The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1970

State Missionary's Annual Report The following report was presented by 0 11r State Missionar),, R ev. Earl U1rzbaug/1 , at th e 43rd ..4nni1al OARBC conf erence /1 eld in Berea , OJ 1 io this past October. It covers a period ritnning fro ,11 Sept. J, 1969 to Aiig. 30, 1970. FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH DEFIA CE OHIO be– an Sunday ervice on Ea ter Sunday, March 29 in the >isabled Veteran Hall. This i a group of people who ecame di illusioned with the moderni m and liberali m f their church and who had come to olid Biblical po ition 1rough personal Bible study and through Ji tening to Jndamental radio broadca t . Rev. Merlyn Jone i the astor of this new church and attendance is running in the eventies. MILLERSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH tarted Sunday er\ 1 ices on April 5 in the Ca tle Theater. Rev. Charle unsford began his mini try on April 26 and morning at– !ndance is running in the 30' . Thi church is unique in :iat Sunday evening and Wednesday night attendance are 1rger than tho e on Sunday mornings. Several have been aptized the church has been -+ncorporated and i looking or a different meeting place. SO THGATE BAPTIST CHURCH SPRI GFIELD, egan Sunday ervices in the Perrin Woods Elementary chool on April 5. Rev. Joseph Stowell began hi ministry pon graduation from Dallas Seminary. This group i ex– eriencing a good growth with average attendance of 117 ur1ng a recent month. They are eeking a building ite nd are seeking the mind of the Lord concerning a build– ng program. Under the leadership of Rev. William Brock and the ponsorship of Maranatha Bapti t Church, Columbus, a eiv cl1i1rch has started at Marion , Ohio. Service are eing held in the Grange Hall Route, 529 outhea t of own. They have chosen the name, BEREA BAPTIST 'H RCH. Rev. Glenn Davi , formerly pa tor of the :lintonville Baptist Church , olumbu i pa toring thi. 1ew work. During the winter months, Rev. Don oel led in the tarting of a new church at Jackson, Ohio. Thi church as adopted the name GRACE GOSPEL BAPTI T HURCH and is meeting in the rab Tree chool. A few families from orton Bapti t hurch have led n the formati on of a new church on the outhwe l ide ,f Barberton. Thi s 1s the SH RMA BAPTI T H R H nd 1~ bei ng pastored by Rev. J . Wesley rank . They are 1ow fu )l y organized, incorporated and have called for he conveni ng of a Recogniti on Council . They are 111eeti11g n 1/1e /t1cilities of t/1e .S/1er111a11 Ele111e11tar) 1 c l1 <)0/ , Ha111e- o v11 R ottd, o rto t1 0/1ic). I<.ev. Warren All en ha led in the f orn1a t1 on of the ,RA l: BAP I l... LOW HIP. PHI l.. IP B I{ • )HIO. unda)' er vices were begun on March J 5. he 1 roup ha pt1rctlased a vaca ted church bu1lc.J1ng a nc.J 3rother Allen has pu rchased a ho111e i 11 the a rea. tt enc.J 1 ce ha llecn runni ng arou nd I 0(). For the pa t l \\O • rs 0 1111e t t,ougl1t }1ad l>et:n gi vcn t o star tj ng a ch urc l1 at >J11llip llurg and ct1i v. 1 il l 1 1cet cl1a t need. J OJ)C Bapti l l1urc}1, l{ev. o rn1an 130 ~ o rtt1, Pust or. p n ored tl1c tarti11g o a 11e,\, c·/ 111r£·l 1 , 11 \11Ml.. l{ l L. -> J ' I . J"' i\ 1 t an1iJie f orn1ed th star ting nt1cleL1s for tl1is \ rl a11d u , da}' ervjc \\ r ta r ted ()Jl J u1 21 in thl: al fire tatio11 . J{e, . C1ar) l . l-l ol 111an i J)a toring thi " r t l1c nan1e I H 13 I '"( I ..I 11 J{ t-1 l1as l)e 11 d pt d and tt I daric ha\ 1, en rur,ning i11 t t1 ()fl ' an(i ' • H OHIO IND P ND N BAPTIS South Lima Bapti t Church Lima, Ohio pon ored a ne1v churcJ1 at ELIDA thi ummer . The)' gave five familie to thi work and tarted unday ervice on July 5. Rev. Bruce Snyder ha accepted the pa torate and ha been with them from their fir t Sunday. The)' have selected the nanie FAITH BAPTIST and are 111eeting in tl1e Elicia Elementary School. The Canton-Ma ilJon church ha pon ored the tart- ing to the CA AL FULTO BAPTIST CHURCH CA- AL, OHIO starting Sunday Services on Augu t 23 in the Co1n111itnit) 1 Service Building. Rev. David Ryer e ha ac– cepted the call to the church and ha moved to the field. Rev. Randolph Cri p and Rev. William Ru ell worked with the tarting nucleu conducting planning e ion in the home of Mr. and Mr . Ben Juha . Fir t Bapti t Church Gallipoli ha pon ored a branch church to relieve their over-crowded condition . Fourteen familie form the nucleu for thi new church, FAITH BAPTIST CHUR H . Land ha been purcha ed 6I/i. 111 iles northwest of GALLIPOLI at R oclney and the building i under con truction. Rev. Jo eph Chapman ha accepted the pa torate and attendance i running in the o· . After graduation fron1 Tenne ee Templ e chool la t June Rev. Ronald Boldman tarted a vi itation and per– onal oul-winning effort in hi hometown of MI STER, OHIO. Out of thi effort came a week-night Bible tud)' clas . The need wa felt for unda er ice which were tarted Vt 1 ith about 30 peopl e in the loca l thea tre. The grotip i now organi zed , incorporated ,vith 56 member and with 90 attendance on a recent unday. Min ter i a town of about 3 ,200 people. i 90 lc Roman ath lie and ha never had a non-ca tholic church in the t \,\ n . About a hundred people tarted und a er ice in c n1- merc ia l facilitie , f<J 11 r 111ile ),vest of OB RLI on R o11te l 0, on Aug. 16. They have adopted the nan1e BETHEL BAPTI T H R H and pl an n a pern1anent lo ati n clo e r to lyri a. They are cc~ing the ord' leading in the ca lling of a pa, tor . 01/1er {treas are 1, 11cler ('c>11. itle, <1tic> 11 fc>r 1/1e ~1arti11g t)/ r1eH' c·/111rc/1 e\' c/11ri11.~ t/1e cc>111i11.~ A s ociar1c>11<1l ,·et11. ~J' e . olic·1t ,1 1 01,r ec1r1 est pra_)'C'rs (I\ H 'l' \'eek le> /c>llolv tl1e L c>1<l i11 rl1 i 111ini\lt)'. 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