The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1954

April 1954 TIIE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ,---=---- --------------- HONORABLE MENTION BEREA BAPTIST CIIURCH R v . Earl V . Will l ts, P as tor B r a, Ohio PIONEER BAPTI T HUR 11 01·tJ1 Royalto11 , OJ1io R v. K nne th Ne lso11, P as tor BEEBETOWN BAPTI T IIUR II Brt111~wi ck , Ohio R v. I I r b rt W. J ones, P as tor TRINITY BAPTIST IIUR II Lorain Ol1io Rev . El ton C. Hukill, P as tor NEW IIARMONY BAPTI T IIUR H outl1 Oliv , Ohio Rev . G. Howard Hein, Pastor PENFIELD JUN TION BAPTI T IIUR II Lo1·ain, Ol1io Rev. C. Dou glas Burt, Past or BROOKSIDE BAPTI T HUR II (~lcv lan(I , Ohio Rev. G or ge O'K fe, Pas tor NORTH SIDE BAPTIST HURCH Lima Ol1io Rev . C. E. Spa uldin g, P as tor FIRST BAPTIST HUR H Bowling G reen , Ohi o Rev . William C. McKeever , P astor CAMDEN BAPTIST HUR H Kipton , Ol1io Rev . J oseph H . Troup, P astor INDEPENDENT BAPTIST HURCH No11h Jack on , Ohio Rev. Floyd Davis, Pastor FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Medina, Ohio Rev. R . K enneth Sme lser , Past or BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHUR H Cleve land, Ohi o Rev. Glenn H . Davis, P ast or CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Norwalk, Ohio Rev. Donald Beightol, Pastor BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH Bedford Ohio Rev. Henry A. Cruver , Pastor GRACE BAPTIST CHURCll Troy, Ohio Rev . Gerald Mitchell, P astor CLINTONVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Columbus, Ohio Rev. Cyril L . Carden, Pastor FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Elyria, Ohio Pulpit Vacan t FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Spencer , Ohio Rev . Adam A . Galt , Pas tor FOSTORIA BAPTIST CHURCH Fostoria, Ohio Rev. Ra lph T . Nordlund, P astor F1RST BAPTIST CHURCH New London , Ohio Harold Allem, P as tor NEW RICHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH Belle Center , Ohio Rev. Gerald L . Gooden , P astor EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH Toledo, Ohio Rev. Reginald Lloyd Matthews, Pastor AMBROSE BAPTIST CHURCH Fayette, Ohio Rev. Clar ence Townsend, P astor MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Columbus, Ohio Rev. C. C. Clawson, P astor NORTHF1ELD CENTER BAPTIST CHURCH Northfield Cente r , Ohio Rev. H . J . Hemminger, P astor FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH La Grange, Ohio Rev. Edward Helmick, P ast or FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Gallipoli , Ohio Rev. William Howard Green , Pas tor ALVARY BAPTIST CIIURCH Cleveland, Ol1io Rev. G or ge R. Gibson, Pastor FIRST BAPTIST HUR II Nile , Ohio T . Fred Iiussey, Pastor FIR T BAPTIST IIUR 1-1 Gal ion , Ohio Rev. Wilfred Booth, P astor STROTHER BAPTIST TABERNA L E trutl1c1' , Ol1io Rev. R. W. 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