Project Feed Assembles 27,000 Meals for Hurricane Melissa Victims in Jamaica

By Tim Beck* On a cloudy Sunday across the Ohio Episcopal Area, more than 300 students and adult leaders from 31 United Methodist churches came ready to shine at the hands-on East Ohio Conference youth service event Project Feed. Hosted at The United Methodist Church of Kent (Northern Waters District), the event invited young people [...]

Breaking Ground in Seoul, Korea for the Scranton Memorial Hall and Memorial Church

On Monday, November 17 Bishop Hee-Soo Jung and a small delegation of Cabinet members and local church clergy from the East and West Ohio Conferences participated in breaking ground for the new Scranton Memorial Hall and Memorial Church in Seoul. Photo credit Ja deuk Shim, Dangdang News In his address at the ceremony, Bishop Jung [...]

Day of Thanksgiving & Unity: Christ Holds All the Parts Together

Laity and clergy from the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences gathered November 15 in Roscoe UMC in Coshocton, where the Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers converge to form the Muskingum River. “These rivers teach us the deep wisdom of coming together as one,” Bishop Hee-Soo Jung said in his afternoon worship service message. “Today, the [...]