ELYRIA, Ohio—Messengers to the 2009 National Conference elected new members to the Council of Eighteen during the Tuesday afternoon business session. The GARBC Council of Eighteen is a group of men elected by the voting messengers from Association churches. Council members serve a three-year term and can be re-elected to a second three-year term. The GARBC is a voluntary association of independent Baptist churches; the Council makes recommendations to the Association to further its work and to implement all actions and policies of the Association.
New members of the GARBC Council of Eighteen:
- David Burman, Pastor-Brown Street Baptist Church (Alton, Ill.)
- Jonathan Jenks, Pastor-Calvary Baptist Church (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.)
- David Little, President-Baptist Church Planters (Elyria, Ohio)
- Charles “Chuck” Pausley, Pastor-Bethany Baptist Church (Avon Park, Fla.)
- Robert Sauser, Pastor-First Baptist Church (Creston, Iowa)
- David Strope, Pastor-Ankeny Baptist Church (Ankeny, Iowa)
- Gerald Webber, Pastor-Maranatha Baptist Church (Sebring, Fla.)
The following men are currently serving on the Council with time remaining on their terms:
- Tom Alexander, Pastor–First Baptist Church (Wellington, Ohio)
- Bryce “Bernie” Augsburger, Representative–IL-MO Association of Regular Baptist Churches (Washington, Ill.)
- Bryan Augsburger, Pastor–First Baptist Church (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
- Jeffery “Duke” Crawford, Pastor–Emmanuel Baptist Church (Toledo, Ohio)
- Stan Lightfoot, Pastor–Rustic Hills Baptist Church (Colorado Springs, Col.)
- James Maxwell III, President–Faith Baptist Bible College (Ankeny, Iowa)
- Michael Peck, Vice President–Baptist Church Planters (Elyria, Ohio)
- J. O. Purcell, Pastor–Tri County Baptist Church (The Villages, Fla.)
- Brad Quick, Pastor–First Baptist Church (Elyria, Ohio)
- Ken Spink, Pastor–Berea Baptist Church (Berea, Ohio)
- Richard Van Heukelum, Pastor–Walnut Ridge Baptist Church (Waterloo, Iowa)
In a meeting on Wednesday evening, June 26, the newly seated Council of Eighteen elected the following officers:
Brad Quick–chair
Richard Van Heukelum–vice chair
David Strope –secretary
