The Ohio Independent Baptist, Spring 1998

Tb~<> I••d.~p~••d.~ The Newsletter of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches Vol. 7f -~O. 1 Spring 1998 • Dr. David arren Installed As State Representative Dave & Pat Warren with Council of 12 n Ap ril 28 1998 , the Fir ' t Bapti st Church of Medina, Ohi o, under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Bi ll Cunn inghan1, opened it~doors to several hundred mc~\engers of the churches of our OARBC. The messengers had gathered l<) ratify the dec ision of the Counc il of 12 le> 1nv1te Dr. l)av1d Warren to serve a') th l! A \\Oc.:1ation' \ state representati ve. ·r he\e 1ne\"icnger\ were Joined by Dr Gner gave the charge to the state representative members of the Warren' imtnedi ate and extended famil y and by two pec ia ll y in vited gue t , Dr. Paul Di xon of Cedarville Co llege and Dr. James Grier of Grand Rapids Bapti st e1nina ry. The hearty congregati onal singing led by Pa tor Dave Chaptnan, wa interspersed with ome very spec ial music - the Warren's two daughters and their hu ·band , Janice and Ed Supplee and Cheryl and Steve Brugel, sang "Each One Win One." Ed Supplee Janice & Ed Supplee and Steve & Cheryl Brugel played a trun1pet solo of "He ' s Been Fai thful to Me ." Son Mark Warren then J)rcpared the way for I)r. Grier' s chall enge to the new state representa– ti ve by read ing 2 Ti n1othy 1: 1- 12, the pa"isagc the Lord u~ed t<.1 finali1.e l)ave'"' dec i~ion l<.) accepl the ounc il 's 1n vitat1on. J)r. l)1 xon delivered a challenge lt) ()Ur churche"i f'rt) 111 the bO<.)k () r Ac t~. • See you at the conference. page 2 • We welcome three new pastors. pages 4 & 5 • Toledo's Emmanuel Baptist is 100! page 4 • Ohio Talents For Christ winners named. page 5 • Ohio women exceed goal for missions project. page 6 He highli ghted <)Ur need t<.> fncu" n1 tH.L' on hri~t. <.)n prayer , and t>n gt' ll1ng <.1ut the g<.)s pel. l-ic cal led f<.) r a l"L' lurn lo Iloly" pirit cn1p t)wered li ving ttnd n1ini stry, while k. ecping the n1a1n thing the n1ain thing. lie al s<.1 ltghtheartt•dl : chidc <.l [)ave for eve n th1nk.1ng of leaving Cedarville ollc~t' W hen g I ven l he l) pp t) 1 l un ll : 1 t) part1c1pate 111 i.1 l (l\ L' <.l ffcr1ng ftH l hc Warren~. the n1e~~engc r~ ctH1 Lr1buLL'd .1 lt)lal t) f $ 15()() . ·rhl \ \\di ht' ll \ed I ll ~e tt1n g up i.111 t> fl1 cc 111 lht' \\ 1 , lltt'll ht H 11 L' 111 (" L' da I v ti I c ln a cJ d11 11. Hl . Ct>llflllll t 1 t/, pt1gt• J