[This past Thursday through Sunday, our church hosted 28 youth and adults who are part of the Rocky River UMC in Cleveland. We provided lodging for them and also made them a taco meal on Friday evening which they loved! They did home repairs for an eld…

     A small country church was in need of a guest preacher to fill the pulpit one Sunday morning so the pastor arranged for someone he knew to come and preach that morning.  The person who was asked to preach had never been to…

[Joanne not only rooted for the Steelers, but she also had a “Steel Curtain” faith in the many ways she loved her family and friends, served through her church, and put up a tenacious battle with cancer over the past several years. Pictured above is Jo…

[Our first “Thirst” covered dish/testimony gathering was held last week. In addition to enjoying a great meal together, we were blessed to hear Jenaye Hill share her faith story. The next “Thirst” gatherings will be on July 12, August 9, & Septembe…

    Several years ago, I was serving a church that was considering a major change.  Some of my key leaders felt that God was calling us to begin a new ministry that if implemented would dramatically change our church.     …

[On Trinity Sunday, how could we not get a picture of several of our Trinity Sunday School class members? This adult Sunday School class has a long history of exploring different topics related to the Christian faith. They help our church to have a lea…

       A while back, a friend of mine kept calling me on the phone to complain that people had not been returning her e-mails or her phone calls.  And because of this, she reached the conclusion, that she must be invisible.&nbs…

[Part of our Pastoral Prayer on Pentecost Sunday included prayers for the people of Santa Fe, Texas impacted by the recent school shooting. We prayed for the mighty wind of the Holy Spirit to blow through our land to overcome violence with peace, hatre…

     One year, I had the privilege of offering the sermon at a non-denominational church in the community where I was serving as pastor. It was a growing church that was reaching a lot of unchurched people.      You c…

[During worship yesterday, we announced that a staff member, Rick Seiter will become the pastor of Chesterhill UMC on July 1. He will continue to serve as pastor of Pisgah UMC as well as serve on the staff of Athens First. Since he will be pastoring tw…