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  • Jack Kwok, Ohio state exec, announces retirement
    by SCBO Staff, posted Thursday, July 30, 2020 (4 years ago)

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Jack Kwok, executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO), announced his plans to retire during a virtual meeting of the state mission council today (July 30). When he retires Dec. 1, Kwok will have led Ohio Baptists for 24 years.

    "Every Southern Baptist in Ohio should be thankful for the steady leadership of Dr. Kwok," said Ryan Strother, president of the SCBO and pastor of Central Baptist Church in Marion. "His love for the Bible and evangelism, his desire for unity, and his genuine love for all people should be qualities for which we all strive as our churches continue to carry out the Great Commission in Ohio and beyond." Read More

  • Ohio Baptists adopt 50/50 funding of SBC causes
    by SCBO and BP Staff, posted Thursday, November 10, 2016 (7 years ago)

    VANDALIA, Ohio (BP) -- A 50/50 division of churches' Cooperative Program gifts to the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio was approved during the SCBO annual meeting Nov. 2.

    Messengers approved a 2016-17 Mission Ohio budget which moved the Cooperative Mission Program, as CP is named in Ohio, from last year's 59.25/40.25 distribution to 50/50 for SCBO outreach and Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries. Read More

  • 'Engage Ohio' initiatives garner convention's focus
    by Staff/State Convention of Baptists in Ohio, posted Tuesday, December 08, 2015 (8 years ago)

    PATASKALA, Ohio (BP) -- "Engage Ohio: All for Him" was the theme of the Nov. 3-4 annual meeting of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio at the Columbus-area Jersey Baptist Church in Pataskala.

    SBCO President Mark Stinson, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Cambridge, called the 62nd annual meeting to order, with host pastor John Hayes, a former SBCO president, welcoming messengers and guests, who numbered 257 and 28, respectively, by the end of the meeting. Read More