The Ohio Independent Baptist, November/December 1991

·11,c ,(,\(\.• ,,t ()hill,,\ ~ ~ I,. ' Vll' \ t ) l '' I " " ,\ll\.' l tl\U\t l,l\ l ' ,l Ill'\\ di-,h\\ ,l,hl' t t.ul } nu, qu.,rtcr 1,avcri. ,UH.I \ ,,u, d,,tt.,r, h,1 th,, {)hil, \ '-' Il l •n's 1,,,,,,n,U) l lninn p1l,jcct I' ) l y, (~cc p,,g.c hr,,, lrc.,~un:r·~ audrcss .) "W • ore too busy l o pray, and so we arc too husy to hav po ~ ·r. .We have a g r a t dea l o f acti vity but we nccclmpJish little~ many services but f cw conversions, 1nuch n1achincry bul few resu lts ." R.A. To rrey , as qu led in J.eodershi1,, Fall '89 <. ,(,JI ~ 6,( Across the State Pastor Harold Garland and Carman Beth-El Bapt' t welcome Dr. Har ld Garland a its new p tor. Dr. Garland, f rn1erl y pre ident of Bapti t Mi ion of North America, ~ h pastored in South Dakota, . Iowa, ebra ka and Michigan. He 1 a member of the board of directors of Fai th Bapti t Bible College and formerly a board member of Regular Bapli t Chi ldren' Home and Lake Ann Regular Bapti t Camp. Dr. Garland and hi wife, arman, began their mini try at Beth-El on Jul y 1. ~ .. //~ Fir t Baptist ho ted its Find ~ Twelflb Annual unday 1,: cbool Conference ~/ eptemb~r 28. The theme - .. of lb1 ~ear confer~nce was ~ Evangel1 m for the N1netie ." Many attended from the North Bethel and Mid-Bethel A ociation , as well as Fir t Bapli t member and friend . Dan Gelatt, enior pastor of Washington Heights Bapti t of Dayton, ~eld work bop. on church-wide evangel- 1 m, and Denn 1 Goodrich, outreach pa tor from Berean Bapti t, Portage, Michigan, conducted work bops on per onal evangeli m. Brother Gelatt clo ed the conference with a challenging message, ~·Evangeli m for Today." David Melton is pastor at Fir t Bapti t. ~/&-4 018!lie Hubbard began bis rq7L_,,, r,; ~ mmistry as pastor of youth ~ ~~ and Chri tian education at ~~~~ Ceda r HiU Bapt~t on -~~#' October 21. Charlie, a ~'/ graduate of Cedarville 4 College, come to Ohio from Milwaukee, Wiscon in , where be taught at Heritage Christian School. He and hi v.1ife, Cindy, have a on, Charlie, Jr. Mrs. Helen Beagle, pictured with Pastor J im Read (left) and Sunday School Superintendent Clifford Beohm. Helen Beagle recently was honored for 30 _ years of perfect Sunday ~ School attendance at f' Pleasant Heights. Active ~ at Pleasant Heights for many years, Mrs. Beagle bas served as financial secretary, Sunday school teacher, Junior Astronauts leader, and officer in the Women's Missionary Fellow hip. Although be suffered a troke in August, she still bas not mi ed Sunday School, according to Pa tor Jim Read. The church pre– ented Mrs. Beagle with a bouquet and a 30-year pin on promotion Sunday, September 1. Evangelist Randy Hogue ~ ; ~ qver 400 junior and senior ~ ~ high young people attended · · the Wedne day evening - session of a September ~ _ evangelistic series at Faith ~ Baptist Church . The Monday- Wedne day services, geared toward young people, featured Evangelist Randy Hogue of Indianapolis, Icdiana. Hogue addressed the issues of suicide, alcohol, and drug abuse. Following a clear gospel presentation, 140 young people responded to the invitation to trust Cbri t. Pas tor Joe Godwin says that Hogue's lengthy description of the cruci– fixion was the most moving portrayal of Christ's death be bas ever beard. • ~ A p_art of a year of ~. pec1al events marking ~ the 30th anniver ary of - Mid-Brook Baptist, the ft. ~burcb ho ted an October Bible Conference with Dr. Allan Lewis. Dr. Lewis, pre ident emeritus of Baptist Mid– Missions, spoke on "Current Events in Light of Bible Prophecy." The church was also involved in a s~cial ~uilding project to highlight this anniversary . The project involved remodeling the entrance, refurbisbing the nursery, and carpeting the new foyer and hallway. Albert Richards is pastor at Mid-Brook. Ambrose Baptist Church held its 150tb Anniversary Celebration October 20. - Speakers were former ft.. pastor Clarence Townsend 7 and State Representative Larry Fetzer. The day included a carry– in dinner attended by many former mem– bers who had moved away. Many friends from neighboring churches took part in an afternoon celebration of remembrance. Pastor Alan and Velva Beals have been at Ambrose Baptist for 10 years. Associate Pastor Michael DiCuirci Associate Pastor Michael DiCuirci, of Clearcreek Chapel, was ordained to -~ the gospel ministry on ~'o/ September 15. DiCuirci, also W an asociate professor of music at Cedarville College, bas served as music director at Clearcreek since 1987. John Street is senior pastor at Clearcreek Chapel.