The Ohio Independent Baptist, Summer 1997

\ m D , ..., Or E orr II ~e R 0 G rn on Ric) e p st l n Jun" ~'. ll ihll' ll.,pti,t \.''lch, . l ' d tl s bl)th .1nn1,\.', u, On h.1nd t1.) hcl J ,, 1.i1 the .. , .. hr.,t H.,n , , ' I t ()r l\tul 1·.l, "II. IPI P 1 ('f (1 \ Rl3l' n.lltnnal rt' J t , ~ 1t.1 1, c. l)r l·~i ;\ 1 rTcl.. : unJtt n l l l) \ 11 .ind t '"PC'f r,1 , r l t 1 ht' \.hurc- h. l i t n11 r , .. G. ri , l n R .._ c \\ tlh.1111 ) ... , , , ~r .. r ~.1,t r .lt 81hlc B.1rt ,t Fa · 3apt S i Chu rch Faith Bapti t of \ \ ' ii k.,hi re Hill de n. ,h~d the Ir n C\\ fa 1l1t1e on i\l a) 4 \\ llh pe ,al er, ,.._·e 3nd • · mn1unll) ope n he u ~ The ..: .600 quarc foo t add1t1on 1n lude a ne,\ J 1. .tU.if \ I )er. 011 1 e . la roon1. and re tr m Led b) ~1 arttn Eaton o f B~rt t 11 1 naf) Builder , thc:: peopl e • - ' •he \.hurLh c ntnbuted a 1 r~e part o f J r dunng the ~ear-Ion _ bu1 ld1n~ - - \ J .. be 1n _ 1t 1 . report Pa tor wnfill t ha, e the needed pa'-e J ) CI u b n d ,, r h I p 1 An added hie 1ne 1 t be able their v. n building f r the E .::ht pe pie v. ere bapuzed \ J11io 11 1,aptisC IH 1~1cd II'.\ ,lllflll,il tlll SS IOll, \I (,n tcrcn • i\l ,1 11 I\ I hrs l',11 ', 1hc1nc ,, 1 " J•nl ll S On ·r,u th I·u1 \n l Jnb('ltl'\lll)' \\ orld." I hl' · nn lc t t' llll' l t ,ll ll t l' d n H , , 1 P n." 1 r, I ) t• nn1, \ u II 1 , .1 n ,llld ~ l\ I .unh \l 1r hat· l l{il l'\ ,, tth l) .11 kc ( ,uni, ) \llll h IPr t ' h11 , 1 .tnd \l ,llc l{ 1..' l ll' 5Cnl.1l1\L' I arr \ I c t,l' I \ pl'l' 1.1l rnu,1 • 1ncluclt'd thi: \. hur(' h', l t• lnd ec and I h> .inn.t ·hn 11 , Char Ir, \ rnt' ll , .., p.1, tor ,ll n1nn IJ.1pt1,t Ground \\ .1, hrol-..cn r; ,1, tcr und.t\ n1 orn- • • • 1ng. l ~lrLh 10, for C,all1po lt , ' nc\, 2 2 n11 II 1on Fir ·t Bapti t Chu rch/sL hool con1- plc x. The onc-stor\ # \ tructurc \\ 11l conta1n 20 · l.1,,roon1,, .1 lcllo,\ \ h1 p h.. 111. church and Lht.301 ~>I fr ee\ caung capac ll 1 1n the aud1tor1 un1 ,, ill be 600. \\ 1th the capabil – Jl ) o t e ,pan, 1on to 700. The congrega– ti on hope, to take occ upanc 1 sorncttmc ne xt spring. r\rch1e Conn 1s ~en1 or pa~lor at First Bapti st. The fir t months of 1997 have hcc n an cxc1ung lime of cc lebrat1 on for Fello,v– hip Bapti t Thi s year mark~ the 40 th ann, ve r– ar1 of the church' . founding on February 17. 1957 An ann1 \ersar, ce lebration dinner. lo \ \ hh.. h former membe r · and pa, tors '" ere 1n, 1Led . \\ a~ held 1n April The dinner \\J\ follov .. ed b\ a time of ., tc,t1n1on 1 and rcm1n1 c1ng of pas t membe r, and e\ent s Th i )ear al,o mar i... ~ the 25 th 1 ear that Pa~tor Ti m Wri oht and hi wife have faithful I) scr, ed theec hurch In honor of thei r ~e r\ 1c.e . Jl a , pec1,1l gathe ring tn JanuJ.r). man) ,hared \,\,h at thei r min1~tr\ ~a meant o, er the ,car, The congrega-' lion .:ii ,) prc, cnted the \\' right \.\ ith a monetar\ g1 ft. . .... To cnmplc tc the ce lebration. the hildrcn ·, (hoir perfonned the Patch the Pirate n1us1~al, ..Thl. \11,ter lipp1. " \\h1c. h h.. t s the ann i,cr arv of a Lhurch a 1l theme. , l 'he chur h recent!) purchased adJ01 n1ng propert} to rncet the nl.!cd of the grO\\ 1ng congregat ion. A ch I Fl, h 1rd I{' H.: h I I{ I h lf d s () I I~ i ' st IJapl i ... t pl.1 ·d I II t , n th 1nd1v1duul SCOICS o l lhl: I fch10 11 Ji ,hlc Qt11l lc,1 1 uc . She nn11 1 lcd ,, perfee t sc(, rc ol 8 O 1\t each of the s ·vcn q1111.1: "s I lh l· season she " qu11.1cd out." 11H; ,1111ng she ans\vc1cd fi ve quf' sl1 nn, cor rcc tl y, received a bonus. . ind ,,ns, er "d none w I ong Rdt: hel pr a1scs the I nrd Ior tl~c oppn1tun1t, to study I l1 s 'A'ord ,tncl for g1v1nf her the speed " nd recall. . ' J'hc n1othcr~: daughter~ and guests o l r:1r,1 .~3.1p11, t cnJoy:d ' 'An l: vcning 1n I i.11 1, on M,iy I0. fhc lobbv of the church v. ,\\ tr .uv~ lorn1cd by pas tel c~lorcd h,tckground" int o a stree t in Paris. con1- plclc \v llh , t,1rv1n~ arti sts a photographer, a porlrJll ,lrll , l. a Juggler. a violin 1st , and a ham1on IL c.l pl a) er The guc, ts cn1oycd dinner 1n the elegant 1Ja f·cmrnc f>rcc1cuse Cafe. candleli ght . dinner music. and a personal waiter for each table. 1=0110\v1ng dinner. each table designed a ..Pari s or1 g1nal" for the fashion ">how Mrs Pauline Ke ttenring was the evening·, speaker L to R· Dr. Loren Anderson . Pastor Tom Rosekopf , Dr. & Mrs. Ken Lowe. Pastor David Robertson On April 27 . Fir t Bapti t of G r een held a comm1s 1on1ng for Ken and Amy [#ov. e. 1n ')Cf\ ice with ABWE in Portugal. All scr\ ices of that da}' pertained to the comm, s1on1ng During the a fternoon ess1on. Dr Loren Ander,en of ABWE ga\. c the charge to the c. hur<.. h, and Pru; tor Da" 1d Robertson prese nted the ch,1rge to the mt. 'ltonar1e A m1~s1onary covenant \.VJ\ rnadc be tween the Lo\\.·es and the congregation of F1r~t Bapll st of Gree n. The ervicc was fo llowed b}' a reception in the fellowship hall.