JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board will meet immediately prior to – and immediately after – this year’s annual meeting at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. The Oct. 28 meeting will be held at 1 p.m., at the hotel’s Empire A-B-C room. The board is scheduled to deal with committee recommendations and finalize the its report and recommendations to messengers at the annual meeting.
The board will also meet Oct. 30 at 12:30 in Empire A-B-C. The Committee on Executive Board Committees will bring its report as the board organizes for a new year and finalizes committee assignments. Orientation for eight new board members is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Eight retiring board members will be recognized at this year’s annual meeting. They are: Larry Atkins, pastor, Buckhorn Baptist Church, Laquey; Steve Betts, a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, Rolla; Dean Bredbenner, a member of First Baptist Church, O’Fallon; Alice Chastain, a member of First Baptist Church, Polo; Marty Finch, a member of First Baptist Church, Winfield; Wayne Karrick, a member of Prairie Hill Baptist Church, Washburn; Robert Kimmis, pastor, First Baptist Church, Linneus; and Lynne Woods, Ramsey Creek Baptist Church, Louisiana.