Ohio Baptist Messenger

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Featured This Month Gospel Conversations Lead to Gospel Congregations by Dr. Jeremy Westbrook

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Don’t Lose Heart, Don’t Stop Proclaiming by Adam Pursel God Delights in Doing Big Things in Small Places The Legacy of Dr. Ray E. Roberts Looms Large in Ohio Church Planter Brings a Clear View of Jesus to Euclid Send Network Ohio – The Training Ground for Church Planters

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Replanting The Church Down the Road

Donated Shower Trailer to Serve Ohio Churches Hosting Mission Teams Urbancrest Baptist Church Donates Proceeds from Golf Classic to Ohio DR

Worship 4:24 2026 to Feature Guest Artist Paul Baloche

Declaring and Defining a Call to Ministry

Evangelism Grants Enable Community Outreach Across Ohio Twenty-Five Accept Christ, Thirteen Baptized at CampUCan

The Ohio Baptist Messenger Staff

Dr. Jeremy Westbrook, editor-in-chief Stephanie Heading, managing editor

Seth Wicker, digital communication assistant AJ Frasure, director of IT

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