By Rick Wolcott* "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.” - Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NIV) The Connectional Ministries team is expanding to better resource and equip local churches in their ministries to and with the youth and young people of their respective congregations and the communities they serve. Pastor [...]
Category: Youth
Churches Partner Together to Feed Thousands
By Brett Hetherington* Over St. Patrick’s Day weekend four East Ohio Conference churches partnered with Midwest Mission to pack meals that will feed 21,000 people in need. On Saturday, March 18, clergy and laity from Medina United Methodist Church (Canal District) assembled 2,000 meals and the next day clergy and laity from three North Coast [...]
Project Feed Packs Thousands of Meals for Those in Need Worldwide
By Brett Hetherington* Project Feed, a meal-packing partnership of East Ohio Conference Young People’s Ministries and Rise Against Hunger, made a triumphant return after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sunday afternoon event gathered teens and their adult leaders from across the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church to pack [...]