Executive Board & Congregational Districts
District I
Mrs. Lessie Gore
Mrs. Margaret Riggins
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Congregational Districts: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Williamsburg
Associations: Antioch, Charleston, Cooper River, Jerusalem, Kingston Lake, Lovely Hill, Mt. Carmel, Nazarene, New Ashley, Rock Springs, Williamsburg
District II
Mrs. Irene Abney
Congregational Districts: Abbeville, Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Saluda
Associations: Bethlehem, Cedar Branch, Little River, Mt. Canaan, Ridge Hill, Savannah Valley, Simmon Ridge Samaritan, Storm Branch
District III
Reverend Dr. Shirley Miller
Ms. Melissa Myers
Congregational Districts: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Associations: Beaver Creek, Four Mile, Macedonia, Mt. Calvary, Mt. Hope, Mt. Olive, Orangeburg-Calhoun, Orangeburg-Orthodox, St. Matthews, Summer Grove
District IV
Mrs. Helen Rosemond-Saunders
Mrs. Mildred Madden
Congregational Districts: Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens,Spartanburg
Associations: Enoree River, North Enoree, Oolenoy, Reedy River, Rocky River, Seneca River, Spartanburg, Tumbling Shoals, Tyger River
District V
Mrs. LaSaine Yates
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Congregational Districts: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Union
Associations: Bethel, Catawba River, Fairfield, Kershaw, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Peaceful, New Enoree, Pacolet River,
Sandy River (UD), Sandy River (LD), St. Paul, St. Vaugnville, Thickerty Mountain, Bright Light
District VI
Ms. Antoinette L. Muldrow
Mrs. Mary Gillens
Congregational Districts: Clarendon, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Richland, Sumter, Marlboro
Associations: Berea, Black River, chesterfield, Christian Fellowship, Gethsemane, Little Pee Dee, Midlands, Mt. Carmel, New Zion, Overcoming, Pee Dee, Pee Dee #2, St. John, Sumter, Surprise, Wateree (LD), Wateree (UD)
THE WOMAN’S BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL AND MISSIONARY
CONVENTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Mrs. Hilda D. Gadsden, President
1434 Amber Lane, Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 763-1385 Home (843) 442-5110 Cell
Reverend Carolyn Brantley, Executive Assistant (President)
COMMITTEES AT WORK
AUDITING –
Mrs. Helen Schumpert, Chairperson: Mrs. Marilyn N. Thomas and Mrs. Evia Thomas
BANQUET-
Dr. Sarah Simmons, Chairperson: Ms. Antoinette L. Muldrow, Co-chairperson,
Mrs. Valerie Cooper, Mrs. Ruby Nell Crooks, Mrs. Shelia Harris, Mrs. Miranda Prater and
Mrs. Haskell
BENEDICT COLLEGE RALLY –
Mrs. Maxine Pearson, Chairperson: Reverend Lillie Burgess, Co-chairperson,
Mrs. Sandra Cunningham, Mrs. Mary Foster and Mrs. Lovie S. Howell, Mrs. Shirley Blassingame
BUDGET-
Mrs. Trudie Dukes, Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Alice Graham, Dr. Mary Rice-Crenshaw,
Mrs. Valerie Cooper and Minister Brenda Heard
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN-
Mrs. Sandra Sims, Chairperson: Mrs. Deborah Crawford, Mrs. Beatrice J. Peoples, Reverend Thelma Dixon, Mrs. Paulette Davis, Mrs. Lessie Gore, Mrs. Pamela Williams, Mrs. Darlene Myers, Mrs. Kesha McCleave and Ms. Deidra Odom
CALENDAR-
Mrs. Valerie Cooper, Chairperson: Mrs. Linda Dunlap, Mrs. Betty J. Johnson,
Mrs. Deborah Crawford and Mrs. Shirley Berry
CONSTITUTION-
Dr. Mary Rice Crenshaw, Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Alice Graham,
Mrs. Marilyn Thomas, Mrs. Michelle Daniels and Minister Senora Munford
DEVOTIONAL-
Minister Ruthena Edwards, Chairperson: Evangelist Elizabeth Richburg,
Mrs. Loureatha Pittman, Reverend Dr. Sandra Sloan and Reverend V. Dozier Williams
DISTRICT MISSIONARIES-
Mrs. Vivian Allen, Chairperson: Mrs. Mildred Madden, Mrs. Sadie Young, Mrs. Sandra Sims,
Mrs. Jessie Chandler, Mrs. Carolyn McCoy, Mrs. Linda Young, Mrs. Leslie Gore,
Mrs. Geneva Thomas, Mrs. Lillie Whitten, Mrs. Sandra Singleton, Mrs. Emma Marvels,
Mrs. Johnnie Keyes, Dr. Sandra Sloan, Mrs. Kathy Bethea-McQueen, Mrs. Thelma Garnes and Mrs. Mary Fox
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ECUMENICAL FELLOWSHIP-
Reverend Sarah Robertson, Chairperson: Reverend Hazel Reese, Minister Marcia Hawkins, Reverend Patricia B. Smith-Wright, Reverend Dr. Tiawana Mayo, and Reverend Sarah Lynnette Priester
EDUCATION-
Mrs. Hattie E. Hughes, Chairperson: Mrs. Nancy P. Wilson, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Cecelia McWhorter, Evangelist Shirley Miller, Mrs. Shirley B. Oliver, Mrs. Jeanette Scott and
Mrs. Denise Matthews.
ELECTION-
Reverend Carolyn Brantley, Chairperson: Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, Mrs. Queen Roseboro,
Mrs. Margaret Riggins and Mrs. Louise Nelson
GLOBAL MISSION-
Mrs. Helen Schumpert, Chairperson: Mrs. Ruby Nell Crooks, Mrs. Edreka Grey, Mrs. Betty Avery, Mrs. Marguerite Jamison, Mrs. Gloria McLaughlin, Mrs. Ruth Cunningham and Mrs. Mary Gillens
HEALTH INITIATIVES-
Ms. Melanie L. Daniels, Chairperson: Dr. Sharon Jackson, Minister Buquilla Ervin-Cannon,
Dr. Cynthia Walters
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION-
Mrs. Marilyn Thomas, Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Alice Graham, Dr. Mary Rice-Crenshaw,
Dr. Claudette C. Cureton, Dr. Lucille Whipper, Dr. Jacqueline W. Canty and Mrs. Lessie Gore
INCENTIVE/MERIT PERFORMANCE-
Ms. Betty F. Johnson, Chairperson: Mrs. Valerie Cooper, Mrs. Mildred Tolbert and
Mrs. Xanthine Gilliard
LEADERSHIP TRAINING-
Reverend Thelma E. Dixon, Chairperson: Reverend Edna McKinney, Mrs. Nina Bradley, Evangelist Janice Bridges
LIFE MEMBERSHIP-
Mrs. Evia Thomas, Chairperson: Mrs. Lessie Gore, Minister Grace Winestock, Mrs. Linda Carr, Mrs. Agnes Hardison, Mrs. Pearl Simmons, Mrs. Deborah Jordan and Mrs. Geraldine Green
LITERATURE-
Reverend Dr. Tiawana Mayo, Chairperson: Mrs. Patricia Gillard, Co-chairperson,
Ms. Allison Boone and Mrs. Carolyn Collier-Greene
MEMORIAL-
Mrs. Trudie Dukes, Chairperson: Mrs. Jonnie Hartley, Mrs. Ada Graham, Mrs. Mary Martin,
Mrs. Lillie Whitten and Mrs. Tilatha Moore
MORRIS COLLEGE RALLY-
Mrs. Lula Burns, Chairperson: Mrs. Eloise Johnson, Mrs. Jessie Reeder, Mrs. Lucy Tolbert,
Mrs. Pearlease Timmons, Mrs. Jesse Chandler, Mrs. Ethel McCullough, Mrs. Emma Ross and
Mrs. Mary Dinkins
NOMINATING-
Mrs. Beatrice J. Peoples, Chairperson: Mrs. Dorothy Edwards and Mrs. A. Lois Jackson
NURSES AND NURSES GUILD-
Minister Buquilla Ervin-Cannon, Chairperson: Mrs. Janie Brown and Mrs. Ruth McKinney
POLITICAL ACTION-
Mrs. Terrie A. Hunter-Lawrence, Chairperson: Dr. Sarah Simmons,
Reverend Patricia Smith-Wright, Mrs. Peggy Sanders and Mrs. Betty Young
PROGRAM-
Mrs. Vivian Allen, Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Alice Graham, Dr. Mary Rice-Crenshaw,
Reverend Thelma Dixon, Ms. Michele Daniels and Mrs. Candace B. McLeod
PUBLIC RELATIONS-
Mrs. Shelia Harris, Chairperson: Mrs. Janie P. Jones, Minister S. Michelle Everett,
Ms. Antoinette L. Muldrow and Mrs. Vanessa Turner-Maybank
REGISTRATION AND FINANCE
Mrs. Alice Mary Graham, Advisor-
FINANCIAL: Ms. Valerie Cooper, Treasurer/Coordinator
Mrs. Brenda Heard, Financial Secretary
REGISTRATION: Ms. Sandra Short, Coordinator/Registrar/Pre-Registration-
Mrs. Mary Alice Graham, Registrar, Minister Mona Kelley, Registrar, Ms. Alicia Graham, Registrar,
Mrs. Helen Richardson, Registrar, Ms. Antoinette McCant, Assistant
RESOLUTION-
Minister Patricia Smith-Wright, Chairperson: Mrs. Annette Burney and Mrs. Glenda Jefferson
and Mrs. Willie Mae Taylor
SCHOLARSHIP-
Mrs. Mildred Madden, Chairperson: Mrs. Vivian Allen, Mrs. Lula Burns, Mrs. Annice Brown,
Mrs. Annie Futrell, Mrs. Beverly Murphy, Mrs. Gail W. Tolbert
SOCIAL CONCERN-
Mrs. Brenda Clark, Chairperson: Mrs. Joan Harps, Mrs. Roberta Simmons, Mrs. Victoria Abram
SPIRITUAL LIFE-
Dr. Mamie Miller, Chairperson: Reverend Barbara Pickard, Co-chairperson,
Reverend Hilda McMahand, Reverend Hazel Reese, Reverend Helen Livingston, Minister Lillie Hanks, Reverend Maeliza Grant, Minister Senora Mumford, Reverend Dr. Maxcina C. Gadsden
TIME AND PLACE-
Mrs. Barbara Johnson, Chairperson: Mrs. Ada Legree and Mrs. Darlene Green
USHERS ON DUTY-
Mrs. Verel Martin, Chairperson: Host Church and State Convention Ushers