The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1991

I n d adlin fi r - ugu t i u : Jun 10 • ayoe Turner. Abbe Road Baptist in lyria, has been elected by Cedarville ollege to be part of an 18 member team t vis it mainland hina in June. The team, invited by the hinese government, will visi t univer ities in Beijing and Sh.aoghi, and will have opportunities to share their faith there. Across the State Pastor Tony Beckett After 7 1/2 years at Faith Baptist, God bas led Tony Beckett to the pastorate of Heritage Baptis t, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. While pastor at Faith, Tony erved 2 terms on the Council of Twelve, and was chairman of the Task Force for Church Planting of the OARBC. In addition, be was a trustee of Camp Patmos, a member of the board of directors of Baptists for Israel, and past chairman of Akron Area Baptist Pastors Fellow hip. Pastor Beckett's resignation was effective May 26. Jack and Glenna Wiltheiss Dr. Jack Willheiss concluded bis ministry at F irst Baptist on April 28, W after having ministered ,,,,,,,,,/. ~ there for 24 years. Under his ~ leadership the church was organized, land was purchased, and a building constructed. Besides supporting home and foreign missions, the church has a bus outreach to the entire area of Valley City. Dr. Wiltheiss will be available to other churches for Bible conferences, revivals or pulpit supply. 4 Pastor Paul Reimer, Debbie, Aaron, Andrew, Benjamin and Michael On May 12, Paul Reimer began his ministry as pastor of Bible Baptist Church. ~ Paul, a graduate of Faith rf . p Baptist Bible College, is ~ continuing his studies at Trinity Theological Seminary. He has bad .training in biblical counseling from Faith Baptist Counseling Center in Lafayette, Indiana, and is a certified counselor with the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. For 15 years, Paul bas been minister of education and visitation at First Baptist in Findlay. He and his wife, Debbie, have four boys. Side view of Millersburg Baptist showing new wing. April 28 was dedication Sunday for the congrega– tion of Millersburg ~ Baptist, as they rejoiced in ~· the completion of an educa– ~ lion wing and a renovated audi- torium, as well as extensive exterior work. State Representative Larry Fetzer brought the dedication message. During the period since Septtmber 1990, when their "Little White Building" was demolished, services were held at other locations in the area, including Skyview Ranch. , Abbe Road Baptist held its fourth School of Puppetry on May 3, with 150 people ~ in attendance. The three ,,,,,,,,,,.~~ and a half hour school offered ~ instruction in several puppet related subjects, including basic puppetry, rod-arm puppetry, solo pup– petry in the classroom, and organizing your own puppet show. Johnstown Independent Baptist Church has called Drew Walther to its W pastorate. Drew, a graduate ~ of Pensacola Christian ~ College and Grace Theological Seminary, formerly pastored Harmony Hill Baptist Church in New Matamoras, Ohio. While there he led the church through a major building program, with a new auditori11m and renovations valued at $350,000. Drew and his wife, Sherry, along with Sarah, Joshua, and Ruth, began their ministry at Johnstown on April 21. The Johnstown church is northeast of Columbus in a high growth potential area. The church has a strong AWANA ministry. Missionaries Stan and Jean Holman It's sort, sell, pack and store time for retiring ABWE missionaries to the ~ Philippines, Stan and Jean ~~ Holman, who are members of ~ Emmanuel Baptist. They comment, ' 'We really feel that we are at the end of an era. The Tabers are the only other missionaries on the field who have experienced travelling on a ship. We are called the 'boat missionar– ies.' ' ' The Holmans, whose recent days have been filled with goodbyes to those whom they've loved and served for many years, returned to the States early in May. •