The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1964

From our f llowship churches ~~~~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~~ ~~~~~i~~, Northfie ld Baptist Church breaks ground fo r addition More room fo r Sunday School Grot1nd \\a "' broken O'l. 27. during the Thank gi \ ing Eve ervice. for an addition at . Torthfield Bap ti t hurch. The congregation voted unan imou 1) 1 at it annt1al bu ine meeting Oct . 9 t proceed with the add it ion. It repre ented a real tep of fa ith in– crea ing the annual budget nearly· 6000.00. Pa tor L}' nn Roger aid. f ter the congregation voted to proceed a formal mor,tgage loan application was ubmi tted to the . orthfield Office of the F ir t ation al Bank of Akron. On the ba i of the church' printed annual r eport cov– ering the la t three fi cal year and t he apprai ed value of the church a et . the bank approved the application . The addition will provide growth area for all the Sunday' School de– partn1ent . a well a nearly double the auditorium eating capacity. The Junior H igh room will al o erve a a ~eek-da)' }outh activity roon1 and hall for fellow hip upper . Ev·angeli t Charles Boren ju t com– pleted a ucce sful evangeli tic cam– paign o't·ember 17-24 at the orth– field Bapti t Church. The 15 public profe ions of faith were a ble ing to the church as well a the deci ion of consecration and re-dedication. Brother Boren quote God' World fluently ( 40 or 80 verses per me age). i ~ illing to vi it regularl 1· and pray fer\'en tl~l. The pastor and people grew to lo\'e this man of God and would a,, to the churches of the tate. "'If . \ ' OU want a dedicated evangelist with - a thorough message of Biblical sep- aration invite Brother Boren.·· Page 10 JANUA RY 1964 Belle Center Rev. Donald Peltier ha re jgned a pastor of ew R ichl and Bapti t Church, Belle Center . Ohio due to ill health. Rev. and Mr . P eltier h ave r eturned to their hon1e near Elida and he plans to do upply work. Sever al changes ar e in progre in the chur ch . The ceil ing h a been lowered in the SS r oom and three room are added to the new upper floor . A dedicati on pr ogram i to be held when the work i completed. Mr . P aul L. Pop e church clerk, a k for prayer that a f ull-time pa tor may be ob tained and that the wor k done ther e will be to the glory' of God. Churches meet for services at Calvary Baptist, Cleveland An hour of pr aise and thank giving wa enjoyed a t Calvary Bapti t Church T hank giving morn ing spon or ed b) 1 the West S ide Regular Baptis t church– es of Cleveland , Ohio. P a tor Geor ge R . G ibson pre ided and gave the invocation after P a tor George 0. Keefe of Brook ide led the congregation in inging '"Great i Thy Pai thfu lne . ' P a tor Samuel Ellio tt of F ir t Bap– tis t~ P arma read P salm 103. Mid– Brook Bapti t Church, now shepherd– ed by founder H enry Cr uver . wa al o repre ented . Special olo were by D ick Florence of WCRF taff. The manager of thi FM local radio tation. Mr . Brandt l , l ts t a f s(1 11 gavc a CJ' 1 tin, cl\ l11CS- • sngc ·' t t c 11 cl a 11 cc w -.1 'i c cc 11 cn t nn LI t h t...: fc l lo, \ 11111 \.V as l1l c'°lscct of the I l'Ll:· I> as t t1 r C, i l1, n said . r=ir~t 8 apt1 \ t l,urch of Pnrn,a cx- ten<. lctl nn 1nvitatlon for the. c co111 - l11nctl c ht1rc hc\ to n1cc t wi th thc11, f r a \Va tch night ,crv1cc on C \\ ea r , (:, c. Cle ve land he 111ember~hip o f ( a l ary Bapti st ( ' hurch, 1cveland , are r ejoic ing of the recent bapti m of evera l ne~· 111cmber a well a the Lord ' leading in the purcha e o f property for a new te timony 10 mile ea t of their pre - ent location on W a lling Rd . 1n Broadvi ew H eight , Pa tor George G ibson announced . Medina Church reports • two great meetings Fir t Bapt i t Church, Medin a , ha had two grea t mee ting , Pa tor R. Kenne th Sme l er ha announced . Fir t , the 12th Annual Mi ionar 1 Confer ence Oc t. 20-24 with n1i ion– arie from M artinique. F .B.H .M .. J ewi h work, Phillippine Briti h G uiana . H eart wer e touched. m any deci ions to er ve the Lord ,ver e m ade and wonder f ul offer ing for Mi ion . Around a thou and dollar . Second an Evangeli tic Cru ade ov. 17-20 with Erner on P ent. ' 'We were out to win oul ,' P a tor Smel er aid , 'and at the ame time the Bible me age were for the C hurch to be able to do per on al work in the r each– in o of ouls. E rner on P ent i a 0 tremendou Bible teacher with a warm heart and no demand . H e i er ving the Lord and good for any church. H e i on the ex ten ion department of the Multnomah School of the Bible. Portland , Oregon. H e i a Bapti t with conviction and filled with the Spirit... John D. Teeters New pastor at Emmanuel Baptist, Xenia THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST