The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 2002

Jay & Jill Williamson ()n I cb 2-1- the Bet l1el Rapti ~t l ' hurrh. l'oledo. \\ cll·on1cd their nc\\ p.1,tt1r .u1d \\ ire. Ja~ anu J ill \\' ill1an1~on. l hl' u1,t.1II.H1nn ,er, ice tnt:'luucd lllL'"'~l&l'" h: Re, . harlt~, \ ' crn1il yca. Re\ . (... hip Rcrnh,1rd and Dr. l)a, id \\',1rrcn. Fir t Ba ptis t hurch, Bellefontaine, \\elcon1e, Mark and Lori Kashuba a~ their pa,tor and \vifc. l-fi ~ in lallatil)n service ,va, on ~l a\ 19. ,, i Lh Ron RenL1uro and Da\e \V'-trrcn part icipating. T he Berean Bapti t C hurch, :\la rion , \\ (' IC()l1lC Brian ant.I L, nne . ~lc~lanu. . a ~ outh pu,tor and,, ife. The, join ~ . . en1or pa cor , Chuck. Reed and hi v. ifc. BeryL in leading the church. .. Pine Hills Ba p t i t , Columbu , celebrated -1-0 year · on unday. April 28. tarting pa~tor and v. ife. Geor2:e and Beuie <- M \ er,. v..ere Lhere lo give ~ ~ per,onal le\tin1onic of the Lord·, bles. in£~ a. the v..ork .... hegan. Dr. Da, id Warren ,poke and the choi r ,tng a beautiful number ce lebrating the grace of God. A dinner . er, cd .... bet\\ een the morning and aflc rnoon \er, ice ga,e a1nple time ror fellov.. hip. Immanuel Bapti t hurch , ( ' o lumhus~ \\elco1ne, Richard and Heather H<.1nna a 1 outh pa";lor and v., ife. The) are graduate\ <>f Bapti\t B1hlc Sen11nar, . . 6 (; r ace liapt is t ( ,hurch in ( ' a nton recently had the ~ opportunity to he in , olvcd v. ith their 111i ,sionari e\ fir~t hand . Pas tor David Ryan, Bud Kci 111 and incc .. al li c trave led to Ron1an ia Apri l I 0-_0 to \vork ,:v ith alongside Eugen & 1:clicia Oana, v.·horn \C\cra l O RB churchc~ ,upport. They had the opportunity to n1ini slcr in four or the ten gyp~y churches establi shed and teach a \\'eek-long c lass at the Bibl e Institute for th e pa~tors and trai ning leaders on Preaching and Bas ics of Bib le tud y. Thc:-.c 1nen have not had forrnal ~chool ing but arc eagerly working hard to learn the Word of God and how to app ly il in thei r n1inL try. The mi. sion tcan1 learned n1uch about ,n is ion. . church planting and the power of God during their Lrip . Ross & Karin Riggs T he Firs t Baptis t C l1urch , L oui ville, ordained Ross Riggs on rvt ay 5. Ro~s and hi ~ wife. Kari n. and fo ur children are fron1 Lhe Lou isv ill e church and ha c been approved by ABWE to go to Ea tern Europe as n1i , sionarie . Ros L the retired poli ce chief from Loui ·vi lle and Karin i a n1edical doctor. Many of the ir fri end~ from th comn1unity attended. Ken Pugh, Ron Mayberry, and Larry Jack \erve as pastor~ for Loui. ill e. F irs t Ba pti t of I..,oui ville honored Lhe ir n10Lhe r~ at the ir annual Mother– Daughter banquelon May 6 with guest .-i nger Tia Cife rno from Warren, Ohio. Pic ture. of n1any of their 1110111~ en1phasized thi year' the n1e, ··Pictu re Perfect.,. Pas tor Pugh's v.·ife. Ton1111i, enj oys 1naking thi s a ,pecial treat for Lhe ladies. -- - - -~=~:r=- - -- -- ,._ _,..:,: __ J - --- - . _ __.:::___ ,..,_ Rob & Penny Witty ller ea Ila ptist .. hurch , Ber ea, i\ plea~cd lo announce the ord ination of Robert P. Whitty Jr. to the go\pc l 111ini \ try. Rob wa\ cxarn incd by an ordination counci I on Apri I 23 at the Berea Bapti~t hurch The counci I unanimously reco1n1n cnded Rob for ordination and comn1endcd him for hi \ "knowledge of the Scriptures and humility and pas: ion for hri st and hi s wife.'' Those parti cipating in the April 28 th ce ren1ony inc luded Mr. Robert P. Whitty r., Rev. Thayne Bodenn1i Jler (Wes tfield , N. Y.), Rev. Le igh Adams (Berea), Mr. Harry Treese (Berea) and Pastor Kenneth pink . Rob and Penny Whitty are appo intees wi th Bapti ·t Mi d-Mi s. ion go ing to the Ivory Coa. t, We t Africa. G race Baptis t of Westlake ord ai ned Glenn 0 . Dunn on March 17. Alan Dunn , the brothe r of Rev. Glenn Dunn and pa. tor of the Co enant Reformed Bapli l Chu rch of Frenchtown, ew Jer ey, brought the charge to the candidate and the ordination me. age. Pas tor Jack W. Jacob. brought the charge to the church. Glenn Dunn i a .... graduate of Grand Rapid. eminary and Cleve land State Uni ve rsity. He ha. served a. as. i tant pa. tor of Grace Bapti st for eight year: alongs ide Pa tor Jacob~. In the recent Hebron Quiz League event. Can1den Bapti t Church of Wellington placed 1. t with a 12-0 record , fol lowed by the team Willov.·ick Go ld of Fir t Bapti. t. Will owick. whi ch fini hed wilh a 9-3 record. There \Vere se en team. (43 qui zzer, ) in the league thi . year ·tudyingAct 15: 1-28:3 1. The top fi ve quizzer were a. fo ll ows: l ) Christi Helmick - Abbe Rd. BaptL l, Elyria 2) Mike agle - Fir t Bapti t, Willovv1ick 3) Brett 1nith - Camden Bapti ·t, Wellington 4) Li a Eichinger - Fir t Bapti t. Well ington 5) Jon Dunkin - Abbe Rd . Bapti l, Elyria Faith Bapti t Church of Ambe r t in. talled Mike Plog a. enior pa. tor on Apri l 28. Dr. M,trk Jack on wa the featured . peaker. Mi ke and hi ~ wife, Dee, come to Ohi o from the Fox Valley Bapti . t Church, Dundee. Illinoi · where Mike . erved as a. oc iate pa. tor.