The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 2001

Across the State • First Baptist Church of Findlay ht:ld 41.. c,, Life 111 C' hri~t Crusadc.. ,, 1th ta, and Ph,,Jlis • Tuc1'cr fi·on1 pril 4-c . Sc\'cra l dcci ·ion · ,vcrc n1adc during the n1cctin g . .... '-' d u r 1 n g ,, h1ch la, ~a, c clear and - - 1ntcrc~t1ng presentations of the Word f (iod. \ aron Kaukoncn i~ pa. tor al Fir ·t Baptist. • Dean Bird:a ll ga\'e a trong go pel pre ·cntation to n1any unchurched clubber: and their parent at First Baptist of Bowling Green A, ana :.\ ,, ard night. The ,, ana Penny Drive raised 360, enough to pon or two :\dopt-a-Club in Zin1bab\ve and Haiti . Prai e the Lord ! The church people gathered at cottage pra 1 er n1eeting to pray for evangeli tic tneeting led by \Vayne & Hatti e el on April -9-May 2 ,vith deci ion for -al\ ation and co1nmitment . Danny Boy and Cri tter. their \'entri loqui t puppet , helped rre "Let God Be God." • Cedar Hill Baptist Church in Ea t Cleveland ha ca lled Craig Parro\V and hi wife , Renee, to erve a a oc iate to Re\. Cal Searle and hi \\' i fe. Deb. • Calvary Fellowship Baptist Church pon ored an open hou e and dedication fo r Hannah' Home in i\1entor. Ohio. on Saturday, May 12. Hannah· Home i a boarding schoo l for .. .. . . young ,vo1nen 111 en I pregnanc1e . Rev. Paul and Carol Sere ford lead the ,, ork at Calvary. On Apri I 31 hundred of young people froin aero Ohio gathered at Kent State Univer– ity for Funtastic. Kei th eager. youth pa tor at orth Royalton Bapti t Church deli vered the opening challenge and then the }oung people pent the re t of the day competing in \ ari ou athletic events. The Oh10 State Youth Committee pon ored and organized the event. 6 at Faith. • Faith Baptist Church in Kenton ' pon ·orcd a Mothcr– Daughtcr Banquet , ith the thc1ne HI lcrc Co1nc the Bride." Pat Warren brought devotion . Denni and Jana Bu111s er c a pas tor and wife • Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mary ville ho tcd the tate Ohio Women Mi ionary Union 1neeting on April 17, providing a deliciou box lunch a wel I. E ther Entner, mi ionary wife witl1 ABWE to the Philippine and Sall ie McElwai n, Wornen Mini trie , BMM, brought the morning and afternoon devotional me age . The church was ful I with ladie con1ing from all aero s Ohio. Dave and Marcia Elmore serve a pa tor and wife at Emmanue l. • At First Baptist ofNiles Ea ter Sunday celebration began with an early fellovv hip breakfa t ,vhichwa well attended. After the Sunday School hour, the morning wor hip ervice included an adu lt choi r pre entation of the the Ea ter cantata "The Nai l– Scarred Hands" by Gai l and Greg Skipper. The exci ting pecial day ended with a bapti 1na l ervice during the eveni ng erv ice. Prai e the Lord from whom all ble ing fl ow! G. Ben Reed i pa tor at Ni les. + Pastor Tom Woodward wi ll be begin– ning a full time mini try at the Galilee Baptist Church, Austintown. Tom and his wife, Lynette, have been erving part– time for everal month and wi ll now give all their time and effort to this endeavor. Let' be in prayer for thei r succe . On May 15 the pa tor and wive met at Ryan' Steak Hou e in Marietta, for a time of fe llowship. Rev. Dave Denny, pastor of New HarmonyBaptist Caldwe ll , head up thi area fellow hip. West Moriah • • Memorial Baptist Church in olumbus has been conducting a on– tinuing Bibl e onfer– encc on the hri stian Family for several months. They devoted the fir t unday evening of each month to thi pec ial topi c. The concluding es ion was held on Mother' Day wi th Dave and Pat Warren addre ing the topic "Safeguarding Your Family." Rev. Tom Wright and hi wife Sue lead the work at Memorial. • The Millersburg Baptist Church held . . . a comm1s 1on1ng service for the Edward]. Miller family on Sunday, April 29. The Millers have been fa ithful ervants in the Miller burg Baptist church for nearly 18 year . Ed Miller ha accepted the po ition ofExecut ive Director ofCamp Patmo , a Regu lar Bapti t camp on Kelley Island . The Millers wi ll be greatly mi sed but the people of Millersburg Baptist are excited to see the Millers fo llow the wi ll God and give them elves to the work of full time service for Him. Pa tor David Mul lin delivered the Charge to the Church and Dr. Mark Jackson (father-in-law ofEd) delivered the Charge to the Fami ly. Many of the board member from Patmo were pre ent for the Commi ioning. "What an exciting time for our church family" comment Pa tor Mullins. "The question on our mind now is, 'Who wi ll be next?"' • Grace Baptist Church in Cedarvi I le ha called Jo h Amo to erve a a ociate in youth. Jo h and Li a join the work led by David Graham and hi wife Carol. + Max and Phylli Tucker pre ented the church planting mini try at the Union Baptist Church in Englewood. Rev. Laird Baldwin and hi wife Bel inda erve as pastor and wife at Union.