A Supportive Community

A letter dated October 17, 1966, on file at the Missouri Baptist Convention office, states: "For the first time in our state, the Baptist Religious Education Association is sponsoring a Secretary's Workshop to be held on January 23-24, 1967."  Structured with a constitution and officers.  Baptist Secretaries Association of Missouri has contributed much to Convention-wide plans for improving church secretarial training and moving secretaries closer to a more professional status.   

In January of 1969, the Baptist Secretaries Association of Missouri (BSAM) was organized and in 2021 we voted to broaden our name to Baptist Secretaries & Administrative Assistants (BSAAM) to include all levels of denominational work.

The purpose has not changed. Baptist Secretaries and Administrative Assistants of Missouri is dedicated to encouraging office professionals to set goals for personal and professional development. Your officers are committed to making training opportunities available and support networks to all administrative assistants who serve in churches and church related offices in Missouri. We have a long and rich history of training for professional development, spiritual growth, and networking because of all those who walked before us and all those walking with us now.