Needing, Reading and Heeding the Words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 60 Years Later

By Rick Wolcott* “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their ‘thus saith the Lord’ far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus [...]

Storyboard Episode 4

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TKfXcTbpBvvbqEljjist1 Episode Four is titled “Influence, Connection & Impact: The Black Pastors’ Fellowship”. The episode features Fellowship President the Rev. Dawan Buie, discipleship pastor at Medina UMC, sharing how the many connections between members positively influence their lives and impact their ministries. Listen to archived episodes of Storyboard: Faith Witness Transformation.

Cory UMC Receives Grant to Preserve its Heritage, Prepare for the Future

By Brett Hetherington* Cory United Methodist Church (North Coast District) in Cleveland is one of three historically Black congregations in Northeast Ohio – and one of 35 churches in total – receiving a grant to help preserve its rightful place in Civil Rights history. The announcement was made on January 16, the day the nation [...]