The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1998

Across the State Jim and Carol Neely Nearly 375 members, friends and forrner member of Washington Heights Baptist galhered on Saturday, September 12, to honor Pa tor Jim and Carol Neely, who recentl y completed 23 faithful years of ervice at Washington Heights. Invited guests . included daughters Patty Zemmer, ]ante St reet, Sandy Lewi and sons Jin1 and Ken. Former WHBC pastors Dan Gelatt , son-in-law John Street and Larry Felzer parlic ipated in haring highli~hts of the Nee]ys min is try. Current Seni or Pas tor David Ki sner congratulated the Neely for their contributi on to the ministry of Washington Heights. Jim and Carol have had a great impact for the Lord whi le at WHBC. Specific mini stries include Shepherds Mini stry, n11ssion work teams worldwide, hospital and vis itation ministry , mu ic mi ni stry and a seni or adult program which has grown to inc lude over 200 seniors. A gift check was presenled to the Neelys, and an annual mission workteam scholarship wi ll be given in Jim 's name. Faith Baptist Chu r ch hos ted a sit -down di nn er and program for fri cnds and chu rch fan1 il y in honor of their pas tor and wife, Pastor and Mrs. Robert Barrett. Bob and Bettie served th is chu rch fai thfu ll y for 36 years, and the deacons and various church members expressed thei r love and gralltude in rnany way \ throughout the even1ng Word~ or love, special rnu~1c. and a video production of precious 1ncn1ories gave each gues t 1ns1ght into the n11ni\ try of Bob and Bettie Spec ial rnusic rernindcd everyone, "f'or ~uc.: h a ti n1e as this, I 've been placed on the earth ... to !lerve H1n1 , to do l~t 'i will " 'I'he <. hurch capped oJ f the evening by presenung the Barrett~ with a large check f'o, purchas1 ng a new car 1~astor Barr ell will lon1plete hi s 1111111 \ try at l"allh Baptis t on the la~t Sunday of l)e<.en1ber thi s year Faith Baptis t conducted its annual Fall Bible Conference September 27- 30, with Dr. David Warren as teacher for the ix ess ion . The Conference theme was, "What God 's People Must Be." On Sunday and Wednesday, Dave and Darlene Murdoch n1ini stered in song. On Tuesday , the widows and widowers group, Trusting Heart , n1et pri or to the conference ses ·ion for a carry- in dinner and devo– ll ons. Denni Burn is pas tor at Faith Baptist. Vienna Baptis t ce lebrated 33 years of presenting the gospe l on October I I . Gues t speaker for the celebration was former pastor Rev. Frank Odor, with Mrs. Odor bringing the special mu ·ic in the evening service. Two founding families were given certificates of appreciat ion, and Pastor Odor was honored with "pastor emeritus" talus by the leadership of the church. Arch D. McCune i pastor at Vienna Baptis t. On Se ptember 13, the congregation of Fostoria Ba ptis t pre ented their seni or pa tor and wife, David and Linda Chapn,an. with a tri p lo the Holy Land. The gift is in ce lebrati on of their upcon1ing 25th wedd ing annivcrsa~y and in recog nition or their fa ithfu l service at Fostoria Bapt ist s ince 1985. Norwood Baptist is rej oic ing that over the las t fcw months 16 adul ts and teenagers have n1adc professions of faith in Chrisl. Pas tor Max l ~uckcr notes that 1n October State l{cprc~entative Dave Warren n1 in1slcred to the church and school in a Bible confc rence that " thorough I y blessed and cha I lcnged" thc1n . An October 18-25 evange listic can1pa1gn \V1th Evangcli~ t l{ohcrt l;. Su111nc1 tC\ultcJ 111 19 decision~ for ( 'hr1st a1 fi ... ellowship Ba ptis t , 1 epot L~ Pa~to1 Jack. Ison. Su111nc1 . author ol 15 books, 11., the father of Dick Su1nner, pa!> lor of New Mil ford l3 apti~t. George Hattenfield, pastor of Linwor th (Clintonville) Baptist, writes, "Thanks to the fai thful hand and blessing\ of God our church has seen not only pi ritual growth but also phy ical growth. God has led us to a new facil ity in one of the fas test growing areas of Columbus. Clintonville Baptist held its las t service in Clintonville September 13. Septen1ber 20 was the fi rst serv ice in Li nworth, a suburb of Colum– bus, hence changing the name to Linwor1h Baptist Church. The spri ng will lead us into a bui lding program as we construct an entirely new sanctuary . We eagerl y anticipate seeing how God will use us in th is new community. " Mayfield Village Bap tist held a "Hard T imes Dinner" wi th a Deprc sion era then1c . Pas tor Ross Defeli ce. Cont ine ntal Bapll st Mi s– sions, was the speaker. Partici pants had tu go through a soup and breadline Lo be fed. Artifacts frorn the 1930s era decorated the soc ial hall and many dres ·cd accordingly. Ad n1is– sion to the dinner was an article l o rcpleni ·h the mis ·ionary cupboard . co11t1111ted. page X • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . , . 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