Redwood Empire Baptist Association
Executive Board Meeting
First Missionary Baptist Church
501 Drake Avenue, Marin City
Saturday, February 18, 2012
MINUTES
1. Welcome, Prayer and Call to Order – Brian Chandler
MOTION – made by Milton Steck, seconded by Stanley Njoroge
“Move to accept agenda as presented.” – PASSED
2. 2011 Year-End Financial Report – Milton Steck
 Printed financial report was not available – Milton assured board members that a copy would be
mailed to them
 Milton reported that association finished year a little over $5,000 in the black
 Milton shared a little background on savings in California Baptist Foundation
o When REBA sold property they owned in Vallejo they invested funds in CBF
o At present we have approximately $800,000.00
o $750,000 is held in long term savings with interest to be used to support starting churches
o Remainder is held in short term savings to assist with overall REBA expenses
o We are no longer receiving any NAMB funding
o We are pulling $4,000 out of CBF monthly to help with expenses – we have funds enough to
last one (1) more year
o By the end of the year association will have to make decision on how we can support a fulltime DOM
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 It was the consensus of those present that a full-time DOM is needed
Milton shared that NAMB was going through a new refocus – focusing on starting new churches
State is giving REBA between $250-$300 monthly to help with DOM medical expenses
Camp Cazadero – Bob Lawler
 Theme for this year’s Children’s Camp is “Shine”
 We will be going back to having two Children’s Camps with Youth Weekend in between
 Camp for 1st thru 3rd grades will start with a Sunday Family Afternoon BBQ and end on Thursday of first week
 Youth Weekend will start on Thursday afternoon and run through Sunday
 Camp for 4th thru 6th grades will start Monday and end on Friday of second week
 Dates
o Week 1 – July 15-19 (Grades 1-3 completed)
o Week 2 – July 23-27 (Grades 4-6 completed)
o Youth Weekend – July 19-22 (Grades 7-12 completed)
 Cost
o Children’s Camp – $199 per camper
o Youth Weekend – $155 per camper
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Planning Team is in the process of putting together a “Shine-Kit” for promotion
Camp Pastors – First Week, Sandi Lawler; Second Week Bob Lawler
Milton shared that there were many challenges for Cazadero
o Camp is looking at back taxes, fees and penalties owed to the IRS of between $50,000 & $75,000
o Both staff and board to blame for the situation
o Process is on-going to get to final amount camp owes IRS
o Camp has cash resources on hand of $40,000
Greatest help from our REBA churches is to use the camp facilities – more income will help the camp in the
ongoing expenses
3. Introduction of New REBA Church Applications – Brian Chandler
 Gospel Fellowship Church, 640 Drake Avenue, Marin City – Philip Ellingberg, pastor
 Red Hill Church, 921 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo – Michael Snearly, pastor
 At Annual Meeting pastors will share about their churches and association will vote on their request to join
REBA at that time
4. Director of Missions Report – Bob Lawler
 ACP’s
o 60% of REBA churches turned ACP’s for 2011
 Represent 8,400 followers of Christ
 565 baptisms
 Churches in Transition
o First Baptist, Fairfield
 Jeff Hood has given faithful leadership to congregation all of 2011
o North Hills, Vallejo
 Paul Berkley has been serving as interim for fourteen (14) months – Paul shared about the
ministry that is ongoing and requested prayer for the right pastor
o Tree of Life, Santa Rosa
 Michael Tonks has accepted position as pastor
o Immanuel, Santa Rosa
 Mike McCamey has accepted position as pastor
o Christ-Centered, Vallejo
 James Soy shared that they have been able to move into main sanctuary in the facility they
are renting for an afternoon service – this will enable them to grow
o Calvary, Napa
 English church closed its doors during 2011
 New Wine with Jose Miranda as pastor was able to take over facility along with all resources
 New Church Starts
o Mission Church, Santa Rosa – Fernando Berrios, pastor
o Providence Community, Novato – Jose Fusilier, pastor
o Impact Bible Ministries, Vallejo – Tony Summers
o Living Hope EastBay, Oakland – Dr. Samuel Kinyua, pastor
o New work started by Tito Raiz is meeting in Woodland – they will be filling out paperwork to
received support
 CLD
o Continues to grow – spring semester has forty-two (42) students
o Nineteen (19) students (English & Hispanic) received diplomas in both Christian Ministry and
Theology last Spring
 Disaster Relief Training
o Southern Baptist are 3rd on national list of first responders after REMA and the Red Cross
o Training being offered on March 17th at Petaluma Valley Church – training being sponsored by
Golden Hills Association
o REBA has designed funds for disaster relief training and is willing to pay part of the required fees
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 New Volunteer – Cost $50, REBA will pay $25
 Recertification – Cost $50, REBA will pay $25
 Refresher for currently certified – Cost $25, REBA will pay $25
Hunger Funds
o There are no Texas Hunger Funds available to REBA this year
o NAMB will be giving us $398 quarterly
o Leadership Group will be working out a formula for dispersing the funds
VBS
o According to the 2011 ACP’s there were 1,900 children and youth in REBA churches VBS programs
o Training
 Sacramento – February 25th
 Woodland – April 14
 Mt. Calvary, Fairfield (REBA training) – May 12th
Semi-Annual Meeting
o Valley Baptist Church, San Rafael – Saturday, April 28th
o Bob passed out an interest sheet – all pastors were asked to fill out and turn in as they left meeting
o Semi-Annual Meeting will be a training time to meet the needs of the pastors
5. Meeting closed with a Concert of Prayer
Respectively Submitted
Georgiana Maddocks
ATTENDANCE
Buenas Nuevas, Fairfield
Daniel Garcia
Christ-Centered Baptist Church, Vallejo
James E. Soy
Community Baptist Church, Santa Rosa
Lee Turner
Donald Pete
Discovery Church, Vacaville
Brian Chandler
Gary Cragun
Eglise Baptiste de la Grace, Novato
John Pierremont
First Baptist, Graton
Sonshine Loomis
Living Hope International Christian, San Rafael
Stanley Njoroge
New Life Christian Community, Suisun City
Tito Raiz
North Hills Church, Vallejo
Paul Berkley
Primera Iglesia, Vacaville
Luis Rosales
Sovereign Grace Community Church, Petaluma
Kevin Kirby
St. Matthews Baptist Church, Vacaville
Vic A. Russell
Trinity Baptist, Vacaville
Milton Steck
Vallejo International, Vallejo
Keith Jainga
Staff
Bob Lawler, DOM
Georgiana Maddocks, Administrative Assistant