The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 2001

Across the State ~"ir t Bapti t ~hurch of • I ria has broken ground for a new add iti on to their facility. The construc– tion project wi ll take + r,, o churL"hcs in this nrcn continue an tll't 1, c search 1(lr nc,, senior pastors Beth el Bapti t in To led o and F ir t Baptist in Bo,, ling G reen. The) arc being set"\ cd by t''\cclh:nt pulpit supplies but do reques t pr.1~ er fl)f the n1nn of (iod ·s choo. ing to be brought to thcn1 ·hortl .... ~ . + ~e,v Lvme • Bapti t hurch of Rome celebrated it + T he Faith Baptis t Church of Perry • ,velcon1c it , nc, pastor Jaine... Lane frorn Grand Rapid , Michigan. ...... 1..., _-th ann1ver ary Augu t 3. Included in the celebration ""a ~ a mu ical concert by Eric Ha\\ out and n1e age by teve Darro,, ·. \\ ' illiain Ai ken i pa tor at ew L ·vrne. ~ + C alvary Baptis t of alem ha ca lled Jame Waldeck as pastor. He began hi mini try at Ca lvary on Augu t 12. The Waldeck fam il y incl ude hi wife, Freda, and chi ldren, Jame , arah and Faith. • On Augu t 12. \ ' ienna Ba ptis t Church celebrated it 36 year \Vith Founder's Day. Foundi ng pa tor and Mr Frank Odor joined the congregation fo r the da 1 . a did t\\O found ing 1nember , John Wagner and Betty Sabo. Mr Sabo, till a member of Vienna Bapti t, wa part of the mall group \vho called Pa tor Odor a their fir t pastor. Arch and Ci ndi ,\,,1cCunc en e at Vienna Bapti t. 6 + Fait h Ba pti t C hu rch in Bo livar celebrated it twentieth year in exi tence during the month of September. Fl ovd and Karen Stanfill .. ser\'e the Lord ~ ith the be I ie\ ers there. + l eadowbrook Bapti t hurch of Lin1a hosted a Mi s. ionary onfer– enee ctobcr 6- 14 under the theme, "Fi her of Men." They have a goa l of prorni ing 32,500 toward ,vorld tn is ion for the next year. Ji rn and Kary Jami on are pa tor and ,vifc at Mcado\vbrook. ndy and Angela Man, iller work with the youth. + On Friday, Aug11 t I 0, more than 350 came to Faith Baptis t of Kenton for the ir annual BBQ. The group con urned 420 pound of chicken and chop . Annually, Faith ha an Augu t barbecue to acquaint gue t with the mini try of the church and provide a time of food and fe llow hip for the church family. The church pay all co t and doe the ba rbecuing. Th i year, the GraceWay Quartet from Co lun1bu ang for the partic ipants and returned Sunday the 12th to ing durino the wor hip hour. The go pel me age O wa proc lai1n ed by Pa tor Dennis Bum . A number of fir t-time contact were rnade, and everal community leader participated. + The Immanuel Baptis t C hurch of Arcanum celebrated 50 year of mini try for the Lord on September 16. An afternoon celebration ervice conc luded the fe tivi ti e . Greg and Ten·i Greve erve a pa tor and wife at lmn1anuel, a long ,:vith as ociate Dan & Kathy Kuhbander. about a year to compl ete. Brad and Debbie Qu ick serve as cnior pas tor and wife at First. The church also hosted a coup les' retreat at their bui lding in eptcmber with Dave and Pat Warren. Pa tor Dan Friesner and ue headed up this event. + Members and fri end at orton Bapti t C hurch urpri scd Pas tor Dwight and Cindy Strickland in honor of their l 0th year a pa tor . and al o their 25 th wedd ing anniversary. The surprise included prov iding fund for a plea ure crui e in a place of their choo ing. + On September 9, Faith Baptist Church in Streetsboro dedicated their new family center, naming it Hammond Hall in honor of former members of the church. The day included a picnic on the ground and a mid afternoon dedication ervice. Don and Beth Workman lead the Street boro church. + Calvary Baptist Church in Lancaster has called Matt and Jill Nihi er to erve as pastor and West Moriah • wife. Both pastor and wife are recent graduate of Cedarville University. Dear Praying Friends, Over the last four ,non!hs vou have .fc1ithfi1ll_v pra_i 1 ed.for our ,nom (Mr ·. Merle Brock), sent cards, and given u·ord of·encouragen-1ent through a rather storn7J' tinze of.her life cind ours. We vvant to thank ;·ou for all o.ftho e ejjorts anti are glad to rela;· to _vou that. at least at this point, the sun seen1s to be shining through ancl the dark clouds dissipating. Ofcour e, ive can atte t to God's .faitl~fulness and provision during this 1vhole ore/ea/. We 11·ill not labor ;,·ou lVith the ,nan}' cletails. Sz~fjice it to SOJ', Mon1i,·as e.,tren1e(v sick and there 1vere tin1e "''e thought the lore/ 11·as read.v to take her Ho,ne. She lvas in the hospital from Ma,v J until July J 6 and nzoved to a rehabilitation facil if) 1 until August 29. F((teen hospital roon1s later she is no\r at ho,ne continuing to recuperate, gaining back her strength, and learning to be independent again. Her pirit is good and she 1vants to press on. Please continue to pra.,1' for her and us as vve go through this recuperation process and she works to\,vard the ministry 1 that the Lord still has for her. Thank )1o u , The Brock Family