The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1960

Jttl)r 1960 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST I • I WHA T OUR CHURCHES Baptists, will be welcome to come and hear him. Rev. Karl S1nilh is pastor. FIRST BAPTIST, Galion The A11nual Meeting May 13th re– ,,ealed that 38 n ew members had been received tl1e past year, 26 of them by baptism. Sunday school attendance had increased 1or r and churcl1 services had also increased, particularly in the evening. Church income reached an all time high, with 2or; going to mis – sions. All the indebtedness on the additional property purchased for the new building had been paicl for, and an architect's design for the building had been accepted. The year ahead v,1ill be used in rai sing funds for the new building. Pastor Wilfred Booth has now completed 11 years of ministry in the church and feels that the last has been the best of them all. EAST SIDE BAPTIST, Lorain Mrs. Howard K . Miller, wife of the pastor, directed a successful Vacation Bible School J une 13-24th. Anoth er successful venture was a Father-Son Banquet sponsored by the Boys' Bri– gade. Rev. Paul Schenk was the speaker. CALVARY BAPTIST TABERNACLE, Sandusky The Detroit Bible In s titute Ensemble presented a concert April 19, with Rev. Carl Hawkin s, missionary to the Congo under Baptist Mid-Missions the speaker. Former pastor, Rev . C. C. Shoemaker in '40-'43, was a surprise visitor and speaker the evening of May 22nc1. H e ic; now pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of K irkland, Washington. Pas – tor Tassell reports that the Sunday school attendance is continuing to in– crease, with an average of 190 the last two months. LITCHFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH During the month of May a different department of the Sunday school had a 15 minute part in the evening serv– ices to emphasize the importance of S.S. attendance. May 29th was Sun– day school night and a film strip was ~hown advertising the coming Vacation Bible School . Pastor Bice spoke on ''Who's Respon sible for Johnny?" At- 1 endance has reached an all time high. The church is al~o in a Bibl e memory contest which will call for memorizing GO verses from Genesis to Revelation h.Y 1he end of the year. Al so a con– test in Bibl reading is }Jeing helc{ with · 14 chapters as the ideal for eacl1 week. JOHN STREET BACK Rev. John Street, who for 8 years J)astored t}1e Mara11atha BaJ)ti&t C}1urc.:h of Sr>ringfield is back, living at 219 Montgomery St., S1)r1ngf1eld. !It' has alrea<l.Y done some supply J)l eaching and \\'Ould welcome more, or Vvould be open fo1 a pastorate. He 1s a ia1th– ful l)rothc1 and we are glad to make tl1is annou11cement. He can b reached by phon 1)y calling Fairfax 5-6001 or FA-9068. FAI'l'H BAPTIST, Gree11vill W WPre glad trJ get a l)uJJ :) lin from J)a~toJ IIarol<l Gr ) 11. '1,l1is y ot111g cl1 u rcJ1 ca1·ri .)s on n full scl1 :\tl ,11 _ of . e, vi-. ~s < v 11 if I-3rotl1 r Gr P11 l1as lo be a working preacher. 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With the added room they have this year everything is running smoothly. Their L adies Missionary group has rent a barrel of medicine, hospital gowns and gifts to Mae Allen in Africa. We will be looking for more news from this correspondent, who says she loves to get ideas of church work by reading the OIB, and u ses the edi tor's poems in her classes and Junior church. CALVARY BAPTIST, Byesville Pastor H . P. House reports on his eighth Vacation Bible School since he became pastor at Byesv ille. "The school was helcl June 6 through the 10th with an average attendance of 101 boys and girls, in addition to young people on Thursday morning. Closing exerci ses were held Friday evening wi1h 200 adults and youths present. God blessed the school, as several youths made cleci5ions for Christ, and on the las t morning several dedicated their lives to serve the Lord. Byes– ville is a town of 2,500 to 3,000 popula– tion ancl three other churches h eld DVBS the same week." FOSTORIA BAPTIST CHURCH June 5th was a great clay for the Fostoria church, when they began to u se their new building on H ighway 12, leading toward Findlay. About 300 attended the morning services and a big crowd Sunday evening. The next day Rev. and Mrs. George Norton, Baptist Mid-Mission workers in Brazil, began a week of vacation Bible school with assistance fram local teachers. The total attendance averaged 140 daily, ancl five children came forward the next Sunday to confess Christ. June 19th Pas tor Tucker baptized fi\ 1 e others, mostly adt1lts. who had been ,~.1aiting l)aptis1n for some time. BETHEL BAPTIST, Erie, P a. Pastor Robert L. Gilbert was called lo his parental home at Ambo)'. In– cliana. the week of Ma)' 8-14 by tl1e deatl1 of l1is fat her. Our s~·mpath~, is extendecl to him and his f ctm1l:'/ WHEELERSBURG MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH V clca t1011 Bible Scl1ool Ma,· 31-Jt1r c 10 was a rec.11 sttcces!:> There \Vere 217 enro ll ed, \vitl1 at1 n\ erage of 140 in atl nda11cc, pltls 17 \\'Orkers. EDITOR'S OPEN DATES Tl1u~ far tl1 elates of J t1l,, 17, 24, a11d • • 31 are Ol) 11 a11cl all the Sttn<.la'\'"" 111 Augttst e~cept tl1c 7th. ROAD FORK BAP1,IST, Harrietts\ 1lle P astor Rav Feller1ger l1as resign d to ac('e1)t the Eb~r1eLer Baptist Cl1t1t cl1 of Bethesda, Ohio Nl\Xt 111011tl1 ,ve l10J>c to earl'\' « p1ct ttrc of tl1e Fel– ll•11gers ar1cl tell 11101' t" alJOtlt l1i:s fi11 e \Vorl, 11<.".) 11,1.;; {lo11t at t 11( l~ >,tel } 4 01·k Ba11tis t Cl1ttr cl1 for ll1e last tl11· <: ) ' 'clr:s. ( '011titlll (I 011 })Hg 15)