Ohio Baptist Messenger

16 | November 2025

God at Work in Ohio

Outreach and Prayer Ministry, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Bellfontaine I wanted to share some more pictures of how Hillcrest is using the evangelism grant. We purchased invitation door hangers for the congregation to use in their neighborhoods, employment, and families. We are also using them to hand out for our “Prayer Drive-Thru.” Since Hillcrest is located right off Main Street in Bellefontaine, it provides a lot of traffic to pull in for a drive-thru prayer. We are attempting to combine the ministry of prayer with outreach to our community. – Pastor Daniel McCarty, Hillcrest Baptist Church

Ashland County Fair Outreach, Hillside Church, Rowsburg Our second summer outreach event happened on September 14-20. We had a tent at the Ashland County Fair. We witnessed to dozens of people, and one man accepted Christ. We gave out over 2000 gospel tracts, 260 info bags, 170 Ten Commandment coins, 300 balloons, 70 pounds of candy and prizes. We have had three visiting families attending the church since the fair. We are very thankful for our partnership with the SCBO and the evangelism grant we received, helping us reach people in our community. – Pastor Mike Feliciano, Hillside Church

Harvest Fest, Sugar Ridge Baptist Church, North Ridgeville Our Harvest Fest turned out great! We had over 200 people come through. Each family received a bag with a gospel tract, information about our church and service times. We had several elders and members of the church walking around, talking with families. We had many conversations with our guests, and our volunteers did a great job being a light to the community. We gave away free food, and many smiling faces came through the line. Ninety percent of the people who attended said they would like to be notified of future events. We hope to see people return to the church with their families. Many people said they had a great time. – Myrranda Parsons, Sugar Ridge BC administrative assistant

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