New Philadelphia First United Methodist Church (Tuscarawas District) celebrated Pentecost on May 20 by holding its annual Change the World Sunday. The day began with the normal three celebrations of worship combined into one 9:00 a.m. service. Rev. Jim Humphrey preached from James 2, putting faith into deeds and actions, and commissioned the congregation to [...]
By Rev. Kathryn Adams* On one of my United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) trips to orphanages in the former Soviet Union a Russian woman approached me, grabbed me by the shoulders, looked at me as if she was about to burst and said, “Why did they teach us to hate you? You are JUST [...]
By Pryde Bass* We are very excited about what God is doing through Farmer-to-Farmer of the East Ohio Conference. In 2018, two teams from the East Ohio Conference will travel to Harrisburg, Liberia. The first team left the weekend of January 19. The team is tasked with continuing to strengthen the connections between Farmer-to-Farmer and [...]
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