Hiking around Cedarville draws students closer to God and others
by Megan Deets
“He [God] perfectly formed every part of creation. He pays attention to those little details, and he pays attention to those little details in our lives,” Bailey said.
Lydia Bailey, a sophomore nursing major, loves hiking because it allows her to see the beauty that God created in nature.
Bailey has enjoyed hiking with a group from Cedarville University’s King’s Kids organization that serves refugee children in the Dayton area.
She appreci...
CU Relief: Turning mourning into dancing
By Sam Sofio
Students from the CU Relief team taking a photo with Everly. During the trip, students worked with an organization that helped with demolition.
“I’m going to braid my hair tomorrow,” five-year-old Everly said. “We’re going to church with them, Daddy! We’re going to church with them!”
Everly’s dad, Jamie, looked down at his daughter, who was pulling his hand in excitement. That evening, with Cedarville University’s CU Relief team, Jamie made one of ...
CU in the Ville: Serving the local community
By Leah Angstadt
CU in the Ville is a yearly event that comes out of Cedarville’s Global Outreach ministry. Each year, groups of students are assigned to specific houses, assisting with tasks such as raking leaves, cleaning windows and doing whatever tasks the homeowners ask to be done.
“We want to be reflective of Jesus, and how He was always helping people,” said Christopher Manion, a junior Early Childhood Education major.
Students are shown transporting the leaves from ...
Discipleship Ministry Retreat: Preparing leaders to treasure and share Christ
By Sam Sofio
As the sun gave its last ray of light, darkness blanketed the woods of Scioto Hills Christian Camp and Retreat Center. Ean Sexton, a junior Mathematics student and discipleship group leader, trekked through the darkened woods on a path with drops and turns.
Flickering torches lined the path, trying to hold back the darkness, while Sexton walked on, uncertain at times where his next step might land. Between himself and each passing torch, a brief stretch of darkness ...
Young’s Jersey Dairy celebrates its 29 annual Wool Gathering
By Leah Angstadt
“There is no way that all of these people are here to look at yarn,” marveled an onlooker, walking up to one of the numerous tents in the 2025 Wool Gathering at Young’s Jersey Dairy.
The 29 annual yarn fair at Young’s took place on Sept. 20 and 21, drawing an astonishing number of people out to gaze upon the beauty of hand-spun yarn. The skeins were draped around the tents, forming colorful walls from head to toe, directing the hordes of onlookers ...
Beans & Cream: New owners take over for original owners
By Avonlea Brown
“Let’s meet up for coffee sometime!”
“Sure, where?”
“How about Beans?”
On the corner of West Xenia Avenue and Main Street, the coffee shop and meeting spot Beans-n-Cream holds a prominent place in the Village of Cedarville. Yet, the change of owners in 2024 leaves questions as to the ability of Beans to remain a staple in town.
On November 1, Paul and Diane Cope, the longtime owners of Beans in Cedarville, sold the coffee shop to Ben and ...
Global Outreach’s Local Teams make an Impac
By Julia Swan
Students bring hope to the hopeless through jail ministry
“We exist to bring hope to the hopeless,” said fourth-year M-Div student Owen Dorrity. “We want to engage in the Great Commission. The Lord tells us in Matthew 28 to go therefore and make disciples of all nations. And that’s just something we just want to see realized in every aspect of the world and inour community.”
This student-run mission involves sending students such as Dorrity to jails ...
International Student Spotlight: Hugo Cerrato
By Sam Sofio
Born in Olancho, Honduras, Hugo Cerrato, a sophomore Economics and International Studies double major, has seen His faithful God move mountains in order to both bless him and do far more abundantly beyond all he could ever ask or think.
From his early childhood in Honduras, Cerrato has enjoyed great food, plenty of sun and a community of warm and welcoming people. Above all, Cerrato was raised by a family of strong believers who loved him, served him and instructed him in ...
Cedarville GO Trip Highlight: Guatemala AMG
By Julia Swain
Over spring break, a team of thirteen Cedarville students traveled to Guatemala to serve with Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel (AMG), a missions organization dedicated to advancing the Gospel across the globe.
This team was composed entirely of first-time team members, including student team leader Chloe Harbecke, a senior Mathematics student. The team had a unique opportunity to grow together and bond over shared worries and excitement about the trip.
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Cedars: GO Trip (Boston, Chicago, and Denver) Spring 2025
By Allyson O’Bryant
Over spring break three different teams entered three different cities all with one main goal in mind, share the Gospel and minister to those they meet.
Boston Trip
The Boston team got oriented to the city, received context for the ministry of the church planters they would be serving with and went on a historical and spiritual tour of Boston, Massachutes.
“It struck me as they [Jon Wood and Adam Hammet] told the story of how the place where the ...
