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January 21, 2021Day 4: Praying together “I do not call you servants any longer… but I have called you friends” (Jn 15:15) Rom 8:26... continue reading
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January 19, 2021Day 3: Forming one body “Love one another as I have loved you”; (Jn 15:12b) Col 3:12-17 | Clothe yourself... continue reading
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January 19, 2021Day 2: Maturing internally “Abide in me as I abide in you” (Jn 15:4a) Eph 3:14-21 | May Christ dwell in our hearts... continue reading
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January 5, 2021Each week during 2021, the staff of the Ohio River Valley District will be praying for one or more of our churches. During the month January we pray that the... continue reading
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January 5, 2021Online Leadership Training Event Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm The last Saturday of January each year has traditionally been set... continue reading
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April 6, 2020Are you looking for a church to virtually worship with this Sunday? The Ohio River Valley District has over 100 United Methodist churches in Southwest Ohio who would... continue reading
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January 19, 2021Bishop Gregory V. Palmer has named Brad Aycock as director of Fresh Starts and New Beginnings. He has served on the conference staff for the last 5 years as the Director of... continue reading
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January 19, 2021Knowing how to navigate the church in a pandemic is a challenge. Adapting and improving the way we lead during this season is a must... continue reading
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January 19, 2021West Ohio work teams plan to return to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, KY, in the spring and summer of 2021. The SOWER Home Build Program allows teams to construct an entire... continue reading
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January 19, 2021When four Canaanville UMC members attended a West Ohio Conference Early Response Team training in 2017, they didn’t know what God had in store for them. Soon after... continue reading
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January 19, 2021It would have been easy for the Christ United Methodist Church of Columbus, Ohio to cancel their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event because of the lingering COVID-19... continue reading
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January 19, 2021In autumn 2020, the district superintendent of the Capital Area North District formed creative partnerships to provide flu vaccinations to communities that are high risk but... continue reading
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January 15, 2021Day 1: Called by God “You did not choose me but I chose you” (Jn 15:16a) Gen 12:1-4 | The call of Abraham Jn 1:35-51 | The... continue reading
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January 12, 2021What do you get when you combine lyrics from a classic rock song with Scripture and a message? In less than 10 minutes, the Rev. R. Scott Miller of Wilmington (Ohio) United... continue reading
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January 12, 2021Have you heard of the UMFWO? If not, Executive Director Susan Black would like to introduce you. Individuals and churches that want to ensure a brighter future for their... continue reading
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1/21/2021Day 4: Praying together “I do not call you servants any longer… but I have called you friends” (Jn 15:15) Rom 8:26... continue reading
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1/19/2021Day 3: Forming one body “Love one another as I have loved you”; (Jn 15:12b) Col 3:12-17 | Clothe yourself... continue reading
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1/19/2021Day 2: Maturing internally “Abide in me as I abide in you” (Jn 15:4a) Eph 3:14-21 | May Christ dwell in our hearts... continue reading
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1/5/2021Each week during 2021, the staff of the Ohio River Valley District will be praying for one or more of our churches. During the month January we pray that the... continue reading
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1/5/2021Online Leadership Training Event Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm The last Saturday of January each year has traditionally been set... continue reading

January 15: Together...
John Wesley wrote a sermon based on the text from 2 Kings 10:15 titled Catholic Spirit [1]. Click here to read it.
Catholic Spirit is known as one of Wesley’s classics on unity in the church. A few short days ago our staff worked on a statement of encouragement to the district and my previous devotional attempted to do the same. My thanks to their tireless work for justice and peace.
• Together we offer encouragement to be community. • Together we offer encouragement to be justice seekers. • Together, we offer encouragement to not be people of hate, division and retribution. • Together, we speak out against White Supremacy.
In their ministry the Wesleys were working on healing divisions in their culture,...continue reading
The West Ohio Conference Clergy Day Apart will be held virtually on Thursday, January 28 at 2:00 pm. Rev. Dr. Vergel Lattimore III, President and Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Counseling, Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina will be the keynote speaker. His focus will be ... continue reading |