The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1963

• • Rev. R. L. Gilbert Rev. Edward Fuller Rev. Robert L. Gilbert resigns to pastor church in Indiana Rev. Robert L. Gilbert resign a pastor of Bethel Bapti t Church, Erie, Pa. He a sumed duties August 1 as pastor of Glen Park Bapti t Church, Gary, Ind. Sunday, June 30, terminated the ministry of Rev. Robert L. Gilbert as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Erie, Pa. Rev. and Mr . Gilbert were gue ts of honor at a farewell party June 22nd in the church par– lors which was s,pon ored by the of– ficial board of the Church. Mr . Lyle Lowry, chairman of the Board of Trustees was ma ter of ceremonies and the male quartet of the church sang several elections. Picture were shown of happenings during the pa t even years. Mr. J . William Andrews, chairman of the Official Board pre– sented the Gilberts with a tape r e– corder in behalf of the member and friends of the church. Mr. Gilbert , was also given a 35 mn1 . automati c camera as a token of the love and appreciation of the people of Beth.el. The Gilberts were al~o presen ted w1fu gifts frorn other group in the chL1rch. Bethel Bapti st Church i~ the sec– ond church that Rev. Gilbert ha served as pa~tor . He was called into the 111inistry after serving in the field of education. or 11ine years Mr. ,ilbert was a h1gh school teacher in Pl;rt1, Ind ., tl1er1 he served as Higl1 School Principal in Rile)' , l11d . and for foL1r year " was Su1)cri11tc11clc11t of cl1ool s in an1br1Jgc it y, l nlf . l~or t hr e }'Car l1c was l1ead111a. tcr of Wt1eato n Acade111y a11d fro111 tl1crc \\' a call d u 1,astor of the l~ir. t Ba11- ti t l1L1rcl1 of \.\ 1 11 at >n , 111. r1 Augt1 t I , 1r. <1ill,t:rt tt)Ok till J1i n1i11i tr)' a 1, ast r of tl1c ~lc:11 P, rl 13apti t l1ur 11 i11 1ar)' , 111 l. The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Under Rev. Gilbert's mini try in Erie, the anctuary wa completely redecorated and improved. In 1958 the Bethel Foundation was incor– porated for the purpo e of establi h– ing maintaining churche , charitable and educational organization , home for the aged, hospitals and mi ion . Mr. Gilbert ha been at Bethel for nearly even year . During Rev. Gilbert's ministry the total income was increa ed from $3 1,933.6 1 in 1956 to $62,261.95 in 1962. The mi ssionary giving increa ed from $ 16,562.93 in 1956 to $24, 173 .06 in 1962. Rev. Gilbert ha been keenly intere ted in mi ion and ince com– ing to Bethel ha been aptpointed to the admini trative Committee of Bap– ti t Mid-Mi ion of Cleveland, Ohio which ha 700 mi ionarie around the world. On FBHM board Rev. Gilbert i al. o on the Board for the Fellowship of Bap ti t for H ome Mi sion~ and ha been active in thi work. He is on the Board of Directors at the Grand Rapiu Bap- • t1 t ( ' ollege and cn11nary. nder Rev. iilbert'~ 111ini~try the Mortgage of the chLtrch wa\ l1t1r11eu ar1d a Honie Mi \ton C l1t1rch ,, a, establ i~l1cll, tl1c Ga, Lien He 1ghts Ba I) tisl cht1rcl1 which 11ow l1a\ tl\ t)\.\ 11 pastor Rev Au a n1 .CI alt : Bethe I ht1rcl1 1 also l1clp111g 111 estah- lis l1i11g a cl1t1rch i11 \Vatc1 ford . l{ l! \ I3ric l .. ars t)ll a 111iss1onar)' pa~tor lllldl::r f:."HH 1 has a ccottlJ)li s lll~ll tl1c cs tal)li sl1ing t>f Faitl1 l~a1>ti t httrL 11 , ,ar(Jc:11 l·l igl1t n11ll is l1l>\V ,vorki11g i11 tl1 \Vat .. rf )rd l1t1rc ll 1rc,jc: t. J\t tl1 1i111 1 aitl1 llaJ)t ist <' t1t1r 11 \\ fl established Rev. Lar on wa not sup– ported by Bethel. Last year Rev. Gilbert went on a mi ionary toLtr of Mexico and vi - ited one of the mi sionary couple. from Erie, Mr. and Mr . E. W. Hat– cher . Mr . Gilbert has been a teacher in the Harborcreek public school for the past two years. The Gilbert have five children Roberta who with her hu band began her re idency a a doctor at Meyer Memorial Ho pi tal in Buffalo N. Y. on July 1. Both Doctor Rae and Roberta Jacob are planning missionary career . David Gilbert was recently graduated from Grace Colllege in Winona Lake, Ind. He al o i planning a mi ionary career. Jan Gilbert i a junior at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind. high choo1 recently and Lana will begin her enior year in high chool in Gary Ind. Mr. Gilbert i Ji ted in Who' Who in the Ea t and wa one of the peak– er at the 32nd National Conference of the GARBC held in Omaha e– bra ka May 13-17. Bethel Bapti t ha been a member of thi organiza- tion ince it' beginning 32 year ago. Active in fellowship Rev. Gilbert ha al o been active in the Bethany Fellow hip of Inde– pendent Bapti t Churche and in their camp, Bethany Bapti t can1p ju t out- ide of Mayvi lle, . Y. In 1963 Bethel Bapti t withdre,\ from the Ohio A ociation of R g– ular Bapti t hL1rche after an af– fili ation of many n1any ) ear . It i ' • now a ociated with the Penn ) lvan1a A ociation of Regular Bapti. t hL1rch . Th people of Bethel \\ ill long ren1en1b r the 111an) happ) a - ociation they had ,v ith the fol~ · and pa t r , of th Ohio ~sociat1on . Rev. anti Mrs. (i 1lb rt cnJ a pa - torate of e en ver) f,11thft1l anu fruitft1l }' Car'i . The) ,, 111 be great[\ n11 . eJ b} the cor1grcgation l)f Bctl1el \J hi h nt1n1ber arot1ntl 600. Re, . d\\'aru ·Liller, 1l)lll1('f .. 1, i\tant pa,tor 11 .. 1\ l1cc11 c,1ll1..' ll ,1, 111- tcri111 Pa~ll)f t111t1l tt1c ct1t1rc l1 ~all s a ncvv ~1a\ tl)J" . Re, ull c1 11 4\\ l1L' C11 a">,1~t .. 1nt J)a\lt)f l ) t ll l. 1J1c l ll)I f1.)t11 \C,H\ ar1J \\r , l \ ) ' ot1tl1 [)11 CC ll)I" ll)I (\\' ( ) \ l' ,\f\ '] 111.... 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