Scioto River District and Great Miami River District Joint Training – Saturday, January 24, 2026

9:00am - 2:30pm | Lunch included | Faith Community UMC | Xenia, OH

Check-in begins at 9:00am, Worship with keynote speaker at 9:30am, Box lunch provided

Mark your calendar for the first joint event being hosted by the Scioto River and Great Miami River Districts! All clergy and laity are encouraged to attend.

Our keynote speaker will be Superintendent Kelly Brown. Rev. Brown is currently the District Superintendent of the West Plains District, East Ohio Conference. Previously he served as Director of Congregational Vitality for East Ohio after serving four pastoral appointments. Rev. Brown is co-author of the book Church Ecology: Creating a Leadership Pathway for Your Church with Rev. Ken Willard. His keynote address is titled Leadership Development for Church Health.

After the opening worship service and keynote address, you'll then head off to your first workshop. There will be one more workshop session before lunch. Our lunch will be catered by McCoy Catering in Wilmington. After lunch you'll participate in one more workshop before we close with a short time of worship together.

Click below for a detailed list of workshops.

Your $15 fee covers a portion of your lunch and a $5 donation to a ministry to be determined of the United Methodist Church.

Please register below before the deadline of January 16, 2026.