By Brett Hetherington* The Urban Mission in Steubenville recently hosted Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, the East Ohio Conference Cabinet, and laity leaders for two days of service projects and team building. The team spent hours moving boxes of food, painting walls inside the men’s shelter, weeding outside the women’s shelter, and sorting and folding clothes at [...]
By Brett Hetherington* Most of us learned early in life how to ride a bike, delicately balancing our body while using the strokes of the pedals to propel themselves on two wheels toward some semblance of freedom and independence. But not everyone has access to a bicycle. In the summer of 2015, the people of [...]
By Brett Hetherington* January brought single-digit temperatures to the Ohio Valley, increasing community members’ needs for warm clothes and shelter. Once again, the Urban Mission located in Steubenville, Ohio answered the call, this time with a new executive director – the Rev. Dr. Kimberly Arbaugh. “Starting in the middle of January when it was negative [...]
