O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good:
for his mercy endureth for ever. -- Psalm 107:1
Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God. -- John 3:3
For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. -- John
3:16
Jesus answered and said unto him,
If a man love me, he will keep my words:
and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with him. -- John 14:23
I am the vine, ye are the branches:
He that abideth in me, and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing. -- John 15:5
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in the earth,
and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father. -- Philippians
2:10-11
In 1867, the parent
body, General Baptist State Convention
of North Carolina, Inc., (then called the Educational and
Missionary Convention) was organized. "As the field grew wider and the
laborers increased, there was a great need for a Woman's Convention in
North Carolina" which "reaches back into the minds and hearts of men."(See
1867-1967-The Centennial Celebration of the General Baptist State
Convention ... )
Thus in 1884, "some
North Carolina Missionary Baptist women felt the call to mission and
responded by banding themselves together under the leadership of the
late Reverend Dr. Henry Martin Tupper (himself an American Baptist
missionary, founder, and first president of Shaw University,Raleigh,
North Carolina) and forming the Woman's Convention.... Among some of
the founders were Mrs. N.F. Roberts, Mrs. Hattie E. Shephard, Miss
Helen Jackson, Mrs. Sallie A. Mial, and Mrs. B.E. Green." (See A
Handbook And Study Guide for Missionary Baptist Women.) "The
women ... felt they could render a more effective service ... by
bringing together the widely scattered missionary societies under one
banner."(See History of the Woman's Baptist Home and
Foreign Missionary Convention of North Carolina.)
CURRENT STATE PRESIDENT: Dr. Audrey Battle
CURRENT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURER: Rev. Dr.
Linda W. Bryan
CURRENT EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIRPERSON: Mrs. Ida Dunstan
CURRENT RECORDER: Mrs. Arlethia l. Joyner
CURRENT ASSISTANT RECORDER: Mrs. Barbara Harris
CURRENT HISTORIAN: Ms. Vanessa Gregory
HEADQUARTERS: Raleigh, North Carolina
DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1884
| PAST PRESIDENTS | |||
| PRESIDENT # | NAME | DATES OF
TERM |
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|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Mrs. Lizzy Neely |
1884-1891
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2
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Mrs. Pattie G. Shepherd |
1892-1929
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3
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Mrs. Hattie Shepherd |
1930-1933
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4
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Mrs. Viola McMillan |
1934-1949
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5
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Dr. Berthenia D. Horne |
1950-1968
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6
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Mrs. Vera Slade |
1968-1973
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7
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Dr. Johnnie B. McLester |
1973-1977
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8
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Dr. Georgia M. Turner |
1977-1981
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9
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Dr. Thelma C. Horton |
1981-1985
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10
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Dr. Luella D. Edwards |
1985-1989
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11
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Dr. Eva H. Johnson |
1989-1993
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12
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Dr. Shirley W. Bullock |
1993-1997
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13
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Dr. Maggie M. White |
1997-2001
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14
|
Dr. Julias McDonald |
2001-2005
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| 15 |
Dr. Bronnie Harris Daniels |
2005-2009 |
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| PAST EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURERS | |||
|
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURER |
NAME | DATES OF TERM | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Dr. Ellen S. Alston |
1946-1967 |
|
2 |
Dr. Berthenia D. Horne | 1967-1978 |
|
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3 |
Dr. Priscilla Brodie |
1979-2009 |
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| PAST VICE PRESIDENTS | |||
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VICE PRESIDENTS
|
NAME | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Reverend Linda Inman |
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2
|
Mrs. Elizebeth Marrow |
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3
|
Mrs. Ellender LeMay |
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4
|
Mrs. Lena Johnson |
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