East Ohio Conference churches and community members are making this Christmas very special for families in Summit County. Opportunity for People Everywhere in Need Ministry (OPEN M) recently held its annual Christmas for the Love of Children event for families that are referred to the agency. “It was an amazing distribution serving 600+ kids and [...]
December 19, 2016 A Christmas Message from Bishop Tracy S. Malone “…I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:10b-11 NRSV) As you can imagine, Christmas for the Malone household [...]
By Joe Beran* While visiting her mother in a nursing home during Christmas in 2007, Carolyn Thompson noticed that several of the residents there had few visitors, and no festive decorations. She went home, made 12 small trees and distributed them to those folks whom she had noticed. They were so warmly welcomed that [...]
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