The Nashville Baptist Association met for its annual meeting in September. We were glad to see so many churches represented as we celebrated our cooperative work over the past year and looked forward to more opportunities in 2024.
As always, the annual meeting is a chance to both conduct the necessary business of the association and to cast vision for the future. On the business side, the messengers voted to approve the budget for the next year, amend the bylaws of the association to include a dissolution clause, and appoint new members of the Board of Directors. Rotating off the board were Scott Patty (Grace Community Church), Kent Shingleton (Hope Fellowship), and Pam Frejosky (Charlotte Road Baptist Church). New board members include Drake Noscoe (Grace Baptist Church), Nik Lingle (Westwood Baptist Church) and Nanette Ryan (Grace Community Church).
The meeting celebrated the strategic vision of the Nashville Baptist Association, which is to help churches, help churches. Over the past year, we have seen this vision implemented through the establishment of new pastor and ministry leader networks, the revitalization partnerships of several local congregations, and other cooperative efforts as churches help each other grow toward health.
The Lord has been faithful to the churches of Nashville and Middle Tennessee and we look forward to another year of ministry together.