The Ohio Independent Baptist, July/August 1993

II lS<) l ·Ftn Pa~h)r l c Nc,clland 11cll (I an1h). , hn ,vcrc n1 .uT1cJ ~1 .1 lR at 1:c110,vship t,apti. t ( ' hurch. l)uhlin . lJcs i. a mis, ionary ,vit h Bapti . t (~hurch J>lantcr•. Across the State ,, Southgate's new 1,200-seat auditorium On Apri l 18, the people of outhgate Baptis t dedicated t11cir new 1,200- eat wor hip fac ility. The new auditoriun1 include an offi ce coniplex and educa– tiona l pace. For fi ve year the people of outlJgate have n1et in two eparate wor hip ervice , as well a two different Sunday ch l hour . Dr. Jo eph Lowell , pre ident of Moody Bible In t.i tute, was gue t peaker on Dedication Sunday. He wa outhgate· fir t pm tor 23 years ago. Attendance for the ervice wa l ,263, including .. pringfield' . mayor, . tale enator and everal otl1er city official . On June 13, Pas tor Kenneth Floyd completed nearly nine year of mini try at Perry Baptis t to become enior pa tor at North Park Bapti c, Grand Rapid , Michigan. The church held a farewell Sunday for t11e Floyd . Grace Bapti land Perry Bapti t al o combined for a pecial evening ervice and fellow hip in honor of the Floyd . The evening included a combi ned choir, peciaJ mu ic, a me age by Pa tor Lee Gro h, and food and fellow hip at Grace' new picnic pavilion. Du ring bi tin1e in Ohio, Floyd erved two term as a tru tee at .. kyv iew Ranch, includi ng four and one-half year a chainnan. I-le chaired the teering committee whi ch organized the Akron-Canton affi liate of Bapti ts for Life. He al o i completing bis econd term as a member of t11e Council of Twelve. 4 Bible Baptist held evangeli tic meeting April 25-29 witl1 illu ioni ts Rev. Gary and Wendy Collins. They report l1aving nearly 100 vi itors, with an average Monday-Thursday attendance of 237 . Pastor Henry Hal blaub note that 17 individual tru ted Chri t a Savior during tbe week. Sunday, June 6, was the 30th anniversary celebration of Mogadore Baptist Church. Special recognition was given to Hoyt Douglas, who served a pa tor for 17 years. The pre ent pas tor i Rob Seymour, who grew up in the church and has served as its pastor for nine years. The church now pon or a Christian day chool for grade K-12. Double morning service are nece ary to provide for the growing congregation. State Rep Larry Fetzer wa the pecial peaker for the occasion. Steven ~Thacker is tl1e new pa tor at Blessed Hope Baptist. A graduate of Christian Bible College of Rocky Mount, Nortll Carolina, he i also employed at Cedarville College. Steven and hi wife, Debby, have two on . On June 6, Good Shepherd's Baptis t honored Pastor Earl and Mari lyn Shaffer as they concluded their church-planting minis– try and bid farewell to tlle congregation. After nearly five years at Sidney, t11e Sbaffers, with tl1eir children (Grant, E1ya, Ke11dra and a fourtl1due in July) will as i tin e tabl i hing a new work in Piqua, then begin deputation tbi fall . Pastor Steven Olson has been installed by Good Shepherd ' s and a urned pastoral duties effective June 13, 1993 . "Oack to Genesis" seminars , co-sponsored by the Ins ti tutc for rea tioo Researcb and DR Rad io Network April 16-17, drew over 6,000 partic ipants to the edarville a llege campus. Union Baptis t will host the Continental Baptist Churches' 1993 annual Bible confer– ence, July 20-22. The theme i "The Grace of God and the Gospel." Topics and speakers include: Chaplain Carlton Hall-"Total Deprav– ity"; Pastor Fred Leuck-"Divine Election' ; Pas tor Allen Smith– "Vicarious Atonement"; Pastor Larry McCall- "Perseverance of the Saints" ; and Pastor Rodney Gray-"William Carey, Particular Baptist Missionary ." Phase one of Grand Heights bu ilding program. On June 20, Grand Heights Baptist (formerly Grand Avenue Baptist) broke ground for phase one of their new church faci lity. Located on 15 acres of property on Arm trong Road in Fairborn, phase one of their building program will be a 12,500 square foot, multi-functional facility with a seating capacity of 450. Sunday' s services included a celebration ervice at 10 a.m., followed by the ground-breaking ceremony on the new property. The congregation ate lunch together and closed the day 's celebra– tion with testimonies of praise and a sing piration. Colonial Baptist dedicated its new building on June 13. Richard Mcintosh, pastor of Faith Baptist, Galion, was the speaker for the afternoon service. Pastor Kevin Boggs bas been Colonial's only pastor in its 16 year history.