Tag: Cliff Mears

155 Ohio clergymen stand with Israel & condemn Hamas: “Oct. 7th attack act of genocide” (VIDEO)(SLIDESHOW)

ONTARIO –The world became a darker place October 7th, 2023.  “The Black Sabbath Massacre” became the biggest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Gazan Jihadists slaughtered over fourteen hundred Israelis, and abducted another two hundred-forty. In one of the most pressure-packed periods in the history of the globe, Ohio

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

Richland County observes 2021 National Day of Prayer (SLIDESHOW) (VIDEO)

RICHLAND COUNTY — While the U.S. Capital hosted no National Day of Prayer (NDOP) observance this year, and while the White House left the word “God” out of its NDOP proclamation, on May 6th there was plenty of acknowledgement of the Almighty to go around in the Buckeye Bible Belt.

24 clergy endorse conservative Mansfield candidates for city offices (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — In a new season where federal agencies are not hostile to religious freedom, an opportunistic group of religious leaders are supporting four candidates in key mayoral and council races. Local clergy are saying that the future of the City of Mansfield is hanging in the balance with November

Frontlines Ohio candidate survey results for key Mansfield city races (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — As November 5th’s local elections draw near, Christian’s are reminded of their sacred responsibility to vote their Biblical values. Candidates running for Mansfield Mayor and Mansfield City Council were each asked a list of questions by Frontlines Ohio regarding a variety of topics they could encounter if elected

National Day of Prayer & Thanksgiving goes viral in Mansfield (SLIDESHOW)

MANSFIELD — Nearly two hundred attended a noonday countywide observance of National Day of Prayer & Thanksgiving at the First English Lutheran Church on May 2nd. According to one of the participating clergy, Reverend Ron Smals, the observance commemorated the 170th anniversary of a historic account of answered prayer, and had

150 Clergy declare 2019 as “Year of the Bible” in North Central Ohio (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — In a region known for clergy collaborations, faith leaders across North Central Ohio held a press conference January 15th at BibleWalk Museum. Several clergy read a joint statement to area leaders and local media addressing the problem of Bible illiteracy and political correctness. Pastor Randy Raynes of Mansfield

Mansfield has first public menorah lighting

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

Community observes Holocaust Remembrance Day

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