Albert Reyes

ATLANTA – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s annual General Assembly has added keynote speakers Albert Reyes, Baptist General Convention of Texas president, and Carolyn Staley. This year’s meeting is June 29-July 2 at Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Reyes, the first Hispanic BGCT president, also serves as president of Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio. He will be the keynote speaker during the Thursday evening session. 

“Albert is a powerful and inspirational preacher. I can’t wait for the rest of the CBF family to discover what we in Texas already know – Albert Reyes is one of the most gifted individuals in the Baptist family,” said Philip Wise, chairman of the General Assembly program committee.

Staley will deliver interpretation of this year’s theme, “Being the Presence of Christ … In All the World,” at general sessions on Thursday and Friday. “The theme interpretation will set the tone for all that follows,” Wise said.

Carolyn Staley

The Fellowship’s national coordinator, Daniel Vestal, will be Friday evening’s keynote speaker.

Other General Assembly highlights are Friday morning’s communion service, new Global Missions field personnel commissioning Friday evening and the choice of 70 workshops throughout the event. There will also be a Hispanic leadership conference and “Companions in Christ” training in English and Spanish. Dove Award-nominated composer Joseph Martin will be the event’s guest pianist.

Departing from the traditional midday Thursday through Saturday morning schedule, this year’s assembly will run Thursday morning, June 30, through Friday evening, July 1, with auxiliary events being offered Wednesday, June 29, and Saturday, July 2.

Online registration and hotel reservations can be made at the Fellowship’s Web site, www.thefellowship.info.

CBF is a fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great Commission and a commitment to Baptist principles of faith and practice. The Fellowship’s mission is to serve Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission.