The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1973

Ca vary Bapti t Of Findlay Marks Anniversary un1..ia,. l),,e111l1t:r 1- . 111arkc{i tl1c J tl, nnt;1,cr,.1r,, >f tl1c t<.1t1ndi11g ot (. ..,I, ,lT\ l~ .. 1pt1,t ht1rch, F111<.lla \\-itl1 ,\ ,,c,, fl'l'l1rd nttcn<.iancc of lOOJ i11 tt nJ .. 1,, cl1ool • In tl1e 111orning \\Or5hip hour Mr. L)1..1n \\' ithan1. l1t1rch Clerk, prc– ,cntcd the acti n h) the Official l ht1rch Bo~rd to honor t\\-O n1en1ber tt.'r their n1an)' ) ear of erv1ce to the 1 cal c h ti r c h. The Pastor, Re, . Richard navel}, pre ented a fr .. 1n1cd ert1ficate of honor to G. B. Price. con1n1ending him for his fait h– ful er\ice a Deacon. Chairman of the Deacon Board, Adult Sunday chool Teacher. Church Clerk and a n1en1ber of the ominati ng Commit– tee and Bu ilding Comn,ittee. A fran1ed certificate of honor was also pre ented by the Pa tor to Mr. Har– ry chifferly for his 25 years of con- ecut1ve ervice a Trustee , 2 years of \\-hich he erved as Chai rman of the Board. He served 9 years as Church Trea urer and has been a member of the Building Committee. Mr . Price and Mrs. Schifferly were pre ented with cor ages. As a part of the 7: 15 evening ervice, Michael Hooks, Minister of Foreign Missionary Evaluates Our Camp Ministries "I 'm sick of sin and tired of sin– ning. Oh God, forgive me and help me live a life for YOU." This was the prayer that I heard from the lips of a Junior High boy at one of our OARBC camps this past Summer, Being a "Camp Missionary" in two camps since our return from Africa in May, I have had the joy of seeing at least 127 Junior High young people make decisions for the Lord. As I came away from these camps, I had a new appreciation for camp work. I saw what it can mean in the life of an individual . . . in the home, at school, in the com– munity and in the church. I saw, in a great measure, the im– portance of getting our young people ~way fro1?- the avenues of daily liv– ing and into a spiritual atmosphere where they are brought face to face with spiritual responsibilities. At camp, one has the opportunity to take spiritual inventory of one's life. A ~~ek at camp can easily be the dec1d1ng factor concerning a person's future. Believe me, I'm fully convinced that our OARB churches will profit 8 JANUARY, 1973 ~ .. • -:1!.t --1 ?..,-· .. , .. l~ .. ·-::· _., ..- CAL.VARY BA IST ,... CHURCH Reading from left to right: Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Price and Mrs. and Mr . Harry Shifferly. Youth, presented colored slides of the events of the past church year. Following the service, a church family fellowship centered around the cutting and serving of the huge anniversary cake prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Don Kepling, members of the church. Rev. Richard L. Snavely has served as Pastor since August 1961 ; Rev. Michael Hooks as Minister of Youth since 1966. The church has voted to call a third staff member to meet its expanding ministry with an average Sunday school attendance now of 700. Calvary Baptist Church was found– ed in 1935 ·under the leadership of Dr . T. R. Dunham as Grace Gospel greatly by encouraging our camp pro– grams. I am equally convinced that in this day of rising Ecumenism, we must support our own OARBC can1ps by placing tl1en1 on our church bud– gets! Such an act would be a tremend– ous boost to the local church . . . in– cluding its miss ions program! A well run , spirituall y geared camp program, such as we have in our three OARBC camps, can be an unlimited blessing in the life of a church. Our camps need and should receive our fullest co-operation. They can be a real source for directing our young people into an active Christian life. Many young people, who can not be touched at home, are reached at camp. So often, it takes such a change of personalities and daily activities . ' 1n order for God to be able to work in their hearts. Yes ... I have had a new and re– freshing glimpse of "camp work". Our OARBC camp ministries deserve and should receive our prayers and financial support. To me , as a foreign ~issions' missionary, this is a very important part of the Lord's work! It is a valuable asset to the local church! - Ben Kendirck Baptist Mid-Missions Central African Republic Tabernacle. In 1951 the name w, changed to Calvary Baptist Churcl On March 10, 1968 the congregatio moved to a new edifice and educ, tion unit. The second two-story edt cational unit was dedicated April 2t 1970. Preliminary enlargement plan have been formulated by the Buildin Committee with Phase III of construe tion expected to begin in the Sprin of 1973. • 11011 il1lt, <·/1,)()/ Heg111ar Uapt1!it Pre!i!i Qepartment 018-VBS 1800 Oakton • Des Pl ai ne , Ill. 60018 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS'