By Brett Hetherington* Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a long-standing summer tradition in many churches. Signs advertising the week-long event welcoming neighborhood children into the church to learn about Jesus can be spotted frequently in towns across the East Ohio Conference. This summer Girard First United Methodist Church (Central Valley District) partnered with other churches [...]
By Brett Hetherington * Howland United Methodist Church (Central Valley District) continues to grow a ministry that is reaching out to its community in ways that are fresh yet familiar. Since 2020 the congregation has invited area children to come into the building to learn how to play a sport, receive some coaching in life, [...]
Bishop Hee-Soo Jung announces appointments of district superintendents, effective July 1. “I am so blessed by East Ohio Conference leadership and am thankful for their commitment to advancing our mission and vision for ministry,” Jung said. “Now we are moving to four superintendents in our Cabinet leadership, one in each district.” The Central Valley District [...]
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