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Updated list of ERLC board of trustees

Scott Foshie of Illinois is the new board chair for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Amy Pettway of Florida is vice chair, and Anthony Cox of Arizona is secretary. Trustees represent nearly 30 states. Find the full list here.
  • September 11, 2024
  • Jennifer Davis Rash, The Baptist Paper
  • Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Latest News
ERLC board of trustees meet in Nashville
The board of trustees for the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission meet in Nashville on the third floor of the SBC building Sept. 10–11. They gathered for an opening dinner the evening of Sept. 9.
(Photo by Jennifer Davis Rash/The Baptist Paper)

Updated list of ERLC board of trustees

Following the Sept. 10–11 annual meeting of the board of trustees for the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the trustee list has been updated to note the new officers and include new members selected to fill vacancies.

To read more about the trustees and the recent gathering, check out The Baptist Paper coverage of the meeting here.

ERLC board of trustees

Members of the ERLC board of trustees as of Sept. 11 are listed below in alphabetical order with the year their term ends.

Cindy Asmussen, Texas, 2027

Tony L. Beam, South Carolina, 2025 

Todd Brooks, Oregon (Northwest Convention), 2025

Eric Costanzo, Oklahoma, 2027

Anthony J. Cox (secretary), Arizona, 2028

Janeé England, Nevada, 2025

Scott Foshie (chair), Illinois, 2026

Joseph N. Giles Jr., West Virginia, 2028

Joseph C. (Joe) Godfrey, Alabama, 2025

Lennox A. Graham, Maryland (Baptist Convention of Maryland-Delaware-DC), 2028

Greg G. Greer, Kansas (Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists), 2026

Traci D. Griggs, North Carolina, 2027

Matthew A. Grove, Tennessee, 2027

Todd Howard, Arkansas, 2025

Thomas Kakadelis, North Carolina (at-large member), 2028

Mitchell W. Kimbrell, Vermont (Baptist Convention of New England), 2027

Nathan W. Lugbill, Indiana, 2027

Jason M. Marlin, Missouri, 2027

Jaime F. Masso, Kentucky, 2026

Matthew T. Morgan, Mississippi, 2026

Jon Nelson, Missouri (at-large member), 2025

George Kevin Norwood, New Mexico, 2028

Stanley H. Oschman, Pennsylvania (Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania–South Jersey), 2027

Jimmy D. Patterson, Georgia, 2025

Amy Pettway (vice chair), Florida, 2025

Hannah Hunter Pounds, Louisiana, 2028

David E. Prince, Kentucky (at-large member), 2026

Heather Sells, Virginia, 2026

Bryce A. Ulrich, Colorado, 2025

Jonathan R. Whitehead, Missouri (at-large member), 2025

A.B. Vines, California, 2025

Paul Yoo, New York, 2026

Sarah M. Young, Ohio, 2027

New ERLC board of trustees officers are (l to r) Scott Foshie, chair; Amy Pettway, vice chair; Anthony Cox, secretary; Matthew Morgan, administrative/finance committee chair; Heather Sells, communications committee chair; and Mitch Kimbrell, research/public policy committee chair. (Photo by Jennifer Davis Rash/The Baptist Paper)

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