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EAST BEAVERCREEKCharity Baptist Church bidsfa re we 117celebrates moveGreene County Network of Community CorrespondentsDeborrah AdamsEast Beavercreek Correspondentda.adams@yahoo.comCharity Baptist Church which has called 1506 N, Fairfield Rd. home since August of 1977 heldits final service in that location last Sunday. On Jan. 18 this year the church finalized the sale of the property at the comer of N. Fairfield and Lantz roads to Wright-Patt Credit Union and have since moved into the property at 1600 Brownleigh Rd., Kettering.Charity Baptist Church was founded by Dr. Greg Estep in his garage on Mother’s Day in 1977 according to current pastor Dr. Thomas Gresham. The church has experienced steady growth over the years which prompted the congregation to build an addition to the original structure in 1985-86. With that buildingproject and the subsequent parking area improvements, the physical plant could no longer be enlarged to accommodate thecongregation's rate of grow th.Pastor Gresham said in a previous interv iew the decision wasmm**iiI#CHURCHPROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL TO BEAVERCREEKAND THE WORLD fmxmictMkWpmn sum* v*LAST SERVICECELEBRATION SUNDAYA.lt;;tit*******?.'-X'i,TOPhoto courtesy of Deb Adams Close-up of the sign announcing the last service held by Charity Baptist Church at its N. Fairfield Rd. location.In a recent email Pastor Gresham reflected on the move and Sunday’s Celebration Service: “As a church we are excited about our move to Kettering to a larger facilitywhich will allow us to minister to a larger number of people. Our last service was wonderful with members testifying about how their lives were changed inand school will resume onTuesday Feb. 19.The Women in Business networking luncheon will beTuesday, Feb. 19. at theBeavercreekGolfClub.made in January 2(X)7 to seek this building and they are excited“the Lord's direction concerning a new facility. He went on toNetworking begins at 11:30a.m.Dan Edwards from WDTNNews will be speaking. Due tothe holiday on Monday, reserva-* •tions must be receiv ed by the end of business on Friday, Feb. 15.about having a larger building to see more lives changed as theirs For more information contactdescribe how a broker came by were. Personally, 1 count it a the Chamber of Commerce at and “asked if they had consid- privilege and honour (sic) to be 426-2202.ered selling...” Thus began many months of intensemfundraising to acquire the necessary funds to move to the formerwhome of the First Baptist Church new' facility.” of Kettering which has recentlycompleted its new campus on Sw igart Rd.the Pastor of Charity Baptist Church and look forward toDeborrah Adams w rites aboutbeing able to minister to those east Beavercreek each Thursday. the Lord will bring to us at the Deadline to submit informationto Deborrah is 4 p.m., Monday, prior to publication. She mas Im reached bx e-mail atIn school news, Friday begins the President's Weekend holidayda.adams@xahoo .com
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Xenia Gazette News Current
Xenia, Ohio, US
Thu, Feb 14, 2008
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