New lead pastor

New lead pastor

YOUNGSTOWN

The Rev. Kelsey Jones Orosan is the new lead pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 W. Front St., and Richard Brown United Methodist Church, 1205 Elm St.

A native of Harmony, Pa., she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Mount Union in 2010 and a master of divinity degree in 2013 from Ashland Theological Seminary.

Pastor Orosan most recently served as associate pastor of youth ministries and contemporary worship design at Church of the Cross in Lexington, Ohio.

She is interested in church revitalization, missions and youths.

She and her husband, Nick, live in Boardman with their dog.

Worship is at 9 a.m. Sundays at Richard Brown and 11 a.m. Sundays at Trinity.

St. James Day

BOARDMAN

The congregation of St. James Episcopal Church, 7640 Glenwood Ave., will celebrate St. James Day at 10 a.m. Sunday at its former home, St. James Meeting House, 375 Boardman- Poland Road.

St. James was the first of the apostles to suffer martyrdom.

Episcopal Christians in the Connecticut Western Reserve began meeting for worship in homes in the early 1800s, making St. James’ the oldest congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. In 1829, Bishop Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and the founder of Kenyon College, consecrated the first St. James’ Episcopal Church building, where the congregation worshipped until 1971.

The building was de-consecrated and relocated to Boardman Park and renamed St. James’ Meeting House.

In 1979, it was entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, and is the only building or site in Boardman Township to be so designated.

In 1972, a new church building on Glenwood Avenue was completed, where worship is at 10 a.m. Sundays.

The Rev. Shawn Dickerson is parish priest.

Visit www.stjamesboardman.com

Camp meeting

CONNEAUTVILLE, PA.

Peniel Holiness Camp, Route 18, is in session.

A concert series is planned at 7 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday followed by a service at 7:30.

Evangelists are Pastors Gary Henecke of Church of the Nazarene and George Holley of Wesleyan Church and the Rev. Mark Murphy, song evangelist.

This is an interdenominational camp.

For information, call 814-774-8426 or visit www. penielholinesscamp.com.

Weekend retreat

Crossing Paths TV Ministry will have its annual weekend retreat Friday throughJuly 31 at Shiloh Ranch at Cook Forest State Park. Check-in time is after 1 p.m. Friday.

Cost of $199 per couple includes 10 meals or $110 per individual includes five meals.

Reservations are limited. Call Doe Nemeth at 814-752-2361 to make reservations. Call Crossing Paths at 724-981-7777 for more information.

Special guests will be Jesse Griffin on Friday; Ron Kosar, former pro football player, next Saturday; and Donald G. Reed Sr., founder of Crossing Paths TV, now on Nationwide TV, Cornerstone TV (CTV), July 31.