April 15, 2024

EOC News

Bishop Tracy S. Malone announces the following clergy appointments and/or changes of status which, unless otherwise noted, are effective July 1, 2024. 2024 AppointmentsPastorAppointmentDistrictEffectiveJoseph CarneyAmherst UMCWest PlainsJoyce HoileWestern Reserve UMCCentral ValleyThomas JonesKelleys Island Zion UMCWest PlainsScott McCutcheonExtension Ministry: City of Hope Cancer Center (AZ)2/21/2024Jonah MitchellKilbourne UMCWest PlainsRuth RothBrighton & Rochester UMCsWest PlainsDarla SchneggVienna & Coalburg [...]

Rain-Swollen River Floods Homes, EOC Disaster Response Team Provides Assistance

EOC News

By Rick Wolcott* The rain began Easter weekend and continued for many days. As water fell from the sky, river levels rose until their banks could no longer hold them, causing flooding in the Village of Rayland and other areas of the South Forest District along the Ohio River. “From the moment we started getting [...]

Gonder Place Grand Opening Brings Food, Healthcare and Hope to an Underserved Neighborhood

EOC News

By Brett Hetherington* The sun was bright and the air brisk making the morning of April 6 a beautiful one to host the grand opening of Gonder Place in southeast Canton. A project that was years in the making, Gonder Place brings affordable food and healthcare to an area that has had neither readily available [...]