2014 Annual Meeting of the BMA America
The theme for this year’s BMA of America meeting in Little Rock was “One In Heart,” and it proved to be prophetic because a sense of harmony was pervasive throughout the meeting.
This year’s attendance was about the same as last year, 517 messengers and 128 visitors. But a highlight was that eight churches petitioned to be a part of the BMA, four English-speaking churches and four Hispanic churches: Clinton Baptist Church, Clinton; Piney Woods Baptist Church, Northport, Ala.; Cornerstone Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Texas; New Heart Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Center of Life/Centro de Vida, Brenham, Texas; Center Of Life/Centro de Vida, Somerville, Texas; Iglesia Bautista Sin Paredes De Salinas, Salinas, Puerto Rico; and Iglesia Bautista el Mesias in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico.
The President’s Message by Ed Stephenson Monday night and the annual message by Missionary Eric Johnson were inspirational. Wonderful music was presented, including mini concerts by the Central Baptist College Singers and Choir and Violinist Jaime Jorge.
