The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 2002

(lp-tif. 15-16 Tli~ l!(tdqc • .. CU(t.Jtril{ e'teen .'Re,\(t'tl ,·1l,1.-c(111, ( r liio ( 11ea-c ru1d1«,tty) .SI i S pc"t C611.p f.e Rc9i.,troiiCtJt Ut 9)a.,rot ~ Jta,Ji <L.,Ptwj L \ 'o'tllif.idd :JJaptiL,t eJi,vtdi Quiet Time For The Whole Family? Yes, the whole family in the same passage yet each at their own level of comprehension! Grades 1-2; 3-4; 5-6; Teen/Adult For informat ion call Ken Dady at 937-592-2358 ( Kdady@dubs.wol.org ) WORD OF LIFE Tools For The Whole Church Family r----------- .. I I Lower You r Phone Bill! 1 «;a 4.9~ ••• ••• a minute long distance state-w-state (24hour/7-day) ~o codes to dial Residt>l'lt a . Business, Churches '~o mnt11:h y fees & no minimums T J • -free or 800 service 4.9¢ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Lo,1e:..~:-...,-hri5tianlonqdi!3tancecompany I sign upwdayon- ine VIAW.lowerrryphonebill.com/jg or call Bro. Jim toll free at: 1-877-297-3135 I I I .. ___________ .. 6 Jewish Awareness Ministries OHIO "Stirring the pews for the Jews" Bill McVey 3606 Cedarbrook Rd Cleveland,OH 44118 216-932-5029 Across the State + Rev. Paul Vaughan, pa tor of the Bethe da Bapti t hurch in olum– bu , "vent hon1c lo be with the Lord on Dcccrnber 27. Four month. earlier Pau l had been diagnosed \,Vith pancreatic cancer. Before con1ing to hio Paul pa ' lored churchc in Illinoi · and Iowa. I le wa a tnan ofgreat faith and love and had a deep in1pact on n1any live in hi congregation. Plea e continue to pray for Mari lyn and their family a \vell as for the church a it begin a earch for another enior pa tor. The family thank you for your gift and prayer during thi ti111e. And the church report ev idence of revival. Ben & Pam Reed + On October 2 1, as part of Pa tor Appreciation Month, the congre– gation of First Baptist of Niles honored their pa tor, G. Ben Reed, 11arking hi 20th anniver ary of rninistry with the church. A reception fol lowed the evening erv1ce. + On February 9 Albany Baptist Church hosted the En large My Territory i1nulca t conference featuring Dr. Bruce Wilkin on and Dr. Rick Warren. The conference focu ed on wa lking through life with a purpo e. Mike and Connie Ro e lead the church at Albany. +The First Baptist hurch of fi"indla celebrated 1tc; I46th Anniver ary as a church in Fcbntary. Dave and Pat Warren were on hand to rejoice with thcrn in this accom- plishment. Aaron and Janet Kaukonen lead the work at First Baptist + Calvary BaptistChurch of Bellefontaine \Viii ho tan Institute of Training by Precept Mini tries Interna– tional. The three days of inductive Bible training by Precept trainers will be Thur day through Saturday, February 2 1 to 23, 2002 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. da ily. Individual who want to learn the inductive 1nethod for their own personal time with the Lord, teachers, and leaders of youth and teen 1ninistrie will benefit from thi traini11g. The following workshops wil l be offered: Becoming a Friend ofthe Faithful God, A Study on Abraham; an induction tudy on the book of 2 Peter; and a tructuring and overview of the book of Titus. Brochures and regi tration form are ava ilable by calling Su an Wish at 937-599-5260. + Pa tor J. Jay Williamson began hi ministry at Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday, January 13. He and his wife, Ji II , are native of Toledo and have returned to Toledo after 25 years of pastorates in Washington and Michi– gan. Jay i a 1977 graduate of Cedarvi lle Co llege. The Williamson have 5 children and 3 grandchildren. GARBCConference Coming to Ohio ThisSummer The churches of the South Bethel and West .Moriah areas are shouldering the respon ibility of preparing for the GARBC Conference to be held June 24-28, at Cedarvi ll e Univer ity. Rev. Wayne Hart, pa tor of th~ Calvary Bapti st Church in Xenia, Ohio. i serving a the chair of the local commi ttee. All po ition on the committee have been filled and the work i progre s ing at a good pace. Conference do of cour e. cost money and our local con1mittee needs to rai se between $10,000 and $12,000 to cover the initial co t . We are asking our churche aero Ohio lo contribute to thi need. Checks for thi purpo e shou ld be made out to Immanuel Bapti t Church-GARBC Conference Account and mailed to the treasurer of the local committee Rev. Bill Abernathy at Immanuel Bapti tChurch 3417 Palmetto Dr. Colwnbus, Ohio 43204 Thanks for your part in this state\vide effort.