East Ohio Churches and Agencies Helping Ukrainian Refugees Begin New Lives in America

By Rick Wolcott* Twenty minutes. That’s all the time Olga Loiko had. One bag. That’s all she could take. In what seemed like both an eternity – and a blink of an eye – a widowed mother of two young boys had to make impossible decisions. When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Loiko and [...]

September 19, 2022

#BeUMC Transform Lives with Us through The United Methodist Church. #Be UMC.Today, we launch a new EOC-branded #BeUMC online resource and a new campaign featuring the tag line “Transform lives with us through The United Methodist Church. #BeUMC.” The campaign builds on the denomination-wide #BeUMC campaign adding the tag line as an explainer for those [...]

Celebrating 75 Years of Ministry at Camp Wanake

By Brett Hetherington* If you were to ask Julie Lautt, ‘what is the primary mission of Camp Wanake?’ she would respond with a simple sentence. “Wanake provides people places and role models away from daily routines and distractions so that campers can find life change, new friends, time with God, and a lot of fun.” [...]