The Ohio Independent Baptist, Summer 1995

F· t Sh J h rds r s1d nts t o , r. J ti , 111 r nd 1on 1ng rd n. \'.i ho r ;\c 1v \d gold n,~ :i I!; , nd 1 ""h1nn1, !;tlv r r "I I '\ 1nn r. 1n their st, t \ pe'""1, I s Tr 1. F, ldconip t1t 1on Pastor Jetf ory and Gath, ,lletts '.,I, ary llapti,t h.~ i.. .. tllt'J Jcllllr\· l) • \\ tllctl l() nc Ult'tr p.t ll 'l .lei t .tltenJeJ ~ 'cJ.tr , 1llc ( .. ()liege ano ( ,r.1nd R,1p1d, 11 .. 1pl1. t . t'n\ 1 nar~ . I IL' . Cf\ cJ ,tl ( ·.ti\ .tr~ l~.1pl1 l l)l Qu1nc,. l lhn 1 • 1"1r fl,ur \ c.tr ,1nJ at the I · 1r t. l1 .. 1rt 1 l t ·11 ur... h l , t Rl xhc, ter. 7\ l 1ch, ~ .. in, ... I )r l't.;l .. ~t .. lf lie ti-cg.in ht n11n1. trv 111 l1cllct()Jlla1ne '-ln Jul, 2~ Jell- . · g~1ndt.1tl1cr. I .. irl \ ' ·\\'1llctl.. \\a~ pa,tor ..ll c·.tl, .lf~ 11aplt l tr()Jll 1933-19~7 . Jack \\' ~tt . )el 1- t.1tl1cr. . ef\ ed a. J1rcct(>r 1 l · •• ;:.p l).. lUlll' l l)r t\\l) ~ear Jeff anJ \\tfc (·.,u.,. h,t\~ ll1rec Pl)\ . . Strulht!r\ llapti.~t 1·~h~rnacle hll tcJ a 1111 hHl C()nfcrcncc 1\prtl 22-23 l he C<H1fcr– cntc he~ .. 1n v.1Lh an - intern .. 1u,,n.. t.1 tclhl\\,htp han4uet J> c.lfllc1p,u1 ~ v. ere ~ 141\! \ Ilen. a 1 ahen1.1c le n1cn1ber re11 rcJ tr'-lin Ilapll L ~t,d-~11 1 n . \\ h(l erveJ 111 tJ1e ("cnlral r\tr1 ·an i{~pubih .. f () f (lV~r ~ C) yc,Lr • D..1,·id and ("~nu11J lltlJchrJnJ v.iL.h I r1ccH..I ()f I re. el. \ rk1ng in l\Utl1cm ()hie>. ·rhe e: n<.l lL J"(:$er v. ~ I >r l)<.lnaJd Schnarr of Renu1..tI,l ~11111. tne. ~undav ~ pJ..111 1plnl \\ ere 1\udrcy Ja<."- llll. ( )\Cr e:.i T\11 1 na.r) 1:cllc>v. hip: Il~1~1 n11 1 >r1..tr1~ Re, and !'.1r ( ~,tl v 1n I3urton. u1e fir l 1111 1c> n=ir1c rx n L>rcJ bv llle l aben1J le. [) .. 1\C and El 1I...1N:ll1 ~la,ncr ( '\u11pu E11bt~ I ellov, htp: anJ Rcv ... ,1nd. ~10, Ken LO\\ e, \\ h ..trc in pre-field n11n1 tr) to P >nu2aJ under ,\Il \\'l: . ..... 199: n1ar · the 6:t11 v~ar incc Lhe f<.)Ulld1ng () t ll1e Taben1a le. \\ 'illt~Ull tc:\ en I p l(>r at truLhcr . 1 ... , \ , '1 rcn1HH.lcr (l( their heritage, Sunday, April ~(), v. ,,~ Jc~1gnatcJ as < )Id I a~h1on Sundav al .. l lihlc IJa1, ti.., t fv'lany 111c:1n her~ canic dressed 111 cl(ltl1e~ fr<lll\ LJ1c past I>a~t<.>r Will1'1n1 l)avi~ can1c as an ()IJ-t,nlc preacher, J)a~tor f\11chac l l\lsl was a c<.>nfcocralc ~llld1er ~u1J Sunct1y, ch<x) l Supcrintcn– Jcnl [)a\ iJ t\tnrrcll c,u11c in hL. wedding ~u1t \,\'()rn 25 year" ago l ;<.>llc>wing ll1c ~crv1ce the church f~u11i l y cnjc>ycd food and fcllow~hip at the Old l(>untry Il uffct. G al va ry llaptist held tJ1cir cighll1 AWJ\i'-JA Awarili ,ghl on April 30. Con1n1~u1Jcr J.D. Callan prc~ntcd awards to clublxrs fr(>n1 Cubbics Lllfough Guarili ru1d Pioneers. lllfce young people who earned L11c.!il110Lhy AwarJ were Brad D<.>bney, Zach Gt11<.)f0 ~u1d tvlaggic I Ian. ell. Wayne l lart is p~L\lor at Calvary. S<>uthgate llapti t Church of pringfield celebrated iLS 25ll1 annive~ during two w~kcnds of activities. ()n Sunday tvla.rch 26, in Ll1c n1on1u10 service e, Dr. rv1 wry rv1urdoch, i1HCfllll pa.\tor fron1 1976-1 978, {)()kc, f ollowcd by an ''Evening of l{en1ini cu1g." On aturday, Apnl 1. n1~u1y allcnJcd a b~u1quet, which v. a~ f<.>li()v..ctl by a concert by Buddy GrtXne. 'Il1c celebration wm concluded on Sunday, April 2, when John R. Greening, senic>r ~l<)f fron1 1978- 19<) 1, poke during L11e n1on11ng ru1d even ing servi es. Ca lva r y Bap t is t held evangc l i Lie n1eeting with I)a5tor Lynn f{ogcr. in April. T he church ho tel.I a t\1 t>Ll1c r-Daughtcr Ban4ucL 111 May and a Fall1er-Son Bai1quct in June. ·rhev note tJ1ac durinQ. U1c1r June VB ~ ~ tJ1cre v.cre 12 d~Ct\JOn for Chri l. Pa. tor al St1lcn1 i Fred l{obb. S tvlng 0 1,10 Stnt Ropre~entntive Lnrry Fet1.er 884 Kn bwor th Ct. Wost tVlll9 OH 43081 614-523 '3666 ()n l ·r1day, May 26, an <> rdinali( lll C()U llCII c<>nvcncd al I•';,ith IJa 1>tis t l<> cxa1ninc Mr. l)c>ug las lJpton for <>rdinatic>n in prcparalion i(>r h is entering the chaplaincy in ll1c Navy. Upon hcttr1ng his tcsl1n1ony and ex tensively quc.. t1oning U1c c~u1didatc, U1e council C(>n1n\cndcd LJ1c candidate for his co1n– n1and <>f ll1c , cripturcs, clttr1Ly of pre C!lla~ion and humility throughout U1c quc uon1ng. TI1c ordination look place on Sunday, May 28, al l:a1t11 Bapli L. Pa~l <.>r Mark A. hl cy, NorU1field Bapli t Nc)rll1ficld, 'Crved as clerk o f tJ1e council. ' llohcrt BtUTclt i pa Lor al Fa1Ll1 Baptist. Pastor James Sperry Jaine Sperry, cnior pa Lor of F ir t Baptist of lllunches ter , re igned hi po ition effec tive December 3 1, 1994, to become pa Lor of F ir t lla pt L<; t of trong ville. Pa tor Sperry ervcd for 7 yetlf in Blanchester. On Dece1nbcr 18 the church ho ted a farewell dinner for perry, hi wife, Bcrdelta, and U1eir tl1ree chiJJren. At Ll1e dinner many shared tc ' tin1onie of how God u ed the perry ·· influence in their live . Al o noted wa U1e growU1 of t..11e church, inlprovcn1cnt to t..11e exi ling faci JiLy and Ll1c con ·truction of a n1ulu-purpo e facility . perry began hi pastoral dutie in SL.rung · ille on New Year' Day AL a February l St..11 10 Lallat1on 'ervice Rev. Jo eph Goodwin gave t..11e ch~irge to U1e church, while tate Repre entati vc Larry Fetzer gave ll1e charge Lo t..11e pa tor.