Eric Hipple, former quarterback for the Detroit Lions now works as an outreach spokesman for the University of Michigan to help to prevent suicide. As part of his job he came to the Suicide Awareness Banquet at the Coburn United Methodist Church Thursday night to tell his story to over 140 people.
"I got involved in mental health because I lost a son to suicide at age 15 but I also had my own ups and downs with depression. I didn't know what it was and didn't know what it was...
A Zanesville church welcomed a special guest to its Sunday services.
Bishop Bruce Ough took to the pulpit at Coburn United Methodist Church on Maple Avenue. He's the resident of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. This isn't his first visit to Zanesville to deliver a message.
"I oversee a little over 1,100 congregations in West Ohio so a big part of my job is to be out among the congregations, and among the people," said Ough.
Ough's works has...
The Carr Center's Safety Town program is underway this week at the Coburn United Methodist Church.
The course is designed to teach 4 and 5-year-old kids how to cross the street, the importance of wearing helmets and stranger danger among other safety skills.
First-year coordinator Connie Newsom said the idea is to teach children safety skills before they embark on their first day of Kindergarten.
"We try to hit as many of those things as we can. We want all of the...
A Zanesville church is working to make the Y-city a little "greener"...
Coburn United Methodist hosted "Go Green Collection Day" Saturday afternoon. The church partnered with Good Will to recycle items so they can be used by others.
"We take cardboard, paper, small appliances, computer equipment, metals, and plastics... And they're just bringing it all," said Senior Pastor Dennis Baker.
Coburn has held the Collection Day since 2007. Saturday...
Area residents had the opportunity Saturday to begin their holiday shopping a little bit early....
The annual Coburn United Methodist Church Holiday Bazaar brought out more than 75 vendors and a crowd that Chairperson Eva Siber said is the largest she's seen in the past 15 years of organizing the event.
"There's a couple other bazaars in town so people like to be bazaar hoping," said Siber, "especially when the weather is nice."
All money...
The Zanesville Police Department investigates an early Thursday morning break-in at a church on Maple Avenue.
Authorities are still on the scene at Coburn United Methodist Church. Right now all police can say is that a call came into authorities around 5:30 Thursday morning that the church had been broken into.
We'll bring you more information as it becomes available.
Proud parents and students came out in the cold Saturday morning to honor Christian athlete leaders in our community.
Coburn United Methodist Church honored sixteen high school and college students at their second annual Muskingum Christian Athlete Leadership Award breakfast. The students were selected by their school's athletic director through a criteria including faith, leadership and academics. The pastor of the church, Dennis Baker, says these students are the hope for...
A few gifts inside a shoebox could brighten the holidays for children across the world.
Coburn United Methodist Cchurch is a collection center for people dropping off shoeboxes for the "Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Program". It is an international program sponsored by Samaritans' Purse. The church expects to collect more than 5,000 shoeboxes containing a variety of items.
"Toys, hygiene items, candy, just anything that children would like," says...
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