By Marj Pond* About a year ago at Faith UMC in Ashland (Mid-Ohio District) we began a project that transforms recycled shopping bags into sleeping mats for homeless people. First, the bags are folded, cut, and looped to make plarn. Then the plarn – an abbreviation for plastic yarn – is woven into a mat. [...]
A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction that temporarily blocks the implementation of The Final Rule, which was set to take effect on December 1. The Final Rule was drafted to strengthen overtime protections for workers. In an e-mail Moses Kumar, general secretary and treasurer of UMC General Council on Finance and [...]
Communications Listening, Learning, Connecting Bishop Tracy S. Malone continues to connect with clergy and laity and to learn about the life-changing ministries of the conference during her tours of East Ohio districts. To date she has visited Southern Hills, Firelands, Mid-Ohio, Western Reserve, North Coast, Ohio Valley, and Tuscarawas districts. The bishop has upcoming tours [...]
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