The Capitol Area South District Conference celebrated ministries to and with children and families at the District Conference that was held earlier this month at Village Chapel UMC, Ashville.

 

With a theme "The Children of God," the conference focused on children, youth, and family ministries.  RaNae Street, Director of Discipleship for the West Ohio Conference shared part of her own journey as a single mother coming to faith in a United Methodist congregation. In developing children's ministries, RaNae urged those present to: Pray, Invite, Build, and Equip.

 

In addition Laura Young, Senior Organizer for the Children's

1. Literacy, 2. Family Involvement, 3. Intergenerational Leadership, Nutritional Health, and 5. Mental Health.

 

The Rev. Chip Koch, chair of the District Committee on Ordained Ministry recognized pastors who are retiring including: Malcolm Buck, Alyce Hardin Cook, John Harra, Tim Heaton, Ed Lewis, Ken Martin, and Rich Rothemich. Julia Bingman was recognized for the granting of her request for Ful Member Deacon, and Kevin Koske and Seth Oiler were recognized for the granting of their requests for Provisional Elder. Jim Waugh, Assistant to the District Superintendent, also lifted up three lay persons in the district who were approved as Certified Lay Ministers: Mary Lynn Bardocz, David Pennington, and Randy Spiker.

 

In addition District Superintendent Barb Sholis led a celebration of two lay persons who have given much time and service to Christ and the Church.  Benis Lutz and Clenzo Fox were recognized for their faithful service to the church at all levels and to the witness of their lives that continues even as they step down from active leadership in the district.

 

The Village Chapel Praise Band led those gathered in worship, and an update was given about The Way Skate Park -- an outreach to youth by Village Chapel. This ministry of Village Chapel has reached many unchurched youth in the Ashville area.

 

During the business session, new officers for the district were elected including a new district lay leader, Mr. Kirk Paisley, a member of Newark First UMC.  The 2013 district budget was adopted with no increase in the amount to be apportioned over the 2012 budget.

 

The afternoon concluded with an ice cream sundae bar.

 

Click HERE to see these and other photos taken during the event.

Jim has been participating in a seven session webinar on church transformation led by church consultant George Bullard.  In this Tool Box Jim discusses the webinar and the Spiritual Strategic Journey that Bullard presents in the webinar and in his book Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation.

 

Jim extends an invitation to congregational leaders that would like to discuss using the Spiritual Strategic Journey as a means of renewal and refocusing the mission of the local church to contact him.

 

You can check out Jim's article by clicking HERE.

Here is important information that clergy and lay members to annual conference need to know as you prepare to attend this year's annual conference session at Lakeside during June 10-13. 

 

The Book of Reports is now available online as a downloadable pdf.  This year's Book of Reports contains primarily information that you will want to review for voting purposes at annual conference. Additional information about registration, Miracle Offering, check-in, agenda, events, speakers, and other documents and forms can be found on the 2012 Annual Conference website.  Please check that website regularly for updates. Click HERE to go to the 2012 Annual Conference website.  The "Quick Links" on the lower left of the page include a link for downloading the Book of Reports.  If you are unable to download a copy, please contact the district office to receive a hard copy. 

 

If you have not yet registered for annual conference, please do so immediately.  All members of the annual conference must be registered in advance of annual conference in our online registration system.  If you are unable to register online or if you believe you received this email in error because you are not a member of the annual conference this year, please contact your district office.  If  you are clergy and are unable to attend, you must let the Conference Secretary, Rev. Cean Wilson, know of your reason to be excused.  If you are a lay member and you are unable to attend, please notify your pastor so that an alternate can be selected, and then notify your district office immediately of the change. You can follow the same link above to the 2012 Annual Conference page.  Under the Quick Links, click on "Registration" to register for annual conference. 

 

New this year - check-in at Lakeside is in Wesley Lodge, not at Hoover. Details are in the Book of Reports and on the 2012 Annual Conference website. Please also let your church members, family and friends know that we will be live streaming the entirety of the conference from Hoover Auditorium, including the Celebration of Life and Ministry service.

MissionInsite is the demo-graphic information service avail-able at no additional charge to congregational leaders in the West Ohio Conference.  Your church can have as many individual logons as you need.  MissionInsite has recently produced a new "how to" guide for new or beginner users. 

 

Here is MissionInsite's description of the new guide:

Introducing the MissionInsite SupportNet Guide, a two page question and answer "how to" guide for the many ministry planning tools available on the MI System.  Many of us have used "quick reference" cards for our favorite software that list keyboard shortcuts, function commands or basic "how to" information in one or two pages.  With that in mind, we created a two page quick reference guide that we believe covers most of the essential questions that our local church users have asked us.

 

Click HERE to download a copy of the guide.  If you have other questions, Please feel free to contact Jim Waugh (jwaugh@wocumc.org) at the district office.

 

Thanks to All for Help with Hebron Flood Relief Efforts

Here is a note from Pastor Bob Beyer at Jacksontown UMC with an update and word of appreciation to all who assisted with the flood relief in the Hebron area:

 

Thanks to everyone who assisted us in helping the village of Hebron during the flood.  On the Hebron Relief project, I would like to report that the LAMA (Lakewood Area Ministerial Association) distributed over $14,000.00 to 26 households and 1 church (Hebron Nazarene) all of which had damages from the flood and completed applications for flood relief.  The Nazarene Church did not apply for relief but they were hard hit having to redo their fellowship hall and we had funds come in after the initial distribution and the members of LAMA voted to help them with their financial loss.  

 

There are still some monies coming in and placed in the fund for any future disaster discoveries which have not been addressed, but we have been well pleased with what was accomplished.  

 

Thanks to everyone for their caring response to this disaster.  A special Thanks to CAS District for their response and the West Ohio Conference for supplying  flood buckets. I love it , we can do so much togethe, to help so many in need.   May God's blessings be upon you today...   PB, Jacksontown United Methodist

 

The Columbus Dispatch features the work of the Community Development for All People and the Rev. John Edgar in an article last month

The Dispatch article detailed the work of the Rev. John Edgar and the Coummunity Development for All People in the work that is being done to improve housing on the south side of Columbus.  

  

Click HERE for a link to the Dispatch article.

20 Year Anniversary

Handbell Choir Celebration

 

Join us at

Trinity United Methodist Church

4850 Haughn Road

Grove City OH 43123

Rev. Ruth Pribe, Pastor

on

June 3, 2012, 3:00pm

 

For an extraordinary musical experience. . .

Bells, Chimes, Piano, Flute, Percussion

and

Two Choirs: Trinity & Grove City UMC Combined

Introducing a specially commissioned piece

 

 

As we celebrate 20 years of serving God with our Bells

 

614-875-7298 Web: www.gctrinity.org

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.

King Ave UMC, 299 King Ave, Columbus will offer a workshop entitled "Scripture by Heart" on Saturday, June 23, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.  The cost of the event including lunch is $20.00

 

Click HERE to download a flyer about the event.

The following are recent appointments by Bishop Bruce Ough to congregations in the Capitol Area South District:

The Rev. Ron Dodds to Scioto Ridge.

The Rev. Vijay Buck to Obetz Lockbourne Charge.

The Rev. Sue Ellen Miller (retired) to Jackson Chapel.

The Rev. Jeff Smalley to Newport and South Charleston (MIV)

The Rev. Rich Rothemich (retired) to East Ringgold

The Rev. Adam Dinell to Pickerington Trinity Associate Pastor

Mr. Ralph Lininger (lay supply) assigned to South Solon