The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1971

tl11 11111ztal 1\s ,, t' state'-l in last 11, l11tl1'~ issttc <Jf 1 ·1~ .. >111 IN 01· PI~NI l: N 13Af>']. J 1. fltlr " 1111t1,.1l ( '" 11fl'1ct1c,. llt"ld i,, llcllcf(llltai11c, 01110 \\a~ a tin1c of refreshing. 1-1 art,'",,,. trl1t,, l1ll"''t'<i! It ,vas g<)(>c..i fell<)' sl11r>p1ng w1tl1 tl1osc of "like fJrccious fnitl1' tr(.)111 a tt),, ttr state. 1'hc 111c,,, gcs c..lcl1vcrcc.t. the ht1~incss transac tcc..l, ti,~ ,~1ll'll lici rer>c..lrt, gi c11, tl1\! fcl10,\'>l11r> cnJO)C<I ... all thr1lle(I ot1r hearts. \\' c \\Crc J 1c,t'ntec.l ,,ith tl,c fir1ancial need in ot1r OARBC trcasttry. // ever)' <> 11e c>/ <. ,,,. c·l111r< 11<'.\ lVc111lll ~i ,·<' a little er1c /1 111<Jnt/1 to <Jttr OA RB(,, we wo11lcl ll(Jt l,ick. gift. no n1attcr h w , 111al l. would be greatly appreciated. Thi I a great fcllo,\shtp and worth)' f ot1r sup(JOrt. Place the OARB on your cht1rch l1t1ligct OW! Yot1r hcl p i, needed . . . and yot1r prayers, too. Send , ot1r n1 11thl}· contrihution to Rev. Wm. Brock, Trea urer, 4663 Trabue Road, "olt1n1bt1, . Ohio - 4322 . Plan on attending ot1r 45th Annual OARBC onference next year. The date.. are Oct. 16, 17 and 18 and it will be held in the Temple Bapti t ChL1rch of Port n1 tith, Ohio. Mark your calendar NOW ... and PLAN ON ATTENDING! Every service was well attended. Rev. John Wood and Rev. Lynn Rogers The food and fellowship were great! Men were challenged for missions . State Missionary Report Rev. Earl Umbaugh f FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH , Middleburg Heights, Ohio. started Sunday services in the Fall of 1970, in the Middleburg Heights Elementary School. Rev. Henry Cruver served this group in the beginning days and urged them to seek a relationship with Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions. Missionary Preble Cobb accepted the call to pastor this group and moved to the field on March 10, 1971. Services have been moved to the Koeppe Ele– mentar}' School on Uhlin Drive. Attendance is running from 20 to 30 and a building site i being sought in Middleburg Heights. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, Paulding, Ohio, started Sunday services on January 3, 1971. Rev. Jerry Twomby. a student at Grace Theological Seminary, served as pastor, until graduation, when he felt called to another 111inistry. Rev. Gerald Gratton accepted the call to be the first full-time pastor and has moved to the field. Immanuel Bapti t Church , Fort Wayne, Indiana. l1a made available, for their use, four mobile hon1e unite.. formerly used by the Blackhawk Baptist Chu rch. They have al o made available a loan of $25.000 for the pL1r– chase of ]and and the moving of the mobile homes. The~c 4 DECEMBER' 1971 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST