The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1973

• rise • ' ' • Havi ng followed thi con1mand, n1orc th a n 1,()()0 n1en1- ler a nd friend of En1manuel Bapti t hurch, 4207 ...a key Road, Road, were privileged to land and covena nt ,nt o God: "This building ha been given to u by the grac ious provi ion of ou r Sovereign God. It i to be used for pub lic wor hip and the preaching of the Word o f God in order tha t we might be obed ient to Scriptures in winni ng the lo t to Je u hri t, en li ting them to observe a ll thing that Christ ha commanded , that they, al o, might be obedient to the Holy Scripture. There fore , we , thi day, the nineteenth of November, 1972, not onl y dedicate the building for thi s purpose , but aga in , our own lives a new to God tha t it mi ght res ult in God being glorified through testimony of th i place in Toledo, Ohio.,, The dedication program wa pl an ned for the wor hip nd the glorifica tion of our Lord and Saviour. Hy1nn of ,rai e we re sung with re ounding joy by the congrega ti on nd the one-hu ndred-twelve voice choir. The chal lenging edicatory message wa deli vered by Dr . Jame Jeremi ah, former pastor . Mr . Arthur Dea n, the architec t who designed the buff ·rick truct ure with interior of red oak a nd white Georgia riarbJe remarked tha t he was happy to have had a part 1 the wi nning of oul to Chri st in the Toledo area . Mr. 1 ernon Miller, managing con ulta nt , presen ted the keys o Mr . Ma lcolm Sower, who has headed the committee or the four different phases needed for the constructi on ,f the entire church complex. Pastor Sew e ll Proclaims The Word l ' he new sa nc tu ary-offi ce building with c;ea ting capac it y o f 1,0()(), con1bincd wi th existing \tructure\, bring~ the church proper ty to an eva lua tion of $ 1,7()0,()00 .0() . In– clud ed are faci liti es for a hri sti a n Day choo l, pre– kindergarten through eighth grade . The dedi ca tion . ervice<; we re honored by the prec;c ncc of Mayor Harry Kc ler and ounci ln1an Andy Douglas. The entire week of November 19-26 of 1972 was a Dedica ti on-Homecoming Conference . Former pastor<; an d a i tant pastor we re speaker and some prec;e nted spec ia l mu ic. Former pastor inc luded Dr . L. Geo rge Hunt and Dr. Reg inald Matthew<; . Former assist– ant pa, tor and mu ic director. we re Douglas Beason, Kenneth Andrus, Wesley Bli ss, and Bruce Snyder . Dr . Pau l '"'f asse ll represented the many who have gone fron1 Emn1anue l Baptist Church into full time service for the Lord , a. pa to r , mu ic directors, yout h workers, a nd mi sionari e tationed arou nd the worl d . The Love ly New Audi to rium E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST FEBRUARY, 1973 11