Bishop Tracy S. Malone is appointing the Rev. Abby Auman to the East Ohio Conference Cabinet. She will serve as superintendent of the Mahoning Valley District. "Abby has strong leadership skills, is an innovative thinker who brings vision and courage to the development and empowerment of lay leadership, and has a passion for revitalizing the [...]
Category: Leadership
Candidates for Ministry Explore God’s Call on their Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tslLMj6joY Fourteen people from the East Ohio Conference explored their call to ministry during the East Ohio-West Ohio Candidacy Summit held January 6-7 at Methodist Theological School in Ohio. The summit, a collaborative ministry of the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences, is the first step for candidates who are discerning their call to ministry. [...]
Rev. Orlando Chaffee: A Life Well-lived
By Rick Wolcott* Dozens of East Ohio Conference clergy came to celebrate the life of the Rev. Orlando Chaffee, 60, who passed away on December 18. His colleagues, dressed in black robes with white stoles, processed into the sanctuary at the beginning of the funeral service. “Rev. Chaffee gave 32 years of his life to [...]
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