By Marj Pond* About a year ago at Faith UMC in Ashland (Mid-Ohio District) we began a project that transforms recycled shopping bags into sleeping mats for homeless people. First, the bags are folded, cut, and looped to make plarn. Then the plarn – an abbreviation for plastic yarn – is woven into a mat. [...]
East Ohio Conference youth continue to set an example of the cooperative ministry that is needed to reach out into our mission fields, both at home and around the world. Project Feed brought together 500 teens and youth group adult leaders to pack meals for the 1 in 8 people around the world who don’t [...]
The United Methodist Church is restoring hope in Haiti by helping the country recover after Hurricane Matthew. Bishop Tracy S. Malone and Bishop Sally Dyck thank the East Ohio Conference and the Northern Illinois Conference for your outpouring of love in support of the World Series Challenge for Haiti. The numbers are tallied and the [...]
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