Our Ministry at Pierce Baptist Home

Tonight the Pierce Baptist Home Board of Trustees held their Annual Meeting. Fifty seven years ago Amasa and Edna Pierce, good Baptists, gave their home to the Convention as a home for elderly Baptist women. Since then, we have seen two additions, the creation of an elderly residential community and now the advent of independent living cottages.

For years our women had a close connection to the ministry of Pierce Home as members of the Women's Board. In July we went up to the Chicken Barbecues. Several of our members went there in their later years to live. Recently some of our members have been sering on the Board of Trustees

I was first elected Chairman of the Board in 2006. I was quite honored and also a bit intimidated. Some of the recent chairmen included Mrs. Lois Harmon, Rev. Ray Foster, Mr. Allen Fitzgerald, our own Curt Brockway, Joanne Forsom and Ken Harley. Tonight I was re-elected to a third year in the job.

It is an exciting time for Pierce. The new Cottages are up and being prepared for occupancy. Despite the difficult economic times, new residents are moving into Creamery Brook each month. Pierce Home has just come through another state inspection with flying colors.

At the meeting tonight we announced the creation of the Lund Apartment at Creamery Brook. Funded by the generous gift from the estate of Doris Lund, this furnished one bedroom apartment will be available for ABC Missionaries on home assignments as they reach out for support in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It was exciting to hear the news as Ken Harley (above) made the announcement.

We said good bye to Board members Bob Booth, Michael Caron (to the right) and Bruce Sandy. We welcomed newly elected Board members Rob Avena, Shirley DeFlaviis, Scot Rapoza, Bob Simons and Bill Smith. Rob Avena will begin his second term and Bob Simons is a veteran returning after a year off.

The officers elected for the coming year included myself, Cal Lord as chairman, Ken Harley as Vice-Chairman, Rob Avena as Treasurer, Beverly Duntz as Secretary and Leonard Goldberg as President - CEO. (All pictured below.)

Before and after the meeting, we enjoyed hors d'ouerves and hot cider. It was a great evening

Cal