Ohio Baptist Messenger

16 | December 2025

Evangelism Grants Enable Local Churches to Share the Gospel

Community Outreach, First Baptist Church, Gahanna Our church used the evangelism grant funds for our outreach efforts at the community-wide Great Gahanna Goblin Fest, a family-friendly event that pro- vided a valuable opportunity to connect with our neighbors. The grant cov- ered the cost of outreach materials, including gospel tracts, church invita- tion cards, 2500 pieces of candy, required for event participation, and the event registration fees. Throughout the event, our outreach team distributed over 1,025 gospel tracts and engaged in numerous meaningful conversations about God, faith, and worship with community members. This event not only allowed us to share the message of hope found in Christ, but also strength- ened our presence and relationships within the Gahanna community. Remain- ing candies and materials from the event were distributed by congregants and ministry partners during beggars night. – Pastor Wally Contreras, First Baptist Church Revival Service, Grace Community Church, Napoleon We had three conversions, and many received help from the Lord. Our church was tremendously strengthened as the spirit of revival continues to be among us. Our church seems to be moving forward to being what would please our Lord. We had a baptism service after revival. We have a few more candidates as we are sharing with those who are considering baptism. As I said, our church seems to be moving forward for his glory. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in helping churches reach their full potential. – Pastor Jeff Wallen, Grace Community Church Fall Harvest Party, First Baptist Church of Auburn, Hamilton We had 45 people who attended our Fall Harvest Party. We passed out t-shirts, water bottles and candy! We also had chili, hot dogs and all the fixings. We ended the evening with s’mores! It was a great time of community and fellow- ship. We are grateful to the SCBO for the funds that helped us purchase the water bottles with our church logo on them. We will continue to pass these out during some door-knocking evangelism. – Pastor Jacob Wysong, FBC of Auburn

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