The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1969

Wor·k Rev. Allan Vine Ot1r bfl"'lh ~r. Re,. llan ine, ~er, ed f .. ithft1ll)r a pa tor of the Fu toria Bapti "' t hur h for a little better than e, en ) ear . He terminated h1 n1ini tr) there recently to accept a all t th Faith Bapti~t Church 1rand Rapid . 1ichigan. H i fi r t unda)' in Grand Rapid wa Aug. 24. \\ hile pa taring the Fo toria church, the ne\, building debt wa era ed and a ne,,· educational building was ere ted. The church parking lot was pa, ed. The church auditorium was ren1odeled and enlarged. The n1i ·-- ionary budget of the church increa ed to where each ap– prO\"ed agency of our GARBC and our OARBC were added. The general gi\ ing of the church bowed a decided • 1ncrea e. Rev Albert O trander was com- n1i sioned for ervice in Liberia. Brother Vine· on, Philip. wa li- cen ed b~l the church to preach the Ga~pel. There has been an increase in ad– dition to the church family and many nev..' people of the co·mmunity were reached v.. i th a ~ itnes for Christ. Rev. \ Tine has caNied on a weekly radio Broadca t that has been well recei\·ed b\r the community and through \'- hich souls have been saved. Pra)·er is reque·-- ted for him as he begins hi new work in Grand Rapids. Let u pray. too. for the Fostoria Bapti t Church as they· seek the Lord·s man to serve as their pastor. Subscribe to: $2.00 per year The Ohio Independent Baptist FOR A FRIEND Box 160 Xe ni a, Ohio 45385 . 10 SEPTEMBER, 1669 THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION P. 0. Box 18056, Cloveland, Ohio 44118 Founde d 1904 FUNDAMENTAL - BAPTISTIC - EVANGELISTIC -4 , 1 a11oclizing the "ki1is11zen" of our Lord in C leveland, Ohio ao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0 1fl .1=1{'- : :\Ir. ,eorgc B. Dunn, President l)r. Ralph I I. Stoll, Vice President Re,·. Gerald V. Smelser, Superintendent Rev. . Paul Tidball, Asst. Supt. l\liss Linda F. Imhof, Sec'y-Treas. -- l\ l.: F .. RENCES: - l)r. John G. Balyo, Cleveland, Ohio Rev. Paul Van Gorder, Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Vaughn Sprunger, South Bend, Ind. Rev. Lloyd Morris, Flint, Mich . Dr. Robert Ketcham, Chicago, Ill. Rev. Joel :Kettenring, St. Paul, Minn. Rev. Melvin V. Efaw, Huntington, W. Va. Dr. Frank C. Torrey, Boca Raton, Fla. Dr. Kenneth Masteller, Haddon Hts., N..J. Write for your FREE copy of "The Trumpeter fo r Israel" our quarterly magazine devoted to the work of Jewish evangelism. Available For Meetings The Fir t Bapti t Church of La– Grange Ohio ha called Rev. Edward Helmick to erve a its pa tor. Our brother Rev. Elton C. Hukill has been erving there as interim pastor. He i now free fo r a imilar ministry 0 1 f interim work or for pulpit supply. Intere ted partie may reach him by writing Rev. Elton C. Hukill, Wellington Mobile Home Park, Well– ington, Ohio 44090. His phone number i (216) 647-4378. Now With The Lord Dr. Milford Henkel, Prof es or of Philo ophy and His1ory ait the Grand Rapid Baptist Bible College, died from accidental injuries on Saturday, July 12. Hi wife, Dr. Julie Henkel al o a member of the faculty, was ho pi tal ized from injuries received in the ame accident in Elkhart, Indiana. Dr. Henkel even though with the Baptist College one year, Jeft a great in1pact upon the live3 of both the faculty and students. Growth At Brunswick The Lord continues to bless the work of Peoples Baptist Church in Brun wick Ohio where our brother L. D. Goodwin i pastor. A pecial "Bible Sunday" was held on July 27. During the day, New Te taments were given to all those pre ent. A total of 180 Bibles were distributed. On August 17, at the evening ·.;ervice, some 220 new hymn books were dedicated to the Lord's service. During September there will be Evangeli tic meetings (7-14), a "Back to School Day" (21st) and a Sunday School "Promotion Day" (28th) . Evangelist Darrell Dunn oif Chatta– nooga Tenn. will conduct the special evangelistic meetings . Work on the new 40' x 100' audi– torium is just about completed. P lans are being made for a special Dedi– cation Service. At bhe present, two bu e are being used each Sunday. The Lord willing, this number will be increased to four by next Fall ! ESTABLISHING BAPTIST CHURCHES WHERE THERE WERE NONE IN NORTHERN UNITED STATES AND IN CANADA HIAWATHA BAPTIST MISSIONS 2601 South 23rd Street Escanaba, Michigan 49829 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST