Valentine’s Day Walk-In Weddings

By Rick Wolcott* Update: February 17, 2014 Twelve couples were married and two couples renewed their vows on Valentine’s Day in The Chapel of the Bells at Trinity United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District).  This is the second year the Rev. Jerry Krueger and his wife, the Rev. Susan Brown of Canfield United Methodist Church [...]

10-year-old Leads Congregation in Worship

By Caroline Johnson With the voice of an angel 10-year-old Randall Dean Forshey is Liturgist of the Month at Cambridge Ninth Street United Methodist Church (Southern Hills District).  It gives the congregation the opportunity to remember that God’s calling to share His word comes in all sizes and ages. When not reading the Call to [...]

New Life in the Dead of Winter

By Sarah Ferguson* The following may be alarming to some congregations. Reader discretion is advised. Not for explicit words, sexual innuendoes or violence, but for the modern congregation worshiping God in a very different way. Project 614, a new service with roots in Church Hill United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District) of Youngstown, is sprouting [...]