2020 SABA Officers
Moderator: Sammy Lopez
Vice Moderator: Andrew Bedo
Treasurer: Tom Wachsmuth
Clerk: Todd Peebles
Executive Leadership Team
Moderator: Sammy Lopez - Mighty Fortress
Vice Moderator: Andrew Bedo - Oak Ridge BC
Treasurer: Tom Wachsmuth - Trinity BC
Clerk: Todd Peebles - Northwest Hills BC
Church Planting/Replanting Team: George Ramirez - The Springs
Leader Development Team: David Lindow - FBC Universal City
Community Impact Team: Brent Bryant - Redeeming Grace
Kingdom Impact Team: Rick Hudson - Lackland BC
Technology Team: Omar Martinez - Mighty Fortress Church
Rotating Member 2019-2021: Gary Patterson - Berean BC
Rotating Member 2019-2020: Clift Perry - FBC Helotes
2020 Alto Frio Board Reps
Jerry Canupp - Kirby BC
Mark Camarillo: Churchill BC
Marcia Fitzsimmons: FBC SA
James Figueroa: Northwest Park BC
Ministry Leaders
Texas Baptist Men Director: Frank Jaster
Baptist Ministers Union: Patrick Jones
Women's Mission Union Director: Ruth Hiner
Literacy Missions Instructor: Dora Parnell
Asociacion Bautista Mexicana: Remigio Aguirre
A brief look at the history of SABA
The San Antonio River Association was formed on November 5, 1958 with 14 churches and a total of 354 members.[1] Those original churches were: “Antioch (now Belmont between Seguin and Gonzales); Cibolo (now La Vernia); Clinton and Ebenezer (Gonzales area); Escondido, Goliad, Hebron; Mountain Valley; New Salem (DeWitt County); Refugio and Union.”[2]
“Within the bounds of this association are fifteen counties without a Baptist preaching service, Bexar County being one of them. Most of the 13 churches were without any regular preaching, and not one of these was able to support a preacher for more than one-fourth time. In spite of their weakness, they were determined to do something in the way of mission work in San Antonio. They began immediately to make plans for the employment of a missionary.”[3]
“Thus was born the newest association of Baptist work in Texas, whose determination was in time to give a strong and positive witness for Christ in a predominately Catholic stronghold.”[4]
“A name had been chosen, and it was decided that this new association should be called the ‘San Antonio River Association.’ In 1865, ‘River’ was dropped from the name, and it was henceforth known as ‘The San Antonio Baptist Association.’”[5]
Since that time we have grown to well over 300 churches with connections across the state of Texas and in many countries around the world.
[1] A Baptist Century Around the Alamo: 100 Years – San Antonio Baptist Association. San Antonio: Perry Printing. 1958. Pg. 9.
[2] George E. Stewart. Giants in the Land. Columbus: Brentwood Christian Press. 1993. Pg. 16.
[3] Ibid. Pg. 17.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid. Pg. 18.
Associational Missionaries and Directors of Missions
J. B. Cole 1906-1908
J. D. Ballard 1908
T. C. Long 1913
J. T. Renfro 1917
J. S. Henderson 1919-1928
Julius P. King 1929 – no record
E. J. Gregory 1943-1945
D. B. South 1945-1949
C. G. Carter 1949-1953
W. H. Colson 1953-1954
A. A. Brian 1954-1955
Cecil Ray 1956-1961
George E. Stewart 1961-1980
Ken Coffee 1980-1983
Robert Schmeltekopt 1984-1987
Lewis E. Lee 1988-2001
Charles Price 2001-2013
Darrell Horn 2015-present
Moderators of Association
1858 – J. I. Laudermilk
1859 – R. M. Currie
1860 – no record
1861 – no record
1862 – S. E. Pearce
1863 – R. M. Currie
1864 – no record
1865 – J. N. Key
1866 – no record
1867 – S. E. Pearce
1868 – G. W. Waddell
1869 – J. N. Key
1870 – R. M. Currie
1871 – no record
1872 – J. V. E. Covey
1873 – no record
1874 – J. N. Key
1875 – W. D. Johnson
1876 – no record
1877 – W. H. Dodson
1878 – W. H. Dodson
1879 – E. B. Prue
1880 – no record
1881 – no record
1882 – W. H. Dodson
1883 – W. H. Dodson
1884 – A. G. Martin
1885 – W. D. Johnson
1886 – W. J. Collins
1887 – W. J. Collins
1888 – W. H. Dodson
1889 – no record
1890 – E. E. King
1891 – E. E. King
1892 – J. D. Walker
1893 – J. D. Walker
1894 – E. E. King
1895 – E. J. Smith
1896 – no record
1897 – W. W. Sloan
1898 – W. W. Sloan
1899 – A. J. Harris
1900 – A. J. Harris
1901 – George W. Key
1902 – George W. Key
1903 – A. J. Harris
1904 – A. J. Harris
1905 – R. F. Stokes
1906 – R. F. Stokes
1907 – W. W. Boone
1908 – W. W. Boone
1909 – W. W. Boone
1910 – T. J. Griffith
1911 – S. J. Porter
1912 – S. J. Porter
1913 – S. J. Porter
1914 – S. J. Porter
1915 – W. W. Lee
1916 – W. W. Lee
1917 – W. W. Lee
1918 – W. W. Lee
1919 – W. W. Lee
1920 – W. W. Lee
1921 – W. W. Lee
1922 – W. W. Lee
1923 – W. W. Lee
1924 – W. W. Lee
1925 – W. W. Lee
1926 – Calvin Nelson
1927 – Jessee Yelvington
1928 – D. B. South
1929 – D. B. South
1930 – E. W. Marshall
1931 – E. W. Marshall
1932 – E. W. Marshall
1933 – R. R. Lloyd
1934 – R. R. Lloyd
1935 – R. R. Lloyd
1936 – R. R. Lloyd
1937 – R. R. Lloyd
1938 – D. H. Truhite
1940 – R. G. Baucom
1941 – Tallie Williams
1942 – C. S. Cadwallader
1943 – C. S. Cadwallader
1944 – Carl McGinnis
1945 – Carl McGinnis
1946 – Carl McGinnis
1947 – Carl McGinnis
1948 – C. S. McKinney
1949 – Bryon Bryant
1950 – J. M. Garner
1951 – J. M. Garner
1952 – J. Ray McVoy
1953 – J. Ray McVoy
1954 – Vernon Elmore
1955 – Vernon Elmore
1956 – Vernon Elmore
1957 – Vernon Elmore
1958 – Vernon Elmore
1959 – Vernon Elmore
1960 – Clyde J. Childers
1961 – W. R. Miller
1962 – O. G. Barrow
1963 – Jack R. Taylor
1964 – Jack R. Taylor
1965 – Jack R. Taylor
1966 – Bob Wideman
1967 – Bob Wideman
1968 – Gene Russell
1969 – Gene Russell
1970 – James Todd
1971 – James Todd
1972 – Earl Johnston
1973 – Earl Johnston
1974 – Loren White
1975 – Ralph Arms
1976 – Charles Kemble
1977 – Charles Kemble
1978 – James Puckett
1979 – James Puckett
1980 – Charles Wisdom
1981 – Jimmy Towers
1982 – Jimmy Towers
1983 – Bill Perdue
1984 – Bill Perdue
1985 – James Carey
1986 – James Carey
1987 – Dan McLendon
1988 – Dan McLendon
1989 – Max Brunnemann
1990 – Max Brunnemann
1991 – Wilbert H. Long
1992 – Wilbert H. Long
1992 - Wilbert H. Long
1993 - Wilbert H. Long
1994 - E. Mark Briggs Jr
1995 - E. Mark Briggs Jr
1996 - E. Mark Briggs Jr
1997 - E. Mark Briggs Jr
1998 - Douglas Diehl
1999 - Douglas Diehl
2000 - Jerry Dailey
2001 - Jerry Dailey
2002 - Alfonso Flores
2003 - Alfonso Flores
2004 - Marshall Moore
2005 - Marshall Moore
2006 - Edward Hayes
2007 - Edward Hayes
2008 - Jesse Aguilar
2009 - Jesse Aguilar
2010 - Jim Perkins
2011 - Jim Perkins
2012 - Brent Bryant
2013 - Brent Bryant
2014 – Victor Rodriguez
2015 – Victor Rodriguez
2016 – Rick Hudson
2017 – Rick Hudson
2018 – Jesse Grice
2019 – Jesse Grice
2020 – Sammy Lopez
The Previous lists can be found in two historical books.
George E. Stewart. Giants in the Land. Columbus: Brentwood Christian Press. 1993. Pgs. 10-12.
A Baptist Century Around the Alamo 1858-1958. San Antonio: Perry Printing Company. 1958.
HAVE A QUESTION?
5807 Interstate 10 West, San Antonio TX 78254 | 210-525-9954 | contact@sanantoniobaptist.org