Churches Partner Together to Feed Thousands

By Brett Hetherington* Over St. Patrick’s Day weekend four East Ohio Conference churches partnered with Midwest Mission to pack meals that will feed 21,000 people in need. On Saturday, March 18, clergy and laity from Medina United Methodist Church (Canal District) assembled 2,000 meals and the next day clergy and laity from three North Coast [...]

Transforming Lives in Mexico One Project at a Time; Multi-Conference UMVIM Team Partners with Manos Juntas Mission

By Katie Woods & Ali Woods* Late last year people from four different conferences of The United Methodist Church from across the U.S. came together for a week of mission work with the Manos Juntas, Mexico annual conference. This team was made up of members from the Northern Illinois Conference, the North Carolina Conference, our [...]

Church, Leadership Assisting Community Impacted by Train Derailment

By Rev. Ed Fashbaugh and Rick Wolcott* Two weeks ago today, the eyes of the world focused on East Palestine as flames and smoke filled the sky of the 4,800-person town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border following the derailment of nearly three dozen cars of a Norfolk Southern Railway train. The fire burned for days, and [...]