The Ohio Independent Baptist, July/August 1992

\ l \ \ I n\ d , C , \,l un t l'' l' t , h , h l 11' i n th"' " n n, t t uc I i "n n t I h c..· i r nc\\' h<',H',:1lial1l't 1n I l u,i,bu1 c, l \ nn,, 1 .. . ,ni., \ ,, l .n. ,t•\t•t,,I It .,n,, ,tnd ,1n1 1nd1, 1 lu d, 11,,,n < )hi" h,,,\. ,, 'lll'd up ,\ll\\ I nc.•c..·d, hc.· lp tn .,II the l u1ld1•,r t- idc.., .,, ,, \.'II ., ,PnH.' "gn phc,, .. C • ) ( >l I I (1 , I P'! c·. ll R,,ll'h l 11 u\·nt ·, ,, .,t 1.. ., ·4 o ,.~ tl,, 11,1n11n.,tt"n. Across the State Pastor Shawn and Kristy Huck, Lindsay and Cara laranatha Bapti ·t gralc– fullv announce. t11e , Columbus ac --cpu1n c of tJ1cir call to ... ha\vn l luck to n1ini Lcr \vitJ1 tJ1en1 a yout11 and (1utrcach pa. tor. A graduate of Cedarville ollege, hawn rccei ved ht~ ta ter of n ibl ical tudie fron1 l>rtll\VC t l3apti.. t cn1inary. I-le and hi \\ ifc, Kri ty, have been erving t11e I~<)rd n1o~Lrecentl y in Tacon1a, \\'ru hin~ton. where l1awn wa t11e '-' a~ ociate pastor of Harbor Comn1unily Bapli l Church. In addition to hi re pon ibilitie, there he combined hi love for ilie IJord and port a chaplain for ilie Tacoma Tiger Profc ional ""' Ba ebal l Team. The Huck and ilieir iliree daughter , Lind. ay Cara and Marcy, began t11eir mini try al Maranatha July 13. ~lount ernon TI1e Ea ter morning wor hip ervice at Faith Bapti. t wa attended by more people than any previou, ervice in che church ' hi tory . Over415 filled the church. Pa Lor Merlyn Jone write ··Folding chair were et up 1n almo. L e\'ery conceivable locaLion. The choir tayed in the choir loft for t11e entire er\'1Ce . ... omeone remarked, "I think we ha\ e found out bow many our church can hold .· The middle leve l of lhe new parking Jot wa. al o filled wi t11car . Pra1 e the Lord we had ilie new Jot and the 52 ne\\- folding chair avai lable. The chair am\'ed ju Lthree day before Easter~ .. 4 ~ Willirun ("unningham W'~ began hi mini Lry as Medina W pa. tor of Fir t Baptist on i#,,# June 14. A graduate of .... Moody Bible In Lilule and ~ Trinity -- vangelical Divinity ch ol of Deerfield, Illinois, William corne Lo Medina from Madi on, Ohio. I-le and hi wife, Barbara, have tJ1ree children, Nat11an, Briana, and eth . ~/. ~~ An ordination council met _; l-~ , i': Y'LL ,ff al First Bapti t on May 28 W~pWJ~.15,: Lo examine Michael R. -~ Fra er, youth p~ tor o~ the -~ church. Pa tor Bill Dav1 , r1 Bedford, erved a moderator, with 26 men erving on lhe council. After examination it was recom– mended that lhe church proceed with ordination, which was held Sunday evening, May 31. Michael, who becan1e the pa tor of Failh Bapli l, Perry, on June 1, erved six years at ilie Willowick church . During lhat time he wa al o an in tructor at the Baptisl Bible In titute of Cleveland, wa chairman of the Northea t Ohio Pa tor Fellowship, and a member of the Ohio State Youth Commillee. Pleasant Hill burns mortgage 20 years early. ~ /b~ June 7 marked the burning ~ of a 30-year mortgage after -- only 10 years for Pleasant • ~~ . Hill Baptist. 1!1e. building ~ 1 fill ed to capacity each ~ unday, and tep are already underway to con truct a new auditorium. Stephen Olsen i pastor at Plea ant HiJI. l'l l',1«-c jt1in llapti sts for f.i f c, C,, Ctilcr Akron ( 'anton Arca. ,n ~c tting l,..,jclc Wcdncsclny, Augui,, t 7, J S J dtiy of prayer cmph .1~1 ,1ng human life. ~, Dr. John C. Whitcomb, G ~ creation peciali t, was guest ~ peakcr for a creation ~ conference June 13-14 al ~ C'. Lemoyne Baptist. Ilis · ~ aturday and unday message drew many from the community, a well as people from a far as Lima and Cleveland. Dr. Whitcomb's wife, Norma, poke lo the children. he is the author of a children' book, The Mysterious Dinosaur. Pa tor Ronald Shinkle requests prayer a lbe church follows up on the local contacts made. Nottingham Baptist has ~ cal led Tom King to serve as associate pas tor of youth - and family ministries. ~··..... Tom, a graduate of Faith ~ Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, come lo Nottingham from University Heights Bapti t, Indianapolis, Indiana. He and his wife, Karen, have two sons, Jordan and Kyle. The Kings began their ministry June 28. Scott Renstrom is senior pastor at Nottingham. - #~ E l?on_ Stevens,_pasto~ of R - Midv1ew Bapt1St, wntes, ~ · "We were privileged ~ recently to have Evangelist ~ ~ Terry French with us for ~ meetings. The meetings were well attended, with the atten– dance growing each night. The people were challenged and blessed by the Lraight-forward ...style of preaching. Decision were made ...that will affect our church for years to come. We highly recommend this C.0 .M.E. evangelist. .."