The Ohio Independent Baptist, Fall 1997

BMM m1ss1onary Jim Ruck wntes. "The EmmanuaJ Baptist Church continue to 'Prai e God from Whom all ble ings fl ow.· We tarted AWANA with 28 last }ear and hit a high of 99. After the second v. eek of thi year. we had J 00. v.·hich includes our new Junior \.'ar 1l \ clu b. ; In Jul ) v. e a\ eraged O\er 100 each day at \/ BS. A group of student and adults came from Goodwill Bapli t Church in Richmond. Virgini a. to help u tor lv. o da) :· Faith Bapti t honored its se ni or pas tor . Merlyn E. Jones. as part of October · s Cle rgy Apprec1auon Month . The congregauon gathered In the church's fellov. shi p hall for a carry- in n1eal s~ptcr11ber 28th This special da 1 v. a Lho\Ln to honor him because it v.·as his birthda\ as v.,e ll ., Dr Andrev. Wood concl uded hi s mini stry a~ adm1n1 strator of the orthJ 1e Id Bapt isl Christian School at the end of the 1996-97 sc.:hool yeclf ·· in 1993. w e v. ere unsure of the future of our school due to dec.li n1n g enrollments," Pastor ~1ark Ashlc) rcn1ern ber~ "We pra) cd for God Lo do son1eth1ng l o \ hov. u the school should conunue -to send us help I)r ~ 'ood \-\'as God !) ansv.,er to ou r pra)crs \\'e thank the Lord for ending hnn 10 u It has been a pr1v1 - Iege to v. orl. v.llh h1n1 ." In appreciati on ot l11 s n11n1sll), a plaque and f 1nanc1al gill v.e1e pre entcd to lhc Woods frorn the chu1 ch and sc hool Jan11l} . • o rthficld hos ted a Pr ayer Scrn1nar tl1c , ee l end ol <Jctobcr 3-5 I .. u f ) J et1.er for rne1 JAJ{l3 .. t. tt. l{t.p1cscn– uu1, c l.tught the \,ee l end c1n1n.1r, c::ntuled "J>, 3) er Po , er for )' uu and ) our hur l:h "rI he IX scs~1ons IIH.:ludcd 1nstrucuon and ~xa,nples frt,111 Ser 1p1ure alung uh pr act1cal ho,, tos a11ned ctt 11np1 o, 1ng pe1 so11al and co1poi .ue pra) er J) slor 1w Ashlt:) , epo1 t "'d that the ~ u onpr )erv,asagrcatchallrngetn tl1e church nd 1esu lted 1n 111 n, publi c: responses 1ega1d1ng con11nun1ent to pr a er Heidi & Jason Holdridge Bob & Sue Beikert Cal vary Baptist welcome , two new men lo it · pa toral taff. Ja on Holdridge and Bob Beikert j oin Senior Pa tor Jeff Willelt and School Admini trator Larr) Czerniak . Ja on serve a · mini ter o t youth and Chri tian educati on. He and h1 · v. ife . Heidi. are graduate of Baptist Bible College in Clarks Sumn11t, Penn ylvania. Pastor Wille tt note that the teen have enj oyed the Holdridge · ' cnthu ·iasn1 , energy and spiritual leader hip. Whtie in college, Ja on led his ·occer tcan1 to the national cha1np1onship and wa~ named CCAA First Team All -Ame ri can . Bob Beikert Joined the taff 1n April a~ n11n1~tcr of n1us1c and outreach. He and his w1 fe, Sue, are gradu ate of Cedarv ii le College. Bob's ocal abthlle · and ue ' .... ke} hoard ~kills have enabled Lhcn1 to he 1n , olved 1n a concert n11n1 str; \\ 1th \ '-lflOU'i go....pel lean1 .... ' rhc Sound~ uf Pra1!)e teen n11 n1 .... tr) te.u11 fru111 1:-atth Bapu t c~hu rch 1n Lake Orton, 11ch1gan. pre entcd a concc1 at f.~aith Baptis t on June 22 The group Lon~,..,., ..,. of ninth lhrough l\.\ t> ltth gr,\Jer, \\ho ha\ c 1Jh1de a pcr.... on.tl t.lH1ln1itn1cnl lo Je .... u, l111st \\' hil t.> 011 lour tht:\ conuuLted tee n rallies , d1tJ thH>r- to-duu1 ,, ll11t:!\~1ng. dnd rn1n1ste rcd v. 1th 111us1c. rl luee hu ndred and (\ \ l' lll ) - fi\e ll tl· t11 b l·1, .u1d t11t:nds gathered un August h lot l.. ,uth 13.tpttst' ~ annual J .. anitl) and J.. '11t nd~ liartx· ·ue J=o lh \\1ng the rne.d , l ),t\t' and l >.ulene ~1urdc>ch p1,1\1dt·d .t h11L·l 111L' ,d.. ,e , .u1d three c h ) \\ 11s .1ss1 ltd \\ 1th L luld1 rn' ~ g.unes ,tnd p111e 1\1111u.1l1) the c: hu1 ch sc hedule the b uher ue" di\ op1 0 1tu1Hl) fo l l•dllh ]idl>ll l to ~t"l \ ~ lhl• t Ollllllllllll 1> f f11 ends, 1eldll\ e~. a st 1<1l l." dth.J n~1ghb, 11, I hert· h s IIC\c'J b ·c.: n a lh,ugt' I H thL• 11\t' ii l o the: chu1 ch 1ar111I) ur guests J)ennt liu1 II S IS pl tOI dl l·.t1th li<trHl ~l Send all contributions and correspondence regard ing finances to the OARBC bookkeeper Wnte OARBC. cl o Phil Miller ....--. ~ 1750 Fllnthrll Dr •••••• •••••• •••••• Columbus OH 43223 Call 6 14-871-5723 or FAX 61 4-871-7229 ()hio Ii1depe11dei1t Bapti~t is a publication of tht' ()tuo .-.\-, ociataon of Rt'gu lar Baptb,t (. ' hurrhe, ~t a11.-1gi11g Edit(lr L 1nJ.t l'lll)lll,l" P r<.HJ f reac.lt ' r l)eh,11 .1h B1 .... ,e11 I Cl. l\tl i 'JJ \ ~-,i,tafll.t' R l·g1,tt1 (11.1ph11.., R.. 111dol pl '\c\\ ) , ,1 k P lt·.1,l· dHt'1. l .tll lOllllllc'llt,. ,11 lt' ~lhll ldc· 11l t• . 11h.l ll<.4\\" ll> l> liit> luJt. 1>t· ntlt· 1tt 8 ._11,ci~• p < > B,l \ :l ' ,, Kt'llenng >It --l --l~'J 9 \ 7 2l)4 029 ~ I hl <>IH jlSS l) l O t>.21 b publt"lhcJ ljlldlll·il, h.H ..t ( ll>ll•tgn pct \c.11 h, the < 1h1'-1 Assu1. ljllllll uJ Rcgul.u Bjpll,t l hu11.. h ., l2 7 I ast l >c1,c.: l >.1 don lHi 4 "\419