The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1962

From our fellowship churches Dedication, open house held at Elyria; Rev. Robe rt Reynhout is guest speaker - - \..t First Baptist Church, Elyria, recently completed a new educational unit with renovations to 1he Hebron House . Total cost of present church properties amount to approximately $400,000, with long-range studies completed for future expansion as the needs a rise . Rev Woodrow W. McCaleb is pastor. The Rev. Robert R eynhout pa tor of the alvary Bapti t hurch. Mu - kegon. ~I ich.. \\/a the gue t peaker at the dedication ervice April 1 for the ne\\ unit of the Fir t B 1 1pti t hurch El) ria, Ohio. It \Va under hi leader hip, a pa tor of the church from 1954 to 1960 that planning for the pre ent building program wa fir t tarted. The Re\. Woodrow W. Mc aleb, pa tor of the church, pre ided at the erv1ce, for \\thich the theme "To God Be the Glory" wa elected. cripture and the opening prayer \\ ere b 1 the Rev. W. Herbert cott of H o lla nd. ~1ich.. who conducted a ~ene of peci al meeting at the church later. History Given A hi tory of the church and it bu1ld1ng program were pre ented by H arlie tevick. The new facilitie \\-ere pre ented to the board of tru tee by Richard Elliott. chairman of the building plan committee and Walter Dctv1e . tru tee chair111an. accepted for the board. The dedicatory prayer \.\ d gt\ en by Dr. Arthur William , pa tor of the church from 1947 to 19-3 . The main church building wa erected 1n 1951 during the mini try of D r. \Villiam Greeting \Vere ex- Page 10 MAY 1962 tended by the R ev. D arrell Bice, Litchfield Bapti t Church for the He– bron A ooiation. Mu ic wa pre ented by the Chan– ce l Choir inging a pecial arrange– ment of ' 'Prai e God From Whom Al l Ble ing Flow' ' under the di– rection of the R ev. Donald mith, mini ter of youth and mu ic. He and f r . mith offered a vocal duet. Greeting were read from farmer pastor . Begins 126th Year Founded in 1836, the Fir t Bapti t burch i now beginning it 126th year. The recent $160,000 building pro– gram ha added a new two- tory ed uoa tional unit to the rear of the exi ting church, a new corridor and a uxili ary front entrance, and provided for remodeling the interior of the Hebron Hou e, attached to the church. The new educational f acilitie in- crea e the capacity of the unday chool to over 1 l 00 and provide modern a embly and cla room area . The two tory unit al o include a new dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. eating capacity of the dining area i 250. Thi al o erve a a meeting area of the unda 1 Si.;l1tHll "ntl ' t1utJ1 gr< ttl) . I h1 cc le,, lt1ll lengtl1 l<Jltl ing t lol>I', l\V() on ti fi, st fll><lJ a nti (> Il e 111 th e sccon ll<)<1r 11er1l1it 111tdti1Jlc t1 c <>I tl1e un ·1 J1c nc\.v C<lrri cl ll' I 'l\\'Cen t} l-lc.:l11 c)n 1--l <lUsc Dntl the cht1rch p1 ope con11ccl . the chl1rch tl1c hott sc. a, the JlC\\. Cllt1ca tion1ctl l)ttilcling al tt 1ca1, allo\: i11g for in1n1ctliatc acce lt) all areas. l{cn1odcli11g of the hot1 c provid \ pcc1aJ 11c tl f aci Ii l ics for the cria 1 11 an c.l n t1 1 ~cry ticpa rtmc n l of t I ' unday Schoc)l <1ntl church. I I crad le roll. ~upcrv1 ctl by trainctl pt nncl. wa enlarged to accommocla 35 crib ,1nd a diapering room. wh the nur er) cla '>room for prescho children \.\ ere expandecl and rcn vated. Memorial Baptist, Columbu hosts speakers, plans DVB R ev. George fen ik, mi ion a to pri on under on ervative Bapt Mi ion wa gue t peaker at ~1 mari a] Bapti t, olumbu . Feb. 1 Rev. J . M. Falkenberg of Bil Meditation League vi ited the chur 1arch 4 and brought the people to date concerning the mini try p,rinted literature. R ev. Don Luttrell for radio tati WIVV Puerto Rico bowed lide the mi ion work on March 11. Eight addition have been made the church ince the la t report. 1 tendance h a been increa ing and tb expected a record breaking cro for the Ea ter unday ervice, M Clarence Roger , correspondent the church, aid. Mr . Roger aid the church ch wa to ing the Ea ter Cantata " H allelujah What a aviour. Prepa tion are being made for the Dv) which will tart June 11. Dr. Moses Gitlin speaks at Bethany Fellowship The March meeting of the Beth1 Fellow hip of Bapti t churche , held at the haron Bapti t Chw b aron, Penn. Thoma . Wri1 ec., announced. The following church \\ ere reJ ented at the afternoon meetin Rev. Hu ey, ile ; R ev. Loor · Evan vil le. R ev. Beckley . lcDon Rev. arpenter. Young town: F Mar tellar truther , Rev. \Vhit1 orth Jack on; Rev. Wright. ha1 The attendance at the af.ternoon m ing wa 37. After a ea on of prayer with } · Whitney in charge the aftern meeting op ened v ith ongs, and t1 monie . It wa a real bles ing to heart to hear of the Lord ' bles in our churche . The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAP ,