The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1967

Our State Missionary Reports ... The e report were sent by our State Mi sionary, Rev. Earl Umbaugh. ,n June 15 to the pa tor of the We t Moriah Fellowship (concerning 'e ter, 1 ille) and tho e of the Xenia Fellow hip ( concerning London). Grace Bapt ist Church, Westerville, Ohio. Services are continuing at Blenden Grange Hall on East College reet. Attendance has been ranging from 24 to 36. Rev. James Lee, Stanton, California, has accepted the call to astor this church. He will be moving to Westerv ille soon, with une 25th as his first Sunday as pastor. Brother lee is a graduate f Los Angeles Baptist College and Seminary. For the past 3 years, e has pastored the Valley View Baptist Church, Stanton, California , a nurch started under his leadership. The financial help of interested churches has been an encourage- 1ent. Th,s has enabled the group to accumulate about a thousand ollars while waiting for the pastor to move to the field. Among those supplying the pulpit during recent weeks have ,een Brother Robert Wills, Brother Earl Newkirk, Brother Gordon nlay, you r 0.1.B. Ed itor, your State Missionary and others . The Grace Bapt ist Church, London, Ohio, started Sunday Services n May 14th. Attendance has been running between 20 and 30 nd they are now seeking the lord's will concerning the call of pastor. Their temporary meeting place is inadequate but it looks s though the Lord may be bringing a solution to this problem. A ood building site has been made available to them and one amily, not a part of the nucleus, has offered to pay the entire urchase price If financing can be found for the first of their uilding program, the rent that they are now pay ing on their resent meeting place would come close to making the payment n the loan. We trust that you will encourage your folks to continue to ray for these two churches. We are completely dependent upon ~e Lord for any lasting results. Rev. Earl D. Umbaugh Grace Bap t ist Church, London, Ohio. Sunday Services were begun on May 14th, 1967 in two rooms of a new office building at 258 West High Street - route No. 42. Five families have committed themselves to the starting of this work and attendance has been running 21 to 31 with two additional fam ii ies showing an interest. A good building site has been made available to them One family, not a part of the nucleus, has offered to pay the full purchase price of the land. If financing can be secured to put up their first unit, the rent that they are paying for their presen1 meeting place would come close to making a building loan payment. This seems to be the direction that the church should take since they could lose thei r present meeting place on thirty days notice Some assistance is needed from area churches in these early months if they are to have their best chance of success. At the present time, they are using borrowed song books and chairs. They will need about $200 a month financial support if the pastor is to give his full time to the work. Local offerings from the five families is expected to be from $232 to $268 per month. It is hoped that an addi tional $100 per month will come from Sunday School offerings, visitors and new families. The treasurer of the church is Mr. Elv in King, 140 Hawthorne, London, Ohio. Th e church extended a unanimous call to a young man 10 be their pastor. He has not felt led of the lord to accept so the group is continuing to hear potential candidates. The help of Ceda rv ille College has been greatly appreciated in the supplying of speakers as needed . Above all, encourage your people to pray for this infant work We are dependent upon the Lord for any lasting results. : edarville College : ontinues to Grow! Successful Meetings At North Madison New Baptist Fellowship Is Formed ecJarville ollege ha just pub- 1shed a new catalog with many new eature including explanation of the ualiler S)' tern. Copies are available ro1n the Regi strars Office. urnmer . chool v. a5 conducted une 5-Jul y 14. 1~wenty-four course ere off.ered to an enroll n1enl of l,out J (JO. "'all enrollment is esli- 11ated at 50 ,,vi1 h the con1pletion of 1addo l-la!l, a won1c11's residence 1aU. 1 uc111 1>1 ogr-e 111 a l) en 111ade on h 230,0 )0 additio11 t the caC leri,1 l11ch "111 11101 tl1an double pre cr11 a1>aci ) . "J he air-c nditior1cd facilit)' ill jend it elf 10 111all and lar g lanquet b) 1}1 '" l!l e of fol di 11g do r . \ 11 u 1,uild1ng on ca1111)u a1 ~ ~1ng r d 1g11 d lo Jl10, 1 1dt! 111 1 la roo111 ailld of i e J> c . A twelve-day evangeli tic can1paign wa held at the Bible Bapti t Church 1n orth Madi on May 7-l 8 with Rev. B. . Jenning , pa tor of the (1raham Road Bapti t hurch. ' L1ya– hoga all · a evangel1<it. A ver,tge ,tl– tendance wa the highc l of any n1e t– ing~ held in the chL1rch, \\ ith I > n1ak1ng public <.leci ion~ Jor alvation or rededication. 11 1 th '}C attcnc.icd the n1eet1ng faith { ttl I}' ,,1 tcr n1a~i ng their clecision and h, \C C\ idc11ccc.t a desire for b,tpti 111 ,tr1d chttrch r11cr11- l)crship, confir111ing the s111t.eril) 1 of tl1eir dccison. s11l,;ci a.I cffort a 111a{I .. <i Lt ri 11g the 111t:etings to l)rc, k th att n Ian r\;c )J"d i11 Sttnda)' cl1 )ol {>11 l ,1 , 14. n "'' rt:c >rel f _9() ,, ~ts r\!a 11 I tln 1 l 1 at d at e, , x cc ti i n g t h J) r vi l u s r - COJd 28 t i11 !<.65. M OHIC AN TRAIL C AMP ' 'A CJ1r1st - Cer1t red Can1p' ' Good ood Fun r1d f UowsJ11p Far11ily C mpir1g Tent or Trailer Cano 1ng Hors nanst11p W fer Sports Bring group or co111 e a lo,1e ! P. 0 . Bo, No. 72 M n fi Id, Ohio 4490 BA Pa tor and t)ther \\ or~er\ frt)n1 Regttlar Bapti t ht1rche 1n ' Ltlh– ern Ohio n1et recenll) to organ1Le the outh rn Ohio Indcpcn(lcnt B<1pt1~t Pa tor ell \\ ship. con:t1tuti0t1 ~ ,1 tira""n tip and ctc.il) pleti Of ticcr are Re\ . Jo~eph hapn1~111 t)l (i~1ll1- poli,. ('ha1r111<1n- Re\' . D n,1lc.i itt)llt- 111t1nd ol \\ hcelt:r\ht1rg. \ 1cc ( ' l1a1r- '-' n1an - Re\ \\ 1ll)ttr J>ar11,h l)f J)t'I t" 111ot1th. ccr ct<11 \. l "hc,e 111c11 i)I~1n t() 10\ itl:: likt:-l111(1(iCli J),l\tt)I \ L)lll\LLIC th~ t,.1\ R .13 ( tL) lellt)\\ l11p \\ 1th tht:111. I h rce 111e~ t Ir1g" 11 a\' l)~t: 11 l1c ltl .t, {)I tl11, ,vrit1ng. 1 he l,t')t ~)t thc,c ,, as at \\ 11\.:t:l~r,l)ttrg. rl llll \ \\~r 1t1irt\ )Ile i11e~e11t . In th' att~111o)n ,, ,rk– sl1 lJ)s llll • "1 h l ... a)' Illa11 ·1n l Hi ' J> ·r– s(lnal ll il1l StttLl\ ' ' an l ·• 11 ) g 111i– zati )11 allli llll ltl 1 ,r ~ighl)l)J 11) lll ll il)lc l'-=tl 1, I r. )t1~ 11 ) 111 c- • t 11 \.I I{ \:: , . 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