The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1994

Choir Robes For Sale $10. Brown w/blue trim Call Pas tor Jim Neely, 51 3-434-4676 Washington Heights Baptist Church, Dayton David and Verna Dunkin Rev. David C. Dunkin has assumed the position of pastor emeritus of Abbe Road Baptist following a pa toral mini try that began in 1946 in China, Maine. Following graduation from Wheaton College, be married Ven1a GasUe. Together they have erved God for 47 years. A missionary retiree with Baptist Church Planters, Dunkin has pastored many churches . His years of service include the following: 12 years of radio mini try; editor of ilie Keystone Baptist, the state paper of ilie P ARBC; camp director of Camp Fair 1-Iaven in Brooks, Maine; and servi ce in a number of capacities with FBHM(BMN A) . The Dunkin have four children and nine grandchildren. Abbe Road Baptist reports that Rev. Richard Seefried bas accepted the caJI to become senior pastor of the church. Pastor Seefried has more than 20 years of pastoral ministry in Mary– land . The past 14 years he has been senior pa, tor of al vary Bapli t Church 111 C'resaptown, Maryland. Ile and hi wife, Nancy, have si x children. l 1 ' irst Baptist reports excel lent attendance for Friend T)ay, which they observed on Nc)vemher 14 . Mu~i – cians Bob and Ileek y IJ runt<>n, fro1n I -,aton Ilap1ds, M1ch1gan, prc>v 1ded a ~acred n1u~ic concert for U1e spec ial day ll <)tll Jlob and fl ccky arc v<)cali~ts, and llecky plays U1e flute, piano and v1<,hn a'> well. J>a~tor J)av1d I ~en1an al~o note~ tJ1at fi ve young people were bapt11ed recently . Madison Avenue celebrated I 00 year with a gaJa weekend October 23-24. Included in the celebra– tion was an open bou e and peciaJ wor hip service centered around the theme, "By Hi Grace, For Hi Glory." Many former members returned for tl1c weekend, including two, Rev. Roy Hender hot and Rev. Robert Vance, who grew up in the church's neighbor– hood and went on to serve the Lord with Baptist Mid-Mis ions. Fonner pastor T . Fred I-Ius·ey and State Rep Larry Fetzer were among the peaker . Especiall y notable about Madi on Avenue' anniver ary i the fact that they have pent all 100 year in the rune location. Jaine IIunt i pre entJy pastor at Madi on A venue. Mi ionary Pa tor Ken Van Loon write , " The effor ts of upporting church and mi ion church came together this summer Lo reach many with the go pcl and encourage and strengthen the rni ion church. Emmanuel Baptis t Church, a n1is ion work of Dapti t Mid-Mi ion in Paulding, Ohio, was aided by Nottingham Daptist of Willoughby Ilills, in producing a llible school ex travaganza. l 'hc teen l earn from Nottingh~u11 along w itJ1 U1e teens and several adu lt · f ron1 E111111a11ucl n1adc nearl y 2,800 contacts over a thrce-ilii y period. J) uring lliblc school week we saw an average attendance of 92 students. 'fwenty -si x decision · for sal vation were recorded. A bond between supp<.>rting church and 1niss1on church was establ ished, and a new undcrsuu1ding of tl1c difficullics and diffcrcnce~ of a n1 i s~ ion work wa~ also experienced fir!') t-hand by Leen~and adults ahkc who were accu~torncd to thr bencfi ts of a hcaltJ1 y, cstabl i shc<.J church " 018 news deadline February /March issue January 17 Zachary and Dorretta Wilcox G race llaptis t convened an ordina– l ion council on Novcn1ber 4 to . cxmn1nc Zachary S. Wilcox' qualiiicali<>11 s for tJ1c gospel tnini ·try. rrwcnty– nine pastor and church representati ves formed t11e council and gave cx,m1ina– tion in area. of call to U1e n1 ini try, per onal etJ1i c · and d<JCtrin rtl conviction. "fhe council unanin1ou l y rccon1n1ended U1at the church proceed wit11 ordination, which wa held Novcn1ber 7. Max McCullough is senior pa tor at Grace 11aptist. Ohio Independent Baptist is a pu hli cuti on of the Ohio Associution of Regular tiuptist C hurches Editor S tale Rcprcscnlative Larry 1:c11cr Managing Editor l .inda ' l'hurnas Proofreader l)ehnrah l \i ssc tl Tecl1 nical Assis tance Register Ciraphi cs Rando lph , Ne \! Y, irk Please dirL'ct al1 t·u1nn1L'nt s, corrcspo nJent·L' • • u11.I 1H:w:-. t, , Ohio lnde p e 11de 11l Baptist P () }l ox 20 JO'i8 Kcllering , ()II ~15429 'i I \ 294 029 \ ' l'h l' (>IH 1, puhlt , hl·J h1 llHHllhh l l h, \l.u ~1,l y IJ u Ill'. J 11 l)' I 1\ u~ . l> , I l >cl ,111J n" Hll h h I .111 Apt , '-l cpt . <>l l , lor i-t ($H l l Ht' l~ll ) P<-' I )l',11 h, lhl' ( )hao A ,,lll l , tl l \lll o l Rl•g11l,t1 H,1p11 , 1 ( ' hwlht·,. '\2 7 l .1, 1 l>rt Vl', l>.t} lu n . l >II 1'1 11'>