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Spring 2008 / ECHOES • 1

2 • ECHOES / Spring 2008

Volume 63(USPS) 041-960

Number 1Spring 2008

PublisherThomas A. Kinchen, President

Managing EditorR.C. Hammack, Senior Vice President

EditorSandra K. Richards, Director of Marketing

Graphic DesignerStephen R. PowellPhotographer

Laura-Leigh Clements

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Statement of Mission

The Baptist College of Florida shall operate within the context of a Christian worldview to promote, provide for, operate and control a program of education and training for ministers and other religious workers through awarding certificates and associate and baccalaureate degrees in a co-educational post secondary setting.To fulfill its mission, the college seeks to develop those qualities in students that contribute to effective ministry. In the area of personal growth, we seek to foster a desire for knowledge; develop cultural awareness by introducing students to a wide range of knowledge; nurture the ability to acquire, evaluate, assimilate, and use information; and promote personal and social maturity.For spiritual growth, we provide the resources for gaining biblical and religious data; we also assist students in learning and living the Christian life. In terms of professional growth, students are enabled to gain the credentials that enhance opportunities for ministry, and they learn to master a specialized body of knowledge. At the same time, we encourage positive attitudes toward ministry and foster both an awareness of and a loyalty to the Southern Baptist heritage.

From The President...ECHOES

Dear Friends, In this issue of Echoes we take the time to look at where we have

been, where we are and where we are going. I am reminded that in all of these areas of time there is the constant fact of the faith-fulness of God’s people as they have supported the work of The Baptist College of Florida. This support has come from many perspectives: students, alumni, trustees, faculty, staff, and a mul-titude of friends in various places. The College is the grateful recipient of the Fruits of their Faithfulness. During the last year we have seen the hand of our Lord displayed in many ways in the life of the College. During 2007 we received $1,418,029.32 in individual gifts. This is the largest amount that we have ever received in a year in which we received no estate distributions. I want to thank each individual who took part in this wonderful blessing to the College. As I think of all of the folks who support The Baptist College of Florida, I am reminded of the example of my faithful mother. One of my prized possessions is a small glass jar with a metal lid attached. In the jar are two worn pennies. As a boy, I worked twelve-hour days for a total salary of $4.00. We were paid in cash each day. When I arrived at the back door of our house with my $4.00 I was met by my mother who was holding her Tithe Jar. By the time that I passed into the house I had $3.60, and the tithe for the day was safely tucked into the jar. (Mama was more than happy to make change.) Each Sunday she carried the Tithe Jar to church and poured the contents into the offering plate. Mama and her Tithe Jar were standard fixtures in our little country church. While I was serving as Executive Director of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists, I wrote about Mama’s Tithe Jar. After she had read the article, Mama called to confess that she apparently had not been as faithful as I had described her to be. She had gone to the barn and found the old jar stored away and noted that inside there were still two pennies. Apparently the last time that she took the jar to church two pennies did not fall into the offering plate. I immediately asked that she let me have the jar, and she was kind enough to do so.

Fruits of Faithfulness



Each time that I look at that old jar with its two time-worn pennies, I am reminded of the faithfulness of countless individuals across our Southern Bap-tist Convention and beyond. They are quietly going about their lives with no real fanfare from the world around them. They will never be written up in any-one’s Who’s Who, but I want to pause to thank each of these faithful servants of our Lord. Thank you for loving Him. And thank you for your support of His work through your church and The Baptist College of Florida. Your faithfulness is a constant reminder for all of us that our Lord has chosen to work through His people to accomplish His purposes. During the past year the support of the Baptist College family has been felt in a great number of ar-eas. We had a record number of graduates in 2007. These folks are working literally around the world as a result of the support of God’s people. The new stu-dent class for January 2008 is the largest enrollment of new students for a spring semester in the history of the College. Once again the support of God’s peo-ple is overwhelming. We have been able to purchase new property for student housing, renovate current housing, construct a new Prayer Chapel, endow new scholarships and make many more advances in King-dom service. None of these things would be possible without the faithfulness of our Lord’s people as they have given sacrificially of time, talent and treasure. The lists in this issue of Echoes will name many of those who have supported The Baptist College of

Florida during the last year. There are literally hun-dreds more who have given of themselves in various ways. My prayer for each of you is that our Lord’s richest blessings will be yours. Also, I want to ex-press my enduring gratitude for all that you have done and will continue to do in the life of this most special school.

God Bless You,

Thomas A. KinchenPresident

Baptist Center for Expository Preaching

The Board of Trustees of The Baptist College of Florida (BCF) gave their enthusiastic and unanimous approval for the establishment of a Baptist Center for Expository Preaching on the Graceville campus. According to BCF President Tom Kinchen, the col-lege has a deep and abiding commitment to educat-ing and training students to share the good news of Jesus Christ through whatever means possible. He added, “Absolutely essential to this ministry is the training of well-informed, Bible-based, Christ-cen-tered preachers.” In addition to leading current students in classroom instruction, the center will be a vehicle for engaging a much broader audience in the discussion and de-velopment of expository preaching. The Baptist Cen-ter for Expository Preaching will have a website at expositorypreaching.baptistcollege.edu. A resource center, conferences and seminars, and new publica-tions from the college will focus upon the art and practice of expository preaching.

BCF President Thomas Kinchen

presents the Presi-dential Excellence in Preaching Award

to BCF Senior Shawn Miles.



Preaching Series and ConferenceFocus on Baptist Faith and Message

At a time in which our identity as Southern Baptists is under great scrutiny and attack, The Baptist College of Florida is leading out in focus-ing on our distinctiveness as a denomination. Throughout the 2008 Spring Semester members of the College family will preach on the articles of the Baptist Faith and Message. During these times of worship and instruction the focus will be on bringing the College family to a greater appreciation of who we are and how we are to live out that identity in an increasingly alien environment. According to BCF President, Tom Kinchen, “If we do not know what we believe and why we believe it not only will our witness be weakened, but our people will become vulnerable prey for those who would promote false teachings.” The series of chapel messages began on January 30, 2008, with Dr. James Newell preaching on our doctrine of The Scriptures. Across the campus there has been an excitement about the special emphasis in chapel. Response to the first session has been overwhelmingly positive. You can download the complete preaching schedule online at baptistcollege.edu. Everyone is welcome to attend chapel services at The Baptist Collge of Florida. On January 31, 2008, the newly established Baptist Center for Expository Preaching at the College hosted a one-day conference on Baptist Doctrine. This doctrinal study for 2008 is focused on the Baptist Faith and Message. Pastors and lay leaders from across North Florida and South Alabama gath-ered for a presentations concerning theology and preaching relating to our doctrine. The sessions were led by Dr. Mark Rathel and Dr. John Thomas. The conference which received very positive reviews served as a fitting in-naugural event for the Baptist Center for Expository Preaching.

Fruits of Faithfulness...

EducationKinchen

The Christian and the Social Order

Hammack

Peace and WarParker

Cooperation

Sullivan

God the SonGod the Holy Spirit

Rathel

Evangelism and Missions

Elligson

The Kingdom and Last Things

LongStewardship

Coggins

God’s Purpose of Grace

Scott

Salvation,The FamilyThe Church and Baptism and The Lord’s Supper

Jumper

ManThe Lord’s Day

Thomas

Religious LibertyRichards

The ScripturesGod and God the Father

Newell


BCF President Tom Kinchen with New 2008 Trustee Officers: Vice Chair-man - Howard Gates, pastor of First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach, Secretary - Luther Beauchamp, attorney and member of First Baptist Church of Chiefland, and Chairman of the Board - Larry Taylor, attorney and member of First Baptist Church of Leesburg.

Jerry E. OswaltPreaching and PastoralMinistry Lab Dedication

Rarely does a College have the opportunity to highlight one of its main emphases and honor a distinguished leader in one event. On January 29, 2008, The Baptist College of Florida dedicated its new Preaching and Pastoral ministries Lab and honored Dr. Jerry E. Oswalt for a career of distinguished service. Oswalt served from 1991-2005 at BCF as Vice Presi-dent for Academic Affairs, Professor of Preaching and

Dean of the Chapel. Tom Kinchen, BCF President, described Oswalt as “a skillful preacher, a compassionate pastor, and an exemplary professor.” The Jerry E. Oswalt Preaching and Pastoral Ministry Lab will serve as the site for regular college classes as well as special conferences and seminars. The lab will serve as the home of the college’s recently formed Baptist Center for Expository Preaching. A special service of praise, worship, and dedication was held in the R. G. Lee Chapel on the BCF campus. Among those participating in the service along with Oswalt and Kinchen were Dr. Mark Long, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek and former student of Dr. Oswalt’s; David and Deborah, Oswalt’s children; and other members of the

college family. In a message entitled ‘Partaking of the Glory’ Oswalt encouraged the congregation with Scripture from 1 Pe-ter 5:1-11. He assured the body of Christ that they will partake of the glory that is to be revealed and motivated them to feed God’s people, lead people in the Scrip-tures, and bleed for Christ’s sake. All three of these characteristics describe the person who will surely par-take in the glory of God. The service culminated with President Kinchen pre-

senting a dedication plaque with the inscription “Jerry E. Oswalt Preaching and Pastoral Ministry Lab” to be prominently displayed on the new building.

Deborah Oswalt Jones

David OswaltJerry Oswalt and BCF President Tom Kinchen

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Oswalt


The Alabama Baptist Singing Menwill be performing in the

R. G. Lee Chapel on March 26 @ 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome!


“What if His people prayed?” ....is more than BCFgraduate and leadsinger of CastingCrowns Mark Hall’ssong, it’s a mandate and BCF students are serious about praying! On any given day you can find students huddled in their dorm rooms, gathered together in married apart-ments, and holding hands at the gazebo praying for the college, praying for fellow students, faculty, and pray-ing for churches and national leaders. Now, through the generosity of the faithful, a 24/7 Prayer Chapel is almost complete. It will provide a venue that will only be used for prayer... Join with us in praying for The Baptist College of Florida and what God is doing here! You can rest assured that we are praying for YOU!

“And the Lord added to their numbers...” The Lord continues to call the faithful to The Bap-tist College of Florida as recruitment numbers rise! New student enrollment for the spring semester set an all time record as over eighty new students began studying and preparing for areas of ministry. In an-nouncing the record enrollment, Tom Kinchen, BCF President, congratulated the new students and wel-comed them to the honor roll of those who have stud-ied at the College during its sixty-five year history. “I am absolutely overwhelmed by the working of our Lord in the hearts and lives of this generation,” stat-ed Kinchen. “Increasing numbers of individuals are surrendering to God’s leadership for service. As their numbers increase our resolve at BCF increases to do all that our God allows us to imagine to give them the highest quality education and training for ‘Changing the World through the Unchanging Word.®’”

BCF Fall 2007 Graduating Class... Row 1 (l to r): Dr. Thomas A. Kinchen (President), John Phipps (Marshall), Rachel Biss, Ashley Henderson, Kristy Hancock, Cheryl Schweers, Brandi Webb, Sharon Mark, Lisa Buckner, Rachel Maddox, Bethany Allen, Callie Kendrick, Sara Strehlow, Rebekah Faircloth, April Frazier, Lousie Bump, Rebecca Brown, Teresa Zona. Row 2 (l to r): Brittany Bettis, Frank Pais, Nathan Ziglar, Nathan Mattox, Casey Nowlin, Garrett Davis, Jonny Peace, Nathan Salter, Ryan Carter, Gerald Martin Jr., Joseph Thompson, Scott Rumley II, Carl Newman, Candice DuBose, Michelle Leitner, Thomas Lawson (Marshall), Dr. R.C. Hammack (Senior Vice-President). Row 3 (l to r): Steve Nelson, Alex Felton, Gary Holmes, Michael Ward, Alan Bryan Jr., Joey Braswell, Jesse Ottesen, Karl Hudson, Michael Rogers, Robert Davis, James Manning, John Russo, Patrick Raulerson, Terry Stewart, Michael Stewart, Noah Raulerson, Jean-Ernst Camille.


Prayer Chapel



Faculty and Staff Updates

BCF Welcomes Bill Floyd

Accepting the position of Develop-ment Associate, Floyd will be work-ing closely with the Vice-President for Development Mr. Charles Park-er. This position is central to BCF’s expanding college program. Floyd comes to BCF from the First Baptist Church of Jasper, Florida, where he served as pastor for almost six years. Bringing a wealth of ex-perience, Floyd has served in lead-ership positions for more than forty years as pastor, minister of music and youth, and director of missions. Floyd has a deep love for the col-lege having served for six years as a trustee. Floyd and his wife of thirty-eight years, Gail, are a welcome addition to the BCF family and to the Gracev-ille community.

Dr. Kimberle Moon, VoiceProfessor at BCF, led the Na-tional Anthem during the An-nual Vision Summit held in Tallahassee, FL.

Dr. Julie N. Knowles is featured in the Spring 2008 Biblical Il-lustrator. The title of her article is Polygamy in the Ancient Near East.

Dr. Mark Rathel has led con-ferences on Islam in Way-cross, GA; Panama City, FL; and Tallahassee, FL. He is currently writing a series in the Florida Baptist Witness on the Baptist Faith and Message and conducting conferences in Alabama and Florida.

Dr. Patrick Malone has accept-ed a position at Florida State University in the Education De-partment. Malone has served for over 22 years at The Baptist College of Florida as Dean of Enrollment, Registrar, Direc-tor of Institutional Research, Music Division Chair and Pro-fessor of Music. He has cham-pioned and mentored BCF stu-dents that are now serving all over the world. Thank you Dr. Malone for your faithfulness and service.

The Baptist College of Florida will be hosting the 2008 Southern Baptist Bivocational Ministers Association

Celebration on April 18-19. For more information access the website at sbbma.org.



Founder’s CirCle

Gifts of $1,000-1,999

Patron’s CirCle Gifts of $2,000-$4,999

Fellow’s CircleGifts of $5,000-$9,999

Benefactor’s CircleGifts of $10,000 & above

2007Supporter’ST•r•i•b•u•T•e

An AnnuAl report of giftS to the BAptiSt College of floridA iS puBliShed eACh yeAr. All giftS reCeived during the preCeding CAlendAr yeAr Are inCluded. the purpoSe iS to expreSS AppreCiAtion to thoSe who hAve ShAred on BehAlf of StudentS, fACulty, StAff, And truSteeS. extreme CAre iS exerCiSed to inSure ACCurACy. your ASSiStAnCe in thiS regArd iS grAtely AppreCiAted, pleASe CAll (800) 328-266 ext. 416 for queStionS, or to provide AdditionAl informAtion. giftS to BCf Are An inveStment in the prepArAtion of men And women for ChriStiAn ServiCe. Sup-porterS Are reCognized in CAtegorieS on the following pAgeS for their fAithfulneSS!

GOD’speople,Changing

their wOrlD,Through his

wOrD!- the 2008 preSident’S report

Unchanging

Sammy BaileyAlma D. Butler EstateWarren & Patricia CarmichaelB. R. Chamberlain Foundation Christ Is Our Salvation Foundation Ann CoursonElizabeth W. Daniels EstateJames A. Davis EstateAlfred I. duPont Foundation, Inc Doris ForrestJames Kevin & Kimberli HargnettJerry & Pam HickoxRichard K. & Karen O. HodginPick Hollinger Trust Jeffrey L. HowardRay & June HowardGena H. JohnsonDwight W. KelleyThomas A. & Ruth Ann KinchenCleota B. LenertJ. Thomas & Rosa C. OwensCharles R. & Betty ParkerSanta Rosa Baptist Association Paul L. & Laura J. SheltonLarry E. & Frances TaylorThomas L. & Sabrina Williams

Beulah Baptist Association Daniel J. & Jane BayseWalter D. & Jacqueline DraughonDonald R. & Anne GrahamJames S. HallfordRoger C. & Sandra RichardsWiley & Betty RichardsMarion RocheJerry A. & Bobbie J. Wyrick

Applied Performance Research, LLC R. Harold & Jackie BrantleyJohn BurleyJ. Michael & Nancy BurnsDoyle E. & Debbie Carlton, IIIJames David & Connie CogginsTerence D. & Emilee CutlerJ. Nixon & Linnea Daniel, IIIH. Jeff & Ernestine DavisEMCA Inc., Crestview, FL

Bobby Y. & Tara FranklinR. C. & Barbara HammackHarmony Baptist Association Mary C. HarrisM. G. NelsonPoole Management Company Dale E. RiceShupe Estate Ted & Barbara SpangenbergCharles N. SuttlesLawrence D. & Donna Worth

Jeanette H. BaileyBaptist Foundation of Alabama Karen J. BeauchampW. B. & Noveta BeesonShirley J. BusseyFran CarltonLota G. CoffelEvelyn M. CollierWayne L. CottrellWillis & Elizabeth CoullietteTom CrutchfieldRoy M. & Carol DowdyNeal & Mary FairclothBill & Polly K. FloydMary C. GrosskurthJean D. HancockThomas H. & Helen HolcombJames H. & June IngoldsbyChris & Angie JerniganMartha G. KennonGeorge & Libby LaneBruce Harry & Robin Litzell

Ray HowardBCF Ambassador




Ten-A-MonTh Club

Gifts of $120-$249

SuStainer’S CirCle

For Gifts of $250-$499

President’s CounCil

For Gifts of $500-$999

Charles A. & Dorothy LitzellGail D. MannPhilip & Charlene MartinWilliam Stuart & Frances McArthurMartha Kay McRaeRalph C. & Betty MeloonJerry W. NashDonald R. & Sarah OdomThe First Orlando Foundation Inc. Angus Dennis & Martha PledgerJack W. & Judy ReadyLaura & (Max) RobinettMarcus D. & Linda ShackelfordWilliam E. & Teresa SheffieldElaine W. SmithHelen TouchtonW. Judson & Linda VaughnH. A. & Muriel WatsonRichard F. & Linda WheatleySamuel J. & Patricia WirrickLaurita H. Woodham

BCF Faculty Wives Auxillary Melvin & Carol Jan BeasleyR. Luther & Vera BeauchampMartha S. BoyetteShaun P. & Alison BraleyCatherine D. BuggRose Marie ChapmanJimmy & Sue ClantonGary R. CroftonBillye A. DowdyFlorida Baptist Children’s Home Rebekah Lynn FriesHank & Carol FrisbieGeorgeanna GeyerElouise S. GreenCharles M. & Patricia C. GrimsleyJackie E. HayesBiff HobbsAngus S. & Anne J. HudspethC. Paul JonesGena L. KeszthelyiChristopher B. & Stephanie KingMax L. & Sue LaseterMark T. & Stephanie LongGrace M. ManringFrancis J. & Martha MartinMike M. & Ruth McHargueRobert L. McMillianKimberle I. MoonLouis L. & Carla E. NesterJames O. & Roberta NewellMark A. & Angela RathelHomer Jack & Michele RoddenberryJessica C. Sammons

Helen S. SandersJames M. ScottKeith J. & Patricia ShamrockJerry F. & Helen SowellWilliam A. & Joan TimmonsBarbara TomlinsonDavid H. & Dianna R. TroyerDavid & Laura WatfordWoodham Plumbing Co, Inc.

Richard L. & Heather AllenLarry L. & Gayle BazerBethel Baptist Association Eddie BlalockMarshall M. & Laura L. BlickHoward A. & Margaret BuddenJoe M. ButlerBuford E. & Judith S. CoxDorothy B. CrowellHugh & Shirley DampierHubert Scott & Tamara EllisonFlorida Campers On Mission Bartlett H. FordJosephine C. GarrettDavid Kyle & Jennifer GiddensDarwin & Cheri GilmoreRachel J. GodwinJohn Roy GoughHarry L. & Ruby HolmesDonald R. & Patricia S. HoodRandall & Irma JamesG. Robin & Terry JumperNicholas G. & Kimberle KudykJoyce LeeJames H. & Pat LewisPatrick R. & Jackie MaloneNoel F. & Peggy MorrisDouglas L. & Noveta NellumsRobert L. NewDennis L. & Avis L. NewtonThomas C. & Jackie S. PennellChristy Parker PriestEula SaylorLynwood & Brenda SeaySouthern Baptist Foundation Gus & Ginger SpanosDaryl E. & Tina M. TomlinsonHugh & Julia TroyerVirginia Crop Improvement Association Frances D. WardRobert H. & Susan J. WellnerMichael D. WigginsRhoten & Jimmie WillhoitBobby & Janie WilliamsFred & Cathy P. Williams

J. L. AdamsKay S. AlbrittonApalachee Baptist Association Wade R. & Amy B. ArthurBetty L. BambergWendell Elwin BeallMichael D. & Sharon BeckDoyle BellR. T. BlackstockMonica Bonnie BlazukRonald W. & Judith BranningLynn & Annie Lois BridgesChris & Mary J. BurghoffBush Paint & Supply Meroe S. CampBobby & Charlotte CarpenterArthur Donald CheverieLettie A. ChinarisDonald L. & Elsie L. ClarkJohn A. & Mary R. ClarkDavid Craig & Karen ConnerJames S. & Joan DicksonMartha Sue DiehlRichard L. ElligsonC. Alan FloydGregory A. & Sarah FordSuzanne FrazierVeronica FreemanTravis Rick & Dawn FreemanHenry & Judy O. FullingtonHoward & Suzanne S. GilbertTommy & Margaret GreenDenise GrimsleyClifford H. GrowDennis S. & Dorothy HallAnn B. HallJohn E. HarrellEdward O. & Geraldine HeptinstallMax F. & Shirley Hildebran

Michael E. & Judy M. KeisterRobert K. KirklandDorothy P. LewisKyle S. & Cara LukeStan S. & Leslie S. MartinQuinn McAlisterWanda Lou McDonaldBrady E. & Nancy R. MendheimRobert A. & Bobbie H. MillerCarl Allen NewmanMike & Stephanie W. OrrWillie B. & Pat ParkerPeoples Bank Paul E. PuckettEarnest G. & Melba PurserF. L. & Oneita RevellCathy Brock RevellKathryn B. SchmidtEdwin E. ScottJohn Edward ShaffettLois ShotwellRocky & Irene SmithArthur S. & Lois SpawThomas C. SpeckAmanda Janelle SpicerSusanne S. StimsonCollean H. StokesOlan & Rose Ann StricklandFrank G. & Jan TaylorJames L. TerpoJohn L. & Elizabeth Ann ThomasJane D. ThomasLaura L. TicePeter J. & Linda TilbeDoris M. TolsonCliff & Joyce M. TroyerCharles J. & Julianne Ward, IIIBarbara H. WilliamsRobert I. & Susan M. WilsonS. Adrian & Charline WingateStephen D. & Charlotte Wolgamott

Fruits of Faithfulness... Establishment of the J. T. & Charlotte Owens International Student Scholarship

“I am a voice shouting in the wilderness...” John 1:23



HONOR GIFTS

DR. J. D. ALLEN Mr. & Mrs. Jesse L. Sharpe JUSTIN & GLADYS BAYSE Rev. Daniel J. & Mrs. Jane Bayse TRAP & GAIL BOWEN Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen DAVID BRASHER Kernal R. Brasher MRS. ANNIE LOIS BRIDGES Kay Albritton BYKOTA SS Class First Baptist Greensboro David & Carolyne Melton MR. HUGH CATER Rachel Godwin REV. JEFF CROOK Mr. & Mrs. James H. Williams, Jr. BILLY LOUISE DAVIS Charles & Betty Parker JAYCESON DuBOSE Dorothy P. Lewis HOLLY FLYNN Mike & Sharon Beck DENISE GRIMSLEY Charles & Pat Grimsley DR. & MRS. JERRY HALEY’S 50th Anniversary Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer DR. TIMOTHY KELLEY Annah Kelley DR. & MRS. THOMAS A. KINCHEN Trap & Gail Bowen Jim & Nancy Robinett PARKER & CAROL LANGSGTON Charles & Betty Parker CHARLES & DOTTIE LITZELL Harry & Robin Litzell LAUREN McDOUGAL Mike & Sharon Beck EDDIE MYERS Charles & Betty Parker DR. & MRS. GLEN OWENS Tom & Jackie Pennell DRS. J. T. & CHARLOTTE OWENS Paul & Laura Shelton Richard & Karen Hodgin Thomas & Rosa Owens LYNN & SHARON PIPPEN Charles & Betty ParkerMRS. LAURA ROBINETT Jim & Nancy Robinett DR. & MRS. CECIL SEAGLE

Friend’s CirCle

Gifts up to $119

Wendell E. & Kay F. AbernathyJoseph C. & Rhonda AlainArrow Mortgage Company LLC John M. & Marilyn BallardJames K. & Louise BaucomVernon E. & Jean BeachumRoy I. & Sue T. BeardChristopher James BellJulie D. BenderChristopher & Lisa N. BishopC. Dean & Linda W. BlackJames W. & Amy C. BlackTerry J. & Lois BlakesleeAmy Teresa BoeMary Alice BoltonMiriam H. BostonTrap & Gail BowenDale R. & Mary BowlingAllene BoyettKenneth W. & Linda BrackinAllie Mae BrannonKernal R. & Eleanor BrasherHoward & Marie BrittAlcus R. & Betty BrockBobby M. & Tracy L. BromlowJames R. BrookinsC. Richard & Elizabeth BroomeDeborah A. BrownJackie R. BrownIvey E. & Nancy BrownD. E. BryantJimi E. & Sidney BuckTim D. BullingtonWalter D. & Sue BurnettAlton ButlerBYKOTA Women’s Class FBC Ann P. BynumRobert J. & Deborah CampMark A. & Rebecca S. CarnellJimmy E. CarterLester D. & Glenice R. ClarkJohn D. & Dawn M. ClementsLarry M. & Genelda ClintonJoann ConeRobert J. & Virginia M. CookEdith Bollinger CowanJack Ronald & Jan CunninghamWilliam M. DaughtryJames E. & Shirley DavisSara M. DavisDoris DavisCharles A. & Billie DicksonGeorge A. DobbsBobbie Kern DotsonLarry D. & Verna DurfeeDouglas M. & Alene EdwardsThomas H. EglestonJonathan B. ErpH. Frank ErwinDoyle Rhett EverageDeanna H. FaurotJerry D. Fields

Lawrence T. FitzgeraldEloy & Luci FloresDwight M. FolmarHarry L. & Beverly FullerPatrick W. & Laura FullerJames W. GarrettRobert Herman GlassAlbert & Angela E. GloverWilliam M. & Hilda GoodsonWayne H. GraddickGrady’s Seafood House Daniel Kyle GrahamMarilyn C. GrantMichael W. & Lynn GrimesJack Dempsey & Grace HagansEllen A. HaiglerLarry & Carol Jean HaireAnne HamiltonRay O. & Ann HammonsJ. Thomas & Annette HarperH. Oscar & Minnie HarrisonWilliam Roy HartleyPatricia HatcherVirgil B. HayJanie H. HellandStan & Linda HerringtonG. Steve & Jean H. HighsmithHomer L. HinesRod V. & Cindy HodgeRuby M. HolleyStanley C. HoustonDoris T. HowellKarl & Suzanne N. Hudson Evelyn HughesJohn D. & Sarah T. HughesMarion Betty JacksonElbert & Ann JohnsonJane Webb JohnsonAlison R. JonesEarl & Betty JonesLeo H. KellStephen D. & Janis B. KelleyAnnah Lauren KelleyRobert H. & Doris M. KenneyMazie KetnerKen & Jan KilpatrickJeffrey S. & April R. KirklandJulie N. KnowlesBryson H. LangfordLarry LattaGeorge D. & Helen LawsonHelen L. LeeJoyce A. LeeJ. T. ManryMaranatha Christian Ministries C. Truitt & Susan MartinCharles Truitt & Mary L. MartinShauna Rae McCoyLeonard & Kathryn McGowanJohn R. & Jan McNeilHelen M. MellonDavid L. & Carolyne MeltonJohnnie & Alice MesserShaun Stephen MilesTommy Joe & Dianne MillsJohns Virgil MixsonGeorge A. & Donna L. MooreJames F. & Lola B. MorelandRobert W. & Frances MorrisonAshley B. Nail

Mindy Michelle NettlesMary S. NicholsonJ. Clyde ParlierRobert L. & Gwen ParrishBill & Gloria PeacockDrew & Rachel PeacockAustin E. & Ida A. PearceDavid PeavyRalph C. & Joann PerdueAmanda Leigh PerroneJennifer M. PicklerJoshua Evan PierceCharles H. & Helen M. PollardBebe Elizabeth PuckettLarry D. & Susan ReesePatricia P. RenderIrma RevellRichard & Maridean ReynoldsDorothy RhodesAlva S. RhodesLawrence M. & Charlotte RichterJoyce RileyElinor E. RobertsPaul D. & Laura RobinsonDenny R. & Nancy RogersDanny W. & Joy RogersKitty Jeanette RutlandJoshua Issac RyalsRoy Lee & Judy SaintDoug SandlinMary Lou SchmidtCecil & Peggie SeagleJames T. & Barbara SealySarah T. SenterfittIvey SewellWilliam E. & Martha SextonLona M. SextonCharles H. SextonJesse L. SharpeRheba I. ShawPaul & Mary ShawRichard L. & Linda ShepherdJohn R. & Annette ShoemakerHank SimsDaniel G. & Pamela SimsA. Frank SledgeGeorge E. & Claire SmithJerald D. & Sherry SmithBilly D. & Sharon W. SmithermanShirley R. SnedekerWanda SonsPierre D. St. LouisAvis S. StephensMichael James StewartWilliam & Elizabeth SuberRussell I. & Elizabeth SullivanBenjamin Wayne SuttonLanis E. & Hilda M. TaylorJohn Russell & Cynthia ThomasFrances TidwellJames M. & Christina ToddZilphie L. TownsendRodney & Tonya TrawickJames W. & Vivian TrimbleJohn B. & Terri TurnerLouise VannOby L. VannRodney D. & Dottie VarellaCharles H. & Lois WalkerTommy & Molly WatsonKathryn P. WeedJohn E. & Janis WestPencie W. Wester

Alice C. Becky WheelerKimela Suzanne WhitfieldKen & Ginny WhittenStephen J. WighGerald N. WilkersonJohn Harold & Virginia WilliamsPauline WilliamsJames H. & Patricia WilliamsRickie Dean & Christina WilsonBrooks & Jane F. WootenRoland & Sarah M. YatesNeila Anne YoungLeon & Jewell ZalenskiLucian W. & Layel Zelazny




MEMORIAL GIFTS

MR. TIM ADKINSON Gail Mann ROBERT E. ANKNEY, JR Mr. & Mrs. Russell I. Sullivan KEN ARMSTRONG Gail Mann JOE BAMBERG Betty L. Bamberg MRS. KAREN S. BEARD Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards MR. BILL BERRY Janie Helland LEILA MAE BROWN Rev. & Mrs. Adrian Wingate JIMMY D. BUSH Lynn & Annie Lois Bridges DOYLE & MILDRED CARLTON Mr. John Roy Gough MRS. DORIS CLEVELAND Lynn & Annie Lois Bridges REV. HARRISON CONLEY Mr. John Roy Gough MR. JOE H. COURSON Mrs. Ann Courson GEORGE W. COWAN Edith B. Cowan MRS. MILDRED CRABTREE Florida Campers on Mission MS. JEAN CRAWFORD Rev. & Mrs. Adrian Wingate SHARON-CHERI CROFTON Gary R. Crofton ELEANOR CRUTCHFIELD Tom Crutchfield REV. HAROLD A. DANN Ruby M. Holley Mrs. Pauline Williams Mr. & Mrs. John E. West Evelyn Hughes D. E. Bryant Miriam H. Boston J. Clyde Parlier Ralph & Betty Meloon ANNIE MAE DAVIS Joyce & Cliff Troyer MONETHA DAVIS Martha G. Kennon LARRY ENFINGER Betty Jones MRS. RUBY JEWEL EVERIDGE Rev. & Mrs. Doyle R. Everage

FBC Graceville Twix & Tween ClassMRS. VONCILE FARRINGTON Rev. & Mrs. Adrian Wingate GENE GARRETT Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer MRS. JOAN GAY Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards LUCILLE GIBSON Joyce M. & Cliff TroyerA. B. GREEN Robert J. Cook EVELYN P. GREENWOOD Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer MR. WENDEL GRIFFITH Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer MAC PEARL & PAUL GRIMES Rachel Godwin JOHN GLENN HALL Mrs. Ann B. Hall IRENE PELHAM HARRIS Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards ELLENMARIE HAZELL Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards BESSIE HELTON Charles R. Parker MRS. JAN HOBBS Martha G. Kennon MRS. JACKIE HODGES Dr. J. E. Hodges Ralph C. & Joann Perdue, Jr. Virginia Crop Improvement Association Helen Lee First Baptist Church of Callaway, P.C. Virginia Tech CSES Dept, Blacksburg, VA Austin & Ida Pearce ANNIE RUTH HOPKINS Florida Campers on Mission GUS E. JOHNSON Gena H. Johnson MRS. MARGARET JOHNSON Florida Campers on Mission JANETTE PRIEST JONES Charles R. & Betty Parker MR. CHARLES JUMPER Gail Mann MRS. CAROLYN KELLEY Charles R. Parker Dwight W. KelleyREV. JAMES F. KELLEY Annah Kelley REV. JESSE C. KENNON Martha G. Kennon MRS. AMELIA LAMBERT Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Miller Charles M. & Patricia Grimsley DR. J. W. LEE James S. & Joan Dickson FBC Graceville Twix & Tween ClassRONNIE L. LUNSFORD Martha Kay McRae MR. BOB MALLORY Florida Campers on Mission MR. HAL McDONALD Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards Gail Mann MR. DALE MCSWAIN Gail Mann MR. DAVID MURPH Joyce & Cliff Troyer

PENNY NEHLS Lynn & Annie Lois Bridges STEVE & ALICE NESTER Mr. & Mrs. Louis Nester BOBBY ODOM Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Hammack Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Parker Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards MRS. SHELVIE OSWALT Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Hammack Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Parker Bill & Polly Floyd John D. & Sarah T. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Brady E. Mendheim Frances Tidwell Dale & Kitty Bowling Charles & Helen Margaret Pollard Linda Sue Golden Kitty Jeanette Rutland Billie & Charles A. Dickson Pencie W. Wester Fred & Cathy Williams Tom Crutchfield & Service Drug Girls Stanley C. & Linda Houston Dr. & Mrs. Paul D. Robinson Jerry D. Fields Steve & Era Fields & Family Joe & Rita Kimbell Family First Baptist Church of Malone Jane D. Thomas Suzanne Frazier Zilphie L. Townsend Angela Edwards George A. ‘Andy’ & Donna Moore Frank & Jan Taylor Mark & Leshia Taylor Clay & Sheri Taylor Nathan & Ashley Taylor Stan & Linda Herrington Dr. & Mrs. Walter Draughon Charles & Jullianne Ward Jane Webb Johnson Mrs. Joyce Lee Don & Anne Graham Damascus Baptist Church Gail Mann MR. EMORY CLIFFORD PARISH, SR. Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards AL PERRY Gail Mann MR. BILL PITTS Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards Gail Mann

Jim & Nancy Robinett REV. TED SPANGENBERG, JR. Kathryn B. Schmidt MRS. JIMMIE SPANN Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Ward, III DR. & MRS. JOHN SULLIVAN Tom & Jackie Pennell Jim & Nancy Robinett MISS LAURA L. TICE Kay Albritton DARRELL & TINA TURNER Charles & Betty Parker MITCHELL & EVA RATCLIFF Charles & Betty Parker ANDY WAITES Mike & Sharon Beck

MRS. VERA PITTS Martha G. Kennon WOODROW PORTER Bill & Gloria Peacock JOHN POWELL Rachel Godwin MRS. RETHA POWELL Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Hammack Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Luke Mr. & Mrs. Josh Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Lynn J. Bridges MRS. DIANE REASONER Dr. & Mrs. Walter Draughon MRS. DOROTHY REGISTER Martha Kay McRae MRS. LORETTA RICHARDSON Gail Mann CATHERINE ROBERTS Charles & Pat Grimsley MR. R. H. ‘BOB’ ROBERTS Elinor E. RobertsMR. W. MAX ROBINETT Walter, Sue & Lynn Burnett Truitt & Mary Laura Martin Mr. Bryson H. Langford, Jr. Robert H. & Doris M. Kenney Jimmy & Roselynn Carter Mary Alice Bolton John & Annette Shoemaker Mr. & Mrs. Steve Highsmith Jane F. Wooten Mr. & Mrs. Gerald N. Wilkerson Mrs. Laura Robinett Neila Anne Young Mrs. Ann P. Bynum Miss Bebe Elizabeth Puckett Sara M. Davis & Family Wendell E. & Kay Abernathy Richard & Meridean Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. C. Truitt Martin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Fuller III Mrs. Joyce A. Lee Mr. & Mrs. H. Frank Erwin Mac & Charolette Richter Helen Mellon Susan Wynn Ms. Mary S. Nicholson Doug & Alene Edwards Daniel Edwards Kelly & Miranda Gaines Jim & Nancy Robinett WILLIAM “BILL” SANDERS Mrs. Helen S. Sanders

BCF student Dustin Malphurs participates in the campus wideBlood Drive!



Alabama AlumniAlabama/Balkum Baptist ChurchCharles F. & Willa AlbrightRev. Timothy I. AlexanderWinfred AllenBen and Barbara AmlongAnderson Family EndowedAnderson Family Foundation, Inc.Anderson Family FoundationAngus Lane Anderson & Mary Shy AndersonLucile AndersonA. B. & Hilda Andrews FamilyAntioch Baptist ChurchAppalachee/Gadsden County Baptist Association HispanicHelen G. ArgoAgnes P. Axson MemorialJudge W. L. BaileyBailey-Cox MusicChristopher M. BarberJune Esther BatemanW. O. Beauchamp, Jr. MemorialLeroy BenefieldDr. & Mrs. Leroy BenefieldJeff & Mina BloodworthT. S. BoehmIrene S. BomanOlene BraxtonJ. Walter & Missouri BrewerHomer A. & Irma W. BrinkleyRev. & Mrs. Howard C. Browning James Madison Bullock MemorialTimothy & Christopher BurnsRobert Edward Chapman, Sr.Chatlos FoundationThomas Perkins Clifford Jesse W. Clopton, Sr.Bill CookJulian & Cammie ColeEvelyn Collier EducationHarrison ConleyThomas B. ConradJoe & Ann CoursonVerna Whitfield Crews George E. CrowellEleanor Crutchfield MemorialHugh & Shirley Dampier

EndowEd ScholarShipS

J. Nixon Daniel, Jr.J. Nixon Daniel, Sr.Harold A. Dann MemorialCharles & Martha DavisJohn DicksJohn H. Dicks MemorialArminta M. DonaldsonJacqueline Perry Draughon Inter-nationalWalter D. Draughon, Jr.Alfred I. duPont FoundationMattye E. DuPreeFloyd & Lottie DykesCalvin & Claudia EdekerA. M. & Mae Everett and Lillian S. NagyFaculty WivesC. W. FambroughFirst Baptist Church, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, FLShelby Foster FisherBaptist College of Florida Alumni AssociationFlorida Campers on MissionDoris ForrestMr. & Mrs. L. V. Graham Memorial Graves/O’QuinnHerman F. GreerGreenwood Baptist ChurchDalton Hagler, Sr.Lillie J. HaireHall, Hoffman, & Leary MemorialFlora Jo Hall MemorialLona Eloise Hallford MemorialT. J. & Mary Frances HarrisThomas Granville HaydenViolet HaywardCarlton & Lydia HerndonHickox MemorialLois B. & John HippsDr. & Mrs. J. E. Hodges Grace HudspethEarl Hutto FoundationM. Dewitt & Theresa JacksonJames-HudspethW. K. JenkinsGus E. & Gena H. JohnsonJ. S. Judah & Mrs. Lula Dillard JudahDwight & Carolyn Kelley Jesse Craig KennonKetner FamilyRuth Ann Kinchen N. B. LangfordDavid Lauen MusicDr. J. W. and Joyce LeeM. J., P. J. & W. P. LeePhilip W. Lett

Archie LindermanLitzellN. Edward MannJ. G. ManuelThomas E. (Marty) MartinJudson & Nellie McElroyEarl H. Merritt MemorialEarl H. Merritt Memorial AnnualL. Don MileyF. H. MorganG. W. & Mary Frances MorrowMt. Pleasant Baptist ChurchJohn L. MurrellBertie NallsF. H. NelsonWarren J. Nubern MemorialOpdykeJerry and Shelvie OswaltEdward and Evelyn Owens and James and Willie McCormickJ. T. & Charlotte Owens International StudentMemorial MusicViolet PearsonM. G. & Ethel P. PiggsLeonard G. RatzlaffRice-SavellCharlie RichardsMax and Laura RobinettMarion C. RocheBarbara RossC. H. St. JohnJames M. ScottJames H. & Voncile B. SenterfittSherrer AnnualSerena ShuttJefferson Lee Smith MemorialJim & Mabel SoutherlandSouthern Baptist FoundationJerry & Helen SowellSpangenbergL. D. & D. N. SpiveySt. Andrew Baptist Church and Mark & Angie Rathel HonorariumArthur StainbackLloyd and Eva Mae StanlandGerry StrawnJohn & Nancy Sullivan Harold & Mary Ann TaylorKay S. TaylorLanis E. TaylorPurvis N. TaylorThacker Family Eugene ThompsonTolson Bivocational Ministers’Austin Lavon TomlinsonWilliam E. Touchton, Jr.O. H. TownleyMr. & Mrs. W. B. Townley, Sr.Eva Rebecca VaughnC. N. WalkerGladys WasdinGlen WatfordWebbPencie W. WesterJames WhitworthMargaret WillseyLuther Ray WoodwardYates

ALMA SASSER Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer HELEN SCHMITT Susan & Robert Wilson MARY JOYCE SEGERS Jerry & Bobbie Wyrick MR. ED SHULERT Joyce M. & Cliff Troyer GERTA SIMPSON Martha Kay McRae MRS. SALLY SITTON Mr. & Mrs. Danny W. Rogers DR. MARK D. STEPHENS Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinchen Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Hammack Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Luke Mr. & Mrs. Josh Pierce Marion Betty Jackson MR. ISOM STURGILL Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards Mrs. Joyce Lee Gail Mann WILLIE DEAN TAYLOR Gail Mann MARSHA TIMMERMAN Noveta Beeson Marcus & Linda Shackelford REV. J. NEAL TOLSON Doris M. Tolson WILLIAM E. TOUCHTON, JR. William & Helen Touchton MR. LAMAR TOWNSEND Lynn & Annie Lois BridgesALDEN VERNON Mary C. Harris MRS. FANNIE WARD Marcus & Linda Shackelford MR. JUDSON WARD Mrs. Frances D. Ward MELBA WELCH Mr. & Mrs. Jim Robinett DAVID WEST Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards VONCILE CAMPBELL WHITFIELD Dr. & Mrs. Wiley Richards MR. & MRS. DOUG WILLIAMS Elaine W. Smith MRS. RUBY YEITER Jim & Nancy Robinett TINA ZELLER Mary C. Harris MR. DAVID ZUMALT Mary C. Harris


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Heritage Society

Heritage Society members are among the faithful who have bequest to The Baptist College of Florida or have included the college in their will or estate plan. Members are listed on a plaque located adjacent to the “Tree of Life” in the Graceville Building. To become a member, the college should receive written notification by letter or a copy of a part of the trust agreement, will, or codicil that lists the college as a beneficiary.

Nora AlexanderWinifred AllenBenjamin S. BeachMary Leitha Elkin BellWillard & Marguerite BomanGary & Freda CrawfordVerna Whitfield Crews

Myrtle DameBertha C. DanielCharles Yow DavisJewell DavisMae S. DavisMartha Elizabeth Connally DavisJacqueline Louise Perry DraughonWalter D. Draughon, Jr.Col. & Mrs. Syril FaineMary White FolksDoris ForrestRev. & Mrs. Clifford H. GrowJames S. HallfordViolet HaywardEta J. HiltonMr. & Mrs. Harry HolmesGus & Gena JohnsonThomas Tapley JonesDr. & Mrs. Thomas A. KinchenCharles & Dorothy LitzellMr. & Mrs. Arthur McDougalLucius Henry McMullenHenry MesserMamie “Happy” A. MitchellLeona B. NewmanCharles A. & Lenore PearsonShoffie Riley Newton PhillipsLela M. PrescottAnne RathjeArthur RathjeRev. & Mrs. John H. Reynolds

Wiley & Betty RichardsLewis & Mabel RogersJohn H. Ross, Sr.James M. ScottDillard F. SebastianCharles D. ShoreLois ShotwellCarrol & Lois Shupe

Find out how you can join the Heritage Society or begin an Endowed Scholarship at BCF today! Call (800) 328-2660 ext. 416.

Irene Hale SkinnerConrad St. John & Ruth B. St. JohnElmer G. “Bud” & Norma TaylorAlice Fay Rackley WarrenJames H. Warren, Sr.Sam WeeksLaurita H. Woodham

The New Administration Building is almost complete!



alumni Updates80

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To update your information [email protected] or call 800.328.2660 (ext. 446)

90

Joe (81) and Joyce Blocker and their son, Lee, have recently moved to Washington, IN. Joe is the

Principal of Grace Christian School, a ministry of Grace Baptist Church where Joe serves as Associate Pastor. They can be reached at 809 State Hwy 257Washington, IN 47501; email: [email protected].

Scott Hilliker (82) has recently moved and can be reached at 1520 Waterford Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405; phone: (205) 391-0795; email: [email protected].

David Teems, Sr. (85) received his doctorate in Theology and is currently serving at Friendship Baptist Church in Live Oak, Florida. He can be reached at 18595 144th Street, Live Oak, FL 32060; phone: (386) 776-2907 or (386) 776-1010; email: [email protected].

Paul (94) and Cheryl Fries are now serving as Church Planters in Wisconsin. Paul is the pastor of Heartland

Church in Richland Center. They can be reached at http://heartlandchurch.name; email: [email protected] or [email protected].

Benny E. and Cyndi C. Anthony (95) own and operate Anthony ChristianAcademy in N. Ft. Myers, FL. They can be reached at email: [email protected] or [email protected].

Katherine Spillman (95) is currently working for the State of Floridaproviding social services to pregnant women and their newborns.She is an active member of The Family Church in Gainesville, FL, providing ministry through audio/visual and photographic services. She can be reached at 5745 SW 75th Street #233, Gainesville, FL 32608; phone: (352) 505-6228; email: [email protected].

Jeff Jones (96) is currently serving as Pastor of First Baptist Church of Vil-la Rica, Georgia. He can be reached at 1483 W. Hwy. 78, Villa Rica, GA 30180; phone: 770-809-9125; email: [email protected].

Michael Tickel (99) is serving in Gainesville, FL. He can be reached at 1105 Ft. Clarke Blvd, Apt. 1012, Gainesville, FL 32606; phone: 352-333-3127; email: [email protected].

Kyle S. Luke (00) has taken a position as De-velopment Officer at The Florida Baptist Chil-

dren’s Home. He can be reached at (850) 878-1478 ext. 210 or (850) 766-5498; email: [email protected].

Micah (01) and Tracy Fries have moved to St. Joseph, Missouri where Micah is the Senior Pastor at Frederick Blvd Baptist Church. They can be reached

at 3017 Rush Ave, St. Joseph, MO 64506; phone: (816) 271-9497; email: [email protected]; www.micahfries.com.

Melissa Howard Kent (01) is nowserving at Journey Church in Millbrook, AL as the Minster to Preschool. She can be reached at 8918 Pennington Place, Montgomery, Al 36117; phone: (334) 399-2002; email: [email protected].

Jeremy Dyer (02) can be reached at 1053 NW Redwood Pl, Redmond, OR 97756; phone: (541) 350-2691; email: [email protected].

Eric Linton (05) and his wife Stephanie currently reside in Hoover, AL. Eric is attending the Beeson Divinity School (MDiv) at Samford University. Stephanie is one year into her MA in BiblicalCounseling through the Master’s College (Santa Clarita, CA) via Summer Institute Program (SIP). She is also the Spa

Condolences Charles Y. Davis (66) passed

away in Gainesville, GA.

Rev. H. David Knight (76)

passed away on Dec. 4,

2007. He was the pastor at

Rehobeth Baptist Church

before moving to Jackson-

ville where he served as pas-

tor for Riverview Baptist

Church for 25 years. His

wife, Gail, may be reached

at PO Box 26400, Jackson-

ville, FL 32226.

Shannon Pollard, wife of BCF

graduate Eric (97), passed

away on Dec. 19, 2007. She is

survived by her husband and

three children, Noah, Lydia,

and Anna.

Larry (Joe) Ouellette passed

away Nov. 20, 2007. Joe

worked in maintenance at

BCF for 8 years.




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A sure sign of winter at BCF is the long awaited return of the BUDD (Building Under Divine Direction) Builders. Each year this group of retirees from Missouri comes to Graceville and for approximately three months makes the College and the community a far better place to live and work. This year the BUDD Builders are involved in finishing construction of The Prayer Chapel, renovation of a conference room, repair and renova-tion of buildings in Heritage Village, construction of new student hous-ing, renovation in the R. G. Lee Chapel, and numerous other projects. According to BCF President Tom Kinchen, “To call the BUDD Build-ers retirees is a misnomer. They are the most energetic, joyful, focused and productive folks I know. They present a wonderful example of Christianity in action. From the time they leave until they return the common question that I face on campus and in the community is ‘When are our friends from Missouri coming back?’”

BUDD Builders...Hard at work on the BCF campus!

Director of N-Vogue Spa & Salon. Eric is a college minister at Hunter Street Bap-tist Church in Hoover, where he has been since January of 2006.

John Campbell (05) is currently serving as Senior Pastor at Central Baptist Church of Jupiter, FL. Chrissa Anne Campbell was born on Sept. 24, 2007 joining the Camp-bell family! Then can be reached at 5665 Shirley Dr., Jupiter, FL 33458; phone: (561) 748-4394 or (561) 747-1590; email [email protected].

Blu Berner (05) is currently serving as a Youth/Associate Pastor in Spokane, WA. He can be reached at 12104 E. 27th Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99206; phone: (509) 926-6042 or (509) 926-0575; email: [email protected].



Documents

Spring 2008 / ECHOES • 1...Spring 2008 / ECHOES • 5BCF President Tom Kinchen with New 2008 Trustee Officers: Vice Chair-man - Howard Gates, pastor of First Baptist Church of Fort