Bishop Gregory V. Palmer will host a simulcast on Saturday, March 2 at 10am in response to the actions of the special session of General Conference which will be held in late February. All interested West Ohioans are welcome to participate. A recording of the event will be made available on the West Ohio website at a later time.
To date, there are 26 host sites throughout West Ohio.
Capitol Area North
- Marysville First United Methodist Church, Marysville
- Trinity United Methodist Church, Columbus
Capitol Area South
- Grove City United Methodist Church, Grove City
- Newark First United Methodist Church, Newark
- Peace United Methodist Church, Pickerington
- Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church, Reynoldsburg
Foothills
- The Plains United Methodist Church, The Plains
- Coburn United Methodist Church, Zanesville
Miami Valley
- Troy First United Methodist Church, Troy
Maumee Watershed
- Epworth United Methodist Church, Toledo
- Maumee United Methodist Church, Maumee
- Christ United Methodist Church, Napoleon
- Sylvania First United Methodist Church, Sylvania
Northwest Plains
- Ada First United Methodist Church, Ada
- Wesley United Methodist Church, Bryan
- St. Marks United Methodist Church, Findlay
- Grand Lake United Methodist Church, Celina
- Kenton First United Methodist Church, Kenton
- Shawnee United Methodist Church, Lima
- Trinity United Methodist Church, Van Wert
Ohio River Valley
- Epiphany United Methodist Church, Loveland
- Faith Community United Methodist Church, West Chester
- Mason United Methodist Church, Mason
Shawnee Valley
- Trinity United Methodist Church, Chillicothe
- Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, Hillsboro
- Grace United Methodist Church, Waverly
The General Conference is the highest legislative body in The United Methodist Church. It is the only body that can speak officially for the denomination. The purpose of the Special Session of the General Conference is to act on a report from the Council of Bishops based on the recommendations of the Commission on a Way Forward. The 32-member Commission was appointed to examine paragraphs in The Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and exploring options to strengthen the unity of the church. Contact Kay Panovec at kpanovec [at] wocumc.org with any questions.