The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1961

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Four have .1lr .td) (. -.111t. into the n1en1bcr hip by letter. an\.l ele, en c.1nd1date for bapc1 m are no" 1n an 10 cruct1on cla con– du\..ted by the pa cor In D ecember line plan for a ne" church bu1ld1ng ,, ere ac<.:epced and bid " 111 oon be lee le 1 estimated chat the cosc ,, ill be abouc : 115,000. It \\' 111 be built be 1de che parsonage. ome– ch1ng el e 1 also in the planning cage - a summer tent evangel1sti l campaign BEREA BAPTI T BEREA ReY. D a, ·id Gardner, missionary appointee under ABWE, preached morn:ng and evening Feb. 5th., in the absence of Pastor Willetts. The Ladies' l\.fissionary Union has set a goal for definite work each quarter. The first quarter has been set aside to help provide some of the needs in the Children's H ome in r. Louis, 1fich. BETHLEHE1-i BAPTIST, CLEVELA D A committee of ten men is tour– ing churches in the Cleveland area co gee ideas for the planning of their ne\\' church. ix newly built church– es have been visited. Pastor Roy Clark 1s preaching unday evenings on che Book of Revelation from a large chart. TEi\.fPLE BAPTI T , PORT MOUTH God is opening up radio doors co extend rhe ministry of Pasto r Hall Daurel A year ago a local station began co broadcast his morning service li,,e and repeat it by tape 9:30 P. M. Th1s year instead of the repeat at 9: 30, ~XT began a delayed broadcast of the evening sen,1ce. Tow a second station , "WPKO at \Xraverly, Ohio, v. ill broadcast these messages tov. ard che north and west unday e,·en1ngs at 5 ·30 to 6: 30. April 9-23 1s sec aside for evangelistic meetings under the leadership of Dr. Carl v. eaz-y. Rev. Thomas Bunyan cont inues co v.rork hard v.•ith the young people. Jan. 13th a bus load of 26 ,vent to Cedarville co enjoj a basket ball game. Feb. 25 th a good group attended the area youth rally at Hastings Hi ll Baptise Church. Rev. \ 7 aughn Sprunger of Sciotoville was the speaker. Jan. 30th was basket-ball tourn– ( \ l \ ' \ It 't I~ \ J>'[ I~ I . l \ l tJ 1 () , ~ I \ 1 A ·r·hc . ,nnu.ll n1ecc1ng rook 1 l,1tc: sc:, en n1onth · .1ftcr the C<>n1ing <>f }).tstor D<>nald l~c1ght<)l. but ,, onderful f)rOJ.tress ,, as re– l (1rtcd hotl1 f 1n.lnc141ll} .ind in member – . h11, T,,ent) -tl1ree nc,, mcml1ers have been rece1 vell , "' hi ch 1 the larges t number re"e1Yed 1n manv years DOE YOUR HUR H H r\ \ 1 E A RADIO PltOGRA~l ? If o. tell about it. station , time, etc., in a letter to Rev. Lynn Rogers, .., 8 54 . Boyden Rd., orchfield , Ohio, \\·ho 1s com– piling a list co send in Edgar Koons at the GARBC headqvarters. He has con– tacted a dozen pastors \\. ho to his knov.,lege have radio programs; tut if "'e '"'a s 1 ')t contacted you, "'rite and lee him know tha t you also have one. LITCHFIELD BAPTI T The above group completed the Scripture Memory Verse Contest. They memorized 50 verses on salvacion. the oldest 82 years. Mohler are holding The youngest was five and Jackie Hardman and Joyce the chart . The ochers lefc to right are haron Bell , Urania Yost, Anna Roper, Aubrey Mohler, Betty Roper , Philip Mohler, Jean Bice, Pauline Hardman, Jane Biggs and Mary Mohler. Two were not pictured : Ruby Bell and Lenore ears. BETHEL BAPTIST, W ARRE The East Central District Committee of FBHM held ics annual meet with Pastor Karl mith a nd his people Feb. 23 rd. A dozen missionaries are '"'"orking in chis area chat cakes in Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. The new Fields Direcco r, Dr. Kenneth Good, spoke. ew areas chat need a missionary were talked over, and encouraging reports made of progress, ".S " ·ell as methods by ·which more :ould be done. FIR T BAPTI T , BRUNSWICK Pastor Lewis Hunter began his work March first, and now lives at 3965 Laurel R d. Seate Missionary Ralph T. Nordlund has supplied much of che time since be- PAGES - - - fc>rc c: hri~rmas. ()ther sui)J)!ics have been Rt v Don Le\vis, 569 Magnolia Ave., C u} ,1 ho,ga Falls, and Rev I larvey hri s– taan, 1708 Joan Rd , Rt . 1, Hinckley, 01110 Boch of these men would appreciate opportunities to su1, 1, ly pul1, its. An<l while "-C are mentioning supply preachers, we might mention Rev. Clayton J Bates, 2246 Foe rth t., Cuyahoga Falls, Oh_o I-Ie has recen tly supplied at Penfield Junction, L1cchf1eld an<l Medina. EMMANUEL BAPTI T, TOLEDO Those who may wish to write to the Emmanuel church should cake down its r:ew office address: 4207 Laskey Rd , Toledo 13. FIR T BAPTI T, NILE The Annual Report shows that God is continuing to bless che min– istry of Pastor T. Fred Hussey. The membership received 41 new mem– bers, 35 of chem by bapt:sm, with a net gain of 25, bringing member– ship up co 429. In spite of economic recession, giving went up, with over S14,000 given co the buil:iing fund and nearly S 10,000 to missions. unday school attendance averaged 338. FIRST BAPTIST, MCDONALD The Bethany Ass·n Youth Rally was held Feb. 18th with good at– tendance. The speaker was Rev. George Huffman of the Euclid-Not– tingham Baptist Church of Cleve– land. FAITH BAPTIST, GREENVIT.T.E With attendance now ofcen in che 60's ( 67 Feb . 5 & 12 ) God is opening the door for a building of their own. A large lot is being purchased on Highway 127 and plans for a building will soon be adopted. Pastor Harold Green puts out an exceptionally good weekly bulletin with real spiritual meat in it. BETHEL BAPTIST, ERIE, PA. Pastor Robert 1 . Gilbert is preach– ing on The Tabernacle In the Wild– erness, Jan. 29-Apr . 2, in his morn– ing services. His evening services are being broadcast at 7 over WJET. A choir of 3 1 voices is a great help un– day mornings. Congratulations are in order for Ass't Pastor and Mrs. Edward Fuller. Feb. 8th a big boy, Scott Edward, came to bless their home. BIBLE BAPTI T, BEDFORD A special Insrallacion ervice was held 7 P. 1'f., Jan. 29th for che 35 officers who were elected at rhe annual meeting or con– tinued in office. The wives of the deacons serve as deaconesses. This is a good idea, since deacons should have the right kind of wives according to Scripture - the kind that will make good deaconesses. Feb. 11-15 the Annual Missionary Con– ference was held wich real blessings. The speakers were Dr. and Mrs. Milton D. Arnold, Rev. and lvfrs. William Fusco, James E. Wooster - all from Baptist Mid-