Tag: Brown Bag Clergy Group

City officials meet with faith community to discuss challenges on the horizon (SLIDESHOW)

MANSFIELD — At a recent clergy luncheon at the Mayor’s office, city officials did not mince words: they have a lot on their plate. With an Opiate Crisis not going away and the recruitment of new police officers at its lowest level in years, sirens in most communities would be

City officials meet with pastors in upper room and discuss declining crime

MANSFIELD– On Thursday, area clergy got a bird’s eye view of city affairs. Faith leaders from over twenty congregations met at the Mayor’s office on the ninth floor of city hall to discuss current economic and criminal justice trends inside the city. In addition to Mayor Timothy Theaker, Mansfield Police

Local ‘March of Prayer’ initiative comes into churches like a lion (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — Reverend Paul Lintern and Jordan Baker, Coordinator of the Point of Grace House of Prayer are encouraging local congregations for the month of March to host two-hour corporate prayer meetings open to the public. Their efforts were jump started a day prior to the initiative when local law

Mansfield Mayor gives optimistic report at clergy meeting

MANSFIELD — Despite the wintry mix last week, twenty-three area pastors met with Mansfield Mayor Timothy Theaker to discuss corporate vision for the city.   During the luncheon, the Mayor thanked the clergy for their efforts involving 150 congregations who recently declared the New Year as the “Year of the Bible.”

Mansfield-area ministers get a seat at the table with Mayor Theaker

MANSFIELD — This week more than thirty local ministers from the “Brown Bag Luncheon Group,” met with Mansfield mayor Tim Theaker to strike up a conversation about the community. “We scheduled a time to meet with the city administration to learn what specific needs there are,” said Reverend Kim Maurer. “Our police