Report of the Board of Church Extension

                  The Board of Church of Extension has met four times during the past year to supervise the carrying out of its assigned task.

                  Two men were called to ministries under the Board of Church Extension. David R. Way was called to pastor the Pleasant Valley, New York, Mission. This new ministry is an outgrowth of the church at Poughquag. Pastor Way was asked to serve as the organizing pastor of the mission. Richard B. Ravis was called to serve as associate organizing pastor of the Edison, New Jersey, Mission. The Edison Mission drew up a plan at its inception which called for an associate pastor to serve with Pastor Cahill. The calling of Pastor Ravis is an indication that the Edison Mission is proceeding according to the proposed plan.

                  There were several developments concerning property. The Holmes, New York, Mission has completed negotiations to merge with the congregation of Second Kent Baptist Church. This merger will mean the sharing of a very spacious and adequate facility. The Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania, Church acquired possession of the Kirk in the Wood. We are thankful to God for this development. The Board of Church Extension has made an attempt to compile information about the finances and insurance coverage of each of the churches under its jurisdiction. This is a complex task.

                  The Walnutport Mission has requested that an assessment committee be appointed to evaluate its readiness to re-form as a church recognized by Annual Conference. The evaluation has taken place and we are pleased to recommend the Walnutport Mission for membership to this Annual Conference.

                  During the year, we voted to close two of our missions which have been dormant for several years due to lack of personnel and finances. These missions are Eastern Union County, New Jersey, and Mays Landing, New Jersey.

                  The Board of Church Extension has hired Carol Z. Snyder to serve as Director of Development and Communications. One of the great problems facing the Board of Church Extension is lack of resources, both in finances and in personnel. The decision to hire Mrs. Snyder is based on a recognition of those needs. Her task is to provide help for the Executive Director and to more effectively communicate the work of the Board of Church Extension to the Bible Fellowship Church. Mrs. Snyder has established an office in her home and will work from it.

                  The Board of Church Extension has been working through a study and planning procedure in order to evaluate its ministry and lay plans for the future of the ministry. The Board hopes to complete this study in the next year.

                  The following is a list of the ministries of the Board of Church Extension and the ministers serving in those ministries.

                                                     Edison, NJ     Dennis M. Cahill

                                                                           Richard B. Ravis

                                                   Newark, NJ     Delbert R. Baker II

                                                 Spencer, MA    Christopher J. Morrison

                                                                           Dennis W. Spinney

                                         Ocean County, NJ     Dean A. Stortz

                           Southeast Asian, Phila., PA    David H. C. Sng

                                             Mt. Pocono, PA    Ronald C. Erb

                                      Pleasant Valley, NY    David R. Way

                                            Poughquag, NY     James A. Wickstead

                                           Somers Point, NJ    Roger L. Reitz

                                             Walnutport, PA     Larry M. Smith

                                   Wappingers Falls, NY    Byron Widger

                                                  Holmes, NY     Robert S. Commerford

         The Board recommends the following resolutions be adopted by the 107th Annual Conference:

RESOLVED: That the 1991-92 budget be adopted.

WHEREAS: The Board of Church Extension is of the opinion that the Walnutport, PA, Mission meets the qualifications of a church as specified in Article 18 of the Articles of Faith of the Faith and Order of the Bible Fellowship Church; therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the Walnutport, PA, Mission be recognized as a church and that its delegate be received into membership of the 107th Annual Conference of the Bible Fellowship Church.

WHEREAS: The Staten Island, NY Church has petitioned the 107th Annual Conference to place it under the care of the Board of Church Extension as a mission; and

WHEREAS: We concur in the view that the location in Staten Island is strategic and spiritually needy; and

WHEREAS: We are hopeful that the Church can be re-established on Staten Island; therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the 107th Annual Conference be informed that the Board of Church Extension is willing to undertake the care and direction of the Staten Island Church as a mission, should the Conference so direct, and that we shall do our best toward helping that mission to grow and to re-organize as a church.

WHEREAS: The Board of Church Extension has gone current in its finances; therefore be it

RESOLVED: That duty 10 of the Board of Church Extension in the Faith and Order of the Bible Fellowship Church (page 159) be amended by the deletion of the last sentence which begins, “This report shall include a submission of a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning September 1 of the following year.”

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Board of Church Extension: LeRoy S. Heller, Chairman; Dana E. Weller, Vice Chairman; Richard E. Taylor, Secretary; William R. Singletary, Treasurer, Daniel G. Ziegler, Executive Director; Alfred G. Roberts, Salvatore Roseti, Robert W. Smock, Clyde W. Snyder, John Vandegriff, Robert H. Zentz.