The Ohio Independent Baptist, November/December 1992

, Then There Were FiveJ Jeff & Lois Beachler, members of Grace Baptist, Westerville, are the busy parents o~ quads. Evan, Ann, Katherine and Mackenzie were born September 10, weighing from 3 lb., 3 oz . to 3 lb., 14 oz . The Beachlers have one o ther child, age 3. Pastor Gary and Joyce Nave, Megan, Jessica, and Beth Bethel Baptist is pleased to receive their new pastor, Rev. Gary Nave. He and bis wife, Joyce, and three daugh- ters, come to Bethel from Raleigh, North Carolina. Gary is a graduate of Western Michigan University, Word of Life Bible Institute, and Grace Theological Seminary. Currently he is working on an additional degree from Luther Rice Seminary. At the installation service on Septem– ber 27, State Representative Larry Fetzer challe.nged the congregation to realize that a pastor is God's special gift to the church, and encouraged them on, "How to Take Care of Pas tor." The Naves were presented with a food shower at a fellowship on August 31. At the same fellowship the church expressed its appreciation to Dr. Jim Phipps for bis availability during the time without a pastor. Dr. Phipps was greatJ y used of God during bis ministry at Bethel. The congregation is excited to see what God bas in store for tJ1em under the min istry of Pastor Nave and Associate Pastor Kevin Salsbury. Cal vary Ba ptist recentl y celebrated Old Fashioned Sunday, in which everyone came in costumes of olden days. After the morn ing service .... the congregation galh.ered for an "old fashioned carry-in dinner," with homemade ice cream for des ert. Friend of the church provided horse and buggy rides for the children, and ho1nemade apple pies were judged for appearance and taste. 'fbe church also provided a hristmas in eptember tea for missionary Joyce Rudduck. Pastor and Mrs. Fred Robb ···=·=·=· On Saturday, August 15, a fellowship supper was held in honor of Pastor and Mrs. Fred Robb' s 20th anniversary at Calvary Baptist . The Sunday speaker was Jonathon Burns, pas tor of Calvary Church in Marion Center, Pennsylvania. The church in Marion Center is the firs t pastorate for Burns, who grew up in the Salem church, and it was also Pastor Robb's frrst church. ...... ·.·.· .. Higbview Avenue Baptis t is pleased to announce the arrival of their new pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Dale Fisher. Their ministry in Akron began on September 13, and a special afternoon installation service was held on September 27. Rev. David Henry of First Baptist, Tallmadge, offi cially welcomed Pa tor Fi l1er to the Akron Area Pas tors' Fellowship. A charge to the church was given by Rev. Ken Spink of Berea Baptist, and Rev. Dean Henry gave the charge to the pastor. Both of these men were greatly in trurnen– tal in helping the church through their eighteen-month interim period. Vocal soloists were Doug Wil on and Terentie Paule c. While a pi tcher for the New York Giants minor-league farm y tern in 1950, Fi her received a New Te tament from a Dapti l church in Knoxville, Tennc ~ce. Reading ll1e New Testament led to hr salvation and immediate cal l to Lhc Gospel ministry. Fisher, a graduate of Bapti t r~ible cminary, comes to I lighview from Bcrean Dapti l in Grand l{apids, Michi – gan . Ile and his wife, Barbara, have five grown children. OIB news deadline for January issue December 1 "Called To Serve,, was lhe theme for the 4l st rnissions conference a t First Baptist. The conference began wit11 a carry-in supper on Saturday, October 17, and continued each evening through Wednesday, October 21. Mi ionary speaker included Dr. Jerry (president of Continental Baptist Missions) and Kathy Webber; Beth Odor, Evangelical Baptist Missions; David Toro, church planter among Hispanics in Florida (ABWE), and AWANA missionaries Ken and Mary Lou Starett. The women of the churcl1 joined together with the guest mi sionary women for a salad luncheon. Kathy Webber wa the speaker. The congregation recentl y called Dr. Bud Wood to fill the position of pa toral care/adult mini trie . William Cunningham is senior pasLor a l Fir l Baptist. continued page 6 Ohio Independent Baptist is a publication of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist C hurches Editor S tate Represen tative Larry Fetzer Managing Editor l..inda Thomas Proofreader Deborah Bis e ll Technical Assis tance Reg is ter G raphic. Rand lph, New Y rk Plea e direc t alJ c mmenls, corresp ndence, a nd new to Ohio Inde p e ndent Baptist P.O. Dox 29 058 Kett ering , OJI 45429 5 1 -294 -0293 1' he O il\ is pub l ished b1- rnonlhl y I·eh/Mar. May/June, Jul y/Aug, Nov/Dec and n1onthl y Jan, Apr. Sept. Oct, for $4 ($8 f ore1gn) per year by the Ohi o Ass 1at1on of Regular Bapti st hurches. 327 &t ·t Drive . Dayton, () 11 4541 9. 5