learning how the Southern Baptist Convention went there is an article in the Southern Baptist Texan that gives an adequate summation.
A motion was made by Grover Harris to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
Angela Duncan representing the Nursery Committee presented a request to purchase a table and chairs for the nursery Sunday school class. The current table is unstable and too small to seat everyone. Dickie Lane made a motion to purchase a table and chairs for the nursery costing approximately $430.00 to be taken from the maintenance budget. The motion was seconded by Darlene Warren and carried unanimously with a voice vote.
Mollie Barnes, coordinator for the Women’s Minis-TREE, made a motion to cancel the 2nd Saturday fellowship dinner on Sept. 8 due to the women having a kick-off event the following weekend on Sept. 15 and because there is a church wide 5th Sunday fellowship on September 30. The motion was seconded by Nelda Todd and carried unanimously with a voice vote.
A motion was made by Dickie Lane on behalf of Grover Harris to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, August 12, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order on Sunday, August 12, 2007, following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on July 8, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Sam Long, seconded by Aaron Landis, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
No letters of request received.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for July was presented; a motion to accept as printed was made by Cecil I. Sophie Poulter seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of July was 87 members and visitors.
Deacons’ report was given by Gary Landis. Gary presented a proposal from the Committee on Committees to amend the MBC bylaws to add two new committees (Long Range Planning and Transportation) with their responsibilities and make revisions to the responsibilities of the Hospitality Committee. This proposal has been accepted by the deacons; therefore, the church will vote on the additions and revision at the next business meeting on September 16. They are as follows:
XIII. Long Range Planning Committee: This committee is responsible for:
XIV. Transportation Committee: This committee is responsible for:
Hospitality Committee: This committee is responsible for:
New Business:
The nominating Committee, represented by Cecil Evans, II, presented a list of the 2007-2008 Sunday School teachers and committee members. Cecil made a motion to approve the following list of teachers and committee members with the condition of Kelley Robertson accepting the position on the Youth Search Committee. A voice vote was taken with the motion passing unanimously.
CHURCH DIRECTORS
Grover Harris
Dickie Lane
Sam Long
BAPTISM COMMITTEE
Judith Renshaw
Joyce Cedrone
Ron Cedrone
Shelldon French
BENEVOLENCE
Luella Evans
Ken Daniel
Grover Harris
Darlene Warren
Billie Robertson
BUDGET & FINANCE
Richard Lane
Cecil Evans, II
Mark Webb
Mark Barnes
BUILDING & GROUNDS
Richard Lane
Gary Landis
Brad Glenn
Ken Daniel
Bill Martin
Tommy Warren
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
Darlene Warren
Gina Henebury
Marian Landis Joyce Cedrone
LONG RANGE PLANNING
Robbie Hayworth
Sam Long
Mark Zimmermann
Ken Daniel
Mollie Barnes
NOMINATING
Marian Landis
Danny Morgan
Hazel Rose
Mollie Barnes
Fred Burnett
NURSERY
Darlene Warren
Angela Duncan
April Mauldin
PERSONNEL
Linda Martin
Mary Burnett
Danny Morgan
Paul Henebury
Chad Mauldin
TRANSPORTATION
Tom Harris
Rusty Robertson
Ethan Grubbs
YOUTH & CHILDREN
Aaron Landis
Launi Webb
Darlene Perrin
Luella Evans
CHURCH FACILITIES
Cecil Evans II
Red Bagwell
Richard Lane
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE
Tom Harris
Fred Burnett
Paulette Lane
Gene French
YOUTH SEARCH COMMITTEE
Aaron Landis
Launi Webb
Darlene Perrin
Kelley Robertson
SUNDAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Cecil Evans, II
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Gary Landis
SUNDAY SCHOOL SECRETARY
Tommy Warren
NURSERY
Darlene Warren
2YR-3YR
Angela Duncan
PRESCHOOL
Marian Landis
FIRST-THIRD GRADES
Mollie Barnes
Luella Evans
FOURTH-SIXTH GRADES
Billie Robertson
Janie Walker
YOUTH
Aaron Landis
Launi Webb
YOUNG ADULTS I
Mark Zimmermann
YOUNG ADULTS II
Paul Duncan
ADULT WOMEN I
Robbie Hayworth
ADULT WOMEN II
Pam Glenn
ADULT CO-ED
ADULT MEN
Danny Morgan
Angela Duncan representing the Nursery Committee presented a request to purchase a table and chairs for the nursery Sunday school class. The current table is unstable and too small to seat everyone. Dickie Lane made a motion to purchase a table and chairs for the nursery costing approximately $430.00 to be taken from the maintenance budget. The motion was seconded by Darlene Warren and carried unanimously with a voice vote.
Mollie Barnes, coordinator for the Women’s Minis-TREE, made a motion to cancel the 2nd Saturday fellowship dinner on Sept. 8 due to the women having a kick-off event the following weekend on Sept. 15 and because there is a church wide 5th Sunday fellowship on September 30. The motion was seconded by Nelda Todd and carried unanimously with a voice vote.
A motion was made by Dickie Lane on behalf of Grover Harris to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, September 9, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order on Sunday, September 9, 2007, following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on August 12, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Danny Morgan, seconded by Fred Burnett, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters: No letters of request received.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for August was presented; a motion to accept as printed was made by Cecil Evans, I. Mark Zimmerman seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote. The large expense in the maintenance category was due to replacing the air conditioning unit in the parsonage. Cecil explained the missing plates on the Memorial Plaques are because the company currently being used for engraving is having equipment problems. He asked if anyone know where else he could have plates engraved.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of August was 84 members and visitors.
The AWANA Report was given by Sam Long. He briefly reported that there have been several new volunteers to help the kids with reading and memorizing their verses and the year has gotten off to a great start.
New Business:
Paul Duncan announced that the vote on the by-law amendments and revisions will be postponed until next Sunday, September 16, 2007, when a second publication of the changes have been made available seven days prior to the vote, as required by the church’s by-laws.
Tom Harris proposed a doctrinal statement be placed in the minutes to help define MBC’s stance concerning the nature and content of Scripture. The statement is as follows:
We believe that the Bible, consisting of the 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books that
comprise the Canon of Sacred Scripture, is the completed and final revelation of divine truth to
the Church age. We believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of the original writings of the Sacred
Scripture and that the Bible is, therefore, our inerrant and final authority in all matters of faith and
practice.
The motion was seconded by Dale Moore and carried unanimous by voice vote. This is not to replace the current Statement of Faith but explain clearly what we mean by “Bible.”
The Paluxy Baptist Associational Annual Meeting will be held Monday, October 22, 2007, in Rainbow, TX, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Sam Long made a motion for Mambrino to send the following seven members as representatives: Tommy and Darlene Warren, Luella Evans, Janie Walker, Robbie Hayworth, Paul and Angela Duncan. The motion was seconded by D.L. Poulter and carried unanimously by voice vote.
A motion was made by Mark Zimmerman to adjourn, and the motion carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator &
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Special Called Business Meeting
Sunday, September 16, 2007
A special called business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order on Sunday, September 16, 2007, following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The only business conducted was to vote on the proposed Amendment/ Revisions to the Mambrino Baptist Church by-laws per the regular business meeting on Sunday, September 9, 2007.
A motion to accept the amendments and revisions was made by the Committee on Committees; therefore, no second was required. The vote was taken by paper ballots and passed.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting, and it carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing pray.
Paul Duncan, Moderator &
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, October 12, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order at 6:50pm on Sunday, October 12, 2007, following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on September 9, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Mark Zimmermann, seconded by Sophie Poulter, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
The minutes from the special called business meeting held on September 16, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Mark Zimmermann, seconded by Sophie Poulter, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters: No letters of request received.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for September was presented; a motion to accept as printed was made by Cecil Evans, I. Joe Wallace seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of August was 84 members and visitors.
New Business:
The 2007 Baptist General Convention of Texas will be held on October 29-30 in Amarillo, TX. Mambrino is eligible to send seven messengers. Mark Zimmermann made a motion to send Paul Duncan and Aaron Landis as representatives from MBC. Joe Wallace seconded the motion and it carried unanimous by voice vote.
Marion Landis representing the Hospitality Committee brought forth a motion to replace the second Saturday fellowship meal with a second Sunday fellowship following services on Sunday mornings excluding the months immediately prior to and following a Fifth Sunday fellowship. No second was required coming from a Committee therefore a voice vote was taken and passed unanimously.
Darlene Warren made a motion to have the Thanksgiving fellowship meal on November 11, 2007 and the Christmas fellowship on December 9, 2007 both which will fall during the second Sunday fellowship. Darlene made a second motion to cancel December’s Fifth Sunday fellowship with it falling on New Years Eve.
Both motions were seconded by Mark Zimmerman and carried unanimously by voice vote.
A motion was made by Mark Zimmermann to adjourn meeting and carried unanimous by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator &
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, November 11, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2007, following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on October 12, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Aaron Landis, seconded by Glenn Wilson, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
A letter of request was received from George’s Creek Baptist Church for the transfer of membership concerning Patsy Hewlett. Motion to grant the transfer was made by Mark Zimmermann, seconded by Sam Long, and carried unanimously by voice vote.
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for October was presented representing a balance of $75,332.68 in the general fund and a total balance of $104,673.25 including designated funds. A motion to accept as printed was made by Cecil Evans, I. Fred Burnett seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of October was 81 members and visitors.
AWANA Store will be held December 12, 2007, with any and all donations welcomed. Contact Diane Long to make arrangements for donations to be picked up.
Old Business:
Gary Landis as chair of MBC’s deacons brought forth a motion to remove MBC’s affiliation with the BGCT (Baptist General Convention of Texas) and align with the SBTC (Southern Baptists of Texas Convention). The BGCT has intentionally chosen to move away from the biblical and historical Baptist position defending the inerrancy and innate authority of Scripture which has led to the support and practice of the following:
a. The role of senior pastor being opened to men and women;
b. Open Theism – the belief that God does not know exactly what will happen in the future;
c. The Emerging Church- a way of conducting church that denies absolute truth.
Information was provided by Paul Duncan so that the congregation could research and pray about this decision. The vote to accept this motion will be taken at the next business meeting being held December 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
Information provided at this meeting has been attached to the original minutes for future questions.
New Business:
Cecil Evans, II made a motion to cancel the Wednesday evening services for November 21, 2007, the night before Thanksgiving. Mark Zimmerman seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously by voice vote.
Announcements:
Acton Baptist Church will host a community-wide Thanksgiving worship service on Wednesday, November 21, 2007.
A motion was made by Sam Long to adjourn the meeting, and it carried unanimous by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator &
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records
MAMBRINO BAPTIST CHURCH
Minutes of Regular Business Meeting
Sunday, December 9, 2007
The regular business meeting of Mambrino Baptist Church was called to order at 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2007, following prayer by Paul Duncan, moderator.
The minutes from the regular monthly business meeting held on November 11, 2007, were approved as printed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Red Bagwell, seconded by Aaron Landis, and passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Letters:
None
Reports:
The treasurer’s report was given by Cecil Evans, I. The financial statement for November was presented representing a balance of $85,919.19 in the general fund and a total balance of $116,188.31 including designated funds. The interest column showed a deposit of $7,961.91; this money was explained to be the interested collected from four CDs. The CDs totaling $100,000.00 ($25,000.00 each) were renewed in November at an interest rate of approximately 4.4 percent. A motion to accept as printed was made by Cecil Evans, I. Red Bagwell seconded the motion, and it carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The Sunday school report was given by Cecil Evans, II. He announced the average attendance in Sunday school for the month of November was 78 members and visitors.
AWANA Store will be held December 12, 2007, with any and all donations welcomed. Contact Diane Long to make arrangements for donations to be picked up.
Youth report was given by David Powell. The youth are doing an in-depth study of the gospel that is going very well. Hopefully attendance will continue to increase and more youth will be reached.
Old Business:
Gary Landis, Chairman of Deacons, brought forth a motion from the Committee of Deacons to remove MBC’s affiliation with the BGCT (Baptist General Convention of Texas) and align with the SBTC (Southern Baptists of Texas Convention) at the November 11 business meeting with the vote being postponed until the next business meeting on December 9 giving members time to research and pray about the issue. The vote was taken by secret ballot, and the ballots had been printed in the weekly bulletin. The votes were collected and counted by Gary Landis, Bob Bagwell, and Sam Long. The results were 35 votes to remove affiliation with the BGCT and join the SBTC and 9 votes to remain with the BGCT. The majority vote is to remove affiliation with the BGCT, so Paul Duncan will begin this process by applying for affiliation with the SBCT.
New Business:
Richard Lane representing the Finance Committee brought forth a proposed budget for 2008 with a motion for approval. After a brief explanation of the new budgeted categories, budget total, and increase and decease in a few categories, the floor was opened for discussion. A voice vote was called for with a unanimous decision to approve the proposed budget for 2008.
Announcements:
A motion was made by Sam Long to adjourn, and it carried unanimously by everyone standing for closing prayer.
Paul Duncan, Moderator
Billie Robertson, Church Clerk/ Records