The Ohio General Assembly is considering several proposals that would expand state-sponsored predatory gambling in the state. Among the proposals are the expansion of “iGaming” or online casinos, and Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) in bars and restaurants that look and feel like slot machines. Center for Christian Virtue strongly opposes any effort to expand predatory gambling because of how these proposals exploit low-income Ohioans and hurt families.

he Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN), a ministry of Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), announced today that five of its member schools are the inaugural recipients of the Mike and Peggy Hartshorn Dignity of Life Award. The Hartshorn Award was established in 2025 to recognize K-12 schools that have intentionally incorporated pro-life teaching into their instructional programs. The award honors Mike and Peggy Hartshorn, who have been tireless leaders in the pro-life movement for decades in Ohio and across the nation.

Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) has launched the United States Christian Education Network (USCEN) under the leadership of Executive Director Todd Marrah. USCEN's mission is to launch and support state-based public policy associations to advocate for the protection and expansion of Christian education at statehouses across America.

A new report measures how the decline of marriage and the rise of homes without married fathers has led to dramatic increases in child poverty, violence in our communities, and crashing educational outcomes. The report also proposes practical and attainable solutions for lawmakers, churches, and marketplace leaders to help right the course.

The 2025 Hope and a Future report from Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), in partnership with the Institute for Family Studies and Professor Brad Wilcox, reveals the disastrous effects the decline of marriage and the collapse of the family have had on Ohio and America. 

“A heavy hitter in Ohio's culture wars” (The Columbus Dispatch, 2021), Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) is Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization.

The Tom Minnery Fellowship for Cultural Engagement helps pastors and church leaders understand the times and know how to respond.

The Fellowship is named for author, former Vice President of Focus on the Family, and former Chairman of the Board of Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), Tom Minnery. Throughout Tom’s career, he endeavored to encourage Christians to be salt and light in culture and “not be silent” on the most crucial issues facing our churches and families.

On this special episode of The Narrative, gambling experts Les Bernal and Dr. Jonathan Krutz, along with school administrator Mark Mousa, unpack the dangerous rise of predatory gambling in Ohio—and why Christians must take a stand