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 [...]
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 [...]
By Georgette Gaston* In June 2024 Jim and I retired to the North Georgia mountains. Who knew that September would bring a hurricane! It was reported by weather experts that Hurricane Helene would arrive in the mountains as a tropical storm bringing wind shear with 80 mile-per-hour winds and 10 to 15 inches of rain. [...]
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