MANSFIELD — A baptism of fire occurred Tuesday night on the city’s south side involving a menorah and the first night of Hanukah. According to Rabbi William Hallbrook of Sar Shalom Messianic, the trailblazing congregation’s menorah lighting is believed to be the first occurrence in the area on record. During
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Nearly seventy years after Israel was voted into existence, President Donald Trump has gone against the international community and fulfilled an ancient prophecy. On December 6th, 2017 the President released the Jerusalem Declaration decreeing: “Consistent with the Jerusalem Embassy Act, I am directing the State Department
MANSFIELD — Regularly attending worship services at a church or a synagogue may actually be a blessing in disguise. This is according to a recent study done by Vanderbilt University this past summer. Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society, Mr. Marino Bruce of Vanderbilt University found in a study
MANSFIELD — In light of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) Movement targeting Israel, the local faith community successfully lobbied Richland County officials to invest in Israeli bonds. Forty area clergy, along with the Baptist for Israel Institute discussed with County Treasurer Bart Hamilton and the Richland County Commissioner Board
MANSFIELD –The week of Oct. 29 through Nov. 4, 2017 has been designated as “Pornography Awareness Week” by government officials across the state, county, municipal, and township levels throughout Richland County, Ohio. Last year, eight of the nine municipalities in the county in concert with the “White Ribbon Against Pornography”
MANSFIELD — In October 2017, Mansfield Mayor Timothy Theaker presented a formal proclamation to two local clergy: Reverend Henry Bradley of the New Community Temple COGIC and Reverend Chris Thomas, of Diamond Hills Baptist. The proclamation recognized the unique service provided by clergy and their families and how-they safeguard the
These coming days, Mansfield will be bidding farewell to one of the most mild-mannered, winsome, and upstanding citizens in the city: the Reverend Thomas Hunt. In just a short time, Pastor Hunt and his beloved wife will be moving to the Deep South to be more accessible to family and
ONTARIO — Over seventy clergymen sent a joint statement to elected officials across Richland County voicing their opposition to the marijuana industry coming to the area. According to one economic development leader, the clergy letter was the ‘nail in the coffin’ for any potential cannabis company coming to the City
MANSFIELD — Due to rainy weather, the countywide observance of the National Day of Prayer was held indoors on the Mansfield Square at the All Believers in Christ Church located at 23 North Main Street. Sponsored by the Richland Community Prayer Network (RCPN), and emceed by Scott Saunders of WVMC,
MANSFIELD — Tuesday, April 25th, Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed during a community gathering at Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation on 1650 South Main Street. The Holocaust was a genocide in which some six million European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and World War II collaborators. The victims
MANSFIELD — The Bible is coming to life in North Central Ohio as area clergy believe they must obey GOD rather than Caesar. This past July, leading clergymen from over one hundred congregations in Richland County sent a letter to all nine school districts in the county requesting they defy
MANSFIELD — An ordinary middle-of-the-road storefront turned out to be more than meets the eye. Police reported they raided a massage parlor Wednesday afternoon at 1504 W. Fourth Street due to complaints of suspected prostitution and sexually-related activity at the business. It appears not only are the police on the
ONTARIO — As the push to bring Marijuana dispensaries and cultivation sites comes to Richland County, area clergy went on the record pointing to policymakers that supposed benefits from the industry are really ‘smoke and mirrors.’ Recently a joint statement representing clergy from seventy different congregations inside Richland County was
MANSFIELD – Clergy from North Central Ohio sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologizing for the Obama administration’s refusal to veto a United Nations’ resolution concerning Israel’s claims to the West Bank lands. On Dec. 23rd, the United States allowed the United Nations Security Council to vote
