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[RICH.SCHRAMM@ecunet.org]

AMERICAN BAPTIST NEWS SERVICE 
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American Baptist Churches USA 
P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 
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Richard W. Schramm, Director 
 E-mail: richard.schramm@abc-usa.org

MCJUNKIN NAMED EXECUTIVE MINISTER 
FOR PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
 The Rev. Dr. James E. McJunkin Jr., former 
associate executive minister of the Philadelphia Baptist 
Association, has been named executive minister of that 
region.
 McJunkin, who will assume his new responsibilities 
next month, was elected unanimously during a recent 
meeting of the PBA Board of Directors.  He succeeds the 
Rev. Dr. Larry K. Waltz, who retired in December 2000.  
The Rev. Dr. Roy Thompson has been interim executive 
minister since that time. 
 McJunkin previously served the Philadelphia 
Baptist Association for nine years as associate executive 
minister for community outreach.  He is a commissioned 
missionary of the region.
 Most recently McJunkin has served as executive 
director of African American Interdenominational 
Ministries, a faith-based agency in metropolitan 
Philadelphia offering a variety of resources to enhance 
ministry.
 An ordained American Baptist (at Affinity Baptist 
Church in the Cleveland Baptist Association), he is a 
member of Grace Baptist Church of Germantown.
 Founded in 1707, the Philadelphia Baptist 
Association is the oldest of the 34 regions that are part of 
American Baptist Churches USA.  The region is comprised 
of approximately 128 churches and 48,500 resident 
members.

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