North Central Jurisdictional Conference 2016 begins

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 [...]

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 [...]