Officers & Executive Board

Executive Board & Congregational Districts

District I

Mrs. Lessie Gore

Mrs. Margaret Riggins

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

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

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