The Ohio Independent Baptist, July/August 1993

, PUT IT IN YOUR DATE BOOK NOW! 1993 OARBC Annual Conference October 18-20, Northfield Baptist (southeast of Cleveland) Main speaker: Dr. Warren Wier be Pastor David and Linda Chapman, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Tassell "The Manifold Grace of God,, was the tl1eme of me sages by Dr. Paul Tassell during a week of meetings at Fostoria Baptist in May. The 1neetings were part of tbe centennial celebration of the church, which was organized in February of 1893. ln the late 1800s, 18 individuals gathered to establi h a Baptist church, and in 1893, the Second Baptist Church (l ater changed to Fo toria Baptist) was incorporated. The Presbyterians had just built a new struc ture and were willing to rent their old building f or $1.50 per week. In 1943 tl1e church j oined in fellow – ship witll the GARBC. During the ministry of Rev . Ralph Nordlund ( 1950-57) the church experienced a very healthy increa e. In 1958, Rev . Max Tucker began his n1inistry and it was during his pastorate ( 1958-62) that the present facility was built. Rev. Vernon Billington assumed tlle pastorate in 1969, and continued for almost 16 years. Rev . David Chapman, present pastor , arrived in 1985. Faith Baptist hosted a fatller-son "'western" banquet on June 17 . 'fhe program included entertainment f ro1n .. 1.he Sons o f Dry Gul ch,,, and a western gospel video, " Paradise '] 'ra.il, " was shown. A prize was given for the most autl1entic western costu1ne. Dr. Eldon Stevens, Midview Baptist, writes, " ... in April we had Gary and Wendy Collin witJ1 u for a five-day evangelistic series. They are go pel illusi onists. Our people real l y enjoyed and benefited from tlleir cl ear and precise presentation on tl1e prin– ciples of God's Word by tl1e use of illusions. The e were the highc t attended meeting per night we have ever had, witll vi itor in every . ervice . There were five public profe si on of faitll a a re ult of tlle e meeting . We have al o een a number of tlle vi itor return Lo our regular erv ices . We praise tlle L ord for thi s continued fruit and would highly recommend Gary and W endy Collins to our i ter churche . They can be contacted at: Gary and Wendy Collin , Visual Evangeli m, Inc., Box 87336, Canton, MI 481 87 . John M orrow, found– ing pa tor of Faith Baptist, wa gue l speaker on SuncL1y, May 2. After the morning wor hip ervice, witll a record high attendance for tl1e year, a dinner was held in Pa tor M orrow ' hc)nor . The day wa a great time of rc1nini cence and fellow hip. Faitll Baptist ha been serving tl1e Oxford and Mian1i Univcr ity con1n1uni – ties since 1975 . Pa tor M orrow ha been serving as a sociatc pastor of r-ir t 1 apti t Church of E lkart, Indiana, ince 1987. After cr ving several n1ontl1 a intcrin1 pa tor, l)avid M oore ha been cal led tl 'i ·enior pastor at Bethlehem llaptist . Ila tor Moore fonncrl y served as pastor at ( "'c<l~tr J Ii II llaptist in ( ' Jcvcland. 018 news deadline for September issue August 2 Grand Heights Baptist Church Fairborn, Ohio is offering $625,000 First Mortgage Bonds 6.0°/o to 9 .0°/o Interest Bonds dated July 1, 1993 For prospectus, call or write: Grand Heights Baptist Church 16 South Grand Avenue Fairborn, OH 45324 513-878-7971 This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation o f an offer to buy. The offer is made only by prospectus All bonds are offered on face value, plus accrued interest. subject to pri or sale Ohio Independent Baptist is a publication of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist C hurches Editor S talc Re pre en tali ve Larry [;etLcr Managing Edi tor Linda Thomas Proofreader Debo ra h B issett Technical Assistance I~egi stcr C,raphics Randolph. New York Pleased irec t a ll c.:on1rncn1s, corr1,;sponJcncc, anJ news t ( 1 Ohio Independent Baptist l'.() . Box 293058 Kettering . (JI I 4<;4 2<) ';11-2940291 ·rhe ()In IS publl shl'U b1 11\Ulllhl ) I l'h/~1 .u . May/June. July/Aug . Nu, / l )l'l' a11J nllHll hl-v J.111, Apr. St.•pt , ()c t , for$_. ($8 t ot l' agn ) 1x·r )l',ll h~ the Ohio A, ,oc1a11on o l Rl·gul .u H.tpt1 ,1 ( ' hw l'hc-.. 127 E.tst l)n vl' , l>.1ytun ()}I 4'\,$1()