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Dr. W. O. Vaught was born in Versailles, Kentucky, and grew up on a farm
near Brooksville, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Mississippi College
and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Following pastorates in Missouri and Texas, Vaught came to Little Rock
in 1945 to become pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, a position he held
until April 1983. During his years at Immanuel, the church grew from one
building to a complex covering two city blocks. For many years Immanuel
led the state in contributions through the Cooperative Program, the denomination's
funding arm for all convention-wide causes, and in gifts to the Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering, which provides one-half of the total support
for Baptist foreign missions. More than twenty churches grew out of the
Immanuel fellowship during Dr. Vaught's tenure. The Immanuel tape ministry,
begun eight years before Vaught's retirement, distributed 3 million sermon
tapes world-wide.
Following his retirement from Immanuel, W. O. Vaught conducted Bible conferences
across the nation. He also authored three books, Believe Plus Nothing,
God's Calendar, and The Best is Yet to Be.
Dr. Vaught was a leader in state and national Baptist circles. He served
as president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention and as president
of the ABSC Executive Board. He also served on the Board of Trustees of
Ouachita Baptist University and the Board of Arkansas Baptist Home for
Children. In 1955, Ouachita Baptist College (now University) conferred
on him the Doctor of Divinity degree. Members of Immanuel Baptist Church
spearheaded the endowment of the W.O. Vaught Chair of Bible At Ouachita
Baptist University in 1983.
W. O. Vaught was a member of the Relief and Annuity Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention, president of the Southern Baptist Pastor's Conference,
and vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He served 16-plus
years on the Southern Baptist Convention's Foreign Mission Board and was
chairman of the Building Committee when the present headquarters building
was constructed in Richmond, Virginia.
W. O. Vaught died December 25, 1989, at the age of seventy-eight.
WOVen Teaching Ministries was organized shortly after Dr. Vaught's death
to preserve and perpetuate the ministry of W.O. Vaught. The contents of
this collection were assembled by WOVen and presented to Ouachita Baptist
University in 1994.
This material reflects the activities and ministry of Dr. W.O. Vaught,
including sermon notes and worship service tapes. Worship service tapes may be accessed on campus by appointment. Audio compact disc recordings of Dr. Vaught's Romans Series (99 sermons total) are available for check-out.
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