Our 144th Annual Session of the Wateree Baptist Association Upper Division will be held October 14-17, 2025, at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Hopkins. This year our annual session will be a little bit different! We introduce to you the Elevate Conference!
We will have workshops during the day and come back together for our nightly worship!
Tuesday, October 14 – Business Session
Wednesday, October 15 & Thursday, October 16
8:30 a.m. – Morning Glory Prayer
9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m.
Wednesday Workshop: Support & Opposition – Facilitator, Minister BJ Jones, Antioch Baptist Church
Thursday Workshop: What Are We: Defining Your Relationship with Christ, Facilitator, Pastor Travien L. Capers, Zion Benevolent Baptist Church
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday Hour of Power (Praise & Preaching) – Preacher – Reverend Joseph Wilson, Sweet Home Baptist Church
Thursday Hour of Power (Praise & Preaching) – Preacher – Moderator Donnie Chambers, Red Hill Baptist Church
Panel Discussion on Thursday, October 16th at 6pm – Topic: Spirit-Led Innovation Balancing Tradition and Transformation
Nightly Worship Speaker on Wednesday Night, October 15, at 7pm will be Reverend Chris Keesee, Interim Pastor of New Light Beulah Baptist Church
Nightly Worship Speaker on Thursday Night, October 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Reverend Marion Newton, Pastor of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter, SC
You may register for the Elevate Conference on Eventbrite (https://tinyurl.com/2025WBAUDElevate).
The Annual Session will end with the Annual Scholarship Banquet on Friday, October 17th, at 6 p.m., at Red Hill Community Development Complex in Gadsden. The speaker for the banquet will be Erika Hursey. Please reach out to your church’s missionary ministry president if you are interested in attended.
