Firestone Park United Methodist Church (Canal District) in Akron holds in prayer each week situations in the world. During service on Mother’s Day, I invited congregants to stand in groups as they desired and get a note that showed their support for the Girls of Nigeria and their mothers. Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamist rebel [...]
By Caroline Johnson* Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter services keep many church families busy during Holy week. Toss in family gatherings and dinners, and an Easter egg hunt or two and you would be hard-pressed to find a busier time of year – for children or adults. Eight-year-old Owen Buxton found time to add [...]
Canfield United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District) took the message of Good Friday to the village green this year. Families and individuals from the congregation designed, created and displayed visual interpretations of 10 scriptures that follow Jesus’ journey from betrayal to Crucifixion. Visitors were given a brochure that contained each scripture verse and that described [...]
