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The Advance
Written: 6/28/2008 100% of each gift reaches its intended mission or ministry. Nothing but Nets is just one example of their projects. learn more...... |
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Help Needed - Common Ground Free Store Annual Praise Jam
Written: 6/16/2008 Our Third Annual Praise Jam will take place on Saturday, August 9, from 12-6:00, at Mingo Park. It's an afternoon filled with the wonderful music of 10-12 praise bands! Informational booths with free children's activities, food, a chili cook-off and a pie-baking contest are also included. It i... |
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2008 WOC Annual Conference
Written: 6/11/2008 Information and Links Related to 2008 Annual Conference WOC Information Page WOC Annual Conference Dashboard: Click Here... |
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Church Transformation for Timid Churches
Written: 5/29/2008 Is your congregation struggling with ways to reach new generations for Christ? How do you break out of the "mold" and become the missional congrega-tion that God is calling your congregation to do and to be today? Church transformation is an intimidating topic, but it is a vital subject if con-g... |
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WOC Pledges $80K To Nothing But Nets
Written: 5/24/2008 At the United Methodist General Conference last week in Texas, a friendly basketball demonstration turned into a bidding war between the delegations to raise funds for Nothing But Nets, a campaign to prevent malaria. The people of the United Methodist Church are founding partners in this campaign, w... |
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Adoption Explored
Written: 5/24/2008 Adoption had become a part of my vocabulary and a part of my thinking many years before it became a reality in my life. In 1972 and again in 1975 Merv and I adopted sons. Michael and Matthew joined our family, which already had two daughters, Mara and Miriam. Over the years we came to know many fami... |
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A Report On General Conference
Written: 5/24/2008 The gathering of delegates from annual conferences all over the world ended on May 3rd following 9 days of worship, legislative committee meetings, celebrations of ministry, and displays showing UM mission and ministry from around the world. 992 delegates, including 22 from the West Ohio Annual Conf... |
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Jump Into Gardening
Written: 5/9/2008 Jump into gardening! You are invited to an Extending the Table Gardening Workshop! On Saturday May 31, from 11am-2pm at Maple Grove UMC, corner of Henderson and High in Columbus, all are invited to attend several gardening workshops including: Gardening in a Small Space, Spring Cooking, Gardeni... |
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Maynard Ave UMC @ Ohio State Fair
Written: 5/8/2008 For the past 92 years, ever since 1916, the Maynard Ave UMC has been a presence on the midway at the Ohio State Fair. This summer will be no exception. Maynard Ave UMC provides a place for good, home-cooked food, fellowship, and rest for weary fair-goers and for those who earn their living by travel... |
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2008 General Conference - Wrapup Thoughts
Written: 5/2/2008 Please upgrade to Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or Internet Explorer 7.0Narration by George Howard, WOC Director of Connectional Ministries Also available: Pictures Blog: Daily News Click on our the Image Galleries below to see photos from the 2008 General Conference. Eyes Wide Open... |
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A Newsopinotorial
Written: 4/29/2008 For most of the past couple of decades, I spent my time following developments and issues in the churches of the West Ohio Conference and the structure of The United Methodist Church, interpreting them to West Ohio people and explaining their significance. Now that I am one of the pastors in a Capi... |
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2008 GC - Hopes, Prayers, and Thoughts
Written: 4/29/2008 NEWSCOPE, a weekly newsletter for United Methodist leaders, invited leaders from across the connection to share their hopes, prayers, and priorities for General Conference. The following commentaries are just a few of the responses compiled and edited by the staff of The United Methodist Publishing ... |
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UM Speak for Beginners
Written: 4/29/2008 The United Methodist Church, or UMC, is meeting right now for General Conference, GC in Fort Worth, Texas. One of the interesting things about UM's is our propensity for speaking in code language when we gather. Here is a list of some of the initials that are used, I won't pretend to include them al... |
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2008 General Conference is Here
Written: 4/23/2008 Click here for a dashboard view of the proceedings provided by West Ohio Conference Also available: Pictures Blog: Daily News Click on our the Image Galleries below to see photos from the 2008 General Conference. Eyes Wide Open Images Gallery 1 Images Gallery 2 Images Galle... |
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2008 Marsha Donner Mother's Day Brunch
Written: 4/10/2008 Friends and Colleagues, once again it is time for the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless Annual Mother's Day Brunch for Homeless Mothers and their families. This year the event will be held on the grounds of Capital University from 11am to 1pm on Sunday May 11. Attached is a broch... |
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2008 General Conference Thoughts
Written: 4/10/2008 General Conference 2008 will address over 1500 petitions dealing with everything from making small editorial changes in the current Discipline to recommendations to change how the ordination process works, to do away with Central Conference language in favor of Regional Conferences, to changes in th... |
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Bishop Ough - The Ohio Benefit Bank
Written: 4/10/2008 April 2008 Dear Clergy and Lay Leaders of the West Ohio Conference: I am writing to request that your congregation consider participating in a statewide effort to combat poverty and its corrosive effects in Ohio. As you know, The United Methodist Church has a long history in the fight agains... |
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Tutors Needed (ESL)
Written: 4/9/2008 Linworth is blessed with a growing English as a Second Language (ESL) program. We have over 30 students now and are in great need of more tutors to better serve them. There is no experience necessary. You only need to carry on a normal conversation. Training will be provided. Please consider this op... |
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Lay Speaker Training
Written: 4/7/2008 For information click here... |
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Truth in Action - PKAdventure Event
Written: 4/2/2008 Dear Men of the West Ohio Conference, Promise Keepers invites you to its second cinema and community service event, called PKAdventure, Saturday morning, April 12, 2008. Promise Keepers events in 2008 are based on the theme "Let the Truth Be Told." The PKAdventure event begins at 8... |