Turning a Mission Trip into an Ongoing Ministry

By Brett Hetherington* Building a connection point to the community your church is a part of can often be a daunting task. The default setting for many is to invite people to come into the church building. But the leadership of Crossroads United Methodist Church (Tuscarawas District) has found a different way to engage the [...]

Collaborative Ministry in Southern Hills Feeds the Forgotten

By Brett Hetherington* It is not uncommon to find a United Methodist church that excels at offering meals as a ministry, especially during the last 18 months. But in the southern hills of the East Ohio Conference there is a gem of a tucked-away community whose people saw the need for a ministry that offers [...]

New Cooperative Parish Developing Culture of Call Ministry

By Rick Wolcott* Paragraph 206.1 of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2016 states, “Local churches, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, may enhance their witness to one another and to the world by showing forth the love of Jesus Christ through forms of mutual cooperation.” On Sunday, July 11 the [...]