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June 19, 2020In response to recent killings of African-Americans, and the resulting outcry against racism in the United States, the Ohio River Valley District has organized nearly a dozen... continue reading -
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 -
July 7, 2020When is Annual Conference? Our Annual Conference Session will be held on September 12, 2020. We will begin at 9:00 a.m. We will begin with Opening Worship and will proceed... continue reading -
July 7, 2020Tuesday, July 28, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., a virtual Clergy Session will be held via Zoom. For more information and to register click here... continue reading -
July 7, 2020The Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio, a ministry of The West Ohio Conference, has received a $10,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)’s... continue reading -
July 7, 2020This year, the West Ohio United Methodist Women will hold a virtual, online Mission U event to discuss and learn from the book, Finding Peace in an Anxious World. The study... continue reading -
July 7, 2020Today the North Central Jurisdiction College of Bishops announces the plan proposed to and approved by the Council of Bishops for episcopal leadership for 2021 in light of... continue reading -
July 7, 2020United Methodists in Zimbabwe and the U.S., with support from the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, are helping protect frontline workers at church mission hospitals and... continue reading -
July 7, 2020The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering a free online training called NAMICon Monday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 14. Do you or your church desire... continue reading -
July 1, 2020The 51st session of the West Ohio Conference will undoubtedly be different than any of recent memory. After much research, discernment, and prayer and for the safety of our... continue reading -
June 30, 2020The upcoming July 4th holiday has many of us in the United States thinking about our nation's history. What does it mean to celebrate the Fourth of July when we haven... continue reading -
June 30, 2020COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in how we work, shop, socialize, and communicate. We've had to learn ways to adapt to this new way of life- masks, social distancing, and all... continue reading -
June 30, 2020One of the books in my seminary Church Planting course was titled, A Church for Every Context, by Mike Moynaugh. In it, the author states that: “Church no longer has... continue reading -
June 30, 2020Each month, West Ohio Conference joins together in prayer for a specific ministry or mission focus. This month, our prayers acknowledge the loss and grief many of us feel... continue reading -
June 30, 2020On June 19th, The Ohio River Valley District mobilized United Methodists in solidarity with African-Americans who have suffered from racism. The ORV district hopes to... continue reading
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6/19/2020In response to recent killings of African-Americans, and the resulting outcry against racism in the United States, the Ohio River Valley District has organized nearly a dozen... continue reading
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4/6/2020Are 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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7/7/2020When is Annual Conference? Our Annual Conference Session will be held on September 12, 2020. We will begin at 9:00 a.m. We will begin with Opening Worship and will proceed... continue reading
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7/7/2020Tuesday, July 28, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., a virtual Clergy Session will be held via Zoom. For more information and to register click here... continue reading
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7/7/2020The Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio, a ministry of The West Ohio Conference, has received a $10,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)’s... continue reading
What is freedom for?
Please read Galatians 5: 1-18
Independence week has always had special meaning in our family. I love the fireworks, the food, the Washington Post March, seeing friends and family. This season has always meant vacation and celebrating freedom. The holiday means being in touch with our national 
narrative and rereading historic documents. The good and the painful, the celebratory and the missed marks of not being consistent as a country in being who we say we are to the world.
What I have learned is that not all the documents included everyone. Some have even been silenced for who they are. The early church experienced this as well. And the passage from Galatians raises the question, What is freedom...continue reading
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During the month of July, the staff of the Ohio River Valley District is praying for the congregation, pastors and church ministries of the following churches... that you might bring the hope of Christ to your community. This year's Annual Conference theme of Be Not afraid, God Is With Us guides our prayers for you.... continue reading |