The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1991

, Scioto Hills Presents The Spring Thing for senior high teens & sponsors •Concert •All night activities •Formal banquet •Film •Fun extravaganza •Saturday brunch May 10-11 Cost: $20 Register by April 26 Faith Baptist held a home missions conferenee ",, February 24-27. Speakers ., at the conference were Tom . ~ and Karin Benefiel, BMM ~ appointees to Campus Bible Fellowship at the University of Toledo; Marty Dittmar, EBM missionary to students at Purdue University; Earl Shaffer, church planter in Ohio; Ken Van Loon, BMM church planter in Alaska; Mike Magnuson, Southern Ohio Awana ~s~onary; and Ken Dady, Word of Life llllSSIOnary. The theme for the conference was chosen from a contest in which forty-nine entries were submitted. The Wayne Lavy family turned in the winning theme, ''Heartbeat of Home Missions...Our U.S.A." On November 1 Michael Setser became the pastor of " First Baptist. Michael, a ,, graduate of Hyles-Anderson ~ College, has a church W- planting background, having started a mission church in Florida, as well as having taught for several years in a Christian school. Pastor Setser and his wife, Shawn, have four children. Minister of Youth Brian Hanson a "We' re thrilled to be here B under Pastor [Steven) P Olsen and are looking - forw_ard l? the great things F" God 1s going to do," says W Brian Iianson, new minister of youth at Pleasant Hill Baptist. Brian is an ' 89 graduate of Baptist Bible College. In 1987 he served a church apprenticeship with Pastor Tim Ablgrim, Berean Baptist Church of Springfield, Illinois. Brian's wife, Mandi, is an • 88 graduate of Baptist Bible College. [] Pastor William Abernathy and Peggy -· . Immanu.el Bapti~.t B Church 1s pleased to .. announce that WilJiam E. ~ Abernathy, Jr. accepted a call to become pastor of ~ the church on February 26. Pastor Bill is a graduate of Cedarville College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. He served Immanuel as assistant pastor for six and one-half years and as interim pastor for the last seven months. Pastor BiJI is also chairman of Baptists for Life, Central Ohio Chapter, and has served as a member of the OARBC State Youth Committee. He and his wife, Peggy, also a Cedarville graduate, have three children, Kristie, Joshua, and Caleb. Pastor Bill spent his teenage years at Immanuel, and the people are thrilled to have him as their pastor. Pastor George Y. Pease and Carol After 10 months wi thout a pastor, the Lord has sent to Pp First Baptist Church .,,- George Pease and his wife, ~ · Carol. Pastor Pease is a w graduate of CenliaJ Baptist Theological Seminary and has pastored in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio. George and Carol are parents of five daughters and nine grandchildren. Looking for a great project? 7 Skyview Ranch needs a 90-cup coffeemaker. Contact Bill Rolo ff at 21 6-674-75 11 for details. Where would you be without your coffee– pot? East Main Motors 34 E. Main St. Berlin Hts, OH 44814 41 9-588-2903 or 2707 Let us help you purchase your next vehicle at a big savings. Write or call for more infonnation on wholesale buying. Rev. J.A. & Mary McCullough Ohio Independent Baptist is a publication of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches Editor State Representative Larry Fetzer Managing Editor Linda 1l1omas Froofreader Patricia Fetzer Technical Assistance Department of Public Relations, Cedarville College Register Graphics. Rando lph . New York Please direct all comments, correspondence , and news to Ohio Independent Baptis t P.O. Box 293058 Kettering , OH 45429 513-294-0293 The OIB [ISSN 0747 -0762) is published bi -monthly Feb/Mar, May/Juae, Ju ly/Aug, Dec/J an, aad monthly Apr. Sept, Oct. Nov. for $3 per year by the Ohio Assoc iation o f Regular Baptist Churches. 2 17 Cushing Avenue, Kettering . 0 11 45429. Second-c lass postage paid at Day ton, OH. POSTMASTER: end 2dJress changes to 0 1 llO INDEPENDEl' IT BAPTI ' T. P. 0 . Box 293058 Kettering. OH 45-t.:!9 5