By Brett Hetherington* January brought single-digit temperatures to the Ohio Valley, increasing community members’ needs for warm clothes and shelter. Once again, the Urban Mission located in Steubenville, Ohio answered the call, this time with a new executive director – the Rev. Dr. Kimberly Arbaugh. “Starting in the middle of January when it was negative [...]
By John Hill * Members of Vermilion Grace United Methodist Church (West Plains District) and three people from Vermilion Rotary traveled to Chimney Rock, North Carolina to assist residents still impacted by deadly Hurricane Helene. We had virtually no specific skills going in but were very willing to do whatever was asked of us or [...]
By Brett Hetherington* Election day in Peninsula is a special day, and not just because citizens are given the opportunity to cast their votes for civil servants both local and national. For more than a century the people of Peninsula United Methodist Church (Northern Waters District) have made and served meals to the community on [...]
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