The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1970

Promoting Missions Preparing To Build There has been a thrilling. renewed intere t in mi ions at Grace Baptist Church, Westlake, according to Rev. Douglas R. Couch, Pa tor . .... In the pa t few month the following ha taken place: 1. In the Dedication and Commission ervice for De and ancy Pay ton (ABWE) , the church front wa filled with people who promi ed to pray and man)' )'oung people who promi ed to go. 2. On the evening of the rune day an offering wa taken to meet the Payton' need of 1400. The offering totaled 1436. II f ER (fR P UMBI 3. Our unday School purcha ed a Ford Bronco for mi ionary Mi Barbara ope. The Calvary Bapti t Church Bellefontaine. Ohio broke ground Ma)' 24 for a new church and educatjonal unit. The new facilitie will h ave electric h ea t, ai r conditioning , and accon1n1odation for a Sunday chool of 600. The church i de igned for ea y expan ion to accommodate more than 1000 if nece ary. Pictured turning the fir t Dr. Bruce T itrnbull presenting keys to Mrs. Robert Cope 111other of Miss Barbara Cope - Missionary to "'al·a10 Indians in Arizona. pade of dirt i Mr. Kenneth orton, h airman of the Building Committee, and P a tor John R. Wood "'ho i completing hi eighth )' ear a pa tor of the church. A'?<& 1jtJU etJ1te&'R1t&'!) ., Ado«t AmeuUU. ?teed~ ~et'tefu that really DO .. - Point e To GOD PO O>: 4SS f H OHIO INDEP D NT BAPTIS r Hold Dedication Services The Fir t Bapti t Church of Strong - ville held pecial Dedication Service on Sunday, June 14. Gue t peaker for the day were Dr. All an Lewi and Rev. Denzel O born. The ch11rch wa organized in I 9 59. Becau e they were no t ab le to fully upport a pa. tor, they reque ted the a i ta nce of Bapti t Mid-Mi sion. . Rev. D elbert Geer becan1e their fir~t "n1i ionary' ' pa to r . Bro ther Ro n1)' ne trickl and , former]) a n11 ionar} in the had Re public, fri ca began ~er,,r- 1ng a thei r econd " n1i 1onar} ' ' pa tor 1n 1962. The Lo rd has been hle~ ing under hi s n1in1st r ). THfY OW HA :: TH :: 1R OW B ILDI G! RADIO PROGRAM PROMOT Tom Finch Ordained An ordination cou ncil ""a called on June J by the Fir t Bapti t hurch of il e to examine fr. T om Finch. There \\ ere 1 9 pa tor and n1e enger repre en ting 11 churche pre ~ent. Pa - tor Bi ce introduced Brother Finch to the cot1ncil. After carefullj e\.an1ining the can– didate a to hi , al\ ation. call to the n1ini . trJ and doctrinal ~taten1ent. 1t wa t1nanin1ot1 1, recon1111ended that • the cht1rch proceed \\tth the orli1na- • t1on. Brother F1i1ch ,tt1d1ed at t L)t1ng,– lO\\ n tat L n1, er~tt\. grauttated f ro111 .... Boh Jone~ L' n1,er,1l\ l1nu pl..1n, un entering DalL1, 1 heolog1c,1I er111n~1r, ~ ~ l h1, all. R BIBL TRA T DI TRIBUTIO B,ble Tract Echoes, heard each weekday on selected radio station:, has d two-fold purpose : e A Bi ble teaching n1inistry • Bible tract distribution on a world-wide scale. To learn ,nore about th is vital work, and 10 receive a free packet of Bible tract:,, return the coupon below TODAY. Evangelist Paul J . Levin BIBLE TR ACTS, INC Box 508, Dept 01880, Waterloo, Iowa Please send inforn,atlon of a free • k =-t of Bible Tracts to. NAME ADDRESS 50704 CITY ----------- STATE ------- ZIP ~ -- O I have heard Bible Traer Echoes on station D Enclo ed $ for Radio T a ts AUGU T, 1 70 - --- - - ---- - - 11