Tag: proclamation

2022 National Day of Prayer continues heritage in ‘City of Churches’ (SLIDESHOW) (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — The National Day of Prayer (NDOP) has played a historic part of America’s legacy. On May 5th, citizens across the country gathered for prayer and repentance. Prior to the pandemic, there have been nearly sixty thousand local NDOP events held coast to coast. This year local residents and

President Trump says birth of Christ has changed the course of history (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON DC — In 2016, the ‘War on Christmas’ took a dramatic turn. When Donald Trump won the Presidential election, he promised to make the words: “Merry Christmas” popular again. Now he is making it ‘the most wonderful time of the year.’ This month the President made an executive order

120 Clergymen call Ohio to prayer during COVID-19 pandemic (SLIDESHOW)(VIDEO)

LEXINGTON — On Wednesday, faith leaders across the Buckeye Bible Belt held a press conference regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Their statewide call to prayer comes less than one year after local officials observed the anniversary of a victory against another pandemic that occurred almost two centuries prior. Last year,

County Commissioners declare Richland as God’s land (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — While many will be following tournament basketball during “March Madness,” there will be another type of double-teaming taking place in churches across Richland County. This ‘full court press’ will be involving lifting up of holy hands to the Almighty in a region on the rebound. This past month

City of Mansfield proclaims “Problem Gambling Awareness Month”

MANSFIELD — On Friday, Mansfield Mayor Timothy Theaker signed a proclamation declaring March as “Problem Gambling Awareness Month.” Presenting the proclamation to Reverend Denny Finnegan and Reverend Floyd Allen, Theaker’s proclamation stated that “the social costs of problem gambling are about $7 billion per year in the United States from

Ontario Mayor Proclaims Problem Gambling Awareness Month

ONTARIO–Last week Mayor Randy Hutchinson proclaimed the month of March as “Problem Gambling Awareness Month” for the citizens of Ontario.  Be that as it may, two million adults in the United States meet the diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder in a given year. According to the proclamation, problem gambling signs

Leaders across region warn of addictive dangers of pornography

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”

The “City of Churches” acknowledges Clergy Appreciation Month

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