Kris Hawk has announced her retirement as district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren’s Northern Ohio District effective Jan. 16, 2027. She has served in the role for almost 11 years.
Northern Ohio District
Northern Ohio District churches participate in Peanut Butter and Canned Food Drive challenge
Fourteen of our churches participated in a Peanut Butter and Canned Food Drive challenge within our district. An amazing total of 56,490.64 ounces (3,530.67 pounds) were collected.
Shannon Kahler retires from Inspiration Hills, Andrew Kauffman appointed interim executive
Andrew Kauffman has been hired by Northern Ohio District to serve as interim camp executive director at Inspiration Hills, beginning Dec. 1. Kauffman will follow Shannon Kahler in the position, with four weeks of overlap before she retires at the end of December.
Brethren bits for Dec. 13, 2019
— Remembrance: Samuel H. Flora Jr., 95, a former district executive in the Church of the Brethren and a former member of the denominational board, died Nov. 18 in Bridgewater, Va. He was born on Dec. 11, 1923, in Snow Creek, Va., son of the late Samuel H. Sr. and Annie Leah (Eller) Flora. He was a
John Ballinger Resigns from Leadership of Northern Ohio District
John Ballinger has announced his resignation as district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren’s Northern Ohio District, effective Feb. 13, 2016. He has served the district for almost 13 years, since Feb. 1, 2003.
Newsline for Aug. 12, 2010
Aug. 12, 2010 “How good it is to sing praises to our God…” (Psalm 147:1b). 1) Church gains memo of understanding with Selective Service System. 2) Conference considers ‘Peace Among the Peoples.’ 3) Church of the Brethren joins complaint on CIA treatment of detainees. 4) BBT urges US President to help protect indigenous
Partnerships in the Gospel in Northern Ohio District
Church of the Brethren Newsline December 11, 2007 “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to talk of many things: of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–of cabbages and kings.” So says the poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter” from Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.” This past year, leaders in Northern Ohio