The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 2003

Twenty-five churches make up the combined Akron and Canton Area Fellowships. Most of these churches are in the c1t1es or suburbs . but can you guess which church is hidden far away from the bright lights of any city? .\kron \ re.\ () n thL' (~l)~ , \ ln1osl r,) r~~)ttcn. it \\ a, the ... ()hH1 .u1d l : r1c ana l that g.1,c birth to .... .\ 1'.ron. \Lippi) ing the po,, er for it:-– tlou r n1i l l and cereal indu~tr\ . - Ho,, c, er. . "rt)n i: best kno,vn f or Gt)<.)<lri ch and a the rubber capi tal o f Ohio. prt)\ iding tire~ that keep ou r auton1<)bilc: on the go . Recen t! _. kron ha..., opened a trail to the pa~t. The Portattc Path i. an l / 1 ,nil c trail w ith 52 .... n1ar1'~r: featu rin g an hi~toric trail rn ade .... b, Ohio·~ earl ie~t native n1ericans. Akron . ho111e to four O RBC chu rches. B ro H·n 'rreet Bll/>tist, c lo'-lcst to Akron l ' ni, er. it\. ,vith Pasto r and wi fe. Bob and ~ ..\~trida Kuhn. Hi.gln·ieH· A \'l' lll(e Ba111i.\1. ~·ith pa~tor and \\ire. Denni and ancy Gan1ber. Fir\'/ Bar,ri sr\G r een. led b 1 pa\tor and ,, i fe. Da\ id and The Gambers usan Robertson, and Mogallore Ba1>tist. w ith co- ~ 1 orkers. Rob and ancy eyn1our . Perr y and Bett y hrc)ni!)ter, The Seymours D on and Beck ~ \ ' iebran1. and chool Adn1ini \ tratc)r Seely Penn. Don & Becky Viebranz uy<1hoga Fall -_ Graha111 Roac.l Bll/Jtist. led by C<J- ,vorkers, Larry and J<)annc ng lc, urti ~ and Patty Ri chardson. Kent . Grace Bel/JI isl. with pa. to r and wife. Bruce and K arla Chouinard, K orey and Larry Engle Molly L oughry, l ay pa. tor and w ife, D a id and Judy Spencer. and wor hip The Richardsons l eader and hu. band. ue and K en Anderson. Norton, No rt (>n Bapt ist, with pa~ tor and w ife, Dwi ght and Cindy Strickl and. Many of you have prayed f or their daughter. ~ -- Alissa. who struggles ~ ith MS . Rootstown Ne\:t' Mi/fcJrd Bc1JJli. I , with pasto r and w ife, Ri ck and Patti Reynolds, The Pattens The Reynolds and youth pa. tor and w ife. Jim and Stacie Patten. Tal lmadge, First Bc1JJI ist. led by pa tor and w ife, Dav id and Eli zabeth H enry. Our purpose is to glorify God through our excellence in Design/Build Services. S·E·m / BRENTWOOD 4 Our goal is to delight our clients with the 167 South State Street 61 Columbus Pike Westetvtlle, Ohio 43081 Cedarvllle. Ohio 45314 614.794.3100 David S Beeman. AIA build design Church and Christian School Design and Construction Wadswor t h , Youngs Corners Fello,v. hip Ba/Jli I , led by Pa tor and w if c, Ti 111 and Donna Wri ght. Akron Area Church, Faith Baptist, Streetsbor o, w ith paslor and w ife, D on and B elh W orkman, blaze · a trai I for outreach. I n earl y 2003 Faith began airing two The Workman family di f f erent TV commerc ial on the l ocal Time-W arner Cab le channels including ESP (Fri . & M on.). HGTV ( aturday & Sunday). and TBS (Saturday ni ght ). One co ,nmerci al f eature many que tion · a~ked by children about God. and the other featu re. a bu y bu ine man providing ever y thing f or hi family in the e ent of hi death , but not prov iding f o r hi own eternity. B oth 30 - econd pot conc lude with Faith ' tag line and voice- over. Pray v1ith them about the effectivene of thi s outreach. In the ·pring Faith ho ted two outreach event for 1nen and boy , a breakfa ·t and spiritual challenge by Mr. George Lilj a. f ormer Univer ity of Mi chi gan all – American and Cle el and Brown foo tball p layer and the econd annual '"Faith Final Fe. ti val " an evening of fun, f ood, and fe ll ow hip, inc luding a challenge f rom Pa, tor Workman, and v iewing the NCAA Champion hip game projected on the bi g ~ creen. How To Reach Us... State Representative David & Pat Warren 360 College Hill Drive Cedarville OH 45314 937-766-5913 warrenOARBC@juno.com Church Planting Coordinator Max & Phyllis Tucker 9163 Steamboat Way West Chester, OH 45069 513-942-1295 pltucker5@juno.com