The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1972

i \ 0 , B \ PTI T HL 1 RC H - ,,, had the j f e,· tending the Right Hand f Felio,\ hip to even ne,, 1 n1ember ju t recentl)·. Brother H \\ ard Re1nh ld continue to erve '1 t1r Interim Pa tor. BIBLE B PTI T CHURCH , BEDFORD - \\ e di tributed Ii t with idea for f od tuff for '"The Will ·· family. Thi food ,vill be packed in barrel and then ent to Africa. "The Will " ha,·e been in Switzerland tudying the French language. They hope to be Jea, ,ing soon for Africa. Brother Earl mbaugh wa with us and pre- ented our OARBC "Debt Free Pro- " gram. ....... FIR T BAPTIST C HURCH, BLA ' CHESTER - During Februar) 1 , the Cedarville College Choralaires presented a ser– , ,ice in song . Our State Missionary, Rev. Earl Umbaugh spoke concern– ing our State "Debt Free Program" The Lord is blessing in our services. FIRST BAPTIST C HURCH , B OWLI G GREE At a Family ight service, we ,..,ere privileged to hear Fred and Rachel Whitman. These dear folk will be going to Italy under Baptist Mid-Missions. We are looking for- .vard to having Evangelist Robert Sumner for a special evangelistic campaign in late May. RILEY CREEK BAPTIST C HURCH , BLUFFTO Our Missionary Conference proved a great blessing. Both "Home" and UForeign,, mission agencies presented their works. We also had Christian educators s p e a k concerning our schools. We praise the Lord for the increase in giving on the part of our people for missions. WHIPPLE AVENUE B APTIST C HURCH , CANTO Our meetings with Evangelist C. Leroy Sheveland were blessed of the Lord. Our Ladies Missionary Union were privileged to have Miss Nancy Tov., le, missionary to Spain. 6 APRIL, 1972 We invltt all o/ 01,r OA RBC pastors to place r,J on I It t I r malling list. Send us your Church Calen– dars tacli week. Our mailing ad– dress is simply - Editor Don Mo I I at, Box No. 160, Xenia, Ohio - 45385. GRACE BAPTIST C HURCH , CEDARVILLE - A a church, we are now helping in the upport of 22 mi ionarie and four Jewi h Mi ion missionary agencie . Our total mi sionary budget i $17 ,000. Approximately 28 of our TEENS meet each Monday morning at 7: 45 a.m. in the church to pray for unsaved friend s. A carload of our young people have visited the Dayton airport several times to distribute tracts and witness for their Lord . B ETHLEHEM BAPT IST C HURCH , CLEVELAND - We were privileged to enjoy a con– cert of sacred and patriotic music presented by the Cedarville Coll ege band. The Moody Bible Institute Chorale was with us the day before Easter. Our Second Annual Sweet– heart banquet proved a huge success. H OPE BAPTIST C HURCH , COLUMBUS - Recently Dr. Cleveland McDonald of Cedarville College ministered here. A film presenting the work of our Baptist Children's Home in Kouts, Indiana was shown at our Ladies Missionary Fellowship. IMMANUEL BAPTIST C HURCH, COLUMBUS - Gospel singer Alan McGill present– ed a Gospel Concert in the evening service of March 19. A Youth Work– ers Conference for all Junior and Senior High Sponsors was held Febru– ary 29. MARANATHA BAPTIST C HURCH , COLUMBUS - At a recent morning service, certifi– cates were presented to those who had c0mpleted courses during the recent Fall quarter of our Maranatha Bible I11stitute. Rev. E. E. Schwartz and his wife were with us on March 19. MEMORIAL BAPTIST C HURCH , COLUMBUS - We learned at our Annual Business Meeting that our income in the past two years has increased from $42,744 to $65,257. Also, during this time, we have received 91 new members int<l <)lll' chu1 c l1 . Mr. Ken Nich I of Cctlarvil le "ol lcgc spoke at a ha nq, 1ct f<)I' ot1r tin tlay cho 1 teachers and ofli ccrs. We }1a<.J r . Nn.m ( hin ( ha o f Korea SJ ca k to tl ~ on the the1nc - "( 0111n1t1nism ancl the "' tJtt1rc ... We vo tc(l rece ntl y to pt1rchasc a new 15 pa\<;cngcr Doclge MI ni-bt1s. J) 1Nr H11 1 s BAPTrs·r ( H J{ ·,r. ( "' 01..UM Jl 5 On April 21rd, we wi ll be cclc– hra ting the I 0th ann1vcr<;a ry of our church . The Maranatha Bapt1<; t Bible a llege horalc were with us on April 2. Ottr Miss ionary onfcrencc i , chcdul ed for May 17-2 1. vangeJ– i t Herbert T. White will be here for meeting in Jul y. H EIGHTS BIBLE BAPTIST C HURCH, EAST LIVERPOOL - Miss Norma Nulph ( Bapt i5t Mid– Mi sions) wa our guest at our Ann– ual Missionary Banquet. Rev . Marvin Werbeach of North Jackson Ohio vi ited with us telling us about Chris– tian Day Schools. The Lord is bless– ing this work. We are growing nu– merically. We are making plans to expand and remodel our present church building. ABBE R OAD BAPTIST C HURCH , ELYRIA - Recent speakers include Rev. William Commons (ABWE - Hong Kong ) and Rev. Warren Simmons (FBHM-Joy Clubs). We joined in with the North Olmsted Baptist Church for their roller skating party. We recently broke all of our previous Sunday School records. FIRST BAPTIST C HURCH , ELYRIA - Pastor Hull is bringing a series of messages on Sunday mornings con· cerning "THE BLOOD OF CHRIST". Our youth took part in a Winter Retreat at Sky View Ranch. The young people of the Abbe Road Baptist Church were with them in this endeavor . FIRST BAPTIST C HURCH , GALION - While Pastor and Mrs. Booth were vacationing in Florida, our brother , Rev. George Zinn preached and brought one of his "Sermons in Song" . A gift was given our church toward the purchase of a bus . FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH, GALLIPOLIS - ...... Rev. and Mrs. David Trotman, ABWE missionary candidates to Bangladesh (East Pakistan ) were with us recently. Our Sweetheart Dinner proved most successful. We praise the Lord for those recently baptized and brought into our church. Work on our new addition is moving right along. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GALLIPOLIS - We were privileged to have Rev. and Mrs. F loyd Wooden (Baptist THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS!