On Saturday, July 12, 2025, more than 50 United Methodists from across our East and West Ohio Conferences – along with community partners – participated in a full-day pilgrimage to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati. Organized by the Multicultural Ministries Office of both Conferences, this wasmuch more than a simple museum visit. It was an act of collective remembrance, a journey of faith, and a public declaration that the Church must reckon with the past to be faithful in the present.

This event was rooted in our shared Anti-Racism Strategy, specifically the first pillar: Re-telling. In the face of whitewashed textbooks, banned books, and sanitized histories, the Church must have the courage to speak the truth. Re-telling is about lifting-up the stories of enslaved people and freedom seekers, but also confronting how systems – economic, political, theological – have long been complicit in racial injustice. This pilgrimage was a sacred step in doing just that.

The bus trip began early in the day, departing from Medina United Methodist Church and stopping in Worthington to pick-up participants at the West Ohio Conference office. Along the way, snacks and sack lunches were provided thanks to Wellington UMC. The destination was the Freedom Center, a space that tells the story of slavery in America and the fight for liberation through interactive exhibits, historical artifacts, and powerful narrative interpretation.

Participants came from congregations across Ohio, as well as groups like Racial Equity Buddies and Sisters Embracing Oneness (SEO). The event was intentionally intergenerational, with pricing structured to attendance by youth and college students at the suggestion of Wellington UMC Youth Pastor Katie Woods. Participants of all ages explored the museum halls, absorbed the history, and reflected together in community.

“When Will first told me that he was planning a trip to the Underground Railroad Museum and Freedom Center, I knew I had to go – and I had to invite my Sisters Embracing Oneness group too,” said Betty Anderson, a SEO member. “We’re a Jesus-loving, racial-justice-seeking, intelligent, diverse and inclusive cadre of Black and white sisters. This trip was organized and thoughtful. Dr. Miller’s facilitation helped bring both the facts and the emotional weight of this history to life. The tapestry in the main hall especially struck me: that one woman would fill that fabric with her story for the benefit of us all. Even though much of the information wasn’t new to me, I was reminded how important it is to keep this history real and fresh in our minds.”

The tour and post-visit debrief were led by Christopher Miller, a nationally respected public historian with over two decades of experience curating history for transformation. His work at the African American Museum in Philadelphia and as senior director at the Freedom Center has made him a trusted voice in public memory, equity, and justice. Miller guided the group through key exhibits and then facilitated a powerful community dialogue at New Vision UMC, a historic Black congregation that hosted the group for a catered dinner.

One of the day’s most impactful experiences was the special exhibit titled Faith & (in)Justice. Running through December 2025, the exhibit explores how religious traditions – particularly Christianity, Judaism, and Islam – have shaped America’s understanding of justice and injustice. The exhibit does not shy away from the contradictions: scripture used to justify enslavement, clergy who marched for justice, congregations that resisted desegregation, and believers who chose courageous compassion.

Tammy Palmero, pastor of Children & Family Ministries at Mentor UMC, reflected:
“After viewing the Faith & (in)Justice exhibit, my Deacon heart was bursting. I appreciated it deeply from my vocational lens – serving the world through compassion and justice. I only wish there was a book of the exhibit to share with others. There’s so much division in our country right now, and I’m doing all I can to help people see how important it is that we love God and love one another as we love ourselves.”

Indeed, the tension between faith and complicity was a recurring theme throughout the day. The Church has not only been absent from justice work – it has often stood in the way. But the Underground Railroad reminds us of another tradition: the Underground Church – communities of faith who resisted unjust laws, offered shelter to freedom seekers, and lived as if the Gospel really meant liberation.

During the debrief after the visit Quentin Smith, from Racial Equity Buddies, said, “You see the I.C.E. raids. You see people trying to protect human beings who are only trying to live a decent, good life. As I’m looking at the Underground Railroad Museum it says to me, ‘What is my role today?’”

That question echoed across the circle at New Vision UMC – a sanctuary not just of worship, but of truth-telling and fellowship. Over plates of chicken, green beans, lemonade, and cheesecake, conversations unfolded about identity, resistance, solidarity, and the way forward. For many, it was a holy meal.

This pilgrimage was not a stand-alone event. It is part of a larger spiritual formation process across both East and West Ohio Conferences of The United Methodist Church – one that links Re-telling, Relationships, and Repair & Reinvestment. We cannot heal what we are unwilling to name. We cannot repair what we are unwilling to remember. And we cannot build Beloved community without forming disciples who are willing to walk together into hard places.

As we continue our anti-racism work, this trip stands as a reminder that truth is a spiritual discipline; that memory is a form of resistance; and that the Church must be willing to confront its past to be a credible witness in the present.

Learn more about the Faith & (in)Justice exhibit.

Connect with ongoing anti-racism work in the East Ohio Conference.

Connect with ongoing anti-racism work in the West Ohio Conference.

*Written by Will Fenton-Jones, director of Multicultural Ministries for the Ohio Episcopal Area consisting of the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences of The United Methodist Church.

For Christians, the calendar year is organized into six seasons based on the life of Jesus Christ. Along with Catholics and other Protestants, United Methodists observe this calendar, which is known as the liturgical calendar.

The liturgical calendar year begins with Advent and ends with the final season of Ordinary Time.

United Methodist Communications has provided a comprehensive resource that details what the liturgical calendar is and how it is used in ministry.

Understanding the Liturgical Calendar

United Methodists—along with Catholics and many Protestant traditions—organize the year into different seasons that reflect the life of Jesus Christ and foundational moments in the early Church. This is known as the Christian year or liturgical calendar.

The Christian year includes six seasons and four key holy days: Christmas Day, Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost. Christmas Day and Epiphany always fall on the same date each year—Dec. 25 and Jan. 6, respectively—while Easter and Pentecost are always celebrated on Sundays, their dates determined by the lunar calendar.

Each holy day marks a transition between seasons, and each season is associated with a liturgical color that symbolizes the spirit of the time. These colors adorn sanctuaries and worship spaces as visible reminders of the Church’s journey through the Christian year.

Here is a brief look at each of the seasons and the holy days that accompany them, beginning with Advent.

Advent (season)

Advent begins the Christian year, even as it coincides with the end of the secular calendar. From the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming,” Advent is a time of preparation to celebrate the arrival of Christ into the world.

Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, typically just after Thanksgiving. Each Sunday, a new candle is lit on the Advent wreath to represent hope, peace, joy and love. On Christmas Eve, a central white candle—known as the Christ Candle—is lit to mark Christ’s birth.

The colors of Advent are purple and, in some churches, blue. Purple signifies both penitence and royalty, reflecting both the solemnity of the season and the coming of the King. Blue is often used to express hope and anticipation. While Advent is celebratory, it is also a time for prayerful reflection and spiritual readiness.

Christmas Day (holy day)

Advent culminates in the celebration of Jesus’ birth on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. In keeping with Hebrew tradition, many churches mark Christmas beginning at sunset on Dec. 24. Most United Methodist churches hold Christmas Eve services rather than separate services on Christmas Day—unless the day falls on a Sunday.

Christmas marks the beginning of the season of Christmastide. For many, the day is spent at home with family, exchanging gifts and sharing festive meals.

Christmastide (season)

Christmastide begins on Dec. 25 and continues for 12 days, ending with Epiphany (January 6). The liturgical colors of Christmastide are gold and white, symbolizing Christ’s royalty and purity.

New Year’s Eve falls within this season, and some United Methodist congregations hold Watch Night services to rededicate themselves to God. On Jan. 1, many observe the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, recalling the day Jesus received his name, in accordance with Jewish tradition eight days after his birth (Luke 2:21).

Epiphany (holy day)

Epiphany, celebrated on Jan. 6, concludes Christmastide and begins the first period of Ordinary Time. From the Greek word meaning “manifestation,” Epiphany commemorates the revelation of Jesus to the world. Today, the holiday is most associated with the arrival of the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12), though it historically also celebrated Jesus’ baptism and first miracle at the Wedding at Cana. All of these events are grouped together because they mark different occasions in which other people see who Jesus is or see his power and divinity “manifested”.

In some cultures, Epiphany is marked with a festive “Twelfth Night” dinner or the baking of a King Cake, inside which a bean or trinket is hidden to symbolize Christ. The person who finds it may be crowned and asked to host the next year’s celebration. House blessings are another common tradition near this time.

Ordinary Time after Epiphany (season)

Ordinary Time refers to two periods in the Christian calendar: the weeks between Epiphany and Lent, and the time from Pentecost to Advent. The first segment typically runs from mid-January to mid-February or early March. The liturgical color is green, symbolizing growth, vitality and spiritual development. While called “ordinary,” this season includes meaningful observances such as Baptism of the Lord Sunday (the week after Epiphany) and Transfiguration Sunday (the final Sunday before Lent). For more information on ordinary time watch this free video.

Lent (season)

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and spans 40 days (excluding Sundays) leading to Easter. It is a season of repentance, self-examination and spiritual preparation. The word “Lent” comes from an Old English term meaning “spring,” a time of planting and preparation. Christians observe Lent through prayer, fasting, acts of service and worship. The color for Lent is purple, though churches use red during Holy Week to symbolize Christ’s sacrifice.

The season begins with Ash Wednesday services in which ashes are imposed on the forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes, a sign of mortality and penitence, remind Christians of their need for God’s grace. The final week of Lent is known as Holy Week and includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, commemorating Jesus’ passion and death.

Easter Sunday (holy day)

Easter is the most significant day in the Christian year, celebrating Christ’s resurrection from the dead. It is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox, and it determines the dates for both Lent and Pentecost.

Easter symbolizes new life and victory over death. United Methodists typically celebrate the Lord’s Supper, sing hymns such as Charles Wesley’s “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” and decorate sanctuaries with Easter lilies. The color of white is most associated with Easter.

Eastertide (season)

Eastertide begins on Easter Sunday and continues for 50 days, ending on Pentecost. The season’s colors are white and gold, celebrating resurrection, royalty and glory. This is a joyful time in the church year, contrasting the spirit of somberness often associated with Lent.

It's also a great time for spiritual formation. Many churches offer theological or discipleship classes, and Confirmation Sunday — where youth profess their faith publicly and become church members — often takes place during this season. Eastertide also includes Ascension Day, marking Jesus’ return to heaven 40 days after his resurrection, which most churches celebrate the following Sunday.

Pentecost Sunday (holy day)

Pentecost, from the Greek for “fiftieth,” falls on the eighth Sunday after Easter. It celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, enabling them to speak in various languages (Acts 2). Pentecost is often seen as the birth of the Church.

The liturgical color is red, representing the Spirit’s fire. Both cle./ ,; .,,m ,nrgy and laity are encouraged to wear red during worship. While Easter is associated with spring, Pentecost is connected to summer. Pentecost is a time to reaffirm the Church’s mission to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19–20) and to celebrate unity in diversity. Many churches sing songs or offer prayers in different languages.

Ordinary Time after Pentecost (season)

The final and longest season of the Christian year stretches from Pentecost to Advent, covering most of the summer and fall. Its color is green, again symbolizing growth and life.

Despite the name, this season is rich with church activity. Special observances include Trinity Sunday (first Sunday after Pentecost), All Saints Day (November 1) and Christ the King Sunday (last Sunday before Advent). Churches often host Vacation Bible School, youth mission trips and summer camps during this time.

Conclusion

The liturgical calendar provides a fulcrum for churches and pastors, guiding them in worship, preaching, and discipleship throughout the year. By following the liturgical calendar, Christians live into God’s time — kairos — rather than being bound solely to the rhythms, demands, and distractions of the world. It connects their own lives to that of Christ and the early church, inviting them to a deeper relationship with God.

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Mississippi Conference Bishop Sharma Lewis dropped to one knee and implored delegates to put their trust in God despite the human tendency to be “control freaks,” as the General Conference of The United Methodist Church began its fourth workday.

Speaking during morning worship April 26, Lewis urged delegates to try to discern God’s plans before they settle on their own as United Methodism moves into uncharted territory.

“We have the audacity to think that we accomplished great tasks by ourselves. Some of us even think that we will spend the next week or so making decisions for the future of The United Methodist Church and try to factor God out of the equation,” she said.

Lewis hastened to add that she was not suggesting the delegates refrain from using their intellect, but she encouraged them to leave room for the Holy Spirit in their deliberations as the conference continues through May 3.

“I stand here this morning to challenge us that for the next couple of days we must decide as a denomination that we may not trust each other, but we’re going to trust in the Lord,” she said.

The morning service also featured an interpretive dance and songs on the theme of trusting God. Prayers were led by the Rev. Rob Martin, assistant to the bishop of the Nashville Episcopal Area; Tiffany French-Goffe, a laywoman from the New York Conference and president of its board of trustees; and Erica Robinson-Johnson, director of connectional ministries for the New England Conference.

Connectional Table shares hope

Leaders of the Connectional Table gave a report that emphasized the strength of the United Methodist connection even amid the fraying caused by COVID and church exits.

The Connectional Table is a body of United Methodist leaders from around the globe that coordinates the denomination’s mission and ministry. The leadership body played a key role in moving forward the regionalization plan that delegates approved the bulk of on April 25.

The Connectional Table also coordinates the ministry of general agencies and has worked with them as they have dealt with financial strains during the last four years’ tumult.

North Katanga Area Bishop Mande Muyombo, the Connectional Table’s chair, and Judi Kenaston, the body’s chief connectional ministries officer, presented some highlights from the State of the Church report. The report showcased how The United Methodist Church continues to make disciples and offer life-transforming ministry worldwide even amid its challenges.

“The world will always be in need of the saving love of Jesus Christ,” Muyombo said. “And The United Methodist Church has always been an effective witness of Christ’s redeeming love. It is vitally important that we continue to be so now.”

Update on credentialing delegates

During the morning plenary, delegates voted 702 to 20 to authorize the credentialing of delegates who were provisionally elected in 2023.

The delegates’ vote April 26 responds to a ruling issued last fall by the Judicial Council, the denomination’s top court.

In Memorandum 1485, the church court said it would be up to General Conference to determine how to handle vacancies in jurisdictional and central conference delegations that came about during the assembly’s long COVID-caused delay until this year.  

Jurisdictions in the U.S. and central conferences in Africa, Europe and the Philippines elect the denomination’s bishops. Jurisdictional and central conference delegates also serve as General Conference reserves.

The General Conference’s plenary action means delegates elected to fill vacancies can be seated when a member of their delegation needs a break. The vote also authorized the credentialing of people elected as reserves to jurisdictional and central conferences.

General Conference delegates also gave the green light for annual conferences that have not yet held elections to fill jurisdictional and central conference vacancies to do so before those gatherings meet later this year and early next year.

One particular concern for this General Conference has been the absence of delegates, particularly from Africa.

The General Conference’s committee on credentials reports that it continues working to seat delegates who are still arriving to participate in the legislative assembly.

“We know of some credential delegates who are traveling to Charlotte, and should arrive today or tomorrow,” Diane Brown, the committee’s chair and a lay delegate from the Michigan Conference, said during the committee’s morning report.

Bishops, delegates join rally for Palestine

While pro-Palestinian rallies are happening across the U.S., United Methodists at General Conference had their chance to gather in a peaceful show of support on the evening of April 25.

Sponsored by United Methodist Kairos Response, the rally brought together more than 100 United Methodist delegates and observers — along with at least six bishops — to hear from a variety of speakers and call attention to Palestine-related legislation before General Conference.

The United Methodist Church has opposed Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands since 1976. In March, the United Methodist Council of Bishops called for a ceasefire in the region. Warfare began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas made a deadly surprise attack on Israel, triggering Israel’s devastating aerial bombardment and armed invasion of Gaza.

The Rev. Jorge Dominguez of the California-Nevada Conference said it’s important for United Methodists to denounce what is happening in the Middle East.

“Our church has always maintained a supportive presence, both with the Christian and Muslim communities of the people of Palestine. At this time, it is important to show the world that we are aware that there is a genocide in Gaza and that this is against our values as United Methodists.

“To be in this rally is to be in solidarity with the Israelis and Palestinians who are suffering the consequences of this genocidal war that must not continue.”

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Task Team Explores Forming a New, Unified Ohio Conference of The UMC

In early 2025, Bishop Hee-Soo Jung announced the creation of the Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team which has eight members and two ex-officio staff members from each of the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences. The role of the Task team is to listen, discuss, and discern about forming a new, unified Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church.

“God is calling us into this new strategic journey together. This task team has been prayerfully selected—each person strong in faith and deeply committed to The United Methodist Church. They are organized for this important work,” Bishop Jung said.

Rev. Doug Anderson, who is serving as the team’s consultant, is well known in both East and West Ohio. Over the years, he has led multiple workshops and seminars in both conferences, including a two-year comprehensive church development process and Church by Size seminars.

In his presentation to Annual Conference is 2025, Anderson said, "The decision to create a new Annual Conference is not made by the task team, the cabinets, or the bishop. That decision will be made by the Annual Conferences themselves in 2027."

Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team Members

East Ohio Conference:

• Rev. Armando Arellano
• Rev. Dianne Tobey Covault
• Thomas Lewis
• Rev. Hyeran Yu
• Rev. Heidi Welch (Episcopacy Committee Chair)
• Rev. Steve Stultz Costello (CFA Chair)
• Rev. Randy May (Trustees President)
• Kimberly Green (Conference Lay Leader)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Rev. Ed Peterson (Executive Assistant to the Bishop)
• Vera Milanovic (Executive Director of Financial & Administrative Services)

West Ohio Conference:

• Daniel Cardenas
• Rev. Leroy Chambliss
• Janet George
• Catherine Kang
• Rev. Wade Giffin (Episcopacy Committee Chair)
• David Scott (CFA Chair)
• Julie Hurtig (Trustees Chair)
• Leslie Hall (Conference Lay Leader)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Rev. Linda Middelberg (Executive Assistant to the Bishop)
• Bill Brownson (Chief Financial Officer/Director of Administration)

For more information, click here to read the Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team pamphlet:

“Let us offer our prayers that the Spirit will lead this team to cast a vision for a strong, new United Methodist Church in Ohio,” Bishop Jung said.

As the Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team begins its work, Bishop Jung has written this prayer for use by individuals and congregations:

“Loving God, Bless us to seek God's renewing presence and love. Guide The United Methodist Church in Ohio land to rise again with dynamic love, bold vision, and a mission to transform the world.”

Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team References and Resources:

The Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team of eight members and two ex-officio staff members from both the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences met in-person last month and this month is beginning listening sessions with staff and ministry groups. The role of the task group is to actively listen, discuss, and discern about forming a new, unified Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church.

“Early Church Stories for Our Visioning” was the title of the devotion Bishop Hee-Soo Jung shared with the task team during its inaugural meeting. The bishop grounded his message – and set the direction for the team – in the words of Acts 15:1-11, The Council at Jerusalem.

“Our work will be guided by the Holy Spirit, and we will rely upon the grace of God. We will focus on mission and the fruits of mission,” Jung said. “Ultimately our work is what God can do through you and me and what God can do through East and West Ohio, and what God can accomplish at such a time as this.”

Rev. Doug Anderson, the task team’s consultant/facilitator chosen by Bishop Jung said to members, “Your ultimate goal is not the possibility of creating a new annual conference. Don’t settle for that. Your ultimate goal is to create a new culture that is outward looking, missionally focused, spiritually grounded”

Anderson shared that John and Charles Wesley should be models for the work that lies ahead for the task team over the next few years.

“John and Charles Wesley figured out that what you need to do is connect with folks in the community, serve people, love people, open the doors to people and create a culture that exploded not just in England but in the United States in a profound way,” he said.

Leading Change and Managing Transitions

Task team members were asked to read two books to inform their work: “Leading Change” by John P. Kotter and “Managing Transitions” by William Bridges.

“Kotter said the first part of the change process is to create urgency. If there’s no urgency to do something different, you’re just going to stay stuck where you are,” Anderson told the task team. “The urgency is how can we as United Methodists in Ohio better connect with our communities and better reach and engage folks in those communities to demonstrate with them and connect with them the amazing possibilities that Jesus Christ holds for their life?”

Anderson shared that the first thing he learned from Bridges is that change and transition are not synonyms.

“Bridges says that changes are external, it’s figuring out how to go from point A to point B. Transition is internal, it’s helping the organization come to terms with the sense of loss that accompanies every change. It’s grief work because every change you make somebody loses something. Not everybody loses the same thing, but everyone loses something,” Anderson said.

Our Work Together in 2025, 2026, 2027

“You cannot have a new beginning if you don’t do the hard work of figuring out a new identity,” Anderson told the task team, sharing from the work of Bridges. “It’s not your plan that drives a new beginning. It’s your identity that drives a new beginning that then formulates the plan.”

Bridges stated that successfully launching a new beginning requires the Four P’s:

• Purpose              The mission and the “why” of our work.
• Picture                The vision and the “what” of our work.
• Plan                     The strategy, goals and objectives and the “how” of our work.
• Part                      The roles people will play in creating a new identity and the “who” of our work.

“The picture (vision) needs to be clear and compelling enough and the plan needs to be broad and inclusive enough that every person, every church, every pastor can find their part to play,” Anderson said.

“How do we put all those pieces together?” Anderson asked the team. “Well, that’s why God created the next two and a half years.”

Small Group Listening Sessions

To aid in developing a new identity for a new, unified Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, the task team is hosting listening sessions with groups from across the East and West Ohio Conferences. The invitation to the sessions includes three questions participants are asked to consider so that they can be ready to contribute to conversations during the session. The questions are: As you think about living into a new annual conference …

• what excites you and makes you hopeful?
• what are your concerns or what gives you pause?
• what additional information would be helpful for us to know?

Task team members will meet with the following groups in April or May:

• Fresh Starts and New Beginnings (WOC)
• Conference Staff, including District Offices (EOC)
• Conference & District Staff (WOC)
• Boards of Trustees (EOC & WOC in same session)
• Boards of Laity (WOC & EOC in same session)
• Boards of Ministry (EOC & WOC in same session)
• Committee on Episcopacy (WOC & EOC in same session)
• Transformative Discipleship (WOC)
• Commissions on Equitable Compensation (EOC & WOC in same session)
• Appointive Cabinets & Executive Teams (WOC & EOC in same session)
• Connectional Table (WOC)
• Councils on Finance & Administration (EOC & WOC in same session)
• District Boards (WOC & EOC in same session)
• Pastors of Large Churches (EOC & WOC in same session)
• Pastors of Small Churches (WOC & EOC in same session)
• Personnel Committee (EOC)

Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team Members

• Rev. Armando Arellano (at-large, EOC)
• Daniel Cardenas (at-large, WOC)
• Rev. Leroy Chambliss (at-large, WOC)
• Rev. Dianne Tobey Covault (at-large, EOC)
• Janet George (at-large, WOC)
• Catherine Kang (at-large, WOC)
• Thomas Lewis (at-large, EOC)
• Rev. Hyeran Yu (at-large, EOC)
• Rev. Wade Giffin (Episcopacy Committee chair, WOC)
• Rev. Heidi Welch (Episcopacy Committee chair, EOC)
• Rev. Steve Stultz Costello (CFA chair, EOC)
• David Scott (CFA chair, WOC)
• Julie Hurtig (Trustees chair, WOC)
• Rev. Randy May (Trustees president, EOC)
• Kimberly Green (Conference lay leader, EOC)
• Leslie Hall (Conference lay leader, WOC)
• Rev. Linda Middelberg (executive assistant to the Bishop, WOC)
• Rev. Ed Peterson (executive assistant to the Bishop, EOC)
• Bill Brownson (CFO/director of Administration, WOC)
• Vera Milanovic (executive director of Financial & Administrative Services, EOC)

Learning More About the Work of the Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team

Updates of the task team’s work will be shared during Annual Conference sessions in both East and West Ohio in the next few years. They will also be communicated to clergy and laity through regular electronic newsletters and on the East and West Ohio Conference websites.

Bishop Hee-Soo Jung’s Prayer for Individuals and Churches as We Develop a New Identity

“Loving God, Bless us to seek God's renewing presence and love. Guide The United Methodist Church in Ohio land to rise again with dynamic love, bold vision, and a mission to transform the world.”

The plenary session on Day 3 of General Conference produced two historic moments: the passage of a constitutional amendment that aims to put The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions on equal footing and the approval of four Eurasia conferences’ official departure from the denomination.

Bishop Eduard Khegay, episcopal leader of the Eurasia Area, gave a moving farewell speech following the passage of a petition that will enable four Eurasian annual conferences to become autonomous. He expressed gratitude to the denomination, using the phrase for “thank you” in Russian: “Bolshoe spasibo.”

A green light for regionalization

General Conference has now passed much of the legislation that aims to give The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions equal standing in decision-making.

In what outgoing Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton called “a historic day for our church,” delegates voted 586 to 164 for an amendment to the denomination’s constitution that will now go before annual conference voters for potential ratification.

A constitutional amendment requires at least a two-thirds vote at General Conference; the regionalization amendment received 78% of the vote. To be ratified, the amendment also will need at least a two-thirds total vote of annual conference lay and clergy voters. Annual conferences are church regions consisting of multiple congregations and other ministries.

Regionalization has become United Methodist shorthand for a package of legislation that would restructure the denomination. Under the legislation, the U.S. and each central conference — church regions in Africa, Europe and the Philippines — would become regional conferences with the same authority to adapt the Book of Discipline, the denomination’s policy book, for more missional effectiveness.

At present, only central conferences have that authority under the denomination’s constitution to adapt the Discipline as missional needs and different legal contexts require.

It is unusual for such consequential legislation to be voted on during the first week of General Conference. The Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters — a permanent General Conference committee with a majority of its membership from central conferences — gave its final approval to the eight petitions on regionalization in its April 21-22 meeting prior to the start of General Conference on April 23, opening up the proposals to be voted on so early in the assembly.

As part of the morning’s consent calendar, delegates also approved a measure titled “Regionalization and Contextualization of Marriage,” submitted by Michigan Conference

Bishop David Bard for the Council of Bishops. The new additions to the Book of Discipline allow central conferences to set their standards for marriage rites and clergy ordination.

The entire consent calendar that included the regionalization legislation and the Council of Bishops measure passed by a vote of 646 to 73.

“At the end of this General Conference, if anyone comes up to you and says, ‘We didn’t do anything at General Conference,’ (tell them) we just did,” Susan Brumbaugh, General Conference’s coordinator of the calendar, said after that first consent calendar vote.

Eurasia gets go-ahead to form own church

On the same day The United Methodist Church moved toward regionalization, General Conference delegates approved the exit of churches in one of its regions.

By a vote of 672 to 67, the delegates approved the departure of four Eurasian annual conferences — which encompasses churches in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Together, the four plan to form the autonomous Christian Methodist Church.

The Eurasian annual conferences — all led by Bishop Eduard Khegay, who is also leaving — have 66 churches in total. Altogether the conferences had 1,123 members as of 2017, according to the most recent data from the denomination’s General Council on Finance and Administration.

“Sisters and brothers, I stand in gratitude for your decision,” Khegay said after the vote.

While the departure won’t be final until next year, he acknowledged that this will be his and his delegations’ final General Conference.

“During my 12 years of episcopal ministry, I have faced many challenges and hardships in Eurasia — the East-West divide, the geopolitical struggles between superpowers, economic ups and downs and theological controversies,” he said. “But today I want to express my gratitude.”

Thursdays in Black service

Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware conferences, led the morning worship service, which centered on the Thursdays in Black initiative.

Created by the World Council of Churches, Thursdays in Black encourages the wearing of black clothing on this one day of the week to witness to realities, like those reported by the United Nations, that globally an estimated 736 million women — almost one in three — have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both, at least once in their life. 

Easterling testified to the damage the church can do when it is silent on a harmful issue. She admonished the church to stop making the abused invisible, but rather minister to them and speak words of hope and healing.

As a survivor of domestic violence in a previous marriage, Easterling shared that when she entered the ministry, she was told not to reveal that part of her life.

“They said it would make me look weak and women in ministry already have enough battles to overcome,” she said.

Easterling raised her voice to tell all the women present who have suffered abuse: “You are fearfully and wonderfully made. … You are of sacred worth. You are resilient.”

She called on those present to find purpose and direction in Luke 4:16-21 and Jesus’ proclamation that “I have come to liberate, free, uplift and unbind and love. I have come to end oppression, bondage, domination, abuse and hate.” 

Revised Social Principles moves out of committee unchanged

Late in the day on April 25, the Revised Social Principles cleared the Church and Society 2 Committee with no changes, by a vote of 41 to 15. The legislation goes to plenary, where debate and efforts to amend are expected.

But the committee vote bodes well and thrilled one observer.

“I feel great,” said the Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, former top executive of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, which had a key role in a multiyear effort to craft a more concise globally applicable statement of the denomination’s position on various social issues.

The Rev. Todd Jordan, a Texas Conference delegate, was among the committee members voting to advance the Revised Social Principles without changes.

“I think (the vote) honors the countless hours of work that went into it,” he said. 

Laity Address encourages church to ‘be like Nemo’

With the future of The United Methodist Church at stake, believers need to trust in God, be faithful witnesses and work together, said speakers during the April 25 Laity Address at General Conference.

Micheal Pope, vice president of the Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders, said the church could learn from the example of Nemo, the main character in the Pixar animated film “Finding Nemo.”

In the film, Nemo is caught in a net with other fish, and convinced them they must all swim in the same direction to escape.

Likewise, United Methodists must work together to overcome the disaffiliation of about 25% of its U.S. congregations, Pope said.

Fellow presenter LaToya Redd Thompson, president of the lay leaders’ association, said that she believes God will bring new birth from the difficult circumstances the church is facing.

“Not only is nothing impossible for God, but together by grace, with faith, nothing is impossible for us,” she said. “He expects us, his disciples, to perform miracles because we can.”

Used from United Methodist News Service

Below is a list of the appointments and assignments as set by the Appointive Cabinet and by Bishop Hee-Soo Jung. If you have any questions please email Jill Philipp, Dir. of District and Episcopal Administrative Services. You can access the 2025 Appointments list and the Extension Ministries appointments list, effective July 1, 2025, online by clicking here.

Bishop Hee Soo Jung announces the following appointments and assignments:

November 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Joanna Johnson	Clarksville	SRD	November 1, 2025
Alexandra Rode	St Mark's Lutheran, Charlotte, NC	EXT	December 7, 2025
Thomas Rand	Grace in Action	EXT	October 1, 2025
Mary Jo Yeakel	Crossroads UMC, Central Valley, East Ohio Conference	EXT	January 1, 2026
James Sharrett	Ottawa Trinity, Riley Creek	WLD	November 1, 2025

October 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Abby Lightle	Director, Wesley Camp & Retreat Center	EXT	October 28, 2025
Daniel Cardenas	Pleasant Ridge	GMD	November 1, 2025
Charlene Miller	Rising Sun St. Paul's, Kansas	MRD	November 1, 2025
Jeffrey Blair	Fairborn Everheart Hospice	EXT	October 1, 2025
Debra Roth	Concord	GMD	December 1, 2025
Angie Sherer	Plaquemine Grand River, Southwest District, Louisiana AC	EXT	July 1, 2025
Maggie Sykes	Cridersville	WLD	January 1, 2026
Christina Fetherolf	Grove City Trinity, Canal Winchester Hope	ORD	November 1, 2025
Toby LaFuze	Gratis, West Manchester	GMD	September 1, 2025
Benjamin Carpenter	Clarksville, Sharon	SRD	September 1, 2025
Jeff Jeffries	Belmont	GMD	October 15, 2025
Avery Linn-Authenrith	Maumee Associate	MRD	November 1, 2025
Lasang Ghising Tamang	Forest Chapel Associate	GMD	October 1, 2025
Jason Perkins	Lakeview Christ, Waynesfield	WLD	October 1, 2025

September 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Roderick Leupp	Cedarville	SRD	September 1, 2025
Kelly Venturini	Normandy	GMD	September 15, 2025
Frank Nation	TriHealth, Summit	EXT, GMD	September 1, 2025
Debbie Ward	Salem Center	HRD	September 1, 2025
Victor McCombs	Wilkesville	HRD	September 1, 2025
Katrina Nunnally	Connett	HRD	September 1, 2025
Melissa Watts	Wesley Chapel	HRD	September 1, 2025
Benjamin Carpenter	Clarksville	SRD	September 7, 2025
Roger Dill	Felicity	SRD	July 1, 2025

August 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Moses Antwi	Ebenezer	ORD	August 1, 2025
Yeachan Benjamin Cho	Derby, Five Points	SRD	July 1, 2025
Chase McKenzie	The Point	GMD	October 1, 2025

July 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Jackson Swallo	Amlin	ORD	July 1, 2025
Katharine Steele	Oxford	GMD	July 1, 2025
Todd Noland	Harpster	MRD	August 1. 2025
Romeo Velasco	Green Camp	ORD	July 1, 2025
Dale Hatch	Croton	ORD	July 1, 2025
David Charles	Stony Ridge/Luckey Faith	MRD	August 1, 2025
Elizabeth Rand	Interfaith Campus Minister	EXT	August 15, 2025
Jason (Jay) Whitney	Van Buren	MRD	August 1, 2025

June 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Gerald Arnott	Kirkersville	ORD	July 1, 2025
Jackson Moody	Lafayette, Unionville Center	ORD	July 1, 2025
William Halter	Willshire Union	WLD	July 1, 2025
Elizabeth Trigg	Toledo Epworth	MRD	July 1, 2025
Benjamin Cho	Derby, Five Points	SRD	July 1, 2025
Matthew Crawford	Hamden	HRD	July 1, 2025
Latoya Warren	Old Town	SRD	July 1, 2025
Doug Widdowson	Melbern	WLD	July 1, 2025
Brianna Geiger	Emanuel	MRD	July 1, 2025
Barbara Jean Pope	Mt. Victory	WLD	July 1, 2025

May 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Steve North	Sharon	MRD	June 1, 2025
David Finney	The Gathering	GMD	January 1, 2025
David Lusk	Rhinehart	WLD	May 1, 2025
Steve White	Mt. Victory	WLD	May 1, 2025
Ben Bonham	South Vienna Community	WLD	May 1, 2025
Mary Sullivan	Bowling Green Trinity	MRD	July 1, 2025
Vaughn Cook	Wesley Church of Hope	ORD	July 1, 2025
Kevin Chambers	Pleasant Hill	ORD	July 1, 2025
April Phillips	Ridgeway	WLD	July 1, 2025
Christian Taylor	Ohio City	WLD	July 1, 2025
Thomas Miller	Church of the Redeemer	ORD	July 1, 2025
Ashton Dupler	St. Paul Dayton	GMD	July 1, 2025
Richard Tettau	Springfield Masonic Community Chaplain	EXT	March 13, 2023
Yoon Sun Shin	United Theological Seminary	EXT	July 1, 2025
Euggle Robertson	Waverly Grace	SRD	May 1, 2025
Charles 'Bob' Baugher	Centenary Granville	ORD	July 1, 2025
Evette Watt	UC Health Drake Center Chaplain	GMD	July 22, 2024
Bethani Aiello	Summit Home Care & Hospice	ORD	February 24, 2025
John Foster	Roundhead and Mt. Zion	WLD	July 1, 2025
Andrea Curry	Clough and Cherry Grove	GMD	July 1, 2025

April 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Jessica Lucas	New City	GMD	May 1, 2025
Karl Penn	GMD/ Fort McKinley	GMD	May 1, 2025
Paula Stewart	Gaines	GMD	July 1, 2025
Laurie Lynn Clark	OSU Wexner Center	ORD	June 9, 2024
Karen Montgomery	Zanesville First	HRD	May 1, 2025
Vera Welker	South Zanesville	HRD	May 1, 2025
James Rawlins	Second Creek	SRD	April 1, 2025
Markus Wegenast	Church of the Savior	GMD	July 1, 2025
Seeyong Lee	Thurman Avenue	ORD	April 1, 2025
Paul Scannell	Lima Westside	WLD	July 1, 2025
Jimelvia Pettiford Martin	Asbury South	ORD	July 1, 2025
Scott Wise	Tyler Memorial	SRD	May 1, 2025
Sujin Kim	Circleville Good Shepherd, Stoutsville Fairview	SRD	July 1, 2025

March 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
R. Amanda Stufflebeam	North Hampton Asbury, Christiansburg	WLD	July 1, 2025
D. Rob Stufflebeam	Springfield Grace	WLD	July 1, 2025
Tracy Chambers	Northern Hills	GMD	July 1, 2025
Sherri Blackwell	Chillicothe Trinity	SRD	July 1, 2025
Madet Merove	Springfield Covenant	WLD	May 1, 2025
Roland Moore	Rising Sun St. Paul's, Kansas	MRD	March 1, 2025
Andrea Laux	Indian Run Associate	ORD	March 1, 2025
Alethea Botts	Epworth, Asbury North	ORD	July 1, 2025

February 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Casey Wilson	North Broadway	ORD	July 1, 2025
Leslie Mahaney	Fostoria Wesley, Amsden, Fostoria High Street	MRD	July 1, 2025
Jordan McKenzie	Ginghamsburg	WLD	July 1, 2025
Wes Souders	District Superintendent	SRD	July 1, 2025
Don Wilson	District Superintendent	WLD	July 1, 2025
Jim Wilson	District Superintendent	ORD	July 1, 2025
Susan Britton	Lakewood Middle School	EXT	February 1, 2025
Jennifer Kimball Casto	Worthington	ORD	July 1, 2025
Maggie Trumbull	Okeana	GMD	January 1, 2025
Sara Thomas	Resurrection Mason	GMD	July 1, 2025

January 2025	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Samuel Holmes	The Point	GMD	January 1, 2025
Marcus de Leon	Hayes Memorial/Camino de Vida	MRD	December 1, 2024
Larry Clark	Stony Ridge/Oregon Faith	MRD	January 1, 2025
Taelor Hickey	Hyde Park Bethlehem	GMD	February 1, 2025
Sherry Gale	Exec. Dir, House of Bread	EXT	January 6, 2025

December 2024	Appointment/Assignment	District	Date
Mariah Miskimen	Reimagine Church	ORD	1/1/2025
Jennifer Lucas	Resurrection UMC	GMD	1/1/2025
Suzanne Allen	District Superintendent	GMD	1/1/2025
Richard Seiter	First Hope Crooksville	HRD	1/1/2025
Karl Haught	Magnetic Springs Pharisburg	WLD	1/1/2025
Daniel Fuchs	Zaleski	HRD	1/1/2025
Sarah Lowden	Canaanville, Stewart	HRD	1/1/2025
Daniel Smith	Nashport	HRD	1/1/2025
Tad Grover	Worthington Interim	ORD	1/1/2025

 

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At the Side of those Presiding

Maurice S. Henderson is a longtime professional parliamentarian and an advisor to bishops who are presiding at the United Methodist General Conference. #UMCGC Click here to read

General Conference Gives Regionalization Green Light

General Conference has now passed much of the legislation that aims to give The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions equal standing in decision-making. Click here to read

Young people share fears, hopes for future church

Young people have likened the current happenings in The United Methodist Church to a divorce with devastating effects on the children, but they asserted there is hope for a bright future. Click here to read more

Bishop Holston: Become ‘who God needs us to be’

Jonathan Holston of the South Carolina Conference, who was selected by the Council of Bishops to deliver the address on their behalf, encouraged delegates to keep their focus on what is important and tune out the noise. Click here to read.

April 23 wrap-up: After years of delay, General Conference begins

Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton opened the legislative assembly on April 23 with a bold question: “Do you want to be in this room?”He was speaking to delegates from Africa, Europe, Asia and the U.S. who are gathering to consider major proposals that could dramatically change the denomination. Click here to read. To watch day 1 video recap and worship, click here.

Bishop's Urged to Prepare for Seismic Shift

United Methodist Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton sees potential for big changes coming out of General Conference — including a possible end to the denomination’s longtime bans related to LGBTQ people. Bishops, he said, will have a role to play in what comes next after the April 23-May 3 lawmaking assembly. Click here to read

General Conference: How to talk to your church before, during and after

United Methodists’ understanding of General Conference can range from complete unawareness to deep appreciation to frustrated confusion. Help your congregation better grasp what General Conference is, its purpose and its impact with the help of the tips and resources listed below. Share them in upcoming meetings, gatherings, newsletters and social media posts to ensure everyone feels informed and connected. Click here to read

Bishop Palmer's Virtual Town Hall Meetings ahead of the Upcoming General Conference

Bishop Palmer held two virtual Town Hall meetings to address questions ahead of the upcoming General Conference. To see and hear these sessions, click below.

Native American United Methodist Share Their Art and Faith withthe 2024 General Conference

More than 6,000 beaded pins poured in from United Methodist artists like LaRocque and Native American partners from all over the country in the leadup to the scheduled 2020 gathering. Every box that arrived to the United Women in Faith National Office is chockful of beautiful beadwork. The pins serve as a reminder of the big-heartedness and deep worth of Native Americans to the larger United Methodist family. Click here to read

US Delegates Name General Conference Goals

A month before General Conference opens, an ad hoc group of more than 270 U.S. delegates is giving public notice of their three legislative priorities for The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly. Those priorities are what many delegates have taken to calling “the three R’s” — regionalization, the Revised Social Principles and the removal of exclusionary language against LGBTQ people. Click here to read

What's New for GC 2024?

Ask The UMC presents a series of new Advance Daily Christian Advocate (ADCA) items for the General Conference. Volume 3, Section 1, includes fresh petitions and reports for delegates' review ahead of the rescheduled April 2024 conference in Charlotte. Click here to read

General Conference Survival Guide

Step into the world of General Conference like never before with our ultimate survival guide! Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned attendee, our carefully curated checklist ensures you're ready for every moment. From navigating the bustling venue to seizing networking opportunities, we've covered it all. Elevate your General Conference journey today! Click here to read

Amid church losses, proposed budget slashed

The United Methodist Church’s financial leaders met to finalize the proposed denominational budget heading to General Conference. Their work included making more cuts while shoring up financial support for the bishops. Click here to read

GC worship leader blends diversity and ministry

Serving as worship leader at The United Methodist Church’s General Conference is a feat that Raymond Trapp is embracing by offering music that both showcases the diversity of the church and also meets people at their point of need. Trapp shares insights into his musical strategy, his selfcare routine for the 11-day event. Click here to listen.

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North Star Congregations

(listed alphabetically by county)

Adams County (Scioto River District)

Winchester UMC | 70 E. Washington St, Winchester, OH 45697

website | Pastor: Rev. Gregory Roberts (click here to email pastor)

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Allen County (Western Lakes District)

Refuge461 - Blufton University | 995 N. Pratt Street, Ottawa, OH  45875

Pastor: Rev. Marcella Ciccotelli (click here to email pastor)

Shawnee UMC | 2600 Zurmehly Road,  Lima, OH  45806

website | Pastor: Rev. Lori Reiber (click here to email pastor)

Trinity UMC, Lima | 301 W Market Street,  Lima, OH  45801

website | Pastor: Rev. Jim Nathan (click here to email pastor)

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Athens County (Hocking River District)

First UMC, Athens | 2 S College St, Athens, OH  45701

website | Pastor: Rev. Robbie Scott (click here to email pastor)

Canaanville UMC | 15650 McAfee Rd, Athens, OH 45701

website | Pastor: Rev. Rick Seiter (click here to email pastor)

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Auglaize County (Western Lakes District)

Cridersville UMC | 105 Shawnee Road, Cridersville, OH  45806

website | Pastor: Rev. Thomas Miller (click here to email pastor)

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Brown County (Scioto River)

Georgetown UMC | 217 S Main Street, Georgetown, OH 45121

Facebook | Pastor: Rev. Daniel Pelzel (click here to email pastor)

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Butler County (Great Miami River District)

First UMC, Middletown | 120 S Broad Street, Middletown, 45044

website | Pastor: Rev. Kimberly Armentrout (click here to email pastor)

Hamilton Park Avenue UMC | 801 Park Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45013

website | Pastor: Rev. Roger Emerson (click here to email pastor)

Jacksonburg UMC | 4654 Middletown Oxford Rd, Middletown, OH 45042

website | Pastor: Rev. Peter Hamm (click here to email pastor)

St. Mark's UMC, Fairfield| 4601 Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield, OH 45014

website | Pastor: Rev. Mark Gregory (click here to email pastor)

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Clark County (Western Lakes District)

Refresh Springfield| 5880 Urbana Rd, Springfield, OH  45503

website | Pastor: Rev. Seth Evans (click here to email pastor)

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Clermont County (Great Miami River District)

Batavia Faith UMC | 180 N Fifth St Batavia, OH 45103 

website | Pastor: Rev. Nicole Henderson-Johns (click here to email pastor)

Epiphany UMC | 6635-Loveland-Miamivile Rd, Loveland, OH  45140

website | Pastor: Rev. Kathy Currier (click here to email pastor)

First UMC, Milford | 541 Main St, Milford, OH 45150 

website | Pastor: Rev. MickWhistler (click here to email pastor)

Mt Moriah UMC | 681 Mt. Moriah Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45245

website | Pastor: Rev. Beth Anne Crego (click here to email pastor)

Williamsburg UMC | 330 Gay St, Williamsburg, OH 45176

website | Pastor: Rev. Dare Stevens (click here to email pastor)

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Clinton County (Scioto River District)

Blanchester Grace UMC | 50 E Locust St, Wilmington, OH  45177

website | Pastor: Rev. Dean Feldmeyer (click here to email pastor)

Wilmington UMC | 50 E Locust St, Wilmington, OH  45177

website | Pastor: Rev. R. Scott Miller (click here to email pastor)

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Darke County (Western Lakes District)

First UMC, Greenville | 202 W 4th St, Greenville, OH 45331

Pastor: Rev. Gary Blacklidge (click here to email pastor)

New Madison UMC | 9 N Main St, New Madison, OH 45346

Pastor: Rev. David Richey (click here to email pastor)

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Defiance County (Maumee River District)

Ney UMC | 145 Rice Ave, Ney, OH 43549

Facebook | Pastor: Rev. Briana Geiger (click here to email pastor)

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Delaware County (Olentangy River District)

Lewis Center UMC | 1081 Lewis Center Rd, Lewis Center, OH  43035

website | Pastor: Rev. Jessica Cavinee (click here to email pastor)

Powell UMC | 825 E Olentangy Rd, Powell, OH  43065

website | Pastor: Rev. Justin Williams (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Carrie Schwab (click here to email pastor)

William Street UMC | 28 W William Street, Delaware, OH  43015

website | Pastor: Rev. Jennifer Casey (click here to email pastor)

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Fairfield County (Olentangy River District)

Lancaster First UMC | 163 E. Wheeling Street, Lancaster, OH  43130

website | Pastor:  Rev. Amy Wood (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Nicole Baker ( click here to email pastor )

Pickerington Peace UMC | 235 Diley Rd, Pickerington, OH  43147

website | Pastor: Bill Lyle (click here to email pastor)

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Franklin County (Olentangy River District)

Amlin UMC | 5441 Cosgray Rd, Dublin, OH 43016

website | Pastor:  Ms. Elizabeth Trigg (click here to email pastor)

Bethel International UMC | 120 Bethel road, Columbus, OH  43220

website | Pastor: Rev. Glenn Schwerdtfeger (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Soo-Hea Park (click here to email pastor)

Broad Street UMC | 501 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215

website | Pastor: Rev. John Girard (click here to email pastor)

Cityview UMC | 1150 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH  43212

website | Pastor: Rev. Joe Graves (click here to email pastor)

Church for All People | 946 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH  43206

website | Pastor:  Rev. Joelle Henneman (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Dr. Camisha (click here to email pastor)

Church of the Good Shepherd UMC | 6176 Sharon Woods Blvd, Bolumbus, OH 43229

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jeremy Moyers (click here to email pastor)

Church of the Master UMC | 24 N Grove St, Westerville, OH  43081

website | Pastor:  Rev. Katya Brodbeck (click here to email pastor)

Church of the Messiah UMC | 51 N State St, Westerville, OH  43081

website | Pastor:  Rev. Katy Borhauer (click here to email pastor)

Church of the Redeemer UMC | 235 McNaughten Rd, Columbus, OH  43213

website | Pastor:  Rev. Bob Baugher (click here to email pastor)

Clair UMC | 293 East Barthman Ave, Columbus, OH 43207

website | Pastor:  Rev. Charles Ferguson (click here to email pastor)

Columbia Heights UMC | 775 Galloway Rd, Galloway, OH 43319

website | Pastor:  Rev. Dwayne Shugert (click here to email pastor)

Eastview UMC | 1045 Lockville Rd, Columbus, OH 43227

website | Pastor:  Rev. Craig Arnold (click here to email pastor)

Epworth UMC, Columbus| 5100 Karl Rd, Columbus, OH 43229

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jennifer Casto (click here to email pastor)

Gethsemane UMC | 5081 Carbondale Dr, Columbus, OH 43232

website | Pastor:  Rev. Vaughn Cook (click here to email pastor)

Glenwood UMC | 2833 Valleyview Dr, Columbus, OH 43204

website | Pastor:  Rev. Kevin Orr (click here to email pastor)

Indian Run UMC | 6305 Brand Road, Dublin, OH  43016

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jeff Allen (click here to email pastor)

King Avenue UMC | 299 King Ave, Columbus, OH  43201

website | Pastor:  Rev. Andrew Burns (click here to email pastor)

Linworth UMC | 7070 Bent Tree Blvd. Columbus, OH 43235

website | Pastor:  Rev. Anna Guillozet (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Dr. Gene Folden (click here to email pastor)

Livingston Church | 200 E. Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH  43215

website | Pastor:  Rev. Angie Cox (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Jim Donnan (click here to email pastor)

Lockbourne UMC | 1260 Vause Rd, Lockbourne, OH 43137

website | Pastor:  Rev. Randy Locker (click here to email pastor)

Maize Manor UMC | 3901 Maize Rd, Columus, OH 43224

website | Pastor:  Rev. Ryan Grace (click here to email pastor)

Maple Grove UMC | 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH  43214

website | Pastor:  Rev. Patricia Wagner (click here to email pastor)

New Albany UMC | 20 3rd St, New Albany, OH  43054

website | Pastor:  Rev. Rachel Billups (click here to email pastor)

North Broadway UMC | 48 E North Broadway St, Columbus, OH  43214

website | Pastor: Rev. Marcus Atha (click here to email pastor)

Northwest UMC | 5200 Riverside Drive, Columbus, OH  43220 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mebane McMahon (click here to email pastor)

Scioto Ridge UMC | 4343 Dublin Rd, Hilliard, OH  43026 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jason Wellman (click here to email pastor)

Short North Church | 25 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

website | Pastor:  Rev. Amy Aspey (click here to email pastor)

Trinity UMC, Columbus | 1581 Cambridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212

website | Pastor:  Rev. Wade Giffin & Rev. Kimberly Wisecup (click here to email pastor)

Urban Farm Church | 3901 Maize Rd, Columbus, OH  43224 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Ryan Grace (click here to email pastor)

Whitehall UMC | 525 Bernhard Rd, Columbus, OH 43213 

website | Pastor:  Kathi Herington (click here to email pastor)

Worthington UMC | 600 High St, Wothington, OH  43085 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Dominic Mejia (click here to email pastor)

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Greene County (Great Miami River District)

Bellbrook UMC | 47 E. Franklin St, Bellbrook, OH 45305

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mary Beth Cheeseman (click here to email pastor)

Fairborn UMC | 100 N Broad Street, Fairborn, OH  45324

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jeff Blair (click here to email pastor)

Mosaic Church | 350 N Fairfield Rd, Beavercreek, OH 45430

website | Pastor:  Rev. Rosario Picardo (click here to email pastor)

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Hamilton County (Great Miami River District)

Armstrong Chapel UMC | 5125 Drake Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45255

website | Pastor:  Rev. David Brown (click here to email pastor)

Cherry Grove UMC | 1428 Eight Mile Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45255

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Paula Stewart (click here to email pastor)

Church of the Savior UMC | 8005 Pfeiffer Rd, Montgomery, OH 45242

website | Pastor:  Rev. Meshack Kanyion (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Karen Crawford (click here to email pastor)

Clifton UMC | 3416 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH  45220

website | Pastor:  Rev. Robert English (click here to email pastor)

Clough UMC | 2010 WolfangelRd, Cincinnati, OH  45255

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Paula Stewart (click here to email pastor)

Forest Chapel UMC | 680 W Sharon Rd, Cincinnati, OH  45240

website | Pastor:  Rev. J. Kabamba Kiboko, Ph.D. (click here to email pastor)

Friendship UMC | 1025 Springfield Pike, Wyoming, OH 45215

website | Pastor:  Rev. Vicki Robinson (click here to email pastor)

Hyde Park Bethlehem UMC | 3799 Hyde Park Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Barbara Schnecker (click here to email pastor)

Hyde Park Community UMC | 1345 Grace Ave, Cincinnati, OH  43208 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Todd Anderson (click here to email pastor), Rev. Suzanne Allen (click here to email pastor)

Loveland UMC | 10975 S Lebanon Rd, Loveland, OH 45140

website | Pastor:  Rev. Brad Olson (click here to email pastor)

Monfort Heights UMC | 3682 West Fork Road, Cincinnati, OH  45247 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Angie Sherer (click here to email pastor), Rev. Jason Taylor (click here to email pastor)

New Day UMC | 3420 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, OH

Pastor:  Rev. Carrie Jena (click here to email pastor)

New Vision UMC | 4400 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH  45229

website | Pastor:  Rev. JL Walker (click here to email pastor)

Newtown UMC | 3546 Church St, Cincinnati, OH 45244

website | Pastor:  Rev. Garland Hawkins (click here to email pastor)

Northern Hills UMC | 6700 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH  45224

website | Pastor:  Rev. Seth Lindemann (click here to email pastor)

St. Paul Community UMC | 8221 Miami Road, Madeira, OH  45243

website | Pastor:  Rev. David Wells (click here to email pastor)

The John Wesley UMC | 1927 W. Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, OH  45240

website | Pastor:  Rev. Kalamba Kilumba (click here to email pastor)

Westwood UMC | 3460 Epworth Ave, Cincinanti, OH  

website | Pastor:  Rev. Bryan Bucher (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Sarah Beach (click here to email pastor)

York Street UMC | 816 York Street, Cincinnati, OH  45214

Pastor:  Rev. Jeaninne Walker (click here to email pastor)

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Hancock County (Maumee River District)

Arcadia UMC | 19397 Co Rd 216, Arcadia, OH 44804

Pastor:  Rev. David Charles (click here to email pastor)

Findlay St Marks | 800 S Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840

website | Pastor:  Rev. Dan Metzger (click here to email pastor)

Howard UMC, Findlay | 220 Cherry St, Findlay, OH  45840

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Gay E. Blau (click here to email pastor)

Journey at Christ Church | 225 W Bigelow Ave, Findlay, OH 45840

website | Pastor:  Rev. Trevor Wright (click here to email pastor)

Mt Blanchard UMC | 204 S. Main Street, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867

website | Pastor:  Rev. Brett Kelly (click here to email pastor)

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Hardin County (Western Lakes District)

Ada First UMC | 301 N. Main Street, Ada, OH 45810

website | Pastor:  Rev. Brandi Grant-Rigsby (click here to email pastor)

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Henry County (Maumee River District)

Napolean Christ UMC | 1255 Glenwood Ave, Napoleon, OH  43545

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mary Kay (click here to email pastor)

Sharon UMC | 9016 County Rd P Napoleon, OH 43545

Pastor:  Rev. Jennifer Miller (click here to email pastor)

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Licking County (Olentangy River District)

Centenary UMC, Granville | 102 E. Broadway, Granville, OH  43023

website | Pastor:  Rev. Casey Wilson (click here to email pastor)

Christian Endeavor UMC | 1415 Londondale Parkway, Newark, OH 43055

website | Pastor:  Rev. David Pagura (click here to email pastor)

Church in the Mall | 771 South 30th St, Heath, OH 43056

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mariah Miskimen (click here to email pastor), Rev. Kevin Koske (click here to email pastor)

Heath Christ UMC | 1149 Hebron Rd, Heath, OH 43056

website | Pastor:  Rev. Susan Britton (click here to email pastor)

Jacksontown UMC | 9350 Jacksontown Rd SE, Jacksontown, OH 43030

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mark Raaker (click here to email pastor)

Kirkersville UMC | 180 E. Main St, Kirkersville, OH 43033

website | Pastor:  Rev. James Hall (click here to email pastor)

Neal Avenue UMC | 12 Neal Ave, Newark, OH  43055

website | Pastor:  Rev. Drew Watson (click here to email pastor)

Newark First UMC | 88 N 5th St, Newark, OH  43055

website | Pastor:  Rev. Barbara Salyers (click here to email pastor), Rev. Peter Borhauer (click here to email pastor)

Pataskala UMC | 458 S. Main St, Pataskala, OH 43062

website | Pastor:  Rev. Carl Redding (click here to email pastor)

Perryton UMC | 6139 Licking Valley Rd NE, Frazeysburg, OH 43822

website | Pastor:  Rev. Stacy Evans (click here to email pastor), Rev. Cheryl Evans (click here to email pastor)

Summit Station UMC | 6626 Summit Rd SW, Pataskala, OH 43062

website | Pastor:  Rev. Christopher Wiseman (click here to email pastor)

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Logan County (Western Lakes District)

Bellefontaine UMC | 201 N Main St, Bellefontaine, OH  43311

website | Pastor:  Rev. Joseph Ziraldo (click here to email pastor)

Lewistown Trinity UMC | 80880 Co Rd 54, Kewistown, OH 43333

website | Pastor:  Rev. TBD (click here to email pastor)

Rum Creek UMC | 3693 Township Rd 34N, Quincy, OH 43343

Pastor:  Ms. Abigail Adams (click here to email pastor)

Rushsylvania UMC | 152 Rush St, Rushsylvania, OH  43347

website | Pastor:  Rev. April Phillips (click here to email pastor)

Zanesfield UMC | 2880 Main St, Zanesfield, OH  43360

website | Pastor:  Rev. April Phillips (click here to email pastor)

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Lucas County (Maumee River District)

Aldersgate UMC |4030 Douglas Rd, Toledo, OH  43613

website | Pastor:  Rev. Melissa Steinecker (click here to email pastor)

Christ UMC, Oregon | 5757 Starr Ave, Oregon, OH  43616

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jeremiah Diegel (click here to email pastor)

Church of St Andrew | 3620 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo, OH  43614

website | Pastor:  Rev. Alex Wiles (click here to email pastor)

Epworth UMC, Toledo | 4855 W Central Ave, Ottawa Hills, OH  43615

website | Pastor:  Rev. Barry DeShetler (click here to email pastor)

Maumee UMC | 405 Sackett St, Maumee, OH  43537

website | Pastor:  Rev. Barry Burns (click here to email pastor)

Monroe Street UMC | 3613 Monroe St, Maumee, OH  43537

website | Pastor:  Rev. Larry Clark (click here to email pastor)

RiverPoint UMC | 262 131st St, Toledo, OH 43611

website | Pastor:  Rev. Amy Kuhlman (click here to email pastor)

Sylvania First UMC | 7000 Erie St, Sylvania, OH  43560

website | Pastor: Rev. Megan Croy (click here to email) & Rev. Ashley Wynn (click here to email)

The University Church, Toledo | 4747 Hill Ave, Toledo, OH 43615

website | Pastor: Rev. Jimelvia Martin (click here to email)

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Madison County (Western Lakes District)

Mt Sterling First UMC | 110 S London St, Mt Sterling, OH 43143

website | Pastor:  Rev. Joshua Andrews (click here to email pastor)

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Marion County (Olentangy River District)

Crosswood UMC | 1551 Richland Rd, Marion, OH 43302

website | Pastor:  Rev. Joshua Freshour (click here to email pastor)

Marion Prospect Street UMC | 185 S Prospect St, Marion, OH 43302

website | Pastor:  Rev. Joshua Freshour (click here to email pastor)

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Meigs County (Hocking River District)

New Beginnings UMC | 112 E 2nd Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769

website | Pastor:  Rev. Scott Blevins (click here to email pastor)

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Mercer County (Western Lakes District)

Chattanooga UMC | 9978 State Route 49, Rockford, OH 45882

Pastor:  Rev. Tom Brunstrup (click here to email pastor)

Grand Lake UMC | 119 E. Fulton Street, Celina, OH 45822

website | Pastor:  Rev. Debra Ketchum (click here to email pastor)

Rockford UMC | 202 S Franklin St, Rockford, OH 45882

website | Pastor:  Rev. Bill Halter (click here to email pastor)

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Miami County (Western Lakes District)

Bethel UMC | 2505 E Loy Rd, Piqua, OH 45356

Pastors:  Rev. Mark Rudasill (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Bob Lybarger (click here to email pastor)

Casstown UMC | 102 Center St, Casstown, OH 45312

Facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Mark Rudasill (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Bob Lybarger (click here to email pastor)

Ginghamsburg UMC | 6759 S Co Rd 25A, Tipp City, OH 45371

website | Pastor:  Rev. Dennis Miller (click here to email pastor)

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Montgomery County (Great Miami River District)

Aldersgate UMC, Huber Heights | 5464 Old Troy, Huber Heights, OH 45424

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mary Jo Yeakel (click here to email pastor)

Christ UMC, Kettering | 3440 Shroyer Rd, Kettering, OH  45429

website | Pastor:  Rev. Brian Law (click here to email pastor)

Church of the Cross UMC | 3121 Wilmington Pike, Kettering, OH 45429

website | Pastor:  Rev. Scott Campbell (click here to email pastor)

Concord UMC, Englewood | 1123 S Main Street, Englewood, OH  45322

website | Pastor:  Rev. Maggie Sykes (click here to email pastor)

Englewood UMC | 107 N Walnut St, Englewood, OH 45322

website | Pastor:  Rev. Norman Moxley II (click here to email pastor)

Fairview UMC| 828 W Fairview Ave, Dayton, OH 45406

website | Pastor:  Rev. E. Neil Gaiser (click here to email pastor)

Farmersville UMC | 110 W Center St, Farmersville, OH 45325

website | Pastor:  Rev. Henry Folgoso (click here to email pastor)

Grace UMC, Dayton | 1001 Harard Blvd, Dayton, OH 45406

website | Pastor:  Rev. Steven Putka (click here to email pastor)

Hope Collective Church | Meeting at The Neon 130 E. Fifth, Dayton 45402

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jon Morgan (click here to email pastor)

McKinley UMC | 196 Hawthorn St, Dayton, OH 45402

Pastor:  Rev. Peter Matthews (click here to email pastor)

New City Church | 4800 N Dixie Dr, Dayton, OH 45414

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jason Perkins (click here to email pastor)

New Lebanon UMC | 1040 W. Main St. New Lebanon Ohio

website | Preacher:  Mr. Dan Thaxton (click here to email pastor)

Oakwood UMC | 206 Hadley Ave, Oakwood, OH 45419

website | Preacher:  Rev. Rick Jones (click here to email pastor)

Southern Hills UMC | 2287 S Dixie Dr, Kettering, OH 45409

website | Pastor:  Rev. Debra Roth (click here to email pastor)

St Paul UMC, Dayton| 101 Huffman Ave, Dayton, OH 45403

website | Pastor:  Rev. Peter Matthews (click here to email pastor)

Sulphur Grove UMC | 7505 Taylorsville Rd, Huber Heights, OH 45424

website | Pastor:  Rev. Barry Baughman (click here to email pastor)

Union UMC | 222 Shaw Rd, Union, OH 45322

website | Pastor:  Rev. Norman Moxley II (click here to email pastor)

Vandalia UMC | 200 S. Dixie Drive, Vandalia, OH 45377

website | Pastor:  Rev. Michael Malcosky (click here to email pastor)

West Carrollton Memorial UMC | 26 N. Locust St, West Carrollton, OH 45449

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jeremiah Lewis (click here to email pastor)

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Muskingum County (Hocking River District)

Central Trinity, Zanesville | 62 S 7th St, Zanesville, OH  43701

website | Pastor:  Rev. Jon Exman (click here to email pastor)

Faith UMC, Zanesville | 1616 Blue Ave, Zanesville 43701

Pastor:  Rev. Joy Wigal (click here to email pastor)

First UMC, Zanesville | 857 Putnam Ave. Zanesville 43701

Pastor:  Rev. Joy Wigal (click here to email pastor)

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Ottawa County (Maumee River District)

Elliston Zion UMC | 18045 W William St, Elliston, OH  43432

website | Pastor:  Rev. LisaAnne Gregg (click here to email pastor)

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Perry County (Hocking River District)

Mt. Perry UMC | 13198 Church St, Mt. Perry 43760

Pastor:  Michael Queen (click here to email pastor)

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Preble County (Great Miami River District)

Ware's Chapel UMC | 1006 Foos Road, West Manchester, OH  45382

website | Pastor:  Rev. Kenneth Stewart (click here to email pastor)

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Putnam County (Maumee River District)

Gilboa UMC | 102 Franklin Street, Gilboa, OH  45875

Pastor:  Rev. Ruth Carter-Crist (click here to email pastor)

Pandora UMC | 108 E Washington Street, Pandora, OH  45877

Pastor:  Rev. Ruth Carter-Crist (click here to email pastor)

Riley Creek UMC | 7102 Road M, Ottawa, Ohio 45875

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Marcella Ciccotelli (click here to email pastor)

Trinity UMC, Ottawa | 137 N. Pratt Street, Ottawa, Ohio 45875

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Marcella Ciccotelli (click here to email pastor)

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Ross County (Scioto River District)

Bainbridge UMC | 201 E. 2nd St, Bainbridge, OH 45612

website | Pastor:  Rev. Larry McCoy (click here to email pastor)

Brown's Chapel UMC | 2009 Browns Chapel Rd, Clarksburg, OH 43115

Pastor:  Rev. Vera Welker (click here to email pastor)

Chillicothe Trinity UMC | 24 S Mulberry St, Chillicothe, OH 45601

website Pastor:  Rev. Wes Souders (click here to email pastor)

Clarksburg UMC | 17264 High St, Clarksburg, OH 43115

Pastor:  Rev. Vera Welker (click here to email pastor)

Richmond Dale UMC | 238 Market St, Richmond Dale, OH 45673

Facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Karen Farr (click here to email pastor)

South Salem UMC | 4467 Broadway St, South Salem, OH 45681

Pastor:  Rev. Scott Smith (click here to email pastor)

Springbank UMC | 23871 St Rte 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601

website | Pastor:  Rev. James Wade Jr (click here to email pastor)

Tyler Memorial UMC | 260 Mill St, Chillicothe, OH 45601

Pastor:  Rev. James Wade Jr (click here to email pastor)

Walnut Street UMC, Chillicothe | 16 S Walnut St, Chillicothe, OH 45601

website | Pastor:  Rev. Theresa Lehman (click here to email pastor)

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Sandusky County (Maumee River District)

Woodville UMC | 201 W First St, Woodville, OH 43469

website | Pastor:  Rev. Dee Baker (click here to email pastor)

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Scioto County (Scioto River District)

Friendship UMC | 582 Edward Warren Dr, Friendship, OH 45630

Pastor:  Mr. Thomas Williams (click here to email pastor)

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Shelby County (Western Lakes District)

Botkins UMC | 111 E. State Street, Botkins, OH  45306

website | Pastor:  Rev. Randy Davis (click here to email pastor)

New Hope UMC, Sidney | 8985 W. Mason Road, Sidney, OH  45365

website | Pastor:  Rev. Robert Berryman (click here to email pastor)

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Union County (Western Lakes District)

Beloved UMC | PO Box 933, Marysville, OH  43040

website | Pastor:  Rev. Sara McSwords (click here to email pastor)

Jerome UMC | 10531 Jerome Road, Plain City, OH 43064

website | Pastor:  Rev. Bruce Dickerson (click here to email pastor)

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Van Wert County (Western Lakes District)

Middle Point UMC | 109 Mill St, Middle Point, OH  45863

Pastor:  Rev. Tim Owens (click here to email pastor)

Pleasant Chapel UMC | 8163 Richey Rd, Van Wert, OH  45891

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Tim Owens (click here to email pastor)

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Warren County (Great Miami River District)

Mason UMC | 6315 S Mason Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH 45342

website | Pastor:  Rev. Mark Damschroder (click here to email pastor)

Morrow UMC | 510 Welch Rd, Morrow, OH 45152

facebook | Pastor:  Rev. Brad Olson (click here to email pastor)

Oregonia UMC | 1444 Race St, Oregonia, OH 45054

website | Pastor:  Rev. Scott Hicks (click here to email pastor)

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Washington County (Hocking River District)

Marietta Christ UMC | 301 Wooser Street, Marietta, OH 45750

website | Pastor:  Rev. Rick Stuhmer (click here to email pastor) & Rev. Cheryl Arnold

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Wood County (Maumee River District)

First UMC, Bowling Green | 1526 Wooster St, Bowling Green, OH 43402 

website | Pastor:  Rev. Gregory Miller (click here to email pastor)

Hoytville UMC | 19921 E Church St, Hoytville, OH 43529

Pastor:  Rev. Jennifer Miller (click here to email pastor)

St James, North Baltimore UMC | 201 S 2nd St, North Baltimore, OH  45872

Pastor:  Rev. Jennife Miller (click here to email pastor)

Trinity UMC, Bowling Green | 200 N Summit St, Bowling Green, OH  43402

website | Pastor:  Rev. Andrea Curry (click here to email pastor)

Rossford UMC | 270 Dixie Hwy, Rossford, OH 43460  

website | Pastor:  Ms. Rebecca Grohowski (click here to email pastor)

Unity UMC | 1910 E. Broadway St, Northwood, OH 43619 

website | Pastor:  Rev. James Nevel (click here to email pastor)