The Ohio Independent Baptist, June/July 1972

}\l l.\ LE B PTl T HllR H. R 4- ' L' ~t - Th rd ha richl ble ed thr ughout th pa t }'ear. Dr. H . 0. \ an Gilder \\ a \\ ith u for a Pro– ph ti nference. a wa al o Dr. Ta el fr n1 our G RB Home Of– fi e. \\/e had the Cedarville ollege ch ir and Rev. orman Bo worth pre ented our OARB "DFC' pro– gram. We have increa ed our n1i ion- .., ar)' budget. We gave $1 000 to Cedar– ville· Hthree-in-one" program. A ·pecial mi ionary gift of $300 was gi,,en the Heath Bobbetts. Added to thi v.'e have made extra payments on our building indebtedness. We thank the Lord for the additions to our church both by profession of faith and baptism. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, ASHLA D - ' The Joe Talley' family were with us April 17 through 23 for special meetings. The Lord blessed through their ministry of music and their preaching of the Word of the Lord. BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH, BEDFORD - Missionary Larry Golin told of their trials and triumphs in their work of serving the Lord in Bangladesh. Hearts were stirred as they told of the appalling conditions in that needy field. BEREA BAPTIST CHURCH - We thank the Lord for the many bles ings received through our Mis– sionary Conference. Those who took part in the Conference were Rev. Roy Hendershot Rev. Emmanuel Woods and Rev. Donald Worch. "The Trombone Quartet ' from Cedarville College was with us in early April. Rev. James Huckaby, Athletic Di– rector of Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, Pa. also ministered here. BETHLEHE,Y! BAPTIST CHURCH, CLEVELA D - The Moody Chorale presented a Sacred Concert recently. Guest speak– er at our Sweetheart Banquet was 6 JUNE.JULY, 1972 We invite all of our OARBC pastors to place UJ on t la e i r malling list. Send us your Church Calen– dars each week. Our mailing ad– dress is simply - Editor Don Mo I I at, Box No. 160, Xenia, Ohio - 45385. Mr. Bob Devine of WCRF-FM. Al o, we had Dr. Jame T. Jeremiah of Cedarville College with u as a gue t peaker. Dr. Hugh Farrell, former Roman Catholic monk, recently visit– ed our church. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, BLANCHESTER - Two of our young people, Rev. and Mrs. David Taylor, left on April 24th for Sao Paulo, Brazil where they will serve as missionaries under the As ociation of Baptists for World Evangelism. We are confident the Lord will use them greatly to His glory. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, BOWLING GREEN - Our Mother-Daughter banquet was held May 12th. We praise the Lord for the blessings received through our special meetings with Evangelist Bob Sumner. WHIPPLE A VENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, CANTON - Rev. Peter Baronof was with us for a Sunday evening service in late April. He spoke on the subject - "What Can We Do About Communism?' '. CEDAR HILL BAPTIST CHURCH, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS - Our pastor, Dr. John Balyo has ac– cepted a call to the position of Pro– fessor of English Bible and Practical Theology at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. We were privileged to have the Cedarville College Concert Choir with us recently. Also, some nine Church Choirs, (240 voices) under the direction of Paul H. Matthews presented a concert on May 26th. Special feature for the evening was Mr. Dale Welch, gifted young pianist from Grand Rapids, Michigan. CLINTONVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH, COLUMBUS - In early May we hosted the Fifth Annual Meeting and Conference or. Evangelism. This was sponsored by "COME" (Committee On Missionary Evangelism). Guest speakers were Evangelist "Ed' ' Morrell, Evangelist "Ken" Dodson, Pastor - Evangelist '' I 011' ' Wi11tc1· ~ a11d r~va11gclist llt1gh J.-1 orncr. l l()PT 1 Jl P'J rs·r lflJR( If , ' (l t l J M ll ~ - ~1c I... or<.I l1ns Jc<.I u~ in our ca l lj ng a new f)ast or. I I c is R cv. I... . S. 1... tiard of Port Ht1ron . Michigan. Brother l... t1nrd hcgan his work here on J tine I 1th. A 5pccial Mothcr-Dat1ghtcr Night was held on April 13th. IMMANUEl~ BAP11ST 1-JUR H, Ol.. UMBUS - It wa a joy to have our mission 4 arie , Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Bantle, with u recently. Also, we were privileged to hear Miss ionary Bill Plenge (FBHM) who will be serving the Lord in the Northeastern United States. MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH, COLUMBUS - Rev. L . Thompson of the Bible Mi s ion Baptist Church, Reynolds– burg Ohio and Mr. Charles Reed, Assistant to our pastor, spoke here recently. This was while Pastor Brock wa in Marion, Ohio engaged in special meetings. MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, COLUMBUS - We recently observed our Sunday School Superintendent's birthday (Mr. Ray Price) for his many years of faithful service. We now have a new Youth Group (4th, 5th and 6th graders). Dr. Paul Tassel (GARBC– Home Office) ministered at our Youth Revival May 14-19. PINE HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH, COLUMBUS - Our 10th Anniversary as a church was celebrated on April 23rd. Rev. Robert Downing, Sr. of Michigan was with us for four days of special meet– ings. The Baptist College Chorale of Watertown, Wisconsin sang here on Easter. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ELYRIA - It was a delight having the "Fore– runners Quartet' from Grand Rapids, Michigan as well as our missionary, Rev. Roy Challacome (BMM-Brazil). Plans have been finalized for our ummer Vacation Bible School. The dates of our Family Bible School are - the evenings of June 19-23. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GALION - A film e n t i t l e d - 'Troubled Water ' was shown at a combined Junior and Senior Youth fellowship meeting. Our Ladies Guild sponsored a dinner at which Mrs. James Missil– dine, missionary to the Jewish people in Detroit, spoke. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GALLIPOLIS - Rev. and Mrs. Gene Stockton (BMM Venezuela) ministered among us. Mike Penn, pitcher for the Ohio State University baseball THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST