The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1963

114. TOLEDO Emmanuel Bapti t 4207 Lasky Rd. ( 13) L. George Hunt 3705 Bowen Rd. ( 13 ) 115. TOLEDO Lewi Ave . Bapti t 4408 Lewi Ave. ( 12) vacant 4133 N. Lockwood (par onage) ( 12) 1 l6. TROY Grace Baptist McKaig and Monroe Ernest !. Virgint 525 McKaig Ave. J 17. TWI SBURG First Baptist C hurch of Twinsburg l 0204 Ravenna Rd. Paul A. Schenck 1903 Westwood Dr. 118. VA WERT Faith Baptist 502 S. Shannon St. Howard L. Andrus 202 Spencer Dr. 119. WARREN Bethel Baptist 1244 Tod Ave. , N. W. Kenneth T. R omig 747 Roosevelt St., N. W. 120. WAUSEON First Baptist 224 S. Fulton St. Gerald Wagnitz 121. WADSWORTH Fellowship Baptist Church of Young Corner 5026 Ridge Rd. Harold G. Winter 5 63 Sharon-Copley Rd. R . D . I Wadsworth, Ohio 122. W LLINGTON Firs t Bapti t 125 Grand Ave . Darrell R . Bice 5 I l H errick Ave . • 123. WH ~ I.~ RSB RG WhecJersburg Bapttst Marti11 E. Ho/,11es J> . 0 Box 224 124. X :. IA 12 . a lvar}' Baptis t 8 W . Harbine Ave . l... t1t1re 11 H . l~c"l1 e,1c·k dar ill e ollcgc d arvi lle, Ohio l! 1111 111anut I Bapt i t S. I c t r it i.. t. at odlfi 1gton 'c. 1 a an t • The OHIO INDEPEND N BAPTIST • • • ' • • • 126. YOUNGSTOWN Grace Bapti t 2369 Oak St. Harold W. Carpenter 1339 Elm St. (4) 127. ZANESVILLE Calvary Baptist Walter G. Yeager 536 Moxaha1a Ave. Temple Baptist Church, Portsmouth accepts missionary challenge Robert L. Sumner, pastor of Tem– ple Baptist Church, Portsmouth writes that the church ha expressed its enthusiasm in a tangible way re– garding the Ohio Association of Reg– ular Baptist Churches' proposal to place a full-time missionary on the field in the tate. ' 'At our annual business meeting,,~ Pas tor Sumner says, "we voted to support such a plan with the amount of $50 monthly. The check will tart coming to the st a te trea ury in January, he] ping to build a re erve for when the man is selected and ar– rives on the field.' ' Church statistics ( Compiled fro ,11 cl1urches to Sec·retarv ~ T otal Churche reports fron-1 John Strong). ................. I24 ........... .... .. IO3 Church es Reporting ( T vvo gave only membership figures) ..... .. ... 2 T otal financial reports ............. 10 1 T otal received : Bapti m ...................................... 11 85 Other .. .. ............. ......... . 7 4 3 T otal received ... ..... ....... .. .... . 1928 T otal di mi sed ...... .. ...... ........... 11 72 le t gain ......... .. ... 756 Average Iembership .. .. .... .. .. 188 + Large t l\lembership ................ 832 mallest 1embership ...... 1O 3 levv hurche Received Pre ent T otal ... ..... .. .................. 127 Your church? One Sunday morning a man en– tered the church and a t down near the front with hi hat on. oting the man, one of the u her poke to hin1 asking him if he knew he forgot to remove his hat. ' Ye ' the man replied "I realize I have my hat on but I've been coming to thi church for two month and thi i the only way I could get anyone to peak to me.' ....... ..,. ... .... ....... ..... .. .... Faith i not a leap in the dark but a tepping out on the prorni e of God . THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. Livingston, Tenn. Listen to station WSPD-TV channel 13 Toledo, Ohio · Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Presenting Christ to youth by radio a1id TV God is answering prayer and more stat ions a re accept ing the Ch ild ren' s Gospe l Hour . We now have 39 ha lf-hou r ptograms and f ive print s o f each one. These programs make clear God ' s pl an o f sa lva t ion an d the boys and girl s of America should see them. Henry C. Geiger, Executive Director Los Angeles Baptist College and Seminary Newhall , California • 4; ,r. .,l1ristiat1 College • ix 11iajors ( A.B. degree) • 1,1burba1z Cmnpus • l~r o 11e 11 Faculty • Good E111plo)•111etit • ""lzri ti,111 en,ice • 1,0 rts Pro grm,i • Eva,zgeli ~tj E1,1pl1a~" Al so a theological Sen1inary - 3 yr. course leadir19 to tt1e graduate Bach 1 elor of Divir,ity degree. Special n1p~1asis upon English Bible, or igi nal languages, theology 11d student preacliing . John R. Dunkin Th .D. Pre ident - C. L. Tru Th .D. Regi t r r P ge lj , J nu r 196