The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1965

Your State Missionary Joint ve·nture undertaken by FBHM an·d A number of pastors and ch11rches expre , ed an in tere t in tarting a new church in Oberlin, Ohio several month ago. The e pa tors met at the Fir t Baptis•t Church Welling– ton, Ohio, to eek the mind of the Lord. It was learned that The F el low hip of Bapti t for Home Mi·-- ion al o wa intere ted in Oberlin. Sen ing the leading of the Lord, the pa tor met with the Rev. Kenneth Good and the Rev. Kenneth Muck and it \Va, decided that thi hould become a joint venture with the Fellowship of Baptists For H ome Mi ion and The Program of Propagation. Several familie who h::id been a t– tending other GARB Churche~ in the area, met for several ,.veek at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Seely, Oberlin, for prayer Bible study and planning se sion s. Fir t Sunday services were held on May () at the American Legion Hall and attend– ance since then ha 1 been averaging about 30. Rev. Joe Fri tz, har1eston. We·) t Virginia began hi s mini try on July 4 as the first pastor of thi new church. This church will be known a Oberlin Calvary Bapti t hurch. Rev. Darrell Bice, pastor of the First Bapti ,t hurch , Wellington, Ohio, ha been serving in as advi<;or to thi nticll!tl~ of people. Other member<; of the committee include the Rev. Howard Andru \, First Bapti·;t ' hl1rch, T..,aGrangc in charge of the area-wide <;urvey, The Joins Bible department l{cv. (,eorge A . 1"iJI, A . B Whit– worth ollcgc, ' l"h.M. f)c1ll as rl l1co– logical en1inary, with ter1 years' cx– peri~11ce a assist an l J)astc)r a ntl Chri stian l:.ducation D11ector , 111ost r centl}' J)a·~ tor of ( alvaf)' 13aptist C l1t1rcl1, Burt1a11k, alif., will l1e atltlctl to tilt: faculty of Wcsterr1 Baptis t li ilJle oJlege a associate 11r le sor jn the li il)I IJt:11art111cni in e 1)t1~111 - 1, r . l< c: ' · lanlc)' li e l i eX fl ctcd to j in tilt! 1r1i .)ior1 s faettlty Lluring Jii s t url l1gt1 fr 111 J3naz.il , wl1 r J1c t rvt ~ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST state group Rev. Frank Odor, Mi ((vicw Bapti . t Church, rafton , in charge of 11ul1- licity, the Rev. Woodrow McCaleb. Fir t Bapti t hurch Elyria, in charge of finance , and the Rev. Kenneth Nel on, amden Bapti t Cht1rch , Oberlin, in charge of finding a mee t– ing place. Oberlin i a town of 8,000 people plu a s t11dent body of 2,500 in Oberlin College. A few fan1ilie expre ed an in– tere t in tarting a new church in Oln1- tead Fal l on the we t s ide of leve– land early this Spring. They invited •the Rev. Vernon Jone to work witl1 them and to become their i;rst pa~tor. They have been meeting in the Fitch Road Elementary School ~ ince 11ay 16 with 35 to 40 in attend ance. One young woman ha accepted the Lord and everal have expre:sed a de ire for bapti sn1 and church mcn1ber-...hip . The name We t Suburba11 Bap~i t was cho en and a recogni tion ervice ha been held. The alvary Bapti t Church Chilli– cothe i now a reality. During the winter, several meetings were l1elJ in the home of Mr. and Mr . GJen Smi,th. Interest began to gr0w until there were six familie con1111itted to the starting of thi new church. A hot1se was rented at 736 E. 1"t:1in t. where a ft1ll schedule of service is held each week ,vjth 20 to 30 in attendance. The fir t er , 1 ice. ,verc he]d on Ju nc 6 with the St:ltc Mi',- ionary bringing the n1e<;sag~~. EV'ln– ge] i<;l Don Winters acte(J a~ interin1 pastor through J tine anti tl1c \..nt1rcl1 wi th Bapt1~t M id-M i<i ion . ln11111nently t1ccc~\f ttl t1n1111cr t ur. l1y the ql1artct anc.l trt1111pct trio of tl1e C'ollege, a11u the ladie · trio arc rcporle(I. l he 1 orn1er, accon1 r1a11i ccl by J>ro fl!\''iOr anc.l Mr', . l{1 cl1n1 ti aulk i n. , cover e tf t }1 c ~ o t I t h\\ c\ t an c I a t- t en d c LI l h c at 1 on a I ( 'o 11 f \! rc r1 ce i 11 l)cs i\:tc)1r1e\. tl1e latter. atten<.letl I>\' ., I r anti 1rs. l3rock, Ct)\~I el l the t> tt~ific l)OrlllWCSl . LS. te11siv atlllitit111s an"'I altcratio11"' ar~ l1eing 111atlc tc> tl1e a1llJ)l1~ fl) 4lC- >n1111l> lat tilt:: nl >r 1l1ar1 35() ~lt1ll - ~nts e ' J)CClctl in S )11t 111l1c r. • Rev. Earl D. Umbaugh ha been hearing candidate~ tl1:ot1gh ] tily. Articl e of Faith, Church Covenant and a on titution have b~en adoptecl and appl ication for non-profit cor– poration tatu ha been 111 adc. Two iteen-age boy. have l1ce n avecl and there i a pirit of Ltnity t.lnd c - pectancy among the peo.p!e. Tem,ple Baptist Cht1rch, Port - mot1th Calvary Bapti·"t Church, Belle– fontaine, Hope Bapti t Church, o- 1ttmbu , and Wheeler burg Bapti t Church are among the tlpporting churche . Thi church i in n1eeti ng place and monthly up,port. need of a better ome adclitional CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Our 61 st Year A taff of eighteen full--time or .part-time workers witnessing to our Lord ' brethren' ' in Ohio, W t Virginia Brazi l; and other area by radio and the n1ailing mini try. Oltr policy to cooperate with local w Te tan1ent chur he in the accepteJ n1 thod. of piritural evangeli n1, and the placing of ne\ c nvert . We e 1 pre ot1r appricati n to th ,pa~tor anc.1 friend in ot1r Ohio ociation ht1rche who in tl1e pa t ) car have helped n1ak thi'-. n1inistr}' po iblc. ' ta1 f 111e111ber ' ,1re l1app) t v1s1t cl1t1rcl1c, i11 ,the 'p1r1t f ct 15 :4 to ~har rep rt r1nd in p1rational Jlle'-1\agc\ co11cc1111ng the 111111i ' tr\ . Write f 1 1 rce cop - "'frt1111pet .. r ft)t l,rael' ' '"1 tlttartt:tl\ tlt:\OteLl t() JC\\ t\h Pro1ph 'lC~, 11rre11t l!\\'S al1<)lll tl1c J "\.\, ,111 l tl1rilJing r~l)<.)rt ~ fro111 111is 'io11arie . C, ralcl \ 1 • 111el .. r, tlJ)t . 1>. . 13 o l 80 5 6 l .,,clar1d, Ol1i 44118 SEPTEMBER, 1965 PAGE 9