By Rick Wolcott* Jai mashi is a Nepali phrase that means “victory in Christ. On Sunday, February 4, the Nepali-speaking Bhutanese Christian congregation of Refugee International Fellowship and the congregation of Grandview United Methodist Church (Canal District) celebrated their victory in Christ together during a joint worship service. Pastor Santa Gajmere and the Refugee International [...]
By Rick Wolcott* “You are our ‘Shining Star!’” Those words, written on balloons in the Greentown United Methodist Church (Tuscarawas District) fellowship hall, express the congregation’s love for Juanita Woods. Friends and family gathered after the final service of 2017 for a reception to celebrate Woods’ retirement as choir director, a position she has held [...]
By Rick Wolcott* On Sunday, December 24, Garfield Memorial Church (North Coast District) cancelled the Mosaic multi-ethnic praise and worship experience at its Pepper Pike and South Euclid locations to distribute 300 dozen donuts to people who had to work on the holiday. “We want them to know that even though they’re working on Christmas [...]
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