On November 26, 1967, the Pulpit Committee presented Reverend C. Duane Riley from the First Baptist Church of Purcell, Oklahoma to our church for consideration as a possible call as our Pastor. The church voted to extend a call to Brother Riley. On January 21, 1968 Brother Riley held his first service at the First Southern Baptist Church as Pastor.
CHURCH VOTES TO PARTICIPATE IN ENCOUNTER CALIFORNIA CRUSADE
In December, 1967, our church joined other churches in Orange County and the State in one of the most involved and extensive evangelism campaigns ever to be launched. The Southern Baptist Convention of California joined forces with the Baptist General Convention of Texas for this great endeavor. The six-month program included:
M Night Service
Associational Pastor�s Retreat
State Evangelism Conference
Associational Evangelism Conferences
Discovery Week (telephone census)
Associational Encounter Youth Rally
Personal Evangelism Consecration Day
Personal Evangelism Institutes
Literature Distribution
Prayer Lift
Visitation Week
Central Crusade at Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa
Local Church Revival, April 28-May 5 M.A. Smith Evangelist
New Member, Orientation
The above history was compiled by Mrs. Fern Harroun, Mrs. Alvis Kinard, and Mr. Benny Mayo