Hough Uprising Marker Retells a Story from Our History to Change the Future

By Brett Hetherington* The targeted firebombing, looting and vandalism of the Hough Uprising that rocked the Cleveland neighborhood July 18-24, 1966, began after the white owners of the Seventy-Niners Café refused to serve a glass of water to a Black customer. Nearly six decades later the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church played [...]

Storyboard Episode 43

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oCyMhSSs1qPg6PGNxvOOZ Episode 43 is titled “Influence, Connection & Impact: Investing in Our Future Through Reading”. This episode features a conversation about the SHINE reading program partnership between Henrietta UMC and Firelands Elementary School. Through this mentoring ministry, church volunteers Support, Help, Inspire, Nurture, and Empower the first-grade students with whom they read once a week. Listen [...]

September 3, 2024

Bishop’s Office A Message from Bishop Hee-Soo JungGreetings to you in the name of the Lord. We are grateful to be assigned to serve the Ohio Episcopal Area as your new bishop. We are thankful for the grace of God who has accomplished great mission work through the faithful annual conferences of East Ohio and [...]