

WBEMCSC History
OUR PURPOSE, OUR HISTORY, OUR LEGACY
Purpose of the WBEMCSC
The purpose of our Convention shall be to promote the cause of Christ in South Carolina through Christian Education and Missionary Work. Evangelize our Communities and support education through Morris College and Benedict College; enriching lives through education.
History of WBEMCSC
Woman’s Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of South Carolina was organized in Columbia, South Carolina on April, 11, 1888 at Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Fannie E. Davis was elected as the 1st President of the Women’s Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of South Carolina. Since Sister Davis there have been fifteen Presidents; each monumentally contributing to the growth and the enrichment of the organization.
Presidents of the WBEMCSC
2018 - Present
Mrs. Hilda D. Gadsden
2013 - 2018
Dr. Audrey P. Neal
2008 - 2013
Dr. Claudette C. Cureton
2004 - 2008
Dr. Lucille S. Whipper
1999 - 2004
Dr. Jacqueline W. Canty
1994 - 1999
Dr. Arabella H. Rich
1983 - 1994
Dr. Mamie N. Coker
1978 - 1983
Dr. Anna D. Reuben
1974 - 1978
Dr. Iola Jones
1961 - 1974
Dr. Mary C. G. Whitener
1932 - 1961
Mrs. Mable K. Howard
1925 - 1932
Mrs. Connie N. Jones
1904 - 1925
Mrs. Cora S. Boykin
1903 - 1904
Mrs. Rachel E. Robinson
1897 - 1903
Mrs. M. J. Ryan
1888 - 1897
Mrs. Fannie E. Davis
