The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1999

, On February 2 1st, Bible Baptist Church celebrated the burning of their mortgage. The congregation celebrated first by enjoying a catered din ner in the reception hall. After the dinner, the congregation went to the sanctuary for a mul timedia pre entation honoring the acrifice of those who had given of their lives over the years to the ministry. Older mem– bers of the congregation shared some of the 185 year history of the church in Madi son. Following the message by Dr. David Warren, the congregation assembled on the front lawn for the mortgage burni ng and a balloon send– off. The church member also rej oiced in the fact that they aved $40,000 in interest payments by paying off the mortgage four years earl y. Robert Ladygo is senior pastor at North Mad ison. David Johnson, enior pa tor at Huntsburg Baptist , writes, "In J 998 our church voted to accept a vision for 'a renewed and refreshed interest and commitment to the reaching and teaching of our local erving com– munity .' We have seen the Lord bles our church in many way this pa t year. As a part of our vi ion , we as a church voted to begin the search for an assoc iate pastor who would focu prirnaril y on the youth of our comn1unity . We are plea ed to announce that as of January I , 1999, Todd Lozier has joined our staff as associate pastor. It i our prayer that God would use him to help u fulfill our goal of impacting our commu– nity for Chri s1. Todd is a graduate of CedarvJlle College and did a summer 1nlcrn ~h1p here in 1997." Mortgage burning at Lorain On January 24, Fellow– ship Baptis t praised God a they burned the mort– gage o,n the ir Christian Famil y Center, a l 0,000 square foot building which was con tructed in the summer of 1995. The mortgage wa paid up more than eleven year early. The buildi ng hou e the AWANA prograrn , Sunday school c lasses and a fe11 owship room. Jack Ison i pa tor at Fe11 owship Bapti st. Pastor Jim Ruck reports another good year with growth continuing at Emmanuel Baptist. Fi ve were baptized in the fa 11 of 1998, a November marked the church' fifth anni versary. Recently the Abundant Life Si nger from Cedarvi lle College and Bill Roloff, director of Skyv icw Ranch, min istered at Emmanuel. On March 6, Norwood Baptis t hos ted the Word of Life District "Teens In volved ." Over 450 were • present from Ohio and as far away a Tenn es ·cc . Max Tucker is ·cn1 or pastor at Norwood Baptist. Our purpose is to prov ide God-hono r ing Deslgn/Bulld servi ces S E M I BRENTWOOD Our goal Is to delight our clients with the process as well as the finished product. 167 South Stdte Street Wai.terv1lle Ohio 43081 (61 4) 794 3100 Wiiiiam C P1enos11 AtA Jack A Chapin Jr AIA Design/Build 61 Columbus Pike Codarv1lle Oh,o 4531 4 (937} 766 5585 M Jo!.eph Harkleroad President Church and Christian School Design and Construc tion Baptist C hildren 's Home - --- - & Family Ministr~ l'r<)v i, li11 g c: 11ri s ti a 11 I l <) lll l'S fo r 11 cc(ly · 11 il <lrc 11 . , () l1i c> ( ) ffi cc (9 '37) '!22 - ()()()6 c:h arl cs M <> Jlf()C I () Iii <> I ) ir ·c t c> r RUPP AGENCY, INC. S1>ec1a/i~i11g in church JJrOJJerry & liabilil\' insuronce. 1,,vi1h over / ,.'i(JO churches insurecl s1a1e1, 1 ide . Over 90 OARBC clzurches are c11rre11tly JJa rticipating in the Group Plan. Call fo r a f ree appraisal anti 11 0 obligation, co,npetitive quote. 1357 Wes t L ane A venue Co lun1bus, OH 4322 1 Cal I l oll - free: 1 · 800- 182-9258 or 6 14-486· 591 I Contact Ben Rupp Quiet Time For The Whole Family? Yes , the whole family in the same passage yet each at their own level of comprehension! Grades 1-2; 3-4; 5-6 ; Teen/Adult Fo r information call Ken Dady at 937-592-2358 Cecil Cai rns at 440-355-5687 WORD OF LIFE Tool s Fo r The Who le Church Fami ly Books tattered and worn? We' ll repair them to be more durable than new! •I lyn1nt1/s • C)t1/.of-1,r111/ /1//cs • Bibles We use better covers.. . bcttc r Cdstngs better gluc... bcttcr everything. Abana Books 330-67 -l -7679 Oui.1ltty R.epJ1r • f rec 1:~ttn1dh~s 7