Date and Time
Monday Jul 10, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Bridging the Culture Gap (Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable)
Please join us to learn about the demographic statistics in Cuyahoga Falls and how individuals and businesses can bridge the gap to our new neighbors.
This will be an interactive session and you will learn the #1 phrase we should NEVER with regard to immigration.
You will also learn how to introduce yourself in Nepali.
Location
The Gateway Conference Room
Cuyahoga Falls Chamber of Commerce
111 Stow Avenue
Suite 200
Fees/Admission
Free to Chamber Members but registration is required
You may bring a lunch to enjoy during the presentation
Contact Information
Janet Reis, Executive Director
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Description
David Hull-Frye is Pastor at Grandview United Methodist Church, an Inter-Generational Multi-Cultural Christian Faith Community located at 23rd and Phelps Ave. He has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Bluffton University (01) and a Master of Divinity degree (09) from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
David grew up in a racially and culturally diverse neighborhood in Cleveland, which has shaped his understanding of caring for all people. After 9/11, David spent a year resettling Bosnian and Sudanese refugees in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He currently pastors a multi-cultural congregation that includes the first Nepali Speaking Christian congregation in the Akron area. In 2018 David attended the Mosaic church conference which focuses on expanding diversity in churches and has served on the East Ohio United Methodist Multi-Cultural Vitality Board. He is the 2023 recipient of the East Ohio Methodist Federation for Social Action Bishop Thomas Leadership Award. The Bishop Thomas award is given to those active in peace justice work in their community.
