The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1969

H Id erv1ce ll .. ,1111 t ht1r h of ~1..'\1.."C \ll ~t1n~ia\ . l'l1..1ht:r 19. ., i.r\ 1'cr. htt) h Id th .... ir 1 OOt h nniver ary 'l he pre cnt pa tor f thi\ chttrch i Rev. l, lie r11~ I he ,r :1,tl r1J11\ er ,1r, er\ ice 1n lt1clcd an hi torical ketch, pecial recog– niti , 1 ,ln\i a 111c ..1gc h, former p,t tor. Dr. J ohn Recd of edarvil le Co1llege. h~ \ c--\ f ' r t ~r, 1 e f thi church \i\ a·.~ h Id 1n 1967 in a ch ol h ouse. 1 h~ "ht1 r ... h \\ a n t rganized until the F a ll of 1969. There were twelve h .. 1r tcr ,11en1l1er hrot1gh the ) ear the church ha h ad a •"' tea·dy growth. 1 Ja,· the, h,l\ e a lo, 1) new building which wa completed and dedicated in o~toh~r. 1969. T,\ nt~ -t t1r n1en. including Re,. Gille pie. have pa tored the churoh. It i a 111~n1~er t the 1 rth Bethel , ociation. the 0.A.R .B.C. and the G.A.R.B.C . Minister of Education and Youth At Wheelersburg The \\.heeler burg Bapt i t hurch ha, call d ~fr. Robert W. Tei J r. r er\ e in the po it ion of Mini ter f Education and Youth. A nati\ of Canton, Ohio, Mr. Tei attended Akron Bible In titute and "' as graduated from Calvary Bible College. Kan as City Mi ouri 1n 196 . \.\ ith the Bachelor of Arts degree in Local Church Chri~tian - Education. In addition to numerou tudent hri tian ervice a ignment , _ Ir. Tei ha taught one year in a Chri tian grade chool. Mr. Tei and hi wife. Barbara. at~o from Can ton , are pre ently member of the Olivet Bapti t Church of hawnee Mission, an a "'here both are active in the Christian Education program. Honored By Members and Friends P a·--tor and 1rs. Martin H olmes of the Grace Bapti t Church in Sun– bury were recently honored by mem– ber and friends of the church. This wa in honor of t heir fifth anniversary in Sunbury. Approximately 65 gue ts were at a dinner which was held at the Big Walnut Conservation Club House. A generou love offering was given P a·3tor and Mrs. Holmes. The Holmes came to Sunbury from Wheeler burg, Ohio. Since ooming, the church h as taken in eighty new members. They have added a new addition to their building, purchased a new piano and done a number of improvement to the parsonage. Tru– ly, the Lord i blessing their ministry! Present Christ to the Jew Through The 14 Hebrew & Christian Society Working for the church, with the church and through the church, Baptist Mid-Missions Testimony to Israel In Cleveland, Ohio MISSIONARIES Rev. Leeland Crotts, Director Mrs. Leeland Crotts, Mrs. Mildred Leech, Miss Carol Mciver 4205 Chester Avenue Cleveland , Ohio 44 103 DECEMBER, 1969 MAINTENANCE MAN NEEDEDI M 11 c ,,cl wife for ChurcJ1 nn Co r1fe rer1c G1ound in the l)e uti· f u I I, i II s o f Bucks Coun I y, Pen n. Home - Phone - Heat - Electric - Salary - Interested parti0s 5hould call (21 5) 286 9?.1 1 Three New Churches Are Recog ni zed The 1-Iar rno ny Hill s Rapti·-,t hltrch Brown'-.v 1llc, Ohio ( Rev. 1..,colano '"'f ,1tc. Pa \l or), the ,ti vary Baptist ( 'hurch. H ,i nover ton. Ohio ( Rev Jyde . C1 atilt. Pa tor ) and the Faith Baptist hurch, ew Carli le Ohio ( R v. he ter Brown, Pa tor ) were recent I y recognized a properl) con tituted and dul y organized Bap, ti t churche . The 1 ·e were examined by eparate ouncil con i ting of pastor and member of our Ohio A ociation of Regul ar Bapti t Churche . The churches were que tioned regarding their covenant art icles of faith and con titution . In each case the ex– ami ning bodies were well pleased. Director of Youth At Euclid, Lorain ... . _\ The Euclid Bapti t Church of Lorain h ave called Mr. Sherrill Hya~t to serve as Director of Youth and a~ ist the pastor, Rev. Verne Dun– ham. Brother Hyatt is a graduate of Bob Jone University, as is also hi wife. He has attended East Texas University and the University of Michigan. While at Bob Jones he traveled with a musical ensemble. He formerly served as Youth Di– rector of the Trinity Temple Baptist hurch in Dallas, Texas and was Assistant to the Pastor at Berean Baptist Church, Adrian, Michigan for three yeaIB. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST