The High Point Educational and Missionary Baptist Association (HPEMBA) added the Sunday School and Baptist Young People Union Convention in 1910 to enhance the Association in its endeavors. Past Presidents are: J. W. Thacker; J. W. Graves; Rev. J. M. Lewis, Sr.; Mr. S. Summers; Mr. W. Gwyn (1960-1989); Mr. W. B. Conrad; Rev. B. Brown; Rev. L. T. Oglesby; Mr. W. W. Spann was President of BYPU later know as BTU (Baptist Training Union) and NBC (Nurturing Baptist Churches). President 2005-2008 is Minister V. E. Johnson.

A One-Day Session was added and held the first Saturday in January beginning in 1965. The One-Day Session is a smaller mid-year convention designed to keep all churches informed and up-to-date on activities involving the HPEMBA and offer classes that promote Bible knowledge.

In order to enhance the educational arm of this august body, it was recommended (July 19, 2005) and approved to change the name from Sunday School/BTU to Congress of Christian Education Auxiliary of the HPEMBA. The name change does not remove the importance of Sunday School or BTU, but opens the forum to other venues of our Christian educational experience. The One-Day Session held January 7, 2006 at Goodwill MBC (Madison, NC) celebrated our 46th Session with this new title.

VISION STATEMENT

The vision of the Congress of Christian Education Auxiliary of the HPE&MBA, Inc. is to expand the training and development of the educational department as is modeled by the state and national level.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Congress of Christian Education Auxiliary of the HPE&MBA, Inc. is to teach and effectively train the body of each church and their various ministries to be effective kingdom builders for God.

PURPOSE

Although we have done well in addressing the educational needs of the Sunday School and BTU of HPE&MBA we have failed to offer training, teaching and developing our churches in the following ministries: Christian Education Programs (where all teaching ministries and special programs report to and are conducted by: Vacation Bible School Staff; Children's and Youth Church and/or Ministry Staff; Senior Adult Ministry Staff; Leadership Training; Library Development; Discipleship Training and others as needed. The Congress of Christian Education Auxiliary of the HPE&MBA, Inc. will succeed in addressing these needs.

OBJECTIVES

I. To form a strategic planning committee of former convention presidents, current officers and advocates of Christian Education.

II. To include every ministry of the church by assisting them in training and program development including but not limited to :

A. Christian Education Programs

B. VBS

C. Leadership Training

III. To develop a standard of methods, procedures and legal requirements based on Biblical doctrine and civil law.

IV. To be a resource center providing qualified teachers who will be available for the individual churches as needed.

OFFICERS