The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 2001

Across the State + 1: a i ( h ll" µ t i ~ C ( hurc h of f>l'rr~ \\ ' I 1: l )1 l1 l' d 1{" ll L' \ \ p.1, t\ l r , l ll d \\ 1 l~·. ll L· \ J 1111 I .11h: ~1nd 111..·11.' ll \.' I he l ,1n1..·~ 1.·\HtlL' tu ( )lta1 frll1ll ( ir~u1d l{ l1p1u,. \l 1L' htl!a1l .... +llunf~hurg Haptifit - \\.hat tndn,\h\..' ll .,11,h,,t l' ' 1.'r:' nnL· cunh.'~ f 1.)f\\ ard. < )n thl· Su11d.1 \ fl ,111. )\\ I !lg th~ s~:rt. I I atlilCI-. "· r\, .... tl,r. ()a, 1J Jl'lhn, t)fl d t'\ clupl'Li Jll .11.:, ,,, t 1 L' t) n t hL' ,, ,) rd. ··\\ ,\ l{ ." 11c L h.1 ll~·1111cd h,.., p~llple lll hcr,)nH: ,, arr1or, ... ll1r the L l,rd . fhe rc\p,)n"c ,, ,l~ u, er- \\ hl.'t1111n~. ( )n \ ~, . 16· l ~. I lunt~bur~ hL· ld th1:ir 1h11J ~innual 1-.unil>, \\ ccl-..1.:nd ,, ith J .() and Ju,u11 ta Purr~I I u~,nt! the thcn1l.'. "(·un11111t – n1L·n1 The J~,, c lof ( it)dlint.::-.:-. ... ..That 't' our ,vav n1JY ~ . be kno,vn on earth" from Psaln167 :2 \ \ 'US the thcrnc of the :\orth Bet he l O hio \\ 'om e n ' '.\ 1 issio nar~ l ' nion a~ they gathl'reJ toge ther on -r hursday . ()Ll('lbl'r -f . al R11t:v c·reck. Uluffton. Pt•nn\ \\"hitt\'. B~:t!\.1 arpnintcc to r, Of) ' ( ·l,.1,i. ,hl1rcd hl'r tcstirnon), burden fo r the field Ken and Rcnny Snare, .1\BWF Ura11l. rrt':-.~ntcll u package of sr,cc io l nlll:'.'11l' ,ind ladic~ fron1 \C\ erul '.\f onh Bethel ~hurche-; forn1cd an enscn1ble. Th~ Stf\ kcr \\' \ 1l. recet, ed tl1c tra, cl trophy. . + Boardman Baptist ( ~hurch captured the State Rcr A \\'ard at our recen t 0 1\ Rl3l' ( 'l)nfcrence in \\'ester, illc. Dennis und l·. leJnOr4' \la~~cy scn ·c a~ fH1\tor and \\·i fc a l Aoardn1nn . • c ·a1, ar~· Bapti tin Salen1 r~ren.t~y . \\ ck:u1ncJ u, nc\, pa-;;tl)r and h1~ \i...' 1 fc. J 11r1 and J-' reJc1 \\ ltl<l~ci.. . • Harmon)· Hill Baptis t ( ' hurch rcpurtcJ a \\ ondcrfu I \1 i..,,1onar\ ( 'onfe r- encl.! No, . ·4_7. \\'1th Dr. unJ ~ 1 f r, . \l ark Jal'k... un . Pa~tor \1 ur, \\ cuncr anJ hi~\\ ifl'. Il J rh: iru. hL1, ~ tra\ clcd \\ 1th f ) r J ,h.: l-. "'ll H1 un pr L" \ 1u u ..... 1111 .... -. 1011 trip-.; . ( l • (; r ucc Bapti st , \\t cs terv ill t\ un dl.'r t h ~ I L' adc rs h I r l) f West Moriah • f)r. Murray Murdo~h and hi ~ ,vi le. Ruth , wcl con1c<l the n1csscngcr'.-. ol' thc 74th annua l ~on lcrcncc of lh~ {)I\Rfl( ' in< >ctobl:r. [)r . f{ohcrtlirorr1acki \\ a\ thr principal speaker. Both 1hc ( 'hun:h Ill \ c~trnc1ll 11an4uct an<l th e l{ccog11ition £3anq uct \Yc!e \'cry ~ve ll ~ attcnJcd as ,, as the ( 'on'fcrt nce 1Lscl f. • ()n Sunday. A ugu~t 26. the P in c Hills Baptist C hu.r ch i~ .south.cast C'o l~111bus J1.:dicatcd the add1tton of a ncv.· c1ght– roon1 bui I ding and ncv, 1 entrance to the auditoriun1 . rhc new building inch,dcs a nursery, to<ld lcr roorn , kitchen. pas tor'. dfficc and four classroon1s . Pastor ( jcorgt: and Uctty Myers, who we re . instrumental in founding the church 1n 1962. ,vcrc gues ts of honor. l3na.:c ( 'on1cr" is pas tor at Pine Hi I ls. + Faith Bapt is t of Mount y·ernon_ i~ r~joicing over many salvat1~n dcc_1s1on~ du ring thei r November n1cct1ng ,v1th John Jacob~and the Pov..·cr Team. The Po\ver tcarn appeal s e~pec ially to children and young people. The pc_ople of Mount Vernon rccon1mend thi s team to our churches. Merl yn Jones ( Nancy ). Matt ()tto (Krista). and Bob Vcchuis (Ela inc) fon11 the n1inistry tcan1 at Fa ith . + ·r iYerton Baptist of Br inkha\'en rei.:ently i.:clcbratcd its I45th • ann 1 vcrsary as a church. ·rhc Lord has cal led Bruce and Barbara But lcr to lead the church for-,.~ 1 ard. plan,Now.. . to send your church secretary to the: One-Day Enrichment Seminar Tuesday, Apr il 23, 20 0 2 9 a.m. t o 3 p.m. Der Dut.chman restaurant Bel lville, Ohio (1-71 at exit 165) - Speakers - In t eract ive iv{"t*shop s - L unc7/7 & ta ke -f1ome materials - Cosi: $25 - Cf1ec·k your- ma,! ct t he 1 ext 0/8 for reqisr.rat ion details Join us in prayer for these churches in various s tages of searching for senior pastors. Bethel Baptist . Toledo Fe llowship Baptist . Dubl in First Baptist , Bowling Green Maranatha Baptist , Springfield Highview Avenue Baptist, Akron First Baptist, Be llefontaine Oak Knoll Baptist , Marion Faith Baptist, Amherst Grace Baptist , Minford Faith Baptist , Nove lty Bethlehem Baptist, Orange Village Calvary Fellowship Baptist. Painesville Emmanuel Baptist, Toledo Ri ley Creek Baptist, Bluffton F irst Baptist, Blanchester Good Shepherds Baptist, Sidney Carmel Baptist, New Straitsville + Pastor T in1 T ucker of Hop~ C hapel, Piqua, i. rejoicing because several adults have recently been ·avcd and a number have rededicated their li ve. and novv des ire bapti 111 . The n1inistry ha· expanded to include a Word of life Club. A the teens have been exposed to the nc~d to be in the \Vord, se\·cral have been saved. + T\venty-one hobby horses for the Darke ( 'ounty Toys ftlr Tots_ progran1 were th~ product of a community outreach at Faith Baptis t, C r eenville ._ 1 1 Wc wanted to invol e the comrnun1ty and help other people," said \Vayne Fourman , coordina– tor. During the lunch hour Pastor Larry McFadden of Prarie Bapti st. Noblesv11l c. Indi ana, shared a gospel mcssag~. .Max rvt<:Cu llough j ~ senior pa. tor ar Fanh. + As part of its ongoing effort to reach out into the con1n1 unity, Was hington Heights Baptist in Dayton ·pon ored a " ( ~elcbrati on in the Park" on Sunday Sept . 2 at Stubbs Park _in ~·enterville.The outdoor service and p1cn1c f~atured the voca l group, This Hope, fro1n Atlanta. The next day the chuch entered a tloat in Ohio' s third large. t parade, the Kettering Holiday at Home Parade . The fl oat \Vas given the "Theme _A\\.lard" and vva~ \Vei l recei ved by the cs t1mated I 00,000 along the parade route.