Category: Local Church

Appointments Bishop Tracy S. Malone announces the following clergy appointments and/or changes of status which, unless otherwise noted, are effective July 1, 2023. 2023 AppointmentsPastorAppointmentDistrictEffectiveClaudia BrittonEast Liverpool First UMCMVKristen BuchsRittman & Orrville Trinity UMCsCNMikayla DoepkerVermilion Grace UMCFLJohn FinnOak Chapel & New Pittsburg UMCsCNTennille PowerElyria First UMCNCShane RussoNiles First UMC & Niles First UMC Digital Church [...]

By Brett Hetherington* “When I’m singing a hymn, I always wonder about the author, about their background. I’m always wondering ‘who wrote this?’ and specifically, because I’m African American, I wondered about 'who wrote this who is of Color?' 'Who are the African American writers?'” said Dr. Feliesha Shelton-Wheeler.  “That is where this idea of [...]