The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1972

t Youth Director To Dayton Church The Wa hington Height Baptist Church of Dayton, Ohio have called Mr. MichaeJ W . Crampton and his wife Eileen to be a part of their church staff. Mr. Crampton will serve in the capacity of Director of Chri s– tian Education and Youth. He comes well prepared for this work. Brother Mike is a graduate of Cedarville College with a BA degree. He also has the degree MRE from Grace Theological Seminary. Eileen i a graduate of Grace College. · The Cramptons have a varied back- ground of experience. They have served the Lord extensively in Chris– tian camping in IIJinois and Indiana. Two summers were spent working as summer interns in local churches and one summer as missionary apprentices - in Quebec, Canada with Baptist Mid– Missions. New School Building Dedicated The Baptist Chri stian Upper School of Orange, Ohio recentl y held an Open House and Dedication Service for their lovely new building which was completed in September of thi s year. The Upper School has had three grad uating classes. Approximately 75 per cent of the graduates have gone on to college and are making good records academica lly. The Baptist Chri st ian Lower School 1neets 1n the building of the Cedar Hill Baptist hurch in leveJand Heights, Ohio. The total enrollment of both schools exceed three hundred. The schools have shown a steady grov,tl1 since their inception . hi s is the first step in thei r bui ld– ing program. Pl ans al5o ca ll for the l)uild1ng of a gymnasium, home eco– nomics center and auditorium. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Receives Unanimous Call To Gallipolis Church On December 1 t, the congrega ti on of the F i rst Bapt i t Chu re h i n Ga 11 i– po Ii , Ohio voted un a11imou ly to ca JJ Rev. E. Wil on Wahl of the Uni– ver ity Height Bapti t Church in In– dianapoli , Indi ana to becon1e their pa tor . Brother Wahl served the In– dianapoli church for seven yeJ rs. He ha accepted the call extended hin1 by the Gallipoli church and wi ll l)egin hi mini try there the la t week of January. Our brother ha lJee n in the Bap– ti st ministry for 23 years. He holds a B.D. degree from Bob Jone Uni ver - ity and has taken gradua te tudie in education at the Western Carolina • ollege. Mrs. Wahl is also a grad uate of Bob Jones Univc r ity. They have three chiJdren whose age arc l 6, 15 and l l . Serving With FBHM Many of our readers will be in- , tere ted in knowing that Rev. and Mrs. Verne Dunham, formerly of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Lorain, Ohio, are now serving as In– terfin Mi sionaries under Fe]low hip of Baptists for Home Mi ssions. Beginning in December of thi yea r they began their first as ignment . They are now ministering at the Bible Bap– ti st Church in Dover , Delaware. Rev. and Mrs. Dunh am covet the prayers of their Ohio friends. They are eeking to raise fin anc ia l upport that they might continue in thi work. Presently only $400 a year has been pledged . Interested friends could reach them by writing then1 in care of FBHM, Box No. 455, Elyri a, Ohio- 44035. Called to Minister in Niles The First Bapti t hurch of Nile , Ohio ha ca lled Rev. Ri chard W . Sparling to be their new pastor . Our brot her formerly served in Ocean, New Jersey. Rev. and Mr . Sparling have five children : Linda , a student at Northea tern Bible College, Rich– ard , Thomas, Carol Beth and Sharon . EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH of West Shore Rev. Wesley Bliss, Pastor Moving or Traveling through the Harrisburg, Pa. area? Stop and visit Emmanuel Baptist Church a1 4681 E. Trindle Road, Mechanics– burg, Pa., just five minutes off the Pa. Tpk. Exit 17. New Building under construct ion . Lo– cated in the center of Harr isburgh ' s West Shore. MOVING o r TRAVELING PLAN A VISIT ! Phones: (717) 737-1131 (7 17) 737-6529 THE CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION P. 0. lox 18056, Clevef•nd, Ohio 4411 I Founded 1904 FUNDAMENTAL - BAPTISTIC - EVANGELISTIC Evangelizing the "kinsmen" of our Lord in Cleveland, Ohio Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil OFFICERS:- Mr. George B. Dunn, President Rev. Roy Clark, Vice President Rev. Gerald V. Smelser, Superintend.nt Rev. A. Paul Tidball, Aut. S"f't. Mr. Earl Helfrick, S«:'1-Tr,111. REFERENCES :- Dr. John G. Balyo, Cleveland, Ohio Rev. Paul Van Corder, Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Vaughn Sprunger, South Bend, Ind. Rev. Lloyd Morris, Flint, Mich. Dr. Robert Ketcham, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Ralph Stoll. Lancaster. Pa. Rev. Melvin V. EEaw, Huntington, W. Va. Dr. Frank C. Torre_y, Boca Ratm, Fla. Dr. Kenneth Masteller, Haddon Hts., KJ. Write for your FREE copy of "The Trumpeter for Israel" our quarterly m1g1zf ne devoted to the work of Jewish ev1ngeli1m. JANUARY, 1972 11