The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 2000

+ congratulations to Fellowship Baptist Church ofDublin. On September 3 the congregation moved into a new Fellowship Hall. The hall provides classrooms, kitchen and room fo r AWANA activities. Friends from Emmanuel in To ledo assisted the men of Fellowship in constructing th is addition . Jon & Sarah Young and Bob & Robin Bolds serve the Lord together as leaders at Fellowship. + congratulations also to Faith Baptist ofMountVernon whose members worked diligently to complete a spac ious addition to their bui !ding, whi ch was dedicated September 24. Merl yn & Nancy Jones and Matt & Krista Otto lead the work at Mount Vernon. + Memorial Baptist ofColumbus is happy to welcome Jon McGinnis to their pastoral staff. Jon and his wife, Joni, are graduates ofCedarvi lle Co llege. Pastor Jon's responsibilities in youth ministries began June 13 . + c alvary Baptist ofLancaster reports a successful "Seniorama,' held in conjunc– tion with Walnut Creek Baptist and Bible Baptist ofNewark. The group, ca ll ing themselves the "M&Ms," ("Mature & Motivated") shared ideas fo r outreach act ivities, service projects and fellowship acti vities. Guest speaker Sara Mofield discussed banking as it affects the senior . . citizen. We extend our sympathy to the Tiverton Baptist Church of Brinkhaven in the recent homegoing of their pastor, Jarnes l1unter. Pastor Hunter served his congregati on for 51 years, setting a record among our Regular Baptist churches of Ohio. As a bachelor, nearl y 80 years of age, Pastor Hunter gave himselfwholly to serv ing others. While pastoring the Tiverton church he taught full -time for many years in the pub lic schools and also in his early years pastored three or four other chu rches 1n ci rcuit-riding fa shion He will be greatl y n1issed by his congregati on. +This summer First Baptist ofWillowick ce lebrated its 75th anniversary with the theme "Great isGod's Faithfulness." First Baptist was the first church organized in Willowick, having started with 19 people in 1925 , reports Rev. Don Leitch, pastor of the church since 19.8~. The ce lebration included a memorabilia room, a concert by Robert & Joyce Hayes, cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream. +Rev. Ca lvin Searles was installed as pastor of Cedar Hill Baptis t in Cleve land on Sunday, September 17. Pastor Don Le itsch fromWillowickwelcomed him to the Northeast Area fellowship. Dr. Dav id Warren gave the charge to the church and Pastor Haro ld Green gave the charge to the pastor. Grac ious words were given to the Cedar Hill famil y by two church leaders at Camden Baptist. Though Camden will miss their pastor of 22 years, they rejo ice in God's leading in his life. Music was offered by the Cedar Hill choir, as well as by Dee Hanes, Ca l' s sister-in-law and by his wife, Deb. + Rev .& Mrs. Max Tucker mi nistered at Boardman Baptist Labor Day weekend . Max preached and held an afternoon session with the building committee for church expansion. Dennis & Eleanora Massey serve as pastor and wife at Boardman. Our purpose is to prov ide God-honoring Design/Build services Our goal Is to delight our c lients with the process as well as the finished product. 167 South SIHhl SHt!Ell W ostorv1llt1 Ohio -U 081 101 -1 l 7\.14 31 oo W 1ll1d111 C l'runo~1I AIA Juck A Chdpifl Jr AIA • • First Baptist Christian School A ministry of First Baptist Church Trad itional K-12 School Spanish teacher High school science teacher Send resumeto Ralph C.Duffy, administrator 11400 LaGrangeRd Elyria OH44036-0929 440458-5185 Profe s,onal consulting and sale for your finan cial and insurance need Auto • Church •Home • Disability • Life •Business •Annuities PHELPS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Dorr R Phelp~. GP. CFP. RFP. LUTCF 659-H Par!... Meadow!- Dnve \Vesten ii le, Oh10 4108 I PHONE 614-899-6000 FAx 61 4-899-6022 G d One· TOLL FREE 1-877-47l -79Q7 UI e l n 1u r • nce vtw\\ .phelpsfinanc,al com Bagtist Children's Home & Family Ministries .,.. Adoption (inc luding foreign) .,.. Group Homes ..,. Maternity/ Paternrty Counseling .,.. Family Counseling 40 'Years of Caring O hi o O ffi ce: 937.322 0006 Charles Monroe, O hio D irector Buses & Vans For Sale 15-84 passenger vehicles available Buy quality for less at :'tl'S!S!Jr.l Transportation IJl,;l;Jj,;t!J Equip. Sales Corp. 6401 Seaman Rd., Oregon. OH 43618 419·836-2835 Toll-free nationwide 1-800-227-3572 "Big church discounts" ask for Bud Graham Design/Build t1 I Golumttu!:i P,i,.o Co<J<1r"1;tl u On,o 15J 1-1 (9 37) bl> ~!>~5 M Jo~,·~ 11 1-tctrlo. tJIOdCI Pro~ Uunl Church and Christian School Design and Cons truction - - - - - . --- -- - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -