By Rick Wolcott* A Special Session of General Conference has been called for February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. Its purpose is to act on a report by the Council of Bishops based on proposals from the Commission on a Way Forward. The Commission was created by action of General Conference 2016 and was tasked [...]
By Kaye Wolfinger* Lee Nicolson, youth pastor at Christ UMC in Louisville, (Tuscarawas District) is this week taking the community by STORM (Service To Others in Relational Mission) Nicholson, who is serving as director for the week, caught the vision for this week long teen mission ministry from the Minnesota Conference three years ago. The first [...]
MRI is a fun, action-packed, intense spiritual retreat, designed to assist youth ages 12-18 to hear, ponder, and answer God’s call to ministry. Held at Baldwin-Wallace University, Berea, OH. from Sun, July 16 to Friday July 21, the week will offer intense Bible study, spirit-filled worship, intentional small group time, focused prayer, workshops specific to [...]
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