ASSOCIATION MOTTO
“I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which Strengtheneth Me”
Philippians 4:13
Mount Canaan Baptist Association, Inc.
January 2026
Jan. 1: New Years Day
Jan. 6-7: BEMCSC 2026 Mid-Winter Session; Macedonia Baptist Church, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 24: 11:00 am | Annual Emancipation Proclamation Reverend Alexander Bettis & Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Day - A.L. Nicholson Building (in support of Benedict College)
Jan. 25: Pastoral Installation for Reverend David Mason, Jr. | 3 pm Mt. Canaan Baptist Church
February 2026
Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day
*(TBA) Executive Board Meeting
March 2026
Mar. 7: 9:00 am | Association Clean-up Day/Come One Come All
Mar. 8: Daylight Savings Time Begins
Mar. 14: 6:00 pm | Heritage Banquet, A.L. Nicholson Building
Mar. 21: 11:00 am | Benedict College Founder’s Day Luncheon & Rally
Mar. 21: 9:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Mid-Term Session
Mar. 28: 10:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
Mar. 29: Palm Sunday
April 2026
Apr. 3: Good Friday
Apr. 5: Easter
Apr. 18: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | March for Parks
May 2026
May 1: Letters will be emailed to High School Seniors for Alexander Bettis Memorial Scholarship
May 3-7: BEMCSC Annual Session; Embassy Suites Convention Center, North Charleston, South Carolina
May 24: Baccalaureate Service for High School Seniors, Collins Building
May 30: 10:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
June 2026
Jun. 7-11: Hampton Minister’s Conference, Hampton University; Hampton, VA
*BEMCSC Woman’s Auxiliary Convention
Jun. 16-18: County - Wide Vacation Bible School; J.E.T. Middle School | 6 pm
July 2026
July 12-17: BEMCSC Congress of Christian Education, Morris College, Sumter, SC
July 26: BEMCSC Baptist Day Region 3 (TBA)
August 2026
Aug. 1: 9:00 am Moderator’s Appreciation Breakfast & Executive Board Meeting,
Collins Building (TBA)
Aug. 29: 10:00 am | Mt. Canaan Association Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
September 2026
Sept. 7-10: National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., (TBA); Orlando, Florida
Sept. 19: Bettis Memorial Scholarship due and post marked by 09/19/2026
*National Baptist of America, (TBA)
Sept. 26: 2:00 pm Rainbow Tea (hosted by Women’s Auxiliary)
October 2026
Oct. 13-15: Mt. Canaan Association, Inc. 148th 3 - Night Annual Session; 6:30 pm registration | 7 pm Services | Host Churches are First Providence and Mims Grove Baptist Church | Division in Charge of Worship Services are Christian Education
Elections will be held for Association Moderator and Association Clerk on Thursday night
November 2026
Nov. 1: Daylight Savings Time End
Nov. 15-17: 7:00 pm | Pre-Thanksgiving Revival for Morris College
Nov. 21: Morris College Rally, Sumter, South Carolina
Nov. 26: Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 28: 10 am | Mt. Canaan Association, Inc. Union, A.L. Nicholson Building
December 2026
*Arts At the Academy (TBA)
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
Dec. 25: Christmas
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
Mt. Canaan Baptist Association Officers & Staff
Reverend Oscar W. Brown
MODERATOR
DIVISION LEADERS
Women /Young Women’s Auxiliary:
Alva Lewis, President
Barbara Peterson, Vice - President
Brotherhood Division:
Reverend Dr. Charlie Johnson, President
Usher Division:
Sister Sandra C. Collier, President
Brother James Simpkins, Vice – President
Union Division:
Reverend Nathanial Langford, Moderator
Reverend Willie Patten, Jr., Vice - Moderator
Congress of Christian Education:
Reverend Dr. Derra Ramsey, Director
Ashley R. Blalock
ASSOCIATION CLERK
Mary M. Callaham
ASSOCIATION ASSISTANT CLERK
​Reverend Dr. Willie D. Abney
VICE MODERATOR
MINISTRIES
Bettis Academy Preservation Team:
Shirley Tillman
Bettis Memorial Gardens:
Reverend Edward Lloyd
Pastor’s & Minister’s:
Reverend Sammie Williams
Nominating Committee:
Bettie Matthews
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Scholarship Committee:
Reverend Troy Nipper
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Bettis Academy Senior Citizens Programs:​
Youth Division:
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Park & Recreation Committee:
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Mount Canaan Association Mentor Program:
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History Committee:​​
Bettis Academy Board of Directors:
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Dorothy Curry
ASSOCIATION CFO
Mary Bright
ASSOCIATION TREASURER