The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1973

BP To Sponsor ,adership Seminar A Leadership Seminar for pa tors, -perintendents and hristian edu- :ion men will be held at Camp tmos on Kelleys Island, May 21- . This "Seminar" is absolutely tEE! There will be no charge 1atsoever for either meals or lodg- r ,. Since Camp Patmos will house proximately 250, it is necessary 1t all registrations be considered on "first come - first served" basis. 1ch person registering must send .00 with his registration, however, s money will be refunded on ar– al at the camp. Mainline messages will be delivered Dr. James T. Jeremiah, Dr. W. ilbert Welch, Dr. Joseph M. Sto– ·IJ, Dr. Paul Tassell, Dr. Merle Hull d Dr. Fred Barlow. REMEMBER THE COST - it is lEE to pastors, superintendents and •· ristian education men. We remind u this is limited to 250 nien. Many ve already sent their registrations in. :T NOW! Send your registration ,d $5.00 to Dr. Fred Barlow, R~gu– Baptist Press, 1800 Oakton Blvd., t icago, Illinois - 60018. EM MANUEL BAPTIST C H UR("H of West Shore Rev. Wesley Bl iss, Pa tor Mov;nu or Tra veltnR through the Harrisbu rg, Pa. area? Stop a nd visit Emmanuel Bapti st Chu rch at 4681 E. Trindle Road, Me– chan1cshu rg, Pa., j u~t fi ve m1 n . off the Penna. Tpk . Ex i t I7 . Beautiful new budding completed l o– cated 1n the center o f Harrtsburg ' s 'Nest Shore . MOVING or TRAVELING PLAN A VISIT Phones (7 17) 737·1131 (717) 737-6529 Harrisburg Area Now Has A Christ ian High School E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Accepts Call To Berlin Heights The Berlin Heights Baptist Church has extended a call to Brother Mi– chael D. Dersham to serve as their pastor. Brother Dersham is presently a student at Cedarville Coll ege and will be graduating this June. After his graduation, he will continue as pastor of the Berlin Heights Baptist Church. Brother Dersham is the son of Rev. and Mrs. James F. Dersham. Rev. James Dersham serves as Executive Director of the Fellowship of Bap– ti sts for Home Missions. We are confident that Brother Mi– chael Dersham will have a rich min– istry in Berlin Heights. PRAY New Pastor At Xenia Church The Emmanuel Baptist Church, Xenia , Ohio has called Rev. R. William Wheeler to be their pastor. Brother Wheeler, Jed of the Lord, has accepted this ca ll and began his work in Xenia in February. Our brother is a gradt1ate of the Baptist Bible Seminary ( now Bap tist VOL. 45, No. 6 MARCH, 1973 0.A.R.B.C. Men's Retreat M N - make plans now to attend our OARBC MEN ,S RETREAT. It wi ll be held at Sky View Ranch May 24-26. The program begins Thursday evening with supper at 6:30 p.m. and ends Saturday morning with Junch at 11 :30 a.m. COME - if only for part of the program! There will be horseback riding, golf, softball , basketball, archery and a canoe trip! Bring a bed roll and a big, big appetite! Dr. Hugh T. Hall of Jackson, Michigan is to be the special speaker. He is a pastor, evangelist and popular Bible Conference speaker. SEND REGISTRATIONS to ltev. William F. Russell , 4420 Second Street, N.W., Canton, Ohio - 44708. The sum of $3 .00 should accompany each registration. The balance should be paid on arrival at the RANCH. For those attending only a part of the MEN'S RETREAT, the cost will be pro-rated. SPECIAL NOTE - Any church sending a group of ten men - the pastor may attend FREE! Any church sending a group of five men - the pastor may attend for half price. Bible College of Pennsylvania) with a Th.B. degree. He further pursued his studies at the University of Buffalo and Dallas Theological Seminary. He has received a Th.M. degree from Dallas. Mrs. Wheeler is the daughter of Dr. Joseph M. Stowell, National Representative of our General Associ– ation of Regular Baptist Churches. She is a graduate of Cedarville Col– lege. "The Wheelers" have four precious little girls. Prior to his coming to the Emman– uel Baptist Church, Rev. Whee!er served in Phoenix, Arizona as a Min– ister of Education and at the Wealthy Street Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan as their Minister of Youth and Education. The members of the Emmanuel Baptist Church are anticipating. bless– ing through the n1ini try of their new pastor and his family. They are grate– ful , too, for the f aithft1l n1ini try of Rev. James Grier of Cedarville ol– lege who, for over a year, erved as their Interim Pastor. MARCH, 1973 3