Dan Greenfield

Category: Ohio Bible Fellowship

  • Happy Birthday William Ashbrook!

    I posted an article here about Pastor William Ashbrook on the News and Notes page at the Ohio Bible Fellowship’s website. William Ashbrook is one of many men who have taught and ministered to me though I never met him. I was 7 years old when he went to be…

  • Daily Bale for October 2, 2012

    Today started significantly different than most other days. Hannah is getting braces and that’s done at Case Western Reserve. It’s a lot cheaper but it isn’t exactly around the corner, being a good 45 minute drive away. Of course, there isn’t a whole lot around the corner where I live anyway!…

  • Minutes of the Ohio Regional Jan 30, 1935

    January 30, 1935 The second business session of the January Conference convened at 11:30 a.m. with President, W. D. Herrstrom, presiding. Brother Parker B. Kurtz of Wilkinsburg,Pa., led in prayer. Minutes of the previous day’s business session were approved as read. Brother Holtcamp called attention to the importance of having…

  • Minutes of the Ohio Regional Jan 29, 1935

    A regular business session of the Ohio Regional Conference of the I.F.C.A. convened in the Akron Bible Church,528 Spicer Street, Akron, January 29, 1935, with president W. D. Herrstrom presiding. Meeting opened with prayer by Brother Clausing of New Philadelphia,Ohio. Minutes of the business session held in the Erieside Gospel…

  • Catching Up

    Usually this time of year is uneventfully slow, often interrupted by plowing snow. The last month and a half, however, has been extremely and unusually busy for me, involving several “out of the ordinary” things that could neither be put off nor ignored. What this has meant, sadly, is scaling back…

  • Minutes of Ohio Regional Sept 27, 1934

    Minutes of the business session of the Ohio Regional Conference of the I.F.C.A. held in Erieside Gospel Church, Willowick, Willoughby, Ohio, on September 27th, 1934. Business session: W. D. Herrstrom, Chairman 1. Report of Committees: President, W. d. Herrstrom 1st Vice Pres. R. E. Neighbor 2nd Vice Pres. Paul M.…

  • Minutes Ohio Regional Sept 26, 1934

    Minutes of the business session of the Ohio Regional Conference of the I.F.C.A. held in Erieside Gospel Church, Willowick, Willoughby, Ohio, on September 26th, 1934. Business session – Rev. Herrstrom, Chairman Considered forming a Regional Conference. Motion made and carried to organize such a conference. Discussion – T. R. Dunham…

  • Minutes of the Ohio Regional Conference of the IFCA

    I love studying church history, especially the history connected with fundamentalism. I recently came into possession of the minutes of the Ohio Regional Conference of the Independent Fundamental Churches of America, the predecessor to the current Ohio Bible Fellowship. I’m going to work at posting the minutes as recorded in…

  • A Social Mandate?

    What role should the Christian church have in helping the poor and downtrodden? This pastor says that it is a “biblical mandate” to spend our lives helping the poor, regardless of their response, for these reasons: The OT clearly expects it, Deut 15:7-8 “The sin of Sodom was their lack of…

  • Lasagna & the OBF Visitor

    It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on here, Greener-Fields, or our Church website/blog. So maybe tonight will be the beginnings of getting back to trying to write regularly. Or did I ever? 🙂 We had lasagna tonight for dinner. My favorite meal. With Diet Mountain Dew. And…