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September 24, 2013 Vol 6 Issue 14
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| Bishop Palmer to be Keynote at National Conference |  Are you hoping to take the next step in reaching out to a community that is different from the people who sit in the pews on Sunday? Or are you already engaged in multicultural and multiclass ministries? The place to be this October is the United Methodist Church for All People National Training Conference in Columbus, with keynote speaker, West Ohio Resident Bishop, Gregory V. Palmer. Explore how your congregation can effectively reach out to people in the community around your church and/or the places you serve. (more information, registration, scholarships) |
Tim Bias to lead General Board of Discipleship
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| First UMC pastor re-enacts early church history |
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He rode in wearing a black frock coat, trousers and vest, atop a bay quarter horse named Anne, his graying hair bobbing up and down in a ponytail. "It has been 200 years since I have stood before you. You have grown," Pastor Steve Rodgers of the First United Methodist Church in London told the 300 people who had gathered under a tent at the Madison County Historical Society to celebrate the church's bicentennial yesterday morning. (continued)
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| Come, Gather on the Journey with us! |
 EXPLORATION 2013 is a three-day event for young adults age 18-26 to hear, discern, and respond to God's call to ordained ministry and to explore their gifts for service as a deacon or elder in The United Methodist Church. If you have sensed God might be calling you to ordained ministry, wondered what ministry in The United Methodist Church is all about, would like help sifting through issues involved in an ordained vocation, or want to learn more about The United Methodist seminaries and theological schools, this gathering is for you. (details) |
| Please welcome Dave Boling |
 David W. Boling of Powell United Methodist Church has been hired as the new Associate Director of the West Ohio Council on Development. As Associate Director, Dave will work with the Executive Director, Rev. George Cooper, to equip local churches to grow generous stewards to advance the mission and vision of the West Ohio Conference. His first task will be to step into the leadership role of field coordinator for West Ohio's $3.5M Imagine No Malaria. (read more)
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| God moments in Alaska for Greenville church mission team | |
 By Karen Brooks, Communications Coordinator, Evangelical United Methodist Church, Greenville, Ohio
During the first week of August, a group of eighteen people traveled to Sutton, Alaska for Evangelical United Methodist (EUM) Church's second annual Alaska mission trip. Sutton is a community where homes are in need of serious repairs, substance abuse is common, families are broken and a sense of hopelessness and despair prevails. (continued)
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| Mission Opportunity: The Caribbean Connection |
This mission team will support the community of Brisas del Mar Colombia in February 2014, with a construction and/or maintenance project for the local school or church facilities. It is organized and led by Michael Estep, member of Cherry Grove United Methodist Churc in Cincinnati. Persons participating on this trip will need some rudimentary construction skills. Additionally, team members will engage in a variety of humanitarian ministries, among them visitations of families in the community while offering prayers and fellowship, sharing in worship with community members, and meeting and greeting the residents of the Brisas del Mar community. (more information)
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| Reaching across the "digital divide" | |
 By Eric Seiberling, First United Methodist Church, Wapakoneta, Ohio
While today's technology allows for richer communication options than ever before, studies have shown that "the digital divide is still a very real issue." According to former Mashable writer Alex Fitzpatrick, "While 91 percent of Americans as a whole have access to wired broadband speeds, there is a very different reality if you lack a college education, if you're poor or if you're Hispanic or African American." The same disparity exists in rural and urban areas versus the suburbs. Read how to improve communication with the "unplugged."
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| Ohio Veterans Bonus | |
 The Ohio Veterans Bonus is a thank-you from the citizens of Ohio to all the members of the Armed Forces who served during the time of the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War. Veterans of the Persian Gulf era must apply by December 31, 2013, while veterans of the Iraq era have until December 31, 2014 to apply. The Ohio Council of Churches is requesting that our churches share information about this widely. (more information)
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| Ministry of Memory |
 Since 1982, the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History has housed denominational records and rare finds on the Drew University campus in New Jersey. Archivist Dale Patterson says, "We describe our work here as the ministry of memory. We want to help the church remember where it's been, where it's come from, to give us an orientation toward the future." (West Ohio Archives are housed at Ohio Wesleyan University.) |
| Messages of Peace and Solidarity with Kenya and Pakistan | |
 An attack on September 21 at a mall in Kenya killed dozens of people resulting in a multi-day siege with hundreds wounded. The following day, another violent attack killed about 80 worshippers at All Saints Church, in Pakistan. Head of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, Thomas Kemper, said "as parts of the one body of Christ, we share in the sorrow of those who are affected by these heinous attacks." (continued)
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| Mission Opportunity: The Caribbean Connection | |
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Upcoming Events
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- October 4-5, Creative Worship Seminar, The Point, Trotwood
- October 5, Green Building Workshop, Christ United Methodist Church, Kettering
- October 5, Going Deeper Seminar, Good Works Community, Athens
- October 7, Methodist Theological School in Ohio Alumni Day, Delaware
- October 8, Professional Association of United Methodist Church Secretaries Fall Workshop, Epworth Center, Bethesda
- October 12, Capitol Area North/Capitol Area South Annual Community Ministry Festival, First United Methodist, Marysville
- October 12, TARRP Developing Effective Leadership Workshop, Belle Center United Methodist Church, Belle Center
- October 15, United Theological Seminary Open House, Dayton
- October 16, J. Arthur Heck Lecture with Dr. Kenda Dean, United Theological Seminary, Dayton
- October 26, A Faithful Response - Facing Domestic Violence, North Broadway United Methodist Church, Columbus
- October 26-28, Embracing Diversity: Congregational & Community Development in a Multicultural World, United Methodist Church For All People, Columbus
- October 28-30, RevitUp - An event for young clergy, Atlanta, Ga
- November 1, 17th Annual Legal Forum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware
- November 9, Early Response Training, Sulphur Grove United Methodist Church, Dayton
- November 9, Early Response Training, Epworth United Methodist Church, Toledo
- November 15-17, Exploration 2013, Denver, Colorado
- December 6, The Second Holy Spirit Seminar: Signs and Wonders, Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, Tipp City
- December 27-29, Winter Camp for Youth, Camp Otterbein, Logan
- April 25-27, 2014 United Methodist Women Assembly 2014, Louisville, Ky
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Rev. David Trout (Retired - 2005), September 18, survived by wife, Pat Trout. A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 6 at United Methodist Church of the Messiah, 51 N. State St., Westerville. Calling hours at the church, 2-4 pm; service will be at 4 pm. Clergy should robe with red stole. A light meal will follow the service at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to: Mrs. Pat Trout and family, 300 McCutcheon Road, Gahanna 43230
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