By Brett Hetherington* The sun was bright and the air brisk making the morning of April 6 a beautiful one to host the grand opening of Gonder Place in southeast Canton. A project that was years in the making, Gonder Place brings affordable food and healthcare to an area that has had neither readily available [...]
By Rick Wolcott* The mission of Vermilion Grace UMC (West Plains District) is “to invite all into joyous and caring Christian community.” To welcome “all”, the church in March unveiled a new sensory room next to the sanctuary. Partially funded by a grant from the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, the room [...]
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KGYJncoZ9SktEAxicjkKY Episode 32 is titled “Belonging & Inclusion: All In Community Ministry”. One in 31 Ohioans is in jail or prison or out on probation and last year 18,000 people returned to Ohio communities after being released from prison. This episode features clergy from East Ohio sharing about All In Community, a modern-day, Biblical response [...]
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