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the first congress was held in 1906 and was the brainchild of reverend richard henry boyd founder of the national baptist publishing board now known as the r h boyd publishing corporation he envisioned a training vehicle to promote sunday school and young people s organizations within black baptist churches the congress quickly became a highly anticipated event where church workers could learn share and fellowship with other christians from around the nation dr r h boyd was a man of great vision a former slave who remained unparalleled in his business acumen faith and vision for christian education by 1906 the national baptist publishing board had become america s largest black publishing concern the company s christian education materials and its reputation in publishing and baptist ministry work had become nationally and internationally known many of the seeds he planted while at the helm of the company have developed deep roots and have grown tall and strong crossing geographical racial and denominational lines one of the latest additions to the congress is the youth congress which attracts youth and young adults ages 4-24 it provides many activities including parades drill teams concerts and classes the congress has survived the great depression two world wars racial segregation and the current recession due to its commitment to god and conservative business strategies today the congress continues to target its offerings to the contemporary needs of the church after more than a century the mission remains steadfast training and equipping generations of pastors ministers teachers missionaries and other workers of all denominations to fulfill the calling that god has placed on their lives during this annual event registrants are exposed to current trends in christian education methodology as well as strategies for effectively implementing the work of the church congress traditionally begins on the second sunday in june and continues for five days with attendance as high as 31,000 it is a travelling school of methods and the past locations include charlotte north carolina nashville tennessee dallas texas and phoenix arizona the convention center is utilized in each city due to the large number of attendees under the current leadership of dr t b boyd iii the national baptist congress remains committed to educating training teaching and amplifying god s word through excellence in christian education resources the congress and r.h boyd publishing corporation will continue to be an asset not only to the african-american community but to the entire nation and throughout the world for this institution has truly been a global name in publishing for over 100 years we are a tradition!

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please consider the following sponsorship opportunities for the national baptist congress 2011 your support guarantees the spread of god s word and christian educational opportunities to participants regardless of race age gender or social class title sponsor 50,000 title sponsorship will guarantee recognition in the program book listing on the main website advertising space in the convention center during congress three tables at the vip reception and twenty tickets to the musical video commercial played on loop during congress spotlight in the union review bi-monthly publication radio recognition prior during and after congress five minutes to address the audience at the opening general assembly on wednesday morning attendance is approximately 5,000 annually complimentary suite from june 14-17 in the hilton hotel headquarter hotel and honorable mention at the national baptist congress 2012 platinum sponsor 20,000 platinum sponsorship will guarantee recognition in the program book listing on the main website advertising space in the convention center during congress two tables at the vip reception and ten tickets to the musical video commercial played on loop during congress spotlight in the union review bi-monthly publication two minutes to address the audience at the opening general assembly on wednesday morning attendance is approximately 5,000 annually complimentary suite from june 14-15 at the hilton hotel headquarter hotel and honorable mention at the national baptist congress 2012 gold sponsor 10,000 gold sponsorship will guarantee recognition in the program book listing on the main website advertising space in the convention center during congress one table at the vip reception and five tickets to the musical video commercial played on loop during congress spotlight in the union review bi-monthly publication silver sponsor 5,000 silver sponsorship will guarantee recognition in the program book listing on the main website advertising space in the convention center during congress four tickets to the vip reception and musical bronze sponsor 2,500 bronze sponsorship will guarantee recognition in the program book listing on the main website advertising space in the convention center during congress patron 1000 patron status will guarantee recognition in the program book and listing on the main website the national baptist congress and the r.h boyd publishing corporation are 501 c 3 organizations.

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national baptist congress 105th annual session 2011 sponsporship form yes my organization will take advantage of a sponsorship opportunity please mark the applicable sponsorship level title platinum gold silver bronze patron other amount contact name title organization name telephone number ext organization address email address organization website credit card payment name as it appears on card credit card number expriration date a check made payable to the r.h boyd company is enclosed in the amount of please send more information about sponsorship opportunites please send information about vendor booth registration no at this time my organization will not take advantage of a sponsorship opportunity but a donation is enclosed in the amount of no my organization will not take advantage of a sponsorship opportunity at this time please send more information about sponsorship opportunities in the future please add my organization to the mailing and e-blast list pleasereturncompletedformbymarch31,2011to ladonnaboyd 6717centennialboulevard nashville,tn 37209 telephone:615-350-8000ext.258 fax:615-350-9018 email:lboyd@rhboyd.com website:www.rhboydpublishing.com www.rhboydpublishing.com

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