By Rick Wolcott* On Sunday, May 31 the Tuscarawas District held its Spring District Conference via Zoom video communications. βIt was the safest way to gather the district to complete our business and welcome our incoming district superintendent the Rev. Cara Stultz Costello,β said current superintendent the Rev. Benita Rollins, who will retire at the [...]
Category: Leadership
An Anti-Racism Commitment from Bishop Tracy S. Malone and the Extended Cabinet of the East Ohio Conference
We, Bishop Tracy S. Malone and the Extended Cabinet of the East Ohio Conference, sign our names below as an act of repentance for our silence in the face of the racially motivated brutality that is pervasive throughout the nation. We are appalled by the recent killings of unarmed black people β George Floyd killed [...]
Restructuring How We Provide Care for East Ohio Conference Clergy and Their Families
Bishop Tracy S. Malone, the Board of Ministry and Conference leadership are committed to the well-being of East Ohio Conference clergy and their families. For many years, the Pastoral Care and Counseling office has been the primary provider of care but that is now changing due to transitions in the way insurance is provided, the [...]