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Women On Mission - June 2023

A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Indiana Baptist 4/19/72 - “Oakhill to Expand Parking, Building”
The approval of a bus ministry and of improvements to the church facilities came at the April business meeting of Oakhill Baptist church, Evansville. The existing rear wall of the church auditorium will be removed to accommodate more people in worship services. The church parking lot will be enlarged to the north. A church bus will be purchased and a bus ministry begun. William Carter is pastor of the church.

Indiana Baptist 4/19/72 - “Breaking SS Records Becomes Oakhill Habit”
Breaking Sunday School attendance records has become a habit at Oakhill Baptist Church, Evansville. The church’s record was broken five successive Sundays. The year-old Sunday School attendance record was 170, when a new one was established March 5th of 172; the next Sunday attendance was 175; then 193, next 194, and finally 216 on April 2nd. The March average was 50 more per Sunday than March of 1971.

Indiana Baptist 4/19/72 - “Summer Worker Named by Evansville Church”
Miss Cindy Boultinghouse, a student at Georgetown (KY) College, has been called as part-time youth director of Oakhill Baptist Church, Evansville. She will be working this summer with children ages 4-8. Pastor William Carter says that another summer youth director will be secured to work with youth, ages 9 and above.

Northside Reporter, 4/12/72 - “Choir Dedication Service Scheduled”
The Adult Choir of Oakhill Baptist Church will observe a Choir Dedication Service at 7:30 pm in the church at 4615    Oakhill Road. The Candlelight Service will feature special music by the choir, under the direction of Mrs. Marian Thomas. Organist is Mrs. Darlele Knight. The public is invited to attend. The choir will sing three selections, Feed My Lambs, Kum Ba Yah, and Shepherd of Love. The Rev. William Carter, pastor, will have the sermon for the service.

Northside Reporter, 5/17/72 - “Softball League Will Get Underway May 19th”
The Slow-Pitch Softball League, sponsored by Oakhill Baptist church, will get underway for the season on Friday, May 19th. Over 100 northside boys, ages 8 to 14, will be participating in the church-sponsored league. The playing season is May 19th to July 24th.  The boys will play every Friday and Saturday at the baseball diamond at Oakhill Baptist, 4615 Oak Hill Road. Churches sponsoring teams in the league include, Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Oak Hill Presbyterian,   Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Olivet Presbyterian, and Oakhill Baptist, which sponsors two teams. Coaches for the teams are Bethlehem, Leroy Blankenship; Oak Hill Presbyterian, Charles Wright; Shepherd of the Hills, George Roeder; Olivet, Rev. Onesimus Rundus; and Oakhill Baptist, Bob Davis and Bill Whitmore. The Rev. William Carter is pastor of Oakhill Baptist Church.

We can all work together to assist the world’s hungry families by giving sacrificially to the Global Hunger Relief Fund. World Hunger banks will be available for each family on Sunday, June 4th. They will be returned Sunday, August 27th.

Women on Mission will meet Thursday, June 1st at 1:00 pm in the Grace classroom. All ladies are invited to join us.

Women On Mission - May 2023

Oakhill Baptist Church Time Line

We look forward to celebrating our 60^th anniversary as a church in October.
This is a partial timeline of our history.

Jan. 24, 1960     Rev. C. E. Wiley, area missionary, met with 25 people in the home of Mr. & Mrs. John Hughes for the first fellowship meeting.
June 1960           Keck Ave. Baptist Church voted to sponsor Oakhill Baptist Chapel.
Sept. 1, 1960     Rev. Paul Bowles was called as first Pastor.
Nov. 1962           Rev. William Weedman served as Interim Pastor.
March 17, 1963 Rev. William Tucker was called as Pastor.
Oct. 8, 1963       Chapel organized into Oakhill Baptist Church with 68 charter members.
Sept. 13, 1964  Ground breaking for new building.
Dec. 16, 1964   Rev. Jeff Mitchener called as Interim Pastor.
April 18, 1965  New building completed.
July 1965            Rev. William Carter called as Pastor.
1970                      Steve Cook, Summer Youth Director.
1970                      Randy Dill, Summer Youth Director.
Oct. 15, 1972   Oakhill voted to sponsor Southwind Fellowship. Rev. James Trader was Pastor of Southwind.
1973                      Garry Bailey served as part-time Youth & Music Director. 
Feb. 1973            Delores Zahm came as Church Secretary.
June 1973          Tom Traylor, a student at Southern Seminary, came as Summer Youth Director. (Her served as Interim Pastor in 1974).
1973 -1974       Cindy Boultinghouse, Summer Children’s Worker.
Sept. 1974          Rev. Joe Hasson called as Pastor.
1977                      Rev. Irvin Parrett served as Interim Pastor. Other Youth workers were: Brenda Keller (1976), Danny Garnett (77-79), Jim Trader (1982), Bruce Wilson (1983),                                    David Russell (1984).
Sept. 1977         Rev. Roy Jones called as Pastor, served until Sept. 1984.
Nov. 1984          Rev. Irvin Parrett served as Interim Pastor .
March 1985     Rev. Glen Flowers called as Pastor, served until Jan. 2006.
March 2, 1986 101 volunteers participated in Good News America Bible distribution - 400 Bibles given in area.
May 1986          Rev. Randal Bratcher came as first full-time Minister of Youth and Music.
Nov. 1986        “Together We Build” campaign brought pledges of $221,746.00 - $21,746.00 above Hallelujah goal.
March 1987     Ground breaking for new educational building.
Jan. 19, 1988   Dedication of new building.
June 1991         Joe Hopkins called as Minister of Music (part-time). Also served on the music faculty at University of Evansville. Served until March 1998.
Dec. 1993         Rev. Joby Tricquet called as full-time Associate Pastor. Served until 1997.
1994                    Terry Frank called as part-time Minister of Youth until 1998.
June 1994        Kathleen Qualkenbush came as Church Secretary.
January 1998 World Mission Club plan for mission giving began.
April 5, 1998   Rev. Kevin Royalty served as full-time Minister of Music and Education. Served until 2004.
May 2000         Oakhill began the Weekday Childcare Ministry with Vanessa Wagler as the Weekday Childcare Director and Amy Dassel as the Assistant Director.
                                Both ladies served until 2004.
Oct. 2000         Paul Hollis served as part-time Minister of Youth until 2001.
Feb. 2004         Lisa West, Weekday Childcare Director - presently serving.
Oct. 2004         Jason Woolsey came as Minister of Music - served until 2014.
Jan. 2006         Retirement of Rev. Glen Flowers.
May 2006        Rev. Alan Scott came to serve as Senior Pastor - presently serving.
March 2007   Rev. Bryan Gotcher came as Minister of Students & Education - presently serving as Senior Associate & Children’s Pastor.
2011                   April Sharp came as Children’s Ministry Director - served until Dec. 2018.
Oct. 2011        Polly Todd came as Administrative Assistant. Presently serving as Administrative Assistant of Finance and Facilities. 
Feb. 2016        Pastor Nick Scott came as Pastor of Spiritual Development - served until Dec. 2020.
Feb. 2016        Pastor Jared Mitchell came as Pastor of Worship - served until Feb. 2020.
Oct. 2016        Pastor Brian Van Doren came as Student Pastor - served until 2022.
June 2017       Shirlene Kilgore came as Personal Assistant to Lead Pastor & Ministry Coordinator - presently serving.
Jan. 2019         Cheryl Rollow came as Administrative Assistant - served until Sept. 2019.
Feb. 2019        Pastor Leonid Marsan Rodriguez came as Hispanic Church Pastor - presently serving.
Sept. 2019     Jen Church came as Administrative Assistant of Students and Worship. Presently serving as Communications Coordinator and Worship Ministry Assistant.
June 2020      Pastor Derek Niffenegger came as Pastor of Worship - served until Feb. 2022.
Aug. 2021      Molly Morris came as Children’s Ministry Assistant - presently serving as Student Ministry Assistant.
July 2022       Michaela Jones came as Children’s Ministry Assistant - presently serving.
Aug. 2022      Pastor Evan Gray came as Pastor of Worship - presently serving.

Women on Mission will meet next on Thursday, May 4th in the Grace classroom at 1:00 pm.