Urban & Rural Youth Ministry Leadership
Engage | Equip | Empower
Allegheny East Lake Region South Atlantic
Allegheny West Northeastern South Central
Central States Southeastern Southwest Region
BAYDA is a subsidiary of the Office of Regional Conference Ministries (ORCM)
Our Team
Dr. Paula Olivier
Northeastern Conference Youth & Young Adult Ministries Director
BAYDA President
Pr. Byron Wright
Central States Conference Youth & Young Adult Ministries Director
BAYDA Executive Secretary
Pr. Earl Baldwin, Jr.
Lake Region Conference Youth Ministries Director
BAYDA Treasurer
Dr. Ramone Griffith
Allegheny East Youth Director
Pr. Bryant Stewart
South Central Conference Youth Director
Gesele Thomas Youth Committee Chair West Coast Black Administrative Caucus
Dr. Jamal Franklyn
Allegheny West Youth & Young Adult Director
Pr. Wesley McNorton
Southwest Region Youth Director
Pr. Aaron Abernathy
South Atlantic Youth Director
Pr. Shea Crockett
Southeastern Conference Youth & Young Adult Director
Emmanuel Contreras
Atlantic Union VP for Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Christian Genao
Greater New York Youth & Young Adult Min. Director
John Scott
Ontario Conference Youth Director
Helvis Moody
Southwestern Union Youth & Young Adult Min. Director
Tyrone Douglas
Mid-America Union Church Ministries Director
Vandeon Griffin
North American Division Youth & Young Adult Min. Assoc. Dir.
Dwayne S. Caines
Bermuda Conference Youth Director
Teddy Williamson
Southern New England Conference Young Adult Min. Director
The 2026 games will be held Friday, October 23rd and Sabbath, October 24th, 2026 at the New Life Seventh-day Adventist church aka New Life Workship Center located at 3912 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville, Alabama 35810-2659.
Schedule:
Thursday: Community outreach impact activity and team registration.
Friday: Oct. 23rd, Early bible bowl rounds
9:00am-12:00pm & 1:30pm-5:00pm
(Lunch in Gym from 12:00pm-1:30pm)
Saturday: Sabbath School, Worship Service, Lunch and general session.
Saturday Afternoon: Oct. 24th 2:30pm-5:00pm, Championship games
Award ceremony to follow and social activities for the evening.
Game Spaces: Sancturary, Chapel and 3 large classrooms.
Note for 2027: The BAYDA/NBBCA National Bible Bowl Games will be hosted by South Atlantic Conference.
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Click on the box below for the link to the College SDA Church YouTube Page of the 2024 national games.
BIBLE BOWL INFORMATION
What is Bible Bowl? Bible Bowl is a Ministry, a ministry to acquaint people of all ages with the word of God in a fun, interactive and in depth way. It's a game of quick recall and a way to praise the Lord with your knowledge of the word. It's a sustaining and retaining ministry. Also, it's a way to be blessed for the bible says "blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."~ Luke 11:28
Why Bible Bowl?
We cheer young people on when they make an amazing catch in football or slam-dunk a basketball, why not encourage them when they demonstrate their knowledge of God’s word? With our senses so bombarded with negative images and ideas we need to hide the word of God in our hearts by reading the Bible now more than ever. The ultimate purpose of Bible Bowl, as with all Bible Study, is to bring the participants closer to Jesus. The best part is you will not have wasted your time studying the word of God because there are no losers in Bible Bowl. If you would like to be a part or know more about starting this ministry in your area Bible Bowl Coordinators by region.
If you would like to be a part or know more about starting this ministry in your area Contact the following based on your location:
If you live in the Allegheny East Conference which covers: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia
contact Joycelyn Fyfield at
(202) 390-3233 or humblepie4@gmail.com
If you live in the Allegheny West Conference which covers: Ohio, West Virginia, Portions of Maryland(Allgheny & Garrett counties), Pennsylvania(Western lortion) and Virginia (western portion)
Contact Elethia Dean at (937) 478-1878 or elethia@asccompliance.com
If you live in the Georgia Cumberland Conference with covers: Georgia, Eastern Tennessee and Cherokee county in North Carolina contact Wendy Reid at (347) 866-9399 or sevien213@gmail.com
If you live in the Greater New York Conference area which covers: greater New York City and surrounding southeastern counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester
Contact Kemly McGregor at (516) 508-3198 or kayonic9@yahoo.com
If you live in the Northeastern Conference which covers the states of: New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, as well as the islands of Bermuda.
Contact Deanna Lambert at (347) 564-8697 or mmorrislam@gmail.com
Note: Greater New York and Northeastern conferences overlap particularly in the greater New York metro area.
If you are in the Ontario Conference which covers: Ontario, Canada contact Elle West at
(437) 777-6743 or biblebowl@adventistyouthontario.org
Note: also for any other Canadian provinces.
If you live in the the South Atlantic Conference which covers: Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina,
Contact Linton Cuff at (470) 606-0919 or lccuff@gmail.com
Note: Georgia Cumberland overlaps South Atlantic conference.
If you live in the Southeastern Conference which covers: Florida (except the area west of the Apalachicola River) and southern Georgia,
Contact Sherrie Smith at (954) 907-0137 or sherrie4eva@hotmail.com
If you live in South Central Conference which covers: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and the portion of Florida lying west of the Apalachicola River,
Contact Lornette “Meecy” Stokes at (901) 267-9991 or Lstokes621@gmail.com
If you live in Southern New England Conference which covers: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
Contact Nichole Clarke at (954) 495-6364 or nicholeclarke23456@gmail.com
If you live in Southwest Region Conference which covers: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas contact
Maurice J. “Mo” turner at (817) 925-9569 or biblebowlsouthwest@yahoo.com
