June 23, 2025

Appointments Bishop Hee-Soo Jung announces the following clergy appointments and/or changes of status which, unless otherwise noted, are effective July 1, 2025. 2025 AppointmentsPastorAppointmentDistrictEffectiveJesse Chapman-SecrestNiles New Hope & Howland UMCsCentral ValleyWalt JonesMacksburg & Mary Reed UMCsSouth ForestLarry MarshallAvon Lakeshore UMCNorthern WatersCraig MoockGalena & Rural Chapel UMCsWest PlainsDevani RoeAntrim, Salesville, Lore City, Chalfant’s Chapel, Quaker City, [...]

Storyboard Episode 61

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WzhPWToXazPLvpEioeqOu Storyboard: Faith Witness Transformation is a podcast highlighting ministries across the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church that are transforming lives locally, nationally, and globally. Produced twice-a-month by EOC Communications, each podcast episode focuses on one of the core values of the #BeUMC campaign: Disciple Making; Belonging & Inclusion; Influence, Connection & [...]

Annual Conference 2025: Rise Up, Beloved

By Rick Wolcott* Bishop Hee-Soo Jung called to order the 56th session of the East Ohio Annual Conference with 289 clergy and 312 laity gathered June 12-14, 2025, on the College of Wooster campus. In beginning his State of the Church Address on the first day of conference, Bishop Jung said, “The theme of this [...]