The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1971

! On scenic land once hu.nted by In– dians, the 75-acre Shalom Lake Camp near Cleveland had the great privilege of being host to the Ohio ladies September 16. Baptist Mid-Missions, with the help of the Huntsburg Baptist Church (Rev. Ben H. Garlich), invited the OARBC ladies to a tour of the camp facilities and an ox-roast luncheon for what is to become an annual event. Ladies from the Huntsburg church raised and prepared the vege– tables that were served. The roast was charcoaled overnight by Mr. Roger Spencer, local grocer and member of the Huntsburg church, and Rev. Howard Street of Baptist Mid-Mis- • s1ons. Over 350 ladies attended from 35 Baptist churches. Those coming from the farthest away were from Colum– bus, Reynoldsburg and East Liverpool in Ohio, Erie and Cory in Pennsyl– vania, and Clymer, New York. Morning session was for reports Pastoral Changes In Ohio A number of new pastors have moved into Ohio of late. Rev. Wm. Alexander, formerly of the Bethel Baptist Church in New Castle, Penna. - has accepted a call to the First Bap– tist Church of Blanchester, Ohio. Rev. Willis Hull , formerly of the First Baptist Church in Horseheads, New York has been called to the First Baptist Church of Elyria, Ohio. l{ev. John Teeters has resigned as pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Xenia , Ohio to accept a call to the Calvary Baptist Church in Tiffin , Ohio. Rev. David Fetzer formerly served as Dir . of Christian Ed. and Music in the Glen Park Baptist Church, Gary, Indi ana. He has ac– cepted a ca ll to pa tor the Meadow– brook Baptist Church in Lima, Ohio. Rev. Homer Kirchner of Xenia , Ohio 1s now pastoring the Faith Baptist ) hurch in Lakewood , Ohio and Bro. I Mike c~rampton has recently been ca lled to serve as Assistant Pas tor lo Rev. Lawrence Fetzer , Washington Hts. Baptist hurch in Dayton, Ohio. No doubt there have been other changes. They've been coming " thick and fast". We hope with our JANU– ARY 1972 issue to bring the li st of pastors throughout our state up-to– date. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST by Miss Bernice Inman from the various mi ssionaries who use the camp. It was the first meeting held in the dining hall and chapel erected within the preceding month with Shalom Lake Day in mind . The hall is beautifully situated on a hilJ with a small cattail-bordered Jake wrapped around two sides. Interior fini shing of the building is to be done during the winter. Not in competition with the other OARBC state camps, Shalom Lake Camp is an outreach of the metro– politan ministries of Baptist Mid– Mi ssions in Cleveland. It serves un– derprivileged whites and blacks fron1 Cleveland's inner-city as well as Jevv– ish children and the unchurched of Cleveland's suburbs. It is thus a specialized camp serving people of cu.ltural backgrounds different from the churches. This past summer about 200 child– ren used the facilities. During the ''Gotta Dime?'' Dimes buy so little today, but when multiplied by 4500 campers it equals $450. Better yet, if each cam– per collected 200 dimes the total would be $90,000. The key to how much can be raised depends upon the enthusiastic support of each church. During the month of November pins saying, "Gotta dime" will be worn by our young people enlisting yot1r support. Two rallies at Cedarville College will be held on November 26 with Gospel Magician Ken Eva ns speaking to the Juniors and Evangel– ist Paul Dixon ministering to the teens. Special recognition will be given to individuals who collect 200 dimes and certificates awarded to all Radio Messenger Kenneth Myers l O winter the missionary camp is use<l for weekend retreats for college-age youth and adults. Further develop– ment pl ans include laying out part of the 25-acre wooded area on the pro– perty for a "frontier camp" with tee– pees. Camp director is Rev. David Seldon, Director of Church Construc– tion for Baptist Mid-Missions, who moved to the area a year ago. During the year he has built himself a house, instalJed the camp water and sewer system, completed the shower bt1ild– ing and built a maintenance bui lding and the kitchen-dining building. Volunteer labor has been a great help in these projects. Before next sea on, cabi ns will be needed to n1ake it possible to house up to a l1undred campers. The Ohio lad ies who vi ited the miss iona ry camp were enthusiastic in praise to the Lord for what they saw. Filmstrips and tapes describing the camp and depicting the campers arc available from Baptist Mid-!v1 i sion . who bring $1.00 or more. A free week at the camp of his choice will be given to one in each age group from 8- 18 who col lects the most dimes. P.S. Paper mon ey will c/o as a s11[J– stiti1te for silver!! Sponsored by all three Ohio camps. ATTENTION Your Bible ca n be repaired, re– bound and recovered . Don't di - card yea r of precious note . Con– tact: Rev. John H . Green I I Water Street Arcanum, Ohio 453()4 NOVEMBER, 1971 7