Storyboard: Faith | Witness | Transformation

The episode features a conversation with staff members and a volunteer physician of OPEN M, an East Ohio Conference Advance Special that annually serves more than 65,000 residents in South Akron. The ministry partners with churches, businesses, and thousands of volunteers to provide pathways out of poverty by feeding the hungry and offering health and employment services.  Learn more about the East Ohio Conference at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eocumc.com/⁠⁠ Learn more about OPEN M at https://www.openm.org/

Learn how you can support OPEN M financially at https://www.eocumc.com/finance/advance-special.html

We can each answer God’s call by welcoming the stranger, and working to improve health, education, and access to food for all people. This episode features a roundtable discussion with two United Methodist Church global mission advocates and the East Ohio Conference Secretary of Global Ministries, exploring the many ways we can serve God by serving with others. Learn more about the East Ohio Conference at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eocumc.com/⁠⁠

Learn more about Global Missions Fellows at www.umcmission.org/global-mission-fellows

Learn more about UMC Global Ministries at www.umcmissions.org

Our East Ohio Conference vision for how we will make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world calls for us to be courageous leaders in reaching new, young, and more diverse people. In this episode we explore ways our congregations can welcome, include and be in ministry with individuals who are differently abled. Learn more about the East Ohio Conference at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eocumc.com/⁠⁠ Visit the EOC DisAbility page at https://www.eocumc.com/disabilities/index.html

Visit Ashland Special Needs Ministry at https://www.ashlandspecialneedsministry.org/

Visit Bucyrus UMC at https://www.bucyrusumc.com/

The food we eat impacts every part of our lives, including our connection with God. In This episode we feature a panel discussion with both UMC and community leaders who are involved in leading Dine and Discover, an outreach program designed to educate about the importance of making wise choices on what we eat so that we can live healthier lives. Learn more about the East Ohio Conference at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eocumc.com/⁠⁠

Learn more about the Wickliffe Family Resource Center: https://www.wickliffeschools.org/FamilyResourceCenter.aspx

Read about Dine and Discover: https://eocumcnews.com/2024/05/22/dine-and-discover-ministry-partnership-is-educating-communities-about-the-importance-of-nutrition-and-healthy-eating/

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. Learn more about the East Ohio Conference at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eocumc.com/⁠⁠