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Capitol Area South Mission and Vision:
Dr. Hank Stringer, District Superintendent Our Mission:
The Mission of the Capitol Area South District is to encourage and equip United Methodist congregations in their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Our Vision:
The vision of the Capitol Area South District is that all local churches are to be disciple-making centers that mirror the demographic composition of the community in which they are located in terms of age, ethnicity, and cultural background; and that the congregations continually grow and reach new people for Christ and strive to be open and inclusive of all God's children.
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Announcements
United Methodist
Community Ministries
Upcoming Events, Fall, 2009:
1) Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, September 18-19 at King Ave UMC (299 King Ave, Columbus Ohio, 43201) Topic: Becoming a Missional Church and Building Urban-Surburban Partnerships Presenter: Dr. Peter Belini, United Theological Seminary. Cost is $20. Send check to UMCM, 2929 Kenny Rd, Columbus, OH 43221
2) Thursday, October 15th: Quarterly Gathering for Outreach Leaders, 10:00am-2pm at North Broadway UMC (48 E North Broadway, Columbus, Oh 43214).
Cost $10. Lunch included
Topics: 10am-12 noon:
Unleashing gifts for outreach ministries- Panel of presenters from several successful congregational outreach ministries in the Capitol Area Districts.
12 noon to 2pm:
Unleashing Older Adults for outreach ministries/ Reaching out to the Older Adult community. Presenters: Rev. Bob Kimes, Wesley Ridge, Marie Dilley, ADENA Adult Day Care Ministry and others
3) Thursday-Friday, October 22-23, Change the World Conference at Ginghamsburg UMC, Tipp City ,Ohio. Focus is on Ministry with the Poor with Ruby Payne who wrote Bridges Out of Poverty and other great speakers. Register at Ginghamsburgglobal.org - cost is $119 each for 3 or more, $49 for one day (single).
4) Saturday, November 7th, 10am -12noon -How to form a strong Board and get 501c3 status for your outreach ministry- led by Rev John Edgar, Joel Teaford and Deborah Archie, attorneys, Church for All People. Workshop Location: Church for All People, 946 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206. Event is free.
(Register for #1, #2 and #4 at www.umcommunityministries.org)
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Positions Openings
Alexandria UMC seeks piano/organist accompanist
The Alexandria UMC has a special opportunity for an experiences musician to become a member of their music team. Click HERE for more details.
Grove City UMC seeks part-time Director of Contemporary Worship
Grove City UMC is a 1,200 member church seeking a part-time Director of Contemporary Worship. Click HERE for more information. | |
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Registration Deadline for Rethink Church Welcoming Workshop Is August 9
 The deadline for registering for the Rethink Church Welcoming Workshop is August 9.The training event is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, from 9:00 to 3:00 pm at the Grove City UMC.
The Rethink Church Welcome Training offers three ways to help your congregation become more actively engaged with spiritual seekers in your community: Welcome. Connect. Identify. Congregations are encouraged to send at least three persons to the event so that at least one person can sit in on one of the three tracks (Welcome, Connect, and Identify). Click HERE to learn more about the training or to register. An information event for the brochure can be downloaded HERE.
On Friday, August 14, training will be offered for persons who would be willing to serve as trainers for the Welcome Church Training Events in the district as a follow up to this event. Details are available HERE. |
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Jim's Tool Box
 Focusing on the Four Areas of Focus in the CAS District
The Leadership and Visioning Team (LVT) has adopted the Four Areas of Focus as a way for the strategy committee of the district to organize its work. In this Tool Box Jim discusses the work of the LVT and how your congregation can make a difference by using the Four Areas of Focus as a way to approach mission and ministry in your community and beyond.
Click HERE to find out more in Jim's article. |
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2010 WOC Let Justice Roll Community Center and Cooperative Parish Grant Applications Now Available
 The 2010 funding application from the Let Justice Roll Lead Team, for Community Centers and Cooperatives within the West Ohio Conference is now available. Let Justice Roll will have $150,000 to award to community centers and cooperative parishes in 2010. If funded, projects will receive quarterly payments beginning in March 2010.
This grant is available to United Methodist community centers and cooperative parishes engaged in overcoming poverty. Congregational outreach ministries are not supported through this grant. Click HERE for more information about these grants and the application. |
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UM Community Ministries Update
Two congregations are initiating new health ministries.
Read about the new Health and Wellness Center at New Life United Methodist Church. In October Livingston UM Church will launch a Charitable Pharmacy. Through this pharmacy, pharmaceutical drugs will be available at no cost to people in need. Click HERE to read about these new ministries. |
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UM Community Ministries Festival Set for Sept. 22
 The United Methodist Community Ministries of the Capitol Area Districts will hold the annual Community Ministries Festival on Tuesday, September 22, at the North Broadway UMC.
Click HERE for more information |
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Church Conference Schedule Set for Fall
 Again this year, the annual charge/church conferences will be held in geographic cluster gatherings in congregations around the district. At these annual meetings, ordained elders conduct the local church gatherings to elect officers, set the pastor's salary, recommend lay speakers, and recommend candidates for ministry among other business. All gatherings will be held on Sunday, and District Superintendent Hank Stringer or Assistant to the Superintendent Jim Waugh will preside at the plenary sessions. Hank or Jim will meet with Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee Chairpersons and committee members at 3:00 pm. A plenary gathering at each event will feature worship with preaching by Hank or Jim. Then the churches will be dismissed to conduct their business meetings led by an ordained elder. The first of the eleven sessions will be held on September 13. The last session will be held on November 22. Click HERE for a copy of the Cluster Church Conference Schedule. |
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Washington DC Seminar: "Human Trafficking & Justice Today
 The WOC United Methodist Women and the Let Justice Roll Team are cosponsoring the Washington DC Seminar during September 13-18. Click HERE to download a brochure for the event. |
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Festival of Sharing Set for October 10
The annual West Ohio Festival of Sharing will be held on Saturday, October 10, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, at Otterbein College, Westerville, OH. The Festival serves as a focus for the collection of school kits, health kits, baby kits, flood kits, and blankets. Funds are also raised through the Mile of Quarters. Potatoes are also collected. Click HERE for more information about the kits and the festival. |
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Lay Speaking Classes Set for October 17-18
 On October 17-18, the Capitol Area South District will offer both a basic lay speaking class and an advanced class at the Peace UM Church, 235 Diley Rd, Pickerington. The theme of the advanced class is "Lay Speakers Are Accountable Disciples." Both classes will begin with registration at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 17.
Click HERE for more information about the classes. |
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Change the World Conference Set for Oct. 22-23
 The Ginghamsburg Church will again host the Change the World Conference on Oct. 22-23. The theme this year is one of the Four Areas of Focus (see Jim's Tool Box) "Ministry with the Poor." Laity and clergy from the West Ohio Conference can register for a discounted rate of $75.00 (there is a pull down box "Conference Discounts" on the registration form for participants from the WOC). Click HERE to download a copy of the conference brochure. Click HERE to register for the event. |
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Apportionment Update
 Check in here to see if your congregation is up to date in the payment of conference apportionments. This report is as of 7/30/09. Thank you for your faithfulness. Click HERE to see the list. |
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Prayer Concerns
 Our prayers continue with Judy Baker. Judy received a bone marrow transplant for treatment for her cancer. She is now recovering at home.
Our prayers continue with the Rev. Jeff Greenway in the death of his father Harold Greenway.
We rememer the Rev Rick Jones and his wife Janet in the death of Janet's sister Cynthia Roepcke.
Our prayers are with the Rev. Stacy Evans and his family in the death his mother Helen Stacy Evans.
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