Voices of Clifton

“The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” – Lev. 19:34 (NRSV)   In the midst of heated debate about the nature of America’s borders, of who is Read More

Many folks from Clifton United Methodist Church attended the Women’s March demonstrations on January 21st – either the national march in Washington D.C. or Cincinnati’s “sister march”. Here are some of their stories: “It was like seeing the country I always believed existed and do believe exists in one place on a large scale. It Read More

On Christmas Eve night, as I prepared to play the last hymn of the last service, I began to feel warm. I might have mistaken it for joyful fulfillment of an anticipated arrival, but that dry, scratchy feeling at the back of my throat indicated a respiratory cold.  And this one was bad.  A debilitating Read More

  Before Melvin Talbert was a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, he was a black man in the United States and then a clergy elder in the Methodist Church. Long before he was a bishop, he was following God’s call to justice even if it meant breaking with prevailing laws of the state or Read More

Clifton United Methodist Church is proud to stand in love and support with our pastor, David Meredith, as he weds his partner of nearly three decades, Jim Schlachter. As a Reconciling Congregation, we believe God’s love is expansive and universal and we welcome all people – even when this calling brings us into conflict with Read More

Every four years, Methodists from all around the globe gather for General Conference, where legislative and administrative decisions are made, affecting the entire church. May 10 marks the kickoff of 2016 General Conference in Portland. At past General Conferences, efforts have been launched to remove unjust, discriminatory language from the United Methodist Book of Discipline, Read More

It’s hard to believe that my first academic year as the Executive Director of the Wesley Foundation in Cincinnati is about to come to a close. As I began last summer, not only was I embarking on a new adventure as the director of the Wesley Foundation, but I was also helping the Wesley Foundation Read More

Sunday’s AMOS meeting at New Prospect Baptist Church yielded important gains for the effort for universal preschool in our city. Cincinnati’s childhood poverty rate was at an “abominable” 44.3% last year. As demonstrated in the documentary “Are We Crazy About Our Kids?”, preschool is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty, offering early intercession in Read More

“Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. ” – John 20:30, The Message Eastertide – church speak for “the time following Easter” – is an opportunity to celebrate resurrection, and the in-breaking of God’s radical love and transformation. On April 10, our Church Beyond the Walls activities saw God’s love being Read More