Mission and Vision of the CAS District 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. Read the Revised CAS Strategic Plan by clicking HERE |
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 Capitol Area South Pastor to Ride to Alaska for the UMC of Vietnam "NORTH TO ALASKA" is a motorcycle charity ride for the United Methodist Church in Vietnam. On Sunday, June 24, 2012, Bishop Bruce Ough will send off Dr. Dennis Miller, senior pastor of Grove City United Methodist Church, on a 15 day, 6,200 mile motorcycle trip to Hyder, Alaska to raise money for the purchase of motorbikes for United Methodist pastors in Vietnam. All expenses for the "North to Alaska" trip will come out of Dennis' pocket including his motorcycle, fuel, tolls, food, lodging, equipment, etc. Furthermore, he will fund the purchase of a motorbike for a Vietnamese United Methodist pastor, and invite others to donate for additional bikes. Shawnee Valley Superintendent Dr. Joseph Bishman will join Dennis for two-thirds of the trip. Through his website site, you will be able to follow their epic journey to the "last frontier." Dennis will be blogging each day and will be posting photographs. He will also be using a SPOT satellite transceiver so those back home can track his location every 10 minutes while riding.
JOIN US IN SENDING DENNIS AND JOSEPH OFF ON THEIR JOURNEY. Bishop Ough will send the riders off with prayer on 2:30 PM, Sunday, June 24 at the Conference Office - 32 Wesley Columbus Ohio. Any bikers can ride to the state line as escort. Friends, many people will come to Christ as savior when you help purchase a motorbike for UM pastor in Vietnam. 485 persons in Vietnam gave their lives to Christ in December alone! Pray and get involved.
To learn more about Dennis' exciting adventure and see how you can partner with him, please check out his website at: www.dennisalaska.wordpress.com
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Mission Trip to Mississippi
St. Paul's UMC Findlay Ohio is sponsoring a mission to Heritage UMC in D'Iberville Mississippi. The mission begins October 13 and returns October 27. We offer the opportunity to leave on 10/13 and
return the 10/21, leave October 10/21 and return the10/27 or leave on the 10/13 and stay until the 10/27.
The cost for 1 week is $225 and 2 weeks is $325. Heritage has a bunk house complete with kitchen, large bathrooms and room to sleep about 50 people. We do any kind of construction that is needed including finish work. On our most recent mission we installed a complete kitchen after shoring up the floor and a header that was inadequate.
The Heritage church has a shop with some tools and some supplies; however we take as many tools as we can to make sure we can do the assignments we receive. We believe the folks who have now been either displaced or inconvenienced for 7 years deserve any help that we can provide. All of our team feels called to this work and are blessed by the new hope we see instilled in those we help. We have found our team blessed to possess the ability to overcome the lack of expertise to accomplish each task we were assigned.
We carpool down and back and the fee covers the cost of gas for the whole trip and the meals while in Mississippi. For more information, contact David Tharp, St. Paul's UMC, Dtharp6821@aol.com, 419-306-4466.
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Positions Available
Christ UMC,
Baltimore, OH
Organist
Ministry Description for Church Organist. Click HERE for more information.
Choir Director
Ministry Description for Choir Director. Click HERE for more information.
Email:
christbaltimore@hotmail.com
Director of Planned Giving for the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church
The West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church has designed a new position that will be added to the Council on Development staff team. The "Director of Planned Giving" will equip local church to grow generous stewards to advance the mission and vision of the West Ohio Conference.
The right candidate will have a deeply committed Christian faith consistent with the standards of The United Methodist Church-as well as vision, experience and outstanding expertise in stewardship, planned giving and skills to expand a development office.
Please see the full job description and application instructions by clicking HERE. This position will remain open until filled.
Contact Rev. George D. Cooper, Director of the Council on Development, at gcooper@wocumc.org or at the West Ohio Conference Center office, 614.844.6200. The West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, 32 Wesley Boulevard, Worthington, Ohio 43085
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Mark Your Calendar
May 6 3:00 pm CAS District Conference June 10-13 Annual Conference
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"The Children of God" is the Theme for District Conference Set for May 6
The Capitol Area South District Conference will be held on Sunday, May 6, at 3:00 pm, at the Village Chapel UMC, 30 Circleville Avenue, Ashville (click HERE for a map of the location).
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With a theme "The Children of God," the conference will focus on children, youth, and family ministries. District
Superintendent Barb Sholis says that the theme for the days grows out of the "...lament that I heard as I visited the churches of our district throughout the summer and the fall of 2011. Over and again I was asked for help on ways to reach young families and youth in the community."
Addressing the theme for the day will be two excellent resource persons. Presenters for the day will be Ms. RaNae Street, Director Discipleship for the West Ohio Conference, and the Rev. Laura Young, Senior Organizer for the Children's Defense Fund in Ohio. RaNae and Laura will each share approaches to ministries to and with children, youth, and families.
In addition the Village Chapel Praise Team will lead the assembly in worship. The annual business meeting of the district will be woven into the worship during the afternoon. Following the program, attendees will have the opportunity to visit one of the most innovative ministries in the district: The Way Skate Park. This ministry of Village Chapel has reached many unchurched youth in the Ashville area.
All pastors, lay members to annual conference, and local church officers are expected to attend this annual gathering. The meeting is open to all members and friends of local UM congregations.
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Jim's Tool Box
A Review and an Offer
This month Jim reviews Kenneth J. McFayden's book Strategic Leadership for a Change: Facing our Losses, Finding our Future. In his book McFayden addresses the importance of congregational leaders deal with the grief of losses of the congregation when attempting to guide the congregation to a new vision for their future.
In addition Jim offers to work with congregations in the district that are seeking to deal with issues of transformation and discerning a new vision for their work today.
You can check out Jim's article by clicking HERE.
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News from United Methodist Community Ministries
A Story of Perpetual Growth
In keeping with the 2012 theme of the UM Community Ministries: "Sharing Stories of Perpetual Growth," the Rev. Beth Weisbrod shares an account of her visit to Whitehall UMC where a transformation of the congregation's ministry is under way.
Click HERE to read the story of what is taking place at Whitehall UMC.
Upcoming Workshops Available
through Community Ministries
Saturday, May 5, 9:30-11:30am- UM Community Ministries Grant Workshops at Indian Run UMC, 6305 Brand Rd, Dublin OH 43016. This free workshop will have two parts:
1) Community Ministry Grant training- required for all new and second year applicants, led by Beth Weisbrod- one hour
2) Money Matters in Outreach- how to create a budget and maintain good financial records - led by Ginny Shimrock, Finance Manager- of the Capitol Area Districts and Community Ministries- one hour
Saturday, May 12, Bridges out of Poverty Training II, 9am-2pm- in Columbus, site TBD. This workshop is for those who have attended Bridges 1 and want to learn how to apply Bridges concepts in their outreach ministry. Cost is $20 for lunch and training
Saturday, May 19, 9:30-11:30am- UM Community Ministries Grants McKendree UMC, 3330 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43224. This workshop is the same as the workshop offered on May 5.
Saturday May 19: Connecting with the Soul- Telling Your Story, 9:00am-12:30pm at McKendree UMC, 3330 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43224. Led by the Community Ministries Training Team, this free workshop teaches us how to listen better to the people we serve and how to share our own two minute story.
Register at www.umcommunityministries.org- go to Registration on the right
Click HERE to download this training event schedule.
United Methodist Community Ministries Prayer Calendar
A new edition of the UM Community Ministries Prayer Calendar for March and April is now available. Click HERE to download a copy of the prayer calendar).
Beth is now on Twitter, and you can follow her tweets at twitter/umcommin.
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Registration Deadline for Lay Speaking Classes is May 7
 The CAS Board of Laity will offer Lay Speaker Training agin this spring. The classes will be held on Friday evening, May 18 and all day Saturday, May 19 at Christ UM Church, 1489 Zettler Rd, Columbus, OH.
The following classes will be offered:
Basic Lay Speaker Training is a required class for those persons who want to enter the ministry of lay speaking.
The Advanced Class is offered for those Local Church Lay Speakers or Certified Lay Speakers who wish to need to renew their certification or take an elective class. The class is entitled "Next Church.Now."
A ONE DAY refresher class will be held on Saturday for Local Church Lay Speakers who need to renew their certification (Certified Lay Speakers need to take the Advance Class to be re-certified). The Class is "Opening Ourselves to Grace.
The deadline for registration is Monday, May 7.
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Greater Hilltop Shalom Zone Launches Free Legal Clinic
 The Greater Hilltop Shalom Zone has recently launched a free legal clinic for low income persons. At the first session, nine persons were served by five volunteer attorneys. The next session of the legal clinic will be held on May 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Click HERE to download a flyer about the Greater Hilltop Interfaith Legal Clinic.
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Grove City UMC Biker Sunday to Host Laura Klock on June 17
On Sunday, June 17, Grove City UMC, 2650 will host their annual Biker Sunday. Special guest this year will be Laura Klock.Service" Laura was name Cycle Source Magazine' Motorcycling Woman of the year in 2008 and again in 2011. Click HERE to download a flyer for this event.
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West Ohio Annual Conference June 10-13
The West Ohio Annual Conference will meet in session during June 1-13 at Lakeside on Lake Erie. The theme this year addresses the focus area of "Global Health" though a number of initiatives including the Miracle Offering that will raise funds to purchase a new airplane for the Wings of the Morning ministry (see the article above this one).
Click HERE to read the Bishop's Miracle Offering Letter.
Click HERE for instructions about items to include in health kits that will be collected at annual conference.
Click HERE for a schedule of the major events that will take place at annual conference. |
Ushers Needed for Annual Conference
Clergy, Laity, Spouses, Youth, and Friends - Come and join Annual Conference 2012's usher team!
The usher team for Annual Conference 2012 is looking for people to wear our orange vests!! Ushering is a wonderful way to serve the Lord, meet new people, and have some fun while you are at Lakeside. Usher duties are basic - we do ask that you be able to volunteer for 1 full day. If interested or have any questions,
contact Sheila Hill by May 15, 2012
at usherwoc@butter.toast.net or by phone at 419-726-3150.
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It's Time to Register for Camp!
 Informational brochures about camping opportunities at West Ohio Camps is now available online.
Click HERE to go to the camping website.
Click HERE to view an online version of the camping brochure. |
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Churches Can Claim Credit for Health Insurance
In 2011 many West Ohio Conference churches collected from $800 to $8,000 from the IRS after making claims through the health care reform law's "credit for small employer health insurance premiums." The credit is available again this year, and I hope you will follow the process to see if you qualify for a credit and can secure unexpected resources for your local church. A credit of 25% of premium paid in 2011, capped by the amount of payroll taxes withheld or paid, is available to local churches if claimed by the deadline of May 15, 2012. Click HERE for more information.
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Recent Appointments
The following are recent appointments by Bishop Bruce Ough to congregations in the Capitol Area South District:
The Rev. Matthew Wright to Associate Pastor at Reynoldsburg. The Rev. Jerry Wiles to Millersport. The Rev. Nancy Day-Achauer to St. Marks, Columbus The Rev. Jeff Smalley to Newport and South Charleston (MIV) The Rev. Paul Ernst to Parkview, Columbus. Paul will also continue as pastor at North, Columbus (CAN). The Rev. Ruth Solo to Walnut Hill |
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Apportionment Update
Click HERE to see the congregations that have paid at least 25% of their West Ohio conference apportionments as of 4/2/12. Click HERE to see the congregations that have paid at least 25% of their combined CAS district apportionments (the CAS District Apportionment and the UM Community Ministries Apportionment) as of 4/2/12. Thanks to all for faithfulness in the payment of apportionments. |
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Prayer Concerns
 Our prayers are with the Rev. Jim Donnan and his family in the death of his father on April 2.
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