Resourcing Southern Baptist Churches in Oahu through networking, to achieve the Great Commission and the Great Commandment to build up the body of Christ and consequently the Kingdom of God.
2025-2026 OBN OFFICERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
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Pastor Bong Abagon (Moderator)
[email protected] Dr. Jamie McElrath (Vice Moderator) [email protected] Charlene Vaughn (Clerk) cvonmission@gmail.com Faith McFatridge (Treasurer) [email protected] |
Hazel Capinpin
[email protected] John Dionisio [email protected] Dr. Sungho Kang [email protected] Annie Lam [email protected] |
Tess Mindo
[email protected] Pastor Harlan Nakasone [email protected] Pastor Mike Procter [email protected] Dr. Matt Sanders [email protected] |
Leadership Teams:
- 1. Missions/Evangelism: (Chair: Charlene, Hazel): To be involved in local and international missions and evangelism by working with local churches and para-church ministries to launch, develop, facilitate, promote, and provide resources for events, programs, and other activities.
- 2. Church planting/revitalization (Chair: Jamie, Sungho): To equip churches for church planting and church revitalization and encourage them to cooperate with each other in these endeavors.
- 3. Church assistance (Chair: Hazel, John): To help foster and develop inter-church relationships that lead to meeting each other’s needs
- 4. Orientation and mentorship of new ministry leaders / New Leadership (Chair: Harlan, Matt): To facilitate the transition of new ministry leaders or ministry leaders new to Oahu, including encouraging and establishing mentorship relationships
- 5. Discipleship (Chair: Matt, Annie, Harlan, John): To help equip churches to disciple in their context.
- 6. Communication (Chair: Annie, Charlene, Matt): To communicate with OBN churches in personal and technological ways
- 7. Administration: (Chair: Bong, Jamie, Matt, Charlene)
- 1. Oahu Bible Institute Advisory & Staff: Jamie McElrath, Harlan Nakasone, Bill Taylor and Linda Taylor
- 2. Baptist Men / Deacon / Disaster Relief Ministries: John Dionisio
- 3. S.H.E. Women's Ministry: Annie Lam
- 4. Youth Next Generation: Jeff Mullis
- 5. Swap Meet Ministry: Simon & Christa Hoopes
