The Ohio Independent Baptist, May/June 1994

11 l 'S () l·l ; lo l~mmunucl 11apti. t. Mary. vi lle. , here Jin1 Ruck L the mi .. ionary pa tor. As the re ult f a March "Phones l 7 or Y ) U" campaign. the church ha. already had 9 vi . ilors, Free Free Abbe Road Baptist in · lyria has a Kodak copier/duplicator to give away. Interested? Call the cburcb at 216-365-7394 . Free 6 of ,vh n1 have come m re th an once. Across the State Pastor Joel Harriman A near-record 119 wor hippers at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of All iance– Homeworth celebrated Re urrection Sunday with their new enior pa tor, Joel Harriman, leading them. A graduate of Cedarville College ('77) and Grand Rapid Bapti t emi– nary ('9 1), Pa tor Harriman come to Mount Plea ant fron1 a ten-year pa tor– ate at Belle Center, Oh io. Previous mini trie have been in the tate of New York and Maryland. Active in the Ohio A .. ociation of Regular Bapli t Churche , he has been in trumentaJ in the formation of the OARBC Church Planting Ta k Team. Harriman ucceed R. LeRoy Gro b, who retired from the Mount Plea ant pulpit in Augu l 1992, after a 16-year mini try. A formal in tal lation will be held June 12 to al low his wife, Janet, and famil y, who are remaining at Delle Center until l11eir four children complete the chool year, to be pre ent with him. On April 15-17 the Rochester Baptist Church conducted a creation vs. evolution conference for tJ1c congregation and communi Ly. Speaker was tale Repre entative Larry Fetzer, who illu trated hi talk with bis collection of exhibit from the Fetzer Museu,n , along with related slide and picture . Jan Schaedel i pa tor al Rochester. 4 Nottingham Baptis t hosted Baptist Mid– Mi ions Tri-Annual Missionary Conference March 12- 16. Saturday night' s service was a time of introducing the missionaries present. Sunday morning, Dr. Gary Anderson, pre ident of the mission, brought the message, and Sunday evening Nottingham s choir presented a musical, "God With Us." Dr. Gerald Webber, president of Continental Baptist Missions, led the Bible hour each morning. The remaining sessions were filled with messages from missionaries representing their fields of • serv ice. The women at Nottingham Baptist had worked for a couple of years to fill the missionary cupboard, so the missionaries could avail themselves of articles needed for their next term of service. Many people of the host church made up the committees which enabled the confer– ence to run smoothJ y. Scott D. Renstrom is enior pa tor at Nottingham. On March 6, Grace Baptist observed their 27th anniversary with a family emphasis. Guest speaker for the day was Larry Fetzer, who spoke on, "The Family of God." Kirk Keller presented a drama in the morning, and, following a noon fellowship meal, a concert in song. Special recognition was given to the 19 charter members who are still active at the church. Senior pastor at Grace is Max McCullough. On April 3, the adult choir of Faith Baptist Church presented the cantata, "There Rose A Lamb." The cantata was compiled by Pas tor Dave Marion, with narration written by Lisa Marion. Merlyn Jone is senior pastor at Mount Vernon. Lett to right: Pastor Les Webster and board members John Collier, Karl Kahn, Henry Rice, John Martin, Martin Hamer, and Gary Hi llman On January 23, Bailey Road Baptist had the joy of burning their mortgage. Former pastor Donald Leitch and people obtained the mortgage and began building in 1978. The Lord has blessed in allowing the mortgage to be paid several years ahead of time with a considerable savings in interest. Under the pre ent pastor, Les Web ter, an additional 5,000 square foot addition was added and paid for at completion. The parking lot bas recently been paved and other improvements to the property are in the immediate future. Pastor Webster and people have had the joy of working together in harmony these years under the Lord's direction. Praise alone to His Name! Bailey Road has called Gary Marburger, formerly of First Baptist, Niles, to be assistant pastor. He began his mini try at Bailey Road on April 3. Evangelist Bobby Brown held meetings at First Baptist April 3-8. The revival meetings, which included a program for children, were well attended. Archie Conn is senior pastor at First Baptist.