The Ohio Independent Baptist, Spring 1996

~ HATS OFF to Pastor James ~ --- Lusher Faith Baptist. Gc1lllpo l1s . who has Just conipleted his D Min degr le f ron1 Bob Jones Un1vers1t\ Across the State Some o f the trophies on display at Millersburg Baptist Fr0m Miller burg Bapti t cornes thi s report. '·M ii le r ·burg Bapl1 · t Church. located In the heart of deer– hunt1 ng ounlies in Ohio, .... ho: ted a wild gan1e di nner on January 1 7. Us ing thi a · .1n dutrc..1 ·h to the comrnun1ty. 44 men ..1nJ their ·on: attended the event. One– hJI f of those in attendance were from i)UL ,de the church fam ily. Many o f the n1en brought the ir troph ,e ·, which 1nclu<lcd nun1erou~ \Vht tc tail deer, n1ule deer. co 1 otc. bear. tu rkey, and a mu kcl– lunge The me nu for the eve ning 1nc ludcc..l ~oo"e. wood duck. pheasant. .... f, h. \ cn, ~·on. e lk . bear. 11100 c. ·quirreL Jnd a ~urpr1~e dt ·h (mu ·krat) enj oyed by J. IC\\ . 1\ local o ffic ial dc n1on ·trated how to , core the horn · of a buck and Lated that the one he used a · an exan1ple. taken O\ Er\'tn Raher. deacon at Mi ll cr · burg B·apt1. t. shou Id make the state record book. To conc lude the event , e\'eral 111en from :t-..1tlle r bu rg Bapll t gave Le ll n1on1e a Lo the dI ff erenee Je u · Chrt\l n1adc In their Ii ve . There were n1an) req ue l to make thi an annual C \ ent The annual lad te lock-in wa he ld \l .1rch 1 9-30. Mr1., . :t-..1cnd 1 orn1 an n11n ,...,tcrcd 1n mu~1c and gave a challenge ..... '-' on. " \\.ho '( ou .A. re When o One· !'I I~C't' k.tn ~ ·· .... Other outreach acll \ it ics have Inc Iudcd ,l n1onth 1 1 Ja il min1st ry Lo men . .1 nd \.\ on1en evcral have re ponded to the t ffcr for coun el ing and Bible Ludy. Throu~h .A. \\' A A and the burden o f .... God people for )o") t "oul · 1n our · n1n1 unll \. God ha. blcs~cd \.\i th nine - ,,tl\,llton de~1, 1on..., .. J:n1 HL1:e" t \ pa,tor at tv1tll er\burg. Mi:sionary pastor Ji 111 Ruck o f Emmanuel Baptist reports th at the Lord has brought in 4 1,332.24 for the purchase of a church building, exceed ing thei r goal by over $ 1,000. The congregat ion plans to n1 ove into their new buildi ng June 2. Pl an~ arc being n1adc for an August VB ; AWANA is tentati vely scheduled to begin in epten1ber. Bethel Ba ptist reports ome March fun times for old and young with a Chili Cook-o ff and ba ketbal I and volley– ball night . The month c lo ed with a coupl es retreat entitled. ··c elebrating the Gift of Marri age." The Ea ter n1u ical, "Calvary Love." was pre ented in April. Bethel also ho tcd a Spring Mi ions Conference with Dave Kelly and Roy and Barb Davoll . Gary Nave i pa tor at Bethe l Bnpli ·t. Gr ace Community Baptist celebrated the completi on of its new Family Life Center with a dedicati on weekend March 1-3. The weekend began with a Buddy Green concert attended by 500. Planned for Saturday evening was a ' 'Fun and Family Feud Night. " Dr. Warren Wier be spoke at the ded icati on service on Sunday , with attend ance of 315. Dr. Robert Gromacki , pa tor, noted tha t much or the con ·truction on th e 18,000 quare foot build ing wi th seating for 650 was done by volun teers from the congregati on, and that many material we re supplied free or at cos t. The building, which cos t about $860,000 to erec t and i · valued in exce · of -a million doll ar , its on 18 acre . The church, which began in 1990 wi th a Sund ay evening Bi ble tudy , ha , in the pa t four months , averaged 280 each Sund ay . Serving Ohio State Represen tative Larry Fetzer 884 Knebworth Ct Westerville, OH 43081 614-523-3666 Faith Baptist held a ground breaki ng ceremony for a new educati onal buildi ng on unday , March 3. The 8200 square foot building wi ll be used for the various chil dren's, youth and educa– tional min istri es of the church. The added pace vvi ll increase the church's facilities by almo ·t 40 percent. The new building will include fi ve cla srooms, a kitchen and a fe ll owship hall. The church i hopeful for an August completion date. Faith al o honored A ociate Pastor Keith Mari on, hi wife, Kathy, and children Kerah and Kyle for their lO years of ervicc at the church. Church fam il y member. gave te timonie regardi ng the Mari on · work with the mu ic and youth n1 ini tric . The church presented them with a new camcorde r. Joe Godwin i ·enior pa tor at Faith Bapti st. New building for Bethel Baptist Bethel Ba ptist i prai · ing God for Hi provi ion for their new place of wor hip . Bapti t Miss ionary Builder . working together with the church fami I y. erected the building pictured above. Co t for the new building wa approxi– mately $1 20,000, whi ch include · the parking lot and sound y tern . !he 3024. quare foot building ha a eating capac ity of l 50 with provision to expand to 220. The congregation i prai ing God that the building was erected debt-free. Larry Maddux i pa tor at Bethel Baptist.