Jessica Vargo is leaving her position as treasurer and director of administrative services with the East Ohio Conference effective January 3, 2017. She is returning to her alma mater, where she will be named chief financial officer of the Kent State University Foundation. “The East Ohio Conference has been blessed by Jessica's strong and dedicated [...]
Turn Shopping Bags into Sleeping Mats for the Homeless
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. [...]
Rule Expanding Overtime for Millions Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction that temporarily blocks the implementation of The Final Rule, which was set to take effect on December 1. The Final Rule was drafted to strengthen overtime protections for workers. In an e-mail Moses Kumar, general secretary and treasurer of UMC General Council on Finance and [...]
