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179th Annual Session

October 8–9, 2027

The Association will meet at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Westport, Tennessee.

Exterior of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Host church

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Date
Friday–Saturday, October 8–9, 2027
Time
Sessions begin at 10:00 a.m. each day.
Location
5315 Highway 114
Westport, TN 38387
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Annual program

Order of Business

The detailed 2027 program is still being prepared. This customary framework includes the sermon appointments elected at the 2026 session.

Friday · October 8

Friday Session

  1. Call the Association to order
  2. Appoint the Committee on Divine and Hospitality Service
  3. Appoint the Finance Committee
  4. Appoint the Topics Committee for the next annual session
  5. Appoint the Obituary Recorder
  6. Read the Rules of Decorum
  7. Call for reception of church letters
  8. Call for petitioning church letters
  9. Roll call of messengers
  10. Elect the Moderator, Clerk, and assistants
  11. Select the host church for the next annual session
  12. Select brethren to preach the next annual sermons
  13. Receive a love offering for the Associational Missionary
  14. Introductory Sermon — Bro. Jacob Gulledge, 11:00 a.m. (Bro. Danal Wood, alternate)
  15. Call for correspondence

Saturday · October 9

Saturday Session

  1. Roll call of messengers
  2. Call for the Finance Committee report
  3. Call for the Obituary Recorder report
  4. Call for the Historical Committee report
  5. Call for the Topics Committee report
  6. Reports from missionaries
  7. Doctrinal Sermon — Bro. Trey Crews, 11:00 a.m. (Bro. Mark Horton, alternate)
  8. Call for new business
  9. Read the Vote of Thanks
  10. Song and parting hand

Home Missions

2027 Discussion Topics

These four topics were adopted at the 2026 Annual Session. Their placement in the final program will be announced later.

Doctrinal

Provide an overview of the methodology of New Testament missionary endeavors. How did they determine where to go, when to go, when to stay, and when to leave? What can we learn from them?

Presenters: Bro. Andrew Stokes, Bro. Jacob Gulledge, and Bro. Adam Allen

Historical

Review the history of churches formerly or presently in this Association and formerly in the Western District Association. How did church establishment compare with population growth, when did it decrease, and what lessons can we learn?

Presenters: Bro. Scott Carter, Bro. Larry Pritchard, and Bro. Johnny McClure

Current events

What communities surrounding us in West Tennessee are not presently served by churches of like faith and order? Are there large, new, or growing population centers to which we should give prayerful attention?

Presenters: Bro. Trey Crews, Bro. Levi Rogers, and Bro. Danal Wood

Practical

How does a new mission work begin? What practical and logistical matters should be considered, what principles should a missionary keep in mind, and how could our churches support local mission endeavors?

Presenters: Bro. James Keen, Bro. Donald Parish, and Bro. Bradley Overman