The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1970

Report from our State Missionary NEl\ C RLISLE- The Faith Bapti t Church ew Carli le i making good progre . unda)' ervice were begun July 6 1969 and the group ha continued ever ince. They are meeting in the Grange H all which i located on Route 40. Deci ion have been made, in recent week for alvation a urance of al\·ation, bapti m and church member hip. The e deci ions have trengthened the church and are an evidence of the moving of the Holy Spirit in their mid t. Several un aved are coming and the people in the P ark Layne area are re ponding well to thi new te timony for hrist. The church ha been given a one and one-half acre building 1te and plans are being drawn up for the construction of their fir t unit. Pa tor Brown and hi family have been able to move into a home clo er to the work and are re– joicing in this provision. IILLERSB RG- We are continuing to meet with a nucleu of people at the home of Mr. and Mr . Henry Wolf Resident Man– ager of Sky View Ranch, on Thur day nights with the end in view of tarting a new church at Miller burg. Al– though the group is small , they are anxious to begin Sunday ervice and it is hoped that thi can be done early thi Spring. An abandoned theatre in the middle of town, is being made available to them for this purpose. The group has been in contact with a potential pastor and it is hoped that this matter can be settled oon. The Miller - burg community is aware of the effort to tart a new church and seems to be responding well to this effort. Millersburg is just two miles from Sky View Ranch. • - Credit: First Baptist Church Coldwater, Michigan PRINGFIELD- Meeting have been held for the pa t four months at Perrin Wood Elementary School, John Street, in an effort to draw together a nucleu of people to start a new church to serve the Southgate and Sunny Land ubdivi ion . There are now five f amilie committed to thi work and it i hoped that Sunday ervices can be tarted oon in one of the local school . A young man ha been approached about the pa torate of thi new church and he i eeking the Lord' will in thi matter. The OARB Churche in the area are backing the new work. It j hoped that thi will imple– ment their effort to win the lost to Chri t. DEFI CE- For some time, we have been concerned about the fact that we do not have an OARBC church in Defiance and have wondered what could be done to remedy thi itua– tion. Shortly after the fir t of the year, we received a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Retcher inviting us to work with them in uch an effort. They are men1bers of the Enunanuel Bapti t Ch11rch in Toledo, Ohio and upon movi ng to Defiance aw the need for e tabli hing uch a te timony there. They have gathered a few familie together and I an1 now meeting with them on Saturday night . Good progre ha been made. They have organized a temporary Fello\.V– ship, elected the name "Faith Bapti t hurch " have et up a checking account a well a a keletal Sunday chool organization. A oon a a meeting place can be found Sunday ervice will be tarted. Mo t of the people com– posing thi group are those who have been di enchanted with the ecumenical moven1ent and it liberal theolog)'. Wells Construction Company 17219 Euclid, Allen Park, Michigan 48101 Mr. Oran Wells, President Complete Church Building Program Services Including 1 A l...R I l ... A. J 1 , 1>1i1-4 1..11 11 ARY 1 ...A r Ol J'l I l A I I , 1 J>pJ ' - ( k bout 1 ork ~uit}' Plan) Call or Write Mr. Lawrence F. Wilson Professional Engineer 3504 Worden Road Oregon, Ohio 43616 Telephone: 419-691-5886 or, Our Main Office 1