By Rev. Barbara Ross* Ready set go - back to school with brushed up reading skills, with new self-confidence. With the knowledge that they can accomplish difficult tasks. With a backpack full of items needed for success. With the awareness that the reading camp staff is proud of your accomplishments and praying you’ll have a [...]
By Tim Beck* On August 15, more than 40 youth leaders and volunteers gathered at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church for a Youth Leader Training Day focused on a simple but important question: What might happen if we approached youth ministry with greater intentionality, curiosity, creativity, and connection? Representing more than 30 churches from across [...]
By Brett Hetherington* Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a long-standing summer tradition in many churches. Signs advertising the week-long event welcoming neighborhood children into the church to learn about Jesus can be spotted frequently in towns across the East Ohio Conference. This summer Girard First United Methodist Church (Central Valley District) partnered with other churches [...]
