The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1968

Plans Laid For Erieside Conference The 60th. Anniversary of thi conference begin with the Mid– Winter meeting March 24-29th. Dr. Herman A. Hoyt, P'fesident of Grace Theological eminary in Winona l .;ake, Indiana will be the conference peaker at al l se rvice . He i a very able Bible Teacher and Scho]ar. Mes- age deal with the end t ime be– ginning with ' 'The Unveiling of THE LORD JESUS CHRI T' on tihrough the Rapture and ending Friday even– ing March 29 with "The Mo t Sig– nificant Prophetic Fulfillmen,t in 1900 Year ." Each w,eek-day aftern·oon from 2 to 3 o'clock, the service will be held in the beautiful new Cedar Hill Baptist Church , 12601 Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Sunday morning March 24, Con– ference opens at the Euclid-Nottin,g– ham Baptist Church in Euclid, Ohio. Each evening from Sunday through Friday we meet in a different church in and around Cleveland. Nursery care is provided. Com 1 e and share the blessings of a week of concentrated Bible Study on one main theme. For a complete Ii t of the subjects and meeting places, write: ERIESIDE BIBLE CONFER– ENCE, 1853 Grasmere St., Cleve– land, Ohio 44112. Xenia Area ''Youth for Truth'' Xenia Area "Youth for Truth" rally was held recently in the Mara– natha Baptist Church, Springfield, Ohio. Over 260 were in attendance. Guest speaker for the occasion was Dr. Hugh Hall of Sandusky. Three teen-agers received Christ as their Saviour. A special attraction was an outstanding musical team (Miss , Shirley Byrd and Mr. Boyd Grif– fith) who presented inspi 1 rational music with a variety of instruments. During "Teen Testimony Time" a young person from the host church spoke on the theme. . . "What hrist Means to Me." This was followed by an exciting Bible Quiz. The Urbana Church won the at– tendance banner and Emmanuel of Dayton were victorious in t,he Bible Ou1/, According to Mr. Ken Nichols, Youth Director at Blessed Hope Bap– ti l hu1 ch, ~pr1ngf1eJd , plan~ have already been 111c.1de for Cuture rallie '>. 1 J1 ere will be a varie ty of spcaker<i . he e railie are ,organ1t.cc ..l by the Xer1ia area Pastors ellow<.,hip under tl1e direction of our l1rother Ken ichols. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST State Missionary Reports On Program of Propagation KENT, OHIO - A fire destroyed the nearly completed church building of the Grace Bap t ist Church, Kent, Ohio on December 19th. The building was nearly completed and would have been ready for occupancy in about three weeks . The church was insured for $45,000 but this will not cover the many hours of volunteer labor and cannot make up for the delay while the building is being rebuilt. The church is without a pastor so any word of encourag 1 ement that you would like to send to these folks should be sent to the chairman of the deacons, Mr. Glen Trowbridge, 4459 Stow Road, Stow, Ohio 44224. There is some evidence of arson. RICHMOND, INDIANA - This church, just over the line on route No. 40, had their first services on January 7 . A group of pastors and laymen from several Ohio and Indiana churches gathered at Richmond to take a part ial canvas of the northside of the city on Saturday, November 11. Several hundred homes were covered and it was felt that the evidence shows that the re is a need for this new church. A few weeks later, several Cedarville College students continued the survey turning up many ad– ditional prospective families . Rev . Richard Averitt, Missionary under FBHM, is developing thi s work. LONDON, OH·IO - Rev. David Morris , pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, reports good growth during the Fall and Winter months. Peak attendance has been 65 and much of the growth is coming from those who live in London. They have found it necessary to rent another room in the office building where they have been meeting to accommoda te the att,endance. They have adopted building plans for a building that will cost between twenty and twenty-five thousand dollars . The rent for their present facilities would almost cover monthly building fund payment on that size loan. This would be a good, sound investment for some Christian who would loan them the money, giving a good in terest return and at the same time provide an investment in eternal things. They have a 21/2 acre choice building site completely paid for. TOLEDO, OHIO - Berean Baptist Church (Oregon) had their first birthday last August. In November they had an average attendance in Sunday School of 77, Morning Worship 83 and Evening Service of 49. On a recent Sunday they had 86 for Sunday School and 91 for the Morning Worship Service. Many have been saved and Pastor Don Crisp is rejoicing in the Lord's blessing on the work. Building plans have been adopted, financing arranged, pe rmits secured and construction will begin as soon as weather permits. AKRON, OHIO - Rev. Ray Doan, Portage Lakes Baptist Church, reports average a ttendance of 50 in Sunday School and offerings averaging $110.00 a week. This is a growth of 20 over the previous year. Brother Doan is to be commended for hi5 persistence in the work and for his determination to see this work through to victory. We believe that the Lord will enable him and his people to establish a strong stable work in their part of the city. VIENNA, OHIO - The Vienna Baptist Church, Rev. Frank Odor, Pastor, is now a little over two years old. They are averaging around 100 in morning services. They have purchased an eight acre building site at the junction of Routes No. 82 and No. 170 and are within $100 of having it paid for. They held a DVBS on this site last June using a large tent . Dan 1 Carpenter, a student from Baptist Bible Seminary, Johnson City, New York helped in the work through the summer. A gospel team conducts monthly services at Youngstown Rescue Mission and at a federal Vocational boys school. In addition to other act iv it ies Brother Odor has been teaching one night a week in a local Bible Institute. On a recent Sunday Morning, three came forward for salvation, a mother and two teen-age boys. Other churches are showing good progress and some new churches are in the planning state and will be reported in the next le tt er. • • • • • ·) • • • • Earl D. Umbaugh, State Missionary Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches GIFTS? BOOKS? SUPPLIES? • • • • • • • • We have the answer co your need c R. 8 .P . Reference books, devotional books, ... lofield Bibles, flag , c hurc h and related supplies • • • • • f. • • • • • • • REGULAR BAPTIST PRESS 1800 Oakton B lvd., Des Pla ines. 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