North Central Jurisdictional Conference 2016 begins today at the Civic Center in Peoria, IL. Opening Worship is at 11am EDT, followed by the Opening Plenary session at 2:30pm EDT. You can watch all sessions and services on live stream. On Tuesday night all 17 candidates for bishop were interviewed during the Black Methodists for Church Renewal [...]
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Youth Show Their Servant Hearts
Click on a circle photo to view full view slideshow of images. By Pastor Teresa Smolka* The youth group from Ohltown United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District) in Mineral Ridge traveled to Niagara Falls, NY June 5-10. This Christ-centered mission trip allowed our teens and their adult chaperones to connect to God, each other, and communities [...]
East Ohio Laity to Lead Online Classrooms
By Rick Wolcott* Two East Ohio Conference educators are looking forward to teaching online courses this fall through BeADisciple.com. The site, part of the United Methodist-affiliated Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College, has more than 2,000 students participating in approximately 150 Christian education courses each year. Two of the new courses will be taught by [...]