The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1965

Columbus church moves into new building The de peratc need for an ade– quate building in which to n1eet pron1pted the church to in truct the Service Con1mittee of J an1es Har– mer. David Workman ·and Harry Brook to look into a1l po. ibiliti e for building a new church in Septem– ber of 1964. A tr ac t of 3.143 acre:s was located and it. purcha e of $6,286 wa authorized by the church in October , J 964. Architect Roland Stout drew ,preliminary pJan for the new church with co t figure and the e were ap– proved in November , 1964. A cht1rch building f un<l wa c tab– Ji . hcd and a bt1ilding con1n1ittec c-·tabli hcd including Del Moore, Jr .. chairn1an ~ Otis ale . ccretary; Perry Dennn1an , J an1e H arner and Jack ook. This i the exterior front view of Ble sed Hope Bapti t, hurch 3844 Bonta Road Columbu 0. dedicated Oot. 3. Built at a co t of $32,500 the church i located on a 3.143 acre tract. The con– gregation moved into the building May 1, 1965 with mo t of the major work fini hed. The church wa financed through the hurch The contractor began groundbreaking ceren1ony after a January Jo. 1965. Pa tor orman E. Bo worth re- ported in a new le tter that the cht1rch Building ommittec of FBHM, Elyria Ohio. et a new Sunday chool record in The BJe ed Hope Bapti t hurch , l ~o Jumbu , 0. now ha a new church to wor hip in dedicated Oct . 3 and with a Sunday School RaJ ly Day Oct. 11. There were 230 per ons at September with 120, n1orning wor– .. hip of 123 and evening of 7; 2 1 per on·.. ·accepted Chri. t and the bt1 brot1ght in 30 each unday. the dedicatior1 Christ in Christmas r he birthdav of our Lord i here; ., 1·hc day of da 1 , of all the year ; A day of hope an<l joy and cheer - Keep Jc us hr1 t 1n hri~tma ! .., J1c da)' j Christ's by right DtvJnc, A tla)' 110 111yth should undern1inc; he day when thought · and deed , ubl1111e Sho t1ld keep the l1ri st i11 ' hri tma . ·uard all ) ' OL1r tl1ot1gl1t Jest tl1cy ~hottlcJ <lrift, I et e Cf)' 111e age, cvcr}' gi f.t l11 0Jl1c; \.\'Cel , j ) ' OLJS way tlJ)lift I o C J1ri t tl1e I .Jord , at }1rist111as. Ile , 11d all el th da)' sl1ot1ld l)e A da)' ot l10Ji~ t 111t;r11ory, \\ 1 11 n all tile w rid sl1ot1ld joyfttlly J1i i t , it I rd , i11 l1ri t111as. tl1 r tl,1ng " 11 inor 11lac , tell 10 111a11 in C\' r)' 1, .... t r n t ti i d, , f gr ac .. , l1r1 t 111, I rd . n I I is lJlldS J l 11 \\ 11 • erv1ce. TRUE CHRISTMAS If one hould walk the n1idnight hill Out ide a quiet town And uddenl y h ttld ee the ight Of glory bl azi ng down . If one '>hoti lti earah with ht1n1b le 111c n To find a n1angcr din1 ncJ kneel in in1plc wor~hip there A · wc lcon1ing for H i111 : TJ1cn would thi '> ason holtl 111t1 h le"' of ti n '> l, g i ft , and 'i o ti n li , For f)ca e wottlll fill the l1eart that a111l: I o "eek the hrt~t . ,111 I fot1ntl 1966 rl he '\C~\le, L)t JOLI arc lrltC , Ht-s ,attlt, l10Jcl ri'hc,c trc,t,tlrl . 1 ~l\ \\ l: t}11, \ C,\l' , in llllllll)h.!llC\ , t • 1\ t: ( , c.l t l 1 e ft 1 II cs t 111 <.",•, t tr c ? \\ 1 hL) tlst..:: Lflst"f\' t:s llttr l1l:st '! \\.111 > t 1~\.:· Ille t t~al\'ar\ ~'S all '! ~1a\ \\ tl1i \CHI' i11 tl,ankfttlll'SS ., ., <. 1 i, c C 11 r i t t tr , r a 11 '! 1\ ntl ,,hl" ll the Sl ' Hll"S ()f lllll ' l{ l'' \ C d l>ltr ,,c,rl II, ,l1t)s \i , Id) J It• 1 "-l' lH J ll"' 111 I l '-'d\ en ' t,l,lJk. \ ~ , l j l I l) I I l l l l t d I( s DE MBER 196 P G 1