The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1970

Rev . Merlyn Jones i\lc ,c 1l,c , fl)111 Oh1t1 cht1rche lo- :::- "\ { C;'.\..1 tn F-1 1J a). Bclletontaine. Li111a a 11 B ,, lin.! rcen. along ,, itl1 other - f r 111 n. IC 11g, n cl1t1rche in It. p c~ .. flt und tanton. recentl) 1 n1et in "' ~tin 1l a t the Faith Bapti t Church of t'fia 1--e. Ohio to con ider the or– dain ing 1 Pa tor !\Ierl) n Jone . .... .. . ~er a , ,er) thorough doctrinal ex- an1 ina t1on . at ,, hich t1n1e Brother Jon~\ al "O ,hared the circun1 tance t1rround1ng h1 con, er ion and call ... to the n1ini tr)' . the council recom- n1 nded that the Faith Bapti t Church proceed ,vith the ordaining of their oa tor. A pecial "ordination service" was hel ·. Re,,. :\Iark i litchell of Mt. Plea ant. ~f ichigan delivered the or– ~1na tion me age. Re,·. J err)' Palma of tanton. 1-lichigan gave the charge to the church and Re,·. Fred Crown, Jr. of Findla)' , Ohio the charge to the candidate - Re\' . f erlyn Jones. N w Church At Gallipolis \ Ill''' 1 l'H·gnni z (1 J .. nit11 IJaJ tist ( ' lllll\.;)1 . :1 s is tc t l1ttrch lt.1 tll • l"irst I l a I, t i s t I 1 t I r h ( f , n 11 i 11 <.111 " I) "g an SCI'\ i c s l ll Stlllll:1), , t"l'll~111l)Cl' I_ · l l1c, ~\t'l' t1si11g .is tc11111c)1 ar ' c.1t1ar tcr" th, · t\lnsoni 1311illli11g lc)C, tc<.I 011 c~l>llll 1\ , , ·11t1 .. until tl1e first fJl1a~c of tlll'ir l1t1illltt1g JJt'<.)gran1 , Cl)n1plctctl a1"l)t111"l I 11,111k,g1, 111g. 'I l1c l1L'g11111111g of ait l1 Bapt i\l ... '"° l1t1rcl1 r>1 igi11ntc<.t ,,,itl1 28 people \; ho t cl t a 11<.I ,,1,, the nee cl for a new L' l1t1rcl1 . I c1,t ·[ a\ the c n1en1hcr of r 1r t 13ar>tt~l C'ht1rch of Gallipoli di - Cll\"iC<.i the prOJCCl. C~ro,, dcd condit ion, parked thi con, iction. hortly after, the Rev. Jo eph hap111an ~a approached on tl1e feeling of the, e people. Advice \\ a given and pre ented to the Board of Deacon . Following a di cu ion \\ ith three repre entative and the deacon , a unanimou deci ion wa made by· the Board to take thi recom– mendation to the congregation of the church. At a pecially called meeting of the congregation of the Fir t Bapti t hurch for the purpo e of forming a i ter church a poke man for the group pre ented the propo ed plan. After a di cussion, and que tions the congregation voted by a very large ma– jority to endorse the new work. It was al o voted that Pa tor Chapman teach the Thur day night Bible Clas and act in an advi ory capacity. Committee were et up to seek pro– perty, a temporary meeting place and a con titution committee . Property has been purchased on Rt . 3 5 at Rodney and construction was adopted by the group. During the time of organization, the name Faith Baptist Fellowship was adopted with a temporary moderator, YOUR OPPORTUN ITY 8 To Help Build A High School For Missionary Children PRAY FOR: School Building (ALREADY COMPLETED) Furnishings Dormitory And Equipment (URGENT) Teachers (Short Term Teachers Welcomed) WHERE? BarigJi Baptist High School Bangui , B. P. 900 . Central African Republic WRITE TO: Bangui Baptist High School Baptist Mid-Missions 4205 Chester Ave. - Cleveland, Ohio 44103 NOVEMBER, 1970 assist ~1 11t 111 l<.lcrutor, 1ffic r s ancl con1.. 111itt ·s. J{ccc ntl ~ 111 · Slate c,f l,i HI I'll'<) 'll th"' I II,)\ sl1i11 anLI c, t ·11dcd n c l1nrt " I' a11<.I incc1r11 1 ati< n 11a 11cr Llllllcr tl1' rc,111irc 111ents at1<I lnws f ()hio. ''J li e <lf ficittl 11an1c i fo1 aith 13ap– ti l l1t1rc l1 . l{ccc11tl ' g r<)t1t1c.l t,rcaki ng ccrc- n1clt11cs ,vcrc 11cl(I 011 tl1c new ·ite. earl y I(){) 1Jc rsc)ns gn thcrc<l for tl1i <)ccasio11. Work l1cgn r1 toward tl1e con~l rt1c t 1 C)11 f n 40' x 8C)' brick ve nee r l1t1tldi11g for tcn1porary Rihle school an <.I v., or\h 1 p ~crv,ces. he f u– t t1 rc churc h btiild1ng will be constrt1ct– ed a the I ord provides and as the c ht1rch progres cs. Men of the church are doing mo, t of the labor. Fifty- thrce per on consic;t of the charter member of Faith Bapti~t. The Rev. Jo eph . hapman has recent]y accepted the call to under- hepherd thi new church as pa tor. Rev. Harry E. Cole will continue as A ocia te Pa tor of Fir t Baptist Church. Pastor and deacons of both churche have vowed to continue the wonderful cooperation and spirit maintained throughout the years in future program and activities. On the 8th of October, a council met to hear the hi tory of Faith Bap– ti t Church and to examine their con- ituation and confession of faith. This meeting was held in the audi– torium of the parent church, the Fir t Bapti t Church of Gallipolis. The council declared that the Faith Bap– ti t Church be duly recognized as a Baptist Church. Plans are to bring the church into our OARBC and GARBC fellow hips. Following a fellowship supper in the evening, a special recognition ervice was held. Our state missionary, Rev . Earl Umbaugh brought the main address. - Wadsworth Church Recognized • On Augu t 30 1970, repre entatives of OARB churche in the Akron and Medina area met at the Franklin School in Wadsworth, Ohio to con- ider the propriety of recognizing the Community Bapti t Church of Wad - worth a a 'Regular and Independent Bapti t,, church. After careful examination, it was recommended by the council that the Comr11unity Bapti t Church of Wads– worth be recognized as a duly or– ganized Bapti t Church. They were in tructed that certain changes were to be made in their con titution and the council be o informed. Pre ent pa tor of the Wad worth church is Rev. Thoma Mize. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST