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Prepare for Exciting Opportunities to Engage and Serve at Annual Conference
10 May, 2024
Annual Conference will be here in just three short weeks, and you and your church are invited to be an active participant this year!  Read below for ways that you can be involved before and during Annual Conference. Volunteer Opportunities Many hands are needed to help us navigate Annual Conference this year.  If you are attending and can take a shift welcoming folks, driving a golf cart, or assisting with distribution of our lunches, please sign up!  We need you!   Sign up here. For those of you in the Columbus area, please share this informat…
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Annual Conference will be here in just three short weeks, and you and your church are invited to be an active participant this year!  Read below…

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May
15

2024 Clergy Session

Dear Clergy and Lay Members of the Board of Ministry, One of the great joys I have as your…

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May
18

SRD 2024 Spring Ministry…

Doors open at 10:30 a.m., welcome and introductions at 11:00 a.m., lunch will be served at 11:…

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May
18

Super Serve Saturday -…

As a way to bring families, multiple generations, and people of all backgrounds together in…

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May
19

Olentangy River District…

The ORD District Conference will be held Sunday, May 19 at 6:30 PM @ Grove City United Methodist…

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May
29

Annual Conference

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Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio is a non-profit, full-service pharmacy that provides…

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May
29

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Community Development for All People (CD4AP) began the Healthy Eating and Living (HEAL) program in…

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May
29

2024 Annual Conference

The 2024 West Ohio Annual Conference will be held Wednesday, May 29 - Saturday, June 1, 2024, in…

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29

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  The United Methodist Free Store provides gently used clothing and household items to…

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29

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Annual Conference Mission Opportunity - Come to Annual Conference early on May 29th to…