The Ohio Independent Baptist, May/June 1992

, Two large pulpits, $ 100 each Emmanuel Baptist, Toledo :i .. ·.· ::~ -: FOR SALE call Don Burdick 419-473 -3280 ·:' .. ·: :· .. ··.·=· .· .._ ..... . ·.·····===·-·.·.·.···· -:-...·•·····.•.·.··:...·.•.······· .·.=•·=···. ·.·!·.·.·.-~ ~·· .·•·•••-:-:-.,:·.·:·....: .. ·=·. ·.·'.·.•...·...-~·..··:·...·:·.·.·.·:·...·:·.•,•,·.·.·.·.·...·...·_...··· Larry and Elaine Jack Mount Pleasant Baptist recently cal I ed Larry P. Jack to serve as - part-time youth pastor, and ~ r . also licensed him to preach. ~ Larry, along with bis wife, Elaine, and cl1ildren, Tracy, Kenny, Tammy and Tommy, have been active in the churcl1 ministries . Larry has served as counselor to the youU1, Sunday school superintendent, and deacon chairman. One of Larry's goal is to sLart a co llege and career group. If any readers have family or friend attending Mount Union Col1ege or living in the Alliance area, Larry wi ll be glad to contact them. Left to right, Pastor George and Peggy Keith , Pastor George and Kathy Blackmore ~ Retiring pa tor George ~ ~ KeitJ1 was honored in a -" surprise farewell service at & Berea Bapti~t Apri l 12. ~ _Among tJ1e special guests for W tJ1e day was his broll1er, John, who pastors near Mansfield . l ~he KeitJ1s have served at l3erca for U1e past nine years. Assistant l)astor George D lackmorc was unanimous I y elected lo serve as cnior pastor of tJ1e church. Ile i~a graduate of Bob Jone& Uni versity wiU1 a B.A. in Jliblc and an M.A. in church adrninistration. 13otJ1 George and hi s wife, Kath y, are mu~ic1ans. r[11e ]3lack1norcs have two children, Brian and Sheri Ann . Northwest Churches Complete Campaign The Mid-Bethel As ociation of churches (Northwe t OJ1io) just com– pleted their Fifth Annual Attendance Campaign. The following OARBC churches participated: New Richland Baptist, Belle Center; Calvary Bapti t, Bellefontaine; Riley Creek Bapti t, Bluffton; Fir t Bapti t, Findlay; Meadow– brook Bapti t, Lima; and Calvary Bapti t, Tiffin. The campaign focused on attendance at Sunday school, morning worship, and evening services for the four weeks of March 8-29. A ba e was figured from the average attendance of those three services for Ule las t ix months of 199 l . The churche participat– ing then tried to improve Uleir average . The percentage over 100 wa tl1e nun1ber of point they earned. Although in a campaign ucb a tl1is al1 churche are winners, because of the congregation par– ticipation and subsequent re ult , the two churche with the 1no t accumulated point were Riley Creek Bapli t, Bluffton (94 point ) and New Richland Bapti t, Belle Center ( 11 0 point ). Dave Melton, pastor of Fir t Bapti t, Findlay, wa the organizer and coordinator of thi year' attendance campaign. --Sub,nitted by Joel Harri111an Mid-Bethel Moderator Has God blessec/ yoi,r • c /1 it r ch with a 11 tt 11 i,sita I 1ninistry? Tell i,s aboitt it! Write Ohio lndeJJendent llaJJtist PO ll o;r 293058 Ketter ing, Off 45429 ·.· .·. 018 news deadline for July/August issue: June 15 Serving Churches Across the State State Representative Larry Fetzer 4221 Wallington Drive Dayton, OH 45440 513-299-3128 . :~: '.· ·:· 1-------=--------~---:-:-:---r---' ·. ,; . . .. ... ·. Buses & Vans For Sale 15-84 passenger vehicles available Buy quality for less at :,,t,t,r,~ Transportation IJl,;"JJ;t:J Equip. Sales Corp. 6401 Seaman Rd ., Oregon, OH 43618 41 9-836-2835 Toll-free nationwide 1-800-227-3572 "Big church discounts• ask for Bud Graham Ohio Independent Baptist is a publica tion of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist C hurches Editor State Representa ti ve Larry r ctzer Managing Editor Lind a Thomas Proofreader Pat ricia 1 7 etzcr Technical Assistance l)epartmcnt of Publ ic l<elatiun~ . cdarvi ll c C'ollcge l<cgister Graphics, Randolph . Ncw York }>)cased ircc t all con11ncnt s, currcspondcnce, anti nC\VS Lo Ol1io Independent Baptist P.O. 13ox 293058 Kett ering , () II 4542() 51 J -294 -0293 ' l'ht• ()In ,~ puh lt , ht'd hi -1nonthl> l·t'h/ ~1ai . Ma y/Jun~. Jul> /Aug , Nov/ l)t•c and n1011thl > J,111 , /\pr. S.:pt. ()ct, fo1 $4 ($8 t or \! tgn ) pt>t yt',tr h\ tht' ()h1 o I\,,(.><: iat 10 11 ul Rt• gu l,tr Hapt, , t ( ' hurchc-. , 127 F.ist l)11vc, l)a>ton . ()If 4 ~-tl9