Bowling, Burgers, and Bibles: EOC Churches Ministering in New Ways Beyond the Walls of Their Buildings

By Brett Hetherington* A prominent message to laity and clergy during East Ohio Annual Conference 2022 was the importance of finding new and fresh ways to do ministry outside the walls of the church. For some congregations in East Ohio that may have been a new and even challenging idea, but for many others in [...]

August 22, 2022

Bishop's Office Last Chance to Register for the Bishops’ Retreat with Black ClergyToday, August 22, is the last day to register for the 2022 Bishops’ Retreat with Black Clergy featuring Bishop Tracy S. Malone, resident bishop of the East Ohio Conference, and Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, resident bishop of the West Ohio Conference. The in-person [...]

August 8, 2022

Bishop's Office Bishops’ Retreat with Black Clergy – September 6-8The 2022 Bishops’ Retreat with Black Clergy will meet in-person beginning at noon Tuesday, September 6 and concluding at noon Thursday, September 8. The joint retreat for African American clergy of the East Ohio Conference and the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church features [...]