| What does a Bishop do? |
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 This is Bishop Ough's last year at the West Ohio Conference. In July he will be assigned a new Episcopal area and a new bishop will be assigned to the Ohio West Area. How exactly does that happen? And what's an Episcopal area?
Read our new brochure for answers to your questions about the Episcopacy and the role bishops have in United Methodist ministry. Episcopal Brochure PDF |
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Update your miles for the Bishop's Health Challenge |
 In just a week we'll culiminate our Bishop's Health Challenge with a 5K Walk/Run at Lakeside during the 2012 Annual Conference Session. Be sure and enter all of your team's miles in our online tracking system. If you're unable to log your miles online, use this tally sheet to record your miles and send it with your pastor or lay member to be included in our final tally. Tally Sheet
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| The Upper Room Living Prayer Center |
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 The Living Prayer Center offers people in many different communities the opportunity to participate in prayer ministry through remote link-ups, as well as covenant prayer groups. There are volunteer opportunities for church groups or for individuals. There is no cost to serve, training and materials are provided. Click here to download a Phone Prayer Volunteer Application.
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| New dates of note |
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June 5...Webinar - How Do Adults Make Decisions? Authority and Issues of Faith; participants in this webinar will consider some of the traditional sources of authority (think quadrilateral) and what is happening now as the church finds itself in a time of huge transition.
July 22-25...Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence, Cincinnati; a Community and Youth Empowerment Conference sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund.
Aug. 20-21...Young Clergy Summit, Nashville; encouraging young adults to respond to God's call to ordained ministry and helping them overcome roadblocks to accepting that call will be the focus. |
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Rev. Linphord "Chip" Hall, died on June 1, 2012. Messages of condolence may be sent to his wife Sandi at 301 E. Robinwood Street, Sidney, OH 45365.
Rev. Dale R. Beittel (retired 1990), died on May 24, 2012. Messages of condolence may be sent to his wife Barbara at 205 Washington Street, PO Box 751, Marietta, OH 45750. |
