About The Ohio Fellowship of Christian Magicians
The Ohio FCM Conference is the brain child of Joe Shultz. At the 1988 International FCM convention at Winona Lake, Indiana. Joe asked everyone from Ohio to bring their lunch and meet him in front of the Billy Sunday Tabernacle. At the time the International Convention was running over 1,000 attendees. The Ohio delegation was large and there was a lot of interest in having a regional conference in Ohio. The decisions made that day were, the conference would be modeled after the Ft. Wayne Regional, it would be held in the Spring, since Ft. Wayne was in the fall, and most importantly it would be Christ Centered.
The first board members were, Joe Shultz president, Paul Ricksecker 1st vice president, Jeff Eno 2nd Vice President, Jim Church treasurer and June McLaughlin secretary. The first conference in 1989 was a big success and everyone enjoyed the lecturers and performances. The conference soon grew to 220 and out grew several motels. There were a couple hiccups along the way. One year the conference brochures were never delivered by the post office (the post office still has them). Another year the motel changed owners and they wiped out all the reservations. Most of our attendees showed up without a hotel room, the hotel was sold out but rooms were found at the hotel next door.
The current board members are Mark Irwin president, Greg Hamilton 1st vice president/treasure, David Brizus 2nd vice president, Lacey Lemley secretary, and Dan Amos. We have three junior bord members who are Breanna Hamilton, Jake lindsey, and Emma Taylor. Other members who have served on the board in the past are, Joe Shultz, Paul Ricksecker, Bob Smith, Dewey Adams, Jeff Eno, Steve Parlette, Faron Buskol, George Stewart and Mike King,