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 [...]
By Rick Wolcott* A chance to walk through Peppermint Forest and along the Ice Cream Sea attracted 365 children of all ages to Vienna United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District) the weekend before Christmas for a chance to play a life-size version of Candy Land. Players colored their own gingerbread game piece, collected their [...]
By Rick Wolcott* Baptismal fonts often have ornately designed exteriors, but their interiors are usually not visible to worshippers in the pews. “I want to be able to see the water,” said the Rev. Steve Stultz Costello, co-pastor with his wife Cara of Faith United Methodist Church (Tuscarawas District) in North Canton. “In seminary we [...]
