NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — This year the pothole season came early for many communities as they deal with the aftermath of the November elections. Despite drug overdoses being the leading cause of injury death in Ohio since 2007, Ohioans voted to legalize marijuana for ‘recreational purposes.’ Last year over one
MANSFIELD — It’s not often clergy are excited about church committees, but this might be different. In 1975, a U.S. Senate select committee known as the “Church Committee” obtained the most comprehensive public disclosure of federal intelligence corruption in American history. One group of faith leaders is hopeful a new
SHILOH — One would think they were walking in the streets of the Holy Land as clergy gathered on Thursday morning at Village Hall to discuss the City of Jerusalem. At a time when an astronomical increase in anti-Semitism is seen around the world, a conjunction between the State of
ASHLAND — It can be said this year the forty-second annual Ashland County Prayer Breakfast was focused on the family. Almost six hundred people met at Ashland University’s Convocation Center in the six o’clock hour put on by the Ashland County Ministerial Association. The keynote speaker, Danae Dobson, said the
Updated January 26, 2023 NORTH CENTRAL OHIO – January Eleventh is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. With the nation’s borders wide open to human smugglers, one region’s faith community has been a driving force combating sex trafficking. When it comes to the I-71 corridor, these faith leaders believe it is
MANSFIELD — Sports betting will be legal in Ohio at the beginning of 2023. Last January clergy released an open letter to the Ohio Governor saying predatory sports betting on collegiate and professional sports will be a bad bet for Ohio and will lay the foundation for a corrupt banana
ASHLAND — Last month, the President of the Library Board of Trustees said she did not believe the placement of pornographic books in the public library’s children section was a big issue since only four people brought the issue to the board’s attention. Problem was, two of the four persons
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO– On Friday, U.S. Supreme Court sided with the State of Mississippi and overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade court opinion. The decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was written by Justice Samuel Alito and decided 6-3 with Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
ASHLAND — One of the biggest and longest running National Day of Prayer observances in the state will be taking place. “Exalt the Lord Who Has Established Us,” will be the theme for the 2022 Ashland Community Prayer Breakfast. This will mark the forty-first year of the Ashland County community
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — As Ohioans are counting on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI, the Ohio Governor and Legislature are counting on Ohioans to lose. Recently Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law legalizing sports betting in order to replenish state coffers with additional tax revenue.
SAVANNAH — Last month before elections, one local church hosted a “Missions Sunday” church service to support social conservatives running for office. With election results now in, it is clear evangelicals voted with their feet. With Bible-believers gaining victories in key local races, it is apparent at least one congregation
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Joe Biden’s executive orders mandating shots are not popular with the American public. With resistance to the experimental COVID-19 vaccination going viral across the country, a group of Ohio clergy are taking a jab at the White House’s mandate. Leading clergy representing over one hundred congregations
ASHLAND — Ashlanders started their day off on a good foot with an early morning National Day of Prayer (NDOP) breakfast at the Ashland University Convocation Center. As one of the largest NDOP observances in the state each year, leaders from various spheres of influence participated in the corporate gathering
SAVANNAH — At least one church has gone underground in Alberta, Canada, after the government closed the church to prevent congregants from attending services. In what is believed to be a first for the western world, the government triple-fenced the church, locked out its members, and imprisoned its pastor at
COLUMBUS—At a time where suicide and substance abuse is on the rise, last week the Ohio General Assembly overrode Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of a law designed to curb public health officials’ runaway COVID-19 powers. With the Governor’s detractors emphasizing the lockdown’s negative impact on mental health, the recent vote
ONTARIO — A diverse band of leading Ohio clergy sent a correspondence to the U.S. and Israeli governments supporting the Jewish State’s sovereignty and rejecting the BDS movement. Thirty-three clergymen affirmed their advocacy in one practical way: by committing to invest Israel bonds. Consequently, these clergy believed their letter was
ASHLAND –Dr. Mark J. Hamilton, formerly of Ashland, Ohio, went home to his Lord on, December 27th, 2020. He is a beloved husband, father, grandfather, pastor, professor, author, sports enthusiast, and friend to all. Mark passed away at age sixty-seven. “Mark Hamilton was a godly man and pastor,” says Elder James
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Like a thief in the night, the 2020 election results took a turn for the worse for Donald Trump following Election Night. Many are skeptical of the results and several clergy are not buying the results. “There is no doubt there was systemic fraud and election
