Centennial Minutes

Research By Mrs. Ruth Byus

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21st General Conference, August 10-14, 1989
Held at Oklahoma City, OK

Theme: "Into His Harvest"

General Officials:

General Supt B.E. Underwood
Vice Chmn Jesse Simmons (portfolio: World Missions, People to People, Carmed Forces)
Asst. Gen. Supt. James Leggett (portfolio: Evangelism USA, Loan Fund)
Sec/Treas Jack Goodson (portfolio: Intra-church Fund Dept, Accounting, Retirement and Brotherhood, Insurance, Loan Fund Accounting, Stewardship and Development, Church Institutions.

Christian Educ. Dir. Doyle Marley
Women's Ministry: Doris Moore
Men's Fellowship: Jack Kelley

During the last quadrennium:

• Developed Royal Rangers and GEMS to minister to boys and girls
• Established a Video Department
• Started Archives and Record Center
• Established WIN
• Established Men's Fellowship
• Developed a Ministers Handbook
• Restructured SAM (Summer Action Ministry), SOW (:Short-term Overseas Worker), LOVE Lay Overseas Volunteer Evangels
• World Missions Dept is now supporting 176 missionaries - a 50% increase.
• Working in 40 world class cities outside the US and expanded into 16 new countries
• Four new Urban projects were undertaken.
• Woman's Auxiliary changed name to Women's Ministries with focus oriented to reach out to hurting people.

Board of Institutions Projections:

• Establish Graduate School to offer Master of Ministry degree in church growth and church planting. Target date for implementation 1999.
• Emmanuel College to become 4 year accredited Liberal Arts College
• SCU to continue a 4 year accredited Bible School
• Advantage College to continue offering ministries in church growth, church planting and evangelism

Members in US 116,673, churches 1,461 Members overseas 137,653, churches 1,699.

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