At Annual Conference in June, 13 elders and two deacons were ordained. The average age of those ordinands was 39 – the same as the average age of the six elders and one deacon ordained at Annual Conference 2013. Those figures stand in stark contrast to the findings of the annual Lewis Center for Church [...]
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An Examination of the Lives and Works of the Wesley Brothers
Registration is now open for the The Wesley Book Study, an examination of the lives and works of John and Charles Wesley. The study will be based on the book John & Charles Wesley: Selections from Their Writings and Hymns – Annotated & Explained by Paul Chilcote, PhD. East Ohio clergy will lead the monthly [...]
Partners for a Bright Future
By Rev. Jerry Krueger* Thursday, August 28 saw the ribbon cut at Trinity United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District) for The Lewis School for Gifted Learning Potential. Designed to meet the needs of gifted and talented students in grades 3-6, the school is a private, non-profit extension of Youngstown Christian School As this new partnership [...]