The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1994

11 \ l ',' l )Fl .- to the f l1ur ()h1tlan . se rving on this year's ~. (1 Rl1C' ~ou nctl of l~ightccn nicy arc: llrnd Quick, l ·1r~t n.,pt1s t. l~l r ia; l)an Gc lau. Pas t r James 1-l unl, Madison Avenue Bapti st hurcb leveland , died suddenly on August 6. Pas tor at Ma<lison Aven~e .fo r 8 years, be wa active in the llebron area W ,L l11ngtc1n J lcight ~. l)ayt n; I)avid (rrah.\ni. (,race l~ apti~t. Cedarville; and Paul 1) 1 't)ll , C'cd.1rvillc College. ~s oc1at1on and was i~strum~ntal in bringin g Lbe church into the ~ ARB . J le 1s survived by his wife , Pat, aod three adult childre n. Across the State Pastor Richard and Joyce Mospe ns Evansville Baptist has called Dr. Richard R. Mo pen II as tJ1eir pa tor . A graduate of Bethany Bible College and eminary, Dothan, Alaban1a, he earned the . Doctorate of Mini try degree 1n 19 7_. ub _equent to corning to Evan vi lle, Richard erved a a i Lant p~.:to~ at an,ll Fulton Bapti t. He and ht.. wife, Joyce, began tlleir mini try at Evan ville on September 4. Perry Baptist hw cal led Rev. Tin1oth y W. Teal l Lo be it new pa Lor. A graduate of Spurgeon Baptist Bible College and Fait11 Bapti l Seminary, he has pa tored in Ca City, Michigan and Waterloo, Iowa . Teal was mo l_ rece_ntl y pre ident of Spurgeon Bap~ l Bible Col lege in Mulberry, Flonda . He and hi wife, Sharon, and on Ja on and Ju tin beoan their • . e> m1n1 try at Perry on July 24. On June 12, Norton Baptist welcorned Brent Lowe as a i - tant pa tor with emphasi on youtll . Brent graduated umma cun1 laude in May from . Grand Rapids Bap ti t College with a Bachelor of Religious Education degree . For the pa t two ummer Brent ha erved a intern at Norton Bapti t. In October he will be married to Tammy Evan , who i al o a graduate of Grand Rapid Baptist College. Pastor Bren t is "home grown," having attended Norton Baptist all his life . Dwight Strickland i pa tor at Norton. 4 Council moderator Pastor Gus Guthrie congratulates Emmanuel Missionary Pastor Jim Ruck. Pastors, messengers and upporters from churches around the state came to Calvary Baptist in Bellefontaine on July 12 for the recogni– tion council for Emmanuel . . Baptist of Marysville. After examining Emmanuel' doctrinal state– ment,. covenant, con titution and asking que t1on of Pa tor Jim Ruck, the council commended the church for its preparation and pre entation. The council noted that . " 1t wa extremely pleased to recommend [Effil!lanuel Baptist] as a duly organized BapCJ t Church . Pa tor Jim and Carol R~c~, mi ionaries with Baptist Mid– M1s ion , A sociate Pastor Marvin Clark Deacon John Guthrie ru1d other members' received the right hand of fellowship from the pastor and me engers present. The recognition service was held the following Sunday at the church, which meets at Marysville High School. Rev. Leigh ACk1111s, North American field se_cretary for Baptist Mid-Mission spoke, with Rev. Larry n1itll, church planti ng con ultant for Bapti t Mid-Mis ion . . ' g1v1ng the charge to the church. Emn1anuel l1as applied to the OARBC and the GARBC for fellowship. On July 10, Faith Baptist hosted a ummer prai e concert at the Mount Vernon Nazarene College Gazebo. The concert featured Pastor Merlyn and Nancy Jones, Pastor Dave Marion, Lori Jones and Bethany Pike. First Baptist, under the leadership of DeElda Payton, ABWE missionary, continues to make a comeback. Down to 13 in atten– dance in January 1994, the average has crept up to 23 for the April-June quarter. Pas tor Payton has led the church in a renovation program to upgrade the facilities. ~o August 7, in conjunction with the nau?nally known annual Twins Days Fesuval held in Twinsburg, First Baptist hosted preacher twins Carl and Ken 1?lgen~: who team-preached a message utJed, The Inseparable Pair." The event was ad~ertised in a full-page article in the Twins Days Festival program ~ooklet, and 5,000 door hanger invita– tions were distributed by the youth of ~tryker~Ohio. The church also opened tf:S parking lot for free parking accompa– nied by cold water and free lemonade. The church facilities are conveniently located next to the park where Twins Day~ events take place. Every car received a copy of Our Daily Bread devotional booklet. Jean Rising, reporter from LaGrange Baptist, writes, "On April 10, Dr. John Reed, of Dallas Theological Seminary, presented two dramatiza– tions in message: the character of Gideon and the life message of the Beloved Di ciple, John . A musical package on April 24 by baritone vocali t Dwight Scheetz was a blessing to the many who attended. Scheetz founded Sacred Musical Ministries, an itine_rant ministry providing a range of musical opportunities in song for the local church. Pastor Lynn Rogers was guest speaker May 8, presenting the mes age in song. He also noted the needs of Camp Patmo . Pastor R. Paul Mayo, of LaGrange First Baptist Church, baptized six during the morning wor hip service on May 30.