November, 2025

We met at First Baptist Church of Newport News on Monday, October 27th, for our annual meeting. The Business Session was held at 3 PM. During that session, we approved a 2026
budget of $158,337. We also elected the following Officers for 2026:

• Moderator – Yulanda Humphreys (Buckroe Baptist Church)
• Treasurer – LaMonte Williams (Freedom Life Church)
• Assistant Treasurer – Dan Gaske (Walnut Hills Baptist Church)
• Clerk – Susan Gaske (Walnut Hills Baptist Church)
• Assistant Clerk - Hsiaopei (Rose) Chang (PBA Staff)

We still need to elect a Vice Moderator for 2026. The Leadership Team will address this need in an upcoming meeting.

Our staff gave reports in the Business Session. We heard from the PAL Lodge Fundraiser effort. As we reported last month, we did not receive enough pledges to do the repairs needed to the lodge. The Leadership Team will be making a further recommendation in the near future about this as well. We also elected Brian Williams to serve as a Transitional Director upon Chuck’s retirement. Please see the article below for details on this.

Chuck gave his final address to the Peninsula Baptist Association during the Business Session using Ephesians 4.1-5 as his text, with a focus on keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. He will be retiring on December 31st, 2025.

At 6 PM we had a time of worship and celebration. We want to thank praise team members from FLOW Church and Immanuel Baptist Church for leading worship in music. Several people, including staff members and leaders from throughout the association spoke nice words about Chuck, and his ministry with the PBA. Following this time there was a reception in the Fellowship Hall which included a delicious carrot cake (Chuck’s favorite). We also want to thank Randy Shepley, Leslie, Nikki, Chris and the members from First Baptist for serving as such great hosts for this meeting.

During the evening session of the Annual Meeting, the staff created a very creative way to take up a Love Offering for Chuck, using a fishing theme (Chuck’s favorite hobby). You, or your church, may still contribute to the love offering. The simplest way is to go to our website https://thepeninsulanet.org/. You will find a box labeled “Give” on the upper right side of the home page. Click on the box and you will find an option for contributing to the love offering.

On October 27, after being offered the position of part-time Transitional Director of the PBA for a period of six months, Dr. Brian Williams was presented for approval at our Annual Meeting. He was enthusiastically received by all present. He will begin his official duties on January 2, 2026.

Brian addressed those gathered in our evening session in a videotaped message since he was unable to be with us in person. He was attending a BGAV training meeting at Eagle Eyrie. You may view his message to us here. This will take you to our home page, scroll down for the message.

Here are some of Brian’s Plans:

The Peninsula Baptist Association office will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th for Veteran’s Day. We will also be closed on Wednesday, November 26th and Thursday, November 27th for Thanksgiving. As always, if you have an emergency during any of these days, feel free to contact Chuck by text or email.

We provide this information to assist churches seeking a senior pastor. We can only provide information given to us by churches, so please keep us informed! You may also let us know about other open positions in your church if you would like us to publicize them. Churches currently looking for pastors: Buckroe Baptist Church, Gloucester Point Baptist Church, Grace Baptist Church, Hornsbyville Baptist Church.