The Ohio Independent Baptist, September/October 1992

,1 1 , 't,lln .'1nith . 1n, ,,1 ,l·, l l1,i n, ,n, \\. l l' 1n I PPd , ,, , ,, ,•• ,t <' ,·d.11,111,· , • \\\ Ill h, I"\\ 1th th,' I t I I ,,n lul\ 11 \h, \\ .,, ,\ llh.' lllh,•t nl I .11 th I\ ,pta,l C 'hu1\ h 1n I 1 ,. , ' '"' " l \1, cn1 .lun,,, \ :ocll,·) t,,urH.ling p.1,1t,1 Pl l II t J\ ~I 11,t f'hu,\ h " ' P.u1n., . d1,d ' ' " \ u)'\l,t 12 \ ,· ,, ,n~ und,·1 I •llu,, hip ,,1 ll ,tp ,t, 1,,, 11 ,,nl\. \t ,,,"'"'· ( i,'llh. \ p,t, 1,,1,·d C)h 1n', lid- 111 ""' k n .,p11,1,,1 l t ,,,,,l l \ uk•. ,nd } .11th J\ ,tplt , t. l \ ·11 , Across the State Pastor ·Gus· leads VBS. ·1 ift'in C' c-1), ar) llapti~t ,s l)C:L\tOr ( ,u C 1uthric \vrit c~. " vV c JU t \\ anted t<) ~1vc a .. rCp{)r( of our . U CCS. ful \ ' <)yagc ·1·c> I he l)ccp (\ ' ls , ). \i\' c had 43 kids ~a\ cu and n1any nc\.v contacts in L11c ClH11n1un1tv fron1 <)Ur c l<). in g . ~ rrl,gran1 rhc Rl1J> thcn1c \ Va . g reat ! We al\\ ay \\ ()nLlcr if tJ1crc \viJI be an interest al the .1 un1nr high le\ c ]. and praL e Ll1c I .. i lrd. there \ Va . V..' c had 15 junior hi !!her ... ... (;race lJapti t welcon1c C,ary ( oiro ru a. i tanl ,,.,~er,·ilJe pa l<)r C,ary i .. a 19 5 graduate <) f (..,cd,irvi Ile ..._ ( "<l llcgc. ho ld, U1e M .A . .. in 13 i bl ical C ..c)un. cling fro111 ~ I .ibcrty 1Tni vc r.. 1ly, and i. nearing Ctln1plc li<) ll of lJ1c t\1 .A .R . fr<)lll I 1hcrty . I ic v. a. fc)n11crl y a teacher at {)pen l )<l<)r Chri~tian ~,chc)<) I and young aJull pa t<l r at C,hurch o f tJ1c Open Door, 1: 1\na C,ar\ ~u1c.l ht wife, ( ,~iro lc, have . - l \\.cl dauQ.htcr,, ( 'ourtncv and l3rooke. ... " ~l urray f\.1urdc)ch i~ . cnic) r pasto r al ( ,race \\'a lnut C r eek ce lehrated 1~ 2C) l11 annivcr ,lfY on " A ugu, L 2. . talc Rcpre- Baltimore cntali \ c 14arrv Feu er - chall en!!cd tJ1c church Lo .. an C\' Cn grea ter n1ini~Lry in Lhc nex t 2() vcc:ir. Michael - I lcrhcrl 1, p.1, Lcl r al W alnut ( "reek, which 1 l< >eatcu ~,)utl1ea,t c1 I ( "c)lun1bu \ . ·rhc I l crhcrt ha\ c de\ t: loped an ex ten, ,vc n1in1 tr\ tn chtldrcn . ·1he n1ini \ trY, which - - 1ncluJe, puppcl , . ha, a broad ouLrcach till ,> UlC CClOlfilUllllV. - 4 Itaith liaptist celebrated it. 23rd annivcr~ar y <>n Jul y 19 wi t11 speci al services. ()ne of t11c church 's fonncr pru tors, J{ cv. Kcil11 M cKin1 , of C1rccnvil le, rctun1cd a. guc t speaker for t11c n1omi ng . cr vicc. t>a tor l)onald R. l: aton hared letter \.Vritlcn l <> hon r the McKi1n for thei r tin1c of . cr vicc a l FailJ1 . pcci al mu ic \Va~ provided by Rev . M cKim, hi wife, Loui. c, ru1d tJ1cir two daug11tcr . Ever y– one enjoyed a covered di h dinner al noon . An afternoon ervi ce included a n1cs. age frorn Pa. Lor Eaton. .._ ·.:. ::· ..:· .·. . .·.· ·:·=:·: .;, ·-, ;:;;:f if 1 ·: :-: . unday, Augu t 9, was " D-Day·· ("Dedication ru1d Debt El iminati on Day") at Faith Baptist, for tJ1e church ' recently acquired annex, five acre of l and adjoining lbe church property. A four-bedroom hou e, a two– car garage and four o ll1er tructure are on tJ1e ite. T he property wa purchased for $5 1,000 f ron1 tJ1e e tate of Mr . Audrey Overl y, who J1ad been a part of tJ1e church family until her homegoing in March. T he hou e i being u cd for teen youth group n1cc ting and acti vi lie , for cla · ·roon1 , and storage. Pl an al o call for it to be equipped to hou c v i i Ling peaker and furl oughing n1i ionarie . The garage ha met ilie need for a Lorage and maintenance area. Acqu i i – Lion of LhL property i a trategic tep in planned faci l ity expan i on. ombined with l11e ex i ting ite, it prov ide a total of even acre . After Pastor Denni Bum pre ented tJ1c dcd ication me age fron1 II Chronicles 2:4, the congregation met on the ground of L11e new property for a dcdicalory prayer, inging of the Doxol– ogy and an open hou e of the annex tructurc . A .. pccia l Debt Eliminati on offering o f nearly $4,000 wa recei ved at tl1e dedication er v ice, to be applied to tJ1e 1norlgage principal . A SI,Oqo gifl fron1 the Overl y e late wa recei ved f or u e in L11e church ' youth 1nini trie . \Vt ,ting to us? Il e sure to use lhc Kcllc11ng, {lhio ,tddrcss ! (\ I , ~ Pastor Bill and Barbara Cunningham, Briana, Nathan and Seth Rev . Bill Cunni ngham is the new pastor of ilie Fir t Baptist Church . A graduate of M oody Bible In titute and T rinity Evangelical Divinity School , Pastor Cunningham has a Ma ter ' degree in Greek and Hebrew . He and hi wife, tJ1e former Barbara Devine, are parents of three children, Nathan, Briana, and SetJ1. Pa tor unningbam wa f ormerl y pastor o f Fir t Bapti t Church, Madi on . I-Ii fir t unday at M edina wa June 21. -:·:·=·=·:·:=:=:::·:·.·. Emmanuel Baptist l1as ju t completed produc– tive and encouraging peci al meetings w ith Gary and W endy Collins of Vi ual Evangeli m . Pa tor Ken Van Loon repor ts a good respon e from the community as well a a genuine concern by the church. .. everal familic are po tential becau e of tl1i mean of reaching inlo home . Our community i beginning to know we are here," say K en. Plans are al o being formulated to revitalize the youth mini trie and reach the unchurched youth of the area. Mi i onary Pastor K en Van Loon, who erve as a cl1aplain witl1 t11e Ci vil A ir Patrol , i currently in tbe proce of being rea i gned from hi dutie in Ala ka to du tie in Ohio. H e note that a wide door of opportunity awaits those pa tor willing to er ve a GARBC– endor ed chaplain in the Civii Air Patrol .