The Ohio Independent Baptist, Fall 1997

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Th .. pre,, of a but". n re, ealed the (JU' ll n " Ii ~OU \\ Ould dte .:ire ~ OU ,ure , ou •, uld r to hc.1, en?.. - ~ Tht que tton ,,.i t'ie pn ngh~1.1rd for the ~ \\ r er. pari, , r..11 ng lO pre cnt the G ,pel Dunng th1, 5-Ja~ )Utreach there \\ ere _Q al, at1on de 1_ H)n, In additi on. tht?r... \\ ere n1an~ opponun1ttc to \l.'i lne and l dt tnbute tra 't_ The und, e,entn.! er,, e follov: 1ng . - ~ ht: idJr ,,~ .:::1,en enllrt:l) to the ,, orkcr, .inniz ble ,,n _ the, re e1,ed fron1 - - . etr m1n1 tn . 1 m Ha~e I p tor at ~1 11ler burg . und , ·o \embe r J . . ule F tr t Bapti t hurch ,\ el omed ll nev. entor pa tor. Re, Aaron Kaukonen . The Kau '"IC n\ nmc to F1ndla} from 25 \ ear 1n C I n.. 11ch1~an Aar n I a ..... ~tt t G~ nd Rapid Bapu t :r.1 - esze and -em1nan He and h1 v.1fe. ~ . c .1 et h..1\ e f ur adult children • - \\ P t Id l: h,u11 p11, n Ju• 1 l c 1 I>.,, 1d <. un if ~l1ddl ch• ' ' n ,, .. !',, IC,llllt · d dtll 11\ t , l , p C:\.' l ,11 .. , . lltlll\ 1g ht " ,l·1, 1rl 11 ~h:1,,nl' l' ll1ll~ ll:1pt1, t l l ll \und.t\ , • 1"\ugu, t 2·1 l .un ,, h ll t1.,, t· I, th 1, , u ~ h nu l I ht' '-' oun t 1\ • co In h I n cs " '-' n ll' r I ,\Inn11..·n t ,, 1th gnspt·1 nu: ,,.,gc s I 0 1 the l.tnlll ) \t 16 ( ' ain P'-' rl n rrn cd al 1'.1nr, 1, 1.,nd. and 1, ., ,v1nnc r ot ei ght cold n1<..·d.,J , ,ll thc .,nnual Juri'ltng \\ ,) rid c·h.11npion,h1p, l11, c,pt•1t1,c has l.,ndcd h1111 1n thc 1998 cdtlHlfl o l c.;11i1111t , ,· ll<>ok of \\ ,,, l<I R<cor ,I \ . P ,t,t \H" I)cnn1 , George'·'"' C\.11n 's n11n1, tr\ 1, part of a ,cr1C\ of fan1il y– () r1cntcd 111cct1ng" pl,1nnc<l h} the J ,1n1e,to,, n ~ hun.: h r~·h)) d £: ln1orc I \ '-icni or p,1, tor at Sh,1,, ncc Htll" . n ord1nat1on counc tl met at the 1n, Hatt on of Bro\\ n treet Bapti l on eptcmbcr 4. The candidate for ord1nauon \.\-as Charle.., m1th After thorough c xan11nat1on of .... the candidate. the council unan1mou ly recommended to the church to proceed \\ tth ordination. The church he Id the ord1nat1on \ervice September 14 Charle . a senior a1nt. de ire to continue Jnd expand h1 m1n1 trie of pulpit upply tn area churches. teaching at the Moody E, en1n g Ex ten ion chool. \ ,..,1tat1on in ho,p1tal and teaching unday chool at Bro"" n trce t Bapti t Church Robert Kuhn i pa tor a t Brov.. n trect Bapu t ancy Boals, clerk at a l va r)' Baptist ""rite~. ..Pastor and Mr . Fred Robb v. ere honored gue t at a d1 nner he ld b) mcmber5 of their congregatt on at a local re laurant Pa tor Robb announled hts reurement May 25 after havi ng 5er\. ed 25 year at Calvary Bapt1 t Pa\ tor Jonathon Bum . v..ho \.Va rai ed under Pastor Ruhb ·s m, n1strv. wa\ the , gue t "r eaker for the e vening of muc h retlc1...t10n. About 75 people attended the dinner. Pastor Robb completed a total of 4 year 1n the m1n1~try and desire') to provide pulpit upply and other services 1n the community." l ~1ch1 ! Jon Vrb Hl c llihl(• llap ti st puhll c l UI dc llllCd O ll C < ,t II~ ~oun, 111cn . ltch,, ·I Jo n Vr h ,111 ,1 , 111tu I he ( , osp · I 1111n1 lt )' on June 22 ·r \\ {I forrnc r p,tstors. l{cv l·, "11~~C dt , and l{cv. Ka, I StcL".cr. partu: 1patL·d Ill the SC I \'ICC ,dong Wi th the prl•sc nt pasto, . Rev. Paul l{c1n1cr . Mi chae l 1s , t g1aduatc o l C cdar villc (~ollcgc and (,rand l{aptds fl ,tpll sl Sc1nina, y. I le al so aucndcd Pcns,1 o ld C"h11 , t1 ,ir1 Co llege and 'The Word o f I ti c Btblc In , utulc In Augus t. Mi chae l , lud1cd J four wee k 1ntcns1vc l:our sc on lcc.1ch Ing Eng lish as a second l,u1guagc l 'h1 , v.•111 he part o f hi s 1n1n1 stry \\hen hl.· arr1"c' 1n J<.1p<.111 . wher e he ,,·111 sc r \C as ct 1111 "'\i on..1ry f>d \ Lor t n Kc} oto. Bible Bapu , t hu,tcd t1 larc \\ cll dinner on unday . Augu\ l 24. wllh a service th at included v.. ord~ or cncour .igcn1cn1 and pr,1ycr for Michael He bcg..1n ht s rn1n1stry 111 Japan on Augu\l 11 L to R . daughter Janet Stutzman. Elaine Veenhu1s , daughter Lori Levengood. Pastor Robert Veenhurs, daughter Renee Gentzler, & Pastor Veenhu1s mother, Josephine Veenhu,s On Augu t 17 Pa'} lor Robert and .E:l..11nc Veenhu, .., cclchraled 2) years o f m 1n1 try at Lakevie,\' Bapti t \ natt\ e of W1sc.on ':> tn , Veenhui became ac. tt ve 1n church ac l1\i1t1es while 1n chc Army . and later graduated from Grand Rapids Bapti st College and Seminary. Elaine ha been very actt\e 1n c. hurch min1 s tr1c \ over the year . with mu tc and childre n' mini tr1e '> being her main foc u~. Included in the ac. uv1ue of the 17th were morning and afternoon me '!lsages by Larry Fet,er and music. by the Grac:.eway Quartet o f Westerville Many guei.,t') were prese nt to honor the Vecnhu1se \