Latest News from Capitol Area South District

The mission team is in need of doctors, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, nurses, pharmacists, translators, cooks, drivers and helping hands. Our mission is coordinated through Manos Juntas, the licensed healthcare ministry of the Methodist Church in Mexico. This mission is open to persons of all races and religions.

Each short-term mission lasts four days - two days of travel and set up, and two days of mission service. This mission affords us the opportunity to foster Christian understanding, give medical care, and witness firsthand the living conditions

of the Mexican people.

Here are dates for

scheduled trips:

-2011-

OCTOBER 6-9

NOVEMBER 10-13

-2012-

JANUARY 12-15

Click HERE to download a brochure to register or for more information.

Positions Available

Epworth United Methodist Church

Music Director (part-time)

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Provide and coordinate music (anthems, hymns, contemporary, gospel, & spirituals)
to support the worship services of Epworth UMC and a multi-ethnic community,
incorporating choirs, bell choir, praise band and individual talents of the church. Must
have organ, piano, electronic keyboard and conducting skills. People and leadership
skills are very important, as well as a having a sense of humor.

Click HERE for the full job description.

Mt. Sterling First Seeking Pianist for Traditional and Contemporary Services

Mt. Sterling First UMC (110 S. London St., Mt. Sterling) needs a pianist who can play traditional and contemporary music for worship each Sunday. This is a part-time paid position. Please contact Rev. Michael Berne at 740-869-3577 if you are interested in this position or for more information.

Mark Your Calendar

October 21-22:

Leading Beyond the Walls Seminar with Debi Nixon @ Scioto Ridge UMC

November 11-12

Lay Speaker Training (basic and advanced class)

New Pattern Announced for Charge Conferences

District Superintendent Barb Sholis has announced a new pattern for the charge/church conferences that local churches will participate in this fall. Barb made the announcement at the two pre-church conference briefings that were held this month.

Pastors learned at the briefings that each church/charge will conduct its own charge conference (only members of the Church Council have a vote) or church conference (all members of the congregation have a vote) in the local churches. After consulting with local church leaders, the pastor will set a date for the meeting. The pastor will then invite an ordained elder (active or retired) to preside at the business session. After the arrangements for the conference are set, the information will about the meeting will be submitted to the district office via online form or hard copy that will inform the district office about the schedule for the meeting and the elder who will be presiding.

Barb Sholis announced a two month window (Oct. 1-Nov. 30) for the completion of the charge conferences. Pastors are expected to mail in the completed charge conference packets to the district office within one week of the charge conference gathering.

Since Barb is in the process of making a round of visits to each church/charge in the district and conducting one to ones with the pastors during the visits, she will not be present at these charge conference gatherings. Click HERE to see an update of Barb's schedule for visits to local churches.

Click HERE to go to the Charge Conference Download and Links page.

Jim's Tool Box

Attendance in the CAS District -- the Longer View

In this month's article, Jim takes a look at the relative longer view of a decade (actually an eleven year pattern) of 2000-2010 for congregations in what is now the Capitol Area South District in terms of their attendance patterns. Click on the article below to see what has happened in attendance patterns over the last eleven years.

Check out Jim's article by clicking HERE .

News from United Methodist Community Ministries

Going Out into the Neighborhood

If a congregation is to be vital, most experts in church growth will say that the church must connect to its neighborhood. How is your congregation connecting?

In her article this month, Beth shares "hands on" ways that your congregation can begin to move out into the neighborhood.

Click HERE to read Beth's article.

Here is a bonus article on the story of the dramatic turnaround of the Ft. McKinley UMC, Dayton and what a difference this congregation is now making in the neighborhood around the church.

The Community Ministry Festival and Annual Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Sept 20 at Bethel International UMC (1220 Bethel Rd, Columbus, OH 43220.) The theme is: Fanning the Flame by Going Deeper. Cost is $7.

Click HERE to download a flyer with information abut the Community Ministries Festival

Beth is now on Twitter, and you can follow her tweets at twitter/umcommin.

"Leading Beyond the Walls" Registration Now Available

This fall the CAS District will offer a significant training event for the clergy and lay leadership of the local congregations in the district.

Drawing from the leadership teaching of Senior Pastor Adam Hamilton, Ms. Debi Nixon from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas will share principles and practical ideas that can be translated into any setting.

Modeled after Resurrectionʼs annual Leadership Institute that more than 18,000 clergy and lay leaders have attended over the past 12 years, this "mini-institute" is bringing the same resources to the Capitol Area South District.

Below are the details about the event:
DATE: October 21-22
TIME: 5:30 pm-9:00 pm (10/21) & 8:30 am-5:00 pm (10/22)
LOCATION: Scioto Ridge UMC, 4343 Dublin Rd, Hilliard
COST: $10.00 per person

Click HERE to download a copy of the registration flyer.

Space is limited so, please register early

Words of Greeting and Thanks
from Pastor Lorenzo and Veronica

Pastor Lorenzo and Veronica

Last month the district forwarded the second installment of our salary supplement support for Pastor Lorenzo in his ministry work at the Methodist Church in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The CAS District has committed to raising $500 a month ($6,000 annually) for three years to make it possible for Pastor Lorenzo to give up his second job and concentrate on leading the congregations he is serving in the Oriental Conference in Mexico. We have raised and forwarded the first years installment. We have commitments toward raising most of the remainder of these funds. If you or your church have made a commitment to contribute to this cause, please remember to continue your gifts. The next installment of $3,000 will be sent in January, 2012. Click HERE to go to a pledge form on which you can submit your pledge to support Pastor Lorenzo in his work in San Luis and the other congregations that he serves.

Here is the note we received from Pastor Lorenzo and Veronica:

Gracias por todo su apoyo. Para nosotros esta ayuda es una confirmación de continuar ministrando en esta área.

Muchas gracias por sus oraciones. Nosotros también estamos orando por ustedes.

Saluden y den las gracias a todos los hermanos que colaboran para esta causa.

Pastor Lorenzo Reséndiz y Verónica Padilla

Here is the translation of Pastor Lorenzo's note via Google Translator:

Thanks for all your support. For us this is a confirmation of support continue to minister in this area.

Thank you very much for your prayers. We are also praying for you.

Greet and thank you to all the brothers who work for this cause.

Pastor Lorenzo Padilla and Veronica Resendiz

Scholarship Fund Raiser to Honor Veronica Nesbitt

Veronica Nesbitt

The Columbus, Ohio Alumni Chapter of Philander Smith College (PSC) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Annual Philander Smith College Scholarship Luncheon. The initial luncheon will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11:30am to 2pm at Monaco's, 4555 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43231. The luncheon will be held on an annual basis and net proceeds will be used to honor Ms. Veronica Nesbitt, a distinguished alumnus of PSC, and to raise funds for the PSC Presidential Scholars Program.

Founded in 1877 and located in Little Rock, Arkansas, PSC is a private liberal arts college and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and a founding member of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).

As a 1964 graduate of PSC, Veronica continues to live a life of exemplary service and has dedicated many years supporting the college, which includes her previous employment and her extensive involvement with the Columbus, Ohio PSC Alumni Chapter as well as the National PSC Alumni Association. Veronica also holds membership and leadership roles in numerous organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Top Ladies of Distinction, and the Inter Alumni Council/UNCF. Veronica retired from the United Methodist Church after 19 years of service. She has been a dedicated member of the Clair United Methodist Church for 46 years, where she has been active with the North Central Jurisdiction, Conference; the Black Methodist for Church Renewal (BMCR); and the Capitol Area South District. Many folks also remember Veronica as the long time receptionist at the West Ohio Conference office.

Click HERE for a flyer about this event.

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