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District Churches

Bethel Temple Baptist Church Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Monmouth Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Springfield Emmanuel Baptist Church Faith Covenant Tabernacle First Baptist Church, Quincy Friendship Baptist Church Greater Antioch Rock Island Greater Shiloh Baptist Church Holy City Missionary Baptist Church Kingdom of Deliverance Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Rock Island Mt. Emory Baptist Church Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church New Hope Missionary Baptist Church New Salem Missionary Baptist Church New Union Baptist Church Olivet Baptist Church Rock Island Progressive Baptist Church St, James Baptist Church Second Baptist Church Danville Second Baptist Church Kewanee Second Baptist Church Lincoln Second Baptist Church Rock Island Summit Baptist Church Tabernacle Baptist Church, Alton Tabernacle Baptist Church, Moline Trinity Baptist Church Union Baptist Church, Alton Union Baptist Church Zion Missionary Baptist Church

District Officers Rev. Orville B. Jones, Moderator Rev. Joseph Williamson, III, 1st Vice Moderator Rev. Silas Johnson, 2nd Vice Moderator Rev. Lawrence D. Anderson, Sr. Sis. Vergie Blackwell, Recording Secretary Asst Recording Secretary Rev. U. Pete Williams, Treasurer Rev. Barry West, Asst Treasurer Dr. Melvin Grimes, Financial Secretary

Parent Body Support Staff

Rev. Willie J. Crawford Rev. Melvin Grimes Rev. Marlon Collins Rev. Glenn Shelton 2011-2015 Archivist (Vacant) Musician

Congress Officers

Rev. T. Ray McJunkins Rev. Larry Brown Rev. Raymond Watson Rev. Stanley Henderson Rev. Lawrence Anderson Sis. Rosemary Nash Rev. U. D. Williams Rev. John Parker Sis. Sammie Montgomery Sis. Emma Lewis

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Media Laymen

Laymen Division Bro. James Hollaway, President Bro. Tommy Leonard, 2nd Vice President Bro. Eugene Jones, Secretary Bro. James Stevenson, Devotional Leader Rev. John Buford, Counselor Laymen Region 1 Director Laymen Region 2 Director Laymen Region 4 Director Laymen Region 5 Director

Minister's Wives Music Nurses Health Unit

Rosemary Burrell, Nurses Health Unit Sis. Andrea Adenji, Asst Health Unit Supervisor

Ushers

Sis. Cheri Cartmill, Usher President (2009-2010) Colleen Houston, 1st Vice President/Instructor Joyce Ellis, 2nd Vice President Ushers Sis. Ruby Martin, Chaplain Sis. Colleen Houston, Instructor Sis. Shirley Hooker, Asst. Secretary Sis. Veneita Nichols, Secretary Bro. Ruben Wallace, Corresponding Secretary Rev. Stanley Moore, Counselor Ushers Regional 1 Director Ushers Regional 2 Director Ushers Regional 4 Director Ushers Regional 5 Director

Women's Auxiliary

Women's Conference October 15, 2011 Sis. Joan Williams, President Womens Auxiliary 2009-2013 Sis. Patricia Dorman, 1st Vice President 2009-2013 Sis. Eddie Rogers, 2nd Vice President 2009-2013 Sis. Shirley Crawford, Financial Secretary 2009-2013 Sis. Teresa Campbell, Recording Secretary 2009-2013 Sister Eddie B. Rodgers, Region I Women's Director Sister Ginger Shelton, Region II Women's Director , Region III Women's Director Sis. Brenda Henderson, Region IV Women's Director 2009-2012 Sister Florida Anderson, Region V Women's Director

Youth

Sis. Yolonda Jones,Youth Coordinator Sis. Marjorie Avery Asst Youth Coordinator Region 1 Youth Director Region 2 Youth Director Region IV Youth Director Region V Youth Director Youth Division BYF Bro Thurgood Brooks Sis Taylar Smith, 1st VP Sis Apryl Jones 2nd Vice President Sis. Markia Dothard Secretry Sis. Olivia Brooks Asst Secretary Sis. Chelsea Reddix Treasurer Sis. Kaineesha Johnson Asst Treasurer Sis. Shirley Jones Devotional Leader Sis. L'Sonya Jones Youth Minister of Music

Ministry Books & Helps

Member Benefits The First Century Mission and The Twenty-First Century Church When Your Loved One Dies Confirmation For Ministry The Moderator's Handbook The History of Wood River Baptist District Association Volume II-1996-2004 is now available When Messias Comes

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171st Annual Session Parent Body

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Welcome

Welcome to The Wood River Baptist District Association, Inc. web site, the oldest continous African American Baptist District in the country today. As of 2008, the Association has existed for more than one hundred and sixty-nine years. Visit us regularly for information about meetings, conventions, member association and activities. We welcome you to become part of this Historical Association, now under the leadership of our current Moderator, The Rev. Orville B. Jones, Pastor of First Baptist Church located in Quincy, Illinois.

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Wood River Affiliated with the following:

Baptist General State Convention of Illinois, Inc www.baptistgeneralstateconvention.org

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. www.nationalbaptist.com