The Bishop's schedule as displayed is not comprehensive. Every meeting in which the Bishop is involved is not listed. Some days are blocked out for study and preparation, sabbath and travel and may not appear on this schedule. The Bishop seeks to respond to invitations that advance the mission of The United Methodist Church and reflect the mission and diversity of the Annual Conference.
If you wish to invite the Bishop to preach/teach at your church or event, please send your invitation on your church letterhead. It may be attached to an email addressed to Nancy Riley, Executive Secretary to the Bishop, at nriley [at] wocumc.org. Invitations that come via text message will not be considered.
Please know that Bishop Palmer typically does not make a decision on a particular date sooner than six months ahead of the requested date. For missional reasons, he reserves the right to make the decision about your invitation closer to the time you are requesting him to participate in your event. If a decision can be made sooner, we will be certain to let you know. If you have any questions or need other information, you are welcome to contact Nancy by nriley [at] wocumc.org (email )or by phone at either 614.844.6200 extension 215 or toll free at 1.800.437.0028 extension 215. Check back periodically to note changes and to keep Bishop Palmer and his ministry among us in your prayers.
| JANUARY | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 20-22 | NCJ College of Bishops Meeting | Chicago |
| 20 | Martin Luther King Day | Conference Center Closed |
| 20-22 | North Central Jurisdiction Bishops Meeting | Chicago, IL |
| 23-24 | UM COM Briefing | Nashville |
| 28 | CFA | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 29 | Council on Development Meeting | West Ohio Confernce Center |
| 30-31 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| FEBRUARY | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1 | Joint East and West Ohio Delegation Meeting | MTSO |
| 3 | Executive Team Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 3 | Episcopacy Committee Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 4-6 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 9 | Preaching | Epworth UMC- Toledo |
| 9 | Crossing the Color Barrier | Oakwood UMC , Dayton |
| 11 | WOC Trustee Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 11 | Board of Directors Meeting | Ohio Health |
| 14-17 | Britt Lecture Series | Honolulu |
| 18-19 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 21-22 | Lay Hispanic Ministry Leaders Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 23 | Central State University Campus Ministry | Preaching |
| 26 | Ash Wednesday | |
| MARCH | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1 | Begin A Perfect Love Lenten Study - 5 Sundays in March | N/A |
| 2 | Executive Team Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 3-4 | Cabinet Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 4-6 | National BMCR | Kansas City |
| 17-18 | Cabinet Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 19-21 | Crossroads Retreat | Nationwide Conference Center |
| 24 | CFA | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 29 | Preaching | Forest Chapel UMC |
| 31 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| APRIL | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 5 | Palm Sunday - Preaching | Maple Grove UMC |
| 6 | Executive Team Meeting | West Oho Conference Center |
| 10 | Good Friday | Conference Center Closed |
| 12 | Easter Sunday - He is Risen! | |
| 14 | Ohio Health Board of Directors Meeting | Ohio Health |
| 19 | Preaching | Friendship UMC, Wyoming, Ohio |
| 20 | Episcopacy Committee Meeting | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 22-23 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 21 | Ordinand Retreat | TBD |
| 24 | Wesley Education Center - 100 Year celebration | Cincinnati |
| 25 | World Malaria Day | |
| 26 | Preaching | Casstown UMC |
| 28 - 30 | Council of Bishops | Minneapolis |
| MAY | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1-5 | Council of Bishops | Minneapolis |
| 5-15 | 2020 General Conference of the United Methodist Church | Minneapolis |
| 16 | Council of Bishops | Minneapolis |
| 18 | Clergy Session | TBD |
| 19 | Extended Cabinet |
West Ohio Conference Center |
| 20 | Cabinet | West Ohio Conference Center |
| 25 | Memorial Day | Conference Center Closed |
| 28-29 | United Theological Seminary Trustee Meeting | TBD |
| 31 | North Texas Annual Conference | |
| JUNE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 7-10 | West Ohio Annual Conference | Lakeside, Ohio |
| 15-17 | Harvard | Massachusetts |
| 19-21 | Western NC Annual Conference | |
| 23-25 | Cabinet | |
| 26-28 | NCJ UMW | South Dakota |
| JULY | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3 | Holiday (4th is Saturday) | Office closed |
| 13-14 | College of Bishops | Ft. Wayne |
| 15-19 | Jurisdictional Conference | Ft. Wayne |
| 21-22 | Council of Bishops | Chicago |
| 27-31 | Alpine Odyssey 2020 | Oberammergau Passion Play |
| AUGUST | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1-4 | Alpin Odyssey 2020 conintues | Obberammergau Passion Play |
| 31 | Episcopacy Committee | West Ohio Conference Center |