The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1966

The pictures (left to right), show Pas tor Douglas Couch, Sunday School Commi ttee Chair– man, presenting, on behalf of the association., a trophy to the winning Church. Mr. Car l Cooper, Sunday School Superintendent of Northfield Baptist Church, is shown receiving the trophy for their Church. Secondly, little J eff Zinn is shown receiving the trophy for Calvary Baptist Church of Norwalk. Mr . Pau l Sanders, Sunday School Superintend ent f o r Grace Bapti st Church is shown receiving their trophy. Rev . David Shimp received the trophy for the Litchfield Baptist Church. un c 00 - urc ontest Twenty-eight churches of the Hebron A ociation have recently completed a 'Sunday School Churoh' ' ~ontest which ran for six consecutive weeks. The churches were divided into four divi ions according to their at– tendance average for the la t year. Amher t Ba;pti t hurch pa tared by Rev. Donald Barrett wa runner-up. Divi ·ion ' " - hurc,he of 176-250, wa won by ' alvary Bapti' 't hurch of orwalk, where Rev. David Lunney i Pa tor . The SuncJ ay School experienced a 3 % increa e with a high SL1nday of 290. Runner-up wa · Tri ni.ty Bapti t Church of Lorai n pa tored by Rev. John All en. Division "A" - Churches of 15-100 wa won by L..,i tchfield Baptist Church pastored by Rev. David Shimp which experienced an 83 % increase. Their average l ast year wa<; 90 but experienced a high of 228 during the con– test. Second place was won by Abby Rd. Bapti t Church of Divi ion "D' ' - hurche of 25 l and above, wa -Iyria pa tored by Rev. Donald Curti . D1v1 ion HB' ' Churches of 101-175, was won by Grace Baptist hurch of Rocky River pa tored by Rev. Dou~las Couch which experienced a 42 % increa~e. La t year race Bapti t Church averaged 114 in Sunday School and during the conte t reached 200 in unday chool. won by orthfield Bapti·-- t Church pa tared by Rev. Lynn Roger , which had a high attendance of 41 2 and made a 29% increa e. Second place went to the Fir t Bapti t Church of Elyria pa tared by Rev. \V odrow Mc aleb. Rev. David Mc Jain of Avon and R v. Darr 11 Bice of Wellington erved n the und ay chool c 11n1ittee. Gerald L. Fields ordained An exan1ining council called for by tl1e Bible Mi sion Bapt1~t ( hurch of l< eynoldsburg convened rce,ently at the Memorial Baptist Church. o1u111- l,u for the pt1rpa~e of cxarn1ning ( ,erald L.. . Field tor hi ordi natio11 to the C10 pel mini tr)' · 1<.ev. l .. levlell)' n .. l~hor111Json, Pastor <ll the Bible Mi ion htirch, i11tro- dL1ccd tl1e car1<lidate t{1 tt1e ou11cil. I acl1 111e111I,cr of 1l1e C ot1ncil vla· oi,,en a JJre1,ared laten1t=nl l))' tl1c arid id ate "l1icl1 11\; tl1e11 J)r cecc.lcd to J>re ent ora11) 1 • J l1e ca111di<lat "'' a 1110 t carefLtlly !\.,fi;ul1140ed a~ t }1i d ctri11al , ,je\A.' . 1r i Id a! o ga, 1 e Iler Le ti111021)' . 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