THE NATIONAL BAPTIST LAYMEN

THE NATIONAL BAPTIST LAYMEN'S

13™ ANNUAL

WALTER CADE, JR.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WORKSHOP

VIRGINIA * GEORGIA * NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA * FLORIDA

NBC USA, INC.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2009

QUEEN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

HOST

VIRGINIA BAPTIST STATE LAYMEN'S LEAGUE

AREA COORDINATORS:

JOSEPH W. GILES (RICHMOND) 804-746-1776

WILLIAM GRAVES, JR. (ROANOKE) 540-982-1684

MELVIN GREEN (PETERSBURG) 804-731-3517

HOWARD INGRAM (TIDEWATER) 757-722-5794

National Baptist Laymen's Movement Walter Cade Jr. Southeast Regional Workshop

Hampton, Virginia September 25^th , 26^th, 27^th 2009

Dear Brethren,

The Brothers and our Supporting Sisters of the Virginia Baptist State Laymen are preparing and looking forward to your arrival in the great state of Virginia. Virginia is for Lovers and we believe after your visit you will be in love with VA like we are. We are looking forward to your arrival, and we are preparing for your comfort and enjoyment while you are here.

Attach to this letter are two important documents. (1) Housing and Registration Form and (2) Ad Application for this year's Souvenir Book. Please feel free to copy these two documents and pass them along to anyone that need them.

There are two deadlines to remember. These deadlines are very important. Please abide by these deadlines and get the information back to us on time. Advertising in the Souvenir Book must be received no later than August 15,2009. Housing and Registration Form must be received not later than September 1,2009. If you have any problems feel free to call any of the following persons whose names are listed below and we will get the information you need. Your travel instructions will be mailed with your confirmation.

Deacon Joseph Giles (804) 764-1776
Brother Melvin Green (804) 731-3517
Deacon Howard Ingram (757) 722-5794

National Baptist Laymen's Movement Regional Workshop Guidelines

History

The National Baptist Laymen's Regional Workshop concept began as a vision from God to Walter Cade, Jr. at the start of his presidency at his election as the laymen president at the National Baptist Convention's annual session in Cleveland, Ohio in 1971.

Walter Cade, Jr. desired to involve more men in the national movement. To get more men to come to the national meetings he knew he must get them familiar with the national work. Therefore, President Cade introduced the regional concept. A mini-national meeting held on weekends in cities within driving distance of laymen, laywomen, laywomen, junior laymen and pastors..

These meetings were called workshops with the primary objective of fellowship among the delegates and to promote the work and ministries of the National Baptist Laymen.. Danny Williams of Denver, Colorado was the state president of the Colorado laymen. He saw President Cade's vision and played a vital role in helping to implement the first regional workshop.

The first workshop was held in Denver, Colorado in 1971 between the laymen of Kansas and Colorado. In 1974 the states that came together for a regional were Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. From 1975 to 1987 the names used for these workshops between the states of Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona were "Western States", "The Joint States" and "Four States Workshop".

During this period small workshop teams of national laymen, primarily from Kansas, were traveling to various states conducting workshops to motivate them to join the regional concept and become active in the laymen's movement. Initially as states joined together for regional workshops they called themselves Three States, Four States or Five States Workshop depending on the number of states participating. As the workshops became established, other states in their region would join in. The workshop names in 1992 were changed according to the part of the United States they were located.

The state of Kansas, Colorado-Wyoming, New Mexico and Oklahoma were named the Midwest Region. The states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Organ and Washington were named Farwest Region. The states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin were named the Great Lakes Region. The states of Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas were named the Southeast Region. The states of New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D. C. were named the Big East Region. The States of Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina were named the Southern Region.

In 1997 all the regional workshops names were to include Walter Cade, Jr. in honor of the founder. See the laymen's First Seventy-Five Years history book for a complete history of the regional workshops.

National Baptist Laymen's Movement
Walter Cade Jr. Southeast Regional Workshop

Hampton, Virginia September 25^th, 26^th, 27^th, 2009

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