The Ohio Independent Baptist, June-July 1970

• • earers J.. dirt,r·s 11(>te: lJ111et/1i11~ c.r< iti11.~ 1. g<>i11,~ <>11 at Cedarville College ... ( , · 1, -1011 ·' '<>1111(? p<:'<)[JI u·l1<> are tr1,l.v 0 11 fire for t/1e Lore/! It ., ,1 .~11<>11·11 /t1c1 t/1c1t ( ""/1rirr1ar1 c·<>llege · do /1a\ 'e proble111 , bt-lt t/1en '''t 110, e pr<>ble111,· i11 c>111 c/11trcl1e. a11d in (>Ltr l10111es! o c>f ten ne\.·vs , ,,cer,1111!! 1/1e,e prc>blt..111~ preacl. far ancl l1 1 ide 1·vl1ile gooc/ neivs i l1ar<ll. · 111t 11tic>11e<l! Hc,·e I\ ~<><>cl 11e,, -. ! Ccdar,·ille College's WORDBEARER . pread tl1e \VOrd aro1111d and re111e111her Tl1 e111 in )'Ottr prayers! ·· . and the \\ ord of the pirit ,, h1ch t tl1e ,, ord of God." Bearing the \\ ord \\ hich i the \Vord of God 1 ~ the thru t of \\ ordbearer , one f e, eral hri tian ervice group a t1,,e from the can1pu of Cedarville ollege. \\ ordbearer . perhap more than an) other organized group ha e~tended their mini try of reaching out ,, ith the te timony of J e u hr1 t. \\ ordbearer originated and wa organized in 1965. A charter group of ix tudent called their team ·· ,, ordbearer ., . The original group con i ted of David im ( '67) D avid F idler ( '6 ) . Bet y Bodenmiller ('69), Jane ( He ) Lightl}' ('69), Ruth Hard) ( '69), and D ave Staples ('66). Mr. Staple wa the chairman of the nev.. l)' organized group. The fir t year most of their extension work wa done in area churches. Al– o during the fir t year jail service were conducted in the area. In 1966, Mr. Dave Fidler ( '68) was elected to be chairman of the or– ganization. D ave is now planning to go to Ea t P aki tan under ABWE. The main empha i thi year was treet meetings in J amestown , Ohio. Con– cluding the series of meetings there, meetings were started in London Ohio. Swordbearer reported over 50 decisions for Christ as a re ult of the meetings in London. The rich rewards in London re- ul ted in a need for a church to be organized in the area . Swordbearers worked with Grace Baptis t of Cedar– \1ille, Blessed Hope of Springfield, and other churches to canva the Officers Chart Their Course 8 JUNE-JULY, 1970 11 • •• from house to house II • • • community . The Grace Baptis t hurch of London Ohio i now an organized body of believer . Mr . arl Umbaugh, Sta te Mi ionary, wa al o instrumen– tal in the organization of that work. The church now meet in a new bui lding. Dr. Merlin Ager, Chair– man of the Education Department at Cedarville College and several student are presently active in the Grace Bapti t Church, London, Ohio, \\ 1 hich has an average attendance of 50. Rev. David Morris now pastors this church. In 1967 street meeting continued. Another communi ty was reached that year - ew Carlisle. Ted Clater ( '68) was the chairman this year when 150 decision were made. In 1968 Dave Fidler ( 68) and Bill Smith ( '70) were chairmen and a more diver ified ministry wa tarted. Street meeting turned to street witnessing in Day ton, Ohio, per onal witnessing a t Salem Mall hopping center in D ayton and hou e to house vi itation was tarted in ew Carlisle, Ohio. Onee again a\ need of a church was seen. Dr. Jack Riggs, a sociate profe or of Bible at Cedarville, Mr. Earl Umbaugh and Bill Smith led in the Bible tudy group that was organized by February of · 1969. Ble ed Hope of Springfield sent f amilie to help tart thi new church - Faith Bapti t Church. In June of 1969 Faith Bapti t became a part of the G.A.R.B.C. Rev. Brown was called to erve a t Faith Baptist which i now meeting in the Grange Hall in ew Carli le. Faith Baptist ha an attendance of approximately 50 and i planning a building program. With Chuck Rowe, a junior, as exect1tive chairman, Swordbearer are continuing treet witne ing in D ay– ton and are pre entl)' working with P a tor Brown of Faith Bapti t in hou~e tv h ou e vi itation. The church THE OHIO INDEPENDENT 6APTIST