The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1964

Mid-Brook Baptist Church feels pressure of · pandi119 membership and Sunday School . . . to he tl t 1 tr i a I an Li Future Mid-Brook Bapt ist Church con trt1cteu at 18664 he ld o n rd. in the rapic.lly rc~iticn ti al Parkbrook area of C leve1ancl. c.lcvc loping in- The \f id-Bro l Bapti , t Cht1rch i feeling the pre tire of an e panding 111en1ber hip and unday chool en– rolln1ent. er\ 1 ice have been conduct– ed in the rented temporar y fac iliti e 111ade a,'a ilable to it at the M argarette K . R aub Elen1entary Public Soh ool, ince earl}' in 1961. The church re– centl}T purcha ed 9_1 3 acre property ituated at 1 664 heldon Road, in the Parkbrook area of Cleveland , \\ hich i the new cht1rch location up– on completion of it building program. Two part program Pre en t building plan of the Church i a two part program, name– ly, the erection of an educational building and then a anotuar y. 'rhe new Education Building will provide Bible School cla se for all age group . It v;ill be of Colonial architecture, and con truction of wood frame with and tone veneer. The overall di– men ions are a,pproxima tely 120 x 40 feet. Eleven classroom and an audi– torium will be provided initially. The auditorium will be used for Worship Service until such time as the sanctu– ary v.·ill be con tructed. It i estimated the Educational Building will have accommodations for 250 plus a teach– ing staff. Upon completion of the anctuar 1 con truction, at a later time, the auditorium will be converted to JO additional clas rooms and will then accommodate ome 500 in total atitendance. On the ame propert) 1 , and adjacent to the church building . is situated a ix-room two tory 'V/Ooden frame d"'·elling surrounded by tall tree and gra . Thi home ha been comp1etely SEPTEMBER 1964 PAGE 10 r enovated to modern li ving accon1- modation , and will er ve a the permanent par onage. In an effort to finance the pt1rcha e of the pro,perty a nd the con truction of the Education Building by Mid– Brook Bap ti t the Tru tee ought profe ional counseling and advjce on the matter retained Mr. R oy H. Jon a - en and independent M anagement Con ultant, of Phil adelphia . Pa., to n1ake r ecommendation and devi e a financing progr am pecifically for the chL1rch. ••• ... . .. ... * Church D ebenture Bond are b e– ing i sued in Ohio pur u ant to a Cert ificate Acknowledgeing Regi tra– tion under the Ohio Securitie Law . in the principal amount of $60 000. The e Bonds are dated July 15 1964, and ar e avai lab le in $250 denomina– tion and any multiple thereof. They are r egi ter able a to princ\pal. In– tere t i payable semi-annually on J anuary 15 and July 15 through pre entment of coupon attached to each Bond. Inve tor may elect ma– turities to fit their individual in– ve tment requirement from the chedule, 1-year to 26 year . The e Bonds con tain a inking fu nd call . . prov1s1on. The Church h a appointed The Cleveland Tru t Company it Fiscal Agent and Registrar for the bond through it Management Consultant. The piritual leader hip of the con– gregation is pre ently being fulfilled by Rev. J ame E . Godley, Sr. who became pa tor of the church M ay 17 1964. Calvary Baptist Church, Bellefontaine, reports missionary speakers During the month of June it "V,,as the privilege of alvar y Bapti t C ht1rch of BeJlefonta ine to h ave J ame Bi ett mi ionary to A frica and J ame Benefiel mi ionary to Brazil to bring me age before sai l– ing to their fields of ervice for an– o ther term Opal Millner report . The D ai ly Vacation Bible School wa al o held during this month with an average attendance of 176. While Pa tor John R. Wood wa on vacation, R ev. William Ford of Springfield, Ohio occupied the pulpit. Mr . and Mrs. Wilbur Shaw and family are now living in an annex whil e home on furlough from H ait i. Larue Baptist Church ordains Ronald Glidden The L a Rue Bapti t Church of La Rue, Ohio ordained their pastor, R onald Glidden on July 6, 1964. After an examination in the after– noon by represena tive from the F ellow hip Bapti t Church of War aw, Ind. the Calvary Bap ti t Church of Bellefontaine . U nion Bapti t Church of We t J ack on, Oak K noll Bapti t Ch apel of Marion. Grace Chapel of W. Liberty, and of the La Rue Bap– ti t Church all of Ohio, it was voted to ,proceed with the ordination ervice. Rev. Anglea of Union Bapti t Churc h led the ong ervice. Mr . Earl nare and Mi Janet D avi sang "H ow Great Thou Art" in a pecial dL1et. Rev. Al Hot1gb of the Oak Knol l Bapt i t Chapel delivered the THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST