The Ohio Independent Baptist, February/March 1991

I~ Across the State Pastor Albert and Joyce Yost ,. Vermillion Baptist • · recently welcomed Albert Yost and bis wife, Joyce, to P a new ~inistry the~e: Prior If/./ to commg to Vermtlhon, ~ Yost served as pastor of churches in Owosso and Coldwater, Michigan, and Louisville, Ohio . Albert is a graduate of Cedarville College (Tb .B., B.A) . Joyce is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. Both Albert and Joyce are happy to be located in the rural area of Ashland County and are enjoying the beautiful countryside. For leisure, they enjoy sailing, and Albert does woodworking . The Yosts have two grown children, Emily Simpson and David. • On December 9, ~ark M Trautman began bis • ministry as pastor at Champion Baptist. Mark, r.: a native of Avon Lake, Ohio, · ~ was saved m 1971 through the ministry of First Baptist of Elyria. Since graduation from Cedarville College and Grace Seminary, the Trautmans have served in Indiana and New York, and as borne missionaries under FBHM/BMNA in Columbia, NJ. Pastor Trautman and bis wife, Barbara, have two daughters, Jennifer and Kara. In October, Faith Baptist welcomed Joel and Pauline Kettenring as pastor and ,, wife. Joel bas bad a wide p,v. v3:0~ty of experiences in the W ministry, most recently as USA director of Baptists for Israel. Prior to that, be served as an ad– ministrator with BMM, as a missionary in Jamaica, and as professor at Pillsbury Bible College . 4 • , Jan Schaedel was installed a as the pastor of the P Rochest~r Bap!ist Church ~ at a special service on ~ -_}anuary 13. A graduate of ~ Word of Life, Cedarville College, and Northwest Baptist Seminary, Jan and bis wife, Shelley (Frank), previously served as short term missionaries in the Philippines . The Schaedels have two daughters, Jennifer and Melissa. Front & side of Clearcreek Chapel as it faces 1-75 just south of Dayton. January 13 was dedication Sunday for the people of " Clearcreek Chapel. On that day they dedicated r lheir new 10,000 square foot ~ building containing a multi- purpose auditorium, 10 class– rooms , kitchen, nurseries, and offices. The auditorium is designed for both worship services and recreational/ outreach purposes . According to the church' s 20-year master plan, this building is phase one of four. Phase two will be an educational facility, phase three a multi-media auditorium, and phase four a family center. Also included on the property are provisions for an outdoor area and a retirement center. The recreational area will contain two ball fields, one soccer field, and tennis courts, while the senior care center will be comprised of 75 cottages and a 75-bed nursing care facility . Clearcreek Chapel is a five-year-old daughter church of Washington Heights in Dayton. John Street is pastor-teacher, and Rick Wilson, associate. Save $1 5 on a forever experience al Skyview Ranch by registering before April 11 -.~ Richard Mclnt?sh has ... returned to Ohm to become pastor of Faith Baptist • Church. A graduate of F' Bryan College and Grace ~ Seminary, Richard most recently pastored the Bible Baptist Church of Kokomo, Indiana. Prior to this he served for 24 years at Cedarville College, first as dean of students, then as professor of Bible. Pastor Mcintosh and bis wife, Barbara, have four grown children. We will Joking aside, the OIB is the newsletter of the pastors or staff, new buildings, special honors other news-worthy events. Black /white phot bulletins to the Ohio Independent Baptist, P. • . A Saturday concert by • Cedarville College's P Anderson family, and B a chal_lenge by State Repre– p·/· sentauve Larry Fetzer ~ marked the 15 year anniversary celebration of Pleasant Hill Baptist September 15-16. Included in the Sunday afternoon events was a trip down memory lane by way of a slide presentation showing highlights of the past 15 years. Deacon Ralph Hill began the Pleasant Hill work as a Bible study group in 1975.