by Rev. Néstor Nazario* It has been a month since I have been in the Mid-Ohio District as District Superintendent. During the month of July, I have had the opportunity to worship on Sundays mornings at several of our congregations, including the privilege of singing in a choir of retired and active ministers, and filling [...]
The Cuyahoga County medical examiner’s office reports that “at least 187 victims have died from heroin/fentanyl or in combination” in the first four months of 2017, compared to 140 who died during the same period in 2016. Those sobering statistics were at the root of Pastor Harlen Rife’s decision to hold a memorial service for [...]
By Kaye Wolfinger* Lee Nicolson, youth pastor at Christ UMC in Louisville, (Tuscarawas District) is this week taking the community by STORM (Service To Others in Relational Mission) Nicholson, who is serving as director for the week, caught the vision for this week long teen mission ministry from the Minnesota Conference three years ago. The first [...]
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