Articles by Mike Rhodes

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—Brooke and Brian Shrieve are very busy these days. Running three businesses, shuttling their children to after-school activities during the week and catching up on things at home on the weekends means there isn’t a lot of time for anything else. It’s for family and community, they support the United Way of Delaware and Henry Counties. “We knew right away that the United Way would be a great place to give our time and money when we can,” Brooke said between appointments. “We know that it’s a safe, healthy place to contribute to because we know…

By: Paula Mangus— Muncie, IN– Join Glad Tidings as they celebrate their 100th anniversary on Sunday, October 6that 10:00 a.m. Glad Tidings Church of Muncie celebrates its 100th anniversary this October with special events and initiatives throughout the year. The church was founded in the late summer of 1919 after a small group of like-minded believers emerged from summer revival tent meetings with a desire to start a church. The congregation of Glad Tidings Church has sought to establish themselves as people deeply rooted in the values of biblical teaching, passionate prayer, and community outreach dependent on the work of the Holy…

By: Chad Zaucha— Muncie, IN—Over the course of the last two years, the YMCA of Muncie has been realigning our staff structure to streamline operations in order to deepen our impact to our community.  The final phase involved promoting three members of our leadership staff that exemplify hungry, humble and smart leadership. We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Kristen McConnell to Vice President of Mission Advancement.  Kristen has served the community via the YMCA for the past 18 years and has advanced through progressively more responsible positions in membership branch operations, marketing/communications and philanthropy, where she has played a…