The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 2001

Across the State • ·r hc '\ ot"'\, ood llaptis t hu rch in ( ' inci nna ti ,, clcon1cd tl"- nc,, pa~tor and hi~ \\ tfc. l{c, . and \1rs . \111-.. c \ \ ' right. ... • ..""outh t3ct ht: I pa~tors ~dlhcred at the a l, a rv ... . Baptist hu rc h ofXcnia in n1id-Fcbruar~ Thctr ~uc~t ,, .1~ Jin, ato fron1 C'cdarvillc l n1, c~-"tt\. discussing,, 1th thcn1 the ro le . .... (.)r lllllSIC Ill \\'Or:hip. Pa. tor \\t' aync and Donn.. 1 Hart lead the\\ ork at al, ar\' . ., • ,racr Bapt i t C hu rc h ofCed a r\'ille rcc~ntl) called Re\ . Jon ) 'oung to join its staff scr, 1ng in the area or tudcnt .... n1ini tries and tinancial n1anagcn1cnt. Jon ha.- been scr, ing a. enior pa~tor at Felio,, ship Bapti. t hurch in Dublin, Ohio. • T h e o uth ~ l adison Bible Ba pti t C hurch of :\ladi on \velco111ed it nevl pa tor and ,vife. Rev. Edd ie and Judy Han·i . • On February 20 pa tor and ,vi\'e gathered at the ....., F ir t Bapti t C hurc h of W illowic k for a ~en1inar fean1ri ng variou mini try topic Rob l ieden. a i tant to Pa tor Don Leitch. organ ized the event. -...; • T h e F irst Ba p t i t C hurc h of trvk er • \ 'Oted to e ll their par onage to their pa tor and \Vi fe, Dan and haron Dougla • T h e ~or t h Beth el pa t o r and , , ·i\' eS gathered on February I: to enJO) a " \,\'e·re goi ng on a date" night \Vith Da\e and Pat Warren. T\~·enty-t\\ o folk gathered at The Barn Re taurant in Archbo ld, Ohio, and enJO) ed mu ic and devotion given by Re\'. Jerry and anc 1· Davi . pa tor and \\ ife from Faith Bapti t Church in Defiance. . 1 . . • The :\'.orth Be th el \\ omen 's ~ 1ss1o n- ar, Cnion held it pring Rally on Thur day. .A..pril 5. 2001 at Fir t Bapti t ( 'hurch ofFindlay. Marilyn Shaffer wa the peaker. A baked potato and alad bar lunch'" a pro\ ided for the V.-'On1en attending. ~ 6 • Rev . Jcs~c 1lowc ll has announced his rctircn1cnt fro1n the pastorate or the Fir t Ba pti t hurch in Be lle fo nta ine . Jc.. e and his \vifc, Marga ret , have ·crved the Lord faithfull y at First Bapti st for over 25 years. • cvcral n1cn1bcr fron1 the F o toria B a pti t C hurch in Fo toria traveled recently to I rae l under the leader hip of thei r pa. tor and hi wife, Dave and Linda Chap111an. • Faith Baptist at K e nton gathered the church and gue t for a dinner on February 3. FollovJi ng the meal, the Abundant Life Si nger from Cedarville Uni ver ity pre ented a concert. Along with their inging, the group encouraged partic ipation fro11 the aud ience . The church celebrated it 30th anniver ary on February I , with four charter n1en1ber in attendance. Faith Bapti t began as a Bible tudy in the ho111e of Cal in and Kathleen Bu hong in June of 1970. Denni Bum i pa tor at Fai th Bapti t. • Dave and Pat Warren n1ini tered the Word at Highvie,¥Avenue Baptis t C hurch in Akro n . The church i currentl y earching for 1t next pator. • "The Left Hand Meet the Right Hand" wa the theme for a half-day \vork hop fo r church worker and leader of G race Ba ptis t C hurc h of K e nt on January 27th. Foll o,ving breakfa t, Pa tor Bruce Chou inard hared hi vi ion fo r the church. which wa fol lo\ved by a brief pre entation by the Long Range Planning Con1mittee. Concurrent e ion were held in which vari ou leader and committee 111en1ber de cribed their re pon ibilitie , plan , and prayer reque t . Over twenty area of mini try were re ie\ved. Group al o hared way they contribute to each other' mini try and c lo ed each e ion praying for one another. The morning concl uded with ome umn1ari zihg thought from partic ipant and church leader . It proved to be an enlightening day for everyone, with a greater en e of appreciation for how the Lord i working through the body and it variou part . West Moriah • • Pa~tor rvterl yn Jones of l~a ith Ba1>ti t M ount ernon , write<;, "Our 'hurch Planting 'oordinator, Max Tucker, mini tcred in our church on February I I th in both the morning and even ing services. There were several dedicat ion dec i ions in the morning ervice and an opportunity to follow up with a lady who i earching and needs alvation . We praise God for Max' s mini try among u . • T he Be r ea n Baptist C hurc h of Pickering ton held it Va lentine Banquet on Febn1ary 15 at the Barn Re taurant in Pata kala. Eric and Paula Cuen in lead the work at Pi ckerington. • T he C amden Baptist C hurch of W ellington welcomed it new enior pa tor and hi wife, Lan-y and Lori ocel la. Larry had erved the church a A i tant to Cal Searles until Ca l wa led to take the pa torate of the Ceda r Hill Baptist Church in Cleve land . Max and Phyll i Tucker mini tered at Fir t Bapti ton Sunday, February 4. Rev . Tucker pre ented an in piring challenge conce1ning Ohio' church plant ing ini tiative. Hi per 011al torie of how God ha worked in previous churche , and hi vision for new churches in needy area of Ohio, \Ve re a bles ing to the church fa n1 ily. • C al vary Baptist of Byesville spon ored a bowling outreach event in February. tyled after the go lf East Moriah • cramble concept, couple from the church were invited to ign up a participant , and in o doing they con1n1itted to rec rui t another couple who i unchurched or relatively un– known. The four ome then competed with one another for be t combi ned core. The goal wa fun and fellow hip for the regular , but a l o e tabli hing and trengthening relationship with tho e who e church involvement i on ly light. Forty bowler participated and the church made many valuable contact . Denni Ro t i enior pastor at Calvary Bapti t.