As part of Black History Month, News Channel 3 is highlighting the work of a pastor from Battle Creek who is working to reinvest in her community.

CORTLAND — Daniel J. Schultz Jr., 73, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at University Hospital in Cleveland, after a long illness. He was born July 5, 1951, in Warren. He pursued a 30-plus-year career ...

When Schultz inquired about the building, the owner said he’d rather sell than rent it out. Soon, a conversation with Joseph Thunker, pastor of Tree of Life Church, led to movement toward buying it.