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2008 YEARBOOK CONSERVATIVE CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE etc cic THE BIBLE - We believe the Bible, consisting ofthe Old and New Testament, to betheonlyinspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word ofGodwritten. THE TRINITY -- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, andHoly Spirit. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST - We believe inthedeityofChrist, inHisvirginbirth, inHis sinless life, inHismiracles, inHisvicarious and atoning deaththroughHis shedblood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand ofthe Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. REDEMPTION We -- believe that for salvation oflost and sinful manregeneration bythe Holy Spirit is absolutelyessential. THE HOLY SPIRIT - We believe in the present ministry ofthe Holy Spiritby Whose indwellingpowerandfullness the Christian is enabledto liveagodly lifeinthispresentevilworld. THE RESURRECTION - We believe in the resurrection ofboth the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection oflife, and they that are lost unto the resurrection ofdamnation. SPIRITUAL UNITY - We believe in the spiritual unity ofall believers inChrist. THESOVEREIGNTYOFCHRIST Head ofthe Church. Lord ofthe Conscience. THEUNITYOFCHRIST SCHURCH RedeemedbyHis death. EmpoweredbyHislife. THELIBERTYOFCHRIST'SCHURCH Inthe fearofGod. InthelimitsofLove. THEURGENCYOFCHRIST'SCHURCH Toevangelizetheworld. To edify the Believer. TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY - atTMt 02108 YEARBOOK 2008 The CONSERVATIVECONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE DIRECTORY ofthe Officers,Representatives,Committees, Associations, MinistersandChurches REPORTS fortheYearEnding December 3 2007 1, Note: Fore-mail addresses andwebsites ofchurches, seetheConferenceweb site (www.ccccusa.com) The YEARBOOK is pubhshed annually and is sent to each member church, credentialed member, Individual Lay Member, and Conference Benefactor. Please send corrections and changes ofinformation forthe 2009 edition to the Conference Office at the address below. Additional copies are available, at $7.50 per copy plus postage. Contact the Conference Office at the address below ifyou are interested in more copies. cccc MN 8941 Highway 5, Lake Elmo, 55042 Tel: 651-739-1474; Fax: 651-739-0750 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Intemetiwww.ccccusa.com TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFERENCELEADERSHIP FromtheConference President 4 Past Conference Ministers and Presidents 5 ConferenceOfficers 6 BoardofDirectors 7 OrganizationalChart 8 Committee Members 10 Regional MinisterandAreaRepresentatives 15 Regional Fellowships 18 CONFERENCE MEMBERSAND ASSOCIATES Ordained Ministers 23 Ordained Ministers (Associate Members) 41 Licensed Ministers 43 Licensed Ministers (Associate Members) 49 CommissionedChristianWorkers 50 StudentsUnderConferenceCare 52 LayPreachers 53 Lay Members from Non-Member Churches 54 MembersSewingOverseas 55 MissionariesU.S./Canada 55 Armed Forces Chaplains 57 AnnedForces ReserveChaplains 57 & Industrial Institutional Chaplains 58 CONFERENCE REPORTS Reports from Member Churches 59 SummaryofChurch Infonnation 108 GivingfromNon-MemberChurches 108 GivingfromRegionalFellowships 108 2007 Auditor's Report 109 2008Budget 122 ConferenceBenefactors 123 CONFERENCE STATEMENTS/DOCUMENTS Constitution and By-Laws 125 The Nature ofour Fellowship 141 Code ofEthics for Ministers 142 CodeofEthicsforChurches 143 Statementon Ministerial StandingofWomen 144 RacialReconciliation 145 StatementRegardingtheCharismaticMovement 147 Divorce and the Ministry 148 Homosexuals and the Christian Fellowship 152 Statement on Abortion 153 Statementon EuthanasiaandAssistedSuicide 156 Statement on Pornography and Obscenity 159 CONFERENCE INFORMATION Annual Meetings 162 ConferenceServicesOffered 164 FORESEEPublications Insidebackcover From the Conference President OnApril6, 1593,HenryBarrowandJohnGreenwood were hanged in London, and John Penry shared their fate on May 29"\ Who were these men and why weretheyexecuted? Theywereyoung (Barrow about43, Greenwood about33, and Penryabout30), highly educated (all three attended Cambridge University, and PenryalsograduatedfromOxford), and devout followers ofJesus Christ. They believed that salvation came solely by grace through faith, that the Scriptures were the sole authority for faith and practice, and that each church was to consist of believers directlyruled by King Jesus. Seekingto be faithful to Christ, these men and others in England who shared theirbeliefs, formed churches outside of the established state church. Obedience to Christ was their motivation, but the state viewed these "Separatists" as seditious agitators who had to be eliminated. The authorities hoped that killing these three prominent leaders would cause those who remained to see the errorof their ways, and abandon their beliefs and practices. Their hopes were dashed. In spite ofcontinued persecution, these early Congregationalists (the name they would eventually receive) would not surrendertheirbeliefs. Whetherthe price was death, imprisonment, harassment, orexile,beingtruetothe Lordwas aprice worth paying! Following in the footsteps ofthose who have gone before us, the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, consisting ofchurches, ministers, commissionedworkers, laypreachers, and individual lay members, seeksto remain faithful andtrue tothe Lord, no matterwhatthe cost. Inthis pluralistic age, we are united in proclaimingthat Christ istheway, the truth, andthe life (John 14:6), and that salvation comes by grace through faith, the gift ofGod, unattainable by ourefforts (Ephesians 2:8-9). We are united in ourbeliefthat the Bible istheonly inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritativeWordofGod written(II Timothy 3:16-17). We seekto conform ourlives andourchurchesto its truth. We bring its truth to bear upon our culture without compromise. We are united in ourbeliefthat Christ directly rules overeach church, that each church is to be guided by the Scriptures and led by the Holy Spirit, and that each church is directly accountable to the Lord. Jesus is our High Priest, and all thepeople ofGod are partofHis royal priesthood(I Peter2:9). Itis ourgreat joyto worship Him now and forevermore, to love and edify one anotheras members ofHis bodythe church, andto carry outthe Great Commission to bringthe GoodNewsto all, both nearand far. Wethankthe Lord forourConference. United in Christ, maythe Lord lead us andempowerusto faithfully serve Him inthetwenty-firstcentury! ToGodalonethe glory! Rev.NicholasG.Granitsas PAST CONFERENCE MINISTERS AND PRESIDENTS Executive Secretaries and Field Directors 1948-1949 Dr.HilmerB.Sandine 1949-1951 Rev.HenryL. Schol 1952-1953 Rev.EdwardG.Smith 1953-1955 Rev.ArthurA. Luther 1955-1959 Dr.HenriP.M.Pol Missionaries at Large 1959-1965 Dr.RobertB.Dempsey 1965-1967 Rev.RichardO. Roberts 1967-1973 Rev.SamuelT. Hemberger Conference Ministers 1973-1974 Rev.WillisE.Joiner 1974-1977 Rev.J. BruceOstien 1977-1981 Rev.SamuelT.Hemberger 1981-2003 Rev.CHffordR.Christensen Past Conference Presidents 1948-1949Dr.H.EllisLininger 1949-1950Rev.FredWilliams 1950-1953 Rev.ArthurA.Luther 1953-1956Rev.EdwardG.Smith 1956-1959Rev.AlfredAbrahamson 1959-1960Rev.GeorgeKirgiss 1960-1961 Dr.HenriPol 1961-1964Dr. LloydF. Dean 1964-1967Rev. SamuelT.Hemberger 1967-1969Dr.RaymondC.Ortlund 1969-1972Rev.WayneHamilton 1972-1975 Rev.A.BarryJones 1975-1978Dr.JamesH.Blackstone,Jr 1978-1981 Rev.Georges.Buhl 1981-1984Rev.BruceR.Brown 1984-1986Rev.LynnE.Scovil 1986-1987Dr.GraemeC.Smith 1987-1990Rev.JayL.Warren 1990-1993Mr.WilhamV.Nygren 1993-1996Rev. DonaldA. Ehler 1996-1999Rev.ClarenceJ.Schultz 1999-2002Rev. EdwardA.Whitman 2002-2004Rev. LarryE.Scovil 6 8 CONFERENCE OFFICERS President 2005-2008Term G Rev.Nicholas Granitsas 781-284-4158 68 Eustis St MA Revere 02151 Vice-President 2007-2008Term Rev.LarryWood 248-549-5452 1852Catalpa BerkleyMI48072 ConferenceMinister 2006-2009Term Rev.StephenA.Gammon 651-739-1474 8660JorgensenAve S MN CottageGrove 5501 Controller 2006-2009Term Mr. Leslie Pierce 918-299-9011 5220El05thStS OK Tulsa 74137 Recording Secretary 2007-2010Term Rev.D.PhilCorr 641-228-5310 106ParkLaneDr CharlesCitylA50616 Treasurer 2007-2010Term Mrs.KarenSloat 760-112-Sl1 45505MeadowLakeDr IndioCA92201 6- 2 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERM 2005-2008 Rev.ScottCleveland 207-359-4698 651 SMainSt,BrewerME0441 Mrs.ClariceReimer 434-385-1932 105ArlingtonHeightsDr, LynchburgVA24501 Rev.StephenSloat 760-347-1229 45505MeadowLakeDr,IndioCA92201 Rev.MauriceSmith 618-654-4241 2118Broadway,HighlandIL62249 TERM 2006-2009 Mrs.MichelleLeach 978-363-2062 W MA 7ChestnutHillSt, Newbury 1985 Rev.DouglasLivingston 262-673-6153 314ChurchSt,HartfordWI53027 Mrs.BettyMitchell 248-288-0321 1920BonnieViewDr,RoyalOakMI48073 Rev.EldenSmith 215-723-7338 170ChurchRd,TelfordPA18969 TERM 2007-2010 Mr.OrlynMarks 319-346-2101 102BrooksideDr,ParkersburgIA50665 Rev.GarrySchick 308-632-8125 23065thAve,ScottsbluffNE69361 Rev.DeanStiles 603-752-621 79HighSt,BerlinNH03570 Rev.CharlesYoungkin 760-643-9350 15092BellaCollinaSt,OceansideCA92056 MembersoftheConference President BoardofDirectors(12-30) ExecutiveCommittee(6) AdviscayBoard AdministrationDirector ServicesDirector — 1 AdministrationCouncil S«^cesCouncil ConstitutionStudyCommittee(3) AnnualMeetingPlanningCommittee(7) Chairman Coordinator LocalArrangementsChairman Children'sCommittee(3) ParUamentarian YouthCommittee(3) Registrar Treasurer Women'sMinistryChair CredentialsCommittee(5) ConferenceMinister Chairman ConferenceMinister EditorialCommittee(3) Chairman ChaplainsCommittee(3/1) Chairman Editor MediaManager EndorsingAgent FinanceCommittee(3) EducationCommittee (3) Chairman Chairman Treasurer Historian Controller ChurchRedevelopment (3/2) Committee Chairman NominatingCommittee(3/2) Chairman Twomembers LayMinistryCommittee(3) MinistryCommittee(3) Chairman Chairmem