The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1973

( ,<lnti1111t.'d f ro111 page Q) • ll'l , d" rvi lle . ()\ er 100 young people were in ,l tl c ndancc . fvangcl,st Paul 01 on held peci i' I n, , c t ings here and in spite of a snow $torn, \'\ c had \ cry good attendance Many deci s ions were n,adc during the week Praise the lord! SOUTHGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, SPRINGFIELD The Annual Business Meeting of the ch u rch v. as held on January 21st with the election o f off1cers and the adoption of the new budget for the coming year. Reports were g iven evidenc ing the lord's blessing upon the church spiritually, f inancially, and nu– mer ically. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, SUNBURY - Our Men 's Prayer Bre akfasts have been meeting on Saturday mornings for eight ye ars. Nothing has helped to knit our men together more than this . Each week proves to be a time of precious fellowsh ip. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, TOLEDO - The Lord blessed at our Christmas banquet . The film - " The Gospel Blimp" was shown a t our Watchnight service . Miss Janet Wolfe (BMM - Brazi l) spoke here recently. We an· tic ipate blessing through our coming Mis · s iona ry Conference which will be held Febru– ary 25-28. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, TOLEDO - Missionaries Jerry and Marguer ite Pauley (BMM- Chad) were w ith us for our Watch– night service. Editor/ Evangelist Don Moffat minis tered here on Jan uary 28th while our pastor, Rev . Donald Sewell was v isi ting ABWE missionaries in Bangladesh . Dr . Ernes t Pickering is to be the guest Bible teacher at our Bible Conference February 28 through March 4 . BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, WARREN - Rev. Ben Jenn ings was with us January 10-14 to lead us in a survey of our com· munity. This was a t ime of instruction, prayer , canvassing and soul w inn ing . We had a pleasant t ime of fell owship at our annua l bus iness meeting. Our budget now amount s to $221998 fo r current expenses and $6,900 for missions. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, WESTLAKE - Our Sunday School presented a special Chr istmas program. We he ld a Christmas Eve Candlelight service . It was most impressivP . The sound and color f ilm - " The Ultimate Adventure" which is produced by the Moody Institute of Science was shown at our Watchnight service. WHEELER~BURG BAPTIST CHURCH - We con t inue to look to the Lord to send us the man of His choosing to be our pas- 12 FEBRUARY, 1973 OHIO BIRTHPLACE AND HOME OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF BAPTISTS FOR HOME MISSIONS Reaching America at th is Strategic Time P.O. BOX 455 ELYRIA, OHIO 44035 Phone: (216) 365-7308 DR. KENNETH A. MUCK, President tor. Recent guest speakers inc lude Mr . Jim Phipps o f Cedarville College and Mr . Walter Staten of Tri -State Bible College . FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, WILLOWICK - Recent speakers include Rev. D. Se lden and Rev . Joseph Stowell. Our former pastor, Dr . Paul Cell will be speaking here on February 12th. Brothe r Cell w ill be celebra ting h is 80th birthday on February 11th. We are looking forward to special ings with our brother These dates are March 25 evangelistic meet– Dr . Hugh Horn e r . through 30. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, XENIA • We are happy to announce we have called Rev. R. William Wheeler, Ass istant Pastor of the Wealthy Street Baptis t Church, Gr and Rap ids, Michigan, to be our pastor . Brother Whee ler has accep ted th is call and will , the Lord willing, be here on the f iel d in ea r ly February. We have been without a full / t ime pastor for over a year . We wish to th ank Rev . J ames Grier, professcr a t Cedarville Col- EMMANU EL BAPTIST CHURCH of We t Shore Rev . We ley 81i , Pa tor M vvinu or Traveling through the Harri burg, Pa . area ? Stop and visi t En1manuel Bapti· t Church at 468 J E. Trindle Road, Me– chanic burg, Pa., ju t five min . off the Penna. Tpk . Exit 17 . Beaut iful new b ui lding comple ted. Lo– cated in the center of Harrisburg's West Shore . MOVING or TRAVELING PLAN A VISIT Phones: (717) 737-1131 (717) 737-6529 Harrisburg Area Now Has A Christ ian High School lege, f or serving as our Int erim Pastor. His ministry has been one o f blessing . We thank the Lord, too, for our splendid Board of Deacons who assis ted in gu iding the church during these days . THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST